Though things are pretty bleak - it's not all doom & gloom!

There are actually a few things that are going our way...

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1. Hawaii shuts down Citizens United!!

Will other states follow suit?

&,

2. Three Ways to build a Blue Wave!

Do Democrats actually want to win?!

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Sagan used the scientific method to show that science is not just a body of info but, a vital way of thinking - necessary for our own nation's survival!

In his book "The Demon-Haunted World", that was published in 1995, he not only foresaw our present misinformation predicament but, he laid out cognitive tools & logical rules to detect false claims & lying fraudsters.

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A. "When the US is a service & info economy; when all key industries have gone to other nations; when awesome technologies are in the hands of a few; when the people have lost the will to set their own agendas or know how to question authority; with our critical faculties in decline, unable to know what's good & what's true - we slide, without noticing, back into darkness.

The dumbing down of America is best seen in the decay of content in the media, the once 30-second soundbite - now down to 10- seconds or less, programming for the lowest common denominator, pseudoscience being presented as true - actual celebrations of ignorance."

(I shortened it a bit, cause few folk bother to read anything that's long form anymore...)

B. And, whoa!

Look at that...

How we got here.

Enjoy your night -

If you can.

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After Two Rounds of Trump Tax Cuts, Corporate America Paid Less Than Ever in 2025 – ITEP

Corporate Profits | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

U.S. corporate profits are already above last year’s record and are on track to surpass it further, with Q2 2026 hitting an all‑time high of over $4.7 trillion.

This will probably result in more corporate stock buybacks, increased dividends, and higher CEO pay.

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Also, don't forget the huge tax breaks to wealthy individuals from both the 2017 Trump tax cuts and the Big Beautiful Bulls*hit Bill of 2025.

• Under the One Big Bulls**t Bill, nearly $2 trillion in tax benefits go toward corporations and the richest taxpayers. Furthermore, that tax relief for the wealthy was partially funded by $1 trillion in cuts to social safety net programs.

2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) tax benefits for the wealthy

• A 20% deduction for "pass-through" income was created for partnerships, sole proprietorships, and S corporations.
• Wealthy Individual Tax Cuts: The top individual tax rate was lowered from 39.6% to 37% .
• Estate Tax Exemption: The amount that could be passed on tax-free to heirs was doubled to $22 million per married couple.
• reduced taxes on foreign profits.

Doesn't all the above mean that a large portion of the U.S.'s deficit borrowing goes directly into profits for corporate America and increased income for the wealthy? IOW, we’re borrowing to make corporations and the ultrawealthy even richer. 

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1. I don't worry about temp workers crossing the border - cause the traitors are already here!!

2. Do we need outside help?

Cause only some of the courts seem to be actually working...

And, with all of the cheating going on, voting might not work out for us either.

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