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"People are living in poverty under capitalism."
Corporate shill: "Look, communism! hurr hurr."

I welcome the day when our government representatives agree to no longer provide our churches tax exempt status. They have abused that right and have gotten away with it far too long

AI is a con
AI is a grift
AI is a scam

"The people who have temporarily gotten rich or famous on AI have done so by pretending that this outlier problem simply doesn’t exist, or that a remedy for it is imminent. When the bubble deflation that I have been predicting comes, as now seems imminent, it will come because so many people have begun to recognize that GenAI can’t live up to expectations."

https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/this-one-important-fact-about-current

1. You call him “President” or “former President”? Call her “Vice President”.

2. You call him Trump? Call her Harris.

3. You call her just Kamala? Call him just Donald.

Stop denying a woman her authority and status while emphasizing that of a man.

Via Angry Staffer, who is spot on, but I still see polls as snapshots and trends, with my eyes wide open:

The most important thing to know about these polls is that you should ignore them.

I don’t care if we are up by 10% - GOP state officials are going to try to steal this election, and we need to win by a margin that’s too big to overturn.

Every vote matters.

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The law, which the Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds approved in 2023, also forbids teachers from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with younger students.

"My heart breaks for those children with Republican parents. Their adult lives will be so much harder due to their childhood upbringing. Sigh."
- Aure
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-judges-allow-iowa-book-215800826.html

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I would prefer not to remind the voters that he was shot at just recently. That story has been buried by subsequent events, let's leave it there.

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.© & I thread it:

"The story of the most serious White House bribe allegation in U.S. history can't be allowed to fall under the cushions of #JDVance's couch

Congress must probe what really happened with #Trump, #Egypt and the $10M - and make bribery a crime again. My column🎁"

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https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-sisi-egypt-10-million-bribe-20240804.html?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral

My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of actress Patti Yasutake. Fans will forever cherish her portrayal of Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Personally, I’ll remember her as a dear friend, whose sister was the late Irene Hirano Inouye, a founder of the Japanese American National Museum.

https://variety.com/2024/legit/news/patti-yasutake-dead-beef-star-trek-1236097412/

I'm British so have never heard of a "DEI hire". They make it sound like it's about hiring people that are not qualified, so I can only assume it stands for Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka.

Taking my trusty sign while I run errands in town. I have modest expectations for today and would be delighted if #Mastodon4Harris reaches $440,000 today. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

Cat cartoons courtesy of my husband. #CatsForHarris

When is it okay to "first-name" or "untitle" VP Harris (i.e., call her Kamala)? See my & Dr. Leanne Dzubinski's new Fast Company article. If you are not calling her male opponents by their first name in a certain context, then don't first-name VP Harris in that context. https://www.fastcompany.com/91164193/call-her-kamala-the-problem-with-using-a-first-name-only-for-professional-women