Byron Warmington

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh #NotMeUs #Bernie2020 #Sanders2020 #Bernie2024 #TrumpIsThePoopGuy

[Byron Warmington @byronbwarming]

And then, there’s this.

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

JFK argues for medicare for all

[Ralph Nader @RalphNader]

Stunning figure. The White House’s National Economic Council reports that major corporations are spending roughly 90% of their earnings on stock buybacks and dividends. What’s left for investment? Not much, unless these corporations are taking on debt. -R

[tern @1goodtern]

Suppose you have 100 health beans in your health bag.

[Matthew Hahn @hahnscratch]

Prisons are built on the labor of the incarcerated. Already inflated budgets of correctional departments would be exponentially higher if the incarcerated population weren't relied upon to keep prisons operating. Let's dispel some illusions and talk about prison labor. A thread.

[Matthew Hahn @hahnscratch]

In prison, I had a cellmate who couldn't get medical treatment. He died in the cell with me. A thread...

[Amanda Nichols @saidthegadfly]

From a wife of a rail worker: "My husband is at 28.5 years but is only 55 so he still has 5 years. He agrees with all this in Bernie's video and he voted no on the TA. One thing he said no one in the media or congress has said anything about is this:
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[Gritty is the Way @Gritty20202]

Rail workers aren't threatening the economy over more paid sick time.

Rail companies are threatening the economy to protect their record profits.

[Byron Warmington @byronbwarming]

@NoreneD39766667 A shame we don’t have anything akin to a labor party or any party that can represent the working class, like most other countries have. Our current 2-party system does everything possible to sabotage any other candidate or party that truly represents the 99%.

What do you think?

[Byron Warmington @byronbwarming]

@NoreneD39766667 It would be good to see a new generation step forward & I’m wondering if Fetterman might go that route. The DNC & RNC both drive out/eliminate any one who would rock the boat in any good way.

[Byron Warmington @byronbwarming]

@NoreneD39766667 Agreed. Though I don’t think age is a factor. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, & more, all aid both the democrats & republicans. I’ve followed Gallup polling data for years, & the largest group of people consider themselves independent, w/ democrats & republicans a distant 2nd.

[tern @1goodtern]

Ten things about covid that people need to be occasionally reminded about.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

A man named Mark Jontz has just died in a jail cell in Omaha, Nebraska. He was thrown in jail because he could not pay $1,068 in fines and court costs from a traffic ticket.

[Marxist Mark & The Socialist Bunch @MarxistBunch]

Wars of aggression are waged by politicians and elites.

US imperialism bad
Russian imperialism bad

Biden bad
Putin bad
Trump bad
NATO bad

No war but class war. See how easy that is?

[Leslie Alexander @lesliemalex]

Just got home from a harrowing experience and it's haunting me.... This is a long thread...

This evening I took my mom on an errand, and when we arrived in the parking lot there were four white male police officers surrounding two Black teen girls. 1/16

[Lara Bazelon @larabazelon]

I want to talk about how appellate courts stacked with former prosecutors-turned-judges gaslight all of us with judicial opinions that explain away horrible misconduct by police and prosecutors (i.e. their own). An example:

[Angie Maxwell @angiemaxwell.bsky.social @AngieMaxwell1]

Two weeks ago, I had four precious 12-year-old girls, including my daughter, with me at the county fair. They were getting blue Icees and corndogs for the walk to the car and ride home. (1/21)

[Kat Tenbarge is on Bluesky @kattenbarge]

More people need to be talking about Jackson, Mississippi. The city ran out of bottled water to give residents yesterday. It’s the largest city in Mississippi. It’s 80% Black. Their water system is failing because of years of neglect. This is environmental racism.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest.

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A List of Things People Blamed on Jazz

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