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California is considering a new tax initiative aimed at billionaires, known as the
"2026 Billionaire Tax Act."
It seeks to impose a one-time 5% tax on individuals with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
The tax would apply to approximately 200 billionaires residing in California
as of January 1, 2026.
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A profile of AI contractor marketplace Mercor, which is valued at $10B and whose three 22-year-old founders are Thiel Fellows, each holding a roughly 22% stake (Richard Nieva/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2025/10/30/mercor-younge…

These 22-Year-Olds Are Now The World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
With a new $10 billion valuation for their AI recruiting startup Mercor, the founders are the youngest tech billionaires ever.

Let’s raise a glass to 2026, the year of more billionaire trash!
#Billionaire #Trillionaire #Rich

Elon Musk Is Gaming the Internet for Fascism
The billionaire X owner is accelerating his AI-driven assaults on reality and Europe had better harden its defences, argues Heidi Siegmund Cuda
https://open.substack.com/pub/bylinesupplement/p/elon-musk-is-ga…

Elon Musk Is Gaming the Internet for Fascism
The billionaire X owner is accelerating his AI-driven assaults on reality and Europe had better harden its defences, argues Heidi Siegmund Cuda

Fact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/01/fact-check-stolen-louvre-jewels.html

I told you - she's one of dem Good Billionaires!
#AllBillionairesAreEvil

Taylor Swift Breaks Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan
NEW YORK—In a heartfelt social media statement to her fans, singer–songwriter Taylor Swift broke her long-standing political silence Monday to support restoring an all-powerful shōgun to its rightful place on the throne of Japan. “Hey guys, Taylor here—I’m writing this post because I’ve been inspired by recent events to speak up about why we need to install an all-powerful military dictatorship in Japan’s imperial palace,” said the famously apolitical pop star, admitting that i…

Prediction market Kalshi raised $1B led by Paradigm at an $11B valuation, up from $5B after raising $300M in October 2025, making its co-founders billionaires (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/business/dealb…

Kalshi, a Prediction Market, Raises $1 Billion in New Round
The fund-raising effort, the company’s third this year, values it at $11 billion, and comes amid stiff competition in the increasingly popular industry.

The level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch.
There is a movement on the far right,
supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House,
who want to ethnically cleanse the U.S.,
and we must describe it as such and treat it as such
https://bsky.a…

Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy.com)
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Morrissey fan - BLOCK
Musk fan - BLOCK
Radiohead fan - BLOCK
"But.. but.. THIS billionaire is lovely, really!" - BLOCK
I skip around gaily, throwing out blocks like confetti.
In 2026, please remember, you never have to engage with fuckwits on the internet.
Save your energy, block with abandon.

Michael and Susan Dell say they will deposit $250 in individual investment accounts for 25M kids, totaling $6.25B, comparing the gift to Dell's direct model (Nicholas Kulish/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/business/dell-children-trump-acco…

Michael and Susan Dell Pledge $6 Billion in Investment ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children
The tech billionaire and his wife hope other philanthropists follow their $6 billion lead in expanding the reach of soon-to-be-created “Trump accounts.”