The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Seven men sentenced for grooming and abusing teen girls in Rochdale Seven men have been handed lengthy prison terms for grooming and sexually abusing teenage girls in Rochdale between 2001 and 2006.

Seven men sentenced for grooming and abusing teen girls in Rochdale
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Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Just watch them.

Let’s not politicize the Charlie Kirk shooting. This is a time for thoughts and prayers.

And now he’s dead. Loving your guns now, Amurikka?

Dem need to introduce impeachment of RFK in House. Let Rs and Trump defend this monster.

As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.

I’m so very sorry. I’m glad you were finally able to talk.

No wonder Trump is so intent on keeping the files from being released.👀

Release of ‘missing minute’ of Epstein video contradicts Bondi claim cameras stopped recording Video taken outside Epstein’s cell on night he died is part of new materials released by House oversight committee * US politics live – latest updates A so-called “missing minute” of CCTV footage, a key ingredient of conspiracy theories surrounding the prison death of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found, contradicting the assertion of Pam Bondi, the attorney general, that it was recorded over. The video was in a cache of material, including 33,000 pages of records relating to the disgraced financier and former Donald Trump associate, released late on Tuesday by the US House oversight committee. The panel has been looking into Epstein’s August 2019 death at Manhattan’s Metropolitan correctional center. Continue reading...

Release of ‘missing minute’ of Epstein video contradicts Bondi claim cameras stopped recording

If Trump had any real interest in addressing crime, his regime would work with law enforcement & Chicago leadership. Instead, he talks about “going in,” like he’s prepping a military invasion. This is nuts. This is dangerous. And it’s pitting states against states, echoing America’s deadliest war.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the National Guard of one state can’t invade another state. They are separate sovereigns

Every journalist should repeat Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago when he says, "Chicago will continue to have a crime problem as long as red states have a gun problem". Confront Trump with this fact and the fact that he has cut anti-crime funds.
#rejectthelies

Worked from June to Labor Day 11 pm to 7 am at the Hollywood Diner in Wilmington DE. 35 cents an hour plus tips ($3-5 a night). Have to add, I loved that job. What an education!

“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower

The biggest news story in the news right now is that the president of the United States hasn't made a public appearance or spoken to the protective pool in four days and the White House is actively lying about his activities, yet no news organization is covering it.

A Labor Day Reflection The last hazy days of summer—and a history of struggle

Did you know in 1890 manufacturing employees worked on average 100 hours a week? It would be decades before the eight-hour workday became real. It took labor activists and labor unions to turn the cry for change into policy and practice. www.americaamerica.news/p/a-labor-da...

RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why?

TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it

James Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of Turmoil Rigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones.

“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.

Not all pregnant people are women.

Even if you’re the sort of asshole who dismisses nonbinary folks and trans men, there’s still another group of people who get pregnant who are not women.

Girls. They’re pregnant girls. Children.

Are we no longer talking about the EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES?
EPSTEIN FILES?

Are we?

If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them:

—Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings
—More guns don't make us safer
—A majority of Americans want gun reform

We don't have to live like this.

There are no implications there. Words and beliefs don't stop bullets. The result of behaving as if they do is dead children. Again. Almost every day.

Hey MSM, ask RFK Jr to define 'inflammation'. Ask him to define 'mitochondria'. Ask him how, specifically, that he can tell how children have 'mitochondrial challenges'. Ask him what, specifically, about children's faces and body movement indicates inflammation. He won't know. He's making shit up.

“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”

— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis

Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."

I woke up with a CRAZY scary stupid thought:

Maybe I should run for Congress against Steny Hoyer.

Dude’s been in office since 1981. He’s in his late 80s.

If I do it, I’ll run as a progressive independent caucusing with, but not controlled by Dems. And I will NOT take PAC money of any kind.

AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.”

REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.”

AMERICA: “It’s video games.”

WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.”

AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.”

WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”