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I’m not sure he has enough sense to be terrified. That would be a normal response. I suspect he’s just angry and vindictive. Those are the two emotions he knows.

The Limitations of GDP: Why Economic Growth Doesn’t Always Mean Progress Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a key economic indicator that measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country's borders over..

Curious as to why economic indicators don’t reflect the economic pressures so many people feel? It doesn’t factor in income distribution.

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If US citizens can’t get un-redacted files and those that possess the files are in them or covering up, there doesn’t seem to be a way for the EU to get anything but a pile of weird papers and a bunch of loose staples.

Signs point to no.

Hopefully, they’ll come a day when we can seize his assets because they are stolen property.

Advise international travelers to avoid the US whenever possible.

It’s not safe for its own citizens.

It’s ironic that much of the need would be eliminated if the rich paid their share.

If they charged reasonable prices, offered affordable housing, supported subsidized healthcare, etc. most of the burden would be lifted.

The owners of GoFundMe donated to Tramp...and take a cut of the money raised, so I don't use them. I donate directly to people I know who need the money.

Bill McDonough: We are here to make goods, not 'bads' | Trellis The legendary designer says it's time to view the economy from the perspective of how much we can give for all we get.

Fascinating article about circular economy and what it means.

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This Christian Nationalist White Supremacy crap needs to end.

Great words to start the day!

America’s Food Crisis: Declining Production and Rising Reliance on Imports - Carolina Farm Trust Join Carolina Farm Trust this Giving Tuesday to support farmers, fight food insecurity, and build a resilient, equitable food system in North Carolina.

Quality of store produce has dropped.

Trump’s largest farm relief checks will go the big farms who grow soybeans, corn and cotton.

ICE make sure fewer immigrants work in the fields…jobs most Americans won’t do.

Perfect Storm?

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So many questions…
Medical expenses can be brutal. Insurance? What happened to his earnings? Is the Go Fund Me legit?

I have empathy for the family but is their need greater than your neighbors?

Focus on verifiable local needs or agencies proven to spend donation money wisely.

He never had a mind to begin with.

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When a narcissist sociopath gains support, those people identify with something in their demigod’s twisted soul.

It justifies their racism, a sense of entitlement. their vices and perversion.

They crawl from the woodwork and expose themselves.

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When I was on Facebook…no “friend” ever posted asking what’s your favorite Nina Simone song, an MLK speech, reputable studies or easily verified news...

Even if I didn’t oppose Meta, Zuck, or the rich elite, I don’t miss FB.

It made my soul ache and my mind writhe in pain.

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Mississippi Goddam

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But outstanding in his field.

Worked in public schools with Special Ed students.IEPs were often ignored or rewritten to conceal school failure.

My special ed son was in 4th grade twice. 5th grade teachers didn’t want to deal with him. No idea at the time. School hid it.

As an employee I need my job, couldn’t sue. Sue.

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We need something more, not mere justified outrage.

We need to unite behind what we stand for: justice, freedom, diversity, protection of the innocent, taking care of the the vulnerable, the poor, the ill…

Being about something is more powerful than resistance.

I’m done with rabid ads & ridiculous subscription services. Tips screens. Online games.

I buy less. I buy second hand. My car 20 years old. Bought with cash. Pay off credit cards within a month or two.

People have to stop playing the consumer game to force companies to stop ripping us off.

Is Sienna Rose AI? All Signs Point to 'Yes' Sienna Rose's songs and albums have been flagged as AI, Deezer tells Rolling Stone.

AI is going too far.

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The words “Breaking News” are used so often that even if it is breaking news the term lacks the punch it once had.

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I needed to hear that this morning. I also needed to see dogs. 🐕

He doesn’t understand legal.

If only he’d stay asleep.

All that money being “wasted” on social programs, medical, insurance, food, student loan relief…siphoned off into another Trump vanity project.

Donald is chairman of the Board of “Peace” with veto power. That money is stolen goods. A type of “Fruit of the poison tree.”

Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear America’s traditional allies are taking a backseat on the effort — which has raised billions in new commitments.

He’s made himself the lifelong chairman of the board with veto power. Who decides where the money goes?

He doesn’t understand peace. He is hate, greed & perversion personified.

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Even if this is enforced so much damage has been done. The world looks for economic & political alternatives to the US.

My pessimism gauge has broken the dial. I want to be wrong. I want to see the dawn again.

Food and fellowship. It's what it's all about. That should be the priority.