comment: the more people possess, the more they are possessed (and imprisoned) by their possessions, living in gilded cages of opulence

Extreme wealth has a deadening effect on the super-rich – and that threatens us all

#wealth #elites #oligarchy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/24/extreme-wealth-super-rich-devon-society-planet#comment-168714258

insightful! long & nuanced discussion but well worth your time to read

Did Sam Altman's Basic Income Experiment Succeed or Fail?

#BasicIncome #UBI #SamAltman #poverty #EconomicPolicy #politics https://www.scottsantens.com/did-sam-altman-basic-income-experiment-succeed-or-fail-ubi/

interesting commentary

JustEquity & the American judiciary: Can racial diversity among judges affect sentencing outcomes?

#BlackLivesMatter #Diversity #judiciary #equity #crime #politics https://www.brookings.edu/articles/justequity-and-the-american-judiciary-can-racial-diversity-among-judges-affect-sentencing-outcomes/

"Laughing and charm could be good weapons"

The Power of Tim Walz’s Joyful Charm

#JoyfulWarriors #TimWalzCares #WeirdAndOld #WeirdDonWeirdGOP #politics https://time.com/7009138/tim-walz-authenticity-charm-essay/

"In 25years, only two men have organized terrorist attacks against the United States."

#terrorist #terrorism #BinLaden #DonOLDTrump #politics

setting the record straight about tim walz's military record from #VoteVeterans (this is especially designed to target the liars in the mob)

#TimWalz #MilitaryRecord #lies #KeepYourLiesToYourself #politics

Republicans Officially Enact Their Most Extreme School #BookBan

A Rethuglican trifecta in #Utah has taken school book bans to their most dystopian level yet (almost all written by #women)

#books #extremism #AntiDemocracy #politics https://newrepublic.com/post/184672/utah-republicans-enact-extreme-school-book-ban

racist misogynist #ElonMusk Shares Kamala Harris #Deepfake

The billionaire #troll posted a #video with altered audio that made it sound like the VP said she did not “know the first thing about running the country” & is "the ultimate diversity hire"

#politics https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-kamala-harris-deepfake-1235069564/

#ElonMusk Boosted a Kamala Harris #Deepfake

The ad, which called the vice president a “deep state puppet," underscores how #AIvoice-cloning might sow chaos in the #election to come—especially when promoted by ppl with huge followings

#politics https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/elon-musk-kamala-harris-ai-parody-ad

Tim Walz wrote a master’s thesis on Holocaust education, just as his own school’s approach drew criticism

the lessons of the “Jewish Holocaust” should be taught “in the greater context of human rights abuses”

#HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #genocide #politics https://www.jta.org/2024/08/06/politics/tim-walz-wrote-a-masters-thesis-on-holocaust-education-just-as-his-own-schools-approach-drew-criticism

Heritage Foundation President is Delaying his Book Publication After #Project2025 Firestorm

“We're bringing together a large number of our peer groups to distill our core conservative promises for 2024”

#TrumpIsProject2025 #politics https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/08/06/heritage_president_to_delay_book_publication_after_project_2025_firestorm_151403.html

donOLD trump seems to have disappeared. Again. Does anyone know where he went? what he's doing? (is he & his thugs planning another fake assassination attempt?)

#DonOLDTrump #TrumpIsNotFitToBePresident #TrumpIsAFelon #WheresWeirdo

"A vote is a kind of prayer about the kind of world you want to live in."

-- Rev. Raphael Warnock

#VoteBlue #VoteBlueUpandDownBallot #VoteBlue2024ProtectDemocracy #HarrisWalz2024 #politics

#ElonMusk's Daughter Torches Him As Fake Christian, Bigot & #SerialAdulterer

Vivian Wilson also said the #Tesla #CEO doesn't "give a f**k about climate change" & called Arabic the "language of the enemy"

#ClimateCrisis #FakeChristian #Nazi #politics https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/elon-musk-daughter-vivian-wilson_n_66b21a1ae4b0551015a11c9a

Elon Musk’s X Is Under Scrutiny for #Disinformation Targeting #KamalaHarris

The Democratic presidential candidate has been the subject of #deepfakes & other false content

#ElonMusk #ElonMuskElectionInterference #Lies #politics https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/elon-musk-x-kamala-harris-election-disinformation-deepfake-grok/

"I am suing all of the companies who refuse to advertise on my social media platform"

-- Sissy SpaceX

#ElonMusk #advertizers #lawsuit #SissySpaceX

despicable human Elon Musk’s New Lawsuit Proves He’s a Whiny Little #crybaby

Musk is basically having a tantrum that #advertisers fled the #DumpsterFire he turned #Twitter into

#Hitler #Nazi https://newrepublic.com/post/184629/elon-musk-twitter-advertisers-lawsuit

#TamponTim

#TimWalzVP

Tim Walz Has a Stellar Record on Voting Rights

It’s a stark contrast to Trump VP pick J.D. Vance, who wanted to overturn the 2020 election

#VotingRights #Election2024 #TimWalzVP #politics https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/tim-walz-has-a-stellar-record-on-voting-rights/

FBI agents execute #SearchWarrant on #Tennessee Congressman #AndyOgles

In statement, Maury County #Rethuglican says FBI agents seized his cell phone as part of investigation into his #CampaignFinances

#PersonalLoans #GOP #politics https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/revealed/fbi-agents-execute-search-warrant-on-tennessee-congressman-andy-ogles-newschannel-5-confirms