And don't forget School Board elections. Watch for coordinated campaigns aimed at "fiscal responsibility" and "parents rights". These are code words for intolerance, non-inclusiveness, book banning and brain white-washing
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his) @RobPalmerIRL2023's local and state elections/special elections are hyper important in PA, NJ, and VA.11:50 AM - May 12, 2023
12:03 PM - May 12, 2023
This week's Wealth & Poverty class brings us to one of the core problems of widening inequality — the inevitability that concentrated income and wealth at the top comes with political power.
Just click the link and you're in the class!
Just click the link and you're in the class!
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The Vicious Cycle of Wealth and Political Power — Class 6
Friends, This week brings us to one of the core problems of widening inequality — the inevitability that concentrated income and wealth at the top comes with political power. Wealth isn’t a zero-sum game in which the rich get richer only if others become poorer, but political power
12:30 PM - May 12, 2023
Justin Pearson reappointed! Photo Credit: Chris Mays, Memphis News
10:37 PM - Apr 12, 2023
Sen. John Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after receiving treatment for depression https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/31/john-fetterman-depression-mental-health/1157...
06:10 PM - Mar 31, 2023
In Michigan in 2018, Proposal 2 was passed: "A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a commission of citizens with exclusive authority to adopt district boundaries for the MI Senate, House, and US Congress every 10 years." We ended gerrymandering, and other gerrymandered states: get busy!
09:57 AM - Mar 28, 2023
We are adding more servers for the inevitable mass exodus.
06:45 AM - Mar 29, 2023
I just wanted to thank you guys for being so awesome and helping to make Spoutible a success. I know we have a long way to go before we can compete with Twitter, but you guys have helped make Spoutible feel like more than just another social media platform. Thank you.
07:45 AM - Mar 25, 2023
CO Dems Introduce Bills That Would Protect Abortion & Gender-Affirming Care
https://truthout.org/articles/co-dems-introduce-bills-that-would-protect-abortion-and-gender-affirmi...
If passed, the bills would expand access to targeted health care & protect out-of-state patients from prosecuti
https://truthout.org/articles/co-dems-introduce-bills-that-would-protect-abortion-and-gender-affirmi...
If passed, the bills would expand access to targeted health care & protect out-of-state patients from prosecuti
07:45 AM - Mar 11, 2023
I’ve been reading that Silicon Valley Bank might have been able to manage their interest rates better if Dodd Frank had not been repealed. Who did that?
You guessed it. Trump. One more disaster that might have been diverted.
You guessed it. Trump. One more disaster that might have been diverted.
10:24 AM - Mar 11, 2023
There she is!!
Epic trolling!! He’s such an idiot.
If you haven’t seen this snowflake for Ron look closely.
Epic trolling!! He’s such an idiot.
If you haven’t seen this snowflake for Ron look closely.
10:47 AM - Mar 11, 2023
Question for Sarah Huckabee Sanders:
If you’re going to allow child labor and going to outlaw abortions does a 13 year old girl who works in a cotton field or a Walmart who got impregnated by her 28 year old father get any kind of maternity leave?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-look-to-eas
If you’re going to allow child labor and going to outlaw abortions does a 13 year old girl who works in a cotton field or a Walmart who got impregnated by her 28 year old father get any kind of maternity leave?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-look-to-eas
01:00 PM - Mar 11, 2023
Rest in peace coach 💔 Legendary Vikings head coach Bud Grant passes away at 95 The Minnesota Vikings announced the former head coach's death on Saturday.
01:25 PM - Mar 11, 2023
I have been waiting and waiting for this to happen!
01:05 AM - Mar 10, 2023
This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.
01:21 AM - Mar 10, 2023
I try to follow back as many people as possible. My timeline is hopping, full of important stories, facinating facts, interesting takes and of course wholesome & funny memes.
It's the opposite of doom scrolling. 10/10 would recommend following a bunch of diverse profiles.
It's the opposite of doom scrolling. 10/10 would recommend following a bunch of diverse profiles.
01:42 PM - Mar 09, 2023
Are you going to vote for Democrats from the top of the ticket to the bottom in the next election?
05:25 PM - Mar 09, 2023
I will never respect people who attack marginalized groups for political gain.
07:05 AM - Mar 10, 2023
The anti-trans legislative campaigns sweeping across the nation are organized and well-funded. Mother Jones has acquired leaked emails that give a glimpse into how anti-trans organizers and activist influence GOP lawmakers.
08:05 AM - Mar 10, 2023
Is it finally happening?
05:50 PM - Mar 09, 2023
We're in the Second Gilded Age just like the first — when America's wealth was in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption existed alongside homelessness and hunger, monopolies destroyed competition, big money corrupted politics, unions were busted, and wages were suppressed.
06:25 PM - Mar 09, 2023
If Walgreens chooses MAGA over women’s health, I will choose other pharmacies over Walgreens.
10:31 PM - Mar 03, 2023
Last year, I voted to cap insulin at $35/month for seniors & told Big Pharma to cut costs for all. Today, the largest US insulin manufacturer listened.
Eli Lilly's move cuts costs for millions. The rest of the industry should follow suit. https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/eli-lilly-insulin-price-c
Eli Lilly's move cuts costs for millions. The rest of the industry should follow suit. https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/eli-lilly-insulin-price-c
04:58 PM - Mar 01, 2023
📢We apologize for the downtime. We scheduled our database cluster upgrade when few users were on. However, it took longer than expected. The good news is that this was a MAJOR upgrade to our infrastructure, and we are now one step closer to the mobile apps.
08:43 AM - Feb 26, 2023
"...lies have become so powerful millions...are willing to cheer them on w/ passionate intensity, no matter if (or even because) democracy’s survival hangs by a thread & the fervor is all that’s needed to end the project that's made America America."
https://america.substack.com/p/the-lies-they-tel
https://america.substack.com/p/the-lies-they-tel
07:14 PM - Feb 24, 2023
BREAKING: Liberal Janet Protasiewicz is projected to advance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court general election on April 4th.
Let's do this!
Let's do this!
09:23 PM - Feb 21, 2023
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