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40 million Americans losing their homes is four times the amount seen during the 2007-2010 Great Recession.

https://time.com/5874571/new-york-state-general-election/

This lengthy article from Time leaves out the most important truths. If you are interested, I'm going to fill you in.

You may have heard that results from the mail-in ballots were still being tallied 5 weeks after the June 23 Election. True.

You may also have heard that NY State offered Early Voting. true

‘Inhumane at Any Time,’ But During a Pandemic? House Approval of $740 Billion Pentagon Budget Condemned; “Once again, the House has voted to put the interests of weapons manufacturers and war hawks over the wellbeing of people here and abroad;; commondreamsorg, Eowin Higgins, July 31,2020 (Creative Commons)

“Win Without War was among the anti-war voices on Friday issuing blistering condemnations of the passage in the U.S. House of a $740 billion defense bill as part of the 2021 Appropriations Minibus.

I'm usually not one to see racism around every corner and under every rock, but this tweet by Elon Musk certainly fits the bill. Not only does he fraudulently diss socialism, his repugnant incorporation of two alt-right themes about Blacks (#1 - can't speak proper English; #2 - want "free stuff" from the government) to make his point is beyond the pale.

Sold Down the River...Again!

This 3.5 minute clip says it well -

The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day."
So here's a Jam from yestidday.