Lowell
@lrinker1.bsky.social
Retired WMU CFO, love playing my guitar/singing, Jesus & St Tom's, my Joshua family, WMU Volleyball, golfing and walking long distances
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Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
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Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
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GOP Congressman Don Bacon:
“Freedom loving Americans must tell the President that we reject the worst appeasement seen since 1938.“
“Freedom loving Americans must tell the President that we reject the worst appeasement seen since 1938.“
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
GOP Congressman Don Bacon:
“Freedom loving Americans must tell the President that we reject the worst appeasement seen since 1938.“
“Freedom loving Americans must tell the President that we reject the worst appeasement seen since 1938.“
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2026 is the year women lead, build, and fix what's broken. And it starts NOW.
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
2026 is the year women lead, build, and fix what's broken. And it starts NOW.
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News: Pope Leo XIV calls for "authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs" of people who have been detained. "Jesus says very clearly ... we're going to be asked: How did you receive the foreigner?"
youtu.be/ysfd_VcE0TI?...
youtu.be/ysfd_VcE0TI?...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WARNED: Pope Leo CALLS for RELIGIOUS ACCESS for detained immigrants
YouTube video by Diario AS
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November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
News: Pope Leo XIV calls for "authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs" of people who have been detained. "Jesus says very clearly ... we're going to be asked: How did you receive the foreigner?"
youtu.be/ysfd_VcE0TI?...
youtu.be/ysfd_VcE0TI?...
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The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Emergency funding exists for exactly this kind of crisis. If the reality of 42 million Americans going hungry, including 1.4 million Michiganders, isn’t an emergency, I don’t know what is.
www.wlns.com/news/michiga...
www.wlns.com/news/michiga...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Emergency funding exists for exactly this kind of crisis. If the reality of 42 million Americans going hungry, including 1.4 million Michiganders, isn’t an emergency, I don’t know what is.
www.wlns.com/news/michiga...
www.wlns.com/news/michiga...
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“Trump fans may be intrigued to know
while Jesus never once condemned abortions,
immigrants, or gay ppl,
he was seriously not a fan of adultery,
& spoke out against the divorce laws of Moses
bc he thought it should be harder for men to dump their wives.”
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...
while Jesus never once condemned abortions,
immigrants, or gay ppl,
he was seriously not a fan of adultery,
& spoke out against the divorce laws of Moses
bc he thought it should be harder for men to dump their wives.”
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...
Separation of Church and Hate
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother deli...
www.simonandschuster.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Trump fans may be intrigued to know
while Jesus never once condemned abortions,
immigrants, or gay ppl,
he was seriously not a fan of adultery,
& spoke out against the divorce laws of Moses
bc he thought it should be harder for men to dump their wives.”
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...
while Jesus never once condemned abortions,
immigrants, or gay ppl,
he was seriously not a fan of adultery,
& spoke out against the divorce laws of Moses
bc he thought it should be harder for men to dump their wives.”
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...
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A leaked Young Republicans group chat filled with racist and antisemitic slurs shows how far-right internet trolling culture is shaping the next generation of GOP power brokers.
The Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat Is a Sign of Where We Could Be Headed
Leaked chats from a Young Republicans group were shocking, offensive — and a sign of where politics could be going.
www.politico.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A leaked Young Republicans group chat filled with racist and antisemitic slurs shows how far-right internet trolling culture is shaping the next generation of GOP power brokers.
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It’s beyond time the United States joined a majority of UN nations in recognizing Palestinian Statehood and calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.
September 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s beyond time the United States joined a majority of UN nations in recognizing Palestinian Statehood and calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Basically crazy, but true.
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Basically crazy, but true.
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They call your Social Security & Medicare 'Entitlements' so you don't call them something silly like 'Earned Benefits.'
August 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
They call your Social Security & Medicare 'Entitlements' so you don't call them something silly like 'Earned Benefits.'
Not often I can agree with Pence, but in this case he's spot on.
Pence: "I served alongside the president for four years. I know his style in dealing with these dictators. It's the velvet glove ... Putin only understands strength."
August 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Not often I can agree with Pence, but in this case he's spot on.
Trump insists that the foreign countries pay the tariffs...yes, initially.....but you don't need a PhD in economics to know that the consumer pays in the end. It's a regressive form of a tax increase...hits lower income, and the gov keeps $$ to finance tax cuts for the rich.🤬 #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
August 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Trump insists that the foreign countries pay the tariffs...yes, initially.....but you don't need a PhD in economics to know that the consumer pays in the end. It's a regressive form of a tax increase...hits lower income, and the gov keeps $$ to finance tax cuts for the rich.🤬 #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
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The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.
NYC shooter had two 'mental health holds' in Las Vegas. They didn't affect his legal right to own guns
The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.
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August 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
