Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, aka the Jones Act.
A boat not made in the US cannot legally sail from one US port to another - INCLUDING PUERTO RICO.
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The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, aka the Jones Act.
A boat not made in the US cannot legally sail from one US port to another - INCLUDING PUERTO RICO.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
"Meanwhile, fishermen on boats in the Caribbean who we have never been tried or charged with anything are shot and killed from the air."
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.