Families Over Billionaires

On October 29th, Fairbanks area parents, workers, and other community members will come together for “Nobody Asked Us: A Town Hall About Data Centers, AI, and Our Tax Dollars” to ask a basic question: Why are our resources being used for Big Tech’s data centers? RSVP here: bit.ly/4BJwmVY

Georgia's data center tax breaks are on track to cost nearly $3 BILLION in state and local revenue next year. Schools alone could lose $295 - $320 million. That's enough for a year of free school meals statewide. Read more here: bit.ly/4zUjhY2 #TaxJustice

As data centers expand across Alaska, some of the richest technology companies in the world are exploiting loopholes and special deals that drain revenue from the state and local services communities depend on and drive up costs. RSVP for our October 29th event in Fairbanks here:

Liberal Justice Elena Kagan has accused the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of undermining democracy and creating a more polarized electorate through a series of key rulings that have affected the nature of elections ahead of the midterms. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3W2VR4b

If that ad is still living rent-free in your head as you wonder, "What the hell were they thinking?" this edition of my newsletter is for you. Because I have a theory. www.altrightdelete.news/p/was-this-a...

AI is already impacting Maine workers. Our latest State of Working Maine report looks at what might be ahead and how we can and should protect workers now. #Maine #AI #mepolitics

AI is taking your data from you and those around you so they can sell more ads. All subsidized by your tax dollars.

Dr. Jason Sattizahn, Former Meta AI researcher explains how AI companies trick us into sharing mountains of data unknowingly and what could be done to fight back. @moworkerspower.org

"The story we hear over and over and over from our legislators is that 'well, we just don't have the resources to fund our schools.' But I'm going to tell you a dirty little secret: The money is there, they're just letting billionaires and rich corporations off the hook."- Stephanie Rittgers

H.R. 1 ended the federal government's longstanding commitment to covering the cost of SNAP food benefits, shifting a portion onto states. Suddenly, PA could face $410M in new annual SNAP benefit costs, plus $115M in increased annual admin expenses. keystonenewsroom.com/news/politic...

Our property tax dollars fund key emergency services, like police and firefighters. Learn how the property tax amendment would block funding needed to keep communities safe.

“My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don’t like,” one of the former officials said. “This goes against everything CISA represents.” Read more here: https://bit.ly/4jCH6yR #ProtectTheVote

“Some of the wealthiest corporations in the world are getting enormous tax breaks to build and run these facilities. Meanwhile, families are paying their taxes and watching their schools and public services struggle for funding.” - Kristen Crowell

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

"If you feel like the system is rigged and the data center companies have an out-sized seat at the table, you're not crazy - this is what's happening." - Kristen Crowell You can watch last night's "Nobody Asked Us" Missouri data center event here: www.youtube.com/live/-x6APxi...

TUNE IN NOW: We've got some great speakers in Kirkwood, MO at “Nobody Asked Us” - A Missouri Town Hall on Data Center Tax Breaks & Costs to Public Schools 👇 You can watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-x6APxiEkyE

WATCH LIVE: Big Tech whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn is among the speakers in Kirkwood, MO at “Nobody Asked Us” - A Missouri Town Hall on Data Center Tax Breaks & Costs to Public Schools 👇 You can watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-x6APxiEkyE

HAPPENING NOW: Big Tech whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn is among the speakers in Kirkwood, MO at “Nobody Asked Us” - A Missouri Town Hall on Data Center Tax Breaks & Costs to Public Schools 👇 You can watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-x6APxiEkyE

HEADS UP, VOTERS: Make sure to avoid Elon Musk's scam voting website, Vote Safe dot org. Go to www.Vote.org instead - it's there you can safely and reliably make sure you are registered and make a plan to vote. #ProtectTheVote

Big Tech whistleblower Dr. Jason Sattizahn will be among the speakers on Monday October 19th in Kirkwood, MO at “Nobody Asked Us” - A Missouri Town Hall on Data Center Tax Breaks & Costs to Public Schools 👇 Learn more and RSVP here: bit.ly/3TDzL7C

In May, nearly 71% of Medicaid disenrollments were procedural, not based on ineligibility. Before Montanans lose coverage, the public deserves clear data showing who is affected, why coverage is lost, and whether decisions are accurate. Read more in at the link in our bio.

📅 Jan 1: Everyone starts paying into Social Security. Early Spring: Million-dollar earners are done for the year. Dec 31: Nurses, teachers and cashiers are still paying. Lift the cap. Read more here: bit.ly/4hPhAoJ #ScrapTheCap

HEADS UP, VOTERS: Make sure to avoid Elon Musk's scam voting website, Vote Safe dot org. Go to www.Vote.org instead - it's there you can safely and reliably make sure you are registered and make a plan to vote. #ProtectTheVote

Where do things stand with #SNAP cuts coming from the "One Big Beautiful Bill"? Check out our latest update 👇 bit.ly/SNAPupdateME #mepolitics #BigBeautifulBill #Maine

Nearly 1 in 3 NCians have put major life decisions on hold due to rising home insurance costs. The proposed property tax limit won't fix this affordability crisis. Instead, it could push local gov to raise other taxes and fees to make up for lost revenue. www.nytimes.com/2026...

Voters across the states agree: close the loopholes and tax big tech companies (+63 points). Raise taxes on highly profitable corporations (76% support). The public isn't divided on this. Politicians are just ignoring it. Read more here: bit.ly/4zrqy1e #TaxCorporations

Trump will stop at nothing to suppress the vote in any areas he doesn't think will vote his way. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4yfaJtu #ProtectTheVote

"A year on the road taught me what Trump and Republicans in Congress keep getting wrong: people aren't asking for a gentler decline. They want to take their kid to the doctor, feed their family, and see billionaires play by the same rules." Read Kristen Crowell's new op-ed ⬇️

Meta paid just 3.5% of its 2025 profits in federal corporate income taxes. Part of the trick: claiming a research tax credit on equipment for its AI data centers. A break meant for innovation, turned into a subsidy for business as usual.

HEADS UP: Over the next decade, 2 to 3 million Americans who earn student debt cancellation after making payments for 20+ years could be hit with a massive "tax bomb" because of Trump's Big Ugly Bill. #TaxJustice

An unusual ruling in Florida — in a case that is part of the Trump regime’s bid to spread fear about noncitizen voting — could raise questions about the constitutionality of the sweeping voter suppression measure being pushed by the president. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4AZjavN

“People know something is deeply out of balance. Because of decisions made in Washington, it’s clearer than ever that the ultra rich are hoarding America’s wealth and convincing policymakers to abandon the public services everyday people rely on.” - Kristen Crowell #WhoPays

“We’re seeing a shortage of wildland firefighters. It’s important that we continue to fund our line of work. We’re consistently, and with climate change, fighting more fires more aggressively. And we’re seeing fires now year-round, even just in Minnesota.”

Heads up, Mainers: Filling out the voter registration status-check form on maine dot vote gives your data to a conservative Maine PAC campaigning for Senator Collins and the form on vote safe dot org goes to a database owned by Elon Musk's PAC. Use www.Vote.org instead to be safe.

Today we released two new videos featuring people we met during our “Who Pays?” bus tour, alongside a new op-ed from Kristen Crowell reflecting on what she has heard from average Americans about the harm the policies of Trump and the GOP are doing every day. Check it out here:

Q: What will the #MillionairesTax fund exactly? 👀 A: So many good things👏 Mia (B&PC) + Annie @eoionline.bsky.social spotlights the expansion of the #WorkingFamiliesTaxCredit, free school meals for k-12 students, & more! Learn more about the Millionaires Tax: budgetandpolicy.org/a-look-at-th...

Today, Oct. 1, nearly 3,500 lawfully present immigrants in RI face losing Medicaid due to federal changes under OBBBA. Those affected include refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, and survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Since 1978: 📈 CEO pay: up 1,316% 📉 Typical worker pay: up 28%. Same economy. Same decades. Very different rules. Time to rewrite them: tax wealth, raise the corporate rate, raise the minimum wage.

More than HALF of adults got hit with a major unexpected expense this past year. 1 in 4 skipped medical care because of the cost. 1 in 4 renters fell behind. That's "getting by" in the economy Trump & Republicans in Congress built. Read more here: www.georgetownpoverty.org/family-index/

After Trump's right-wing, hand-picked Supreme Court ruling weakened key Voting Rights Act protections, Black organizers in Louisiana are building a turnout movement they hope will reshape elections across the South. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4deMx2V #ProtectOurVote

71% of voters want their state to tax the wealth of the richest households — stocks, bonds, real estate, all of it. That's a +46-point margin. Taxing billionaires isn't fringe. Republicans in Congress are the ones out of step. Read more here: bit.ly/4hFizXk #TaxJustice

In 1990, 6.6% of Minnesota’s budget went to MN State. Today it’s 2.7%. 60% of MN undergrads attend one of its 33 schools, which train nurses, teachers, tradespeople, and enrich our communities with educational opportunities. Our students deserve a state that funds their future.

Your football tailgates, brought to you by the Trump economy: 🍔 Ground beef: +24% 🌭 Hot dogs: +6.3% ⛽ Gas: $4.15 🔥 Propane: +11% Even the tickets cost more. Billionaires are having a great season, though. Read more here: bit.ly/4AH3cpW

Have you heard? The proposed property tax amendment on NC’s 2026 ballot threatens to limit the primary source of revenue local governments can rely on to meet our needs, WITHOUT guaranteeing anyone a lower property tax bill.

One snapshot of the Trump-GOP economy: 📉 Wages behind inflation 5 straight months 🏥 Premiums rising ~3x faster than pay ⚡ Energy up 16.3% in a year 🧾 Tariffs: $1,000+ per household They rigged it. We're keeping the receipts.

What you may not know is that the two tax amendments on NC’s ballot would risk whether or not we have enough money to address the needs of Hurricane Helene survivors. That’s all because our lawmakers prefer to cater to corporations with more tax breaks. www.heraldsun.com/ne...

"Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud, but a group of outsiders is making that difficult," Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Michael Scherer report 👇 Read more here: https://bit.ly/4hrJ4z8 #ResistTrump

“Republicans are the cause of your problems not the solution” is a winning message every election but they’re bringing literal receipts now

lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"

1/ “We’re watching private equity absolutely demolish industries, mine in particular. And it’s getting harder to be one of the little guys.” Meet Lauren Gaffney, co-owner of Mastel’s Health Foods, a vitamin and supplement store in St. Paul. 🧵