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You misspelled Trump. Twice.

You cannot help but read this in your Darth Vader voice…

Way past time, but YES! www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

People in the U.S., and elsewhere in the world, are angry and frustrated by what's happening in the U.S. government. Rightfully so, people are posting their feelings to social media. But too many times I see replies to the effect of, "stop whining, do something." What can you do? Here's a list: 1/5

History books will remember Zelenskyy as a true patriotic hero who led his country’s defense against evil, authoritarian regimes and bravely stood to speak truth to power. Trump will be remembered as the most vile person to ever disgrace the US Presidency. Choose your side. #StandWithUkraine

“I'm going to keep seeking out those compassionate, generous, open-hearted outliers who also no longer feel at home here, and together we will shepherd humanity through these days—and we will be rebuilders.” I feel this too.

People struggle to grasp billionaire wealth. Bezos made $7.9M an HOUR in 2023 - more than most make in a lifetime. Meanwhile, the rest of us struggle. Billionaires hoard wealth at the expense of everyone else. Stop the madness: TAX THE BILLIONAIRES! #BreakTheOligarchy #TaxTheWealthy #ClassConscious

Watching the world shift around us but I know humanity will bend toward justice and decency. Resistance always starts with the marginalised. Progressive, queer, and artistic voices matter now more than ever. Connect, stay supportive, and amplify each other. #progressive #queer #sci-fi #fantasy

“Governments are subservient to corporations and the ultra-rich. Rather than addressing the causes of social injustice, governments distract people with promises of riches and security, not through decent wages, healthcare, education and pensions but by serving capitalism….” Tax the billionaires.

#Resist #StopTheOligatchy “A case can be made…the new [Trump] administration over the course of the last fortnight has violated each of the following laws.” - Dana Milbank, The Washington Post.

“But obviously it is not standard to have aircraft collide. I want to be clear on that.” How do you say you’re not qualified for the job, without saying you’re not qualified for the job? Can you imagine the howling from conservatives if any liberal cabinet member said something idiotic as this?

Follow and amplify the politicians who are speaking this truth to power. Keep repeating so more people understand it. #StopTheOligarchy #TruthWarriors

BREAK THE OLIGARCHY! “Musk’s fellow [billionaires] have also lined up behind Trump … in part because they favor his regulatory and tax policies, but also because … more Democrats embrace antitrust policies and advocate for breaking up massive companies….” Take away their power. TAX THE BILLIONAIRES!

#StopTheOligarchy #TruthWarriors Know your enemy. Yes fascist are evil, authoritarians are bad, and racism is hate. But follow the money to understand who’s empowering them and why. The billionaires want us to be focused on anything else but them. Take away their power: TAX THE BILLIONAIRES!

“Growing wealth inequality is increasing the risk of societal ­collapse.” The first sentence says it all! #StopTheOligarchy

Thames Water rescuers demand temporary renationalisation to cut debts, oust bosses.. After that they want reprivatisation, return to profiteering, dividends, exploitation. Nothing will change until profit motive is eliminated. Need public ownership. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#StopTheOligarchy #TruthWarriors

#TruthWarriors

Three people at a lunch: one is wealthy, one is a worker, one is poor. On the lunch table are ten cookies. The wealthy grabs nine, stuffs them into their pockets, and says to the worker, “Be careful or that poor person will take your cookie.” This is a parable for our broken system. #TruthWarriors

This is truth. The hoarding of resources by the wealthy is the root cause of our broken system. To solve the problem, address the root cause: tax the wealthy! Simple. There’s no reason for everyone else to suffer for their greed of money or power. #TruthWarriors

I am sickened to hear Republicans holding federal disaster funds over the heads of US citizens. This is what the authoritarian governments in Russia and China do. If you are not in -the- party, you’re a second class citizen. #Resist

When someone asks how taxing the wealthy will fix social problems, ask them to first agree that cutting taxes for the wealthy has not fixed the problem. “Trickle-down” economics of the Reagan and Thatcher 80’s era have only resulted in the rich getting richer and everyone else suffering for it.

This article touches on the underlying anger people everywhere are feeling. They recognise the system is broken. What they fail to understand is the wealthy are the only ones who benefit when working class anger is directed toward anyone else but the wealthy. Tax the wealthy to fix what’s broken.

The DNC leadership needs to learn this lesson; just caring about the welfare of all and single-issue topics is what puts MAGA into power. Instead, the DNC needs to be laser-focused on people’s frustrations and anger about the current system of wealth inequality. Everything else is a distraction.

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