Michael Leo Owens

Fall of Duty
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$11.3 billion could cover any of the following for a full year:
-1.4 million people on Medicaid
-19 million kids getting free school lunches
-1.4 million people getting affordable housing
-1.1 million hungry seniors fed
-0.8 million children given free child care

Scott Stantis

Cartoon for the Melbourne Observer #Trump #War #usa

The audacity to crusade against ‘unqualified’ people while being EXHIBIT A in a lawsuit proving you don’t know what DEI means. For 200+ years, ‘merit’ meant being born White in the right zip code. Some of us had to be TWICE as good to get an interview. But this guy? Just had to show up. 🤡🎤

First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

“Defense Department officials told Congress that the estimate excludes many costs tied to the military buildup.” Plenty money for war, always.

"But he can't do that"

Yes, like he can't do all the other things.

Again, it is not doomerism to ponder these scenarios, which are obviously illegal & unconstitutional, because the institutions are not self-enforcing, & he's gotten away with all the other things so far.

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“The public isn’t merely playing the crash-test dummy, but also the underwriter, sponsoring the debugging process while tech companies like Google’s Waymo take home the profits.”

Everything Trump Touches Dies: Oil Edition Futures curves and Fed rate cuts.

"If your kid was in the armed services and you watched Pete Hegseth doing his WAR! schtick, what would you think? If it was me, I’d be sick to my stomach seeing that my child’s life was in the hands of a man with low character and lower intelligence."

Photo of the CDC memorial honoring employees who gave their lives in the service of public health. The memorial features a curved, perforated metal surface with a raised CDC logo in the center. Attached nameplates include ‘Diane Berry Caves,’ ‘George Flowers,’ ‘Roger Dublingon,’ and ‘Officer David Rose.’ In the background, a dark wall displays the inscription: ‘In Honor of Those Employees of CDC Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of the Public’s Health.’

Officer David Rose, 33, a former Marine and DeKalb County officer, has been added to CDC’s memorial plaque, honoring those who gave their lives in service of public health. He died protecting our CDC campus, staff, and contractors during a 2025 act of domestic terrorism fueled by misinformation.

Dead Prez - "Radio Freq" (Official Video) YouTube video by Video Archives

Yeah, it’s late but it’s also Spring Break. Time to workout. Turn. It. Up!!!

🗣️ “Crank up your speakers
Your woofas and your tweeters
Turn up your receivers
We bangin off the meter

Crank up your speakers
Your woofas and your tweeters
Turn up your receivers
We bangin for the people”

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“…countries and cities still have the nerve to claim wider roads and highways will improve congestion (they won’t, they’ll induce more driving/traffic) and reduce emissions/pollution (they’ll do the opposite – we’ll have more cars in the same or worse congestion emitting a lot more).”

#UrbanTruth

Movie poster for the film 24 Hour Party People

Manchester remains on my list of UK cities to visit, partly inspired by y one of my favorite films.

Whatever happened to the "domestic threat" posed by "Black Identity Extremists"? 🤔

Trump is spending $1 billion a day waging war on Iran. Meanwhile...

Trump's sons are investing in a drone company that could soon receive Pentagon contracts.

And of course Trump's Big Oil donors stand to gain windfall profits as the price of oil skyrockets.

War is a racket.

TIL: A Mancunian is a native or resident of Manchester, England.

Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99

“I knew that I wasn’t going to get the same recognition, have the same opportunity,” he said in an interview. “But I tried, because it’s something I wanted to do, to take advantage of as many possibilities as I could.” 🫶🏾✊🏾👊🏾

A Big Night Light in the Sky? Start-Up Wants to Launch a Space Mirror.

“…bouncing sunlight to the night side of the planet to power solar farms after sunset, provide lighting for rescue workers and illuminate city streets, among other things.”

Acceding to and monetizing madness… when will it end?

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

As millions of Americans were losing their SNAP benefits the Pentagon spent:

🔹️$6.9 million worth of lobster tails🦞
🔹️$15.1 million for ribeye steak 🥩
🔹️$2 million for Alaskan king crab 🦀
🔹️ and even $98,329 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano

✏️ by @newrepublic.com

here's more context for this clip 👆 it doesn't make what Trump said about 6 year old girls any less weird

🤣

Peter Broelman in Canberra Times

Thank you for the link. None of my CDC or other federal folks, at least in Atlanta, had an answer for me when I asked them about it. Perhaps it’s still too new/vague as a symbol. Maybe now it’ll spread a bit more! And a spoon generally is more useful than a fork. 👍🏾

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What is the meaning of the spoon?

Trump wears a baseball cap at Dover Air Force Base And he doesn't bother taking it off during the solemn ceremony.

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While waiting in an Alpharetta, GA, parking lot yesterday an annoying little plane kept circling overhead. We finally looked up and read its banner: “THANK YOU TRUMP ♥️ FROM IRANIAN PEOPLE!” Reminder that some got plenty money, time, and fuel to waste on propaganda.