That was Carter’s quiet bombshell: the war we’re losing isn’t to China. It’s to our own addiction to dominance. And our refusal to invest in anything we can’t control."

…If we’d used even a fraction of that money on ourselves, our cities would hum like circuits. Our schools would shine. Our hospitals would heal. Our people might feel something we haven’t felt in a long time—progress.

..We don’t have high-speed trains. We don’t have roads that last. We don’t have universal healthcare, or education systems that top the charts. But we do have the most advanced weapons on Earth, pointed at every direction but inward...

We spent $300 billion trying to bend the world to our will. They spent it making their own nation unshakable...

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…China chose infrastructure. We chose interference. They built railways across continents. We bombed bridges across borders. They invested in AI, medicine, and education. We invested in overthrowing oil-rich governments, branding it freedom.

…Carter’s point was this: While China has spent decades laying tracks for the future, we’ve been digging graves in the past. They’ve built cities, schools, trains that move faster than thought. We’ve built military bases, debt, and an empire of rust.
It wasn’t a boast. It was an autopsy...

A FB post from Corky Siegel:

"In a moment that should’ve stopped time, Jimmy Carter—quiet as a monk, sharp as a scalpel—offered a truth so unassuming, most missed the incision. He was speaking to the extremely stupid Donald Trump, but really, he was speaking to all of us....

- anonymous

After school, the teacher pulled her aside and asked if that was true.
My daughter said,
"Oh no... he works for Fox News. I was just too embarrassed to say."

The teacher asked my little daughter what her dad does for a living.
She said, "He's a stripper at a g@y nightclub and turns tricks in the alley for extra cash."

"I hate when people ask about my career goals. Listen Susan, I just want to read a good book, play outside, take a nap, and have a snack. Basically, I'm trying to get back to kindergarten, but with adult money."
- Paul Avellino, Writer & Humorist

Claude corrected the attached post
“Since 1975, $79 trillion in income has flowed from the bottom 90% to the top 10% — with the top 1% capturing the largest share.”

We can respect innovation & entrepreneurship, but we cannot respect the extraordinary greed that now exists.

We need a wealth tax.

When he leaves the White House he keeps the fund. That is not a loophole. That is the design.

Countries pay $1 billion into a fund he runs to get a seat at the table. It has transferred nothing to Gaza, disclosed nothing about its spending, and received $1.25 billion of your disaster relief money without a word of explanation.

He’s Not Grifting Anymore. He’s Just Taking It. Guest article by Dina Doll

The Board of Peace has one defining characteristic. Trump controls it forever. He named himself chairman for life. No audits. No transparency requirements. No conflict of interest rules.
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

You have to stop assuming he's trying to do a good job. The current administration is not interested in governing. They are only worried about extracting as much wealth as possible and insulating themselves from the consequences

@DrakeGatsby

…obituaries aren't on the front page.
The one I'm looking for will be.

If you haven’t watched this yet, you must. 👀

THIS IS TRUMP’S LEGACY.

Could This Actually End Citizens United? YouTube video by Robert Reich

youtu.be/p1fPbGHe3xE?...
end citizens united state by state

‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own terms

He really isn’t that smart, is he?
He could have spent his time playing golf & taken credit for Biden’s economy 🤷🏻‍♀️
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

It’s almost like the incompetence is the point - just take as much stuff as they can & leave their mess behind

Make it make sense. Just who is the military protecting? Those who can afford living in this economy? Because those who can’t, won’t be able to survive while their tax $ pays for war 🤷🏻‍♀️

12:29 he said Iran was begging for a ceasefire.
12:31 he said everything was perfect.
12:36 he said $500 oil was a good thing.
12:37 he demanded Iran open Hormuz.
12:39 he said Hormuz was never closed.
12:41 he said the US was not at war with Iran.
12:42 he declared victory in Iran.

12:11 he said he did not want a ceasefire.
12:16 he declared victory again.
12:17 he asked for a ceasefire.
12:23 he told NATO they were cowards.

at Friday’s press gaggle, one reporter, John Stoeher, has laid them out in order :
12:03 PM, President Trump told reporters he wanted a ceasefire with Iran.
12:05 he declared victory.
12:07 he announced he was sending Marines.
12:08 he said no boots on the ground.

Pulitzer-worthy

2/ The $3 Trillion Pump & Dump
Blatant insider trading arc:
Trump tweets "productive discussions" at 7:04 AM
S&P 500 surges $2T by 7:10 AM
Iran denies it at 7:37 AM
Market crashes by 8:00 AM.

A $3T swing in 56 mins, timed with $580M in oil futures bought right before the tweet.

The LaGuardia Crash Will Be Blamed on One Controller. That's Not the Whole Story. 3,000 controllers short. WWII-era radar still in use. And a lone controller managing two emergencies at midnight. This was preventable.

Two pilots dead at LaGuardia. A lone controller managing two simultaneous emergencies. The FAA is 3,000 controllers short. We will blame the human. We should fix the system.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Story from dexerto: Seven dogs stolen from their owners have gone viral after escaping their captors and making their way home The group is believed to have travelled around 17 km together led by a corgi across highways and fields

This is literally the only thing i have the bandwidth to read about today