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Walmart is officially a trillion-dollar company. Today the retail giant joined the ranks of Meta, Tesla, Amazon and more to pass a $1 trillion market cap. Meanwhile, starting pay at Walmart is as low as $14/hour, and thousands of its workers have to rely on SNAP and Medicaid.

I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy. www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism

It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.

BREAKING: American history is being quietly edited in real time. Exhibits on enslaved people are being removed for being “unpatriotic.” That’s erasure. This book was written for moments like this. Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

the decay of an empire

firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now (copy paste-able in the alt text)

“I’m not fleeing” — Alleged Antifa cell member says he was accidentally released from jail: Daniel Sanchez Estrada, who was arrested for transporting anarchist zines after an ICE protest, turned himself in to the feds. “My charge is allegedly having a box containing magazine..." @theintercept.com

"Teens with the resources to attend ticketed events ... are exempt. But Black and brown youth gathering downtown or along the lakefront? They’ll be policed, profiled, and punished. This ordinance draws a bright line between who gets to enjoy public space and who gets criminalized for occupying it."

not at all alarming

Lower reaches of the Cliffs of Moher catching late evening sun. County Clare, Ireland.

“What radicalized you?” I’m Puerto Rican and gay. 🇵🇷🌈

“I Fucking Warned You Dude. I Told You Bro” reading list: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 1984 by George Orwell Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro The Wall by John Lanchester Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Face by Joma West #booksky

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

We are going to a technocratic hell

Bad Bunny Took Plena and Salsa Songs to Number One. Here’s Why That Matters. The artist has reached the top of the charts with 'Baile Inolvidabe' and 'DtMF,' tracks that celebrate and preserve Puerto Rican genres and culture. By Vanessa Diaz www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

My MSNBC editor to me: Do you want to write an opinion piece about Bad Bunny and #DtMF? Me: Absolutely! Here it is. Bad Bunny is a better leader for Puerto Rico than its politicians

Why are Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk, Pichai and Tim Cook visiting and giving money to Trump ? Because they are in “The Race “ to become the dominant platform in the world. Amazon/Anthropic vs FB/LLama vs Google/Gemini vs Twitter/Grok, vs IPhones/ChatGpt is the penultimate global power war ever.

Alright, here we go. #2025BingoCard

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

The Jones Act is a tax on Puerto Rico, whose three million American citizens are subject to federal dominion without federal representation. Puerto Rico is ground zero for taxation without representation. For the Jones Act is a hidden tax on the energy needs of an energy-poor island.