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All Billionaires Corrupt Democracy Easy as ABCD… ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Share the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/ Boston Labor Day rally Great turnout!
All Billionaires Corrupt Democracy Easy as ABCD… ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Share the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
All Billionaires Corrupt Democracy Easy as ABCD… ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Share the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
All Billionaires Corrupt Democracy Easy as ABCD… ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Share the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/ City Hall, Plaza, Government Center, Boston, MA
All Billionaires Corrupt Democracy Easy as ABCD… ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Share the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Ban billionaires - Save democracy ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Read and redistribute the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! ✅ Tax billionaires’ wealth ✅ Shrink their fortunes & political power ✅ Eliminate taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Return America to We the People Read and redistribute the plan: ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! ✅ Eliminate federal income taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Replace it with a graduated billionaire wealth tax ✅ Shrink billionaire fortunes and their political power ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but we can’t have both. ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but we can’t have both. @IndivisibleTeam @moveon @50501movement ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but we can’t have both. @IndivisibleTeam @moveon ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
United We Fall, Divided We (One of Us) Stand ihaveanidea.us/unitedwefall/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95%!!! American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but America can’t have both @IndivisibleTeam @moveon @50501movement Share this with your friends ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95% American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but we can’t have both. ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Billionaires haven’t just bought jets—they’ve bought our democracy. It’s time to tax their wealth and free the 95%. 👉 ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/ #TaxTheRich #Democracy #WeThePeople
Year 1 revenue: ~$2 trillion. Enough to fund universal childcare & free public college—while restoring democracy to the 95%. Read the full essay 👉 ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Billionaires haven’t just bought jets—they’ve bought our democracy. My proposal: ✅ Eliminate federal income taxes for 95% of Americans ✅ Replace it with a graduated billionaire wealth tax ✅ Shrink billionaire fortunes and their political power
Democracy or billionaires. We can’t have both. 👉 ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
Tax Billionaires’ Wealth – Free the 95% American billionaires haven’t just bought private jets—they’ve bought our democracy. America can have democracy or billionaires, but we can’t have both. @Indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @ACLU.org ihaveanidea.us/taxwealth/
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As Trump is no longer allowing Congressional approved funding to flow to Massachusetts, maybe it’s time for Massachusetts to stop paying federal taxes?
THIS definitely needs to be widely shared. Please redistribute to friends, family, and social media: projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
Even papers that go through the review process are sometimes found to irreproducible. And many studies are presented in conference, before they go through the review process. In this case, the fault lies with the media for publicizing the study without acknowledging that fact.
It is important to recognize that this is how science works; it is a ‘self-correcting’ process that serially approximates the truth with increasing accuracy, until such time that a finding can be irrefutably be shown to be true. If science is allowed to proceed, the real truth will be revealed.
Mutually exclusive: Day and night Life and death Trust and betrayal Hope and despair Peace and war Democracy and billionaires ihaveanidea.us/democracy/ @Indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @swingbluealliance.org @maddow.msnbc.com
South Station, Boston IHaveAnIdea.us/fascism/ @Indivisible.org @MAIndivisible.org @bostonindivisible.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social @moveon.org @ACLU.org @ACLUM.bsky.social
I will try to fix that. Thanks
Mutually exclusive: democracy and billionaires Davis Square, Somerville,MA @IndivisibleTeam.org @mass50501.bsky.social @bostonindivisible.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @50501movement.bsky.social
Now at Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA Daily we watch as our democracy slips away. EVERYBODY needs to take a stand, or prepare your kids and grandkids to live under the rule of a cruel, kleptocratic, authoritarian(s) for decades into the future. IHaveAnIdea.us/fascism/
Hopefully someone in the scientific, medical, public health community will challenge this in court.
A brief history of Trump’s fascistic tactics to accrue Putinesk-like power and Americans attempt to resist nonviolently. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...
Scientific suicide, and the dawn of an American dark age.
The GOP lauds our members of armed service who are willing to put their life on the line to protect our country but the same GOP Senators and Congresspeople are unwilling to risk their salary to protect our Constitution, as per their oath, from the fascist. Hypocrites! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@ama-assn.org has a professional obligation to immediately recreate the Prevention Services Task Force, before the health of the American public suffers. www.ama-assn.org/public-healt...
When combining this data with other data, I believe the health benefits correlate with total weekly energy expenditure (METs), up to a point. So one can get more health benefits by 1) engaging in more vigorous activity or 2) exercising for longer total time each week. ihaveanidea.us/graphsoflong...
I hope you recall that Trump committed a treasonous act when he instigated an insurrection on Jan 6 and every court, including his Supreme Court, told him he lost. We all saw it happen on live TV. If you don’t remember, the videos are on YouTube.
“I’d prefer a nation in which everyone played by the rules and congressional maps weren’t cynical partisan jigsaw puzzles — but nobility is too costly at this juncture.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o... The Democrats need to do whatever it takes to win. Or America and democracy are lost.
This is an article all politically active progressives should read… www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“To the stewards of our nation’s great cultural & commercial institutions: … The illusion that you are smarter than the strongman, that you’ll outmaneuver him w/ silent cleverness, is just that — an illusion. Now, more than ever, your principled leadership matters.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
A country can have billionaires or a country can have democracy, but not both. Ban Billionaires! IHaveAnIdea.us
When @anneapplebaum.bsky.social is on @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social please explain how EVERY Trump activity, no matter how seemingly irrelevant, follows the fascist playbook so that he accrues more power. This fact is repeatedly missed or ignored by the press. RetireesForDemocracy.org
Again @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social failed to recognize that everything Trump does is designed to ensure he (or successor) has 4-8-12 more years in the White House. You should analyze every issue from the perspective: “How does this issue advance Trump’s authoritarian plans?” Or ask Ann Applebaum.
@jonathancapehart.bsky.social comment on @pbsnews.org re Trump suing WSJ for liable misses the fact that Trump sued to intimidate the press from writing anything that is critical of Trump. What happens from here on in regarding that lawsuit won’t matter. What happens to the “free” press does matter!
Jonathan Capehart’s comment on @pbsnews.org re Trump suing WSJ for liable misses the fact that Trump sued the WSJ to intimidate the press from writing anything that is critical of Trump. What happens from here on in regarding that lawsuit won’t matter.
#GoodTrouble in Boston RetireesForDemocracy.org
Tom Holman, trump border czar ”ICE … don’t need probable cause to… detain … & question. They just need the totality of the circumstances, they just got through their observation, you know, get our typical facts based on the location, the occupation, the physical appearance” RetireesForDemocracy.org
RetireesForDemocracy.org One issue above all else: Save Our Democracy! Then everything else! #1MillionRising #indivisible
RetireesForDemocracy.org A non-partisan coalition of retirees SOLELY focused on democracy. 1. Reestablish democracy 2. Defend Constitution, voting rights, press, & academia 3. Due process for all 4, 5, 6. See ihaveanidea.us/r4d-on-ihai/ @maindivisible.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
RetireesForDemocracy.org A single-issue, pro-democracy advocacy group for progressives, independents, and conservatives who want to reverse America’s slide from democracy into “competitive forauthoritarianism.” Principles of RetireesForDemocracy.org
Stop the PERFORMATIVE POLITICS! @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov DO SOMETHING THAT MATTERS! Or step aside, today! #DemocracyMatters RetireesForDemocracy.org
@warren.senate.gov Stop: PERFORMATIVE POLITICS Time for: GOOD TROUBLE With your Congressional authority, force your way either physically or legally into ICE’s facilities and take some photos and interview some of the detainees? Show the world what is happening - that will make a difference!
RetireesForDemocracy.org A coalition of retired progressives, independents, and conservatives solely focused on reestablishing democracy in America. ihaveanidea.us/r4d-on-ihai/
Me and my banner will be there! RetireesForDemocracy.org Scituate Lighthouse July 4, 2025
Remember, nobody believed Trump when he first falsely claimed his 2020 election loss was the result of electoral fraud - people thought it was a joke, until it wasn’t. RetireesForDemocracy.org
@washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social Most of your discussions focus on short term implications of Trump‘s policies. You fail to explain that these seemingly idiotic initiative are part of a long-term plan to convert America from a democracy to autocracy. You must do better, or get a more informed host.
July 4, #Scituate MA Lighthouse. Comments from some were unpleasant. They believe Trumpism is democracy & D’s are the fascists. I wish I could convince them to expand their source of news information beyond the Fox News propaganda RetireesForDemocracy.org #Indivisible #moveon #FiftyFiftyOne #ACLU
This does not sound like the comments of a non-partisan organization. RetireesForDemocracy.org is a single-issue, pro-democracy advocacy group that welcomes progressives, independents, and conservatives who want to reverse America’s slide from democracy for authoritarianism.
4️⃣ Hold the President to the same legal/ethical standards as all federal workers 5️⃣ Prioritize truth & science in government 6️⃣ Empower citizens with tools to defend & participate in democracy 🗳️ Join us: RetireesForDemocracy.org #R4D #UnitedForDemocracy
R4D stands for 6 nonpartisan, pro-democracy principles: 1️⃣ Reverse America’s slide into authoritarianism 2️⃣ Defend the Constitution, voting rights, free press & academic freedom 3️⃣ Protect due process for every individual #DemocracyMatters #AntiAuthoritarian
🇺🇸 RetireesForDemocracy.org (R4D) is a national coalition of progressives, conservatives & independents solely focused on reestablishing American democracy. We’ll deal with our political disagreements later—first, we defend democracy. #RetireesForDemocracy #R4D #ProDemocracy
It was a hosting bug at Network Solution. They fixed it, no SSL certificate needed. Thanks for the heads-up.
RetireesForDemocracy.org forwards to my blog, IHaveAnIdea.us/r4d/ which has an SSL.
Retirees for Democracy is a single-issue coalition of Americans—progressives, conservatives, and independents—fighting to restore democracy in America. We don’t agree on everything—but we agree democracy must be defended. We can deal with our differences later. 🇺🇸 RetireesForDemocracy.org
I am concerned that the progressive bias of many of the pro-democracy groups like Indivisible, MoveOn will convince pro-democracy conservatives not to join the cause. Thus I created RetireesForDemocracy.org
This is the same, tire, performative politics you’ve been doing for your entire political career and it hasn’t worked, and isn’t working. Do something significant, something that moves the needle on the problems that Trump has caused for America, it’s past time for good trouble.
🔥America is no longer a democracy R4D is a single-issue coalition—progressives, conservatives, & independents united to defeat fascism We don’t agree on everything—but we know democracy must be defended. The rest can wait 🇺🇸 RetireesForDemocracy.org #RetireesForDemocracy #StopFascism #DefendDemocracy
🦅 RetireesForDemocracy.org A nonpartisan coalition SOLELY focused on restoring democracy in America - an organization for both progressives and conservatives. Seasoned. Principled. Engaged. Join us. 🔗 RetireesForDemocracy.org #DefendDemocracy #ProDemocracy #GoodTrouble #RetireesForDemocracy
I made a donation @aclu.org and received 3 thank you notes on the same day from M Lee, Associate Director, Impact Giving who used 3 different handwritings in her letters to me. I so appreciate the personal attention!
Engraving on stone pillar at the entrance to John F Kennedy Park at Harvard‘s Kennedy School America has fallen so far. Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/
🦅 RetireesForDemocracy.org A nonpartisan coalition solely focused on restoring democracy in America Seasoned. Principled. Engaged. Fighting for the future, with the wisdom of the past. Join us. 🔗 RetireesForDemocracy.org #DefendDemocracy #ProDemocracy #GoodTrouble #RetireesForDemocracy
RetireesForDemocracy.org A nonpartisan coalition or retirees solely focused on restoring democracy in America. Seasoned. Principled. Engaged. Fighting for the future, with the wisdom of the past. #NoKings
#nokings Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/ RetireesForDemocracy.org
Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/ This needs your attention, outrage, and non-performative politics, think “good trouble”
🦅 RetireesForDemocracy.org A nonpartisan coalition solely focused on restoring democracy in America Seasoned. Principled. Engaged. Fighting for the future, with the wisdom of the past. Join us. 🔗 RetireesForDemocracy.org #DefendDemocracy #ProDemocracy #GoodTrouble #RetireesForDemocracy
My very brief interview on the topic of fascism during #NoKings Day on the Boston Common, the oldest city park in the USA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=btVc...
No Kings Day is today. This is not the America our parents and grandparents defended in war and rebuilt in peace… ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocr...
This is a delightful collection of songs; music created, performed, and assembled into an album as a 75th birthday present to oneself, the musician /composer. Enjoy. Freely available at unclejonsongs.com
Fascism has come to the USA We’re retired. We’re seasoned. We’re pissed. And we’re launching: RetireesForDemocracy.org A nonpartisan coalition of retirees solely focused on restoring American democracy. Beta-launch, feedback needed. @bostonindivisible.bsky.social #RetireesForDemocracy #Resist
. @mass50501.bsky.social, we’re live! Retirees for Democracy is a nonpartisan coalition solely dedicated to re-establishing democracy. We are 🧓 Seasoned 📜 Principled 🗳️ Engaged Defend democracy—for our nation, our world, and our grandchildren RetireesForDemocracy.org beta launch, feedback needed
Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/ This is not the America…
This is not the America of… Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/
This is not the America forged through revolution, tested by war, & expanded by generations of Americans who have struggled & sacrificed. It is not the America our parents & grandparents defended in war & rebuilt in peace. And it is certainly not the America …
This is not the America forged through revolution, tested by war, & expanded by generations of Americans who have struggled & sacrificed. It is not the America our parents & grandparents defended in war & rebuilt in peace. And it is certainly not the Ameri… Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/
Dem. politicians who fail to recognize the rules of politics have changed & still bring a knife to a gun fight will lose End PERFORMATIVE POLITICS Engage in GOOD TROUBLE Do what is needed to win @Warren.senate.gov @Markey.senate.gov @Schumer.senate.gov @massgovernor.bsky.social @Pressley.house.gov
Democracy’s hemorrhaging as fascism rises, Democrats use PERFORMATIVE POLITICS when it is time for GOOD TROUBLE @IndivisibleTeam.org @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @tribelaw.bsky.social @Warren.senate.gov @Markey.senate.gov @Schumer.senate.gov @massgovernor.bsky.social @Pressley.house.gov
Wake up America, fascism has come to the USA! June 14 No Kings Day rally on the Boston Common & everywhere. Please attend History will thank you, as will your grandkids. www.nokings.org @maindivisible.bsky.social @50501protest.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @aclum.bsky.social
As fascism has come to the USA, it’s now essential we all learn vetted techniques that will enable us, working together, to restore democracy in America. ihaveanidea.us/defeatfascism/
As fascism has come to the USA, it’s now essential we all learn vetted techniques that will enable us, working together, to restore democracy in America. ihaveanidea.us/defeatfascism/
Coolidge Corner in Brookline Massachusetts today. Defend democracy Defeat fascism Disarm 47 Https://ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocracy/
Every person with half a brain understands Trump’s dismantling of the US government allows Russia & China to advance their objectives Obviously, Trump’s a Russian spy, enabling Republicans are co-conspirators, and MAGA supporters are (mostly) unwitting co-conspirators ihaveanidea.us/defenddemocr...
Designing Your Retirement is a free, evidence-based methodology designed to help retirees have a happy, healthy, and fulfilling retirement. Free video of my 5/24 lecture to the MIT Club of Boston: youtu.be/4pPXW1Cjf24?si Free PDF… IHaveAnIdea.us/DesigningYou...
Harvard’s Commencement is now. Stand with Harvard in defense of free speech, academia, the Constitution and show that Massachusetts will again lead the fight for democracy in America ihaveanidea.us/stop47/ @IndivisibleTeam @moveon @50501movement @tribelaw @lessig @SenWarren
Right now, on Cambridge Common. Let’s show the world that we stand with Harvard in defense of free speech, academia, the Constitution and that Massachusetts will again lead the fight for democracy in America. ihaveanidea.us/stop47/
Join me on the Cambridge Commons, in support of #Harvard2025, science, democracy. @maindivisible.bsky.social @50501protest.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @moveon.org @aclum.bsky.social ihaveanidea.us/stop47/
If every child is given a participation trophy, it won’t take the kids too long to figure out the trophy is meaningless. And then they grow up and have to face the music. The adults pushing this BS should be barred from participating and told to return their pseudo-trophies.
Harvard’s Commencement is tomorrow AM 5/29 Let’s show the world that we stand with Harvard in defense of free speech, academia, the Constitution and that Massachusetts will again lead the fight for democracy & equity in America. Tomorrow AM, Cambridge Common! ihaveanidea.us/stop47/ #harvard2025
