Carlyle (ᵗʰᵉʸ/ᵗʰᵉᵐ)

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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input

As someone who drinks occasionally but rarely, it is so incredibly important to me to never put someone in this situation, even if they normally DO drink!

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...

“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Best day in politics, never thought I’d say that within these 4 years

Thank you for the context!

Is this in Berwyn, Pennsylvania?

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Oct 12, 2022 - Screen grab of a tweet from Jason Campbell: Still from the Charlie Kirk show Charlie speaking. Underneath the quote from Charlie reads a quote from Charlie’s broadcast that day: “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made up New Age term that does a lot of damage.”

Without comment:

Also, push for an overturn of citizens united.

Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

Being pro-drowning of children seems like a real are-we-the-baddies moment www.npr.org/sections/sho...

They're owned by the same donors who own the GOP. Check out OpenSecrets.org. They're bought.

Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.

Charlie Kirk is destroyed by a young man who did his research.

It’s a beautiful sight to behold.

I think we have to admit that one reason there's no "liberal Joe Rogan" is that anyone on the left who actually starts acting a little wild, drawing a little attention, making a little fuss ... immediately draws shitloads of criticism & scolding from other people on the left.

Florida government sides with the Pulse shooter

Red states rely on the money from Blue states to function. This can all be over the second Democratic governors actually wield their power.

“While New Yorkers struggle to afford the most expensive city in America, Eric Adams and his administration are too busy tripping over corruption charges to come to their defense. Corruption isn’t just about what a politician gains, it’s about what the public loses. And right now, New Yorkers are paying the price as another flurry of indictments continue to erode their trust in our democracy and distract from the affordability crisis that demands action and urgency. Our city deserves a mayor who spends their time with constituents, not stuck in courtrooms. We need a new era of leadership.”

My statement on the latest charges against members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle.

The clearest picture of corporate greed in this country is CEO-to-worker pay ratios.

At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024.

Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570.

That’s a ratio of 632 to 1.

How can anyone defend this?

listen

the world is a mess

but a judge ordered the Florida migrant prison closed, California passed their "fuck around, find out" redistricting, and James Dobson is dead

this is the best net good news day in awhile, I really do think

Ban cars.

Yayyyyyyyy!!!! A federal judge has blocked the transfer of any additional immigrant detainees to a detention site in the Florida Everglades and ordered much of the facility to be torn down.

Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.

But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.

In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.

This is why unions are vital.

Breaking News 1m ago A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.

They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say

If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy.

Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.

Governors of Six (red) states have sent their states' national guard troops to – and now occupy – (blue) Washington D.C.

What would you call this?

Historians will call it civil war.

Folks are terrified of the NYC subway, think DC is a gang ridden hellscape and have other often irrational fears, but here's the truth, other than disease or an abusive partner with a gun, you're most likely to be killed by a reckless driver, and we barely acknowledge it's a problem.