CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @deadder.bsky.social )

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

my woke take is that entirely too many people feel entitled to the benefits of a social contract while not feeling bound by the responsibilities of said contract

Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.

If it's a serious as Pete Hegseth's use it signal then he'll probably be fine.

Protest organizers are also recommending that you don't lean into antifa.

It was an extraordinary week. The slumbering giant of America is awakening. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-7f6

CAN WE ALL CALL DINGHIES ARRIVING IN UK…BREXIT BOATS. TO REMIND THE COUNTRY IT WAS FARAGE THAT DESTROYED RETURNS DEAL WITH FRANCE!

Reporter: Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags for Melissa Hortman who was killed as well?

Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?

So not surprising that the people who fetishize assault rifles kill more Americans than those who don't.

1. Azerbaijan hasn't been at war with Albania. Trump confuses Albania with Armenia. But he wants credit, a Nobel Prize, for ending a war in which he can't identify the parties.
2. The Fox hosts are too ignorant or too sycophantic to correct him.
3. Imagine if Biden had said this.

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader' Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe - Senator John McCain

We cannot allow ourselves to let this kind of speech or thinking to become normalized. Domestic violence is no joking matter. The sentiments expressed here are repulsive.

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

This is a huge story.

Don't let him get away with it.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

Timeline cleanse

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months Party faces questions over candidate screening after string of resignations, expulsions and criminal investigations

Sacked, Expelled, or in the Dock: All the Reform UK Councillors Nigel Farage Has Lost in Just Four Months – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/09/02/s...

7 wars...so much truth

“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.

YouTube video by TYT Investigates WATCH: Texas Republicans Get BRUTALLY Dismantled In One Of The Best Speeches Of The Year

Good speech 👏

youtu.be/pe5lPm6eljw?...

Trump Says He’s Ended 6 (or 7) Wars. Here’s Some Context.

NYT did that: "Asked for clarification, the White House provided a list of the six wars he says he has resolved. It did not respond to a subsequent question about the seventh."

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

I had to turn it off too. After the fourth time the question was asked about why anyone would use worthless stock in Trump digital and media as pre-cursor to buying up bitcoin. Makes no sense.

1. Just because Trump DC hotel "lost" money because some people stopped going, does not mean his use of it was wrong. The two things are not mutually exclusive.
2. Answer the dam question; why wouldn't those 50 investors just buy their own bitcoin. It makes 0 sense.

This too

Love this.