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rbreich , to Random
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Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

What did corporations do with the money saved?

They didn’t invest it or raise wages.

They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.

Nothing trickled down to workers.

kyonshi ,
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@rbreich well, did the workers pay Trump to do that or the companies?

georgetakei , to Random
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georgetakei , to Random
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Would watch!

jackcole ,
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@georgetakei Nike Flip Flops, and in upper class neighborhoods, Birkenstocks. Wealthy neighborhoods don't allow ice cream trucks, they just hire catering events for their kids.

sapphicselene ,
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@georgetakei Alt text: It's called the Summer Olympics so one of the events should be running in flip flops to catch the Ice Cream Man.

arstechnica , to Random
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Egalitarian oddity found in the Neolithic

Men, women, and immigrants all seemed to have similar dietary inputs.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/egalitarian-oddity-found-in-the-neolithic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

scavello ,
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@arstechnica ah yes the three genders

jpaskaruk ,
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Even if they all ate the same beast, some ate the tenderloin, some the T-bone, and some the chuck and the other tough cuts.

I don't think the remains tell us that much detail on the diet.

georgetakei , to Random
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vashbear ,
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@georgetakei Hi George, What is the business model of Percolately?

huntingdon ,
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@georgetakei

Note to Dad: Not everyone has to share the same bed. It's a get together, not a menage a quatre.

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virtuous_sloth ,
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@georgetakei I do not see much discussion of the approach of having a conversation with the other person where you explain how their behavior (lack of initiation of social situations) make her feel and giving the other person a chance to talk.

Might be a little more productive than a more passive approach, giving the latter might verge on passive-aggresive depending on context.

rbreich , to Random
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The Supreme Court has greenlit Trump's plan to be a "dictator on Day One." Here's what that could look like.

TAI ,
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@rbreich what gave us this SCOTUS? democracy, What gave us trump: democracy. And still nobody sees anything wrong here

shanen ,
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@rbreich

The is merely correcting our misunderstanding of the Constitution. You thought "execute the Office" was about faithfully following the laws? Silly you. Execute means kill and now the can kill his office and any laws (or political opponents) he doesn't like. No idea why it took the six of them over 100 pages to explain such a silly little mistake.

jaykuo , to Random
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This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out, and MAGA billboards remain unintentionally funny. For the whole collection, see the link in the replies!

rbreich , to Random
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What a week of fireworks!

From SCOTUS blowing up the rule of law…

to the Biden/Stephanopoulos interview…

to Trump playing dumb about his own Project 2025…

Heather Lofthouse of @imcivicaction & I get into it all in the Coffee Klatch. Watch this:

randy ,
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@rbreich https://youtu.be/lVcsd4FxlgE

For those of you lamenting the lack of a link

Gurre ,
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@rbreich
Imagine the media jumping on Trump after the verdict like they have on Biden after the debate. Crazy thought!

https://mastodon.social/@DebErupts/112739908918904448

georgetakei , to Random
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A true friend! 🍕❤️

mrbruno ,
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@georgetakei What's to select? THICK! End of story.

CrypticMirror ,
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@georgetakei I asked for help once, but they said "get stuffed".

arstechnica , to Random
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The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/the-greening-of-planes-trains-and-automobiles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

nutmeg ,

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Spoiler: We do not need one drop of "fuels" for cars, trucks and trains that are highly inefficient and / or lead to even more desastrous exploitation of and pollution to the environment.

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