damkina

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loren , to random
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no matter where you are in the world, robins and possums are good little guys

damkina ,

@loren True’

GottaLaff , to random
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👏🏻President is expected to pardon US veterans who were convicted by the military over a 60-year period under a military law that banned gay sex, three US officials told CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-expected-pardon-veterans-convicted-gay-sex-law?cid=ios_app

damkina ,

@GottaLaff Huge!

GottaLaff , to random
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#WompWomp

Yet another #recall

“#Tesla is recalling its futuristic new Cybertruck pickup for the fourth time in the U.S. to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail.

The new recalls, announced in documents posted Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each affect more than 11,000 trucks.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/teslas-cybertruck-recalled-fourth-time-parts-issues-rcna158764

damkina ,

@GottaLaff actually saw one of these UGLYBEASTs this past weekend. “Ugly” really is a tame moniker.

GottaLaff , to random
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🤢Charlie Kirk once pushed a 'secular worldview.' Now he's fighting to make America Christian again.

In 2018, Kirk urged conservative Christians to respect the separation of church and state. Today, he calls that foundational principle “a fabrication.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/charlie-kirk-turning-point-donald-trump-christian-nationalism-rcna156565

damkina ,

@GottaLaff he’ll say anything for the right amount$$$

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“Some of 's institutional shareholders are getting out, convinced that the electric carmaker's days of dizzying growth are in the rear-view mirror.

The company's shares are down nearly 30% this year and have fallen by more than 50% since their 2021 high, wiping out some $600 billion in market value as CEO Elon has struggled with fierce competition and falling sales. Tesla's first-quarter results missed analyst expectations…”
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/these-early-tesla-bulls-are-giving-up-stock-2024-06-04/

damkina ,

@GottaLaff and yet the board wants to give him $50bn???

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9 in the cases against have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, & a grant of shares & cash from Trump’s media co.

If any benefits were intended to , that could be a .

by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski


https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-criminal-cases-witnesses-financial-benefits

damkina ,

@Nonilex BRING.IT.

wdlindsy , (edited ) to random
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GUILTY!


/1

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/trump-trial-hush-money-verdict

damkina ,

@wdlindsy Everything this guy did was unprecedented. Why shouldn’t his conviction be as well! He has repeatedly broken the law, and only now will he face his comeuppance.

GottaLaff , to random
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TODAY IS THE DAY.

We're in Washington now and arrive in #Canada this afternoon. 🇨🇦

Our new home.

It's surreal, scary, wonderful.

My posting will be light until we're settled in a little.

Thank you for all your amazing replies and good wishes. I read them all, but can't reply back.

Big hugs to all of you. 🥰

damkina ,

@GottaLaff a new chapter begins! Excited for you. 😎

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When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.

How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?

damkina ,

@rbreich No morals, no scruples.

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"The Raw Milk Institute called the warnings "clearly fearmongering." The institute's founder told the LATimes his customers are specifically requesting raw milk from H5N1-infected cows."

This is an example of how minimizing COVID is destructive to public health far beyond COVID.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

Yet, raw milk enthusiasts are undaunted by the heightened risk. The California-based Raw Milk Institute called the warnings "clearly fearmongering." The institute's founder, Mark McAfee, told the Los Angeles Times this weekend that his customers are, in fact, specifically requesting raw milk from H5N1-infected cows. According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the avian influenza virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen.

damkina ,

@luckytran they won’t be customers for long 🤦🏻‍♀️

GottaLaff , to random
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U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply

“Pres Biden on Monday evening signed a bipartisan bill prohibiting Russian imports of enriched uranium, the main fuel used by nuclear power plants, a move intended to cut off one of the last significant flows of money from the US to amid the war in ”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/13/russian-uranium-imports-ban/

damkina ,

@GottaLaff they’re getting it from Iran now…

damkina ,

@GottaLaff Laffy! How’s the house sale going?

damkina ,

@GottaLaff ugh! I’m so sorry. Have you gotten feedback on why? Not that you have time to fix anything. That tick-tock doesn’t stop…

damkina ,

@GottaLaff flummoxed

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Democracy Docket: NEW: Republicans ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case invoking the rejected independent state legislature theory to challenge President Biden's 2021 executive order expanding voter registration.

damkina ,

@GottaLaff Man, and they call us !

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⏳ Via Tamar Hallerman:

on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss two more felony counts against him in the Fulton County election interference case, arguing the alleged criminal conduct has to do with federal, not state, law

damkina ,

@GottaLaff So…he thinks he’ll be re-elected and get rid of those charges??? Yeah, not sure what he’s ingesting but he’s delusional.

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"At the end of 2023, Americans were paying at least 30 percent more for beef, pork, and poultry products than they were in 2020.

Why? Near-monopoly power. Just four companies now control processing of 80 percent of beef, nearly 70 percent of pork, and almost 60 percent of poultry. So of course it’s easy for them to coordinate price increases."

~ Robert Reich

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/record-corporate-profits-coming-from

damkina ,

@wdlindsy but if gets back in office, the people who process the meat will be gone…think those rich bastards can process their own meats?

damkina ,

@wdlindsy Or they will get their bought and paid for legislators to write a bill to conscript children to work. (I wouldn’t put it past them)

GottaLaff , to random
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Update on yesterday’s open house, for those interested:

👍🏼It went well! We got a good turnout and… one nibble! They want to see another house on Tues. If they like ours better, they’ll make an offer.

👎🏼BUT: After the heavy Calif rains, we’ve (well, a visitor) JUST discovered 2 leaks (paint buckled). Big expense coming up, and the repairs will come smack in the middle of the Wed. brokers open house, and next weekend’s open house.

So… ugh to that. Contractor coming today.

damkina ,

@GottaLaff 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

damkina ,

@GottaLaff @damkina right????

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Via David Cay Johnston

& Co. intend to force a despite our Constitution expressly forbidding any establishment of religion.

Jews, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, and actual Christians should be horrified by words below from a retired general who has shown his disloyalty to America..👇🏼

Trump’s former (& future?) nat sec adviser Mike Flynn: “If we are going to have one nation under God which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God and one religion under God”

damkina ,

@GottaLaff Someone needs to ask those who profess to be Christians, which denomination other than their own they are willing to practice? Since a great number in Congress claim to be Catholic, would Lutherans be ok with Catholicism? Would they be ok with the government taking roll at church to make sure they are complying with the theocracy?

damkina ,

@GottaLaff @damkina True!

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🤦🏻‍♀️ " Senate Passes Bill Preventing Presidents From Ballot Removal Under

As states eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on if should be allowed on the ballot for supporting an insurrection, Arizona Republicans took the first step on Monday to ensure Trump won’t be removed from their state’s ballot"

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/arizona-senate-passes-bill-preventing-presidents-from-ballot-removal-under-14th-amendment/

damkina ,

@GottaLaff

GottaLaff , to random
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Guys, I'm getting offline. I will post if news breaks, of course.

But if you reply, I may not see it. Apologies.

I just need a break.

damkina ,

@GottaLaff take care of yourself first…always.

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The price of Huggies diapers went up 6% between April- June 2023.

Inflation, right? Wrong.

Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies, reported that the cost to make its products fell by $75 million.They took the money and ran, banking $168 million in operating profits in Q3 2023.

Now, new research shows that corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023. During the 40 years prior to the pandemic, profits drove just 11% of price growth.

damkina ,

@rbreich yep…punishing consumers for

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