phi!ip james shaw

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Reflections of loneliness in peculiar manners: www.philipjamesshaw.com Published with mchgx.com

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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GREAT NEWS: A judge just voided President Trump's settlement with the IRS granting him immunity from audits and referred a ​Trump lawyer and DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement ‌to ⁠state bar authorities to determine if their actions violated legal ethics rules.

I wince at civic pride over imported sports ball. I wince because we should be focused on pride that leads to equity, not just proud that we can slap on makeup and a new outfit and shake it for the tourists.

Working families are losing ground as Trump's war in Iran drives up costs and erases 1.5 years of wage growth. Educators, healthcare workers, and communities deserve economic stability, not higher bills and more uncertainty. www.epi.org/blog/trumps-...

Trump’s war in Iran has wiped out 1.5 years of wage growth

The Trump administration’s decision to start a war with Iran has imposed disastrous costs—both economic and humanitarian—around the world. The U.S. has been more insulated from these costs than most o...

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E. Jean Carroll didn't just "accuse" Trump of sexual assault. She won a civil lawsuit against Trump for sexual assault. A jury found that Trump sexually assaulted her. She deserves for us to call it what it is.

"Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
The investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault."

Social media free zones. Whole states. Now that could get me to move somewhere! Looking to bring people, culture, business to your state…enter into legal action against perpetrators and let them do the work for you. Welcome! New Nexico is open to real world interactions!

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3mo ago

Meta is raising the prospect of shutting down social media services in New Mexico in response to a push by state prosecutors for fundamental changes to platforms, including Instagram, to protect the mental health and safety of children.

Trump: "We have enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times." But I guess that's not enough because he wants $7 billion MORE for nuclear weapons. Because that's what families are begging for: Less affordable housing, so Trump can blow up the world 151 times.