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amazing_brush

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Former customer and product support manager, 30 years. Love classic SciFi movies and books as well as mysteries and action books and movies. Dog lover, adopter of homeless dogs. Eclectic music lover, country to classics and “most” kinds in between. Opinionated and stubborn, just ask anyone who knows me.

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"Trump is almost certain to lose millions, if not billions, unwinding his real estate portfolio to cover the cost of judgments, mounting legal bills, and a presidential campaign….

It's difficult to imagine anyone under such a high level of financial distress gaining access to the levers of power."

~ Marlon Weems


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https://thejourneyman.substack.com/p/trumps-empire-has-entered-a-death

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy that is because they are complicit in his crimes. Trump is the point person but this requires support at all levels of the GOP and maga delusion peddlers.

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"The Alabama decision is a direct result of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, decided thanks to the three religious extremists former president Trump nominated to the Supreme Court. That decision referred to fetuses as 'unborn human being[s]' when it overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion."

~ Heather Cox Richardson


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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-25-2024

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy and of course this is front page news on every broadcast network and cable network so every poorly informed American is aware of this self proclaimed republican strategy???

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"I want to tell you a black worker is a great worker."

Yeah. This means a lot of things all at the same time coming out of the mouth of a white supremacist. And, all the meanings lead to re enslavement.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-black-ones-comment/

amazing_brush ,
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@JSharp1436 @StillIRise1963 the GOP would scramble around for a couple of days trying to distance themselves from the statement and then try to normalize them

amazing_brush ,
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@StillIRise1963 yes because they were learning valuable trades and life skills. 🤬🤯🤮

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Julia Claire:

Putting a baby in a freezer would kill it, but freezing embryos keeps them alive. That's why an embryo isn't a baby. Hope that helps if you're very stupid <3

amazing_brush ,
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@GottaLaff 😱🤣🤣🤣

wdlindsy , to random
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"Now, once again, we are watching a minority trying to impose its will on the majority, with leaders like House speaker Johnson noting that 'I try to do every day what my constituents want. But sometimes what your constituents want does not line up with the principles God gave us for government. And you have to have conviction enough to stand [up] to your own people….'"


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amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy so the bigger question is, after you have condemned all “non-Christian” religions and driven them out of the country or underground, what variation of Christianity will be in control? There will ultimately be only one recognized variation of a national religion, so who wins?

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy poor Southern Baptists, the Pope is going to have a whole lot of company.

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy in the final analysis the support of the bishops will not be enough to save the catholic religion. This is a very old war, if the extreme Protestants gain control it will be a bloody war.

breadandcircuses , to random
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Capitalism is not interested.

Millionaires and billionaires don't care about me and you.

Ergo, capitalist politicians don't care either.

#USA #Politics #Capitalism

amazing_brush ,
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@breadandcircuses thanks for sharing, great graphics.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Trump was not only the most corrupt president in any of our lifetimes (and possibly ever), he is also likely the most corrupt prominent businessperson in America today. The reason his criminal conduct is so urgent is that if he wins another term in the White House, his corruption is only going to get worse."

~ Paul Waldman

But let's talk about Biden and his age and the Democrats as the problem.


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https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-real-trump-story-is-the-crime

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy I disagree, I believe the most corrupt business people are smart enough to stay out of the limelight that Trump loves. The truly evil ply their trade like evil wizards of oz, behind the curtain or behind the throne. trump has demonstrated how truly stupid he is, he is the ventriloquist’s dummy, follow the money, find the ventriloquist.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Of the many faults in our democratic system exposed by Trump and his MAGA following - not least how poor education and a plague of mental illness has left so many voters’ without critical thinking skills - the worst is how he has shattered our self-image of America as a nation of law."

~ Nina Burleigh


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https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-waiting-game

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy absolutely true, look how long it can take to bring an accused individual to trial, then to get a verdict that starts the appeal process. By the time we work through all of that it’s, what was the crime, and who cares anymore.

wdlindsy , to random
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Kevin Necessary's cartoon at David Pepper's Pepperspectives site today is entitled "Coverage."

Trump invites NATO to attack Russia: yawn.

But Biden's old? We media defenders of democracy are on that like white on rice!

https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/cartoon-tuesday-6e8

amazing_brush ,
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@wdlindsy spot on, we are at the “arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic” as we are down by the stern! Wake the f..k up people.

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    amazing_brush ,
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    @GottaLaff you are so spot on, please keep posting

    amazing_brush ,
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    @GottaLaff don’t let the people who can’t or won’t read and digest a post get you down!

    wdlindsy , to random
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    "Biden vs. Trump: what kind of leader do we want on the world stage?"

    Biden builds coalitions and acts with steady seriousness. Trump’s motto seems to be ‘Ask not what is good for the country. Ask what is good for me.’"

    ~ Dennis Aftergut


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    https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/biden-vs-trump-what-kind-of-leader

    amazing_brush ,
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    @wdlindsy what’s good for trump is a nice long stretch in prison.

    amazing_brush ,
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    @wdlindsy yes and let’s hope he is listening for the sake of all of us.

    tzimmer_history , to random
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    📢 PODCAST

    “Project 2025”: What the Right Plans to Do Once Trumpism Returns to Power

    New Is This Democracy - a short thread on what we discuss in this episode:

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    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-this-democracy/id1652741954?i=1000643792888

    amazing_brush ,
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    @tzimmer_history preview of the Fourth Reich. This has to fought at every level of government. No sitting on the sidelines, no giving up because you don’t see your issues or concerns being addressed as you would like. This is a fight for Democracy and Freedom.

    rbreich , to random
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    So let me get this straight. Gov. Abbott of TX says he’ll defy federal law because an “invasion” has happened at the border, but the GOP refuses to fix the border because that would hand Biden a political win? Have I got that right?

    amazing_brush ,
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    @rbreich what, this doesn’t make sense to you?

    GottaLaff , to random
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    👀 Via Anna Bower: 1/...

    I reviewed Nathan Wade’s unsealed divorce filings—including documents labeled “sensitive,” which are not available online.

    Here’s what I found

    Aside from the credit card statements filed last week, the docs do not appear to provide additional evidence of a relationship between & Nathan Wade.

    amazing_brush ,
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    @GottaLaff this is all being orchestrated by the GOP to interfere with the trial, this is a total sham.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    A nine-panel comic, with me in every panel...

    Things book lovers do: Read several books at one time, while also having a stack of books to read next, and keeping a running list of even more books you want. Feel happy when you remember you get to read your book later. Feel sad and lost when you finish a great book. Pause to appreciate a beautifully written sentence. See the cover of an old book and be transported back to your youth. Find joy and comfort in rereading a favorite book. Walking into a library or bookstore and say, "I could live here!"
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    amazing_brush ,
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    @breadandcircuses two places I am best kept out of, bookstores and hardware stores, way to tempting.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    Are you new to the concepts of degrowth and/or a doughnut economy?

    The following is excerpted from an informative guide to the subject, explaining in simple terms how we can best talk about the urgently required shift away from capitalism.

    What we have in front of us is a constellation of terms that are often used interchangeably, depending on the setting and actors involved in the discussion.

    Specifically, I want to compare the following four terms: post-growth, degrowth, the doughnut (or doughnut economy), and the circular economy. In short, post-growth is an approach, the doughnut is a tool, degrowth is an agenda, and circular economy is a business model.

    Post-growth defines an approach to the study and intervention of socio-ecological problems that is essentially opposite to that of green growth. Green growth expresses the belief that society can keep expanding the overall number of economic and monetary activities while achieving a reduction of emissions and material demands on the planet. Post-growth thinking takes a different stance, arguing that the unlimited expansion of production and consumption is impossible on a finite planet.

    Degrowth is obviously a post-growth approach, but it goes one step more. It recognizes that to respect planetary boundaries (i.e. the external border of the doughnut) it is necessary to actively reduce all those economic activities – production and consumption – that generate environmental damage and that concentrate wealth in the hands of few. To do this, degrowth opens a trajectory of reduction that targets excess first.

    At the same time, degrowth demands distributional justice. It requires a recognition by policymakers of the fact that overconsumption by the wealthy is damaging the urban and planetary commons for all. It also draws attention to the fact those who do not meet minimal living standards (the inner border of the doughnut) can only achieve wellbeing if the wealthy give up their overconsumption, which is taking away housing, land, and carbon budgets. Degrowth is the opposite of trickle-down economics, so to speak.

    This is an agenda of socio-ecological redistribution. As such, this agenda opens a whole Pandora's box of related issues: the democratic distribution of power, the taxing of excessive wealth, the marginalization of care and social work, and even the system of property rights which predisposes some to accumulate material resources while dispossessing others.

    Without this last step – degrowth – post-growth will remain wishful thinking, the doughnut will remain a tool without purpose, and the circular economy will become a great new money-making machine with little environmental results.

    LEARN MORE -- https://planetamateur.com/2022/11/07/post-growth-degrowth-the-doughnut-and-circular-economy-a-short-guide/

    #Economics #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #Capitalism #Degrowth

    amazing_brush ,
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    @breadandcircuses I am always fascinated when I see the stories of small town businesses that have run for generst. They provide their families with a decent living and hire employees at a living wage. They don’t feel compelled to expand their businesses constantly to fulfill so investors expectations.

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    Nikki Haley:

    -Said Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill “doesn’t go far enough”

    -Would sign a federal abortion ban

    -Pledged not to "expand Medicaid ever”

    -Proudly called herself a “union-buster”

    Don't let anyone fool you into thinking she’s some moderate alternative to Trump.

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    @rbreich there is not one single GOP presidential candidate that has the best interests of the country or it’s citizens as their primary goal. This is all about keeping the MAGA base riled up.

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