I'm the daughter of an Army paratrooper who refused orders during our illegal invasion of Vietnam back in the day. He went to LBJ military jail.
Dad taught his girls this: "Just following orders" is NEVER any excuse for anyone who's complicit in war crimes. You MUST refuse heinous orders.
Two hours left to live, what are you guys listening to?
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It is truly wild to see these guys taking SO LONG to realize no one wants this. Like it never occurred to them?
A comfortable life used to be the American Dream. Not being a financial mogul. Not fighting for the top spot on the food chain. Working to get your share of the pie with the whip cream on top. Grabbing enough food to fill your plate, but leaving plenty on the table for others. Let’s do that again.
#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy.
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
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Insightful thread, and a good reminder that the Republican bill isn’t Trumpism, it’s mainstream Republican policy. Note that most hesitant R’s wanted either _more_ spending cuts or _more_ borrowing and debt. Some wanted more of both.
$150B to ICE will be about $10B to actual ICE, and the rest will become Cocaine and Yachts.
The trick is for media to report on the corruption without getting murdered, which is what happens in most counties that are as lawless as the U.S. is right now.
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
The image features the American flag in the background, with a prominent bald eagle, which is a national symbol of the United States, superimposed in the foreground. The text at the top reads "LAND OF THE FREE," and the text at the bottom reads "HOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRISON POPULATION." This juxtaposition of imagery and text seems to convey a critical commentary on the notion of freedom in the United States, highlighting the paradox of having a large prison population.
Take 3 minutes to watch Rep Dr. Kim Schrier give a masterclass on how to use your committee time. 👇
It’s finally infrastructure week, now that Biden and the Democrats did the infrastructure bill!
Neguse was grilling Jim Jordan so hard this morning over language in the reconciliation bill to restrict federal judges' ability to enforce court penalties that Jordan had to consult with his lawyers
“IDEAS”
Pretty sure our country began with illegal ideas crossing the border. The stupidity is breathtaking.
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.
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Welcome to the dumbest administration
As the economic news keeps coming out over the coming weeks keep one thing in mind: this is the fault of one man and didn’t need to happen.
Buckle up for one of the nastiest Black Mondays in Wall Street history.
