@chark401.bsky.social
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Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
Unfortunately, yeah I think he might mean that!
March 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Unfortunately, yeah I think he might mean that!
Dumbest fucking timeline.
February 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dumbest fucking timeline.
We exist in the dumbest timeline.
February 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We exist in the dumbest timeline.
I’m actually cosplaying VEEP
February 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’m actually cosplaying VEEP
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south korean politicians were literally scaling fences to protect their government and our senators are sending out pre-scheduled tweets about the super bowl while an unelected foreign billionaire seizes control of the treasury.
February 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
south korean politicians were literally scaling fences to protect their government and our senators are sending out pre-scheduled tweets about the super bowl while an unelected foreign billionaire seizes control of the treasury.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Mediocre is pretty generous.
January 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Mediocre is pretty generous.
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"Our economy looks impervious to climate change because economics, finance, and governments deliberately..“decouple” our ecology and the economy in their calculations."
Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. newrepublic.com/article/1905... by @doctorvive.bsky.social
Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. newrepublic.com/article/1905... by @doctorvive.bsky.social
Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It.
A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Our economy looks impervious to climate change because economics, finance, and governments deliberately..“decouple” our ecology and the economy in their calculations."
Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. newrepublic.com/article/1905... by @doctorvive.bsky.social
Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. newrepublic.com/article/1905... by @doctorvive.bsky.social
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I wish the average person—even those firmly in the middle and upper-middle class—understood they receive far more value from strong social, economic, and infrastructure programs than they’ll ever get back via arbitrary government tax cuts.
January 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I wish the average person—even those firmly in the middle and upper-middle class—understood they receive far more value from strong social, economic, and infrastructure programs than they’ll ever get back via arbitrary government tax cuts.
Do you not worry about potential long-term impacts of repeat Covid infections in children? I know the data is emergent but seems potentially pretty bad for some kids.
January 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Do you not worry about potential long-term impacts of repeat Covid infections in children? I know the data is emergent but seems potentially pretty bad for some kids.
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As ever, the loss of something good and useful for Americans is framed as a loss for Democrats — in the mass media, everything becomes just a political football to be kicked back and forth instead of examined for its impact on everyday citizens regardless of political party.
January 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As ever, the loss of something good and useful for Americans is framed as a loss for Democrats — in the mass media, everything becomes just a political football to be kicked back and forth instead of examined for its impact on everyday citizens regardless of political party.
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Bernie Sanders: "We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society ... we can't go around the world saying, 'in Russia Putin has an oligarchy.' Well we got an oligarchy here too."
December 15, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Bernie Sanders: "We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society ... we can't go around the world saying, 'in Russia Putin has an oligarchy.' Well we got an oligarchy here too."
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“Privatizing” the post office.
“Privatizing” public schools.
Tax cuts for the rich & corporations.
Etc.
The Greed Over People GOP is focused on steering as many taxpayer dollars into private pockets as possible.
It’s not “trickle down” economics — it’s geyser up economics.
“Privatizing” public schools.
Tax cuts for the rich & corporations.
Etc.
The Greed Over People GOP is focused on steering as many taxpayer dollars into private pockets as possible.
It’s not “trickle down” economics — it’s geyser up economics.
December 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
“Privatizing” the post office.
“Privatizing” public schools.
Tax cuts for the rich & corporations.
Etc.
The Greed Over People GOP is focused on steering as many taxpayer dollars into private pockets as possible.
It’s not “trickle down” economics — it’s geyser up economics.
“Privatizing” public schools.
Tax cuts for the rich & corporations.
Etc.
The Greed Over People GOP is focused on steering as many taxpayer dollars into private pockets as possible.
It’s not “trickle down” economics — it’s geyser up economics.
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No distractions..
We gotta pay attention to the background noise...
We gotta pay attention to the background noise...
December 10, 2024 at 10:53 AM
No distractions..
We gotta pay attention to the background noise...
We gotta pay attention to the background noise...
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The thing about right wingers is most of them don't actually like the capitalist system they're supporting that's why right wing leaders so often lean on cultural issues and racism and misogyny
December 6, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The thing about right wingers is most of them don't actually like the capitalist system they're supporting that's why right wing leaders so often lean on cultural issues and racism and misogyny
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God i love @propublica.org so much
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:36 AM
God i love @propublica.org so much
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After all that, Democrats end the 2024 election +2 seats in Congress, narrowing Mike Johnson's majority. There is no mandate. It was not a landslide. It was a super duper close election in a very divided nation.
December 4, 2024 at 1:33 PM
After all that, Democrats end the 2024 election +2 seats in Congress, narrowing Mike Johnson's majority. There is no mandate. It was not a landslide. It was a super duper close election in a very divided nation.
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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America isn't "headed for bankruptcy," no matter what South African Michael Scott says here.
But if he's really concerned about the federal government's balance sheet, he should urge Trump to raise taxes on individuals like him and businesses like the ones he owns. Problem solved.
But if he's really concerned about the federal government's balance sheet, he should urge Trump to raise taxes on individuals like him and businesses like the ones he owns. Problem solved.
November 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM
America isn't "headed for bankruptcy," no matter what South African Michael Scott says here.
But if he's really concerned about the federal government's balance sheet, he should urge Trump to raise taxes on individuals like him and businesses like the ones he owns. Problem solved.
But if he's really concerned about the federal government's balance sheet, he should urge Trump to raise taxes on individuals like him and businesses like the ones he owns. Problem solved.