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@karenwootton.bsky.social

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small town lawyer, Mom; quixotic about democracy and other things; fan of civil discourse; New Mexican.

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@robertscotthorton.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:50 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

The world the tech bros are building. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
www.gadgetreview.com/virginia-dat...

@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:32 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

๐Ÿšจ A military-developed "heat ray" designed to inflict intense pain. Pete Hegseth's Pentagon authorized its loan to DHS for use by CBP amid Trump's ICE crackdown.

@podlurv1.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:04 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...

@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:15 PM

www.readsupremacy.com

@propublica.orgOct 10, 2026, 1:30 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

NEW: Early on Aug. 25, the Tohono Oโ€™odham Nation received a one-minute notice from Border Patrol. A convoy of contractors โ€” guarded by masked agents โ€” was en route to conduct testing for a coming border wall. The tribe was warned: Do not interfere.

propublica.orgAs Trumpโ€™s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and DronesFor decades, the Tohono Oโ€™odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...
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@jakemgrumbach.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.

www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,โ€ฆ
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@cwebbonline.comOct 10, 2026, 12:57 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

Of course Kash Patel wants to hand the UFC a NO-BID contract to train FBI agents. The UFC is a sports entertainment business. The FBI already trains agents in defensive tactics. And weโ€™re supposed to believe Dana White, Trumpโ€™s buddy, runs the only organization in America qualified to do this.

@kylegriffin1.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:15 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

Documents released by a watchdog group suggest that despite Trump's promise to fund Freedom 250 events through private donations, taxpayers largely footed the bill. The budget estimates leave open questions about where tens of millions in private donations ended up.

washingtonsun.comTrump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 โ€” But Most Events Appear to be Funded by TaxpayersNewly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations.
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@kylegriffin1.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:45 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

Arlington County's local elected body has just sued to block construction of Trump's planned triumphal arch โ€” arguing that administration officials bypassed a key review process in their push to begin work on the structure.

@bencollins.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:09 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

Six months ago:

theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTONโ€”In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. โ€œFo...
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@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:56 PM

I also really loved her vulnerability in "Bus Stop."

@propublica.orgOct 9, 2026, 2:00 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

โ€œThere was zero plan, except causing pain,โ€ said one U.N. official about the Trump administrationโ€™s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. โ€œAnd that is not forgivable.โ€ (Published Dec. 2025)

propublica.orgAfter Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Deathโ€œBrutal and traumatizingโ€: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:49 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

> @cnn.com

$SPCX
www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...

@malena.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:30 AMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

๐“๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ฑ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐€๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿšจ "The abuse of his 3-year-old daughter was truly horrific. The government didn't even share that information with him." ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’š ๐’•๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’†๐’†-๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“-๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’‚๐’… ๐’‚๐’ "๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•." It wasn't an accident, it was child molestation. Share this story with a MAGA!

@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:13 AM

Totally agree about abusing dogs.

@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:51 AM

Serious question: why does that mean a candidate for Senate should "answer" for him? Senators vote on bills a President can sign or veto. No comparison?

@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 11:26 PM

Forgetting can be a survival skill.

@karenwootton.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:51 PM

He seems to want the top spot for hateful world leaders of all time.

@nothoodlum.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:22 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

The daughter of Trumpโ€™s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, works for a US lobbying firm with a $35K-a-month contract to represent Republika Srpska. Here she is with its interior minister, a figure aligned with the pro-Russian government.
www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...

@thetnholler.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:53 PMReposted by @karenwootton.bsky.social

Coloradoโ€™s Kyle Clark reports Tina Peters is out of prison and again trying to help Trump overthrow our democracy and steal the next election. jared polis care to comment?

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