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author of The City Authentic. UUP/AFT Local 2190

Troy, NY, USA
Joined April 2007
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Conner O’Malley you son of a bitch you were right all along
Google Maps is so fucking embarrassing man genuinely pathetic stuff
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Won't make a blip because AIPAC Dems are crying about Hasan Piker.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins’ former staffer posted KKK and Nazi images
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He won’t do that with DSA leadership. Think about that!
Jeffries and Kushner Met Privately, Discussed how Democrats and Administration Can Work Together — NYT
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The share of U.S. gross domestic income going to wages and salaries has fallen to 43%, near its lowest level since records began in 1929, per FT
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One in three American men are now outside the workforce, with male labor force participation falling to nearly a 20-year low, per WaPo
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"The world trusts China more than America," per FT
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Revealing that he sees the world as pedophiles vs communists
President Trump responds to a heckler calling him a “pedophile protector” by firing back with “He’s a communist”
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Oh no! Did you find out that pooling resources through taxation is actually cheaper and more efficient than paying a cartel of Israeli and Cuban fascists for a the privilege of living in a flooded duplex??? That’s crazy!
White-collar professionals who looked to Miami for a lower-tax, cheaper way of life are now finding it's more expensive than New York, per Bloomberg.
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Any retirement you may have saved up, or that your parents saved, is tied up in this guy who thinks he built a wish-granting genie. Any government that thought its people were worthy of protection or capable of revolution would have stopped this years ago.
SAM ALTMAN: “We are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish.”
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And it’s getting to the point that you can’t just “log off” anymore to escape this shit. Even things without screens are bent and broken toward these violent algorithms of value extraction.
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The demands on energy alone (which is also driven by imperial wars) contribute to rising costs. But also remember the people who own all the food are using this tech to find out how much they can squeeze out of you. There’s no end to it.
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Everything about this sounds like an Elizabeth Holmes joint
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The FDA has announced that 1.6 million eggs have been contaminated with salmonella, forcing a nationwide recall. Last year, the Trump administration scrapped regulations to limit salmonella and laid off hundreds of food safety inspection workers.
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BREAKING: Buying stocks with borrowed money hits levels seen at past market tops, per CNBC
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LMAO
Finance Minister Smotrich after the lengthy security discussion last night: “The State of Israel has no interest in joining the contained confrontation between Iran and the United States — the current situation is the best one for us.”
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"The richest 1% now have as much wealth as the bottom 90% of America combined," per MorePerfectUnion
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Make them love the EPA then
Wall Street Journal reports that young conservatives are embracing Richard Nixon as an icon.
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Trump personally earned more from crypto than every publicly traded US crypto company:
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