midsummerbear.bsky.social
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. 

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
May 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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May 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Deported ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects
A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed an emergency petition, appeared to be “illegal and unconstitutional.”
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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In 2004 I would be appointed (once again) by President Bush to serve on a Commission to advise the Congress & White House on the future of NASA, which led to this report: neildegrassetyson.com/media/pdf/MoonToMarsFinalReport.pdf

At no time was basic science seen as a luxury in need of a chainsaw.
April 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Science and MAGA do not go hand in hand.
White House Ripped After Making Bonkers Earth Day Claim About Trump And 'Science'
You've got to be kidding.
www.comicsands.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Appointed in 2001 by President Bush to serve on a Commission to advise him & Congress on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry, leading to this report: neildegrassetyson.com/media/pdf/AeroCommissionFinalReport.pdf

At no time was basic science viewed as an expensive luxury in need of a chainsaw.
April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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April 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM