David Fowles

@fowles.us

I'm a real person. If you're a real person, let's connect! Fort Lauderdale, FL

Of all the newly minted words that describe various aspects of the decline of civilization (e.g., shrinkflation, gigafication, polycrisis) my absolute favorite has to be enshittification.

Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance

Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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39-year-old Lionel Messi nominated for yet another Ballon d’Or 👀 Already an eight-time winner, Messi rolled back the years to carry Argentina to another World Cup final and continues to dominate MLS 🇦🇷🐐

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Reminder that the Trump regime is still blowing up suspected “drug boats” — killing 185 people since September. But no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're taking Trump's word for it. This is murder. We must not lose sight of this lawlessness.

“Trump’s grip on the Republican Party faces these challenges” Stop it. Trump could waddle naked across the South Lawn screaming about how Obama was spying on him from inside the White House microwave, and the GOP would clap like obedient seals.

⛽ Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on May 1, per AAA ⛽ • Regular: $4.39 (⬆️ $0.09 from yesterday, ⬆️ $1.41 since war in Iran began on Feb. 28) • Premium: $5.24 (⬆️ $1.38 since war began) • Diesel: $5.57 (⬆️ $1.81 since war began)

The 2026 and 2028 elections are going to be decided by gerrymandering. I don't want to hear of a single Democratic state legislature that isn't fully committed to maximizing the gain in seats for the party. This is a political war that needs to be won.

We know he doesn't have long and we would really appreciate it if we could watch him squirm under oath to all his crimes and then watch him wither away and never come back. Release the Epstein files. Impeach, convict, and remove.

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