Dava Thomas

[Charlie Bilello @charliebilello]

Price Increases over last 7 years...
New Cars: +24%
Used Cars: +28%
Groceries: +33%
Shelter: +35%
Family Health Insurance: +37%
Restaurants: +40%
Transportation: +43%
Electricity: +45%
Auto Insurance: +49%
Gas Utilities: +57%
Home Prices: +59%
Gasoline: +62%
Ground Beef: +76%
Dozen Eggs: +81%
Fuel Oil: +91%
Coffee: +122%

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

The Soviets put a cat, a pigeon, guinea pigs and fish into ZERO GRAVITY. The footage is incredible.

During the Space Race, Soviet scientists took animals aboard aircraft to see how they reacted to weightlessness.

The pigeon tries to fly. The cat has absolutely no idea what to do with itself.

Actual science, conducted with the most confused test subjects imaginable.

Writer: Oliver

[Trae Crowder @traecrowder]

I don’t even know what to do with myself after these midterm results

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

@FreddyLA7

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

@ddale8 @kelseysham Awesome news! Yeah, congratulations!

[hunter @hxxntrr]

When my buddy's grandpa found out he had a year to live, he had a 795 credit score and zero debt

He opened $180,000 in 0% credit cards across 5 banks, took his entire family to Italy for three weeks, maxed out the rest on gold coins and gifts, and died owing Chase and Amex every penny

His family paid back $0.00

Most Americans think if you die with credit card debt, the bank comes after your kids and takes their inheritance

Go read the actual law in all 50 states:

Unsecured credit card debt belongs strictly to the person who signed the application. Your children and your family have zero legal obligation to pay a single cent of your credit card bill out of their own pocket when you die

Here is how his grandpa set the whole thing up in one afternoon before he ever swiped the cards:

1. He put his house on a Transfer-on-Death (TOD) deed to his daughter
2. He made sure his bank accounts, 401(k), and life insurance had named beneficiaries (Payable-on-Death)

Under state and federal probate law, any asset with a named beneficiary or a Transfer-on-Death deed bypasses your estate completely the second you pass away. It transfers straight to your family by operation of law

When Chase and American Express sent collection letters to his estate six months later, the estate had $0 in it. The house already belonged to his daughter. The life insurance and retirement cash were already in her bank account, 100% untouchable by credit card companies

Debt collectors still called his daughter trying to guilt-trip her into making a "good faith payment" because they know if they can trick a grieving relative into paying $50, they can try to hook them. She sent one certified letter stating the estate was insolvent and they legally had to close the file and eat the entire $180,000 loss

Meanwhile, millions of 32-year-olds are walking around with a 740 credit score acting like St. Peter is going to check their Experian report at the pearly gates

Your credit score is worth $0.00 the day you die

While you are alive, a 720+ credit score and an LLC will get you $150,000 to $250,000 at 0% interest for 12 to 18 months across Chase, Amex, US Bank, and Wells Fargo in a single morning so you can buy real estate, businesses, and cash-flowing assets right now

Stop saving your credit score for your funeral lmfaooo

(if you have a 700+ credit score and want my team to unlock 150K-250K in 0% business funding for you, book a call using the link in my bio)

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

@LynnSaidThat Dude, you need to stop talking!!!

[Silva 🦅🕷 @ickfagdyke]

Dakota being die-hard princess diary fans I can relate

(just reposted but since I also downloaded it…)

[Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם @yuval_abraham]

בגלל העניין והחשיבות הציבורית אני ורחלי החלטנו ביחד עם הגרדיאן שהסרט נז״א יהיה נגיש באינטרנט בחינם, ללא הגבלת זמן, כדי שכל אדם יוכל לצפות בו ובעדויות החיילים. זה יקרה בעוד כמה שבועות, בנובמבר, במועד הכי מוקדם שהצלחנו לקבוע. עד אז פנינו לבתי קולנוע בישראל והצענו להם את הסרט ללא עלות, בתקווה שיוקרן בארץ כבר עכשיו, במקביל להפצתו בבתי קולנוע בעולם. הצגתו תהיה החלטה אמיצה אל מול אלימות גדולה שמכוונת להסתרתו. אני יודע שיש ביקוש אדיר לצפות בסרט ואני מקווה שבאופן הזה כולם בקרוב יוכלו לראות אותו: בין אם בבתי הקולנוע ובין אם באינטרנט בעוד כמה שבועות.

הרבה דברים לא נכונים נאמרו עלינו ועל הסרט בשבוע החולף. הסרט מבוסס על תחקיר עיתונאי מקיף של שלוש שנים והפרטים בו מאומתים ומוצלבים. הוא ידבר בעד עצמו והאמת סופה להתבהר.

עשינו את הסרט כדי לעורר דיון ציבורי לגבי המעשים של הממשלה בעזה, ההרג של יותר מ73,000 בני אדם, רובם אזרחים, הנרמול של מלחמת השמדה, של התפיסה ש״אין בלתי מעורבים״. עשרים וארבעה חיילים וחיילות עשו צעד ודיברו מול מצלמה על מה שחברה שלמה לא רוצה לדבר עליו.

ההכרה בזוועות בעזה לא מפחיתה לרגע מהטבח הנפשע של השבעה באוקטובר, שחמאס אחראי עליו, שחיילים מדברים עליו בסרט, ושאין לו שום הצדקה. להפך. הרי ההתעלמות ממה שקורה בעזה היא מהגורמים שסללו את הדרך לשבת הנוראה ההיא. וההתעלמות הזו נמשכת.

עיתונות היא לא בגידה. ביקורת היא לא בגידה. זו חובה של כל אזרח שממשלתו מבצעת פשעים לדעת ושל כל חייל שהיה עד להם לספר. מסתובבים כאן אלפי חיילים כאלה, שיצפו בסרט ויזהו את מה שמתואר בו באופן אישי: את ההרג של אנשים לא חמושים שחוצים קו מדומיין, את אישורי הנז״א במאות, את התקיפות המערכתיות בבתי משפחות, את השריפה וההשמדה הפיזית של עזה, רצח וירי על אנשים רעבים במרכזי מזון ופשעים נוספים שאין להם הצדקה. גם אם זה מפחיד, זו חובתכם למצוא את הדרך להעיד על מה שראיתם. יגידו לכם שכדאי להסתיר את האמת למען הסברה בחו״ל, אבל זה קשקוש. שם יודעים כבר הכל. פשעים לא מסבירים אלא עוצרים. הסתרת האמת קודם כל מרעילה את החברה שלנו ומעל הכל מאפשרת לפגיעה בבני אדם בעזה להימשך.

ובנימה אישית: אני כותב על מדיניות האש של הצבא בעזה בעברית ב״שיחה מקומית״ כבר שלוש שנים. התחקירים זכו להתעלמות בישראל. עכשיו בפעם הראשונה משהו נסדק במסך ההתעלמות - וזה דבר חיובי. זה דבר בריא. כן, זה מגיע עם מחיר אישי גדול. היה שבוע קשה. אבל בתוכו גם יש המון תמיכה, והרבה נדיבות. מה שבטוח: האיומים לא יעזרו. זה לא מרתיע אותנו. אני ורחלי נחזור לארץ ונמשיך להיאבק על עתיד המקום הזה ביחד עם שותפים רבים.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: Two TODDLERS have STARVED TO DE*TH in South Carolina, the MOTHER has been arrested for "not giving them food or water"...

She was allegedly suffering from "postpartum depression" and was discussing Lindsay Clancy.

The FATHER was ARRESTED for "harassment" for attempting to SEE his daughters.

Yes, you read that right.

Their mother, 31-year-old Justine Marie May, is charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse.

According to the affidavit, she told detectives she'd been in a "blur" for two weeks and couldn't remember the last time she gave her daughters food or water.

Emory was 2 and a half. Harlow was the baby.

May was a preschool teacher.

Teacher of the Month, 2019 with a room full of 2-year-olds.

Then, this summer, her family says "something broke in her"

Her family says she was "normal for over 30 years." In late July she left the girls' father.

By mid-August she'd cut off her mother.
By August 23rd, the dad.

He never saw his daughters again.

The grandmother banged on the door.

May's response: "Showing up banging at my door is not okay."

She complained police had been to the house "way too many times." She said police were "on my side."

On September 4th, the grandmother sent a long email, according to the family.

She named a "countdown on the wall in crayon." She wrote that she was afraid this "could lead to you harming the girls and/or yourself."

She begged to take the children.

May's answer: "Don't question my motherhood again."

September 11th, police came out again.

May texted her mom: "Good try with the police."
Then blocked her.

That SAME DAY, the girls' father was arrested. Second-degree harassment.

May asked for a no-contact order and a judge GAVE her one.

The man trying to see his kids got HANDCUFFS.

The woman with a countdown on the wall got a court order PROTECTING her.

September 13th, the grandmother on the dad's side posted publicly: "I'm begging you to get help, before you harm your babies."

May's own brother: "We need to get Justine help... I beg of you!!!"

September 14th, a welfare check.
Police told the dad the kids were okay.

Fifteen days later they were de*d.

...AND IT GETS WORSE.

The family says DSS had an open case for about a MONTH.

The family says they were warned they could be ARRESTED FOR HARASSMENT if they kept requesting welfare checks.

The electricity was shut off.
A bank notice was on the door.
The trash was overflowing.

The sheriff's own affidavit admits deputies had been to that house on prior welfare checks. They knew exactly who lived there. They knew two toddlers were inside.

Monday, the grandmother emailed the chief of police. One more plea.

Tuesday, 1:13 p.m., officers pulled up to Pinewood Drive.

1:30 p.m., the chief emailed her back.

By then deputies were already inside.

Sadly, Emory and Harlow were "beyond the point at which lifesaving measures could be performed."

They are no longer living.

The affidavit says investigators allege May's failure to provide "adequate food and fluids" contributed to both de*ths, and May herself told them she believed they passed away because they hadn't eaten.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

@unreMARKLEble Ewwwww!

[Jake Traylor @jake__traylor]

By my count, eight separate protests during Trump’s rally in San Antonio. I’ve covered hundreds of his events and most I’ve personally seen.

[Matt Stringer @MattS270]

@grok https://t.co/Y13P5JULkc

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

Here's a parody about the price of gas having soared (with everything else) since the Iran war, called "Gasoline". It's adapted from the classic "Jolene" by the incredible Dolly Parton who sadly died a few weeks ago, but left an incredible legacy of music, generosity & heart ❤️

[Logan Robison ⚡️ @LoganARobison]

I’m sorry but I don’t get this. Why is it okay that +50% of my iPad storage is taken up by “iPad iOS” and “system data”?

Am I doing something wrong here or is this a major flaw of Apple products? I can’t update my software because there’s no space

[Janet Patton @janetpattonhl]

Breaking bourbon news:
https://t.co/W0c87w4Vj1

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

@dnardo Yeah, right!

[Dava Thomas @thomas_dava]

Murderer!

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

And @adamrasgon @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman confirm @haaretzcom report that UAE's leader called Netanyahu days before the attack with a warning of his own. https://t.co/QI6wxud1bH

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. @vmsalama has the receipts. https://t.co/Iub1dpDSgU

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

Kindergarten requirements for 1954