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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

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Why middle-aged people have a duty to be self-centered

submitted 110 days ago • 10 comments

#Japan has cat cafés. It also has cafés for model-train lovers. But when the two meet, watch out. You get the dreaded Godzilla-scale railroad-wrecking cat.

submitted 115 days ago • 11 comments

🚨BREAKING: New York appellate court UPHOLDS John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York. This reverses a lower court decision in a case from Newburgh, NY. This is a big victory for the minority voters who brought suit and voting rights in the Empire State. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

submitted 115 days ago • 503 comments

Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...

submitted 119 days ago • 304 comments

www.theskimm.com/news/reprodu... The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductive rights dotgov.com This is how to do it! In quietness and confidence.

submitted 119 days ago • 20 comments

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business. Costco Meijer Kroger Giant Grocery Ben & Jerry’s Ulta, Macy’s Old Navy Nordstrom’s TJ Maxx GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…) Dollar Tree Walgreens Wegmans

submitted 120 days ago • 377 comments

This is it in a nut shell 🦋

submitted 149 days ago • 1273 comments

“I am not indifferent to the claims of a generous forgetfulness, but…I shall never forget the difference between those who fought for liberty and those who fought for slavery; between those who fought to save the Republic and those who fought to destroy it.” -Fredrick Douglass (1894) #chooseaside

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Michigan voters will no longer be allowed to openly carry firearms at polling locations following the enactment of a new law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

submitted 170 days ago • 27 comments

BREAKING: Renowned former federal prosecutor Harry Litman announces he has resigned from his role as a contributor for the LA Times. "I don’t want to continue to work for a paper that is appeasing Trump and facilitating his assault on democratic rule for craven reasons."

submitted 171 days ago • 1674 comments

Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who is determined to turn up the volume and EXPOSE all of the brutal, deadly consequences of abortion bans in America. They're not "pro-life." They're pro controlling women's bodies.

submitted 171 days ago • 1532 comments

Remember when Schumer gave up 4 Fed Judge appointments to the GOP so he could get Biden's judge nominees through & everyone was upset? Turns out Schumer won the battle of wits because now 2 of those judges decided not to retire. 😂🤣 CRY HARDER, BITCHES! thehill.com/homenews/sen...

submitted 173 days ago • 38 comments

Seattle Times: Bluesky gets big Article in Sunday’s Business section. Very positive article 🦋😄🦋😄

submitted 175 days ago • 11 comments

“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’” www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...

submitted 181 days ago • 832 comments

Happy Monday Blue-Skyers

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Kroger now admits it jacked up milk and egg prices above inflation. Millions of shoppers had no choice but to accept it. This is what happens when five companies dominate over 60% of American grocery sales. Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.

submitted 184 days ago • 44 comments

Empathy and compassion are free.

submitted 188 days ago • 325 comments

#RepublicanParty accepts white nationalists, protects white terrorists, accepts and endorses pedophiles, rapists, racism, scammers, and frauds, turns a blind eye to treason, promotes men who abuse women, a corrupt political party that takes from the poor to enrich the rich.

submitted 185 days ago • 4 comments

From Republicans Against Trump 🚨CNN has uncovered an audio in which RFK Jr scorched Trump and his supporters, calling them “belligerent idiots," "outright Nazis," “cowards," and "bootlickers."

submitted 185 days ago • 46 comments

Last Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement that more than 300 facilities across Michigan would be providing the free contraceptive resources.

submitted 187 days ago • 4 comments

In a historic move, the Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a settlement offer for the surviving former residents and descendants of a Black and Latino neighborhood that the city burned to the ground 60 years ago to make way for commercial development.

submitted 191 days ago • 27 comments

Come Join Us #MakeAmericaSmartAgain

submitted 191 days ago • 12 comments

Nearly 60% of Black women in the U.S. are obese, yet current weight loss interventions often fail to meet their unique needs. A new study explores why (By UConn Professor Loneke Blackman Carr and GW Professor Nicole Barlow) #weightloss #health #BlackSky

submitted 192 days ago • 3 comments

people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙

submitted 193 days ago • 1536 comments

i would happily pay a few dollars a month to keep this place viable.

submitted 193 days ago • 511 comments

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90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users 30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all

submitted 193 days ago • 1253 comments

Spurs announce coach Gregg Popovich suffered mild stroke, expected to make 'full recovery'

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