@Michael70

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Health and social research (retired)... aspiring poet and veg grower. European, anglophone living in France.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/09/us-voters-kamala-harris-donald-trump-republican?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

'America is not ready for a woman President'. They apparently prefer felons.

Well I would have voted for her and my American family did.

I spent hours trying to persuade US voters to choose Harris not Trump. I know why she lost

As a phone bank volunteer, I hoped to counter the Republican attacks and half-truths, but people really believed them, says journalist and podcaster Oliver Hall

The Guardian

I don't know if this is reported in the US, but it might be a taste of your future...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/08/racist-text-messages-trump-win?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Black people across US receive racist text messages after Trump’s win

FBI investigating after people report texts saying they were selected to pick cotton and go to nearest plantation

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/28/keir-starmer-budget-harsh-light-fiscal-reality-uk-politics-live?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The answer is to start to undo the disaster that cannot be named from 2016 (whisper it... Brexit)

Lindsay Hoyle criticises chancellor Rachel Reeves for early disclosure of budget details – UK politics live

Speaker of the House of Commons says it is ‘evident’ Reeves made significant policy announcements in the media, rather than parliament

the Guardian
Doctor in tears at Covid inquiry says what NHS staff saw was ‘indescribable’

Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a ‘terrorist attack every day’

The Guardian

The key to economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the wealthy. The secret to prosperity is investment in American workers.

When workers have more to spend, the economy grows, and businesses create more jobs.

It’s a virtuous cycle.

@GottaLaff

Trump 2024: Repeal the Affordable Care Act to Fund Tax Breaks for the Rich

Undocumented immigrants paid $97B in taxes in 2022.

T-Mobile, Office Depot, and Duke Energy made billions in profits but paid nothing in federal income taxes between 2018 and 2022.

Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders."

Just closed my Twitter account... Elon Musk kept liking my tweets!