Massachusetts.
72% of the population voted for the legislative audit. It was ignored for 1.5 years and then killed by the legislators, the target of the audit.
66% of voters polled approved of reducing the state income tax from 5% to 4%. It was killed by a team effort of AG Campbell and the Supreme Court which happens to have one of Gov. Healey’s ex-girlfriends on it, who she appointed.
Your legislators get free office space rent in government buildings even though it’s against campaign finance and ethics laws and rules. They also get $22-$29k in office and travel stipends. Non-incumbents must pay for their office space.
MA voters approved a constitutional change that forced legislative pay rises to be tied to inflation. Years later they gave themselves a $20k “leadership pay” for each committee they chair. Some chaired multiple committees and got $40k a year raises. Peasants don’t get to decide what royalty does with the treasury.
Massachusetts is the only state where your governor and legislators are exempt from public information requests.
Ironically, we’ve held three no Kings protests against Trump and Gov. Healey has a 58% approval rating. #Mapoli
Is anyone else just as horrified as I am that the world went from having meaningful discourse about climate change to rapidly building environmentally destructive data centers because, shiny new toy? They're gonna be the end of us all.
Big Tech will absolutely destroy our drinkable water supply to advance their AI products and increase their profits.
Just like the health insurance industry lets people die to increase their profits.
Just like Big Oil destroys the planet to increase their profits.
Just like military contractors donate millions to politicians to start wars to increase their profits.
Just like polluters poison our air to increase their profits.
Just like food manufacturers add poisons to our food to increase their profits.
Billionaire and trillionaire greed is killing us.
No online banking? Fine. Hello cash, silver and gold.
No online shopping? Fine. Hello markets, local shops and buying directly from people.
No Amazon? Fine. Hello car boot sales and independent businesses.
No social media? Fine. Hello real conversations and community notice boards.
No food deliveries? Fine. Hello home cooking and trading eggs for vegetables with the neighbour.
No Uber? Fine. Hello lifts from friends and sharing journeys.
No Netflix? Fine. Hello DVDs, board games and evenings around the table.
No WhatsApp? Fine. Hello landlines, handwritten letters and knocking on your mate’s door.
No online dating? Fine. Hello actually meeting people.
No online marketplaces? Fine. Hello swap shops and bartering.
No Deliveroo? Fine. Hello supporting local cafés.
No loyalty apps? Fine. Hello paying with cash and leaving no digital trail.
No online schools? Fine. Hello community teaching and home education.
No smart devices? Fine. Hello watches that tell the time and phones that only make calls.
No facial recognition? Fine. Hello privacy.
No digital identity? Fine.
Hello Nokia 3210s, paper maps, pen pals, cash in your pocket, neighbours who know your name, children playing outside, local communities and a life that doesn’t require permission from an app.
Funny how what some people call “going backwards” sounds suspiciously like how millions of us grew up.
Bring it on.
Thank you all for the messages of concern but I am not dead.
If I were, it would be entirely appropriate for you to have blamed Israel. 🤷♀️
Somewhat relatedly, Charlie Kirk was not concerned he was going to be killed by a transgendered furry after a full day of arguing with Zionists about him abandoning the pro-Israel cause.
Hope this helps.
If you had told me 10 years ago that a billionaire would accuse humans of drinking too much water in 2026 because data centres need it to power the AI tech that is now threatening our entire way of life, I would have told you to write a better Bond villain, because wtf?
I just found out that water is considered a human right in Ireland, and households don’t pay water bills.
Every country should be like that.
Water is a human right and always should be.
This needs explanation. Israel is planning to assassinate Candace Owens just as Charlie Kirk?
This woman posted and deleted the post immediately, obviously posted too early while scheduling?