Y'all, I'm a former local government person, and I want to talk about the things that I saw that did move the needle. (I was pushed out of government due to fighting racism, but before that, I was able to push meaningful things through.)

In normal times, it's enough to call your senator or representative. However, right now, we aren't in normal times, and it may become necessary to take advantage of the limits of Federal government power.

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Today, we have fined Apple and Meta for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

Apple restricts developers from informing customers about offers outside the App Store, while Meta doesn’t give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.

Read more: https://europa.eu/!9RDQmk

Enterovirus that causes polio-like illness found in #sanfrancisco Bay Area https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/polio-like-illness-flu-rates-bay-area-20288803.php

“Though adults are more likely to be asymptomatic, young children — especially those with asthma — could develop a rare polio-like complication called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, which can lead to temporary or permanent paralysis. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech and arm or leg weakness, among several other physical signs. No vaccine is available for it.” #california

Americans:
•Cancel student debt!
•Cancel medical debt!
•Make insulin free!

Most of Developed World:
•What is student debt?
•What is medical debt?
•Insulin is already free!

What MAGAs (& some corporate Dems) calls “socialism”—even conservative parties in most developed nations call a “human right.”

'Facing a code red': Financial expert warns clients Tesla is teetering at edge of calamity - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/tesla-musk/