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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 7h

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always." ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 7d

This is a great example for the obscenely wealthy to follow.

abc13.com/post/houston...

Houston billionaires Rich and Nancy Kinder pledge to give away 95% of wealth to charities

Houston billionaires Rich and Nancy Kinder told ABC13's Melanie Lawson they plan to donate an astounding 95% of their multi-billion-dollar wealth to charities.

abc13.com

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 10d

"So many of the divisions in this state and in this country [and in the world] are manufactured by billionaires who want us fighting each other instead of fighting them... ...the biggest divide in our politics is not left versus right, it's top versus bottom."

youtu.be/Di0ACC-Er4M?...

James Talarico launches his campaign for the U.S. Senate

YouTube video by James Talarico

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 21d

Rolling global general strikes until the world is governed of, by and for the people.

Non violent non cooperation is the only way.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 23d

To quote the late great Yogi Berra, this feels like Déjà Vu all over again.

We need a modern-day FDR:

youtu.be/r4dk12jenyY?...

FDR vs the Billionaire Class: How the New Deal Saved America

YouTube video by Taken for Granted

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · 24d

Trickle-up economics works brilliantly.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 26

God speed! Thanks for your continued efforts and I know you will, but please keep fighting the good fight!

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 25

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. Memes indicate bias, especially when they're unsupported by citations that include context. Like rate or per capita, or time-based trend statistics. Then you need to correlate policy to the results you're implying.

Posting what you posted is dishonest.

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 23

"What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?

And when the last law was down where would you hide, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, if you cut them down, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then?"

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 23

Oh, the media are doing their job alright. It's just that the job description has changed. No longer is there a Fourth Estate tasked with objectively informing an electorate. Their new role is to spew sensationalism and foment divisiveness to generate clicks, views and ad revenue. Making $ is job 1.

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 23

Global rolling general strikes until the powers that be acquiesce and there are governments of, by and for the people.

We're taxed around the world without representation as we as individuals do not have the means to buy politicians and policy.

Non-violent non-cooperation is the only way.

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 20

PS And lest I forget Tom Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - with a young Gary Oldman and a young Tim Roth - and a guilty pleasure, Shakespeare In Love.

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 20

For me, the tipping point was Kenneth Branagh's Henry V followed shortly thereafter by his Much Ado About Nothing.

It's all about timing, I was the right age and had the right mindset.

To thine own self be true.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 20

"When a man has wealth as massive as the black mountain, he piles it up and gathers it in and seeks more, but he can eat no more than his portion."

The Book of Dede Korkut

Excessive wealth is avarice, it's a disorder. It's anti-social. It should be corrected, not celebrated.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 19

My guess is he'll end up in Saudi Arabia, exiled either self-exile or otherwise.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 19

But her emails!

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 18

The performative hate and divisiveness must continue unabated to keep the grift and money train flowing.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 18

You're all missing the point. Trump and both his Federalist and Billionaire masters/partners don't care. Right now, he's their greatest conduit to power, and they'd sell their own mothers to sustain trickle up economics.

Killmeade is a means to that end, Kimmel is not. 1 stays, the other is gone.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 18

Global rolling general strikes until the powers that be acquiesce and there are governments of, by and for the people.

We're taxed around the world without representation as we as individuals do not have the means to buy politicians and policy.

Non-violent non-cooperation is the only way.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

Yes, you fired up an account yesterday and just happened to come across a candidate for the House. How serendipitous for you.

Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

"She wants murderers and rapists in our community." You remember posting that strawman pap, correct?

iCE is not coordinating with state and local, it's arbitrarily using administrative warrants in the spot, targeting without probable cause. That's unconstitutional and you and I both know it.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

Posting such strawman foolishness makes you look, well, foolish. You're in no position to declare what she or anyone else "wants". But if we're playing that game, it's much more apparent that she wants an end to targeting people for the skin color in unConstitutional fashion, and an end to genocide.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

PS I see your account is a whopping one day old and you've already targeted a political candidate.

Things that make you go "hmmm". 🤔

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

The trickle up economics supports parasites who don't realize they're killing the host and will die with it. Or they don't care, same end result.

History is replete with examples of the unsustainabilty of this modern age of Pharoahs and Marie Antoinettes.

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Great Leap Forwards @greatleapforwards.bsky.social · Sep 16

The average % of GDP contribution is 2%. US pays a little more than the average, not the most, yet can't provide its citizens with quality healthcare, quality education, and general quality of life. You're saying the US isn't good enough or smart enough. I agree. Trickle-up economics ain't working.

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