.@JamesTalarico: 50 years ago, a corporate lawyer named Lewis Powell circulated a memo around DC — a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power, reverse the gains of the Great Society and the New Deal, and rig the system for themselves.
The Powell memo outlined a strategy. Unite corporate special interests, privilege corporate perspectives in the media, appoint sympathetic judges to the court, and buy politicians in both political parties.
And it worked. Republicans and some Democrats sold the false gospel of trickle-down economics. Trickle-down economics is not a theory, it is theft.
Since the late 1970s, mega donors and corporate special interests have been buying politicians in both political parties. And then those politicians turned around and rigged the economy to benefit their wealthy donors at our expense.
We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis.
@marielys2k@AJCCEO "You do what you have to do to win". The world says they shouldn't be killing civilians to win. Area bombing did very little to stop the German war machine, so without it, no, we would not all speak German. They could never beat the Soviets, like the Japanese could never beat us
@obicubana7@Julesnader386 It's possible that happened a little. Those voters would have also had to vote for their preferred D gov option, because the gov vote totals are very close to the sen vote totals
@drt0videos@keithedwards This wasn't a very contested primary against an actor. Both candidates individually got more votes Tues than Slotkin in '24. Conclusions can't be drawn from this primary yet, since we are expecting 2.5-3m more people to vote in Nov than just voted yesterday
@marielys2k@AJCCEO "Bomber" Harris said, had [the allies] lost the war, the Axis powers would have prosecuted him as a war criminal.
In the lens of today, everyone condemns the area bombing & de-housing tactic of WWII. With today's "smart" bombs, that's why it is EVEN more condemned.
@Poijz@Lions These guys are here because Vaki broke his nose and got his eye poked/hurt and will be out a bit. They are not possible replacements for Gibbs
Putting your hand up to participate in democracy is no easy thing. Thank you for running, Congresswoman. Looking forward to uniting this fall to beat Mike Rogers. Because what unites us is so much bigger than what divides us.
Abdul El-Sayed:
“AIPAC and Israel are not the same as Judaism and the Jewish people.
I love Judaism and I love the Jewish people.
The most dangerous thing is expanding antisemitism to include criticism of Israel.”
He is absolutely right!
Dr. @AbdulElSayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who spent 14 years in Congress with 1 goal, to figure out how to cash out the day he left. He's the guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little bit more manly by making an AI video. He's the guy who went back to Florida so he can lick every boot Donald Trump owns to beg for his endorsement. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Mike Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Donald Trump, you've got your option right here.
DL Hughley on Zohran Mamdani: “This Muslim is putting Christians to shame. There is more to say for a man that lifts the poor, that feeds the hungry, that walks among the people, than powerful white men who consort with a pedophile. Who’s the more Christlike?”
Congratulations to @AbdulElSayed on winning the Michigan Democratic primary to be our nominee for US Senate. Abdul has my full endorsement and support.
This was a brutal primary (believe me, I know). And Trump and Mike Rogers are counting on us staying divided. Let's prove them wrong by beating Mike Rogers and taking our country back. 🇺🇸
A 2007 clip of Abdul El-Sayed delivering the commencement speech at the University of Michigan is going viral after his victory in the MI U.S. Senate primary.
"Like any true Michigan man, I'm always eager to spread the good word about Michigan."