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Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The Democrat in a North Carolina judicial race got more votes, but the Republican challenger is trying to throw out 60,000 ballots. “It’s exceedingly hard to justify this as anything other than pure partisan power politics,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes:
Stop the (North Carolina) Steal
The Democratic incumbent got more votes. Now the Republican challenger is trying to throw out tens of thousands of them.
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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When billionaires take control of our most vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech.

It’s a win for oligarchy.
Ann Telnaes resigned after the Washington Post editorial page killed her cartoon. It’s worth a share.

Big Tech executives are bending the knee to Donald Trump and it’s no surprise why: Billionaires like Jeff Bezos like paying a lower tax rate than a public school teacher.
January 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
The typical Fortune 500 CEO had already made more money by January 2nd than the average US worker will make this entire year.
January 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM