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I Will Follow Tim (parody/satire) LYRICS are in the video description!

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I wasn't planning to do another number from Sister Act (their parody of I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March), but it was just too perfect. "Tim" rhymes so well with "Him". I do like Tim Walz...any guy who is comfortable around dogs and horses is a winner in my book. This was not that easy to do, since it required several parts. But I think it was worth it... This is just meant for fun, anyway. So here's my very produced song for today. LYRICS I will follow Tim Follow Tim as he runs for the Veep He champions progressive ideas He served in our military... And he's not a weirdo creep. I will follow Tim Minnesota coach now on the scene He's normal and kind as can be A teacher who's not unlike me A regular guy! How refreshing to see! I like Tim, I like Tim, I like Tim And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow I will follow Tim, root for him, and watch his campaign grow A governor who just wants to feed and help all the school kids succeed... help them achieve! I will follow Tim (Follow Tim) Follow Tim Walz to the voting booth. (Oooh) He works for the public with care All people will get their fair share. He's serving them all! Helping them all! (I like Him) Oh yes, I like Tim Walz (I'll follow) I'm gonna follow him (Blue love) Blue love! He makes me feel blue love! (November) From now until November I like Tim, I like Tim, I like Tim And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow He's making me feel blue love, blue love, blue love From now until November, November, November He's serving the people with pride! Hope my vote can help us decide For Democrats to win! Kamala and Tim!

Top News: US Citizen Killed by IDF With 'Deliberate Shot to the Head'

Friday, September 6, 2024

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UN Expert Fears 'Almost the Entire Population' of Gaza Exterminated If Israel Not Stopped

"The range of presumable direct and indirect deaths could be between 15 and 20% of the population already by the end of this year," said U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

By Julia Conley

Judge Delays Trump Sentencing in Hush Money Case Until After 2024 Election

One analyst argued the decision was "wrong," writing that "if no one is above the law, then Trump shouldn't be either."

By Jake Johnson

In Rich Nations, 72% Say Climate Damage Should Be 'Criminal Offense'

"People clearly understand that the most severe forms of environmental destruction harm all of us, and that there is real deterrent potential in creating personal criminal liability."

By Jessica Corbett

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Israeli Forces Reportedly Kill US Human Rights Activist With 'Deliberate Shot to the Head'

"A soldier fired directly at the protestors, hitting the American activist in the head from behind," said one eyewitness.

By Julia Conley

'Time for Urgent Action Is Right Now': Summer 2024 Was Hottest on Record

"If you keep doing the same thing, you cannot expect to get any different result," said the director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service. "Unless we limit greenhouse gases, we will only see an exacerbation of these temperatures."

By Jake Johnson

Poll Shows Voter Support for Harris Would Grow If She Backed Arms Embargo on Israel

A survey commissioned by the Arab American Institute found that endorsing an arms embargo would boost the Democratic nominee's support nationally from 44% to 49%.

By Jake Johnson

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US Workers Are So Much Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago—It's Not Even Close

Here are some of the economic facts.

By Dean Baker

A Last Chance for Harris to Win Back Voters Opposed to Gaza Genocide

What voters opposed to the war on the people of Gaza want most is what U.S. law already requires: an arms embargo on the Israeli government that forces an end to the slaughter and starvation.

By Basim Elkarra

To Ensure Humanity’s Future, the US Must Forego Dominance for Peace

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Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?

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US Workers Are So Much Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago—It's Not Even Close

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Ford worker LaShunta Harris works on a new Ford F-150 truck as it goes through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Both the new F-150 and the all-new Ford Ranger trucks were launched today at a celebratory event at the Dearborn plant.

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US Workers Are So Much Better Off Today Than 4 Years Ago—It's Not Even Close

Here are some of the economic facts.

This is not a tough one. First and foremost, workers are better off today because they overwhelmingly have jobs if they want them. They also are getting higher pay, even after adjusting for inflation. And they tell us they are much more satisfied at their jobs.
When President Biden took office, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent. It is currently 4.3 percent. For most of his presidency the unemployment rate has been below 4.0 percent, a stretch of low unemployment not seen in more than half a century.
The story looks even better if we look at the percentage of people who have jobs, since many people are not counted as being unemployed if they don’t even look for work because of a weak labor market.
In January of 2021, the share of people in their prime working years (ages 25 to 54) who had jobs was 76.4 percent. In the most recent data, it stood at 80.9 percent, 4.6 percentage points higher.
This is not just an issue of millions more people being able to get jobs. When the labor market is as strong as it has been, workers can have their choice of jobs. They can leave jobs where the pay is low, the workplace is unsafe, or the boss is a jerk.
The United States is the only wealthy country where workers have seen substantial wage growth since the pandemic. In most countries wages have fallen behind inflation.
Workers switched jobs in record numbers in the years 2021-2023. Tens of millions of people quit their jobs and moved on to better ones. One result was that workers reported the highest rate of job satisfaction on record. This is a big deal, since most workers spend a large share of their waking hours on the job.
The tight labor market also gave workers the power to resist employers’ demands that they return to the office when the worst of the pandemic was over. As a result, the number of people who report being able to work from home has increased by 19 million from the pre-pandemic level.
This shift has been largely ignored by the media, but these workers are saving hundreds of hours a year in commuting time and saving thousands on transportation and other commuting-related expenses. It’s true that the option to work from home is mostly available to higher paid workers, but 19 million people is nearly one-eighth of the workforce, not some tiny elite.
If working from home was a benefit that mostly went to higher paid workers, the pay increases disproportionately went to those at the bottom, reversing the pattern that had been in place for more than four decades. An analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that wages for workers in the bottom ten percent of the wage distribution increased by 13.4 percent from before the pandemic, after adjusting for inflation.
Wages for workers in the middle increased by 3.0 percent over this period, also after adjusting for inflation. This is not great, but it is better than what we saw over most of the prior four decades, when wages were often stagnant or falling.
And this wage growth occurred in spite of a worldwide pandemic that whacked growth and caused inflation everywhere. The United States is the only wealthy country where workers have seen substantial wage growth since the pandemic. In most countries wages have fallen behind inflation.
It is also important to realize the world-leading recovery was not something that just happened. It was not inevitable that the economy would bounce back quickly from the pandemic shutdowns. There was very rapid job growth in the summer of 2020, as most of the shutdowns ended. But job growth slowed considerably in the fall. In the last three months of the Trump administration, we were creating jobs at the rate of just 140,000 a month. At that pace it would have taken us more than five and a half years to get back the jobs lost in the recession.
The Biden administration’s recovery package got back these jobs in less than a year and a half. The rapid job growth has continued so that we now have 6.4 million more jobs than we did before the pandemic. With the economy still growing at a good clip and inflation back to its pre-pandemic pace, for workers the future is bright.
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