So many trains could have been built
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14h agoCBO analysis: The Iran war has cost the U.S. $38 billion as of August 1. That’s >$246 million per day, on average. CBO says the war has raised inflation and global energy prices, citing reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and says it’ll raise interest rates on treasuries.
Rage Against The Machine: Bulls On Parade
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Brilliance Proper@brillianceproper.com · 16h agoIn light of today...music is obviously a huge part of social change and discourse. We make anthems that stay with us for generations due to how they inspire us. I want to know, what are some of your favorite political or motivational anthems? Songs with a purpose.
Ed Sheeran bitch ass lost all his opening acts. Good.
NEW YORK (AP) — At least three supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
Did he really think these were American lawyers responding? Lmao. The grammar is fucked plus who would have this level of fraud or corruption on digital record?
Clitasaurus Rex 🦖@naiijah.blacksky.app · yesterdayLMAOOOOO
I think it’s imperative that we launch a coordinated effort to cancel all streaming services in the same week/day. I’m deadass serious.
I promise you that f it was immigrants doing this we’d have the actual language that should be used in a story like this. Manipulation, steal, illegal, crime, interference, etc.
Reuters@reuters.com · yesterdayElection officials prepare for chaos as Trump seeks to tilt the midterms to Republicans reut.rs/4j59GZ6
Here is a very simple rule: if you can’t show up and vote for more than three straight weeks you automatically vacate your seat and a snap election is held to replace you. Something like this would already exist if our real objective was representative democracy.
The only debate around McConnell was whether he was dead or not, rather than the fact he clearly hasn’t been fit to serve his constituents for several years. Whether we admit it or not, this is because we see electeds as deserving political celebrities and not as executioners of the public will.
The Mitch McConnell saga demonstrates how little we actually value representative democracy. He has been obviously unable to speak a sentence for 3 months. Prior to that, over the last few years he had to be whisked off stage multiple times for freezing. He is still going to finish out his term.
“Earlier this year a local blog called Clay News & Views listed bigoted statements Rawson made on X throughout 2023 and 2024 in which the candidate condoned slavery and called for gay people to be executed.”
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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Aye it’s startling to me that these Black liberals don’t think that they’re the exact person Harriet woulda left right where your confused ass stood. That’s my favorite thing about the lack of political awareness rn.
Let me warn yall now, if these boys push niggas around like this all year, ima be insufferable. Im tellin you now.