When schools are run like businesses, our kids become commodities. We can't let profit-driven interests dictate the future of our children's education. Dont Defund Public Schools #ProudBlue

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Bob Marley was scheduled to perform at a peace rally. A gunman came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on stage and sang. When they asked him why. He said, "The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off.. How can I? Light up the darkness."

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

This is not good news, especially that Ebola news. There's a new "something" growing in Africa that killed 50 people in two days. And nobody knows that it is yet. #maddow www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

I haven’t been on here much. I need to stop doomscrolling & in my case rage scrolling on twitter, but I think my brain may be broken by all of this!!!

Not sure how to do this. I feel defeated, resigned, hopeless. My goal? Take care of myself & those who rely on me & help the vulnerable whenever possible. And, when possible, to find ways to defy this monsterous regime.

starting his destruction ahead of time

Go ahead & “buy” or “take” it. Make it a state. Changes the Electoral College, changes the House, adds two senators And, if think Greenlanders would vote for any party that’s against universal healthcare, strong social safety nets, & worker protections, you’re nuts. trump & his minions are dumb.

The the U.S. people pay more for less and call it “freedom.” They pay attention to the label, not how systems actually function.

@daveramssey.bsky.social Interesting Dave Ramssey is following me? I started his course at my church years ago. There was good information. But, I felt so beaten down, like such a failure, that I couldn’t follow through. Every class caused me huge anxiety. I couldn’t get that first “emergency

Good for me! I need to avoid Twitter & got myself a 7 day suspension. Read a story about a guy following, chasing, & attempting to strangle a reporter because the reporter didn’t “look” American. He yelled “this is trump’s America!” I then merely stated, in a bit of detail, what I’d hope the

Agree completely.

I liked Carter, but voted for Reagan in my first election. Wouldn’t now. I actually think Carter was not just a good man, but a decent president. With four more years, who knows? He might’ve even been a great president. My views on what is required for the presidency have dramatically changed.

What is my malfunction? I’m extremely anxious about an appeal I have to do for an insurance audit. This is a huge deal. But in order to deal with my stress I’ve been over on that other platform yelling at strangers. It’s not adequately distracting me, just making me angry about something else.

“A ‘firehouse of falsehoods’ produces nihilism. If you can’t understand what is going, then you are not going to join a great movement for democracy. Instead, you will avoid politics. Autocrats have an enormous incentive to spread that hopelessness and cynicism." open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

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Horrific. For a broader perspective, I’m a healthcare provider, counselor, tiny practice. I have an insurance company claiming I was “overpaid” by $91,000 & demanding money back. They picked through 3 yrs of documentation & found idiotic “issues.” These companies harm everyone but shareholders.

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Fucking Republicans are going to shut down the government over Christmas. The billionaires will attend parties and eat delicacies on golden plates and pee in golden urinals. #EatTheRich #Musk #GovernmentShutdown #Christmas

Chris Murphy: "Why is Donald Trump engaged in this relentless campaign to try to silence journalists, media companies, and his political opposition? It's because he's trying to steal from you."

On point.

This has been clear for many months. If Putin wants to negotiate, he can stop fighting anytime. And negotiate. He is the obstacle to peace, not Zelensky, and has been since the beginning of the war. Still not heard Trump explain what leverage he will use to make him stop

This is honestly terrifying. I’ve no doubt he plans to jail & even execute people.

Still in the vise.

Pretty good list.

Agree.

My ranking of damage to legacy media outlet: 1. ABC Trump settlement. 2. Joe Scarborough suck up. 3. Bezos pulling WaPo Harris endorsement. 4. CNN promoting Scott Jennings. 5. Fox Dominion settlement. Thoughts?

We already know what Trump does with million dollar envelopes dropped in his inaugural fund collection box. He did it last time. www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/p...

The Trump transition team wants to drop a car crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk and Tesla. This would hinder the government’s ability to regulate cars with self-driving systems and investigate their crashes. Yet another reason why Elon bought himself a POTUS. Shameful stuff.

Absolutely, this:

I am a mental health provider. Almost all my patients are Superior Health subcontracting for Medicaid. I have a tiny practice, barely making it. Today they informed me they want to take back payments from the last three years totaling over $91,000. The money will stay with Superior, not Medicaid.

Kinzinger is great, but I still worry about the safety of them all.

Awesome!

Why are we striking? Our owners says the sale is “necessary”. But the Observer is a successful part of the Guardian family The deal has been done in secret and without considering other bids Our owners have a £1.3bn fund & a duty to protect liberal journalism - why not invest?

May they find a good path forward for all their citizens.

Horrific. Glad the Assad regime is falling.

When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit. But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it. Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.

Amazing story in this thread.

I want to watch TV coverage of the live fall of the Syrian regime. CNN is airing a Giuliani documentary, Fox News has a comedian joking about Canada, MSNBC a documentary about migrants So I turned on BBC,which is breathlessly switching between Syria, South Korea demonstrations, and Ghana election

🚨 #BREAKINGNEWS With one full month to go President Biden is on track to have jobs increased every month while in office for the first time in United States History. 🚨

Wicked was AMAZING. Read the books years ago. They’re darker, more complex, but well worth the read for those seeking some resolve to resist authoritarianism.

If he keeps this up, he might end up in Trump's Cabinet.

“Tesla has been named the "deadliest" car brand after an analysis of vehicle fatality rates determined the brand had the highest number of fatal crashes per mile.”