W. Parham-Payne, PhD

Sociologist. Concerned Citizen. Educator. Blogger. Wife. Mommy (Not quite in that order...)

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Price Increases, July 2025 to July 2026 (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

1. Fuel oil — +39.1%
2. Other motor fuels — +30.7%
3. Airline fares — +25.5%
4. Regular gasoline — +25.3%
5. Midgrade gasoline — +23.0%
6. Premium gasoline — +21.5%
7. Computer software and accessories — +21.2%
8. Instant coffee — +15.8%
9. Jewelry — +15.2%
10. Uncooked beef roasts — +13.5%
11. Video/video-game subscriptions and rentals — +13.4%
12. Postage — +13.3%
13. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies — +12.9%
14. Tomatoes — +12.8%
15. Delivery services — +12.6%
16. Gardening and lawncare services — +12.3%
17. Apples — +11.1%
18. Watches — +10.6%
19. Dishes and flatware — +10.4%
20. Other video equipment — +10.0%
21. Home health care — +9.7%
22. Candy and chewing gum — +9.6%
23. Uncooked beef steaks — +9.6%
24. Roasted coffee — +9.4%
25. Video discs and other media — +9.2%
26. Ground beef — +9.0%
27. Turkey and other uncooked poultry — +8.4%
28. Recorded music and music subscriptions — +8.0%
29. Fresh fish and seafood — +7.8%
30. Frozen fish and seafood — +7.8%
31. Lettuce — +7.5%
32. Cigarettes — +7.3%
33. Motor vehicle maintenance/servicing — +7.3%
34. Intracity transportation — +7.0%
35. Apparel services other than dry cleaning — +6.6%
36. Vehicle parts/equipment other than tires — +6.6%
37. Nonelectric cookware/tableware — +6.4%
38. Frankfurters — +6.3%
39. Rice — +6.2%
40. Men’s underwear/nightwear/swimwear/accessories — +6.2%
41. Motor vehicle repair — +6.2%
42. Shelf-stable fish and seafood — +6.1%
43. Fresh whole milk — +6.0%
44. Newspapers and magazines — +6.0%
45. Outpatient hospital services — +5.8%
46. Other uncooked beef and veal — +5.6%
47. Sports vehicles including bicycles — +5.6%
48. Vehicle accessories other than tires — +5.5%
49. Salt, seasonings and spices — +5.4%
50. Girls’ apparel — +5.3%
51. Laundry and dry-cleaning services — +5.3%
52. Women’s suits and separates — +5.2%
53. Inpatient hospital services — +5.2%
54. Dental services — +5.1%
55. Pet services — +5.1%
56. Other fresh vegetables — +5.0%
57. Water and sewerage maintenance — +5.0%
58. Other fresh fruits — +4.8%
59. Fresh milk other than whole — +4.8%
60. Renters/household insurance — +4.8%
61. Indoor plants and flowers — +4.7%
62. Other condiments — +4.7%
63. Other tobacco products — +4.7%
64. Veterinarian services — +4.7%
65. Window coverings — +4.6%
66. Women’s footwear — +4.5%
67. Crackers and related bread products — +4.5%
68. Fresh cakes and cupcakes — +4.4%
69. Haircuts and other personal-care services — +4.4%
70. Motor oil, coolant and fluids — +4.3%
71. Utility piped gas — +4.3%
72. Electricity — +4.2%
73. Men’s pants and shorts — +4.2%
74. Nursing homes/adult day services — +4.2%
75. Breakfast cereal — +4.1%
76. Tax preparation/accounting fees — +4.1%
77. Canned fruit — +4.0%
78. Toys — +4.0%
79. White bread — +4.0%
80. Computers, peripherals and smart-home assistants — +3.9%
81. Garbage/trash collection — +3.9%
82. Citrus fruit — +3.8%
83. Musical instruments and accessories — +3.8%
84. Women’s underwear/nightwear/swimwear/accessories — +3.8%
85. Men’s shirts and sweaters — +3.6%
86. Motor vehicle body work — +3.6%
87. Distilled spirits away from home — +3.6%
88. Internet service — +3.5%
89. Parking fees and tolls — +3.5%
90. Vehicle registration/license fees — +3.5%
91. Tools, hardware and supplies — +3.5%
92. Potatoes — +3.4%
93. Elementary/high-school tuition and fees — +3.4%
94. Day care and preschool — +3.4%
95. Hair/dental/shaving personal-care products — +3.4%
96. Limited-service meals — +3.3%
97. Beer away from home — +3.2%
98. Canned vegetables — +3.2%
99. Household cleaning products — +3.2%
100. Nonfrozen juices and drinks — +3.2%
101. Rent of primary residence — +2.9%
102. Sports equipment — +2.9%
103. Men’s footwear — +2.8%
104. Soups — +2.8%
105. Beer at home — +2.8%
106. Cable/satellite/live-streaming TV — +2.8%
107. Food from vending machines/mobile vendors — +2.6%
108. Fresh sweet rolls, coffeecakes and doughnuts — +2.6%

[MR. JAY @JayMCFC_001]

So three white meth addicts were holding 163 kidnapped children but y'all want us to be afraid of Black people and immigrants? What?

[Jess Margera @jessmargera]

They just rescued 163 kidnapped kids in underground cages with duct tape over their mouths from a human trafficking ring in Florida and it hasn’t been on the news once because it’s 3 white maga Christian dudes that ran it. Take all the time you need with that one

[ADAM @adamemedia1]

Trump just cut down cherry trees gifted to the united states by Japan in 1912.

The court said he couldn't and he did it anyway.

He testing the people to see what he can get away with.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

Texas suspending 1.2 million voter registrations without notifying people should have everyone paying attention to what they’re planning for November.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

We need to start asking people if they’re a Charlie Kirk Christian or a Dolly Parton Christian.

Because they are NOT the same.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Social Security benefits will be cut for tens of millions of retirees in late 2032, unless Congress takes action first. https://t.co/NIU8lVAaDD

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

This dirty pig had NO reason to abuse the compliant, non-violent Black man, pulling his hair and striking him in the face.

That "cop" needs to be fired and prosecuted, and the police department sued for millions.

THAT is why we protest.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

What in the name of blasphemy is this trash?

Lake. Of. Fire.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

250,000 Americans marched on Washington 63 years ago today. They marched for jobs and for freedom. They marched because they were tired of being told to wait for equality.

The March on Washington was a call to action for our nation. Today, we must answer the call once again.

The right to vote is yet again under attack. Despite attempts to take away our power, we know that the real power is still with the people. And this November, we will use our power.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

Happy Tan Suit Day from the Obama Presidential Center!

[FactPost @factpostnews]

The FDA has upgraded a recall of guacamole to the highest risk level, indicating a reasonable chance of "serious adverse health consequences or death" from salmonella contamination.

[limp brittzkit @Brittymigs]

americans: can we have healthcare or cheaper groceries?

govt: what if we just kept changin the names of bodies of water

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations. https://t.co/OiYBRSEavf

[ᴀɴɢʏᴏɴɢ sᴏɴʏᴇᴏ ⁷ @brekugou]

Funny how all children need to be protected, until it’s the black ones…

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

There’s been 24 African Americans found hanging from trees since last March.

All ruled suicide.

Black people don’t hang themselves.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The GOP is killing our agriculture communities.

[Devin Duke @sirDukeDevin]

I heard a line that sums up the MAGA pretty well:

Wealthy Republicans tolerate Trump’s racism because they want the tax cuts. Poor Republicans tolerate the tax cuts because they want the racism.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

The people of Gary, Indiana have been left in the dark long enough. Mayor Melton and neighboring officials are pointing directly at NIPSCO for failing to maintain their infrastructure, and now 10,000 families are still paying the price. This is unacceptable. These families are waiting on an executive order to declare a natural disaster while their food spoils and their lights stay off.