Aaron Ibbotson

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.

Yesterday I said that a slowing job market doesn't start with a monthly jobs report that shows a dramatic drop in jobs added, it starts with a slowdown in openings being posted (which we are seeing). This jobs report shows an economy that is still strong, but that doesn't mean that it is stable.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, wins his second three-year term.

Like Pierre Poilievre, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader who's nicknamed "DOGE-y Dutton," managed to lose his own seat.

Seems the world is telling the Temu Trumps to get bent.

More of this, please!

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Daily task‼️

Get ready for the next big boycott!

❌ AMAZON BOYCOTT❌
❌ May 6-12❌

If you can, boycott billionaire Bezos and his oligarch buddies….
EVERYDAY and FOREVER‼️

We can take down the oligarchs by taking away what they care about more than people - their MONEY!

Please SHARE‼️

#resist

Nothing says #winning like a summer of empty shelves and cancelled flights.

Truckers and trucking companies are beginning to feel the tariff pain.

From NewsNation:

Beautiful full moon on the island tonight.

Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.

The Democrats We are the Democratic Party. We’re fighting for a brighter, more equal future: rolling up our sleeves and organizing everywhere to build a better America for all. -----------------------------------...

DNC candidate forums will be live streamed on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/@TheDemocrat...

Dear Republicans, guess who does believe in climate change?

California and Florida insurance companies. They don’t give a damn about your politics. Whether you claim to believe in climate change or not, we’re all in the same boat dealing with the consequences.

I realized today that I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

I can say Fuck You Donald Trump.

They may be richer but I am more powerful. And that is a trade I would make every single day.

Let’s get one thing straight: the cost of the Green New Deal is far less than the cost of losing our planet to the climate crisis.

Jimmy Carter on the American oligarchy He was a truth-teller. We should remember what he said — and act on it.

Shortly after Citizens United, Jimmy Carter issued a stark warning about the role of Big Money in politics. May we remember the truths that he told us — and act to remedy them. bit.ly/4j6N1cC

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From now on TFG means “that felon guy.”

Center for Reproductive Rights The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world.

Choose an area of expertise to resist.
I have chosen reproductive rights.
Do not disengage. We must prevail over the next few years and turn things around in the house in the midterms.
Start your action now.
reproductiverights.org

I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.

Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽

Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network

REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE SHARE

#ASafeChoice physicians WILL prescribe medication abortion via telehealth FOR WOMEN WHO ANTICIPATE NEEDING THIS MEDICATION.

REPEAT: You do NOT need to be currently pregnant to get this prescription.

In an era of potentially draconian abortion bans, take note!

If you're more upset with Biden being forced to consider the extraordinary step of peremptorily pardoning his own officials then you are about Trump appointing someone who’s promised to use the federal govt to exact personal retribution for Trump, then you need to think a little more critically.

On Whidbey Island at the moment - looking for our next adventures - might be here, might be in Bellingham... TBD (Born an Oregonian -- in Eugene -- have lived up and down the Left Coast many years, however just moved here from Boulder, CO.)

Happy Thanksgiving from the Puget Sound!

Thanksgiving Dinner Prices Fall To Lowest Point In Decades Thanks to the Biden-Harris economic agenda, prices continue to fall

According to a nationwide survey of grocery prices prepared by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the cost of this year's Thanksgiving meal is now at its lowest level since 2021.