I was willing to let liberals have their January 6th hysteria, but the second they used that hysteria to fund the police more and expand their powers it became personal
January 6th was filled with feds and it was a publicity stunt used to expand the National Security State
The American healthcare and healthcare insurance system is a giant predatory wealth extraction scam that leaves millions bilked for obscene costs, bankrupted and/or dead. All Americans should feel that shame.
JUST IN: Kyrsten Sinema has left DC amid negotiations. Her spokesman says it's for a doctor's appointment "for a foot injury." But a hotel just confirmed she will be at her PAC’s retreat with donors for cocktails and dinner at a high-end resort and spa in Phoenix. (@nytimes)
@AOC Hope he gets his money
This footage drove home what late-stage capitalism has led to:
-the cash-strapped underclass living check-to-check, unable to miss a day of work at "gig" jobs w/ no benefits
-while greed wreaks havoc on the climate such that cities flood & forests burn
The reasoning behind the old "I have nothing to hide" defense of surveillance abuses is humiliating, if you think it through.
Essentially:
1) Only those who stand out are targeted
2) I do not stand out
3) I cannot stand out
4) Phew, I'm safe
weird flex but ok
Congressman Mike Waltz wants the US military to relaunch the Afghan war. He just sold an Afghan-focused defense contractor for a personal profit of up to $26 million. The deal was w/a contractor responsible for training the failed Afghan security forces. https://t.co/YrpsQRTVXg
Billionaires control nearly a third of all American wealth and pay a lower tax rate than pretty much everyone else
Pretty weird hearing politicians saying we can't afford stuff without including this minor detail
An intense argument broke out last nite @ the Capitol between an activist & members of the Squad on their refusal to directly confront Pelosi.
I asked Rep @CoriBush about the exchange & why the Squad didn’t use its leverage to force a #M4A vote.
Her staff shut me down ASAP.
How I learned to be a better boss:
I was a bad CEO. 7 years ago, I found a McDonald's training handbook on the desk of an employee named Rosita. Turns out she was training to become a manager there because she couldn't survive on the income I paid here. I called her to my office