Edwin Roman
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Artist and photographer. https://edwinroman.com
Japan is using piezoelectric floor tiles in busy areas like Shibuya and Tokyo Stations to convert footsteps into clean electricity. Original post
Trump refused to rule out declaring a national security emergency ahead of the midterms, which would allow him to essentially take them over. It’s far from his only tactic to rig this year’s elections. Here’s what you need to know.
Trump's Scheme to Rig the 2026 Midterms
Voter fraud is so rare that a person is more likely to get struck by lightning than to cast a fraudulent ballot.So why d
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Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta
“…in 1963, while dressed in her French Resistance uniform adorned with all of her medals, she stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington.” #BlackVenus #JosephineBaker #Resistancr katiephang.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The Black Venus
Josephine Baker: "The Nazis were racists. They were bigots. I despised that sort of thing and was determined that they must be defeated."
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This is alarming: ICE will spend $20M on electric shock gloves for its agents. This comes as ICE whistleblowers continue warn of new recruits' lack of training and violent backgrounds. Meanwhile the social safety net is gutted — just to funnel billions to Trump's masked thugs.
When the priorities are Hegseth’s make up mirror and fly overs for Kid Rock, things like this are bound to happen.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 24h agoSHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
Gas prices are up 24.6% from a year ago and still significantly higher than they were before the Iran War. Meanwhile, the world's 8 biggest oil companies have made a $93B profit windfall in just the last three months. Big Oil is raking it in as the world burns — and we're paying for it.
Eyes back on #Greenland. Add this to already enormous pile of insanity. youtu.be/FGpC91qs8yA?...
Maddow: 'Is this how we invade Greenland?!'
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Remember: cynicism is a trap. The billionaire class and their GOP lackeys want us to fall into hopelessness so they can have it all without any resistance. It costs them nothing and costs us everything. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
When the banks needed help, they called it “stabilizing the economy.” When airlines needed help, they called it “protecting jobs.” When corporations got tax breaks, they called it “pro-growth.” When working people need health care? “SOCIALISM.”
Notes on the #privatization of #disaster. There is indeed a connection between the cuts in #FEMA And #WeatherMonitoring. #PriorityEvac
Corporate think tank Third Way says it will spend $15M to wage "war" against the progressive movement in the Democratic Party. I've watched this centrist playbook fail repeatedly over the years. Democrats should fight for the people, not the donor class.
The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
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Best sentence: pro tip: if you find yourself rationalizing anything that Hitler did, guess what: you’re on the wrong fucking side.
Jeff Tiedrich@jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 5d agoit's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: August 8 edition" — the cabinet pigs out, Dear Leader wigs out, and so much more... thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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Bigotry is expen$ive. Here are some notes on that. I would add that when bigots say, “immigrants are taking our jobs” they don’t mean those working on farms, etc. They mean those who worked their way up to professional jobs. #Texas #TexasHousing #Housing #ICE
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I used to be a Social Security trustee. The real reason the program is in trouble has nothing to do with the postwar baby boom or increasing life expectancy. It's because of widening inequality. Watch.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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The Democratic Party’s mega-donor class is horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism. Too bad. It's time they recognize the real choice is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works for a small sliver at the top.
Trump Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins just called his SNAP cuts a "pretty big win". Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win". It's a national disgrace.
The gig economy exists in a vacuum where basic worker protections simply disappear… Gig workers are 1099 contractors rather than W-2 employees, and are therefore shut out of employer healthcare and retirement plans. This isn’t an accident, it’s a business model, and one that hurts workers.
Today's heat is serious. Temps will near 100 degrees, with potential for severe storms. City government is mobilizing every resource — opening hundreds of cooling centers, clearing catch basins, extending pool hours, deploying outreach teams and emergency crews — but we all have a role to play.
NYC Cool Options
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Michigan Democrats chose Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter willing to stand up to the tyrant in the Oval Office. Corporate Democrats like Chuck Schumer aren't up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them.
The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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