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A petition for the California billionaire tax, which would implement a one-time 5% tax on the state's 200 billionaires to fund healthcare programs, has received 1.5 million signatures — which could help it qualify for the November ballot. Gavin Newsom shared that he was fighting against this amendment in a previous interview with The New York Times.

The state of the American left:

a lot of yall dont get that the reason the death penalty is bad is not because the people dont deserve death

Gentleness as a trait is very beautiful but it is very very rare. Most people who think they are gentle are just mushy.

Dating is fun because nobody asks you questions about yourself and everyone becomes really suspicious when you show too much enthusiasm. It’s like being a spy. Or a hostage. Or ugly.

I blame the parents. A part of childhood should be spent watching your dad's favorite violent movies & suffering through your mom's favorite songs in the car. That's how a living cultural memory is transmitted -- not via a perpetual bubble of age-appropriate content.