Americans are struggling to afford things.
Israel is starving Gaza using our tax dollars.
The Epstein list still hasn’t been released.
So naturally, President Trump wants to talk about Sydney Sweeney.
Nina Turner
@ninaturner.bsky.social
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Educator. Activist. Former Ohio State Senator & Professor.
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99 neighborhoods. 22 days left til Election Day. Birmingham, let’s keep the progress going.
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Question: when sports teams want to improve, do they practice, bring on better coaches & players? Or do they talk about the competition?
While politics isn’t a game, some things do apply.
Democrats aren’t good enough to beat Trump and the GOP. It’s time to look inward.
Yeah, let’s focus on that instead of the GOP Nazis.
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Former Vice President Harris is correct in recognizing that the system is broken.
However, it’s vital to acknowledge the Democratic Party has enabled the system to remain that way.
That’s why the Democratic Party must take a moment for introspection.
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President Clinton enacted NAFTA and passed the crime bill.
His presidency did lasting damage to the working class.
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Former Vice President Harris is correct in recognizing that the system is broken.
However, it’s vital to acknowledge the Democratic Party has enabled the system to remain that way.
That’s why the Democratic Party must take a moment for introspection.
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This is the problem. This is denial.
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“Wages up”—Between 2020 and 2024, wages in the U.S. did rise, but they did not consistently keep up with the cost of living—especially during the peak of inflation in 2021–2022.
“Inflation fell”—no, inflation slowed. Instead of costs rising by 8% in 2022, they rose by 2.6% in 2024.
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Unfortunately, it did not hit wallets.
“Jobs up”—doesn’t mean they are paying fair wages.
“Savings up”—savings increased in 2021, by mid-2023, excess savings had mostly been depleted, especially among low- and middle-income households.
“Home values up”—people couldn’t afford to buy them.
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Jobs up Savings up Home values up Wages up Rate of inflation fell last 2 years Gas prices fell Stock market up I guess wallets did not get an impact?
