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Author x 2. Vintage coffee house owner. Wife + Mom. Pursuing the Jesus Way. Feminist. Ocean swimmer. Oregon raised, Australian by choice.đź“ŤNgarrindjeri Land, SA Essays: https://adrielbooker.substack.com
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Yes. The drug industry in the USA is out of control.

It’s very clear that the driving ethos of the USA is no longer democracy; it’s capitalism. Maybe it always has been.

I’m 46 years old and tonight I’m watching Jurassic Park for the first time. I’ll say this: it’s very hard for a movie—any movie—to live up to thirty+ years’ worth of hype.

Always grateful for @nickkristof.bsky.social’s work.

Yes. A wonderful book. Highly recommend.

King Con the sequel.

Trump, Vance, and their men are Neo Colonialists. Greenland, Canada, Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico, Gaza. A real estate developer/TV personality grabbing the power of a king with the tactics of a dictator at the direction of bad actors like Miller, Musk, Bannon, and others won’t end well for anyone.

If you live in a RED state, call your senators. Tell them you believe in government efficiency but that you don't support Elon Musk's illegal attack on the Treasury. Tell them you know he has money - and that he's threatened them. But tell them you will have their back in removing him for power.

Elon Musk is committing a lot of felonies. He belongs in jail, and so do his criminal associates. He may not comprehend that. And if and when he does it may make him more reckless. No assumptions about where we go from here.

Blatant abuse of power.

US foreign aid accounts for less than 1% of budget. Among most impacted: Catholic Relief Services, Save the Children, World Vision. Not only critical services, but part of garnering good will in the world—a pillar of foreign policy. It’s in everyone’s interest that USAID continues.

The first post on a new platform always feels bigger than it needs to. I’m here because I’m tired of tech bros and oligarchs and trumpwashing. Pretty simple really.