If we made the police academy a 4-year program I bet we'd get rid of a lot of the "bad apples." I don't understand how a lawyer has to go to school for 8 years to understand the law enough to practice it, but it only takes 6 months to learn it enough to enforce it.
Some very shocked swimmers had a close encounter with a group of orcas off Quadra Island. The group is part of the T090 pod, which is a family of well-known whales.
So a $700 billion bailout for the banks, an $80 billion bailout for the auto industry, a $50 billion bailout for the airlines and a $3 trillion Fed bailout for the stock market are all "capitalism" but unemployment checks are "socialism?"
I feel so much sadness and pain for the parents of the Uvalde shooting victims. Imagine watching the video of these useless cowardly police officers doing nothing as their children were being shot.
so let me get this straight. Uvalde officers were inside within 5 minutes, stood around for over an hour, made sure to get HAND SANITIZER… while still hearing rounds being fired & the kids screaming?
What the FUCK are we doing here?? This is revolting.
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.
Barrel of oil
Week ago: $128
Now: $99
Gallon of gas
Week ago: $4.17
Now: $4.32
Oil company profits are at 7-year highs, they get $180 billion a year in government subsidies and they're issuing $88 billion in buybacks/dividends this year.
Do the math.
Billionaire wealth - all time high, up 70% since the pandemic
Corporate profits - all time high
Global inequality - highest in over 100 years
Keep the big picture in mind whenever people say that giving workers a raise causes problems with inflation
The banking industry makes $12 billion a year in overdraft fees.
So when a big bank runs out of money, it's simply bailed out with your taxpayer money. But when you run out of money, the bank charges you $30.