Mammon category archive
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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See foot. Shoot foot.
Suffer the Children 0
Once again we are reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
The Privatization Scam 0
In the midst of a longer article about a school voucher scheme buried in Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bilk, Monica Dickson, almost as an aside, gets to the heart of the privatization scam:
This New Gilded Age 0
The editorial board of the Bangor Daily News looks at Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and sees little more a transfer of wealth from the poor to the already wealthy, with a healthy side dish of mean for the sake of mean.
I commend their editorial to your attention.
The Crypto Con 0
David Shuster discusses how the Trump maladministration is going all in on the ultimate fiat currency, which is based on nothing and guaranteed by no one.
The Crypto Con 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dennis Jett explores the Trump family’s affection for the crypto con. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
This New Gilded Age 0
Steve M finds a straw at which to grasp from the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Boy, am I glad that my days of stepping on an airplane every other month or so are behind.
Running the Government like a Business 0
Apparently, Donald Trump thinks that he has the power to sell U. S. residency and maybe even citizenship to the highest bidder.
Phoning It In, Reprise 0
“Mr. President, Emoluments calling on line two.”
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom wonders, “How did the land of Lincoln and Roosevelt, of Eisenhower and Kennedy, become a playground for billionaire sociopaths?”
Listen for his answer.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A new field for fraudsters? Oh! Look over there! Someone’s ploughing a field.
Facebook Frolics 0
There’s copyrights, and then there’s copywrongs.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom wonder why the richest country in history is the only wealthy country where working people need welfare to survive.
Sabotaging the Common Good 0
One of the (many) things that the Trump maladministration and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers do not seem to understand–or care about–is that mindlessly slashing federal programs so as to fund tax cuts for fat cats who already have more money than they know what to do with harms real people.