Science geek, proud godmother. Will follow anyone who quotes Terry Pratchett. ๐จ๐ฆโค๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ. Link up at @nelsonholly.bsky.social and [email protected].
The essence of democracy lies in preventing the capture of its people, their time, energies, and attention.
Slavery is not a yes or no condition, it is a sliding scale. Working together we generate vast wealth - the question is, who gets it?I
Every war is over that question.
This is the stock that really has me upset.
The GEO Group
To me, this is the most heinous of them all.
Buys their stock then contracts them to build detention centers all over the country.
They grab ANY immigrant they can find. No criminal background. Business owners. Mothers. Father. Children. Students. Dreamers.
Locks them up. That's money in trump's pocket.
But it doesn't end there. There are already existing prisons all over the country. So any American who is housed in a prison ran by The GEO Group - that is more money in trump's pocket.
Private prisons need to be banned - the thought of profiting from incarcerating people is morally corrupt.
But our own president doing this is just wrong. He's not here to help Americans. People make mistakes - it's what they do after that is what counts. Private prisons do not focus on rehabilitation. They exist for profit-only.
@rparloff The man has scammed at least $1 billion in his most recent term of office. You think that he has let those millions sit in escrow somewhere? No, heโs piled them in his cavern like a Temu dragon, Smaug the McDreadful sleeping on empty wrappers. Pay the woman, you jerk.
@Eman5695 I skimmed thru about 12 comments, with most downright nauseating (guess which affinity group?). Iโd sit between 1 and 2, the presidents always rated best or second best ever. Pretty sure #s 3,4, and 5 would join us at the front of the plane. Iโll bring snacks.
@gman5180 Two things missing: phone books (the white pages and the yellow pages, separate volumes) but also, the phone isnโt plugged in. Only one plug was needed, because land lines carried power and signal on the same slender cable. Also, there would usually be a notepad and a pen.