House Speaker Mike Johnson has been accused of using campaign money to pay his rent in what the government watchdog group Campaign Legal Center described as a “clear-cut violation of federal campaign ...

I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952,

… Trump claimed today that he made eggs virtually free for all Americans: “You know, the cost of eggs have come down like 93-94% since we took office.

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed * ‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it? * The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch the 89% project—and highlight the fact that the vast majority of the world’s population wants climate action. Read more A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests. Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, by far the majority could unlock a social tipping point and push leaders into the climate action so urgently needed, experts say. Continue reading...

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