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CindyS

@CindyS@masto.nu

she/her, anti fascist, Democratic Socialist, LGBTQ+ Ally, BLM

Profile picture is of a tan and white teddy bear with a smiling rubber face, sitting with arms outstretched to the viewer. Header photo is the words, 'Grab them by the ballot' (in red) 'November 5, 2024' (in white) on blue background with a US shape and the US flag overlaid.

I follow people who post things that are of interest to me, and I comment when the spirit moves me, but I don't accept follow requests.
It's not you, it's me.

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rbreich , to random
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The Supreme Court Made It Easier to Union Bash | Robert Reich on MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Ju2AZPY80&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

I think we've reach a point where the regular citizens, en masse, need to stop complying with rulings made by a SCOTUS that is objectively owned and dictated to by a bunch of sociopathic oligarchs.
It becomes more clear every day that the DOJ nor our elected officials are going to take any action to stop their treason or even take steps to mitigate their corrupted rulings.
It's our country, regardless what they think, and we need to take it back. Ourselves.
Enough of this shit.

mastodonmigration , to random
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Stories about Trump raising more money than Biden last month after he became a convicted criminal are a bit misleading in that one billionaire Timothy Mellon gave Trump $50M. The implication is that Trump received a groundswell of public support related to his felony conviction. While he may be getting some MAGA minion dollars, the reality is he is primarily getting hefty support from the twisted fascist billionaires trying to take over this country.

CindyS ,
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@mastodonmigration

You know that the $50M guy didn't earn any of that money himself before even finding out who it was.
Might just as well have flushed that $$ down the crapper. What's that tome about a fool and his money? 🤣
I'm surprised the guy can function without a minder.

Nonilex , to random
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could decide cases related to , & more

The will return to the bench starting at 10 a.m. Friday to release its next round of 2024 decisions, with about a dozen major rulings expected over the next week or so. The justices do not say in advance which opinions will be released


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/21/supreme-court-decisions-rulings-trump-abortion-social-media/

CindyS ,
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@Nonilex

You say that as if you believe uncTom cares one bit that we all see his hypocracy, double-speak, and lies. He doesn't care. He knows full well that it is clear to everyone exactly who and what he is, and feels pretty confident at this point that no one is going to do anything about it, so he literally has nothing to lose by doubling down on his bullshit.

rbreich , to random
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25 corporations pretending to honor Pride month have donated $18 million to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians since November 2022.

Ignore the marketing and follow the money.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

Remember that corporations AREN'T people, regardless what SCOTUS said. They are soulless bureaucracies whose ONLY purpose is to make money for share holders and they will do this in any and every way possible, including talking out of both sides of their face.
NO for profit corporation cares about you or about morality, ethics, or right and wrong.
I truly believe that if they could get away with murdering us to turn a profit, they would absolutely do it.

rbreich , to random
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Louisiana's GOP governor signed a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

Project 2025, developed by MAGA allies, has plans to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in a Trump second term.

Republicans are coming for the separation of church and state.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

This absolutely IS unconstitutional and it will never stand. It's just more grandstanding and rage-pandering by a fake-crischin politician.
I'm fucking tired of hearing about their kindergarten asshattery. They are ridiculous and pathetic.

futurebird , to random
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Is this a creepy idea for a school assignment or a cool idea?

Make Your Own Doomsday Library

You are going to live in space, or in a bunker and you will only have the materials you can assemble on a 1GB hard drive. Make a list of the books and materials you would bring and assemble your emergency library.

Optional: Create a device for reading your library that will last as long as possible.

It's an interesting exercise and might even be useful.

CindyS ,
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@futurebird
Not a new game. Did this back in the day as an exercise about what you'd take to a "desert island". Not sure why you would want to make it doomsday since that is what's making it creepy.

GottaLaff , to random
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Awww!! 😭
Baseball legend Willie Mays has died, the San Francisco Giants announced on Tuesday night.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93," the team posted.

http://abcn.ws/barOQSe

CindyS ,
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@GottaLaff

😞
The world is a sadder place.

GottaLaff , to random
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“. won’t meet CNN debate requirement for ballot access

The independent presidential candidate has said he has qualified for enough state ballots, but state election officials have said that’s not true”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/18/rfk-jr-presidential-debate/

CindyS ,
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@GottaLaff
It's as if he actually thinks no one is going to check or that by just saying it, it magically makes it true. What a effing embarrassment to his family he must be.
I guess every family has a crazy uncle. Only difference is, the rest of us keep ours to ourselves.

wdlindsy , to random
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"The Trumpian revolution … seems to be the product of decadent boredom commingled with casual nihilism.

Circumstances for our revolutionaries have never been better. They are so flush that they parade on their boats. And fly upside-down flags outside of their million-dollar suburban homes."

~ Jonathan V. Last


/1

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-why-youre-exhausted-by-politics

CindyS ,
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@wdlindsy

Me too.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Something has changed for me in the Trump era. I struggle more than I once did to wall off a person’s character from their politics when their politics is binding them to an unusually—and I would say undeniably—destructive person. The lies that MAGA world parrots are so manifestly untrue, and the Trump ethic is so manifestly cruel, that they are difficult to set aside."

~ Peter Wehner


/1

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/when-are-trump-supporters-complicit/678704/

CindyS ,
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@wdlindsy

Intentional ignorance.

randahl , to random
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The average of all polls on the day before Trump's conviction had Trump in the lead by 1.2 percentage points.

Then he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, and it has been all over the news for more than two weeks.

The result? Trump is in the lead by 1.1 percentage points.

Something is seriously wrong in the US.

CindyS ,
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@randahl

I have been saying this for 3 years. EVERYONE has picked a side. There is NO ONE on the fence to be swayed by any jackassery he commits or criminal charges, or felony convictions he amasses.
The kkkult who is still following him is unable to walk away... they've gone down the toilet with him and they're onboard for the entire trip through the sewer. They are people who would, in all seriousness, cut off their arm or sacrifice their first born before admitting that they were wrong.

wdlindsy , to random
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"TikTok creator Lilly Gaddis’ use of the n-word and other racist comments in a video got her fired from her job at a home health-care company this week, making headlines around the country."

~ Emily Shugerman


/1

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tradwives-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask

CindyS ,
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@wdlindsy

I truly don't care if Betty Lou wants this for herSELF (as pitiable as she is). My problem is when she wants to impose it on every other woman in the country.
The fact that some women are willing to subjugate themselves to men isn't new. Low self-esteem, and lack of education have always, and will continue to ensure that a man who wants a virtual slave that he can count on to boost his fragile ego and over whom he can feel superior, will always be able to find one.

dangillmor , to random
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The Washington Post's @JosephMenn has more details about Stanford University's cowardly and cynical closing of the invaluable Internet Observatory.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/14/stanford-internet-observatory-disinformation-research-lawsuits-politics/

The most important part of this debacle is the message it sends:

Right wing extremists -- possessing limitless bad faith, ample money, and subpoena power -- can silence essential research into the poison they and their deceitful cadres are injecting into our civic bloodstream.

CindyS ,
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@dangillmor @JosephMenn

It seems our biggest mistake was believing that, in the 21st c. universities (particularly large, venerated ones like the Ivy's and Stanford) are actually about education and not just big businesses owned and operated by the 1%.

CindyS ,
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@mastodonmigration @dangillmor @JosephMenn

Nor the will. At least not at the administration/donor (corporate) level.

tommyyum , to random
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“Einstein argued that capitalism results ‘an oligarchy of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society’.

‘Moreover, private capitalists inevitably control the main sources of information (press, radio, education).

‘It is thus extremely difficult for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights’.”

https://fullfact.org/online/Einstein-warning-rich-control-communication/

CindyS ,
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@Npars01
Who knew that the idolization of money would result in a cabal of self serving assholes?
If only there were some kind of religious or secular history that could have warned us. 😒
Seriously though, these assholes care nothing about other people, the planet, the nation, or democracy and are simply common traitors and should be treated as such. Generously, I would recommend that we revoke their citizenship and kick them out. No one needs their shit. NO ONE.
@tommyyum

rbreich , to random
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Remember: Trump asked oil execs at Mar-a-Lago for $1 billion for his campaign.

In return, Trump pledged to reverse environmental protections and cut their taxes.

The deal would net Big Oil $110 billion in tax breaks — 11,000% more than a $1 billion donation.

Utter corruption.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich
This is beyond corruption. This is treason, betrayal of the Nation with a promise to sell the office of POTUS to the highest bidder.
The fact that he's done it openly has, for some idiotic reason, made some view it as less insidious than if he was doing it secretly. It is NOT.
It does demonstrate his open hatred of this nation and it's people and his willingness to sell us to profit himself.
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to think he hasn't sold us to Putin. Or anyone else.

rbreich , to random
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There is no question about it: Alito, Thomas, Roberts, and the three Trump Supreme Court appointees are all Republican partisan hacks.

Pass term limits. Expand the court. Enact an enforceable code of ethics.

Dems must do this the moment they gain back control of Congress.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich
And the second thing needs to be reinstating a version of truth in broadcasting laws and applying them to any entity calling itself, or implying it is, a news provider.

Nonilex , to random
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Justice ’s husband, , is defending in a case. The lawsuit relates to reports by one of ’s local stations.

Jesse is a trial lawyer & managing partner at SouthBank Legal. He heads the firm’s Washington, DC, office, which opened after Justice Barrett joined the high court.


https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/amy-coney-barrett-husband-jesse-fox-1235028838/

CindyS ,
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@Nonilex
#scotusiscorrupt #scotushasnoethics
https://mindly.social/@Kozmo/112521354542449205

otownKim , to random
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I promise this is not a brag whatsoever. I have been to many countries over my almost 60 years. I know now how I, as an American, have been lied to and almost groomed to think the US is better than anywhere else. BS!!! The countries I've visited have no guns, universal healthcare and women's rights! We have been duped! The "Mercan dream" is gone and if Drumpf, GQP and project 2025 happen I am going to plan to leave. F this noise!!

CindyS ,
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@otownKim
My feeling exactly. Duped.
The realization that everything we were taught about what this country is and stands for is a lie, has been heartbreaking. That the laws do NOT apply equally, that there are NO "checks and balances" to prevent someone like the tangerine twattgrabber and his family from lying and crimeing their way into and through the People's House, or to prevent and/or punish the corruption we have in the courts, and that we apparently have no means to address treason. /1

wdlindsy , to random
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As David Badash reports,

"U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has formally refused to recuse from any and all cases involving indicted ex-president Donald Trump or the January 6, 2021 attack on the seat of the American government and American democracy itself."

Constitutional law scholar and professor of law Eric Segal responds:

#Alito #SupremeCourt #ethics #corruption #Trump #insurrection
/1

https://www.alternet.org/alito-refuses-to-recuse/

CindyS ,
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@wdlindsy

Why does it matter if he personally chooses to deny his actions have the appearance of partiality? The fact that more than half of the citizens he is supposed to be serving believe that his actions were partial HAS to be the actual definition that proves there is, in fact, "the appearance of partiality".

This is what happens when you let the inmates run the asylum.

CindyS ,
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@wdlindsy

Of course, yes.
I was actually questioning why he is allowed to make a decision based on an objectively false narrative; that his personal declaration shouldn't matter in a situation where his choice is blatantly self serving and supported by an obvious untruth.

rbreich , to random
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Trump called fallen service members "losers" and "suckers" — according to his chief of staff — he publicly accused soldiers with PTSD of not being "strong," demeaned POWs, and insulted Gold Star parents & a widow. When he pretends to honor service members today, don't believe it.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

The tangerine twattgrabber is a liar.

GottaLaff , to random
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“#Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Monday.

Iran now has 142.1 kilograms (313.2 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60% — an increase of 20.6 kilograms (45.4 pounds) since the last report in February. Uranium enriched at 60% purity is just a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%”
https://apnews.com/article/2190f0d7247a6160fb13f28304d4b6ad

CindyS ,
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@GottaLaff

It's getting to a point where I think the sooner we destroy ourselves the better for every other inhabitant of this planet. Like it's time for an alien race to appear and wipe humanity off the face of the earth because we're parasites that kill everything we touch and they can't risk it spreading.

DemocracyMattersALot , to random
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Ken Burns warns about Trump during his commencement speech at Brandeis University today.

Via Molly Ploofkins

video/mp4

CindyS ,
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@DemocracyMattersALot

And yet...

GottaLaff , to random
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🤦🏻‍♀️“New policy to stop use of gender pronouns by public univ faculty & staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees from listing their tribal affiliations in a state w a long & violent history of conflict w tribes.

Two University of SD faculty members, Megan Red Shirt-Shaw & her husband, John Little, have long incl their gender pronouns & tribal affiliations in their work email signature blocks..both received written warnings”
https://apnews.com/article/66efb8c6a3c57a6a02da0bf4ed575a5f

CindyS ,
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@GottaLaff
Every single facility member needs to list their pronouns and (if any) tribal affiliation. What the fuck are these fascist pencil pushers going to do? Teach college level courses themselves? I don't think so.
People need to start fucking standing up to this jackassery. Enough of this shit.

rbreich , to random
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Wall Street tycoon Stephen Schwarzman endorsed Trump yesterday.

He joins a growing list of billionaires who once condemned the former president but are now flocking to his campaign.

Never underestimate how quickly billionaires will sell out our democracy for tax cuts.

CindyS ,
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@rbreich

EXACTLY. There is an extremely limited number of billionaires who give a shit about anything except whatever will get them "more". Never forget that to the 1%, the rest of us are just in the way; vermin to be owned, controlled or exterminated. The criminal justice system works for them, and they're looking to fully own the government and courts before this is over.
On the plus side, anyone who gets a billionaire "endorsement" risks triggering red flags. Even for MAGAts.

breadandcircuses , to random
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I don’t own a car and I ride my bike a lot, often on very busy city streets. I always wear a helmet when I ride — not because it makes me less likely to get hit by a car, but because it makes me less likely to suffer from brain damage if and when I do get hit by a car.

However, as Dave Walker (@davewalker) points out, there are MANY other and much better ways to make cycling safer for everyone. 🚲

Cartoon drawing with the title: "What would make cycling safer?" One side of the drawing says, according to people on the Internet: helmets. The other side says, according to actual statistics: separating bikes and traffic; educating drivers; enforcing speed limits; dedicated traffic-free routes; close pass laws; disqualifying repeat offenders; investment in active travel; and finally, getting people off their sofas makes everyone safer and healthier.
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    CindyS ,
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    @breadandcircuses @davewalker
    No can do. Any of those things might be slightly inconvenient for ME. /s

    Kozmo , to random
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    After the second flag scandal, Senate Judicial Committee Chair Durbin is still just calling for Alito to recuse on tfg's immunity claim, which the court is deciding right now;

    He’s still not sure whether his committee should investigate; He wants more time to think about it.

    Is he waiting until it's too late?

    #SCOTUS #Alito #trump trials
    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/24/2242315/-The-pressure-is-building-for-the-Senate-to-do-something-about-Alito?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_7&pm_medium=web

    CindyS ,
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    @otownKim @Kozmo
    Thomas has never recused himself from even one of the many many cases that he should have (not just those related to J6 and 'rump but all the favorable decisions he sold to his cronies) and I have ZERO faith that Alito will recuse.
    But, Durban is a business-as-usual politico and why, in no small way, we are experiencing this shit show in the first place.
    After we destroy the GOP in Nov., the next goal needs to be getting rid of all the Democrats that enabled this BS.

    DemocracyMattersALot , to random
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    #GOP #DomesticTerrorism #GOPTerrorism #NoRepublicansEverAgain

    Arizona secretary of state calls threats against US elections officials ‘domestic terrorism’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/24/arizona-adam-fontes-election-official-threats

    CindyS ,
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    @DemocracyMattersALot

    They have a LOT of issues in AZ but the governor ain't one of them.

    rbreich , to random
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    Alito's second flag is even worse than the first https://robertreich.substack.com/p/alitos-second-flag-is-even-worse?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    CindyS ,
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    @rbreich
    I think we know everything we need to know about Alito after 1) he flew the traitor flag at his home and 2) the fucking coward, when called out for signaling support for the violent insurrection, threw his wife under the bus.
    THIS. IS. WHO. HE. IS.
    And I call bullshit on the "Fuck Trump sign". I have NEVER seen a 'Fuck Trump' sign anywhere. However, I've seen MANY that say 'Fuck Biden', and even more of the infantile "let's go Brandon".
    Alito is not just a traitor. He's a liar.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    Are you shocked by this news? Or is it exactly what you would expect?

    Major oil companies have made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny.

    “There is no evidence that big oil and gas companies are acting seriously to be part of the energy transition,” David Tong, global industry campaign manager at Oil Change International, who co-authored the analysis, said in a statement.

    The report’s authors used 10 criteria and ranked each aspect of each company’s plan on a spectrum from “fully aligned” to “grossly insufficient” and found all eight companies ranked “grossly insufficient” or “insufficient” on nearly all criteria.

    The US firms Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil each ranked “grossly insufficient” on all 10 criteria.

    “American fossil-fuel corporations are the worst of the worst,” Allie Rosenbluth, US program manager at Oil Change International, said in a statement.

    The authors found that the companies’ current oil and gas extraction plans could lead to more than 2.4C of global temperature rise, which would probably usher in climate devastation. The eight firms alone are on track to use 30% of the world’s remaining global carbon budget to keep global average temperature rise to 1.5C.

    Leaders of capitalist industry will continually lie, cheat, and steal. They will do anything to make a profit. Business As Usual must go on!

    FULL STORY -- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/21/oil-companies-report-fossil-fuels-climate

    CindyS ,
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    @breadandcircuses

    Of course no one is shocked. We have evidence that they have been lying to us for the last... (checks notes)... forever. Why would anyone with half a brain think they suddenly grew some ethics?

    tristansnell , to random
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    BREAKING: Donald Trump still had classified records IN HIS BEDROOM at Mar-a-Lago, 4 months AFTER the FBI search.

    Trump betrayed American national security -- and yet his handpicked judge has stopped him from being prosecuted for it.

    Aileen Cannon must be REMOVED from the case.

    CindyS ,
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    @PattyHanson @otownKim @Doreen32128 @tristansnell

    Mexico is very welcoming of senior Americans (though God knows why).
    Cost of living is low, and access to medical care is good as well as affordable and high quality.

    rbreich , to random
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    Trump's second-term promises:

    -The largest deportation effort in US history

    -Send the National Guard into cities

    -Appoint a special prosecutor to go after political opponents

    -Purge the federal civil service of anyone who questions his views

    Fully unhinged.

    CindyS ,
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    @rbreich

    Don't forget

    • "a unified Reich"
    wdlindsy , to random
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    "There is no doubt 'Project 2025' would transform America into a much nastier, much more dangerous, much more hostile place for anyone who dares to deviate from what the Right deems the ;natural order. In a very real sense, that’s what’s on the ballot in November."

    ~ Thomas Zimmer

    #Trump #Project2025 #authoritarianism #democracy
    /1

    https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/project-2025-thomas-zimmer-trump

    CindyS ,
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    @wdlindsy

    The nation has been at this crossroads before, and the "great experiment" called Democracy has prevailed. I believe we will be successful, though it's becoming clear that there will be a violent insurrection in November, when 'rump loses, that we need to be prepared to put down, once and for all.

    CindyS ,
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    @wdlindsy

    Also, we have a LOT of work to do to clean up the courts, the DOJ, the FBI, and local PD's, school and library boards, etc.
    My biggest fear is that instead of going forwarded to insure that what almost happened doesn't happen again, we'll just be so relieved to have dodged a bullet that we'll all simply go home thinking "thank God it's over".

    CindyS ,
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    @wdlindsy
    And real life kicks in. Job, mortgage, bills, family. And the bad actors are adept at waiting to act when we're busy with something else. After the (perceived) success of the Civil Rights movement, and the Vietnam War was finally ended, and the people in charge were alerted to the coming climate crisis, most of us (with misguided faith) breathed a sigh of relief and got on with our grown up lives. And while we were busy, the politicos started quietly selling the country to the 1%.

    CindyS ,
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    @wdlindsy

    This has happened over and over again. I don't think what we've been through the past few years is any worse than the Civil War, or WWI followed by a flu pandemic. Or the great depression, dust bowl, and polio epidemic. Add in all the political machinations that were going on during all those events. We need to take care thinking of this as the "worse thing that's happened" because it makes it easier to use as an excuse to "give up". We need to learn from history and act accordingly.

    rbreich , to random
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    Tell me: how does it make sense that an entry-level federal employee is subject to more stringent ethics rules than Supreme Court justices?

    CindyS ,
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    @rbreich

    how does it make sense that the guys flipping burgers at McDonald's is subject to more stringent ethics rules than the SCOTUS justices?

    wdlindsy , to random
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    "Bottom line is that Trump didn’t know much and doesn’t even know how to learn more, and you can’t be good at the job without knowing much. That, even more than his disregard for the rule of law, made him a very dangerous president for four years, and given that there’s no evidence he’s learned anything it would make him a very dangerous president again."

    ~ Jonathan Bernstein

    #Trump #incompetence
    /1

    https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/trump-was-incredibly-bad-at-presidenting

    CindyS ,
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    @wdlindsy
    Anyone who self-describes as "left" but also says that 'rump and Biden are the "same", is NOT what they claim to be and were not ally's in the past nor would they ever have been in the future.
    People can and do claim to be things that they're not, all the time. (See: Christian).

    cdarwin , to random
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    Today, the NY Post released a story exposing how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted for years from an address in New York state that is currently in foreclosure and where neighbors and local law enforcement have never seen him.

    This revelation comes on the heels of learning RFK Jr. failed to disclose he had a brain worm until he was confronted with it and his delay in filing his financial disclosure form.

    In response, DNC Senior Advisor Mary Beth Cahill said the following:
    “The more we learn about RFK Jr, the more questions we have.
    While he touts his physical fitness on the campaign trail, the New York Times reported that he had cognitive damage from mercury poisoning and that a parasite had eaten portions of his brain.
    Like Donald Trump, he has yet to file his latest financial disclosure form or release his tax returns.
    And now we learn he’s voted from an address in New York state despite living across the country in California for years.
    The only thing we know for sure about RFK Jr. is that his candidacy is a spoiler for Donald Trump"

    https://democrats.org/news/dnc-statement-robert-f-kennedy-jr-caught-lying-about-voting-address/

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @cdarwin
    "The only thing we know for sure about RFK Jr. is that" he's a lying jackass who has nothing of value to contribute.

    rbreich , to random
    @rbreich@masto.ai avatar

    Boeing shareholders approved a $33M pay package for CEO Dave Calhoun, despite overseeing huge losses and safety problems.

    It's the biggest package ever given to a Boeing CEO.

    Calhoun is resigning by year's end. Guess what he gets then?

    A $45 million golden parachute.

    Unreal.

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @Npars01 @rbreich

    CEO's and their enablers (namely, those who hope to someday become a CEO) are essentially a criminal organization whose purpose is to ensure that it's members are protected from legal accountability and retribution by stockholders and/or the injured (sometimes dead) parties.
    Like the 'mob', or the 'mafia'.

    GottaLaff , to random
    @GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

    " voters will not vote on if state will estab an indep redistricting committee after a ruling from Nevada Supreme Court today. ...affirms a lower court order from March that disqualified the ballot initiative.

    The challenged two ballot initiatives, proposed by Fair Maps Nevada PAC, would have estab 7-member indep redistricting commission that would draw congl & legislative districts for future elections. Legis currently draws,& will cont to draw, state’s map" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/nevada-supreme-court-keeps-redistricting-ballot-initiative-off-2024-ballot/

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @GottaLaff
    Missourian's passed an independent redistricting initiative in 2018 and were tricked into revoking it in 2020 due to a to gross ballot deception by the MO repugs. The MO repugs do not want voters to vote. They don't want pesky citizens to direct their actions. They have demonstrated this over and over and over again.

    rbreich , to random
    @rbreich@masto.ai avatar

    Trump continues to vow to his billionaire supporters that he'd extend their tax cuts if reelected.

    These cuts have already helped billionaires' grow their fortunes by $2 trillion.

    It's crystal clear who Trump works for — and it sure as hell isn't the working class.

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @rbreich

    He is literally selling the office of POTUS for "donations". HOW does this not disqualify him from getting on any ballot? HOW is someone selling the office of POTUS not illegal?
    HOW?????????

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @coyoty @rbreich

    I'm serious.
    HOW IS THIS NOT FUCKING ILLEGAL?
    The more I contrast reality with what this county is supposed to stand for and how there are supposed to be checks and balances to prevent this gross abuse of power, the more clear it becomes that we have been intentionally and systematically lied to since birth.
    There are no checks and balances, SCOTUS is corrupt, the office of POTUS is for sale, and everything the US says about itself is a lie, and apparently always has been.

    rbreich , to random
    @rbreich@masto.ai avatar

    Ron DeSantis signed a law that prevents municipalities in Florida from requiring that employers provide shade and water breaks for outdoor workers.

    A study found that heat-related deaths in FL shot up by 88% between 2019 and 2022.

    Folks, this is the GOP's vision for America.

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @rbreich

    Tx has that same (or very similar) law.
    TX and FL are the shit holes the tangerine twatgrabber was so worried about.

    wdlindsy , to random
    @wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

    Why does Josh Marshall think Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders might be on Trump's short list as a v-p candidate?

    "She’s an effective bully. She’s nasty. She’s not nice. …

    In other words, SHS is really the worst American politics has to offer: crooked, a big liar and an enemy of all accountability. But that’s what Trump likes."

    #Trump #SarahHuckabeeSanders #Arkansas

    https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dark-horse

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @wdlindsy

    On the plus side, if she is his running mate, she'll have to abandon her role as AR gov, correct? That's GOT to be a win.
    Unfortunately, the MAGA Party has a nasty way of finding someone worse to replace those that are displaced.

    rbreich , to random
    @rbreich@masto.ai avatar

    Four facts:

    1. If Trump stole nat'l secrets, he must face justice.

    2. Thanks to Judge Cannon, it now seems impossible for a trial to happen before the election.

    3. If he's reelected, he will never face trial.

    4. Therefore, Trump must be defeated as a matter of nat'l security

    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @rbreich

    The problem is, they cheat. They are cheating every day, in every constituency. They are blocking voters from voting, they are gerrymandering, they are literally planning on taking power by violence if necessary. If they take power, the only recourse will be a shooting war. Or give up and let the fascists take America.

    cynblogger , to random
    @cynblogger@sfba.social avatar

    🚨TO SAVE THIS DEMOCRACY, WE ARE BATTLING:
    🔺billionaire & corporate funding;
    🔺cultist fanatics;
    🔺gerrymandered Districts;
    🔺voting rights suppression;
    🔺lies, lies & more lies.

    🚨IN OVER 100 YEARS, VOTER TURNOUT HAS NEVER REACHED EVEN 70%. (electproject.org).

    ❓CAN WE SAVE AMERICA FROM TRUMP IN 2024?
    🔷🔷YES, IF YOU (YOU!) FIGHT FOR THIS REPUBLIC & WORK THE VOTE!

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    LOCAL CAMPAIGNS


    CindyS ,
    @CindyS@masto.nu avatar

    @Npars01 @cynblogger

    They are desperate and so are showing us who they really are after years of hiding under rocks.
    I take their blatant and open disregard of democracy as a good sign that they're scared shitless of the blue wave that's about to drown their billionaire asses.

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