Olde Stuffe

this kicks ass

Native American groups have united to block environmentally destructive projects by asserting treaty rights & mobilizing allies. Preserving sacred lands & advanced environmental justice, showing how Indigenous solidarity can protect both culture and climate.

They weren't alone.

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#UnitedWeStand

LGBT rights have been won not through unanimity of opinion, but through solidarity in action. From the Stonewall uprising to the fight for marriage equality, the community has shown that standing together—even amid internal debates—creates unstoppable momentum.

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#UnitedWeStand

History is clear, We Stand ONLY When United.

Women’s Suffrage: Suffragists were divided over strategy—state campaigns versus federal amendments, inclusion of Black women versus exclusion. But when they rallied together, they secured the vote and transformed civic life.

Divided We Fall

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#Pinks

NoKings, 50501, MeToo, BLM - this is how we win! Just like:

Labor Unions: From the eight‑hour workday to child labor laws, workers won protections not because they were free of internal disputes, but because they stood shoulder to shoulder against exploitation.

United We Stand

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#UnitedWeStand

friggin following you over this entire ass kick thread

thank you

We succeed ONLY when we stand together. History proves this.

The Civil Rights Movement: Black churches, student groups, & labor activists did not always agree on tactics. Yet when united under the banner of justice, they dismantled Jim Crow & reshaped American democracy.

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#UnitedWeStand
#Pinks

Delayed September data shows core inflation hit 2.8% - UPI.com Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices up 0.4% and energy up 1.7%.

Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices increase 0.4% and energy up 1.7%. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

Imagine wasting that much money on a pet project and not only do you keep your job but you get a bigger bonus than ever. I literally cannot imagine this even though it's exactly what these execs get. The privilege of fucking up repeatedly with zero consequences.

I like to look at photos I took on this day in past years.

2009, 2012, 2013, 2014. Always got a kick out of the geese...they way they line up at the pond to drink...they take a drink, look around, shoot the breeze just like humans at the bar. .

PennyGem: GM slashed 1,200 jobs at Detroit’s Factory Zero, part of a 1,700-worker EV restructuring, dropping a shockwave across Michigan’s auto community. 1,140 hourly workers face indefinite layoffs.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace

it's more eugenics-y for a parent to have a child just because the parent felt like it

it's pretty selfish to have little means & think the kid won't suffer, + neither will society or its compact

i think it's more eugenics-y to knowingly set a life of struggle when we now know how to do better

+ i want literally ALL the people who have kids + complain about prices + throw away 40% of their food--the state of food waste in the US--to either stop having kids they can't afford OR shut the fuck up + stop shitting on our democracy

there's a god damn child tax credit paid by the childless

it's judgy to argue that children should be wanted + afforded when they're born?

are you fucking kidding me?

i'm pretty harsh; i blame his supporters/voters more than anyone

w/o his voters--our neighbors, friends, families, businesses--he + his cabinet would not be our problem

because we refuse to shun average trump voters
he + his cabinet--the ones everyone blames--are still here, still our problem

"At this point this family should seriously consider dropping childcare for that spouse while they find work. Now, this can be tricky, childcare, especially high quality childcare, has waiting lists, so depending on prospects, this may be a bad move."

now we can't work because the childcare or not

i noticed you left off having children as optional

i've seen no evidence that we must have children in order to survive + keep roofs over heads

but no one dares tell an american to not have a child

even if they can't afford one

which really isn't thinking much of the child

why are we having children if we can't afford them?

in all this comparing + complaining, i don't hear anyone lecturing on not having kids we can't afford

why not get established first?

i bet the kids would be better for it

then the kids make better adults

i noticed you didn't include your regional cost of living to help us understand the context of your budgeting wizardry

your scenario happening in Beantown would be amazing

are you in a major metro like that?

mmkay
so you want all of america's economic engine cities to fail

you're theory happened in SF Bay w/ people moving to Tracy, Manteca, Modesto, to commute to Oaktown + SF

2 hour commutes to get the 3/2 tract homes

SF teachers struggle to reside within 2 hours of where they work

that's your plan

a 401k to tap?

so more debt added in fees, taxes, lost compounding + retirement savings, plus must pay the 401k back is somehow a free/clear income stream?

do you have a 401k?

one thing i've noticed no one has addressed, + i'm sure it's because it isn't popular--so i'll say it--is americans would do well to consider whether or not they can afford kids before having them

each child costs avg ~250k before college

elephant in room

bet i get hollered at for saying it

so many americans simply are not mature + deliberate enough for a debate such as what you've posed

most americans getting nuance through critical thought is like emptying an ocean into a bucket with a spoon

gonna take a long time + the process sucks

that is not in any way what the poster said

you're upset + misrepresenting his words + intent

his position is going to be controversial, doesn't mean we need to lie about it + apply nefarious motives where there aren't any

i'm actually sick of that shit
enough of it going around, not helping

140k in los angeles would get someone by?

that made me laugh

the op did not say he was describing poverty, he said he was describing precariousness as part of a greater debate on degrees of poverty

wow, new orleans getting loud against ice

listen to all the honking + yelling in resistance

ice must totally fear being there

russia or america
leadership is generally the same

+ america is assaulting people w/o due process
i put nothing past us

just as likely us as any bad actor on the planet

because our fellow citizens are lazy afraid selfish

i almost don't care what happens anymore because the ones of us who care are clearly outnumbered by those who don't

why would i put my ass on the line for those who won't

all the cars just driving by ...

i would've stopped + found something to do
even get her name + info so i could tell her kin

i'll never look at my fellow americans the same again
they've simply allowed this to go on too long