Americans Want Billionaires Out Of Politics—And Think They’re A Threat To Democracy, Poll Shows Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.

Billionaires are more publicly involved in politics than ever—and Americans aren’t loving it.

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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.

Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

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Russian Blue kitty peers into the camera.

This is a beautiful thread! This little one is in my care right now.

Morning ☕️

A tweet from Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) reads: “But cancer research was deemed a waste of money.” It quotes FactPost (@factpostnews), which says: “Trump’s order to change the Department of Defense’s name to the ‘Department of War’ could cost an estimated $2B in taxpayer dollars.” Below are two images: one shows a man affixing a sign that reads “Pete Hegseth — Secretary of War,” and the other shows Trump smiling.

Everything is a very expensive exercise in vanity.

This is Where I Should Say Something Clever Tettegouche North Shore Lake Superior Minnesota

This is Where I Should Say Something Clever.
I’ll Leave It To You.
Tettegouche North Shore
Lake Superior Minnesota

Lil Al Pacino. It's taken months to get him better but he is now full of love and feels great about himself

Latest Epstein files knock White House on its heels The latest revelations stand to further fracture a party that already splintered once this year over the so-called Epstein files — during a much less politically fraught moment.

The truth about the Epstein Files is finally coming to light.

But the work is not done. Our lawsuit demands information on the extent of the Trump-Vance admin’s participation in this cover up. We will find out the truth in court.

In retrospect, maybe when he said "grab 'em by the pussy," he meant "grab 'em by the pussy." But who could have known, really?

That part‼️

Just a reminder, the coward who refused to accept an election loss in 2020 and then committed crimes trying to overthrow that election will certainly cheat, abuse his powers, and break the law to try to win the 2026 & 2028 elections.

He’s a real threat to democracy. Believe it.

Chevron plans to grow oil and gas production by 2% to 3% per year through 2030. It currently produces around 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. "There is need for significant investment to close the oil supply gap, equivalent to five Saudi Arabias" over the next decade, Wirth said.

When Big Oil companies claim to be partners in climate solutions, remember: they are lying.

As the climate crisis intensifies, Chevron is once again "increasing investments in oil and gas exploration," Reuters reports.

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Leaves spiral downward;
the lesson of sakura -
Ev'rywhere I look.

#poetry #Haiku

Doctor stocked me up on vaccines, ColoGuard, lorazepam, bumped me up to 10 mg Mounjaro, and sent me on my way.

Old age is a very long series of healthcare maintenance trips.

Yes. 100 percent yes!

We weren’t allowed in the house for three months of the summer, but it was the best of times.

DHS takes credit for crime being down in Chicago. Data shows that was happening before they arrived. Immigration officials on Tuesday said a drop in crime numbers was thanks to their work. Police data show the decrease was taking place before federal agents arrived in the city.

Trump is a liar. Tear gassing kids in peaceful neighborhoods makes no one safer.

He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Photo of Trump sitting with Ghislaine Maxwell on the left. On the right, a photo of Virginia Giuffre

A #WhiteHouse correspondent asked Karoline Leavitt: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"

The silence was deafening

Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl (2009 Remaster) Listen to Cinnamon Girl (2009 Remaster) on TIDAL

Happy Birthday Neil ❗
-Cinnamon Girl
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I'm pregnant but my doctor won't see me before 9 weeks. Why not? Is it OK to wait? A pregnancy test can tell you that you're expecting as early as 4 weeks, but most doctors won't see you for another month. Many women want care sooner. Why's it so hard to get and what can you do?

A pregnancy test can tell you that you're expecting as early as 4 weeks, but most doctors won't see you for another month. Many women want care sooner. Why's it so hard to get and what can you do? n.pr/47yXZ71

Trump’s directive to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost taxpayers up to $2 billion.

Donald Trump:
“I had no idea he was molesting women.”

House Oversight Dems:
Released never-before seen Epstein emails; Trump mentioned multiple times "spent hours" at Jeffrey Epstein's house with confirmed victim.

RELEASE THE FILES

Data centre boom fuelling economic recovery But merger lawyers warn inconsistent and uncertain government guidelines for foreign investment put at risk the overseas capital required to fuel the boom.

This is not good news ...

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We are really ruled by the dumbest people in existence.

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