We need to call privatization what it is: adding a profit tax on to a public good. A public post office puts all it's resources towards delivering mail. A privatized post office will diver a large chunk of it's income to shareholders. In what universe is that better?
The Department of Education has the smallest staff of any cabinet agency.
91% of its budget goes to Pell Grants, Student Loans, underresourced elementary and secondary schools, and special education.
I'm sure the states will manage that well.
“Young men need a space where they can act traditionally masculine.”
Mosh pits.
“And express their emotions in a healthy way.”
Mosh pits.
“Where they can find community.”
Mosh pits.
“Somewhere they can gain a basic understanding of consent.”
*STARTS DOING WINDMILLS*
When the first thing you do after being elected is threaten the security of your allies to protect one of your biggest donors, we usually call that corruption
The temperature high was 81 degrees in New York on Wednesday NOVEMBER 6, by the way.
But America elected a climate change denier because the black lady didn’t have the right message for people who never went to college.
We are very close to watering our crops with Gatorade.
Biden's four point victory in the popular vote in 2020 was the sign of a closely divided nation. Trumps' one point victory in 2024 is a clear mandate for Christian nationalism.
Heads up, this is the guy who convinced Kamala to stop running on "Republicans are weird" and "We're not going back" and instead to lean into the whole "Republicans in the Cabinet" bullshit.
This man is more at fault for what just happened than most people in America.
Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its water in 2011.
What happened?
"The need for intravenous antibiotic therapy by children to avoid death by infection rose 700% at the Alberta Children’s Hospital." - Dr. James Dickinson @ University of Calgary
https://t.co/UVRewk3ggy
MIssouri voters voting for abortion rights, an increase in the minimum wage, and paid sick leave, and a senator and a president who strongly oppose these things is where we are in a nutshell
> be democrats
> pull the economy out of a crater
> rebuild manufacturing in the USA
> pump up the stock markets to record highs
> bring unemployment to the lowest rate in decades
> lose
Congratulations swing voters, you sent a clear message to every politician. Given the choice between a great recession or 1 year of 6% inflation you prefer a great recession.
Enjoy 10% unemployment when the next economic crisis hits.
The absolute worst psychopaths in America will be running this country. The last time there were at least some slightly reasonable conservatives. No more. Gonna be very, very bleak.
Wow. Working class Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn (who is leading against MAGA Deb Fischer) pulled his car over to help someone change their truck tire.
How’s that for a closing message?
https://t.co/1QazPxFHqB