The weirdest thing about this week is so many people just accepting at face value that "the elites" for some reason now excludes the literal richest man in the world.
Billionaires be like “the extreme far left is taking over” when the “extreme far left” in the US is “medicine shouldn’t bankrupt you,” “wages should cover rent,” & “maybe it’s bad that Wall St companies profit off mass surveillance, manufactured housing crises, and caging people”
Hey Republicans, if you’re sick of people mouthing off about social justice, advocating for the poor and commanding us to welcome refugees and stuff, you’re really gonna hate this book called The New Testament. The lead character is super woke and just won’t shut up about it.
In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory. It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don’t shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren’t damaged; they’re strengthened, matured, humbled. US needs to do same re slavery. Not that complicated.
Senator Lana Theis accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an attempt to marginalize me for standing up against her marginalizing the LGBTQ community...in a fundraising email, for herself.
Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't.
Asked why New Zealand does not suffer from the rage of older white men like in other western Anglo countries, PM Jacinda Adern replied, "Because we've never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here." The guy has wreaked havoc on civil society in US.
my parents bought their house in 1976 for $58,000. in 2022 dollars, that would be $279,160.
their 2022 assessment valued the house at $2.09 million.
i don't think getting married at 34 instead of 24 is the reason my generation can't buy homes. thanks for coming to my ted talk.
When Russia sanctioned Canada, it barred leaders from all major federal parties, including conservative leaders.
But when Russia sanctioned the U.S., it barred Democratic leaders only. It didn’t name a single GOP leader.
The signal couldn’t be clearer.
Let’s talk about how Ginni Thomas—Clarence Thomas’ wife—played a critical role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election to keep Trump in power, a plot that involved her husband, and why he needs to resign from the Supreme Court or be removed immediately.
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It should be VERY CLEAR that the owners and Robert Manfred are 10000000% the reason why MLB will be missing games. Further evidence is not needed. The owners won't even increase 1% on certain things, or $1M on others. We need owners who actually like baseball.