A tale of two tweets. In the first, Dem CT Senator Chris Murphy points out that Biden deported more people than Trump as a boast. In the second, the Nazi Fuentes makes the same comparison but as a lament. This is the vise that is crushing us.
“We can now expect rampant fraud and cheating in banking and fintech… losses of life savings by people who followed the rules, illegal foreclosures, random seizures of the working capital of small businesses, abuse by debt collectors…” No question. thebignewsletter.com/p/monop…
“…rather than investing in partisan infrastructure”many Democrats “encouraged the development of “long-term progressive infrastructure,” with the idea that not-for-profit organizations could better address political needs, instead of state parties.” Hmm thebulwark.com/p/democratic-…
“Whatever one may think about Donald Trump… at this moment, they and the MAGAverse are doing a much better job of listening to and shaping public opinion and the national narrative and mood than are the Democrats and the legacy news media.” salon.com/2024/12/04/democra…
I don’t think it’s controversial anymore to acknowledge that the Democrats aren’t really representing the working class the way they used to. What fascinates me about this article is the racket. This is how the mafia works, basically. 1/2
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I don’t even know if I’d classify it as “abuse,” since it seems to me that it’s primary purpose is to serve as a money-making racket, so it’s doing what it was designed to do. 2/2
“This is how feckless liberalism condemns us to fascism. It offers us no future, while silencing the leftists who try. It’s no longer believable to say you represent workers and donors, oil companies and the environment. You have to pick one.” thegauntlet.news/p/brunch-in…
“We were recording in Valencia, where General Franco drove democracy into the sea and somehow it was agreed that the horror must never be mentioned again.”
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The universe could not have picked a better day for the “Living in the Material World” anniversary box set to appear on my doorstep. youtu.be/oSYmD6kHdKo?si=OAHd…
Victim blaming instead of system blaming will keep us in this same old nvr ending cycle into perpetuity. I want to see an end to the oppression of my ppl here end to bombing ppl abroad. To that end, fighting the impacted instead of the accountable institutions/systems is folly
Nearly 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks, Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors, received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Many have dedicated their lives to sharing their experiences and campaigning for nuclear disarmament. nyti.ms/3zSUnyI
1.91 ERA in '72: 2nd-best by BOS pitcher since 1917.
1.60 ERA w/ CLE in '68: best by AL pitcher since 1919.
'75 WS: BOS won 3 games he started (lost 4 he didn't).
2009 doc "Lost Son of Havana" about his 1st time in Cuba in 46 years: powerful beyond words. x.com/RedSox/status/18436993…
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Luis Tiant.
Anyone who met him, on or off the mound, knew he was a true force. A fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers well beyond his playing days, El Tiante was family.
We send our love to his wife, Maria, their children, and grandchildren.
ALT TEXT: The Boston Red Sox Remember Luis Tiant 1940-2024
IMAGE: A headshot of Luis Tiant during his playing days in a Red Sox uniform is overlaid with a smaller cutout of him waving to the Fenway crowd in dress pants and a jersey.
We have endless data to show covid damages the heart, blood vessels, brain, and immune system. saying “I’ve had it 5 times in 2 years and I’m fine” is like saying “I’ve smoked a pack a day for 2 years and I’m fine!”
The data shows that what you’re doing is very dangerous
New Census Bureau data: In 2023, the US child poverty rate reached 13.7 percent.
In 2021, the child poverty rate was 5.2 percent.
ALT U.S. child poverty has nearly tripled since 2021. In 2019, the child poverty rate was 12.6 percent; in 2020, 9.7; in 2021, 5.2; in 2022, 12.4; in 2023, 13.7. Data: U.S. Census Bureau, “Poverty in the United States: 2023,” September 2024. Figures refer to SPM poverty rates.