Mammon category archive
This New Gilded Age . . . 0
. . . in which moguls reside in their mansions, while their workers sleep in their cars.
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.