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#uspol

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When anger is expressed at the voting booth. They doomed millions to economic hardship or death. They did this to all of us as well as themselves. Sympathy can be found between sh*t and syphilis and the dictionary. At the same time, none of us wanna go through what they’ve consigned us to. on that basis, I really don’t want it to happen even though the very worst is in the works.

youtube.com/watch?v=LTJ9yvnvP_

"Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias."

"Uninformed” Americans, which likely make up 1/3 - 1/2 of the US, are making decisions, esp. as voters, with wildly inaccurate information, that are probably based on “news” & preconceived ideas, from the media *esp. RW media, social media & their friends & family. Ds must find a way to educate the electorate. The study was from 2022, but the perceptions haven’t likely changed.
#USPol #Disinformation #Media #SocialMedia thebulwark.com/p/americans-hav

Musk & other wealthy ppl bought the election:

1000s of IDU donors spent >$425M into the gen. election this year. Nearly 2/3 of that - boosting Rs.

Donors bet on the GOP *paid off. The election saw a flood of contributions from crypto/banking/labor.

Of the $140M spent by TRANSP interests this cycle, Musk: $133.2M.

The corp. PAC funded by employees for SpaceX: TRANSP’s 5th-largest PAC spender on the election, $317K to a mostly R slate of congress. candidates.

#USPol politico.com/news/2024/11/24/b

"Trump’s Treasury Sec nominee comes to the post from the hedge fund world where he lost 90% of the ~ $6B of assets entrusted to him."
-Southpaw

Scott Bessent had an inconsistent performance with his hedge fund's assets. He's scored with Trump. Bessent's Key Square Cap. Mgt put on bets that US stocks & the$ would gain, Nov: best month.

T's grifters plan on looting the TSY. Mnuchin spent time at Ft Knox in 2017. We don't know the extent of his take.

#USPol #GOPGrifters
reuters.com/business/finance/f

How many people do you think understand, when they see the all the recent alerts about food in the U.S. being recalled for listeria, e coli, etc., that if the GOP has its way not only will there be no one in the government to investigate outbreaks, determine their sources, and issue recalls, there also will be no one to inspect factories to enforce the regulations which stop most foodborne illness outbreaks before they start.
#politics #USPol #GOPDeathCult

She's not a sex fiend like Gaetz, but Trump's second pick for AG is arguably more capable of carrying out his autocratic revenge agenda.

Pam Bondi’s road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm America | Will Bunch share.inquirer.com/oBaWLJ

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Pam Bondi’s road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm AmericaBy Will Bunch