James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

Absolutely

This is a perfect summary of US politics in general. The point of racism in the US (since before the Revolution) is to allow wealthy people to manipulate white people into voting against their/our economic self-interest.

#Epstein #EpsteinEmails #Trump

Uruguay is a nation of 3.3 million ppl (similar size as #Chicago), & converted to 98% renewable #energy (wind solar hydro) in 5yrs after they put an expert in charge (not an insecure racist lackey like 🇺🇸 does).

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr8u6nfr/

They have excess energy they sell to nearby countries. #climateChange

Solved on 18/11 -- the office is in Curacao. https://www.cpdbonaire.com/ibm/

I need nerd help -- I thrifted this odd little ceramic box + lid in the Netherlands. No identifying marks, seems delftware-adjacent, and feels handmade. Which IBM building is this??? And what is this???

My American friends: In Canada I had prostate surgery, radiation treatment, knee replacement, physiotherapy, numerous X-rays, scans, tests, specialist appts, hospital stays, & drugs. Cost to me total: under $1,000, mostly for travel, some partial payment for drugs, & parking. That's what universal not-for-profit healthcare offers.

Burger King' super simple menu sign during the 50s!

I do think the guy should be reimbursed for the sandwich, though... 🤔

There are going to be a whole lot of electoral results that Mike Johnson hasn’t heard about tomorrow.

My kid made this meme which I enjoy immensely. #noaiplease

Saw this on #LinkedIn

#AI #GenAI #DangerWillRobinson

I finally found a mug that I thought represented the appropriate serving size for a cup of tea. I just found the receipt for it in my purse and noticed it is a “soup bowl with handle.” Sigh.

Where I live in the Bronx about 40 percent of families use SNAP. But, people are very embarrassed about it.

Every person I know who uses SNAP works more hours than I do OR they are very old or sick.

We are setting up a pantry in the laundry room, but it's not the same. Nobody wants the strange canned food that I don't want. It's not the same as $40 you can spend on the food you really need.

Yes, the billionaires want the economy to crash so they can buy up assets cheap. Yes, a lot of these people are so stupid they think we will either fall in line if they starve us, or riot so they can justify a hard nationwide crackdown.

But that's the enabler class. Don't forget the mad king really is just mad.

Between the fact that all of them-- even the ones not in dementia-- are badly misreading our national character, and the fact that they are prostrate before the mad king...