Leftoverpieces
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Old punk. AZ. Fuck your wars.
“On May 23, 1796, a newspaper ad was placed seeking the return of Ona ‘Oney’ Judge, an enslaved Black woman who had ‘absconded from the household of the President of the United States,” George Washington.”
May 23, 1796 | George Washington Offers Reward for Capture of Enslaved Black Woman
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Trump gets: - $100M arch - $1B ballroom fund - A gold coin with his face on it - A $1.8B slush fund for his MAGA buddies Meanwhile, he's left Americans with higher grocery bills, higher health care costs, and higher gas prices.
Trump: "This is the ballroom and it's gonna be something incredible. On top of the roof we're gonna have the great drone empire that you've ever seen. And it's gonna protect Washington."
Grijalva to RFK Jr: "You apparently once cut the penis off a roadkill raccoon"
Day —10 National Poetry Month Good Bones ~ Maggie Smith The world is at least fifty percent terrible, and that's a conservative estimate, though I keep this from my children. This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $2 billion, to $6.3 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!
a man stands at a podium with the words " billions and billions " on it
ALT: a man stands at a podium with the words " billions and billions " on it
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Gen X collectively reliving Challenger, Columbia and Cold War nuclear holocaust anxiety all in the same week is a fucking lot, y'all.
Brooke@brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is awesome, on top of everything else going on today I get to relive the childhood nuclear night terrors and anxiety and nightmares that the adults around me all gave us
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV declares the Iran War is “unjust” and “is not resolving anything.” After suggesting Trump is committing war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure, he called on Americans to contact Congress to help end the war.
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator. The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him. It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
History shows that democratic collapse rarely begins with a single decree. It unfolds through manufactured crises, scapegoating, militarization of civil life, state sanctioned violence, and the criminalization of opposition. 🤝 We understand the assignment, and we are taking action. Will you join us?
White men are 30% of the population. They are also: - 98% of presidents - 90% of CEOs - 90% of billionaires - 80% of Congress Forever oppressed.
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10mo agoa live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
“I’m a billionaire and a bad person and I’m scared of dying so let me pretend this technology will make me immortal oh I fucked up the economy for everyone else well who cares I’m a billionaire”
I saw this racist bullshit coming the second our classrooms switched from blackboards to whiteboards.
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943
Trump: "We're the hottest country in world right now. Putin said that to me."
There ain't anything that tops this today, this week, maybe ever?
George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · 12mo agoFair.
Too many grown ass men walk around Metro Phoenix in flip flops. Just saw one leave my dentist office while waiting on a cleaning.
This is impeachable and in a healthy democracy would result in removal by Monday.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · last yr.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.