JanieFlemming

Support social, racial, economic, health care and environmental justice FOR ALL. Cat mom to Sophie. Love film, esp docs.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

[JanieFlemming @FlemmingJanie]

Shameless greed

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

THE INSANELY RIGGED ECONOMY

Yesterday, while tens of millions of families were struggling to pay for rent, food, healthcare, childcare and gas, seven of Trump's oligarchic friends became $210 billion richer. Not last week. Not over the past decade. In less than 24 hours, these 7 men, the wealthiest people on earth, became $210 billion richer.

Incredibly, since Trump was elected on November 5, 2024, these 7 men, all Big Tech Oligarchs, have become more than $1.5 trillion richer and are now collectively worth over $2.8 trillion. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any other wealthy nation, young adults have a lower standard of living than their parents and over 20% of our seniors are trying to survive on an annual income of $15,000 a year or less.

Yes. We are living in an oligarchy.

A Good Day for Trump’s Friends:

Yesterday, Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, got $164.8 billion richer and is now worth $1.4 trillion. He’s worth $1.1 trillion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Larry Page, the second wealthiest man in the world, gained $7.61 billion in wealth and is now worth $314 billion. He’s worth $161 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Sergey Brin, the third richest man in the world, got $7.01 billion richer and is now worth $292 billion. He’s worth $148 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Jeff Bezos, the fourth richest man in the world, gained $6.96 billion in wealth and is now worth $267 billion. He’s worth $46 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Larry Ellison, the fifth wealthiest man in the world, gained $8.92 billion in wealth and is now worth $247 billion. He’s worth $63 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Michael Dell, the sixth richest man in the world, got $5.86 billion richer and is now worth $218 billion. He’s worth $101 billion more than on Election Day.

Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg, the seventh richest man in the world, gained $9.16 billion in wealth and is now worth $211 billion. He’s worth $8 billion more than on Election Day.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God’s children.”

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

The Pentagon, despite a $1 trillion budget, is full of waste, fraud and abuse. It is, in fact, the only federal agency that can’t pass an independent financial audit. And now Trump wants $500 billion more in military spending.

CONGRESS MUST JUST SAY NO.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING:

Apocalyptic scenes in Lebanon’s capital right now.

Israel is bombing residential buildings in densely populated neighborhoods of Beirut.

A ceasefire that still allows bombs to fall on civilians is not a ceasefire.

[MO @Abu_Salah9]

بتهمة جمع الخضار والزهور البرية.

لحظة قيام الجيش الاسرائيلي بترويع واختطاف أطفال فلسطينيين لمكان مجهول

لولا وجود منصات مثل X لما وصلت هذه المشاهد للعالم

فضحهم واجب على كل حُر حول العالم.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins.

THIS is what the U.S. Senate campaign in Maine is all about.

[JanieFlemming @FlemmingJanie]

@myzccc Available on Amazon to rent for $6.99

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel dropped a bomb on Mona’s home in Mansouri, South Lebanon, today.

Mona is not a fighter.

She is an environmental activist who dedicated her life to protecting endangered sea turtles.

Because of Israel, Mona is now fighting for her life in a hospital bed.

[Books Behind Borders @MHTruthUltra]

If you live in a country that sends poor people to jail for using drugs, but doesn't send rich people to jail for raping kids, you live in a shit hole country.

[JanieFlemming @FlemmingJanie]

Spot on

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

So let me get this straight:

When immigrants take jobs, it’s a national crisis.

When AI takes jobs, it’s innovation.

Can someone explain why we’re supposed to fear people willing to work, but celebrate technology designed to replace workers?

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

nyt can you please have some decency about a decorated war veteran combat surgeon who saved tammy duckworth's life, who treated 9/11 first responders and was in gaza during the genocide. i get that he's muslim and antizionist but this is a shameful and racist subheader!

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

i hope the next global trend will be empathy and critical thinking.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents were filmed shoving U.S. citizens into a MOVING TRUCK during protests outside Newark’s Delaney Hall detention facility… while one protester’s foot looks to be run over by the vehicle.

These are Americans standing in solidarity with detainees… who are currently on a hunger and labor strike… over reports of abuse, medical neglect, inedible food, overcrowding, and retaliation inside the facility.

A woman reportedly miscarried while detained, and was denied proper medical treatment.

Families and advocates have reported detainees being beaten and pepper sprayed.

Lawmakers attempting oversight have been blocked from access.

And now women involved in the strike are reportedly being transferred out of state, to Louisiana, as of this morning…

A move Rep. Rob Menendez believes is retaliation for demanding basic human decency.

And when Americans show up to protest it… ICE agents responded with extreme violence. (Now imagine what they are doing IN the facility, without cameras everywhere.)

So, it’s time to stop pretending this is “normal immigration enforcement.”

You do not build detention systems, like this, unless cruelty is the point.

You do not transfer hunger strikers across the country, to a facility known for quick deportations, unless intimidation is the point.

You do not attack protesters and block oversight unless you know the public would be horrified by what’s happening inside.

And the government is doing this openly now… because they no longer believe there will be consequences.

[MO @Abu_Salah9]

الطبيب الفلسطيني عدنان البرش،

صاحب الرقم القياسي في عدد العمليات الجراحية خلال يوم واحد (أكثر من ٢٠ عملية)

عذبته اسرائيل حتى الموت في سجونها.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

What a speech…. He deserves another award for the speech

[liam cunningham @liamcunningham1]

For all the genocide deniers. You lying bastards.

[Tomek Niewęgłowski @tomek525]

Liban jest dosłownie dewastowany, świat patrzy i milczy, tak samo było z Gazą…

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is what Elon Musk doesn't want you to see on this platform. This’s what your media won’t report.

Israel is dropping bombs on tents full of displaced families in Gaza.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

The Democratic Party is unpopular because we had a party that supported the genocide in Gaza, foreign wars, the hollowing out of industrial towns, and we allowed wealth to be hoarded in the hands of the few.

[A Left-Wing Account ™️ @PushDemsLeft]

Wait, you mean Democrats could’ve been doing this sort of thing all along?