@ProPublica

"Be relentlessly lethal" reeks of that Hegsethian toxicbro jingoism that probably resonated with Charles Bradford Cooper II, Trump's pick to lead CENTCOM, when he gave that instruction to soldiers at the start of the #IranWar.

There are reasons serious military forces don't debase themselves in this way. My Lai and Abu Ghraib, to name two.

#NamingNames

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116179064608482489

This sort of app-activated alarm is audible half a mile away and is an excellent supplemental tool to whistles.

Bill Essayli – now First Ass. U.S. Attorney, after serving as acting U.S. Atty illegally, without congressional approval –threatened community members with prison time for those who defend themselves and their neighbors from #fascist #ICE lawlessness.

#NamingNames: To which I say Bill Essayli, who would have us stand by while ICE terrorizes our communities, can go f*ck himself.

@Wolf #NamingNames
STARBUCKS, Brian Niccol
ROSS, Barbara Rentler
TJX, Ernie Herrman
CHIPOTLE, Scott Boatwright
WALMART, Doug McMillon
TARGET, Brian Cornell
LOWE’S, Marvin Ellison
DOLLAR TREE, Michael Creedon
DARDEN, Ricardo Cardenas
TYSON, Donnie King
BEST BUY, Corie Barry
KROGER, Rodney McMullen
HOME DEPOT, Edward Decker
MGM RESORTS, William Hornbuckle
AUTOZONE, Philip Daniele
FEDEX, Rajesh Subramaniam
COSTCO, Ron Vachris
DOLLAR GENERAL, Todd Vasos
O’REILLY, Brad Beckham
AMAZON, Andrew Jassy
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#NamingNames cont'd...
* Jeff Yass, high-freq trader who uses tens of millions in a bid to eliminate public schools and backs GOP candidates who helped him pay just 17% tax on over $10,000,000,000 in income.
* Paul Singer, (Elliott Management private equity CEO whose M.O. is basically: liquidate companies, fund candidates who slash programs to help the people he puts out of work, use shell companies to avoid paying taxes, rinse & repeat.
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#NamingNames cont'd...
* Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein. Owners of Uline supply co. (quit buying their stuff!) who used fortune to smear Dem candidates in exchange for a multimillion dollar tax cut.
* Miriam Adelson, casino magnate who threw nine figures into a super PAC to elect Trump and wants to add a "Book of Trump" to the bible.
* Ken Griffin, Citadel hedge fund CEO who donates billions to GOP candidates.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@sglerman95814/116099878194145909

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Krugman puts it so clearly and is for sure worth a read, but let's get to #NamingNames because I'm not OK blaming billionaires in the most generic sense so that these democracy-shredding oligarch wannabes can keep their names and their reputations out of the spotlight.

* Elon Musk.
* Timothy Mellon. Oil magnate who uses family fortune to shred the social safety net and put a grifter like Trump in office.

🧵️

Revolting.

#NamingNames: Don Huffines is the shitbird in question. A former Texas senator who ran on a "pro-life" platform , and buyer of Epstein's #ZorroRanch and the increasingly likely resting place of several trafficked and raped girls.

Now Huffines runs a think tank and a Dallas real estate development company with his name slathered all over both.

https://mastodon.world/@ApostateEnglishman/116081913025448281

"You called the IRS on the guy?" - IRA GLASS, Naming Names, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #NamingNames #NationalReportIRSTaxFraudDay #IraGlass

I just spent way too much time working through the inflexible menu tree of an online pharmacy. Eventually I talked with a helpful human. I agreed to take a survey afterwards in order to give sharp feedback on the automated menu tree. But of course the survey was automated too. It didn't list any options corresponding to my gripes and didn't let me describe my gripes in my own language.

If you're listening, #ExpressScripts (@expressscripts), it was you.

#IVR, #NamingNames