Listen up, friends. I’ve lived a long time in this country. I’ve experienced a lot. And I know, and have a deep sense, when things are beginning to spiral.
We are at that point. We’ve been approaching it for some time, but the warning signs were in smaller, discrete pieces. /1
Gas prices are rising at their fastest pace ever and have topped $4 for the first time since 2008.
Just a reminder that America gets 1% of its oil from Russia, while Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.
Take a look around the economy today.
McDonald's: profits up 59%. They're raising prices.
Starbucks: record profits. They're raising prices.
Amazon: record profits. Shock of shocks! They're raising prices!
Maybe — just maybe — we've got a corporate greed problem.
Based on how the law is written, Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty and I’m not mad at that. I’m mad that we continue to support a justice system so flawed that it allows a not guilty verdict in a self defense case where the MURDERER so clearly did not intend to act in self defense.
Right now, there are 253 bills in state legislatures that restrict voting rights in 43 states. Losing an election should not mean changing the rules to win the next one. Why are cowardly Republicans so afraid of democracy?
My question for Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is simple: When you have so much money, more money than can be spent in a million lifetimes, why are you trying so hard to defeat workers who are demanding decent pay and decent working conditions?
This is why Congress needs time to actually read this package before voting on it.
Members of Congress have not read this bill. It’s over 5000 pages, arrived at 2pm today, and we are told to expect a vote on it in 2 hours.
This isn’t governance. It’s hostage-taking.