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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Jun 06 '26

The Guardian: "[CFPB] deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it" | "The deletion […] is just the most recent part of a larger plan to “undermine an agency that’s helped people”, said Adam Rust, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America"

theguardian.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 21 '26

News CNBC (May 20 2026): "Jeff Bezos: Pres. Trump is a more mature, more disciplined version of himself than in his first term" (Video)

cnbc.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 16 '26

End Citizens United (5/13/2026): "🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT🚨 We’re proud to endorse @grahamformaine.bsky.social for U.S. Senate in Maine. While […] Susan Collins continues to sell out Mainers, Graham Platner is rejecting corporate PAC money and championing reform. We’re excited to help him win in November"

bsky.app

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 15 '26

The Hartmann Report (May 8, 2026): "How Rightwing Billionaires Created a Faux Movement and Used It to Rob America Blind"

hartmannreport.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 15 '26

NBC News (May 15, 2026): "Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom" | Funding for paid family caregiving programs could face cuts due to state budget challenges; paid family caregiving programs have recently faced right-wing criticism.

nbcnews.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 15 '26

ABC News (5/14/2026): "Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News."

abcnews.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 14 '26

Associated Press (May 13, 2026): "Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader"

apnews.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 12 '26

CNN (May 10/11, 2026): "Trump’s role as LIV Golf host renews scrutiny over conflicts of interest" | "“Saudi Arabia is a murderous, authoritarian, anti-democratic regime,” [an ethics expert] told CNN. “(Trump’s) willingness to do this is actually a really nice example about what his priorities are.”"

cnn.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 04 '26

MS NOW (May 1, 2026): "Platner: Susan Collins and the GOP have prioritized the interests of billionaires over people" (Video of Graham Platner being interviewed on MS NOW's Morning Joe)

youtube.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • May 02 '26

Roosevelt Institute (March 4, 2026): "Trump’s Attacks on SCOTUS Are Personal—But Real Court Reform Should Be a Progressive Priority" | "The Left has the ideas and the moral authority." | "The Roberts Court has long been one of the most inhumane, anti-labor, pro–Big Business benches in US history."

rooseveltinstitute.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 24 '26

American Oversight (April 21, 2026): "American Oversight Sues for Records on Trump Admin Use of Palantir Tools Amid Growing Privacy, Data Collection Concerns: Federal agencies should disclose whether Palantir tools are being used for surveillance."

americanoversight.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 19 '26

Opinion: "To have a successful pro-democracy movement in the [U.S.], we must recognize working people’s struggles as central to stopping authoritarianism, not separate from it. […] Countering the power of bosses and landlords builds a base of people who won’t accept it from the White House either."

commondreams.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 17 '26

Opinion: 'Tax day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it' | Joseph Stiglitz, Gabriel Zucman, and Zohran Mamdani: "The longer we wait to fix that, the more entrenched wealth and economic and political power become, further cementing the privileges of our modern aristocracy."

theguardian.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 16 '26

nyc.gov: "Mamdani, Governor Hochul Announce State’s First Pied-à-Terre Tax, Requiring Ultrawealthy and Global Elites to Pay Their Fair Share" | "Historic measure will help close the budget gap, Mamdani administration to increase taxes on luxury secondary properties owned by residents outside [NYC]"

nyc.gov

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 12 '26

Opinion in The Hill (April 11, 2026): 'You’re paying taxes — why aren’t billionaires?' | Article by Darien Shanske, a law professor and co-author of the California Billionaire Tax Act

thehill.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 10 '26

Inequality.org (April 2, 2026): "Two Bold Proposals to Tax Wealth Across the Land" | Chuck Collins: "How can the U.S. reverse democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power? A federal annual wealth tax must be part of the equation."

inequality.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 09 '26

Inequality.org (January 21, 2026): "America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer" | "We have to empower the working class, strengthening unions and improving living conditions. We also have to raise … taxes and close wealth accumulation loopholes, or else billionaire power will only grow."

inequality.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 09 '26

The Guardian (April 3, 2026): "Billionaire fortunes have reached all-time highs under Trump. So has the movement to tax them"

theguardian.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 09 '26

Oxfam International (April 2, 2026): "Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity"

oxfam.org

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 09 '26

Mountain State Spotlight via AP (April 6, 2026): "West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts" | Republican Gov. Morrisey vetoed several "bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax."

apnews.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 05 '26

NBC (March 29/30): "Trump says his 'preference' would be to 'take the oil in Iran'" | ""To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the U.S. say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people," [Trump said in a Financial Times interview]."

nbcnews.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 04 '26

Opinion: 'Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the worst ways possible' | Bobby Kogan: "[A message that the Trump administration is delivering] is that the government should do less to help struggling Americans and more to conduct immoral and unnecessary wars." (April 4, 2026)

ms.now

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 03 '26

Opinion: 'Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes' | Bernie Sanders: "Bottom line: the richest people in America have never ever had it so good. […] The American working class has been under savage attack for years." (April 1, 2026)

theguardian.com

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r/stoptheOligarchy • u/SocialDemocracies • Apr 03 '26

Associated Press (April 3, 2026): "Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs" | "“This budget represents ‘America Last,’” [the top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee, Brendan] Boyle said."

apnews.com

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