Trump’s excessive defense spending

Trump wants to ⬆️ the military budget $500 billion PER YEAR, close to a 50% ⬆️It’s such a large ⬆️, they have no idea how to even use that much money. Over the decade, it’d cost $5.6 trillionKeep in mind they just took health care & food from people in the largest cuts to Medicaid & SNAP in history

Bobby Kogan (@bbkogan.bsky.social) 2026-02-21T15:52:21.020Z

from the article:

The roughly $900 billion defense budget approved last year was the largest in U.S. history. While other nations have also increased their military spending, the United States already spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined, according to 2023 data from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank.

Soda vs. Pop

I call it soda.

Why some people say pop, others say soda, and Southerners just ask for a coke (even if what they’re drinking isn’t Coke): theconversation.com/pop-soda-or-…

The Conversation U.S. (@us.theconversation.com) 2025-07-06T16:14:11.958Z

Soda Vs Pop Vs Coke Map Of The USWhat it's called where you're from?Full data by state: brilliantmaps.com/soda-vs-p…

Brilliant Maps (@brilliantmaps.bsky.social) 2025-08-26T03:01:04.265Z

Half of US think Trump was involved in Epstein crimes

We know he’s a liar

We know he was close with Epstein

We know he’s a sexual predator

We know he likes young women

I have no doubt that Trump is guilty!

Alternate headline: “47% lie to pollsters”

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T15:06:42.297Z

Half of Americans think that Donald Trump was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein; just 30% think he was not.(Economist / @today.yougov.com)More, via Opinion Today:opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260218

Opinion Today (@opiniontoday.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T23:11:46.308Z

Trump corruption on Live Nation-Ticketmaster

This is flying under the radar:Donald Trump FIRED the DOJ official in charge of suing Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolizing ticketing and hiking prices.Then, their stock jumped.If Trump's DOJ takes it easy on Ticketmaster, it'll be a slap in the face to every American.

Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) 2026-02-18T22:41:31.328Z

Live Nation- Ticketmaster is getting what they paid for. Another example of Trump corruption.www.ticketnews.com/2025/04/live…

Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-18T22:59:22.435Z