Most of the COVID relief money in the United States went to the rich: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/01/31/americas-covid-job-saving-programme-gave-most-of-its-cash-to-the-rich #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #us #usa #covid #covid19 #stimulus #unemployment #latestagecapitalism #neoliberalism #theeconomist #classwar #classwarfare

Amnesty International alleges Israel of apartheid: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/01/amnesty-international-calls-israel-actions-against-palestinians-apartheid #israel #palestine #apartheid #bigotry #oppression #amnestyinternational #amnesty #theguardian

How to ethically get rid of your stuff: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-ethically-sell-donate-stuff/ An interesting piece, with some useful and actionable advice, but it ends with a bizarre commercial for cleaning products (tho the woman who runs the company seems nice). #consumption #waste #consumerism #wired

You have thought to yourself, “Hey, all this crypto chicanery and wash trading is great (for a small minority), but how can I successfully combine this new, highly-centralized technology that externalizes indefinite amounts of environmental degradation to the entire globe along with the worst rent-seeking behavior of more classical capitalists?” If so, the hot new trend of “renting” NFTs is for you: https://fortune.com/2022/01/24/nft-rental-axie-infinity-crypto-pay-to-earn-video-game/

I just barfed in my soul. #nfts #latestagecapitalism #despair #fortune

In a total normal, adult move, the previous administration tore up documents that had to go to the National Archives, requiring staffers to tape them back together again: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/01/trump-tore-up-records-turned-over-house-capitol-attack-committee #45 #childishness #lawlessness #nationalarchives #theguardian

Governor Snowflake has a bill that gives whites the freedom from being mildly anxious: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/florida-republicans-draconian-bills #rondesantis #florida #whitefragility #authoritarianism #propaganda #fascism

Bernie Sanders: make them vote on popular policies: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/27/no-more-hiding-sanders-says-make-gop-vote-popular-policies #berniesanders #republicans #populism #unitedstates #us #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #commondreams

Cryptocurrency leads to scams: https://www.axios.com/crypto-scam-ftc-2079c3b2-6237-4ff8-92f2-d08382cd0d70.html Who knew? #cryptocurrency #scams #axios

I guess Susan Collins thinks that he learned his lesson: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/susan-collins-supreme-court-nominee-trump-2024/ #susancollins #45 #integrity #republicans

@Kitty62862 My question was how they did, not how they could. You alleged that they did, so I want to know more about your basis for making this claim.

Ag-gag and Green Scare panic is stripping animal rights activists of their rights before the law: https://theintercept.com/2022/01/30/animal-rights-activists-dxe-trial-evidence/ #animalrights #directionaction #directactioneverywhere #dxe #animals #nonhumananimals #non-humananimals #activism #law #rights #theintercept #aggag #greenscare #propaganda #oppression

@Kitty62862 How were they cherry-picked?

Republicans are still splintering, so there is hope for 2022 and 2024: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/donald-trump-shouldnt-run-in-2024-national-governors-asa-hutchinson-2022-1 #asahutchinson #republicans #infighting #hope #businessinsider

@ACG2 Alternative facts.

@Kitty62862 Yes.

Türkiye’s Erdoğan fires statistics chief after inflation data shows 19-year high: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220129-turkey-s-erdogan-fires-statistics-chief-after-inflation-data-shows-19-year-high #statistics #inflation #turkey #türkiye #turkiye #erdoğan #erdogan #receptayyiperdoğan #receptayyiperdogan #authoritarianism #antiscience

@Kitty62862 How were they cherry-picked? That is a serious allegation about their methodology.

@Old_Dave Yes, the FBI have pointed out for years that the real terrorist threats in the United States are right-wingers.

Domestic extremists have plotted to disrupt U.S. power grid, DHS bulletin warns: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/domestic-violent-extremists-plotting-disrupt-us-power-grid-dhs-bulletin-warns/ #terrorism #domesticterrorism #unitedstates #us #usa #unitedstatesofamerica #electricalgrid

@Kitty62862 And if someone were to poll 330 million Americans and have the same conclusion, that would in no way change how much hope anyone has.