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"One study surveyed over 1,700 families with an annual income of under $100,000, usually considered to be in the upper middle class. Over 80% said food costs more, and 55% of families said it's harder to afford the amount and quality of food they need." www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/m...
Food hardship hitting more middle-class families
More middle-class families are feeling the pinch when it comes to the rising cost of living.
www.nbcbayarea.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
December 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“We should know better. Great leaders put their missions above their egos. Narcissists do the opposite — they see themselves as special and superior, and put their egos above all else. So why do we keep falling for them?”
Opinion | Why We Fall for Narcissistic Leaders, Starting in Grade School
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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In my experience, the best way to help a country succeed is to not invade it.
December 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
“Wu said TrendForce's data indicates that demand for RAM chips exceeds supply by 10% – and it's growing so fast that manufacturers are having to shell out a lot more to buy them each month.”
Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise
Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones a...
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I believe this man done “woke” up!
(Clutches pearls)
Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia)
This Ex-Republican just delivered the most powerful anti-MAGA statement we’ve seen yet. This is amazing.
substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
While this clip is a couple years old, this message is eternally on point!

“Roland EXPOSES Conservative 'Pro-Life' HYPOCRISY: Be Pro-Life From The Womb To The Tomb”

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Roland EXPOSES Conservative 'Pro-Life' HYPOCRISY ... Be Pro-Life From The Womb To The Tomb
YouTube video by Roland S. Martin
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December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.

Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Putin is a career KGB agent. You’re a career grifting slum lord. See the difference?

#NextLevelDumbassery
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.

Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.

Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.

2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Every now and then someone sees what’s really going on and articulates it.

Thanks to Madison Briggs for the clip

🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRjcoVCy/“

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Truth Matters (@politicsusa46)
Every now and then someone sees what’s really going on and articulates it. Thanks to Madison Briggs for the clip 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRjcoVCy/
substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
“LISEP Chair Gene Ludwig, meanwhile, argues that both LISEP’s findings and the government’s data point in the same direction: a labor market that has become harder to navigate, particularly for households already under financial pressure.”
Report warns millions of Americans are ‘functionally unemployed’ - NewsBreak
A new analysis argues that traditional unemployment numbers may be understating the real strain in the U.S. labor market, warning that nearly a quarter of
share.newsbreak.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Is this one I should care about? I’m thinking, nah.

Don’t waste your time on the ones Harriett would have left behind.
Petition To Deport The Head Barb In Charge, Nicki Minaj, Is Taking Off
A new Change.org petition to report rapper Nicki Minaj, real name Onika Maraj, after her appearance at Turning Point USA’s America Fest.
www.blackenterprise.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“[Trump] is turning to the allure of sweepstakes-style checks from the government to help coax voters out of their financial malaise ahead of next year’s midterm elections.”
The Santa Presidency
Trump is trying to fix the economy—by handing out cash.
www.theatlantic.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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As the Epstein files should be titled?
December 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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‘This is blasphemy’: Trump’s spiritual advisor stuns with clip comparing president to God

www.rawstory.com/paula-white-...
‘This is blasphemy’: Trump’s spiritual advisor stuns with clip comparing president to God
Prominent journalist Wajahat Ali fired off at President Donald Trump Friday after video resurfaced of Paula White – the White House spiritual adviser – comparing Trump to God.“To say no to President T...
www.rawstory.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
December 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The monks on the Walk For Peace are now certainly drawing the crowds.

Americans I believe are craving peace. 🖖
December 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM