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Historical materialist (retired)

The old men shall repair to the public places, to stimulate the courage of the warriors and preach the unity of the Republic and hatred of kings.

Multa renascentur quae iam cecidere, cadentque quae nunc sunt in honore

avocationcat whisperer
interests & hobbieshistory, linguistics, archaic computers
ageolder than Sputnik
pronounshe/him

@PattyHanson

TFG may recall a 2011 image of #RickPerry
#CornDog

@wdlindsy

In 2016, Trump was elected on a #GOP platform that advocated "the right of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state." [*]

After the Republicans took both houses of Congress and the Presidency, Mitch McConnell denounced proposals for #PuertoRico statehood as "full bore socialism."

[*] "Republican Platform 2016,"
p.30 https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL[1]-ben_1468872234.pdf

@spatula @dangillmor @pluralistic
@washingtonpost

Soon-Shiong can now point to Bezos!

Washington Post has a new motto:
"Democracy dies in darkness.
Our billionaire owner turns the lights off."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jeff-bezos-killed-washington-post-endorsement-of-kamala-harris-paper-reports/ar-AA1sVJgO

MSN

@DemocracyMattersALot

Elon "cuts costs" by refusing to pay his companies' bills.

ex-Twitter alone currently has 34 lawsuits for non-paytment to vendors.

https://www.plainsite.org/tags/twitter-vendor-nonpayment/

h/t #HamiltonNolan

The Sordid History of Organized Labor's Foreign Policy Sins

An interview with #JeffSchuhrke about #BlueCollarEmpire."

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-sordid-history-of-organized-labors

#AFLCIA #AFL

The Sordid History of Organized Labor's Foreign Policy Sins

An interview with Jeff Schuhrke about "Blue Collar Empire."

How Things Work

@dustcircle

I thought the illustrations in The Super Babies' PTO pleading were hilarious.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cacd395da50d351748d72b5/t/66438f17a54db528bfb516ae/17157

Marvel & DC Lose 'Super Hero' Trademark: Now In Public Domain | Cosmic Book News

Marvel and DC lost their "Super Hero" trademark after failing to respond to a court case, making the term available in the public domain.

Cosmic Book News