Working Class Hero
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
I'm hoping we're in the farce part.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I'm hoping we're in the farce part.
Trickle down economics is a lie.
November 24, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Trickle down economics is a lie.
Robber barons made laws to enrich themselves while undermining the middle class. Now, the middle class is mad, so they elected Robber barons to make laws to undermine the middle class.
Donald Trump’s presidential administration is poised to oversee major cuts to the powers of the federal agency that protects unions, as corporations including Elon Musk’s SpaceX barrage the National Labor Relations Board with lawsuits and Trump allies consider firing its Democratic members.
Amazon and SpaceX aim to defang the federal labor board. Trump may help.
Trump allies have discussed breaking tradition and firing opponents on the National Labor Relations Board, which also faces legal challenges from SpaceX and Amazon.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Robber barons made laws to enrich themselves while undermining the middle class. Now, the middle class is mad, so they elected Robber barons to make laws to undermine the middle class.
This just sums up so much so perfectly.
November 15, 2024 at 2:32 PM
This just sums up so much so perfectly.
It's true
What do librarians do? Do they need degrees?
Public librarians have to be coders, social workers, and book rec machines. They’re irreplaceable.
www.vox.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:10 AM
It's true
