The wages of the richest 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979.
Meanwhile, the wages of the bottom 90% have seen just 44% growth.
Trickle down economics was always a hoax.
Mother Jones DONATE Marie Follayttar, a longtime organizer in Maine who is disabled by Long Covid and cancer, talked on the Long Covid call about how the Hands Off protests were taking place on the 48th anniversary of the start of what became known as the Section 504 sit-ins, a landmark series of protests urging enforcement of a federal law advancing disability rights. Follayttar noted that Section 504 is at risk today from a lawsuit from 17 Republican Attorneys General. "There may come a time where we will have to take similar action and find ways to mobilize to make sure that we are seen," Follayttar said. "We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."
48 years ago the Section 504 sit-ins took place fighting for federal enforcement of disability discrimination laws.
Today I reminded a community of folks with long covid & me/cfs that we may need to “take similar actions.”
#HandsOff
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Only a psychopath would mock someone with a disability.
Remember that the people on the Signal chat include the US negotiators on Ukraine. It is no wonder that Putin is twisting them around like taffy at the county fair.
#signalgate
From Ryan Scallon, superintendent in Portland, Maine. Well said.
"It is not appropriate for us to focus on sex assigned at birth or hormones, but on what kids need, which is access to opportunities throughout their educational journey. That includes athletics, if they so choose."
STRESS KILLS.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, struggling every day to keep their families going.
The result: working class people die 7 years earlier than the rich.
We need an economy that works for all, not just the few.
“Hold the line.”
—Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to protect freedom of expression and democracy in the Philippines, interview, PBS Newshour, 3/3/2025.
“They give you this,
but you paid for that….”
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) by Neil Young
Map of the Gulf of Mexico, now called “Gulf of Meaningless Distraction Wjile the Rich Who Pay No Taxes Loot the Treasury & Burn the Constitution.”
Claudette Colvin wanted to share her story of standing up to Jim Crow laws in the 1950s with young people today. Maine author Phillip Hoose helped her do it.
“I’d rather be alone telling the truth than with many following a lie.”
—Denver Riggelman, member, United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, PBS Newshour, 1/21/2025.
Outrageous but common. Write or call the office of one of your state’s US Senators or Representative. Shouldn’t SSDI be reinstated if you used their return to work program?
Lesson 8: Stand out.
#OnTyranny
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
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Finished the challenge!
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Day 19
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Day 18
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#birdwatching
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 17
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Day 16
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Image of the cover of The 1988 What Color Is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles.
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Day 15
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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Day 14
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In 2023, our team created an interactive guide to rights the Supreme Court has established — and could take away.
Most rights are based in statute, but rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn. ⤵️
Dark Money: the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right by Jane Mayer
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Day 13
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Day 12
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Wow! And here’s our neighbor!
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Day 11
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Day 10
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Maine teachers, time to send a Letter to the Senator!!
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