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“One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.” - Amanda Gorman

Republicans would hate it if you listened to and shared @[email protected]’s banned poem, “The Hill We Climb.” https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1662309442149396481

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““One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.” - Amanda Gorman Republicans would hate it if you listened to and shared @TheAmandaGorman’s banned poem, “The Hill We Climb.””

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Airline ticketing fees. Concert fees. Bank overdraft fees. Fees for everything.

Corporations call them “convenience fees” or “service fees.” Probably because they “conveniently” “serve” to pad their bottom lines, costing Americans at least $29 billion/yr.

It’s all a huge scam.

When Republicans are in power, they rack up giant deficits, mainly by cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

Then when Democrats take the reins, Republicans blame them for being big spenders.

It’s always the same story.

Inflation has outstripped wage growth for 22 consecutive months.

RT @rbreich
As long as banking is treated like a casino, it's going to be dangerous.

Banks should not be gambling with their depositors' money.

We need to make banking boring again.

The former guy is holding a rally tonight in Waco, Texas. It coincides with the 30 year anniversary of the fed raid and battle there with armed radicals.

That’s not a dogwhistle to anti-government extremists. That’s a call to arms.

Extra food stamp benefits enacted by Congress at the height of the pandemic ended this week, even as grocery prices surge.

The average food stamp benefit will come to about $6 per person per day.

Need I remind you that we passed a record $857 billion defense bill last year?

States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children

They tend to have the weakest social services and the worst results in several categories of health and well-being.

The New York Times
Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed?
Do whatever you can to avoid (re)infection. A new study shows 90% of long covid sufferers started with a mild illness. https://cbsnews.com/news/most-people-who-ended-up-with-long-covid-started-with-a-mild-case-new-study-shows/ #CovidIsntOver
Most people who ended up with long COVID started with a mild case, new study shows

The researchers found "a staggering" 90% of people living with long COVID only had a mild illness to start — but people who were hospitalized were more likely to develop the lasting symptoms.

CBS News