The trifecta in Washington offers a tantalizing political opportunity for Republicans, opening up a universe of political and policy priorities — from tax cuts to mass deportations to the gutting of the regulatory and federal bureaucracy, along with Trump’s vows to seek vengeance and prosecution of his perceived enemies and pardon those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

#MAGA #SICK_AGENDA

@LnzyHou @CinnamonGirlE back pain is legit the worst. Facing the same thing lately with lower back pain and sciatica in the left leg (again) thankfully the first round of PT gave me a good number of stretches to do that have helped extravagantly

On the anticipation of the next President of the United States imposing tariffs:
“Some companies are already telegraphing plans to raise prices.

‘If we get tariffs, we will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer,’ Philip Daniele, the chief executive of the vehicle parts supplier AutoZone, told analysts on a recent call — adding that the company would raise prices ‘ahead of’ the imposition of tariffs, rather than wait.” - NYT

Price gouging eh AutoZone? 👊

#Capitalism

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𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰. 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢.

There are very few things actually within your control and even some things that are can't be changed solely by one person without support from others.

Your mind, your emotional choices, your understanding and your resilience ARE within your individual control.

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Getting riled up psychologically and emotionally over things that are 100% out of your control serves no purpose other than running you into an early grave and allowing outside powers to have mastery over you. You become enslaved to anger and all that does is further empower the things that are oppressing you.

I wrote other day about "genin wo mitsukeru" - getting to the root of the problem / finding the root cause - being part of hansei.

Think of hansei ultimately as a kind of apology.

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Library of Va

Yesterday, one of the 12 year olds described the stages of genocide they are studying at school. She very simply described the stages and where the US is at now.

If a 12 year old understands?

That's right, I forgot. She is actually more intelligent than half of the US. For real.
#politics

Wall Street Journal editors are warning Trump against his scheme to purge the American military of senior officers. "The military isn’t Mr. Trump’s enemy, and a purge mentality will court political trouble and demoralize the ranks," the editorial board argued. "The draft executive order, leaked to the press, about forming a group of former officers to rule on the fitness of current generals would be a mistake that smacks of politicizing the officer corps."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-military-purge-2669881143/

I’m already exhausted by Trump’s second term and he isn’t even in office yet. In the history of mankind, there are more than 2500 gods or deities, from the most ancient gods of polytheistic societies - Hittite, Sumerian, Mesopotamian - to the most contemporary gods of the major monotheistic religions - Allah, God, Yahweh.

May a few of them bless us all.

RFK Jr. for HHS.

People are going to die.

Eighteen Republican attorneys general sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler on Thursday for allegedly overstepping the agency’s authority in its enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry.

The states, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, argue that the SEC has sought to “unilaterally wrest regulatory authority away from the States” on crypto enforcement.

#News #Cryptocurrency

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4991491-gary-gensler-crypto-enforcement/

Do you need a hug today? I hope so, because I’m sending one to you! 🫂 💕

GOP looks to shake up US-China trade

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, proposed revoking China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR).

The policy has been in place for more than two decades, but both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have accused Beijing of unfair trade practices.

#News #Politics #Economy #China

https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/4991643-gop-looks-to-shake-up-us-china-trade/

One actionable thing you can do, no matter where you live, is start communicating with your Senators and House Reps and let them know how you feel. Also state reps. No matter what party they are. You have a voice. Use it.

#politics

how FArked up our nation is, that the GOP are against abortions and Vaccines. yet They are a significant majority of americans that support abortion rights and vaccines.

Yet the GOP keep getting elected. and enacting policies to restrict abortions and Vaccine use.

There is a huge disconnect on what is happening and what people know is happening and i blame the media

#politics #RFKjr

I was digging out a holiday decoration. A 2' bronze metal tree. Put it down to put the boxes back, when I stood up, it got tangled in my socks, spun between my feet and down I went...

BREAKING - GAETZ REPORT MAY BE RELEASED TODAY

House Ethics Committee report on Gaetz's alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old, with eyewitness accounts of hard-drug-fueled orgies, is reportedly "highly damaging."

Gaetz-for-AG may not even last a single Scaramucci

~ Tristan Snell (Prosecuted Trump Univ)

Pete Hegseth:

Is this his 1st wife? Or the woman w whom he cheated on his 1st wife? Or his 2nd wife? Or the woman w whom he cheated on his 2nd wife & had a child while married to the 2nd wife? Or his 3rd wife, who is the woman w whom he cheated & had a child while married to the 2nd wife?