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Francisco Lopez

1 year ago

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Francisco Lopez

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the great resignation

Image - “I quit my teaching job and now make more bartending for 15 less hours a week. Also, | get blamed for WAY LESS and get told thank you WAY MORE. No lesson plans or grading papers. Remember this when people ask about the teacher shortage.” - ABBY NORMAN Pr Sr 0ccUPY [AIL

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Francisco Lopez

2 years ago

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A vote for ANY republican is a vote to destroy our democracy

A vote for ANY republican is a vote to destroy our Democracy The republican party is moving the country toward a fascist autocracy, following the Playbook of Putin in Russia and others as well as Hitler during the Weimar republic (started dismantling its institutions and in 4 years, he got absolute power). The old KGB has been grooming Trump starting 40 years ago. He has been all the time a Russian asset We can only turn the tide with our votes, and we are the majority Is time to Plan how ate you going to vote, from logistics to coordination with procedures, food, water and restrooms, due the possibility of very long distances and lines and waiting times, more it you have a disability or are very old. With waves of voter suppression (part of the resurrection of the black codes, enacted by the old southern democrats, which are now the current Republican Party, after 1BI signed into Law the Civil Rights Act and the southern democrats fled in masse to the GOP as part of Nixon's Southern Strategy) The black codes (Google it) were enacted under Andrew Johnson and the southern states to effectively end reconstruction and its reparations for slavery (mainly land, vote and access to political power), and to suppress, without saying it directly (to avoid constitutional challenges) the Black population, and help the KKK to act with impunity All these cultural wars around wedge issues the republicans like lunatic Hlotida governor and Trump's rival Wrong Death Santis (The governor Hlorida is dying for) are translating into Laws to repress beyond blacks 9lbtg, LATINX, Journalists, Scientists immigrants, foreigners and, women) and it is part of the mainly Russian Intelligence Psy OP designed to weak the fiber of our society.

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Francisco Lopez

2 years ago

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Get rid of the lunatics

Republican Lunatics and Trump, support war criminal Vladimir Putin and other autocrats and tyrants. Their version of Freedom is to be criminally irresponsible, to promote ignorance and death and, support those who rob the poor to feed the rich, maintaining the modern slaves and serfs in check, ignorant and without the ability to vote themselves out of their condition. The war in Ukraine is a war against autocracy, tyranny and corruption which are supported by the republicans, who already showed their true colors and their hypocrisy by justifying and supporting Putin Do not vote for any Republican and their morally repugnant ideology. They all carry the stench of the tyrants they support. No matter what they say, they are the worst enemies of the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave, honor those who share our fight around the world. Do Not Vote for ANY Republican

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THE ‘COWBOY COCKTAIL’: HOW WYOMING BECAME ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP TAX HAVENS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/wyoming-trusts-finance-pandora-papers/?itid=hp-top-table-main

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A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

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A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

Joey Holz, whose experiment went viral, told Insider he specifically applied to businesses that were publicly complaining of a worker shortage.

https://www.businessinsider.com/worker-applied-to-60-jobs-got-one-interview-labor-shortage-2021-10

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Why does a democratic republic founded in opposition to monarchy tolerate billionaires?

Why does a democratic republic founded in opposition to monarchy tolerate billionaires?

In Thursday's post, I imagined a world in which conservatives placed equality at the center of their sensibilities. It was fun, though hardly realistic. As one reader said, conservatives never do that. If they did, they'd be liberals. But the goal of the exercise was less practical than imaginative....

https://www.alternet.org/2021/10/billionaires-and-democracy/

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The Reality of Capitalist America

THE REALITY OF CAPITALIST AMERICA As long as America continues to allow the rich and the corporations to buy all the political influence they need, the country will continue on its road to ruin. These entities stay rich and profitable by exploiting their workers, and charging as much as they can for the goods and services their businesses produce. The people don't rise up against this economic tyranny because they have been conditioned to living in fear of not having employment, no matter how shitty the job or how low the wages. This is the fundamental failing of capitalism. And until that changes, people will continue to be squeezed until they have nothing left. And the sad irony of all this is that, as the consumer markets dry up, even the capitalists will suffer. The only kind of capitalist society that works is one where corporations pay their workers enough to make them good consumers. And pay their fair share of taxes so the country can function properly. Sadly, greed always gets in the way.

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The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks

The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks

The top 1% gained over $6.5 trillion in corporate equities and mutual fund wealth during the pandemic, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/18/the-wealthiest-10percent-of-americans-own-a-record-89percent-of-all-us-stocks.html

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The revolving door, the other side of libertarianism, making government ineffective against big business, the rich and the powerful

THE REVOLVING DOOR AKA, HOW TO MAKE MILLIONS AS A “PUBLIC SERVANT" ’ You won! Get millions for 3 0 Now it's time Oo your campaign from Jo ’ to pay them back... Las corporate donors A ge : y 7 2 4 Write laws - k that enrich your “\ corporate donors Get offered a cushy 0 lobbyist job with a seven-figure salary!

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