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Smart active educated senior. People not pets. Gardens not guns. Blessings not sermons. Do the next thing right. Think what it means not what you’re told.
Uvalde, the very real synonym for FAILURE, has been detailed by the Dept of Justice in today’s report. Will you turn your local massacre over to your local law enforcement knowing how pitiful their ability to respond may be? Medivacs were ordered to wait at the AIRPORT!! Education is essential for any leadership position. US in serious decline. Reward intelligence and leadership, not liars and cheats! How many of the 360 were fired, sued, or arrested?? Uvalde will always mean FAILURE.
Trump and menendez are both corrupt New Jersey politicians. Both need to own up to their crimes, accept their punishment and quit polluting our political environment.
Young people: The GOP is floating an amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25. Vivek Ramaswamy is openly promoting it. They’re scared of your votes and want to silence you. Act appropriately in 2024.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/opinion/inflation-reduction-act-global-asset-managers.html?smid=nytcore-
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Nails in our coffin. Infrastructure law transfers control of energy from public to private control. Expect your bills to rise exponentially, forever.

Opinion | The Inflation Reduction Act Will Allow an Asset Manager Takeover of Our Infrastructure

The Inflation Reduction Act will spur the takeover of our infrastructure by private entities, particularly large global asset managers, with likely negative consequences.

The New York Times

https://www.commondreams.org/news/oklahoma-woman-molar-pregnancy

All Republicans should read this! How to kill a woman by a bad law!!

Oklahoma Woman Told to Wait in Hospital Parking Lot Until 'Crashing' for Abortion

"They said, 'The best we can tell you to do is sit in the parking lot, and if anything else happens, we will be ready to help you.'"

Common Dreams

Ali died days before he could challenge BP’s CEO on the dangers of gas flaring. Don’t let his death be in vain https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/27/ali-smoke-choked-bp-oilfield-death-gas-flaring?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

An Iraqi, age 21, died of cancer living next to a BP oilfield. BP has refused to cap emissions poisoning directly & indirectly. Please read this article.

Ali died days before he could challenge BP’s CEO on the dangers of gas flaring. Don’t let his death be in vain

The 21-year-old Iraqi, who lived by a smoke-choked oilfield, died of cancer. His message must be heard, says journalist Jess Kelly

The Guardian

https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-dems-remind-gop-mccarthy-1-9-trillion-trump-tax-cuts

The anti-Christian repugnicans are taking food from the hungry to keep the huge tax cuts for yacht owners. Ask a repugnican today how they square this with their value system!

As GOP Targets Food Aid, House Dems Remind McCarthy of $1.9 Trillion in Trump Tax Cuts

"In tax cuts in 2017 passed by the other side of the aisle, we see wonderful tax cuts for yacht owners and private jets," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "But in order to balance our budget now, we're talking about cuts to SNAP, to food out of babies' mouths."

Common Dreams

The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/
2023/04/23/child-labor-lobbying-fga/

One group in Florida intends to create a pool of child-workers. They need to be exposed and stopped. Please help circulate this WP article. Can you imagine how diabolical? From the former Guantanamo torturer Der Santis’ state! It takes a nation to defeat fascism!

Reminder: Raising the debt ceiling does not increase spending or the federal debt. It simply allows the government to pay bills it has already taken on— and defaulting on the debt would be catastrophic.

https://truthout.org/articles/capitalists-prey-on-syria-and-turkey-following-february-earthquakes/

Vulture capitalism preys on people after disasters. Our representatives must be pushed to implement higher standards of construction, more regulations and higher fines for transgressors. Victims in Syria and Turkey still need help from international aid. Send them a donation if you can.

Capitalists Prey on Syria and Turkey Following February Earthquakes

These humanitarian tragedies have become opportunities for rapid growth and high profits for corporate predators.

Truthout