Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.
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Writer, researchaholic. http://linktr.ee/trace_wood The origins of almost every serious current problem in America began with Reagan. This book brings the receipts. https://raygunrevolution.com/
DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
An updated version of "The Ray Gun Revolution" is out at a.co/d/0ibbw4XA, and it will soon be available at bookshop.org and www.barnesandnoble.com. In addition, the Spanish translation will be coming later in August. Thank you to all of you who have read it. It means the world to me.❤️
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Another MAGA scam cloaked in the flag. This one is particularly galling bc Adams claims he's raising money to go to k-12 civics education, but the only place we know the money is going (half of it) is to Adams and his mom. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Hay humanos con gran corazón. ❤️ There are humans with big hearts. ❤️
"But an analysis by Reuters suggests other contributing factors, as the map appears to have been produced using tools made by OpenAI." Remember, kids, if you're gonna use ChatGPT to do your homework, you're gonna look like a complete moron. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-sta...
Oops! State Dept. Mislabels Every Country On A Map Of Africa At Global Conference
Profoundly embarrassing.
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The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us.
I'm surprised they didn't label Lake Victoria as the Gulf of America, also.
One would hope that moments like this would cause an "oh shit" moment in the minds of the Trump and DOGE people who thought shutting down USAID, sabotaging the research/cutting funding for the CDC, etc was a good idea. Unfortunately, that will only happen when this affects them personally.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6d agoThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,500 people in just over two months, and it is spreading much faster than previous outbreaks, the nation’s health ministry reported on Thursday.
I have been called an alarmist and worse by well meaning people who want to think it will just all be ok. The truth is it doesn't always end up ok and we can't pretend it will. Donald Trump is targeting Black voters and women to rig this election. We need to stand up, call it out and take action.
The news media needs to be run by actual journalists, people who know how the 4th estate is supposed to work and hold that responsibility sacred. Support independent news media and starve the billionaire-run corporate news media. The latter has already sold you out.
Sarah Lazare@sarahlazare.bsky.social · 7d agoThe former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
The SAVE Act is stalled and looks dead in the Senate — but they keep trying to revive it. Stay loud and tell your Senators to kill it for good.
Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act
Contact Congress today!
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Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
#Spain combination of high solar irradiance, large available land, and aggressive #renewable auction programs has made it one of Europe's fastest-growing solar markets. #Solar regularly sets the marginal price in Spain's electricity market — meaning that when the sun shines, prices fall toward zero.
I would argue that Trump's response to COVID-19 was the biggest POTUS fuck-up in US history, but assuming he gets a full 2nd term, there's no doubt he will find a way to have all five of the top 5, so it really doesn't matter which one you pick. The impending economic meltdown will be another.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 7d agoWe are watching, in real time, the biggest fuck-up by any president in the history of the United States of America.
Because people really want to pay more for the medicines that are keeping them alive. Hell has no fire hot enough for what these a**holes deserve. apnews.com/article/medi...
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
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If you want to understand why billionaires are so determined to build data centers and AI, it has *nothing* to do with making a better world. Go to 57:00 in this clip. That is the sole reason why they want it. Billionaires *are* the enemy. Full stop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAI...
AI and the Enshittification Era w/ Cory Doctorow | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Jason Catania's suggestion that the Nats would satisfy themselves with the dreck that the Yankees farm system has produced recently in exchange for THE best hitting shortstop in MLB (& under contract until 2028) is beyond laughable. It's insulting. Do better! www.mlb.com/news/potenti...
Ideal trade destinations for 7 Deadline targets
We’re just a few days out from this year's Trade Deadline \-\- 6 p.m. ET on Monday -- and a number of high-profile names are being tossed around the rumor mill. We don’t know where those players will ...
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So if I understand xAI's argument, they should be allowed to post revenge porn and invade people's privacy with impunity bc it's a matter of free speech? Um, perhaps they should read the Constitution again. apnews.com/article/minn...
Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning 'nudification' technology
Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps.
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This guy is a great resource if you are interested in medieval or fantasy weaponry. He posted a fantastic reel about Odysseus' bow. He also happens to be pretty cool because he knows exactly who he is.