With the conversation shared tonight on The Bachelor about Domestic violence here is a thread of resources I compiled. If you are struggling please reach out. #bachelor
Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox, as he vetoes a ban on trans athletes passed by the state legislature, notes 75,000 high school athletes and only four are transgender. "Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few."
Corporate greed is Nike increasing its profit by 125% last year to $5.7 billion & blaming "inflation" for a 10.5% price spike on a pair of expensive sneakers made by workers in Vietnam earning less than a buck an hour while Phil Knight became $26.7 billion richer in the pandemic.
I am beyond embarrassed for the way (much of) Americanized Christianity has demoted life saving technology and promoted individualistic, self-serving, ways of thinking.
Radical right-wing preacher Joshua Feuerstein tells Christians "you don't have to wear the mask, you got Jesus. You don't need the vaccine, you got Jesus."
Cost to manufacture 1 vial of insulin: Around $6
Cost of 1 vial of insulin for consumers:
🇫🇷: $9
🇩🇪: $11
🇯🇵: $14
🇦🇺: $7
🇬🇧: $7
🇨🇦: $12
🇺🇸: $98
The American people should not be forced to pay the highest prices on the planet for prescription drugs.
When politicians use faith as an excuse to pass and uphold laws that seize control of people’s bodies but not guarantee them healthcare, feed the poor, shelter the homeless, or welcome the stranger, you have to wonder if it’s really about faith at all.
did you know that if we cut the us military budget in half, we’d have enough money to completely eradicate homelessness in the US while still having well over 200 billion dollars left to improve quality of life for us, & WOULD STILL HAVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE MILITARY IN THE WORLD
“Wow. Cops killed a black man. Look at this video, he was begging for his life and they were laughing."
"That's terrible. But fortunately, they can be prosecuted for murder.
"Oh, my. You're new to America, aren't you? The prosecutor will decline to indict."
"What? Why?"