According to Popular Information, Trump has announced the opening of Hormuz on *April 17, 20, 21, 23 *May 4, 5, 15, 21 *June 1, 10, 11, 15, 21, 22, 23, 25 *July 13 So why is it still closed?

70% of Americans believe corporations pay to little in taxes Less than 10% believe they pay too much Why then, do we elect leaders who keep lowering the corporate tax rate?

Corporate taxes have declined from 35% in the 1960s to around 12% today. This decline is one of the main drivers of income inequality in the US We need to elect leaders willing to take on corporations

No one better represented the enshittification of the GOP better than Lindsey Graham Republicans went from a party that had positions on topics to one that follows the vile, amoral, and crude whims of one vile, amoral and crude man

According to @juddlegum.bsky.social , the largest contributor to Trump's inauguration was Pilgrim's Pride, a poultry producer They contributed more than Meta, Amazon, Google, and Apple COMBINED Trump subsequently changed a rule so that now large chicken producers get more and family farms get less

Trump made $2.2 Billion last year, mostly from pyramid schemes and bribery with crypto Trump's own meme coin cost his supporters $3.8 Billion, which works out to about $4,000 per person, when it lost 97% of its value Trump made $680 Million on the deal

Like Trump issuing dire warnings of catastrophe to Iran, Putin threatened severe retribution if Ukraine dared to attack naval bases in Crimea Zelenskyy ignored him, and now Russia has withdrawn their fleet from the Black Sea in a defeat that would have been unimaginable 2 years ago

Didn't these guys say that wearing masks is a step towards an authoritarian government and a health hazard?

India and China are buying Russian oil at a record pace since the start of the US-Iran war They figure that Trump is so weak and so in love with Putin that he will do nothing about it, despite sanctions The chart below shows Indian oil purchases from Russia

Yesterday, Trump pardoned Adam Kidan Kidan pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy related to the purchase of a fleet of gambling boats He also hosted a fundraiser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Apparently, this administration is no longer opposed to fraud

The Trump has decided not to renew the USMCA the trade agreement between Mexico, the US, and Canada. Trump negotiated the agreement himself in his first term, but is not following it in his second term. The US no longer keeps its word.

In 2028, any Democratic candidate who does not support major Supreme Court reform (including adding at least 4 more justices) will not have my vote in the primary. Bonus points for supporting DC and PR statehood (if they want it) Any Democratic candidate has my support in the general election.

4.499 refugees were admitted to the US in the first half of the year For comparison, over 100,000 were admitted in the last year of Biden's term) Of those 4,499 refugees, 4,496 of them were white South Africans

Since the start of the war in Iran, wage growth is lower than inflation Americans are earning less than a year ago in real dollars

A GOP congressman, who is up for re-election this year, has proposed putting a bed sheet over the statue of liberty Yes, Really. “We gotta put a bedsheet ― a big bedsheet ― over the Statue of Liberty. She’s gotta go to sleep for a while ’cause we’re not letting anybody in anymore.” Nehls (R-TX)

The US is so weak that the Iranians are openly doing things just to troll Trump * Boasting about charging tolls in Hormuz * Saying they will develop a nuclear bomb for protection * Rebuilding its ballistic missile and air defense programs * Attacking tankers in the Strait

The Fars News Agency (Iran's state media) says Iran has no choice but to develop a nuclear bomb to protect itself from military incursions such as the ones from the US during the transition to the new world order. Does the US president know about this new world order under development?

Americans who use social media and AI are more likely to believe in vaccine myths * Vaccines do NOT cause autism * Getting vaccines is NOT more dangerous than getting the disease you are being vaccinated for * mRNA vaccines do NOT change your DNA

These are the "socialist" policies that are supposed to terrify us * Universal health care * Higher wages * Early childhood education * Workers rights * Food security * Tenant rights All sound fine to me

“To me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn.” - DJ Trump * We are negotiating a tenuous peace with Iran * Millions have lost their health care * Inflation is wreaking havoc with American budgets * Housing prices are skyrocketing

Secretary of "War" Pete Hegseth rescinded the 80-year-old rule that troops must get a flu shot in April Bu June 18, 160 troops were ill with the flu. By June 24, there were 275 confirmed cases and 1 death The rule was quietly reinstated Science doesn't care about politics

Statement from Fine (R-FL) on the housing bill: "If Liz Warren thinks a bill is great, it probably isn't. I didn't come to Washington to work with Dems. I came to beat them." *Warren is the only senator with a deep understanding of markets *Bipartisanship = increased effectiveness and stability

In Arizona, the number of kids enrolled in SNAP has declined by more than 50% since the GOP passed their Big Ugly Bill The kids who were pushed out of the program are not fraudsters. They are just hungry kids.

The US has the highest infant and maternal mortality rates of any developed nation Much of this can be attributed to the lack of prenatal health care Pregnant women cannot afford to see a doctor regularly We need Universal Health Care

Does anyone else think it's weird for Trump to thank the leaders of Russia and China for their help in the war with Iran? Both countries actively worked against the US and helped Iran win the war

Trump recently praised Putin for being "neutral" in the Iran war. “I want to thank Vladimir Putin, he was very neutral. They could have made it much more difficult for us.” In reality, he was not neutral. Russia provided drone components, sanctions evasion, and helped the Iranians hit US bases

Trump said good things about Ukraine and Zelenskyy at G7. “He's doing pretty well. He's holding his own, at least...You have to say he's courageous.” But he quietly removed sanctions on Russian oligarchs, Russian ships, and businessmen who do business with Russia Actions speak louder than words

The drawback for Ukraine receiving US assistance was the promise that Ukraine NOT attack Russia Since the US no longer helps Ukraine, Ukraine is free to attack Recent targets: Missile manufacturing plants Ammunition factories Comms infastructure Oil refineries Ukraine is better off without the US

More than 9 in 10 voters (92 percent) — including supermajorities of Republicans (90 percent), Democrats (93 percent), and independents (93 percent) — believe corruption is a big problem in politics and government.

Trump has called Democrats “hard core, godless communists. They’re animals,” Communism means that the state takes over means of production like farms and factories The only one taking over is Trump, under whom the government has taken over 9 companies, costing taxpayers $10 B