Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

DrALJONES @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

1/4/2026, 3:17:23 AM

Public

"The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes last year."

"About a quarter of that went to just eight Big Tech billionaires: Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Larry Page, & Mark Zuckerberg."

"In New York, Mamdani has proposed raising the state corporate tax rate from 8.85% to 11.5% & hiking taxes for individuals who make more than $1 million a year."

https://www.juancole.com/2026/01/mamdani-freedom-belonged.html

#oligarchy #USPol #Europol .

Mamdani: "For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it."

Demanding that the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes is not radical. It is exactly the right thing to do

www.juancole.com · Informed Comment

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