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rbreich , 13 days ago to random

Prior to 1982, the SEC considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal. Now, instead of investing profits into people, big corporations use them to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders. They're a scam.

randahl , 1 month ago to random

This is what circumventing Russian sanctions looks like:

In spite of EU sanctions against Russia, The Kingdom of Denmark has doubled its exports of pelagic fish from the Faroe Islands to Russia.

This traffic is made possible because conveniently, The Faroe Islands is an autonomous part of Denmark which exists outside EU boundaries.

This is like if Hawaii suddenly doubled its exports to Russia, while the US was sanctioning the country.

Not a good look.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/russisk-fiskeboykot-kan-vaere-paa-vej-aartiers-fiskeeventyr-faeroeerne-er-i-fare

flexghost , 1 month ago to random

Auntie Flex,

What’s the most American headline you’ve read this week?

randahl , 2 months ago to random

Three wins just now:

— The House has advanced the Ukraine aid package with votes 165 (D) to 151 (R).

— Marjorie Taylor Greene has left the House in anger.

— Final vote tomorrow.

We are getting there!

rbreich , 2 months ago to random

Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely.

Instead, these tax cuts have added $10 trillion to the debt.

The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it.

randahl , 2 months ago to random

Why does American tv studios often use strangely tall chairs?

Here is one example, where Jen Psaki cannot reach the floor, so they have designed a special plexiglass stand for her to put her feet on, while her guest sits with dangling feet.

I do not recall this being a preferred look on Danish or German tv shows, and it looks really unnatural to me, but what could be the purpose behind this decision?

rbreich , 2 months ago to random

Amazon squeezed sellers and jacked up prices.

Google stamped out competitors in search.

Facebook used buy-or-bury schemes to crush competition.

Apple used its immense power to kill off challengers.

All four face major antitrust cases from the US government.

It's about time.

RickiTarr , 3 months ago to random

Writing Prompt:

Write the saddest sentence you can think of.

jeffowski , 3 months ago to random

#NoBillionaires

flexghost , 3 months ago to random

** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON #MastodonMusic **

Tonight’s theme is:

🌈❀🛼 70s ⍟🎙🌈

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🎵 Post music from the outta sight 70s (any genre, no remixes) along with what you’re drinking 🎶
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Candy came from out on the Island
In the back room she was everybody's darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head

She says, "Hey, babe
Take a walk on the wild side"

🍷 Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side + Rusty Nail🍸

Post often • share • make some friends

Video with still of Lou Reed album cover. Name a more diverse decade than the 70s

luckytran , 3 months ago to random

How long are you contagious with COVID-19?

Here's what the science says:
➡️ Most people are infectious for ~10 days
➡️ ~80% of people test positive for 5 days after symptom onset
➡️ Only ~30% of people who test positive have a fever
➡️ Presence of symptoms is an unreliable indicator of infectiousness
➡️ Individuals can be infectious before the onset of symptoms
➡️ Asymptomatic cases represent around 20 to 40% of all infections

GottaLaff , 3 months ago to random

So. People WANT a Hitler to run the US? Because all morning/week/month/year I’ve seen polls (I know, I don’t give polls much credence either, but it’s consistent) telling me how Biden’s numbers have dropped and how Trump is beating him in swing states, etc. WTF America? W. T. A. F.!

GottaLaff , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

Forgot the #WompWomp !

🤭👉🏼 “#Trump offered NY appeals court a bond of only $100 mil to pause the more than $450 million penalty he faces in his civil fraud case, a clear sign that the former president lacks the $ to cover the full amount.

..also asked to pause enforcement of finan penalty & wide range of other punishments the judge levied.” #legal

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/nyregion/trump-bond-civil-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y00.UqI6.B_XfSft7EHNo&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

GottaLaff , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

🔥 #BREAKING #Trump 1/...

#WOMPWOMP #WOMPAGE

via Pagliery!

Breaking news, first
@thedailybeast

Donald Trump has been hit with a massive one-two punch in his bank fraud case.

He owes $372 million for lying—and he can't borrow money from any New York bank, frustrating his ability to appeal the judgment.

tzimmer_history , 4 months ago to random

The biggest challenge in 2024 is to get enough people to actually listen to what Trump and those around him are openly, consistently, and explicitly promising to do once they get back to power.

It is utterly deranged, and discounting it as just rhetoric would be a disaster.

Sheril , 5 months ago to random

After years of research & another round of grad school focused on decision making in Congress, I’m fairly certain the U.S. is not nearly as divided as popular media outlets & polarizing politicians would like us to believe we are.

That gives me hope.

luckytran , 5 months ago to random

We are in the middle of the second-largest COVID surge of the pandemic. This decision is not based on science, it’s based on worker exploitation.

https://ktla.com/news/california/california-health-officials-announce-shorter-covid-isolation-guidelines/amp/