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applegrove's Journal
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August 1, 2025

Musk may still try to start a small third party to win a few swing districts.

He's definitely against Democrats.

July 31, 2025

Yeah i thought a third party to keep republicans and independants

who are afraid of Trump from voting Democratic in the swing districts was a plan to keep Democrats from getting power obviously.

July 30, 2025

Wow. An artist in the family. And I wonder if it influenced

FDR to put workers and the needy first. I was reading recently that jobless single men were put in work camps in Canada in the early 1930s because Governments were scared of the mayhem and communism that could grow in cities if these starving men got together. So they were put in camps and paid 20 cents a day to build roads and such. They did strike. The only thing that stopped it was a new Liberal Government in the 1930s. Same as FDR. Art would have gone hand in hand with agitating for a better deal and more humanity. Wonder if that will happen again?

July 28, 2025

Not to mention your lack of right wing religion will be noticed and recorded on the Republican database of all Americans

And if you try to get a job with a corporation you will not get it. IMHO

July 28, 2025

Trump Urges Federal Employees to Talk Religion at Work

Trump Urges Federal Employees to Talk Religion at Work

July 28, 2025 at 3:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 93 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/07/28/trump-urges-federal-employees-to-talk-religion-at-work/


“Federal employees can display religious items at work, pray in groups while not on duty and encourage co-workers to adopt their faith, according to guidance released Monday by the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the federal civilian workforce,” the Washington Post reports.


Applegrove:

So those who resist being converted, or who have a less right wing faith, will be reported on? Later: Also will there be a 'call to prayer' throughout Washington's streets for those who practice various forms of Islam? Because that would fit in with bells ringing.

Later still: will this be an opportunity to explain to evangelicals how most of Trump's policies hurt the poor?
July 25, 2025

For sure governments need to pay their bills but the US pressuring

Europe in to making everything more efficient is misguided. For 50 years people drank coffee, went to work and used the facilities before their lunch break and it didn't hurt anyone except a ceo who didn't get as big as bonus than they wanted so they cried and cried. Let Europe be Europe.

July 25, 2025

Is the whole point of starving people while Hamas

hoards food so they can easily identify Hamas because their ribs aren't showing and their faces are not sunken? Then they can pick them off?

July 24, 2025

Trump Says He Wants Elon Musk's Companies to Thrive

Trump Says He Wants Elon Musk’s Companies to Thrive

July 24, 2025 at 2:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 146 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/07/24/trump-says-he-wants-elon-musks-companies-to-thrive/


“President Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to see Elon Musk’s companies thrive, one day after the White House said he didn’t want Musk’s xAI to get government contracts,” Axios reports.

“Since the Trump-Musk relationship blew up last month, the rhetoric has run hot and cold in intermittent bursts, but Trump appears to be tamping the tension down again.”
July 22, 2025

Important stuff:

#ProudBlue

This is such an important lesson!!!

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @lindseyforcongress.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social
Please listen & learn! Let’s unite!! Let’s not make the same mistakes

Honest and Unfiltered (@momazonrises.bsky.social) 2025-07-22T01:24:19.188Z


Applegrove: i think MAGA bosses are using what is happening in Gaza to spread a lack of humanity. That is the real reason why Trump wants to build the Trump Riviera. It is about the cruelty. And he is backing that nut Netanyahu, who is partially trying to stay 'needed' to avoid prosecution for corruption, to further it. They want to usher in a cruel, cruel world. Turns out that was what arming Americans so school shootings would go up was about too.... teaching disregard for humanity. IMHO I mean what is the point of shooting 75 people a day at food distribution sites delivered by a 'sanctioned' (by the us and israel I assume) aide group? What is that teaching?
July 21, 2025

Customer service is the first to go with 'efficiency'

Corporate Greed!!🙄🤬💥

(@earthbound420.bsky.social) 2025-07-20T13:09:05.728Z


Applegrove:

increasing efficiency garnered more profit and greater salary and bonus for the CEO. Think of not allowing bathroom breaks so employees can't have a coffee in the morning. Efficiency hits employees too in the ceos fighting to get rid of unions. And the country is damaged by environmental pollution which save money for the ceo if externalities are not regulated. And then American business turns around and tells the EU they are not efficient enough. Maybe there should be a balance.

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