Shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin honored with hometown parade in Mountain Brook
https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/shark-attack-survivor-lulu-gribbin-honored-with-hometown-parade-in-mountain-brook.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Alabama congressional candidate Shomari Figures at DNC: ‘Roll Tide. Let’s go win this thing’
https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/alabama-congressional-candidate-shomari-figures-at-dnc-roll-tide-lets-go-win-this-thing.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@GreenFire Every benefit the working class has, came from liberals, 5 day, 40hr work week, paid vacation, the ability to have union representation, etc.
Nice speech by Shomari Figures. (Yes, I’m biased.) The kid has really made something of himself, and his mama has every right to the proud tears she shed watching him tonight. #DNC
Jim Jordan's ex-students turn up at DNC to attack him over claims he ignored sex abuse - Raw Story
I don't want to publicize these cruel low-life human beings. But, at the same time, we need to know they're out there, and we need to expose the cynical hollowness of their claims that they stand for "God" and "family values" and "morality."
As Parker Molloy says, Trump supporters are now openly mocking Tim Walz's neurodivergent son Gus Walz and his touching display of pride and love at last night's DNC.
#DNC #TimWalz #GusWalz #FamilyValues #Republicans
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https://www.readtpa.com/p/right-wing-cruelty-targets-tim-walzs
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"How can you tell if your college or university is gearing up for layoffs and what can you do to safeguard your career? Here are some key indicators and actionable steps to consider."
Behind the scenes, #reagan arranged to keep the Iranian hostages held, so that President #Carter would look weak and ineffectual. That gave Reagan an advantage and he won.
There's a parallel to how #trump is rumored to be in talks with #netanyahu to stop any deal regarding the Gaza Strip.
Don't let the propaganda and misinformation win, like it did in the 80s.
The gop will stop at no atrocity to hold power.
⚠️Mass bomb threat sent to Jewish institutions across #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mass-bomb-threat-jewish-institutions-1.7300582
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, August 21st, by Adam Douglas Thompson:
"Attention, passengers: there will be some moderate turbulence while we pass through the energy field pulsing up from the Democratic National Convention."
https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/wednesday-august-21st-attention-passengers
In DNC Speech, Sanders Says Overturning “Citizens United” Should Be a Priority https://truthout.org/articles/in-dnc-speech-sanders-says-overturning-citizens-united-should-be-a-priority/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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