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Federal judge reopens Trump’s IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded. BuckGalaxy May 29, 2026 10:38 pm (Flame)

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Dividing up the World RobVG May 15, 2026 12:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

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American income inequality in perspective April 28, 2011 9:52 am TB

Chart, and explanation, here.

“Debate over the data aside, the most striking point on this chart is that even the poorest 5 percent of Americans are among the richest people in the world — richer than nearly 70 percent of the world’s population.”

  • Gee, I feel better already. http://www.boingboing.net/bagg-rand.jpg by ER 2011-04-28 12:12:42
    • That's Peter Bagge, who (among other things) does cartoons for Reason magazine. The rest of that cartoon can be found here. You ... by TB 2011-04-28 12:28:07
      • It's to her credit she never advocated violence, but she did glorify a worker sabotaging property belonging to an ... by ER 2011-04-28 13:09:01
        • Oh, yeah, I read it. I've read many like it. The Left hates her with the virulence they reserve for ... by TB 2011-04-28 13:37:40
          • Never mind. You just answered my question. by ER 2011-04-28 14:07:07
            • What question? It's this article, right? http://www.slate.com/id/2233966/ I have no idea why the formatting keeps coming out crap on "view." ... by TB 2011-04-28 15:04:25
    • Could be looked at like "let's lower our expectations". by RobVG 2011-04-28 10:37:44

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