Todd Hill

[Mac @GoodPoliticGuy]

it’s cool how everything is just poison now

[Senator Chris Larson @SenChrisLarson]

Gee, I wonder what happened in 1980 that began the march toward skyrocketing inequality after decades of shared prosperity? Perhaps if I Ron the numbers one more time, I can Reagan some perspective.

[Senator Chris Larson @SenChrisLarson]

It's no secret I think this Republican budget was awful, and I wish Gov. Evers would have rejected the whole thing. The increase to the unaccountable private school voucher program will do immeasurable harm to our public schools in the long run.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Total student loan debt that would have been erased for millions of Americans: $400 billion

Total cost of the Trump tax cuts that largely benefited the wealthy and corporations: $1.9 trillion

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

[Dr. Lisa Iannattone @lisa_iannattone]

Yes the smoke smells like plastic. And the reason is horrifying:

“The VOC’s from the wildfire smoke interact with UV radiation to create benzene and formaldehyde compounds in the atmosphere. These are toxic air pollutants – and they happen to smell like burning plastic.”

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

From our archives: “Humanity is running an ecological Ponzi scheme in which society robs nature and future generations to pay for boosting incomes in the short term,” say some leading ecologists.
https://t.co/rrG16oybQm

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Worker: I can't live on $7.25/hr

GOP: So go to college

W: I can't afford $100K tuition

GOP: Take out loans

W: I can't afford to pay these at 8% interest

GOP: No one forced you to go to college

W: But you just said—

Billionaire: I NEED MORE MONEY!

GOP: Here's a $2T Tax Cut

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“Terrible air quality from wildfire smoke is one big reason we believe that for a child born today, climate change may be the single greatest determinant of health over the course of their lives,” write Alexander Rabin and @LisaPatelMD. https://t.co/oUqAmnNHR6

[Mr. Madam Adam @MisterMadamAdam]

Lol what if we just didn’t light off a bunch of small explosives to celebrate a stolen continent when there are already massive smoke plumes from the huge wildfires and most of our country is traumatized from unending gun violence?

[Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal]

Wow, shocker. 🙄

Justice Thomas’ wife, Ginni, used the independent state legislature theory in her efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

We need more tools to hold justices accountable. Now.

https://t.co/qulfHnhFYx

[Senator Chris Larson @SenChrisLarson]

For the cost of Republicans' proposed tax cuts for the highest earners (individuals over $304k and married couples over $405k), Wisconsin could fund Child Care Counts for 4 full years, and still have $65 million left over.

[Todd Hill @trtrtodd]

Republicans are consistently fiscally irresponsible.

[Rep. Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @StateRepHong]

“Democratic state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison) shared data showing that 11 individuals who make more than $75 million would get more than $1.8 million back every year. This is not a policy targeted at the state’s middle class.” via @DanRShafer

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Medicare for All is a pro-small business policy.

When employers aren’t responsible for providing healthcare, small businesses can better compete for potential employees.

When healthcare isn’t tied to employment, people have more freedom to start their own small businesses.

[Thom Hartmann @Thom_Hartmann]

America is rapidly becoming two nations because Red states are able to mooch off Blue states, using stolen tax money to reinvent the old Confederacy, “own the libs,” and wage “war on woke.” How do we end Red State welfare?

https://t.co/gqOvMkyisC

[Todd Hill @trtrtodd]

Corporate greed is a major driver of inflation. Capitalism is broken if there isn't sufficient competition.
Ours is broken.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Kimberly-Clark’s net profits hit nearly $2B in 2022. It spent $1.7B on stock buybacks & dividends.

“Pricing has continued to be a big driver behind our top line growth,” execs said.

First, corporations used inflation as cover to price gouge us.

Now, they’re not even hiding it.

[Dan Shafer @DanRShafer]

Hey, remember when the Wisconsin State Legislature brought this guy to the Capitol in 2022, where he pushed Republican leaders to try to decertify the 2020 election in Wisconsin?

https://t.co/cUKkr5bOWg

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

“In one of the most notable moments in sports history, Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped thinking he had completed the race.

A Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him, and after realizing what was happening, he started shouting at the Kenyan for him to continue running; but Mutai didn't understand his Spanish.

Fernandez eventually caught up to him and instead of passing him, he pushed him to victory.

A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?"
Ivan replied, “My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win.” The journalist insisted “But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win.” The journalist insisted again, “But you could have won!”Ivan looked at him & replied, “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal?
What would my Mom think of that?”

Values are transmitted from generation to generation.

What values are we teaching our children?

Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways to WIN.”

Calltoactivism

[A.R. Moxon 🦋 @JuliusGoat]

Cool system we have, where a majority in a body of 9, all of whom have proved to be unimaginably corrupt, get to keep making decisions governing the rest of us because there exists no practical way to remove them, and what they decide is "innocent people have to stay in prison."