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  1. 40% of Americans are dipping into their savings.

    37% are opening credit card debt.

    Millions can't afford their bills.

    You know who benefits from all this? Giant corporations.

    You know who just got a tax break to boost their profits? Giant corporations.

    WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.

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  2. NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

    By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social

    An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

    Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.

    An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

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  3. I live around men with huge arsenals they collected to fight tyranny.

    Turns out “tyranny” is being asked wear a mask or kids having access to books or women having access to healthcare or gay folks getting married…

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  4. Wes Moore on Fox & Friends: "Our National Guards are not trained for this ... we know the missions that they are trained for. Municipal policing is not one of them. If we want to be serious about making people safe, let's actually do the things that make people safe."

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