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To put this in perspective, here are some things Elon Musk could do and STILL be a billionaire:
- Pay the salaries of every elementary school teacher in the U.S.
- Fight hunger by fully funding SNAP
- House every person living in homeless shelters
Tax the damn rich.
Rev. Dr. William Barber asked: "How is it that someone accused of drug trafficking gets executed without a trial but someone convicted of the same thing gets a pardon?"
The answer appears to be that for Donald Trump, bribery opens all doors, including prison doors.
The hashtag I use for those executions by Trump is: #CaribbeanSlaughter.
#politics copy: @renewedresistance #values #injustice #greed
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
The full announcement on the UK rejoining the EU Erasmus scheme ICYMI
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/young-people-from-all-backgrounds-to-get-opportunity-to-study-abroad-as-uk-eu-deal-unlocks-erasmus
Nonsense
These MAGAs don't care about actual governance, just picking at cultural divisions.
Having his curriculum overturned by a court makes him the victim and opens a new front in the culture war.
“Now it’s [Trump's] war, because if he does not succeed in stopping Putin in Ukraine, President Trump will remain in history as a weak president–one who is weaker than Putin.”
– Oleksandra Matviichuk
The cruelty is a deliberate tactic.
How anyone voted for this inhumanity is beyond me.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY: “Her whole focus is regaining custody of her daughter.” Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
Nvidia only up 30% YTD, so it can't have more than a few points impact
But good catch. The AI bubble is definitely a factor.
NO national media coverage🚨 🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨 NO Weather Service
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
Facilitating transmission lines by sharing the benefits with the impacted communities is a very good move
There are still a few trading days left in the year and, so far in Trump's first year of this term, the S&P500 is up a very good 15%
But during Biden's first year, it was up 25%.
So much for the constant lie that Trump is great for business. (For oligarchs - yes, but business - no)
Sure.
But Trump never let a court case slow him down. He'll drag it out forever with stays on any decision that goes against him
Sure, that's true.
But who is going to *make* them follow the rules?
That's the rub - and why people need to understand America is already a dictatorship.
“that is something that’s more akin to places like China, frankly.”
FFS, Britain's electoral rules are simply not fit for purpose.
BBC News: Nigel Farage avoids police investigation into election spending - BBC News
BBC News - Nigel Farage avoids police investigation into election spending - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx2g9ek08o
Today's reminder that America is already a dictatorship.
It's worth remembering that America has no tradition of naming things after it's active leaders - to distinguished from monarchies.
#ThisIsAmericaNow
#AmericanClownEmperor
BBC News: Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
BBC News - Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp84pxvp87eo