How the rich evade taxes:
https://www.propublica.org/series/the-secret-irs-files
https://www.propublica.org/series/the-secret-irs-files
ProPublica
The Secret IRS Files Archives
A massive trove of tax information obtained by ProPublica, covering thousands of America’s wealthiest individuals, reveals what’s inside the billionaires’ bag of tricks for minimizing their personal tax bills — sometimes to nothing.
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NASA recently announced that four companies have been contracted to sell lunar regolith to NASA. In a move that would seem bizarre if you don't account for the power of legal precedent, The plan is for the companies to go to the Moon and formally grab regolith, which they will not return to Earth. Rather, having grabbed it, they will transfer ownership to NASA for a token fee, that in one case is precisely $1.
What's going on here?
Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator when the announcement was made, said straight out that the point was to establish a precedent that private companies can extract and sell space resources.
-A City on Mars, Kelly & Zach Wienersmith
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'Kamala Harris Has To Answer For Not Prosecuting Steve Mnuchin'- Brief summary of Kamala's refusal to prosecute Steve
'The Left’s Misguided Debate Over Kamala Harris'- This article broadens the conversation to talk about the wider corruption and refusal of leaders to push the issue and serve any sort of punishment
'The Left’s Misguided Debate Over Kamala Harris'- This article broadens the conversation to talk about the wider corruption and refusal of leaders to push the issue and serve any sort of punishment
HuffPost
Kamala Harris Has To Answer For Not Prosecuting Steve Mnuchin
Kamala Harris Has To Answer For Not Prosecuting Steve Mnuchin
Ministry of Doubleplusgood Dope 2️⃣➕😊
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-s1-5051849/hot-oceans-climate-science
the Guardian
‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
The leap in temperatures over the past 13 months has exceeded the global heating forecasts – is this just a blip or a systemic shift?
Forwarded from Hüseyin Dogru Journalist / red. media founder
Chile's socialist left is best known internationally for President Salvador Allende. Allende’s parliamentary socialism largely overshadows groups like the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), which was founded today in 1965.
Despite the political fractures between Chile's leftist reformists and revolutionaries, the MIR defended Allende from the fascist reaction and was the only group to wage long-term armed resistance against the US-backed Pinochet dictatorship.
Did you know about this relatively unknown chapter of Chile's leftist history? Read on here.
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Despite the political fractures between Chile's leftist reformists and revolutionaries, the MIR defended Allende from the fascist reaction and was the only group to wage long-term armed resistance against the US-backed Pinochet dictatorship.
Did you know about this relatively unknown chapter of Chile's leftist history? Read on here.
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This practice undermines the credibility of news outlets big time https://apnews.com/article/advertising-harris-google-guardian-2551b67dcf742df0d079122b25dd63d9
AP News
They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaign
A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes.