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Judge allows antitrust lawsuit against Apple to proceed
A federal judge has allowed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple to proceed, rejecting the company's request to dismiss the case.
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Flotsam
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LOL who can forget the Rapist in Chief selling cars at the White House infomercial
or all the SHiT he sells to his followers
Flotsam
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If you are interested in what is in this Massive Bill here is a really good article with commentary about what is in dispute (according to Senate parliamentarian.
www.nytimes.com
If you can't get behind the paywall here is a summary of the huge bill and why its so BAD!!
This is ALL so Trump's Billionaire Benefactors can get tax cuts. But adds almost $ 5 Trillion to the DEBT.
So basically it Rapes Medicaid (Poor People) to benefit the Rich. The rest of us gets PEANUTS , it is Disgusting & will stifle growth in this country. I doubt my party will have the courage to stand up to Trump so the SHiT show continues.
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
If you can't get behind the paywall here is a summary of the huge bill and why its so BAD!!
This is ALL so Trump's Billionaire Benefactors can get tax cuts. But adds almost $ 5 Trillion to the DEBT.
So basically it Rapes Medicaid (Poor People) to benefit the Rich. The rest of us gets PEANUTS , it is Disgusting & will stifle growth in this country. I doubt my party will have the courage to stand up to Trump so the SHiT show continues.
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vapviking
Old & In the Way
And for those who want to go deeper, here is an unlocked link to same article,If you are interested in what is in this Massive Bill here is a really good article with commentary about what is in dispute (according to Senate parliamentarian.
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
If you can't get behind the paywall here is a summary of the huge bill and why its so BAD!!
This is ALL so Trump's Billionaire Benefactors can get tax cuts. But adds almost $ 5 Trillion to the DEBT.
So basically it Rapes Medicaid (Poor People) to benefit the Rich. The rest of us gets PEANUTS , it is Disgusting & will stifle growth in this country. I doubt my party will have the courage to stand up to Trump so the SHiT show continues.
What's in the Senate Version of Trump's Big Policy Bill?
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
Hell in a Bucket
Trump threatens to unleash DOGE on Musk to save money tied to his numerous federal subsidies: ‘Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history’
“Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” Trump said.
nypost.com
Trump Threatens to Deport Elon Musk: 'Have to Take a Look'
President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday morning that he is open to deporting Elon Musk — amid his renewed battle with the Tesla boss.
www.mediaite.com
Tesla Stock Sinks as Musk and Trump Wage War Against Each Other
Elon Musk may be the big loser in his war against President Donald Trump as Tesla shares are battered.
Musk-Bannon War Explodes With Prison and Deportation Threats
The two former Trump advisors are at each others’ throats like never before.
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florduh
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Trump threatens to unleash DOGE on Musk to save money tied to his numerous federal subsidies: ‘Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history’
“Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far, and without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” Trump said.
Trump Threatens to Deport Elon Musk: 'Have to Take a Look'
President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday morning that he is open to deporting Elon Musk — amid his renewed battle with the Tesla boss.
Tesla Stock Sinks as Musk and Trump Wage War Against Each Other
Elon Musk may be the big loser in his war against President Donald Trump as Tesla shares are battered.www.thedailybeast.com
Trump is 100% correct. Elon Musk used the money his daddy gave him to play and win the lottery during the .COM bubble. Every bit of his success since has been due to government welfare.
Tesla is also the only major car make that allowed to sell direct to consumer. Because lawmakers made Elon a little cut out. Good example of how there's no such thing as The Free Market. Our government is ruled by rich people, and they write the rules of the market to benefit them above everyone else.
Cheebsy
Fermentation Fiend
This point is also not lost on bob vylan...
Bob Vylan Says 'We Are Being Targeted for Speaking Up' After Glastonbury Set Backlash
Rap duo Bob Vylan issue statement clarifying their Glastonbury Festival chant criticizing the Israel Defense Forces and calling to Free Palestine.
www.rollingstone.com
Sorry I couldn't find this statement that wasn't behind some kind of paywall...
florduh
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Here's the band's full statement:
This hysteria has been incredible to watch during a week when we discovered IDF officers are regularly ordering soldiers to mass murder unarmed starving civilians.
"Death, Death, to the Waffen SS", you're so Germanophobic
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Zohran Mamdani moves on to an unusual general election for New York City mayor
Mamdani won the Democratic primary, NBC News projects, and will face the incumbent, Eric Adams, in the general election. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo may keep running, too.
www.nbcnews.com
LOL. After the ranked choice votes are tabulated, Zohran beat Cuomo by 12 points! He was polling at 0% 6 months ago. Eric Adams won his primary in 2021 by less than a single percentage point!
Time for Demoncratic Leadership to shut up and bend the knee!
Zohran Mamdani: 'I don't think we should have billionaires,' says NYC mayoral frontrunner
The 33-year-old also defends his democratic socialism, rejecting an accusation from Donald Trump that he is a communist.
www.bbc.com
When asked if he believes billionaires have "the right to exist", Mamdani responds, "looking at the income inequality in this city the real question is, 'do working class New Yorkers have the right to exist?'"
sedentree
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A very convenient Vylan
As the British press reaches fever pitch over the events at Glastonbury, let's analyse one column in particular to understand what's going on...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
'Diddy' fans 'pouring baby oil on one another' outside court after verdict: CNN
Fans of Sean "Diddy" Combs reportedly poured baby oil on each other after the jury reached a verdict in his sex-trafficking trial.Just minutes after the verdict was read in court, CNN's Laura Coates reported on some of her observations from outside the courtroom."Outside of the courthouse, you...
www.rawstory.com
Flotsam
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how much you wanna bet Rape-boy trump ends up pardoning him for the two lesser crimes? Meanwhile not guilty on sex trafficking & Racketeering.'Diddy' fans 'pouring baby oil on one another' outside court after verdict: CNN
Fans of Sean "Diddy" Combs reportedly poured baby oil on each other after the jury reached a verdict in his sex-trafficking trial.Just minutes after the verdict was read in court, CNN's Laura Coates reported on some of her observations from outside the courtroom."Outside of the courthouse, you...
pop22
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And your NOT frightened by the way our Capitalist society is going down the drain? That the top 2 percent has more monetary assets than the other 98%? How about these same billionaire gobbling up prime single family homes to control the housing market. Buying up mobile home parks.. what possible reason for these other than to have these people at their mercy. Ultimate goal is to control everything! I'll trade oligarchy for socialism any day!
Rodney
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'Diddy' fans 'pouring baby oil on one another' outside court after verdict: CNN
Fans of Sean "Diddy" Combs reportedly poured baby oil on each other after the jury reached a verdict in his sex-trafficking trial.Just minutes after the verdict was read in court, CNN's Laura Coates reported on some of her observations from outside the courtroom."Outside of the courthouse, you...
He never named anyone so he got with most of it and will likely get around 3-4 years for what he was found guilty of.
Lets just pray and hope that he does not try relaunch his music career with some come back tour as that would seriously not cool.
in other news a Scottish pastor did similar to what Diddy and got caught out.
Pastor sexually assaulted woman while claiming to exorcise demons in Scots town
A PERVERTED church pastor has been convicted of sexually molesting a female parishioner while pretending he was “exorcising demons” from her body. Walter Masocha, 61, repeatedly groped the woman at…
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
These men in powder are not good men so just be glad if you are some nobody who minds your own business as you are one of the good guys!!!
florduh
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The American Gestapo will now have a similar budget to the US Army. Printing billions of dollars to terrorize the country for no discernable benefit.
www.thenation.com
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Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s floundering over immigration leaves it without an opposition strategy.
www.thenation.com
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Bazinga
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Calling another member a fool is not nice. Warning point issued.
Then you are a fool. Full socialism, I don't believe, has been successful anywhere on the globe. Be careful what you wish for. If you can find the time please research how full socialism has failed everywhere. Some socialist concepts do in fact work and can ostensibly help the poor (welfare, food stamps, etc.) Do you realize that socialism dictates that the means of production must be moved form the private sector to be under government control? Don't you think that would be catastrophic? What should rich folks do with their money? Aimlessly give to people who are poor? Distribution of wealth does not work. Don't believe what the wanna be socialists tell you.
I have no objection to raising taxes on the mega wealthy individuals and corporations to support the needy. Should have been done already. Show me facts to prove our capitalist society is going down the drain. If we were a socialist society we would be considerably worse off.
There are poor people in this country. Also in every country except maybe Monte Carlo (at least this was true the last time I researched on this topic). Not only are there poor people - there will always be poor people as evidenced by history. No matter how much money you throw at the problem it will always be there.
Also, if you can find the time kindly present which billionaires are gobbling up prime single family homes and to what extent. I'll research it also.
Are you Pop due to being a granddad? That's what my grandkids call me. Bless all the grandchildren - truly a gift !!
Do I have to pick one?The American Gestapo will now have a similar budget to the US Army. Printing billions of dollars to terrorize the country for no discernable benefit.
Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s floundering over immigration leaves it without an opposition strategy.
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Rodney
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Diddy has been denied bail
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
The whole situation is shocking and very bizarre with fans pouring baby oil on themselves outside court like it was all cool.
Diddy denied bail and now faces nervous wait for prostitution sentencing
SEAN “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail and will remain in jail while he awaits sentencing for his conviction of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs’ defense team offe…
www.thescottishsun.co.uk
The whole situation is shocking and very bizarre with fans pouring baby oil on themselves outside court like it was all cool.
florduh
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Cuba is very successful despite being subject to constant siege warfare from the United States for over 60 years. I'd say the same for Vietnam. China is currently humiliating the United States on most metrics.
Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba... communism was a massive improvement over what came before. Americans can't really fathom how bad conditions were in those countries pre-revolution.
No, socialism dictates workers should own and operate the means of production, not lazy shareholders. Worker owned enterprise. It's bringing freedom and democracy to the workplace.
Americans love talking about their freedumb, then spend most of their waking lives under a petty dictator.
pop22
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Netinyahoo
When you live in a swamp, all scum looks the same!He never named anyone so he got with most of it and will likely get around 3-4 years for what he was found guilty of.
Lets just pray and hope that he does not try relaunch his music career with some come back tour as that would seriously not cool.
in other news a Scottish pastor did similar to what Diddy and got caught out.
Pastor sexually assaulted woman while claiming to exorcise demons in Scots town
A PERVERTED church pastor has been convicted of sexually molesting a female parishioner while pretending he was “exorcising demons” from her body. Walter Masocha, 61, repeatedly groped the woman at…
These men in powder are not good men so just be glad if you are some nobody who minds your own business as you are one of the good guys!!!
sedentree
Well-Known Member
Then you are a fool. Full socialism, I don't believe, has been successful anywhere on the globe. Be careful what you wish for. If you can find the time please research how full socialism has failed everywhere. Some socialist concepts do in fact work and can ostensibly help the poor (welfare, food stamps, etc.) Do you realize that socialism dictates that the means of production must be moved form the private sector to be under government control? Don't you think that would be catastrophic? What should rich folks do with their money? Aimlessly give to people who are poor? Distribution of wealth does not work. Don't believe what the wanna be socialists tell you.
I have no objection to raising taxes on the mega wealthy individuals and corporations to support the needy. Should have been done already. Show me facts to prove our capitalist society is going down the drain. If we were a socialist society we would be considerably worse off.
There are poor people in this country. Also in every country except maybe Monte Carlo (at least this was true the last time I researched on this topic). Not only are there poor people - there will always be poor people as evidenced by history. No matter how much money you throw at the problem it will always be there.
Also, if you can find the time kindly present which billionaires are gobbling up prime single family homes and to what extent. I'll research it also.
Are you Pop due to being a granddad? That's what my grandkids call me. Bless all the grandchildren - truly a gift !!
Do I have to pick one?
3 Arguments Against Socialism And Why They Fail
Why common talking points about socialism are silly…
www.currentaffairs.org
Also interesting and linked in the article above: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/06/its-basically-just-immoral-to-be-rich
Rodney
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The only problem with taxing the rich more is that they all just leave as they can move country easily with the money they have
moneyweek.com
ALSO to add to the above (mini debate) China seem to be doing pretty good.
The rich are leaving the UK due to high taxes. Where the wealthy are going
Record numbers of millionaires are fleeing the UK amid rising taxes and the end of non-dom status. We reveal the top destinations for migrating millionaires
moneyweek.com
ALSO to add to the above (mini debate) China seem to be doing pretty good.
Flotsam
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JD Vance the gift that keeps Giving
newrepublic.com
Hate to admit i kinda like the pipe. But what' s w the Vagina in the volcano? I dunno never read Lord of the Rings.
There is a quote where JD wondered ahead of Trump’s election whether he was “America’s Hitler” and in 2017 said the then-president was a “moral disaster.” In public, he agreed Trump was a “total fraud” who didn’t care about regular people and called him “reprehensible.”
JD Vance Accidentally Reveals How Badly Trump Is Screwing MAGA Voters
As the Senate passes a bill decimating Medicaid and Vance exposes how Trump scams his voters about it, a progressive organizer reports on the angry reaction she’s seeing on the ground—including in Trump country.
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www.vanityfair.com
JD Vance: Sending ICE Billions Is More Important Than Your Grandma’s Medicaid
Hate to admit i kinda like the pipe. But what' s w the Vagina in the volcano? I dunno never read Lord of the Rings.
There is a quote where JD wondered ahead of Trump’s election whether he was “America’s Hitler” and in 2017 said the then-president was a “moral disaster.” In public, he agreed Trump was a “total fraud” who didn’t care about regular people and called him “reprehensible.”
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Bazinga
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I will read the article at length when I can. I did however scan but not enough to respond properly. It appears that the author is a socialist. No wonder he leans in that direction. I'll respond in detail after I read it.3 Arguments Against Socialism And Why They Fail
Why common talking points about socialism are silly…
Also interesting and linked in the article above: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/06/its-basically-just-immoral-to-be-rich
I also took a look at the article re: it's basically just immoral to be rich. I had to stop after reading the sentence "Because every dollar you have is a dollar you’re not giving to somebody else, the decision to retain wealth is a decision to deprive others".
Really just another socialists opinion. His statement is outlandish and makes absolutely no sense. We ( not me - I don't have that kind of money) should not be forced to give money to the poor. Many people are very charitable. This should be done via the tax system. Or how about we give the wealthy tax breaks if they contribute to government selected entities e.g homeless organizations, food banks, affordable housing agencies, etc. I don't know but lets say a wealthy person contributes 1 million dollars (or 500 million dollars) to one of the aforementioned organizations the donor may receive a tax break in kind. They would still be responsible to pay income taxes but would get some relief. The money sent directly to there organizations would bypass the governments making these payments. The total amount could be used without the governmental using some of those funds for their bureaucratic spending and administrative expenses which would reduce the net amount those charities would alternatively receive from direct payment. Think this may have some merit?
Most importantly
how do I get rid of the italics?