"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot." – Carl Sagan

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

The RFK, jr effect.

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

State attorneys general should see to the arrest and prosecution of I.C.E. agents who break the law in their jurisdiction. Lock their asses up and charge them with stalking, kidnapping, assault, domestic terrorism and a ton more. Let’s go.

Hey greasy orange shit stain! Count me in as officially anti-fascist! Goons beware.

1 transgender shooter GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!" 47,209 white male shooters GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."

I know that not everyone has learned anything from this pandemic but from this pandemic everyone should have learned that things get worse just before they keep getting worse.

I'm just so damn tired.

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.

From Facebook:

Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"

We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good. - Carl Sagan

Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us. - Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World

Which part of overpopulation doesn’t make sense to people: 1)That Earth cannot grow alongside human population 2)That the more humans there are, the more species go extinct

Never be a witness for the prosecution.

ICE is out of control. They must be reined in.

The President could deploy troops to help disaster recovery efforts from devastating storms, but instead he sends them to Los Angels to chase fry cooks and landscapers.

Immediately.

Spot on. It’s happening right now…this is how it starts.

The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.

Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot." — Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot

We chose the latter. 😕

If you’ve got a badge and a gun but think your actions are shameful enough to need a mask, you should quit.

"Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein

BREAKING: LA solidarity protesters in Austin are occupying JJ Pickle Federal Building, which houses local ICE processing center

REMINDER TIME

Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles. I repeat: according to Tesla itself a Cybertruck loses $5.60 cents per mile, not counting the cost of electricity, tires, etc. Unprecedented levels of flop! www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...

Plastic waste is out of control, but burning plastic is not a viable solution like the plastic industry claims. Here’s why 🧵👇

Thawing Tundra Is Now a Carbon Source in Fast-Warming Arctic - Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents. What the fuck are we doing here?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast. The weather event typically occurs in the West.

BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

Apparently some folks are still confused about how much CO2 in the air has grown due to human activities. It's increased by more than 50%, which means over one third of all CO2 in the air is due to us.