ZhiZhu

"All mimsy were the borogoves..." Avid reader, occasional world traveler, raises chickens in Texas.
Interested in #Journalism #News #USPolitics #Books #SFF #Photography #Travel #Nature #Science #Ukraine #Etymology and other things.

I create threads with excerpts and screen shots of news articles that I find interesting, and occasionally share a #GiftLink so those without subscriptions can read the whole article.

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2024-09-28 17:41:05

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@npub1520…cw07
A bunch of grifters.
Among other things, there was the $10 Million in cash from #Egypt that can't be accounted for.
And have you seen this article about the money that #JaredKushner is being given for apparently nothing from #SaudiArabia, the #UAE, and #Qatar, among other foreign "investors" (including a fifth "mystery" foreign investor the fund refuses to name ( #Russia? ))
#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/us/politics/kushner-private-equity-saudi-arabia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk4.3MN7.IaV3Y5CMFMM7&smid=url-share#
See Mastodon #thread:
https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/113204609027065336
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2024-08-14 20:14:00

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@npub1su4…a0dw
The Disney corporation is evil.
If Disney were to make a movie about Disney corp, then Disney corp would have to be the villains.

2024-08-14 00:33:48

Hubby just sent me this.
#Meme #CatLadies #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Election2024 #KamalaHarris #Harris #Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024 #Vote #VoteBlue
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2024-08-14 00:19:56

People are eating children in this area?
#Signs #Fail #PunctuationMatters #humor #funny
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2024-08-13 23:54:18

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@npub1g97…y82s
I am so sorry. ::hugs::
https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/112/957/404/051/315/624/original/be410ad8d1db00e3.mp4

2024-08-09 21:18:09

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What examples can you share of journalists heavily editing Trump's incoherent remarks in order to make them seem more coherent?

2024-08-08 19:00:01

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@npub1xg3…nyjk
The poor old #Weird guy needs an intervention.
#Trump #GetHimHelp

2024-08-06 11:44:05

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@npub1w5q…pv7l
Good one! 🤣

2024-08-06 10:38:36

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@npub1xkg…gph9
Thank you for all the work you do! It's very much appreciated.
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2024-08-03 19:40:22

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@npub1thd…h8wc
"Hens and chicks for Harris"
#Chickens
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2024-08-03 16:03:42

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Hubby and I always enjoy reading your Xeets and Giggles post together. Thanks for all the work that you do.

2024-08-03 10:22:02

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@npub14sr…z2z7
Good point.

2024-08-03 09:36:31

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@npub1fp9…wpyl
It's one that has stuck in my mind over the years. I don't really like Kurt Vonnegut, but his stories make you think.

2024-08-03 08:35:01

Harris stands up to Trump
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/02/ann-telnaes-cartoon-donald-trump-kamala-harris/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #Comics #Humor #Funny #Trump #KamalaHarris #Harris2024 #Harris #US #Politics #USPol #USA
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2024-08-02 04:14:57

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
You're so very welcome. I really do appreciate the threads you create. They are indeed worthwhile.

2024-08-02 04:10:21

In case you, like me, would like to see #SimoneBiles gold medal winning all around competition, here's a compilation video of all four of her events:
https://youtu.be/HCPCwstmObY
And here's #SuniLee who won bronze all around :
https://youtu.be/j5r_Iznhgfg
#Olympics #Gymnastics #Video #WomensGymnastics #TeamUSA #USA #2024Olympics #Olympics2024

2024-08-01 12:53:12

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@npub1qe5…8ugl
So what's happening to all those Ukrainian children that Russia is kidnapping from occupied areas of Ukraine?
#Ukraine #Russia #War #WarCrimes

2024-07-31 11:51:54

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@npub1eac…5vqz
Indeed.

2024-07-31 11:25:25

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@npub10fw…nvqt
You inspired me. Check out the meme.
https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/112880841097558518
Thanks!

2024-07-30 05:36:32

Jon Stewart is back on #TheDailyShow to examine the #GOP response to #KamalaHarris becoming the #Democratic nominee.
https://youtu.be/YNu_Q11QFWY?si=WEHBugXNNFbHS-dH
#Humor #Comedy #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #USA #US #UnitedStates #DailyShow

2024-07-26 20:36:02

JD Vance, miserable man
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/26/telnaes-cartoon-vance-childless-cat-ladies/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #AnnTelnaes #JDVance #GOP #Politics #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatLadies #US #USPol #USA
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2024-07-25 23:01:09

Oh dear. I just found out why this meme is going around.
I know I shouldn't share this, but it's just too funny.
#JDVance #Couch #JDVanceCouch
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2024-07-24 22:53:39

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@npub1hgr…2e7r
Every story is just so tragic.
Abortion bans are NOT pro-life. They are just anti-woman.

2024-07-23 04:30:07

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@npub1yme…r5de
I chipped in a few bucks.

2024-07-19 19:23:47

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@npub1cw3…let5
Good to know. I was planning on watching it. It's now moved up in the queue.

2024-07-19 18:12:47

xkcd for the win!
https://xkcd.com/2961/
#Crowdstrike #xkcd #Comics #Humor #funny #Tech #Technology
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2024-07-13 13:14:00

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Monster
By Michael Ramirez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/michael-ramirez-cartoon-russia-vladimir-putin-childrens-hospital/
#EditorialCartoon #Cartoon #News #Russia #Ukraine #WarCrimes #War #UkraineWar
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2024-07-13 13:06:40

Cartoon by Al Goodwyn
By Al Goodwyn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/10/all-goodwyn-cartoon-russia-kyiv-children-hospital/
Russia bombs children's hospital.
#Russia #Ukraine #WarCrimes #War #EditorialCartoon #Cartoon #WorldNews
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2024-07-11 14:10:46

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[Strange how in all the NYT articles claiming that Biden was unfit, they never mention Trump's "dishonesty, corruption, cruelty and incompetence." Not to mention Trump's criminal and civil convictions of fraud and rape.
But in this article as soon as they mention Trump's unfitness, they can't help but again claim that Biden is unfit. Odd.]

2024-07-09 14:29:31

Biden Decline
by Pat Bagley,
The Salt Lake Tribune, UT
#EditorialCartoon #Cartoon #Politics #Biden #Media #Press #Journalism #News #USA #Economy #Business #Jobs
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2024-07-04 02:18:12

Above the law
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/02/ann-telnaes-cartoon-supreme-court-donald-trump-immunity/
#SCOTUS #Trump #AboveTheLaw #Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #Politics #USPolitics #USA
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2024-07-01 23:59:42

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Looks like you forgot to post a link to your analysis.

2024-06-29 22:36:42

The Supreme Court nears end of term
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/26/telnaes-cartoon-supreme-court-term/
#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Corruption #ClarenceThomas #Alito #Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #Humor #Politics #USA
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2024-06-29 21:20:04

Think about where you aim your blame.
Is your aim accurate?
Who is really responsible for low wages and poor working conditions? Other workers? Or those who own and control the workplace?
#Meme #ElonMusk #Propaganda #Jobs #Economy #Work #Workers #USA
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2024-06-27 20:10:45

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
You say, "Link in replies"
But there is no reply and no link.
Why don't you simply put the link in the original post?

2024-06-27 01:17:34

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@npub1g97…y82s
They actually made Trump more coherent than he usually is. They had him speaking in complete sentences instead of sentence fragment after sentence fragment.

2024-06-27 01:12:48

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@npub1yme…r5de
Donated a bit.

2024-06-25 05:36:28

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@npub1lrv…tth9
I cancelled my satellite tv subscription a couple of years ago, and I honestly don't miss it.

2024-06-23 17:38:32

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@npub14s3…hnzd
I am so sorry for your loss. ::hugs::

2024-06-21 16:46:33

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@npub14ne…7t8v
Indeed.

2024-06-14 18:59:48

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@npub1ezn…5el5
Thank you for that info!

2024-06-14 15:29:55

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@npub1xj8…egqe
Awesome!

2024-06-13 12:56:19

Alito and Thomas haven’t recused. Why?
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/22/ann-telnaes-cartoon-samuel-alito-clarence-thomas-supreme-court/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #Humor #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #Alito #ClarenceThomas #Politics #USA
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2024-06-11 15:43:25

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Please just put the link in your original post. I don't understand why you split it up like this.

2024-06-10 14:02:08

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@npub1e4s…ly3c
"What happens when those people are put their dear ahead of their duty?"
Typo?
Should it be:
"What happens when those people put their fear ahead of their duty?"

2024-06-08 06:06:43

Stephen Bannon ordered to report to prison
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/07/ann-telnaes-cartoon-bannon-prison/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #SteveBannon #StephenBannon #Trump #Crime #Jan6 #Prison #Politics #USPolitics #USA
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2024-06-03 23:59:14

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"Lest rank-and-file GOP voters ever again be allowed to override the activists who run the party machinery, the convention approved a new rule preventing any candidate who is censured from appearing on the ballot for two years.
More sensible Republicans — yes, there are still some in Texas — worry that their party is bent on its own destruction."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/03/texas-republican-party-new-platform/

2024-06-01 01:17:22

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
::hugs:: I hope you feel better soon.
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2024-05-31 22:29:48

Justice Alito responds to his critics
By Ann Telnaes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/31/ann-telnaes-cartoon-samuel-alito-supreme-court/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #SCOTUS #Alito #Corruption #Recusal #RoeVWade #Abortion #Politics #USA
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2024-05-31 01:20:29

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@npub1tel…4v4v
LOL! Indeed. 🤣
https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/112/533/069/711/288/434/original/e5cd457b495bee22.mp4

2024-05-30 23:53:09

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@npub1q4p…g778
That really nice waiter deserves a really nice tip. 😀

2024-05-29 21:11:38

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Link?
I do not see a link anywhere in the replies.
Why don't you just put the link in the original post?

2024-05-27 17:29:12

Alito Red Flags
by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #SCOTUS #Corruption #Alito #Roberts #Trump #Politics #USPolitics #USA
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2024-05-25 19:52:15

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Thank you for this.

2024-05-24 23:01:30

Why can I find and follow @npub1jdl…r0nf but I cannot find or follow @washingtonpost@threads.net ?
Shouldn't I be able to find and follow any threads account? How do I manage that?

2024-05-22 16:30:31

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@npub1zfn…yxu0
Why don't you put the link to your summary in the first post? There's no penalty for doing so on Mastodon.

2024-05-20 13:27:37

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Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state
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2024-05-14 12:46:43

"State laws measure if a woman is close enough to death for an abortion"
By Ann Telnaes
Editorial cartoonist
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/03/ann-telnaes-cartoon-abortion-laws/
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #Humor #Politics #Abortion #USA
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2024-05-08 04:31:18

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@npub1g97…y82s
Thank you for sharing this!

2024-05-07 11:19:27

Found this cool translucent looking spider on one of my salvia plants the other day. Any idea what kind of spider this is?
#Spider #Spiders #Bugs #Nature #Photography
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2024-03-02 13:16:14

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@npub12cw…04dn
The #NYTimes once published an article saying that #Hitler wasn’t really that bad. He was just using #antisemitism as a way to attract followers & keep them excited about his #political campaign.
The NYTimes more recently published an article saying that #Trump isn’t really that bad. He is just using threats of #violence & #authoritarianism as a way to attract followers & keep them excited about his political campaign.
#Politics #Journalism #Media #Press #News
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2024-03-02 11:55:37

"Mainstream #journalists refuse to cover #Trump ’s mental & emotional defects with anything remotely approaching the fervor they show about ... President Biden’s age. The #NYTimes headlined Trump’s outing at #CPAC as “Trump invokes clashing visions of America.” One would have thought he was presenting a political science paper on the decline of the middle class rather than incoherent invective replete w/racist rants about migrants"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/01/newsletter-race-trump/
#Journalism #Press #News #USPol #USA
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2024-02-27 03:38:25

“Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on #Jan6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it,” Posobiec told the cheering crowd. Steve Bannon added an “Amen.”
AT #CPAC 2024, to loud cheers from the crowd, Jack #Posobiec announced that #Republicans plan to replace American #democracy with #ChristianNationalism, aka #Christofascism (see video).
Video: https://rumble.com/v4evwih-jack-posobiec-we-didnt-get-all-the-way-there-on-january-6th.html
#GOP #MAGA #US #Politics #USPol #News #Meme
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2024-02-26 00:31:30

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@npub1nq6…ejwu
Here's a slightly out of date list of #news orgs on #Mastodon. Maybe it will help you. It's a fairly long thread and is organized both by region and by subject specific news orgs:
https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/109535917701223440

2024-02-06 17:24:04

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@npub1xj8…egqe
Stealing children and "re-educating" them is a form of #genocide.
#Russia is attempting genocide against the people of #Ukraine
#Meme
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2024-01-07 22:00:13

"Republican polling leader Donald #Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in #Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government...
His decision to not sign the pledge came near the third anniversary of the #Jan6 insurrection. Trump is under indictment for alleged crimes in his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/01/06/donald-trump-loyalty-pledge/
#MAGA #GOP #Insurrection #Politics #USPol #USA #News
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2023-09-27 06:59:06

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@npub1vz5…qdta
"A photograph of a fierce blaze raging in the city of Shchyolkovo near Moscow has appeared on social media.
Source: Astra Telegram channel
Details: The fire broke out in the industrial zone west of the city....
So far there is no official information on the matter.
Russian journalists assume the 857th Training Centre of the Russian Railroad Troops (military unit 11300) is on fire."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/27/7421570/
#Moscow #Russia #Ukraine #War
#RussiaUkraineWar #News #WorldNews

2023-09-06 14:25:22

"One by one, doctors who handle high-risk pregnancies are disappearing from Idaho — part of a wave of obstetricians fleeing restrictive abortion laws and a hostile state legislature...
All told, more than a dozen labor and delivery doctors — including five of Idaho’s nine longtime maternal-fetal experts — will have either left or retired by the end of this year."
#GiftArticle #GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/politics/abortion-obstetricians-maternity-care.html?unlocked_article_code=2pvuypgvpzdQkut9eIHv7Yyre851PQFGz5xFL37RdpMMEmzTyioVntFv1arUrvRLsqzt-NA0RERdg_pheGjDKGvLVU9-4qgycDDIGQ_BhzSUVG20ZLSPopxJhexaEiAUNCmUzJIspEhQZwSjOL-vXeGhsl_5jzOwjf7PNH8rUVXQMQZa5bqwZ9USWv9zhkKa8kREPQLt9glDaA4x01veppDSodg19nzEUbvlOIZwJna8Za2_rcxRA1bAqvE2HtGinQ7mKd_tqXXdvZl_Cq89G6GyTbLmphFk7RNOFu7uuzmrsvi8zWJ9JmWaZfMNbOwgB3TZyk09EnavmdNqkM3wm2cYbQZa-V3r-bpNzKTsUVt_AHA&smid=url-share
#Women #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Abortion #Idaho #USA #News
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2023-08-23 22:46:42

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@npub1tra…npqw
"Willis indictment... is not only a grand narrative of what Smith characterizes as an attempt to defraud the #USA. It is also the tale of a frame-up, a grotesque travesty of justice in which the power of government was used to traduce and attempt to destroy an innocent and defenseless citizen.
As such, it tells us not just what #Trump did to try to hold onto power, but also what he will do if he ever gets hold of it again."
https://archive.is/XPbcf
#TrumpIndictment #USPol #News
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2023-08-10 17:32:36

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@npub1hgr…2e7r
I would post a meme of an LBJ quote, but my instance can't post images lately. (Annoying) So here's the quote in text form.
President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-white-man/
#Racism #Poverty #Politics #GOP #Republicans #USA #Quote

2023-08-09 15:16:08

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"He’d been disciplined by medical boards in over a dozen states, lost privileges in multiple hospitals and settled federal allegations of fraud, admitting that his company had performed procedures without any documented need....
And yet, after all of that, McGuckin is still seeing patients today, still adding to the nearly $50 million he has earned in the past decade in federal insurance reimbursements."
~@npub16nx…rj8k
https://www.propublica.org/article/pennsylvania-doctor-investigated-at-every-level-why-is-he-still-practicing?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Health #Healthcare #Fraud #Crime #USA #News

2023-08-03 11:44:10

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@npub1jk5…9uth @npub1we6…3uct
"Describing the origins of these flash mobs of rage will do more to serve audiences than merely repeating the lies told by propagandists, even to debunk them. People don’t just need to know that something they’ve shared isn’t true.
They need to know who had an interest in showing it to them in the first place. Who wanted them to be mad about it, and who’s getting something out of that anger."
https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/07/18/manufactured-outrage-is-big-business/
#LGBTQ #Bigotry #Journalism #Politics #News
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