June Carter

No More Gambling With The Lives Of Iranians: We Must Ban the War Prediction Market ​Prediction markets represent a further commodification of war, violence, and death—one that risks manufacturing consent for more violence by providing people with a financial incentive for it.

An outright ban won’t change the fact that we are a nation where millions of people believe it is completely fine to gamble on death.

This is a joke?

Did he start working at 8 am? That feels wrong.

The @cato.org institute, a libertarian think tank, is out with a major new research study showing that immigrants, both legal and illegal, contribute significantly more in taxes than they receive in public benefits.
www.cato.org/white-paper/...

EU Council President Antonio Costa said Russia has emerged as “the only winner” from the Iran War.

Let’s be clear: the power of the organized people is greater than the weapons they would wield against us. We will protect free and fair elections.

Yeah, don’t do that @joshsteinnc.bsky.social

Here’s something you might not know if you’re not super rich.

Today is the day that people who make $1 million a year stop paying into Social Security.

Working people pay all year, but the rich get a break.

Lift the cap and pull millions of seniors out of poverty.

I was just thinking about the environmental & public health implications of the plumes of smoke in videos out of the middle east. Think, for example, of what the first responders to 9/11 have experienced long-term.

Yes, we are the baddies, if you still weren’t sure after all the schoolgirl murder.

Gotta love the reporter who posts vague statements with no context in order to get followers to ask, en masse, “what happened?!?!??”

/unfollow

Kevin Kiley sucks.

He’s “leaving the Republican Party” to be on a ballot but still caucusing with them.

He’s been on tv whining as only a white dude can about his district being redrawn for months. Pathetic loser.

When do the religious fanatics determine Jesus ain’t coming back as a result of this war?

Do they stop then?

Just inquiring, as I am not informed on the specific timeline anticipated by the christofascists.

I love to hear how the 19th amendment would be repealed.

If they had brains in their heads, they’d go buy the same shoe that fits with room for insoles. All of the ass kissing, less of the sore feet.

They’re made for sitting at a desk or having a fancy lunch. A status symbol—you don’t need cushioning because you’re rich and a pleb can do your running around.

This is the man Senators who present themselves as serious human beings are going to rubber stamp into the office of Director of Homeland Security. Show some self-respect and some love of country and vote no.

Lindsey Graham is a damn monster.
Chicken hawk. Never served.
Fuck that guy.

My god these idiots have time traveled back over two decades.

WMDs?! Really?

WELKER: Why is Trump helping Russia in this moment?

WALTZ:I wouldn't characterize it that way

WELKER: How else would you describe easing oil sanctions?

WALTZ: It's common sense to allow oil sitting on ships to go to India

WELKER: Russia will be getting that money as it wages its war in Ukraine

a man in a suit and tie is saying `` that is a dangerous game friendo '' . Alt: Kevin on the TV show The Office in a suit and tie with a ficus in the foreground and framed certificates on the walls in the background saying, “that is a dangerous game friendo.” In original context, this was in response to someone saying they are going to eat whatever they want now. In this context, it’s a reference to the most dangerous game, which is hunting a human.

Am I the only one who assumes the very rich and powerful are out here murdering and/or paying for hits?

I’ve always just taken that as a given. What’s the purpose of hoarding that money and power if not to achieve the highest levels of impunity?

It’s almost like it’s the second thing on their checklist.

Cops:
1) Do these people deserve to be protected if it risks my safety? (see: brown schoolchildren in Uvalde)

2) How to we make this about race?

And you can see how easy it is to conflate 1 and 2 there.

LEOs aren’t around to protect or help you. It’s never been their purpose. They exist to protect the rich and property. Never forget that.

It’s almost like it’s the second thing on their checklist.

Cops:
1) Do these people deserve to be protected if it risks my safety? (see: brown schoolchildren in Uvalde)

2) How to we make this about race?

And you can see how easy it is to conflate 1 and 2 there.

LEOs aren’t around to protect or help you. It’s never been their purpose. They exist to protect the rich and property. Never forget that.

Reporting revealed there was no real threat.

But don’t worry, white people! The feds found a brown person not speaking English to manhandle anyway. /s

Shit is so fucked. Abolish ICE. Abolish local and federal LEOs. It’s the only way to actually begin the process of protecting and serving.

Did they remove outliers from this average? It seems to me that unless you itemize—and many don’t—there’s not a noticeable improvement.

I’m typically happy to pay taxes when the money is being spent with at least a veneer of responsibility and concern for the populace. This year, not so much.

My car is from the early aughts. I love it, it gets great mileage, and I don’t need anything else. ✊🪵

It is starting to feel subversive in this surveillance state where everything is computer.

(Yes, I know my phone tracks me, but I also know how to mitigate that harm.)

Could get a nice as hell EV or hybrid for the cost of one of those Tahoes or Suburbans.

Anyone know of an EV that doesn’t take pictures/video of everything around you, track your location, charge a subscription, or lock you inside to be incinerated if you crash?

Maybe some parents with 3 kids or fewer will decide they don’t need a bus-sized SUV now that gas prices are up and will likely keep rising precipitously.

(Personal gripe with these drivers who seem to love to drive at high speeds attached to the rear bumper of my very tiny car. Also, environment.)

She has an actual excuse—she’s pregnant. 🤢