memi mineo

I ❤ Science, I ❤truth #resist #VOTEBLUE I’m Blue in a Texas sea of Red. #ReuniteTheChildren

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@jennlynnjordan When my niece was about 3 she asked her mom to take her to a movie. My sister in law asked her Which one? She answered ‘ coming soon to a theater near you’.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

It’s really something to watch the Party whose supporters poop on the floor in the Capitol and wipe their feces on the wall tell people which bathrooms to use.

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

The last time Republicans had control of Congress and the White House, they raised taxes on millions of Californians by capping the state and local tax deduction—which hurts first-time homebuyers.

We should be building up the middle class, not placing limits on its growth.

[Laila Mickelwait @LailaMickelwait]

Gisele Pelicot’s final statement about her filmed, drugged, unconscious rape by 51 men:

"It's time that the macho, patriarchal society that trivialises rape changes…It's time we changed the way we look at rape.”

“I’ve lost 10 years of my life…This scar will never heal.”

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

so is anybody even going to bother to go through the motions of calling for Trump to divest from his businesses this time around, or did we just give up on that one too?

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@CalltoActivism Everybody says he’s a coke head.

[Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 @4HumanUnity]

So, here’s the plan: axe the Department of Education. Rip it out at the roots and toss it in the trash, they say. It’s bold. Revolutionary. And by “revolutionary,” I mean pulling the rug out from under every kid whose parents can’t afford private school. You think this is about “freedom”? No, it’s about keeping the poor where they are: in the dirt, staring up at a ladder they’ll never get to climb.

Without the Department of Education, who’s going to pay for the Title I schools? You know, the ones that keep the lights on in neighborhoods where families are choosing between groceries and gas? That money doesn’t fall from the sky. And when it’s gone, those schools won’t just struggle; they’ll sink. No books, no teachers, no hope.

But wait, there’s more! Let’s talk about the kids with disabilities. Remember them? Apparently, they’re collateral damage. That $13 billion IDEA program? That lifeline for special education? Poof, gone. Now what? Parents are left scrambling while states bicker over whether or not to fund wheelchairs and speech therapists. It’s all on you, folks. Good luck.

And what happens when the feds step back? You get patchwork schooling. One state decides to teach algebra, another hands out bibles, and the third figures, why not both? Kids move from one town to another and end up learning that gravity’s a theory in one classroom and a sin in another. Standards go out the window, civil rights protections weaken, and suddenly, it’s 1950 all over again.

For the young dreamers, the kids who want college and ore our future? Forget Pell Grants. Forget affordable tuition. Unless Mom and Dad have cash stashed in the walls, higher education is a pipe dream. And what does that mean for the workforce? A dumber, poorer country, that’s what. You think job creators are going to hire folks who can’t read contracts or fix machines? Get real.

And don’t let them fool you with talk of “school choice.” That’s code for privatization. It’s a way to make sure the rich get shiny charter schools and the poor get what’s left, crumbs. They say it’s about competition, but the only race here is to the bottom. And when the dust settles, it’s the rich sipping lattes while the rest of us try to figure out how to spell “inequality.”

This isn’t about education. It’s about control. About keeping the same people on top and making sure the ladder gets kicked out from underneath everyone else. They say it’s freedom, but it looks a lot more like a prison cell to me.

Trump 'efficiency' co-leader suggests Dept. of Education will be 'deleted outright' https://t.co/UuRLTSozqi

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

The big problem with the US political system is that billionaires are allowed to buy the elections. That is usually called corruption, but in the US infamous John Roberts's SCOTUS legalized such purchases in 2010 (Citizen United verdict).

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

GM just announced a round of layoffs, impacting 1,000 workers.

But the company reported Q3 earnings that put it on track for record profits this year.

Its CEO received $27M in compensation in 2023.

And GM announced $6B in stock buybacks this June.

Textbook corporate greed.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@maddenifico I hope they give him the funding immediately.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@cwebbonline If they were fulfilling Trump’s plan isn’t he guilty of treason too?

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@RpsAgainstTrump The Dipshits

[Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe]

The Supreme Court says a President has immunity for official acts while in office.

Okay then, while in office, Joe Biden should release House Ethics committee report on Matt Gaetz, and all Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's handling of classified documents. For starters.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@ExtremeArturo You must go. Pay a token amount for the visit. Tell them you can’t afford the amount. See if they’ll discount. Get your meds.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

Who thinks that RFK Jr won’t accomplish much because Big Pharma and Agri-business? You can’t go back.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

Moving to Bluesky under BluMeemi. Follow me there.

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

@DarkMSolvent White Supremacy

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law.

I would know because I wrote the law.

Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.

This is what illegal corruption looks like. https://t.co/JJjJ59DgB5

[memi mineo @Meemi9]

Clinton was the Comeback Kid; Trump is the Comeback Codger