"According to the trustee report, current revenue & spending levels can sustain full scheduled Social Security benefits through 2035, after which point the program can sustain 83% of scheduled benefits, a significant hit but a far cry from having no money at all."
#socialsecurity #revenue #benefits
#socialsecurity #revenue #benefits
mediamatters.org
The Washington Post pushes misleading framing about Social Security | Media Matters for America
The Washington Post fearmongered about the latest projections reported by the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, declaring in its headline “Social Security and Medicare finances look grim as overall debt piles up.” The Post, which put a negative spin on the trustee report despite it showing i..
02:05 PM - May 08, 2024
""A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Baltimore County jail detainees could be covered by state and federal labor laws, reversing a previous decision that said work program participants were not entitled to earn minimum wage."
04:11 PM - May 08, 2024
In response to Jacsmoore @.
GMAFB No. Just no. Don't be making pathetic excuses for the NYPD. They've got a whole powerful PR division and PBA to make obscene excuses for why they should be allowed to make lethal mistakes against unarmed civilians and NEVER face any consequences.
04:35 AM - May 03, 2024
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Doctor Michael @LiberalDocSan Francisco famous twins: Marian and Vivian Brown
I remember working downtown in the ‘80s and someone by the window would yell, “the twins are downstairs” and we’d all rush to the windows to catch a glimpse.07:43 PM - May 02, 2024![Picture]()
07:47 PM - May 02, 2024
Biden must do all he can to stop genocide & maximize humanitarian aid to Gazans.
Even worse are the existential climate & biodiversity co-emergencies. Yet no gov’t is rapidly reducing fossil fuels & restoring biomes. Because: plutocrats.
We must strike/only buy essentials to force gov’ts to act.
Even worse are the existential climate & biodiversity co-emergencies. Yet no gov’t is rapidly reducing fossil fuels & restoring biomes. Because: plutocrats.
We must strike/only buy essentials to force gov’ts to act.
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Angela @LumpySpaceAngelaNo one outside of his circle of top advisors really knows what President Biden has or has not done about Gaza. People need to get out of this mindset that if they don't see it nothing is happening. Dude is working his ass off for us and for peace in the Middle East and we have to trust him.05:23 PM - May 02, 2024
07:49 PM - May 02, 2024
7 Threaded Spouts
I think privileged people are often jarred when someone calls out their privilege because being privileged allows you to live in a guilt-free bubble.
Privilege tells you that everything you do is right. You aren't the problem and neither are your actions.
Privilege tells you that everything you do is right. You aren't the problem and neither are your actions.
11:51 PM - May 02, 2024
I have a novel idea for reducing plastic waste and boosting job creation. Outlaw plastic drink bottles and bring back glass. It's easier to recycle, and it will create thousands of jobs in most major cities for bottling plants. Just like it used to before companies saved money and cut workers.
08:26 AM - May 02, 2024
Being woke just means you are not a fucking douchebag, that is why right wingers hate woke.
12:56 AM - May 02, 2024
In response to BigBrownGirl.
Wouldn't have gotten married in the first place. Nuh-uh.
10:50 PM - May 01, 2024
In response to Myra Faye Turner.
Nice that they send you the postcards. I write cards for Activate America, but buy my own as well as the postage!
10:50 PM - May 01, 2024
From PEW research - how religious values influence attitudes to presidential politics ... https://www.pewresearch.or...
05:05 PM - May 01, 2024
Gonna sip some hot green tea, relax, and celebrate the fact that my 7th graders know and understand the word epiphany. #eduspouts
08:51 PM - May 01, 2024
did #cbouzy say we might retake the house before november?
sure looking that way with these vacancies.
#VOTE
sure looking that way with these vacancies.
#VOTE
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Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy10:41 PM - Apr 30, 2024
Tim Kennedy declares victory in NY-26 special election | News 4 Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Senator Tim Kennedy (D) declared victory in the Congressional special election for New York’s 26th Congressional district on Tuesday night. Kennedy has 69% of the vote with 38.8% of the vote having been counted as of 9:35 p.m., according to the AP. He defeated West..
10:59 PM - Apr 30, 2024
For those upset that women are choosing the bear, watch this.
And when you're done, think about what you've done today to reduce harm. And then what you'll do tomorrow to reduce harm.
And when you're done, think about what you've done today to reduce harm. And then what you'll do tomorrow to reduce harm.
09:18 PM - Apr 30, 2024
More of this, please. In this time of book bans we need governments to affirm our ability to educate ourselves, our kids, & espouse the freedom to explore the world through literature. We already have a system in place to address bad literature: Content warnings, book reivews, Maturity ratings, etc.
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Ramona Hillier-O'Hara @RamonaFeminist👏👏👏08:36 PM - Apr 26, 2024
Maryland's 'Freedom to Read' act bans book censorship in libraries, bolsters rights amid national debate
ANNAPOLIS - A new Maryland law puts an end to book bans within library systems that receive money from the state. Governor Wes Moore just put pen to paper on the "Freedom to Read" act on Thursday....
06:48 PM - Apr 30, 2024
Folding Sheets by Jonathan Green, 1989, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture (Charlotte, NC)
#Art #ContemporaryArt
#Art #ContemporaryArt
07:56 PM - Apr 30, 2024
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Really Doihaveto @TruffulaBuffalo’s new Stadium is costing taxpayers 850 million plus the cost of maintenance and repairs. Sickening.08:05 PM - Apr 30, 2024
08:07 PM - Apr 30, 2024
My world-famous fruit salad may not contain any fruit, but more than makes up for it with chocolate
08:45 PM - Apr 30, 2024
A.G. Sulzberger to the president of the United States: "Don't you know who I am?"
11:22 PM - Apr 25, 2024
I’m not alarmed. It’ll all be OK…eventually….
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Doctor Michael @LiberalDocI don’t mean to alarm anyone , but I think the end is near. Photographed from Fort Point , 4/24/24. San Francisco , California by Jim Walker04:53 PM - Apr 25, 2024![Apes on horseback]()
11:14 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Hey, NightOwls. How are y’all?
I painted the FlowerGarden a couple of hours tonight.
Trying to complete a section. Still too much open area.
I’ll be painting FlyFishing tomorrow for a while.
Way too much open there too. I’m feeling lost in both.
It will feel better when I can complete a section.
I painted the FlowerGarden a couple of hours tonight.
Trying to complete a section. Still too much open area.
I’ll be painting FlyFishing tomorrow for a while.
Way too much open there too. I’m feeling lost in both.
It will feel better when I can complete a section.
11:18 PM - Apr 25, 2024
At this point it wouldn't surprise me if the American People did literally nothing to stop what is happening.
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Jim Plunkett @JimP32At this rate, I expect the Republicans to send electors from the 46 Russian Oblasts and to say they are states06:07 PM - Apr 25, 2024
11:20 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Ella Fitzgerald was born on this date 107 years ago. To celebrate her birthday, Ella and Mel Torme explaining to the world what jazz is at the 1976 Grammys: 💥💥💥
Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Tormé at Grammy Awards, What is jazz? 1976 - YouTube
Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Tormé answering the question what is jazz by scat singing at the 18th Grammy Awards 1976
11:14 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Phred @PhredJust when you think it can’t get any more complicated…
Indictments have dropped in Arizona for the fake electors scheme.07:24 PM - Apr 24, 2024![GIF-Image]()
12:44 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive 8th honorary doctorate for unwavering commitment to civil rights
In 2016, Lee, then 89, traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to DC, to urge Congress and the Obama adm to declare Juneteenth a federal holiday.
In 2016, Lee, then 89, traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to DC, to urge Congress and the Obama adm to declare Juneteenth a federal holiday.
01:10 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Look you have trying to understand Alito's arguments
01:35 PM - Apr 25, 2024
