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This was my first company - KID BASIX. We created the world's first 'BPA-Free' branded reusable water bottle. I was one of the parent activists who led the fight to get BPA banned from drink ware worldwide. Now, I'm starting my next company. Stay tuned!

And let's not forget, corporate stock buybacks were effectively illegal until 1982. "Prior Legal Status: Stock buybacks were not strictly ... a statutory crime, but large-scale repurchases...were treated by under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a potential form of market manipulation."

If you want to know why everything is so fucked up in America right now...and why poor people are being thrown off Medicare because the Federal government views them as parasites on the system, this is a good place to start.

After Google rejected the request, Trump said: “We’ve got the Gulf, we’ve got a beautiful lake, and and now [we] need a river.'” I have a suggestion. Rename the Rio Grande the Rio Trump. Because of climate change, it's shrinking and drying up - just like Trump. www.newsweek.com/trump-asked-...

It is baffling to me that there are still so many people in this country who care more about guns than about children that we can't get rid of the 2nd Amendment. Or, as the artist herself put it: "Not a single child has died from a mass reading."

Yep.

New WHPS's first press conference: 1. A long-winded nothing-burger opening statement. 2. Three questions - from Breitbart, Fox News, and Daily Mail - followed by a hasty exit that got an "aghast reaction," according to Vaughn Hillyard. Honestly, has there ever been a better WHPS than CJ Cregg?

J.D. Vance made a fool of himself trying to define socialism. Luckily, a growing majority of Americans aren't falling for his pathetic red-baiting scare tactics.

Post by X user “Red Eagle Updates” claimed Denzel Washington had called Trump “a great friend and an even better president.” Anyone who knows ANYTHING about D.W. knew this would be discredited in 20 seconds. Proving once again that MAGAs are among the dumbest ("with a B') people in America.

In a regime (Presidency) filled with endless shocking, abhorrent moments, this stands as one of the most abhorrent of all.

When you call your senators and reps to express your outrage about selling out Ukraine to Russia and televised firing squads, don't just tell them this makes you ashamed to be an American, demand that they tell Trump this makes you ashamed to be an American. Push them to confront the POTUS.

Oops. BREAKING NEWS: CNN's Scott Jennings threatens law suit after WH Press Secretary job goes to another blonde. Said Jennings, "This is bull****! I would have had *gender affirming* surgery (he said with air quotes) and gone blonde, but we all know the President won't hire trannies! It's B.S.!"

According to well-placed sources inside the Defense Department, this is the song Pete Hegseth plays at night just before he goes to sleep. "Because the Vikings were fucking warriors!" - Secretary Peter [Pan] Hegseth www.youtube.com/shorts/IpB70...

Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:

As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.

So when does Trump throw #NatalieHarp under the bus for provoking him into banning Politico, MSNOW, CNN from the press pool right in the middle of Xi's visit?

Mind-boggling. Watch it all the way through. Then try to pick your jaw up off your desk. It makes all our puny little politics cat fights seem...well, you decide.

Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference.

The Democrats are introducing a bill or a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve because farmers can't afford fertilizer, thanks to Trump's war in Iran. How soon before we start calling this The Bullshit Reserve?

This is the central fact Democrats should have been hammering for decades. Without fail, Republicans screw up the economy with "trickle down" economics. Then, Dems then have to come in and right the ship... Because "trickle down" is pure bullshit - except for real estate and yacht brokers.

“It’s small potatoes for us... I would say that it’s intermittent. We do intermittent strikes." WHITE HOUSE ISSUES AMPLIFICATION TO TRUMP REMARKS. "It's like gas prices - intermittent. Right now, they're up. But soon, they will be down...We just don't know how soon." www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/p...

Why I never visit Riverside, Bakersfield, and Fresno. That, and the smell of the cattle yards.

The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on.

We must win the midterms if we want to expand the court and hold these fascists accountable. That’s why we’re kicking off the Blue Wave Nation impact fund today: direct support for democrats in flippable districts. Please share widely! #BlueWaveIn60Days secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...

I needed this today. www.youtube.com/shorts/Ms7m6...

You’re not alarmed enough 🚨

Dear Senator Schumer: RESIGN.

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Absolutely brilliant. Like one of #JeffDaniels takedowns he's famous for of a "gotcha" question at a Q&A. This is the kind of messaging Dems should have been using for years to counter ludicrous GOP claims about how tax cuts "grow the economy," et al. www.facebook.com/reel/8754927...

Trump's tariffs and trade policies threaten the export markets Illinois farmers spent generations developing. Our state is stepping up for soybean producers by strengthening cooperation with trading partners like Indonesia and creating new opportunities.

With every new, imbecilic act, Donald Trump proves that our once great country is being run by the ghost of Roy Cohn.

This was posted on FB. It is from Steve Schmidt, a Republican who was Mc Cain's and Schwarzenegger's campaign manager, and also managed G.W. Bush's war room. I think it describes the current situation accurately.

Plus a $2.9B tariff refund this year, which comes after it jacked up prices on consumers. Walmart now claims that its refund will go towards lowering prices. But how much will actually go towards providing some relief to consumers instead of more stock buybacks and lucrative exec pay packages?

Tons of stories lately about the potential for massive layoffs & unemployment in the U.S. as AI accelerates. So wanted to post this, about the Big Bad Wolf in Asia [who hasn't started any wars lately] & how they balance technology with the needs of their people. finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...

Here's my question. Is the eviseration of the Defense Department of its critical leadership positions a way of weakening the military so that there will no one left to will stand in the way when Trump decides to use it to permanently end our democracy?

She’s killing this.

REPORT: Mike Lindell makes call to head of Minnesota ICE office. LINDELL: "I just need you to find me...uh...40,365 votes. A precinct that hasn't been counted yet, maybe? Just...40,365 votes. Can you do that for me?...There could be a free pillow in it for you."