For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed. Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Rep. Goldman: “Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?…Is Nazi Germany one?” Lyons: “Yes.” Goldman: “Is the Soviet Union one?" Lyons: “Yes, but this is the wrong type of questioning you should be asking me.”

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. Trickle-up economics.

“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”

#Greenland Looking at the Trump's Greenland from a different perspective. What does Putin want more than anything, NATO to go away. If the US invades Greenland, NATO is effectively nullified. Trump always looks for a way to bow and please Putin, what better way than to disband NATO.

Really good video breakdown of the shooting of Renee Good illustrating that yes, this was cold blooded murder by an ICE agent.

www.instagram.com/p/DS-ld9Nj0d... This is a great event. #books

"She's doing what she was hired to do." Bari Weiss just spiked a "60 Minutes" story on the notorious CECOT prison, sparking outrage. Sam Stein and JVL are joined by Semafor’s Max Tani to break down what happened, why Weiss made the call, and how Trump’s shadow looms over CBS News.

From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%. The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024. Nothing trickled down.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

#writing I don't piggyback on a popular poster. I need a frustrated comment. Robert Reich posted this "Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running." Please read on>

I’m on vacation in Orlando, what I’ve noticed is people and not just younger folks are recording their vacation instead of enjoying their vacation.

Driving through South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and didn’t eat a thing. Waiting for Bubba Gump’s for Jambalaya, it was great. #bubbagump

#guitar I bought a new stand. It looks like I have room for two more. 😁

#guitar My new Cort Gold acoustic electric. The shop I go to had an unbelievable deal. It sounds incredible, even in my hands.

My new profile pic.

Post this everywhere‼️ -and- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data. We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district. Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

I’m presenting at the Chocolate Town Bookfest today . Stop by, it’s a great event @writing

He should tariff his corrupt crypto dealings.

I finished building a guitar today. Full disclosure , it was a kit. Next time I will start from scratch. The paint came from Oxford Guitar Supply. It didn’t turn out bad. Tip, if try this and it’s humid, get a blush remover. I hope you like it. #guitar #guitars

I'm an old dude. Growing up there were things we would say that are no longer true. The first is no one is above the law. We now know the President is above the law. The second is that we have free speech, it's a free country. Under Trump any speech that he doesn't like is hate speech.

Tonight's news makes clear that the legacy media is fully capitulating. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and pro-democracy. It will never bow down. It will never give in. It will never compromise Sign up now to support its work! hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome

Let Kirk’s own words define his legacy. Don’t let Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and other Murdoch outlets whitewash who he was and what he stood for. The laziness of other media is astounding. If we are going to work toward a more tolerant society we need to allow the facts speak for themselves.

Absolutely on the playlist. enjoy. @taylormomsen.bsky.social #theprettyreckless #taylormomsen #foriamdeath #lifeevermore youtu.be/GWTNGMAH500?...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was a fun romp that had me laughing, snorting, and groaning in equal measure." We've Come for Your Eggs Launches: October 23 :) Pre-order: mybook.to/dragoneggs

With the Supreme Court ruling to abolish the 4th and 14th amendment to the constitution not only do we have war on Chicago, now the United States has declared war on brown people.

WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK

I went to the grocery store for our two-week order. I normally buy a steak that my wife and I share. A steak that weighed about 3/4-pound cost 22 dollars. I didn't buy it. My overall bill was up from my estimates about 20%. How are we doing better??

“When I call Kennedy a ‘dangerous crank,’ I'm not saying that as an insult or as hyperbole, but honestly as the most economical way of describing the man's views,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on RFK Jr.

🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.

When I read books, it helps me breathe. When I scroll screens, it makes me #seethe. I fear the way our future looks if scrolling screens replace our books. #vss365

I took a bowl turning class. I’ve never worked much with a lathe. It was fun and not a bad result. #woodworking #lathe

#authorsky #amwriting #writesky #writingcommunity #writer

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This is now the second city Trump is using threats of military action and visibility to “take back our streets”. In reality it’s a continuation of desensitizing the American people to a daily presence of military on our streets. This is the continuation of the not so slow roll towards Facism.

Eternal reading. Sounds like a plan!

If he's somehow allowed to run again, there's only one suitable candidate to run against him: BARACK OBAMA. #PoeticJustice ⚖️

NEWS: In a resurfaced interview from nearly a decade ago, rapper Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew says he fled a Trump party in Palm Beach in the early 1990s after seeing what appeared to be underage girls at a sex- and drug-fueled event

@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy After the last few months of actions by CBS and Parmount can no longer be considered a trusted source of non-biased news. Greed and Trump are eroding all the things that actually made the United States great.

Meiselas: Mar-A-Lago was used as the grounds in cases to sex traffic underage girls. And this isn't me being conspiratorial... it's documented.

Something orange not trump. A welcome break. Enjoy the flower from my garden.

👁️ It waits in the dark. You told yourself not to look. But you always look. 🩸 Submissions open for Dark Descent microfiction. Max 500 words. Creep us out. Submit via link in bio. #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #CallForSubmissions #flashfiction #youvewritten #booksky

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oh, love there’s a whisper-lie lodged—oh so deep in the sternum of your soul [you are a small and still thing and you do not matter at all] oh, love listen to all my tellings let me be loud in your ears let me speak of your enormity through all our days and all our years #vssdaily