Kathy Kottenbach @kotten2

60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck. And they're asking themselves a simple question: Does anybody in Washington know that I am alive?

@AMwakeup Bezos’s first wife, MacKenzie Scott, was instrumental in Amazon's success, drafting a business plan, negotiating freight contracts, balancing accounts. She donated $26.3B to nonprofits. Scott won the 2005 American Book Award for her debut novel "The Testing of Luther Albright."

Within a corrupt political system, here is an inspiring story which speaks to the beauty and strength of democracy and what we can accomplish when we work together.  In April 2025, as part of our Fighting Oligarchy tour, I held a rally in Missoula, Montana. As we almost always do at our rallies, we invited local union leaders to address the crowd and say a few words about issues impacting their communities.  One of those local union leaders was a National Forest firefighter named Sam Forstag, who discussed how Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE had just fired thousands of federal employees — including many in Montana.   As a result of that rally and the 9,000 people there who responded very positively to his remarks, Sam, who had never run for public office before, decided to take on the Establishment and run for the U.S. Congress as a proud member of the American working class.   Guess what? On Tuesday, June 2, after putting together a strong grassroots coalition, Sam Forstag won the Democratic Party’s primary in the First District of Montana. And, with our help, he’ll soon become Congressman Sam Forstag.

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@Scaramucci @Tyrangiel Liked this guy! Liked the interview. Downloaded the book. ✌️

A message to all sane Republicans: He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals. You said nothing. He bulldozed the East Wing. You said nothing. He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing. He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing. He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing. He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing. He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing. He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing. His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing. He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing. His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing. He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing. He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing. It’s time to start talking.

@Scaramucci Watched the episode and enjoyed it. I didn’t understand difference between a short and a put. I may not be your target audience. Also wanted to learn how far in advance institutional investors have a jump on retail investors

James Talarico: “It’s really easy to love your neighbor who looks like you, prays like you, votes like you. The challenge is to love people who look differently, who pray differently, who vote differently”

A humanitarian is a person devoted to reducing suffering and promoting human welfare, typically by providing lifesaving aid like food, shelter, and medical care during disasters or conflicts. Driven by compassion, devoted to humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.

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Spending the equivalent of Trump’s proposed military budget could: -Globally: End hunger & extreme poverty; and -In the US: End homelessness, cover the uninsured, provide universal pre-K, send a 2nd round of $600 checks, & power 50% of households with solar. With $77B left over

The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank. It just published a 30-year study showing immigrants paid 14.5 trillion dollars more in taxes than they received in government benefits. Every single year. For thirty years. Without exception. The country was lied to. Here is what the study found.🧵

Okay, it's always a good time for a great clip of George Carlin, a man who was thinking so far ahead, and nobody realized it. He left us too soon. #DemsUnited

My review of the Melania movie.

Brad Woodhouse, President of Protect Our Care: As of this morning, 889 hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes have either shut down, cut services, or are at risk of doing so since Congress passed H.R. 1. … Everyone is paying the price because Congress put tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations above the needs of working people.

🚨HISTORIC: Mayor Mamdani officially calls for the reduction of the Pass-Through Entity Tax loophole from 100% to 75%. MAMDANI: “That change alone would generate nearly ONE BILLION DOLLARS of additional revenue - revenue we can invest in the buses that carry New Yorkers to work, the public schools that educate our children, the public parks and beaches where we spend our summers.” THIS IS WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE! LET’S GO!

I co-introduced historic legislation to increase the minimum wage to $25. As someone who taught economics at Stanford, here is why it makes sense. The real minimum wage was $14 in 1968. Today it is half, but productivity has increased 2.5x. Instead of extractive capitalism, we need a free enterprise system that pays workers what they are worth.

$400M for Trump's ballroom? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$170B for ICE and Border Patrol -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$496M to send National Guard into cities -$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.