BBBruce @Didaho@qoto.org

By the way, a tax of up to 5% on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion/year.

That would be enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty and fund a global plan to end hunger.

We can't afford NOT to tax the rich.

#ToonDrop
#War #Cartoon #Ukraine #Russia #Iraq #Afghanistan

Three Lessons for the Next War:

1. Do Not Invade Other Countries

2. Do Not Invade Other Countries

3. Do Not Invade Other Countries

if you encounter anyone who is down on Jacinda Arderns time as Prime Minister, here is an interesting article with a few choice facts to set them right.
https://michaelwest.com.au/murdochs-wailing-old-white-man-scribes-get-jacinda-ardern-dead-wrong-again/
#auspol #ardern #newzealand

I’m going to leave this gem here

Nikki Haley v. AOC.

Summary of 2023 Republican Agenda:
-Abortion: Ban it
-Marijuana: Ban it
-Democracy: Ban it
-Immigration: Ban it
-LGBTQ books: Ban it
-Contraceptives: Ban it
-Dialogue on racism: Ban it
-Books by Black Authors: Ban it
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-Guns: BANS DON’T WORK YOU LIBERAL SNOWFLAKES!

Masks are amazing in cold weather. I usually don’t wear one outdoors, but when it’s cold, face masks are like convenient, travel-friendly face warmers.

Vale David Crosby 1941-2023

An absolute kick in the teeth to all the indie devs who worked so hard to make Twitter a better experience for so many. Twitterrific was officially discontinued today and pulled off the App Store after 16 years of development. Among other firsts, they first used "tweet" to describe an update, first used a bird icon, and were the first native client on iPhone and Mac. https://blog.iconfactory.com/2023/01/twitterrific-end-of-an-era/

#Ukraine President Zelenskyy questions whether #Russia President Putin is still alive. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/11301

'As the Whitlams sang, it’s time to blow up the pokies and drag them away because they’ve taken too much food off far too many tables.' | Tim Costello https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/17/the-rest-of-the-world-is-in-disbelief-at-what-the-gambling-industry-has-pulled-off-in-australia-we-need-real-reform #gambling #addiction #health #auslaw #auspol #pokies

You want to know how I really feel?

https://furbo.org/2023/01/15/the-shit-show/

P.S. That's the tame version.

Last RT...

I'm not sure CNN, CBS, or NYT could ever be described as having "core journalistic values" but there is in fact no denying billionaire owned for-profit media is tilting hard towards embracing core fascist ideology in an increasingly alarming and open way.

It is not, historically, shall we say "a very good sign."

Despite the fact that this is largely being driven by a minority (fascist) ideological position; it happens to be a position shared by a lot of ppl who own everything.

I was there Gandalf, I was there 3000 years ago

Australia’s wealthiest 1% are 61% richer than they were before the pandemic and have pocketed $150,000 a minute over the past decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/16/australian-billionaires-pocketed-150000-a-minute-over-past-decade-oxfam-research-finds

Taxing billionaires isn't the answer to everything.

But it's a bloody good start.

Yesterday's windpower in Europe

I see reports of slowing growth on #Mastodon. Good. Don’t tell anyone else. Everyone here is awesome.

Except the artists. Tell them. And the scientists. And the musicians. Tell them too. And the chefs. And the space nerds. And the mountain climbers and surfers. And the farmers. Tell them. And the horticulturists. And the photographers. And the software developers. And the poets. And the astronauts. And the dancers. And..

Tell interesting people, the fediverse is where you want to be.

I wonder what happens to this #Twitter account if people vote 'no.'
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RT @BS2KZ
@newsguyusa This was above your tweet Steve.
https://twitter.com/BS2KZ/status/1613976513451261974