Check out these pictures of Raqqa after US and NATO bomblngs freed them for democracy. 70-80% of buildings were destroyed. The “official” UN civilian death toll is listed as 4,118 but some estimates say the number could be 10x higher as the city lacks the resources to sift through the rubble. https://www.boredpanda.com/before-after-war-photos-aleppo-syria/?utm_source=duckduckgo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

The Cuban Soberana Plus vaccine seems to be working well.

They’ll blame it on Julian Assange.

Running over the occasional pedestrian is just a cost of doing business but slamming into cop cars is unacceptable.

Something to be said for being 68.

While we are waiting for the US congress to help with Covid by distributing vaccines worldwide, I suggest they send another $40b in military assistance to Ukraine. Spending more on bombs always helps during a pandemic.

Few million in fines + a few dead babies still = huge profits and CEO bonuses. Price of doing business.

Why was episode 50 Part 1 of Mango Press removed for violating YT’s terms of service while episode 50 Part 2 is still available? “What’s in the box?”

How does the SEC continually ignore him manipulating stock prices through twitter? Another government agency made toothless to protect the rich.

'murikkkans love free market capitalism until another country does it better.

The old analogy of starting from third base then declaring they hit a homerun. “I took a small million dollar loan and turned it into two million through tax write-offs, government subsidies and contracts. I’m a business genius.”

Richard Nixon used price and wage freezes combined with targeted tax hikes and corporate regulations to combat inflation. We all know how much of a radical socialist Nixon was.

Is cynicism something that should be avoided? I view cynicism as a healthy need to always question authority, the status quo, and majority opinion.

Tories and Labour have the NHS right where they want it.

Chelsea (Bradley) Manning went to prison for exposing the US targeting and murder of journalists. Any reason to think they would care one iota about a journalist being killed anywhere? Jamal Khashoggi worked for the Washington Post and the US government did squat when the Saudis dismembered him.

If only the DSA and Working Families Party spent more time studying history they wouldn’t keep backing a dead mule.

That’s a Chinese hi-speed train headed right for them.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/24/china-executes-milk-scandal-pair

My daughter was just diagnosed with Long Covid and now has to get cardio-pulmonary testing every two months for a time period her doctors can only currently guess at. The long term effects of this pandemic are still a huge unknown.

The good news is that way before the anarkids get it, the rich will get their commupence and without looking at the flowers.