Is this a platform pun? It's perfect if so.
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So am I supposed to buy crypto then? Trumpcoins? ElonNickels?
There is money in that banana stand for certain.
Realistically? Probably influenza or a pox after vaccines are outlawed or priced out of reach for enough of the species.
I would encourage you to learn more before sharing; there may be treatment options, you might have a cancer that is very treatable, unknown or untreatable. Likelihoods and timelines are the most important thing that your family will want to know; sharing "stage 2 cancer type x and this is a general treatment plan and timeline" is a very different conversation from "I have cancer, don't know what type, the timeline or likelihoods of outcomes".
It may be different for you and your family but that can really help your family receive, process the news and support you how you need.
Or not registered with any party and are little "I" independent. Some states have Independent candidates or parties. I wrote a "ySK" about it early this year around primary time and was accused of misinformation by people who don't understand different states have different party registrations and laws. I wrote the post as someone smart I knew thought they had to register as an Independent party voter to "not be a Republican or Democrat".
Magas will eat a lot of good people first, unfortunately. And the show will be extended over many years. Another enemy or bad group will always be found.
The "and then they came for" moment won't hit critical mass for aomg time if ever. It's terrifying to think how long an authoritarian group could maintain power with the technology and military power available today.
Corporate media will be ever more obsequious to get access. Military presence for "safety" in certain cities labeled "dangerous" which all happen to be progressive. Then the self-censorship starts. Then people stop being able speak freely, let alone thinking a rule of law exists. Then it's "underground" to have an honest conversation about politics. We'll be in Putin's Russia level of legal system and political speech within a few years.
about to destroy the lives of Americans for narcisstic greed and irrational hatred
I wouldn't say that's true. He's going to start with that and cement in and spread this globally because of how economically and militarily influential the US is. He will align with crooks, profiteers, and other madmen and grifters, and others aspiring to power will seek to emulate the path. He will guarantee the climate change is not only ignored but buried while it's effects and consequences exponentially increase in quantity, severity and irreversibility.
Honestly, this will be the reference point for a century or much more of worsening QOL for those who live in democratic republics. Empires of US influence are large ships to turn either way, and Trump's recoronation shows the rot was deep and permanent. In historic scale US democracy was unprecedented though still short.
Hats off to those in other nations, hope someone can pick up the torch the statue of Liberty dropped.
Making friends mostly ~~at work~~ anywhere causes issues of selection bias, but it doesn't matter if it's work, school, church, your local pub, whatever. Balance in most things, as usual.
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Boeing workers reject contract proposal with 64% saying Boeing hasn't done enough.
(www.oregonlive.com)
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Oregon Measure 118 - $1,600 for every Oregonian, paid for by giant corps who mostly pay less taxes than you do.
(www.yesonmeasure118.com)
19% YOY usage drop last month, 3.6% bill increase. It's been like this for months. Even if you're trying to limit your usage and save money, you get fucked. Such bullshit. Meanwhile the PUC came out and said they don't want to not approve these large increases PGE has requested every year because "it would set a bad precedent". Talk about in another world.
Their "why are my electricity charges higher" are also incorrect on weather, actually the exact opposite--the same page notes the period was 1 degree cooler than last year.
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Kroger wants to buy Albertsons, a major competitor, who also owns Safeway, which Albertsons somehow was approved to buy 3-4 years ago. The attached is a good representation of what “choice” would look like if the merger were approved by the FTC for SE metro area of Portland; 6/10 larger grocers would be run by Kroger (WinCo, Costco, Grocery Outlet and New Seasons the only exception).
This is a big deal because:
- Kroger has already been price gouging like crazy since the pandemic as we all knew but has been recently confirmed by Kroger themselves (https://www.newsweek.com/kroger-executive-admits-company-gouged-prices-above-inflation-1945742)
- This would make bullet #1 above worse with that scale of market dominance
- Kroger was among the most appalling for worker and customer safety during the pandemic. They had sneeze guards up in their 172nd location in May of 2021, a full 1.5 years after the pandemic started, never enforced masking and refused to take any returns during the pandemic for any reason, but mainly to pad their bottom line.
- Kroger’s local workers are currently on strike for the crap wages and conditions they have endured. A larger corporate entity would only grow the awful employment and labor practices Kroger has.
- Pharmacy services are already under-served and with Rite-aid and Walgreens closing hundreds of locations nationwide, it would force more medically dependent customers to Kroger, who demonstrated its absolute indifference to worker and customer safety before, during and after the pandemic.
If you want to slow grocery price gouging, support better conditions for customers and employees, be able to choose other companies when one isn’t meeting your needs, I highly recommend sharing your thoughts with the FTC and boycotting Kroger/Safeway/Albertsons as much as you can.
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The bumps the stocks are getting are the future bodies that they know can be piled when agencies are defanged, supreme Court will be able to overrule many challenges, any legislation can be passed or existing laws mangled or removed.