This, in the richest country in the world…
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 @NBCNews
29 Jan 2021
A high school principal picks up overnight job at Walmart to help students in need. Every paycheck goes toward helping his students. nbcnews.to/3tgdjzp

Jan 30, 2021 · 1:46 PM UTC

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My article about this: Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn fair.org/home/media-just-can…

Media Just Can’t Stop Presenting Horrifying Stories as ‘Uplifting’ Perseverance Porn

In the popular trend of unintentionally horrifying “uplifting” news, out-of-touch corporate media give us supposedly charming, wholesome and positive news that actually, upon even minimal...

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Replying to @marwilliamson @shaunking
Wow, never thought they had Walmart in Qatar!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
But Marianne isn’t that the dichotomy of it? America isn’t rich at all. Only a small percentage who exploit an ideal to crush the reality
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Replying to @marwilliamson @Frances_Fisher
If Trillionaires don't keep all the money, folks like Bezos won't be able to afford a mansion in DC with 20 bathrooms just for entertaining.
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We are also supporting rich people like they are poor and poor people like they are rich. Republican conservationism has done this not liberal democrats. And certainly wasn't the crystals or bad sound harmonics from wind mills. HONK HONK!
Replying to @marwilliamson @shaunking
There was a “feel good” meme out not too long ago about how one kid sold his prized baseball cards to help pay for his young friends cancer treatments. What it really pointed out is if we had M4A, the friend with cancer would get all treatment & this kid would have all his cards.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
richest country in the world... and yet.... the poorest one too. check the american heart.... no money in there.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
There are 27.8 trillion reasons this is not the richest country in the world.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @shaunking
May be the richest country in the world, but money can’t by class
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Replying to @marwilliamson @stardustnf
It always disappoints that the story never asks why this has to be done. It's always about what a hero the guy/gal is. Not to take away from his effort but it's systemic problem.
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