Hippie from Michigan. Democratic Socialist, BLM, M4A, Eat the Rich. FreeBSD/Linux/Open Source enthusiast. Cat Dad. Arrived here with an OG BlueSky Invite Code.
In August 5th, 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested by apartheid police, with support from the CIA, for resisting white minority rule. He was imprisoned for 27 years. US government agencies listed Mandela as a "terrorist" until 2008.
The point of capitalism is not innovation but rent-seeking. This is its purpose and this has always been its purpose. c4ss.org/content/59416
The Rentier Economy, Vulture Capital, and EnshittificationThe Rentier Economy, Vulture Capital, and Enshittification There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that top...c4ss.orgJon of The NorthI bought DVDs 20 years ago that I can still watch today. Meanwhile, I pay for 5 streaming services and somehow the movie I want isn't on any of them. Explain progress to me again.
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Elon Musk is funding an Alaska ballot initiative that would repeal the top-4 ranked-choice voting system … and “eliminate campaign finance laws that enable Alaska voters to know when big spenders like Musk give money to Alaska campaigns.”
Anchorage Daily NewsTech billionaire Elon Musk has given $1.5 million to a group supporting the repeal of Alaska’s voting system, according to a report filed with the state Friday. www.adn.com/politics/202...
A Senate candidate talking about the Powell memo???? Pinch me, am I dreaming????
Team TalaricoJames Talarico: 50 years ago, a corporate lawyer named Lewis Powell circulated a memo around DC — a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power, reverse the gains of the Great Society and the New Deal, and rig the system for themselves. And it worked.
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
Corporate think tank Third Way says it will spend $15M to wage "war" against the progressive movement in the Democratic Party. I've watched this centrist playbook fail repeatedly over the years. Democrats should fight for the people, not the donor class.
The Failures of “Centrism”By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inewww.youtube.com
The Republicans have proven themselves both unwilling and unable to hold Trump accountable betraying their constitutional obligation to be a check on Trump's corruption and executive overreach. It's time to take back control of our government by electing Democrats like Dr. El-Sayed! #VoteBlue
HeadquartersDr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.
Turning on scientists is a mark of a collapsing society. Stand with Fauci.
"...Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan... discuss the path toward universal healthcare, the influence of Big Pharma, insurance companies, and hospitals, and why defeating corporate-backed candidates requires big organizing..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eBK...
Qasim Rashid Interviews Dr. Abdul El Sayed After Abdul Wins Democratic Primary | Let's Address ThisYouTube video by Qasim Rashidwww.youtube.com
Judge J. Michael Luttig dressing down senate Republicans. "They will bear this badge of shame the rest of their lives," Luttig snapped. "Never before in American history has an attorney general been confirmed who was as corrupt as Todd Blanche." www.rawstory.com/michael-lutt...
Conservative ex-judge slaps 'badge of shame' on GOP Senate amidst looming 'corrupt' plotA conservative former judge warned Senate Republicans they will regret what they did this Saturday morning for the rest of their lives. Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig condemned his fellow con...www.rawstory.com
The boycott is working. 🇨🇦🔥 Trump started a trade war to bully Canada. Now Americans are feeling the blowback and suddenly they want a deal. Turns out Canada had leverage after all. Keep buying Canadian. Keep the pressure on. 🇨🇦💪 #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
Gotta side with valkailabs on this one: (I just got my annual Covid booster, you should make sure you're getting your booster every year, just like you get your annual flu shot, no excuses)
Hecklers hurled accusations and insults at a beleaguered Republican Senate hopeful's campaign event Saturday as reports honed in on inner-party complaints he "isn't working hard enough.
Hecklers hurl insults at MAGA candidate at campaign event: 'You cheated on your wife!'Hecklers hurled accusations and insults at a beleaguered Republican Senate hopeful's campaign event Saturday as reports honed in on inner-party complaints he "isn't working hard enough."Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's difficult day included damning reporting from the Houston Chronicle and a camp...bit.lyNothing says “we have plenty of ammunition” like threatening to lock up anyone who says we don’t.
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 30, the number is 98.5%.