I wonder how much the downgrade of America’s credit rating will cost taxpayers in additional interest? But, yeah, let’s keep adding to the deficit to pad the pockets of billionaires. 😕

Throw back Thursday! 🩷

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Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction in the mountains of North Carolina devastated one of the region’s big industries: Christmas tree farming.

One family operation overcame obstacles to get its crop to market, including one special tree that ended up in the White House.

Hmmm…

GOOD government helps its constituents.

Merry Christmas, Everyone! 🎄

Nancy Goodman, founder and CEO of Kids v Cancer, told Newsweek the funding would go to critical research for pediatric cancer.

Evidently the GOP really doesn’t have a problem with foreigners taking over the country.

They cut pediatric cancer research out of the bill after President Musk got involved.

Pediatric cancer research.

Merry Christmas.

Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans are marching America to a painful government shutdown that will crash the economy and hurt working-class Americans because they would rather enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors than fund cancer research for children."

Not just good stuff, great stuff. 12/17/2024

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Everyone in this picture would be able to walk if the polio vaccine had existed in time for them.

Nice winter walk amid the pre-vaccine graves

Trump's pick to run Social Security was once the second highest-paid CEO in the country.

Do you think a millionaire ex-banker will defend one of our most important social safety nets?

Or will he act on behalf of corporate interests that want to see the program gutted?

Hello?

The real judgy doxies.

Judgy dachshund Christmas greetings!