Jess Thrankson

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This holiday season remember that the cancelled child tax credit—which slashed childhood poverty by 30%—would've cost only $1.7T over the next decade, while the ever expanding Defense Budget will cost around $9T over the next decade.

Children are suffering and starving now because corporate bought politicians would rather buy bombs than bread.

Thank GOP & Manchin/Sinema for this cruelty & grotesquely misplaced priorities. A reminder that our standard must be justice above all—or we all suffer.

@godpod
😈Musk got a tadte of uncensored free speech🤣
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/09/us-power-grid-pacific-northwest-attacks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The real threat to our country is not terrorism from afar, it is sabotage & terrorism from within!
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid

Series of attacks come after assault on North Carolina facilities cut electricity to 40,000

The Guardian
@moliver @godpod
Ouch!😂
@godpod
Hmmm, what’s Twitter?

Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/08/iranian-forces-shooting-at-faces-and-genitals-of-female-protesters-medics-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

These Shiite fundamentalist in Iran who show such hatred of women are Satan incarnate! I have NOTHING against anyone’s faith UNTIL it exerts itself upon others & these sick MFs are the worst of their faith!

Iranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics say

Exclusive: Men and women coming in with shotgun wounds to different parts of bodies, doctors say

The Guardian
@godpod
It shouldn’t matter in a secular nation what religious ideals a person holds in their heart as long as in their bright, inquisitive, reasonable & logical brain they respect EVERYONE’S rights to believe or not believe what they choose for themselves!
Hindu, Jew, Muslim, Christian, Pantheist, Zorastrian &, yes, even Atheist!

Iran protests: Ex-president Khatami says rulers must heed protesters' demands https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63871863

“It should not be allowed that freedom and security are placed in opposition to one another, and that as a result freedom is trampled under the pretext of maintaining security, or that security... is ignored in the name of freedom," he said

Iran protests: Ex-president Khatami says rulers must heed protesters' demands

A former Iranian president makes rare public comments praising anti-government protesters.

BBC News
FOUND GUILTY:
Trump Organization has been in legal trouble for years, but this is the biggest rebuke yet. The company faces more than $1 million in penalties and it could receive blowback from its lenders and business partners.
The culture od deception, disregard for law & self service that emanates from Donald J Trump is being sanctioned w/ a fine that makes a joke out of justice!🤬