Helen Chaplin
@helenchaplin14.bsky.social
Northerner, socialist, bibliophile, mum to two humans and three cats.
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Americans work more hours,
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
May 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Americans work more hours,
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
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The crazy thing about humans is this:
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The crazy thing about humans is this:
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
We could provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, & education to everyone on earth.
The reason we don’t is because we’ve decided to put profits first.
That’s it.
The acquisition of bits of green paper over all else is a choice.
Greed is holding us back.
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Down and down Trump's approval rating goes... analysis via @gelliottmorris.com. Will Trump catch up with his 2017 ratings before 100 days in office?
April 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Down and down Trump's approval rating goes... analysis via @gelliottmorris.com. Will Trump catch up with his 2017 ratings before 100 days in office?
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As far as I can tell, the first person to ever accuse him of human trafficking is Leavitt herself (I'd love to know if someone else made the claim first).
Certainly, no official has ever made that claim to a court, nor offered any evidence of it whatsoever. It seems the White House made it up.
Certainly, no official has ever made that claim to a court, nor offered any evidence of it whatsoever. It seems the White House made it up.
Leavitt: "Abrego Garcia was a foreign terrorist. He is an MS-13 gang member. He was engaged in human trafficking." (The White House hasn't provided evidence for any of these claims ... )
April 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
As far as I can tell, the first person to ever accuse him of human trafficking is Leavitt herself (I'd love to know if someone else made the claim first).
Certainly, no official has ever made that claim to a court, nor offered any evidence of it whatsoever. It seems the White House made it up.
Certainly, no official has ever made that claim to a court, nor offered any evidence of it whatsoever. It seems the White House made it up.
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The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
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There we go.
April 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There we go.
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It drives me crazy. To dare to talk about protecting the Earth when all you're doing is a PR stunt that pollutes the equivalent of a decade of a Westerner's life who already pollute a lot.
I love space exploration, but space tourism for selfish rich people is a cancer.
I love space exploration, but space tourism for selfish rich people is a cancer.
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It drives me crazy. To dare to talk about protecting the Earth when all you're doing is a PR stunt that pollutes the equivalent of a decade of a Westerner's life who already pollute a lot.
I love space exploration, but space tourism for selfish rich people is a cancer.
I love space exploration, but space tourism for selfish rich people is a cancer.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in three months, smashing her own record
It’s a massive haul for the progressive lawmaker who has been barnstorming the country with Bernie Sanders.
www.politico.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
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Karoline Leavitt is a liar, propagandist & accomplice to a criminal regime. “There is never going to be a world in which [Kilmar Abrego Garcia] is going to live a peaceful life in MD because he is a foreign terrorist & MS-13 gang member,” she said w/o evidence about a man who's committed no crime.
April 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Karoline Leavitt is a liar, propagandist & accomplice to a criminal regime. “There is never going to be a world in which [Kilmar Abrego Garcia] is going to live a peaceful life in MD because he is a foreign terrorist & MS-13 gang member,” she said w/o evidence about a man who's committed no crime.
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I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
News: AOC had her strongest ever quarter, raising over $9.5m from 266k individual donors for an average of just $21.
AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
AOC doesn’t take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors.
April 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of you all supporting us with your time, resources, and energy.
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities.
All with an average donation of $21.
THANK YOU & Pa’lante 🙏🏽♥️
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Trump’s policies could cost the U.S. economy $90 billion this year in lost tourism and export revenue. Many foreign visitors are avoiding the U.S. over concerns about increased hostility at the border, including reports about European tourists being detained for weeks in U.S. immigration centers.
Tourism Pullback and Boycotts Set to Cost U.S. a Staggering $90B
Foreigners are avoiding the U.S. over concern and anger about Trump’s policies.
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April 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump’s policies could cost the U.S. economy $90 billion this year in lost tourism and export revenue. Many foreign visitors are avoiding the U.S. over concerns about increased hostility at the border, including reports about European tourists being detained for weeks in U.S. immigration centers.
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If Jeff Bezos can send Katy Perry into space, he can pay a wealth tax so every American has debt-free healthcare.
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If Jeff Bezos can send Katy Perry into space, he can pay a wealth tax so every American has debt-free healthcare.
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☹️ Pepper got returned to the shelter. When he first came in last year he was the scrungliest stray but so sweet. He looked like he was 3x his actual age. He got adopted a couple months ago and I don’t know why he was returned but he is just the nicest gentleman. www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
April 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
☹️ Pepper got returned to the shelter. When he first came in last year he was the scrungliest stray but so sweet. He looked like he was 3x his actual age. He got adopted a couple months ago and I don’t know why he was returned but he is just the nicest gentleman. www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
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The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
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It is legally impossible to deport citizens. This is not deportation. Removing citizens to foreign prisons, knowing to a certainty that they will be subjected to treatment that violates the U.S. constitution, doesn’t deserve any label that connotes legal legitimacy.
April 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is legally impossible to deport citizens. This is not deportation. Removing citizens to foreign prisons, knowing to a certainty that they will be subjected to treatment that violates the U.S. constitution, doesn’t deserve any label that connotes legal legitimacy.
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.
Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims
Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.
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The UK government cannot go bust because it is the only organisation with the ultimate authority required to create the money that’s required to settle its debts. It really is time politicians understood that.
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
The UK government can never go bust because it quite literally makesthe money to pay its debts.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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April 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The UK government cannot go bust because it is the only organisation with the ultimate authority required to create the money that’s required to settle its debts. It really is time politicians understood that.
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
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The Mysterious Bookshop opened 46 years ago yesterday (April 13, 1979). Thanks to our wonderful customers—the best in the world—for keeping us around!!
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Mysterious Bookshop opened 46 years ago yesterday (April 13, 1979). Thanks to our wonderful customers—the best in the world—for keeping us around!!
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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.