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MAD Hero of the Month: Will Bunch

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MAD Hero of the Month: Will Bunch Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer is not afraid to call out the Trump regime’s fascism. Bunch exemplifies the power of opinion journalism to tell the truth and defend democratic principles. Media and Democracy Project Dec 13 American democracy and journalism need more heroes. Our Media and Democracy Project hero for October is Will Bunch of  The Philadelphia Inquirer . Included in this post are actions to take to thank and support Mr. Bunch. “Words still not only matter, but have incredible power. What we are witnessing is American fascism. I am an anti-fascist.” — Will Bunch Words are powerful tools. As George Orwell portrayed in his post-World War II book 1984, the deliberate misuse of language (Orwell’s so-called “Doublespeak”) by a fascist regime is a manipulative and deceptive form of propaganda intended to a control society and alter its perception of reality. The current resistance of most legacy news outlets in the United States to ac...
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"Trump's Arithmetic of Make-Believe"

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"Trump's Arithmetic of Make-Believe" This is what happens when slogans outrun spreadsheets; an economy governed by talking points, cheerleaders, and numbers that sound impressive until someone asks to verify them. Michael Cohen Dec 13 I’ve said it so many times over the years that it’s practically stitched into my DNA: numbers don’t lie—people do. I learned that lesson the hard way, sitting in boardrooms where confidence mattered more than competence and bravado routinely substituted for balance sheets. Which is why listening to this administration talk about tariff revenue feels less like economic policy and more like a rerun of a familiar con; one I recognize because I used to help sell it. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. We are now deep into the era of what Trump calls the tariff shelf. You’ve heard about it. It’s apparently stocked with trillions upon trillions of dollars; so man...
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Billionaires buy senile president to kill AI regulations: Follow the money

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  Follow DemLabs on our NEW social media! Billionaires buy senile president to kill AI regulations: Follow the money Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws. Tech companies that have lobbied against regulation of the booming technology. Trump has given  David Sacks , who is also a Silicon Valley investor, heavy influence over policy decisions. Sacks said that the administration would target the most “onerous” state laws, pointing to A.I. legislation that could “embed ideological bias” within A.I. models. States have also passed a growing number of  child-safety regulations  targeting  A.I. chatbots  and social media companies that use A.I.-based technologies. —  NY Times   Follow the money   Follow the money   Thiel   bankrolling   J.D. Vance and other MAGA Republicans “ Thiel has emerged as a  major financial backer of the MAGA movement . Thiel is backing  well over a dozen  Senate and House cand...
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Proposed gas bill hikes plus four more stories

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  ADVERTISEMENT The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from  CommonWealth Beacon  that you may have missed.  This week, a utility company  asks for permission  to dramatically raise gas rates, and the MBTA's Phil Eng  says he's open  to permanently remaining transportation secretary. Plus: a legislative task force  recommends at least a doubling  of the share of health care spending on primary care,  new data on home insurance  in Massachusetts is turning heads across the industry, and the Mass. Municipal Association  recommends  a gargantuan increase in local aid and reforms to loosen — but not eliminate — Prop 2½. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. — The  CommonWealth Beacon  team     ‘Rate shock’: Healey’s affordability push meets a dramatic proposed gas bill hike By  Jordan Wolman Liberty Utilities, which services a small ...
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