If this is true, it's down right criminal. Republican voter suppression taken to the extreme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfY... #us-election
If this is true, it's down right criminal. Republican voter suppression taken to the extreme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfY... #us-election
AOC on Jon Stewarts Weekly Show podcast #uspolitics www.youtube.com/watch?v=eehe...
"Darren Parkinson is one of about 2 million people living with long Covid in England and Scotland. The illness is having a detrimental impact on his life, stopping him from being the kind of active and involved parent he wants to be to his two children" www.theguardian.com/society/vide... #longcovid
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To counter right wing populism, we need a viable left wing alternative. Here explained by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social youtu.be/inB0CyQR3bs?...
Well would you look at that.
Privatizing a business basically means adding an extra expense/tax to the business and customers. The payout to the shareholders.
AOC is on the Majority Report!!!
Michael Moore has put up his documentary "Sicko" for free. As a Danish citizen I'm baffled of the existence of private health insurance. Think that, instead of just going to the hospital, I would pay a middle man to deny me care when I need it. #healthcare www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEQ...
As the oligarchy begins to take shape, this meme seems more prescient than ever. They have convinced you that immigrants are your enemy while they pick your pockets at the same time, youβve been duped. Itβs the billionaires who are ruining this country,not migrants. Always has been. #RiseAndResist
1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour
The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases
Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs
Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
The next DNC chair should make two things clear: No super pac money in democratic primaries and not a dime of corporate pac money for the DNC. That is a basic first step to ensure our party represents working and middle class Americans.
"There are none as blind as those who will not see"
Trumps alleged tax plan. Tax the poor, give it to the rich. Put in math: 1/RobinHood (inverse) #uspolitics
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815 billionaires hold more wealth than half of American households.
If that doesnβt tell you weβre in a second Gilded Age, I donβt know what will.
Wow.
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ainβt workinβ, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
The corona virus is still not "just a cold":
Elevated Heart Risk: Covid-19 infections, especially severe ones, significantly raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems.
The risk can persist for several years.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...
#covid19
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
Kyle @kylekulinski.bsky.social talking about why MAGA/Trump will fail. People are angry and insecure because of the massive wealth and income inequality in the US. Trump will only make it worse with his pro-rich agenda. This is pitchfork economics! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dioW... #uspolitics
Physics Girl is getting better, as am I. We are both suffering from #longcovid and #mecfs. My case is much better now though. I can't get my heart rate up, but she can't stand up.
youtube.com/shorts/euCkK...
Lefties to follow!
In a speech from 1994 @rbreich.bsky.social predicts the rise of Trump: "We are on our way to becoming a two-tiered society, composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment is easily manipulated"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0...
#uspolitics