My kingdom is bounded only by the world for I am not an Italian or a Frenchman or a Hindu or an American or a Spaniard.I am a cosmopolite. ~CountOfMonteCristo
Former Israeli combat soldier @EranEfrati tells @AbbyMartin his job was to terrorize Palestinians, who he now says "are right to resist".
Full interview: https://t.co/5emTcLvFwm
This is inexcusable.
A truly wild moment yesterday from the House Financial Services Committee, where they laugh about the revolving door from Congress to the banks.
@CrystalMethXx Lol tbh I keep it cuz it reminds me of The Beatles song “In My Life”. Not all those faces remain til the end but still part of the trajectory.
Starbucks could give every one of its 383,000 workers a $5,000 bonus & still keep $2.6 billion in profits from last year. Instead they're raising prices while spending $20 billion on stock buybacks & dividends when profits are up 31%. Don't blame inflation. Blame corporate greed.
In the last five days, more than half a million people have fled from the conflict in Ukraine to neighbouring countries.
Red Cross teams inside and outside Ukraine have mobilized immediately to help people on the move.
You can help the @RedCrossUkraine team.
What we are witnessing is a system functioning as designed and protecting those it was designed for.
My heart still breaks for the communities and families whose grief now compounds, and the countless others who will be denied and deprived in similar scenes across the country.
The U.S. doesn't have a just tax system. Families contribute their fair shares, but corporations get away with not paying what they owe under the law. That's costing the rest of us $1 trillion/year—money that could otherwise be spent on collective needs, like infrastructure.
It’s taken a lot of work, but I’m proud to announce that FEMA is launching our funeral assistance program.
Starting TODAY people can apply for up to $9k in COVID funeral reimbursements. Universal program.
The hotline # is 844-684-6333. Please share w/ those who could use it.