Joe Calhoun

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Co-founder Indivisible Charlottesville; organizer. He/him. Working towards a true multi-ethnic multi-racial liberal democracy. Retired code monkey.
LocationUSA —> Mid-Atlantic —> Virginia —> Charlottesville/Albemarle County
A new poll finding voters think Donald Trump is a centrist should be a wake-up call for the news media

The news media isn't doing its job

Finding Gravity
Oh to be tiny enough to stand on a flower

For those of you keeping score at home, my mystery peaches are ripening by the basketful all at once. I had no idea last spring that I’d be swimming in peaches in September. It’s wonderful! 🌞

#gardening #harvest #peaches #Colorado

Thinking about how Sonya Massey called cops for help and they shot her in the face at point blank range because her pot of water was threatening—and how Colt Gray killed 4 people and cops got him to put down his AR-15 and arrested him unharmed.

White supremacy is when a Black woman holding a pot of water is more threatening than a white mass shooter holding an AR-15 that he just used to kill 4 people.

Our persimmons are ripening! Now to wait for the first frost, at which point they can be eaten without immediate regret.

Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2024: $204,500,000,000

Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2024: $196,000,000,000

Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2024: $170,400,000,000

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

Cyndi Lauper & Laura Dern ✌️
The Nazis Are Welcomed At CPAC - Digby's Hullabaloo

Old School In the past they tried to exclude them but they've thrown up their hands now and are welcoming them into the MAGA fold. Where they certainly belong: Nazis appeared to find a friendly reception at the conservative political action conference this year. Throughout the conference, racist extremists, some of whom had secured official CPAC badges, openly mingled with conference attendees and

Digby's Hullabaloo
Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried Over and Over Again. It Works Every Time.
gizmodo.com/universal-basic-income-has-been-tried-over-and-over-aga-1851255547
Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried Over and Over Again. It Works Every Time.

As AI threatens jobs, policy advocates for UBI see it as a potential way to cushion the blow from a changing economy.

Gizmodo