“But sometimes rich person give big money to good thing”
Some fucking guy who’s grandpa owned a steel company should not get to single-handedly decide whether a hospital gets built, why are we this comfortable with aristocracy repeating itself
We had both!
"Sure, he's convinced himself that fucking *Sharia law* is about to take over in fucking *Texas*, truly batshit stuff, but who knows, maybe he's right about Iran. Let's hear him out on AI. Maybe he has a point about tax policy."
No, he probably doesn't! Crazy deluded people very rarely do!
If @governor.ny.gov and the Legislature must keep the big picture in mind... if officials are looking to scale back [the CLCPA's] mandates to grease their political prospects in an election year, that’s not leadership; it’s a craven retreat."
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Insane levels of attempted manipulation for a town board seat
OK, graupel
Two headlines but its same story:
-Food prices alarm sounds
-Wall St bank earnings shatter records, traders thrive on Iran war volatility
"The worst crises should not be the best times for companies in vital survival sectors." read @isabellamweber.bsky.social
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Everytime there is a mass shooting, this image comes to mind. People in some of the highest positions of power in our country wearing gun pins. People who claim to be “pro life” and want to “protect the children.” People who claim to follow Jesus. This is idolatry of guns.
Everytime there is a mass shooting, this image comes to mind. People in some of the highest positions of power in our country wearing gun pins. People who claim to be “pro life” and want to “protect the children.” People who claim to follow Jesus.
This is idolatry of guns.
"The average taxpayer in 2025 paid: $4,049 for weapons and war, vs. $2,492 for Medicaid, which provided health insurance to 68.5 million Americans in 2025 — about one in five Americans."
I am watching so many negative ads about Bruce Blakeman, a minor GOP threat to Hochul, across multiple video platforms, paid for by the NY Democratic committee. Just NOW they are thinking "maybe we should spend a little of that cash on something more pressing?" So stupid and asinine.
Hey, you know the smart glasses I'd like would correct your vision for the distance you are currently trying to focus, and also automatically adjust to light levels.
This seems bad
Our kids are born into a world that worships the automobile and has given over almost every public space. If you think for one second a child/parent isn’t hyper aware of the catastrophic danger of the driver, you might want to talk to one. 1/
For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.
"They were so lucky I was looking"
Ummm no. Stopping in time for a child running onto the street is not heroic/lucky, it is your goddamn obligation as a driver. Cost of entry. Kids are allowed to be unpredictable, you are not.
As the daughter of a Marine Corps veteran, I can attest to this. The quiet part that politicians won’t say out loud is that denying everyday Americans things like college tuition benefits, subsidized housing, and healthcare is a military recruitment tool. They don’t want everyone to have access.
Tesla paid $1 billion in taxes to China & $0 in federal income taxes to the US. At least 88 highly profitable corporations paid $0 federal income tax last year while bringing in $ billions. Disney, CVS, Palantir, Taco Bell & others are making massive profits, paying executives enormous ⬇️
Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."
I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.
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Just avoid these few places where drivers crash and you'll be fine: City roads, Country roads, Highways, Crosswalks, Sidewalks, Mobility lanes, Bike lanes, Bridges, Parks, Retail shops, Bus stops, Houses, Apartments, Schools, Hospitals, Daycares, Office buildings, Hotels, Restaurants, Marinas, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Forests, Jungles, Meadows, Urban areas, Suburban areas, Rural areas, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and Space when we get some people on the Moon... ROVÉLO CREATIVE
it's real simple
In a non car-brained world, the fact that elite cyclists are regularly hit, and often killed, by drivers should lead some of the victim blaming people out there to question what they're saying. You can do everything right and still die.
We're not "extra" dysfunctional on the Lefts. We're just much less resourced. This assessment puts me in the minority on my side of the political spectrum.
Hugs from me to go with that gin and tonic
Why are we obsessed with robots that try to walk like humans? Who is a better, more useful robot, C3PO or R2D2?
This story is disgusting
The extent to which the last fucking decade of OVERWHELMING and INESCAPABLE discourse about "cancel culture" and "free speech" and "intellectual diversity" has turned out to be utter and complete bullshit with essentially no consequences for the participants has been extremely blackpilling ngl.
I joined neighbors, experts, and the Tonawanda Seneca in Alabama, NY, to oppose the proposed STREAM data center at STAMP.
Higher energy costs. Threats to water and farmland. $1.4B in subsidies to massive industries.
It is time to act.
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Fascism - what Hannah Arendt called 'organized loneliness' - can only take root when people stop believing that their society will reward their lawfulness with an orderly and humane existence.
The crisis is coming, but whether we do austerity when it gets here is our choice.
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Good public services are the basis for "the social contract between rulers and the ruled" - pay your taxes and obey the laws, and in return, you will be well served.
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