Bernie Sanders: "You pay a lot in taxes."
Leena-Kaisa Mikkola: "93% of people in Finland feel paying taxes is an important civic duty. When we pay, we get something in return. When I retire, it's guaranteed I don't have to live in poverty."
Two weeks ago, the Kremlin leader's chances of adequately financing his devastating war of aggression against Ukraine looked bleak. Now Putin can breathe a sigh of relief. Iran, the exploding prices for oil and natural gas have "given the Russian economy a new boost – at least temporarily,"
Except for Vladimir Putin, is there anyone or any group of people who Trump hasn’t ripped off, lied to, or thrown under the bus?
NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.
Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)
The fragile insecure flower is crying again.
COMET VS STARLINK: Last month, astronomer Gerald Rhemann attempted to photograph Comet Wierzchoś (C/2024 E1) during its closest approach to Earth. The comet was outnumbered 10:1 by satellites spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com
Stop Starlink.
Connect the dots
This from Facebook:
I've heard whispers and rumors but nothing definitive...
The sane people of the US have been saying the same thing since 2017.
Throw the entire cabinet under the bus... NUTS!! 🙃
Trump alone is to blame. Now Putin can breathe a sigh of relief. Exploding prices for oil and natural gas have "given the Russian economy a new boost – at least temporarily," analyzes the Wall Street Journal.
Sen. Murray: "I'm just sickened by this. To go into this war unprepared, to use outdated data, and to have this horrific thing happen where children were killed in a school sends a horrible message to those that are in a war with us and to our own constituents about what America's values are."
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
The everyday people who marched for civil rights and voting rights in Alabama in 1965 did so knowing that they would face violence, they would face torture, and that their government would not protect them. But they came anyway. open.substack.com/pub/jbpritzk...
We are still waiting for the release of the fully unredacted #trump/Epsteinfiles
YES, ASAP.
A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”
This is from 1975.
Kristi's place freed up https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/bondi-military-housing-threats.html?smid=url-share
And we are the ones paying for this corruption.
Bring back the 70% Tax for the rich - problem solved.
She must have a reason?!
#WomensHistoryMonth #Pinks🌷
Most people shed their tears at the iconic ending, but this will always be the part that gets to me...and I'm not even French.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeF...
French poster for Casablanca has an illustration of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, their faces pressed together, the name of the film in red, and cast names and the director's name.
Been a while since a 📽 so tonight's was one of the best: Casablanca (1942, dir. Michael Curtiz) - the thrilling, romantic, funny, beautifully shot ensemble tale of cynic-with-a-lover's-heart Rick finding his passion for life again, with a cast at the top of their game.
"Welcome back to the fight."
If this isn't abuse and fraud, I don't know what is.
We have no government right now.
This is what happens when you don't have a government.
(you get abused)
