“First Black Speaker of the House” sounds like you’re putting a whole lot of weight behind that, and maybe years ago that would’ve been enough to move a lot of us. But people are struggling too damn hard for symbolism to be the selling point anymore.
Representation matters, but representation does not pay the rent, lower grocery prices, cover medical bills, raise wages, or make life affordable.
Y’all have allowed economic hardship to get so bad that people are past celebrating “the first Black” or “the first” anything while they’re drowning financially. We don’t need another historic milestone used as a substitute for material change. We need Democrats to fix this shit so people can afford to live.
Josh Kushner, not Jared, was actually the first billionaire Kushner.
Corporate media loves to describe him as a liberal, but he's actually a vulture venture capitalist who created a healthcare company with the highest denial rates of any ACA insurer.
He's also a slum lord, an AI weapons investor, and now the new owner of the Lakers.
Today I learned that the reason J. Cole got emotional the other night performing ‘Love Yourz’ in the now viral clip was because of a kid named Collin Griffin, who he met in 2017 when Collin was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Collin’s Make-A-Wish was to meet Cole, and when he passed away the next year, Cole was even mentioned in his obituary.
Collin met Cole backstage at a show in DC, and Dreamville took care of him with merch and the like. Cole even took the shoes off his feet and signed them for Collin, asking him to work hard to beat cancer.
Collin told Cole that his music has been inspirational for him and helped him get through this difficult time, to which Cole responded "No, you inspire me." Collin broke down in tears.
Fast forward to Cole’s Cleveland show over the weekend, Collin’s family attended and held up pictures of him, which Cole called out right before performing ‘Love Yourz.’
Collin loved to draw, had a great passion for music, and he lived each day to the fullest. RIP 💙🕊️
“We love Collin, man” -Cole
Kushner met with Netanyahu today for four hours, and he came out saying the US would back further military action in Gaza. Oh, so an Israeli goes to talk to an Israeli about how America should fund more genocide in Gaza on behalf of Israel. How fucking convenient.
Who the fuck is Jared Kushner? He has no official role in the US government. Why is he promising our money to his favorite country on earth? Why is he giving guarantees on behalf of the American people that we'd love to fund more genocide? Who the fuck is in control of our government?!
It definitely isn't us. The Israelis who run the US government couldn't care less what the average American thinks. If Israel wants more war and genocide, you have to pay for it!!
Yesterday with Flock:
4.340 exes stalked
1,453 innocent people tracked without a warrant
1,415 records shared with cops who "just wanted to make sure"
122 potential love interests located
So they banned Chinese electric vehicles in USA
But they allowed Waymo to import them and use their cheaper electric cars for an exorbitant taxi service meanwhile the Americans don’t get to buy cheaper electric vehicles
Peak capitalism
The Mets spending nearly as much or more than the Dodgers every year and having a bottom-five record in baseball is why all of the comments about buying championships ring hollow to me. Nothing is guaranteed in baseball, no matter how much money you spend.