Y. Armando Nieto
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Y. Armando Nieto
@yanieto
Executive Director at the Community Food and Justice Coalition (formerly California Food and Justice Coalition).

A Kansas City Fed report released today finds that corporate price markups accounted for over half of 2021's inflation. Markups grew by 3.4%, amounting to 58% of total inflation. The same year, U.S. corporate profits surged to their highest level since 1950.

Stop and think for a moment about this statement. It’s true. From here to that destination is unimaginable violence, in our lifetimes, as our food systems are shaken. Why aren’t there millions of people protesting on the streets?


In July, Rand Paul was listed as an official Russian propagandist by Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. Instead of denying this allegation, Paul called on Congress to repeal the Espionage Act. Then, Rand blocked a care package bill to Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/dashdobrof…
when the quality of your civilization matters.


If you want to protect our democracy from authoritarianism, I urge you to contact your Senators and ask them to pass key reforms to the Electoral Count Act — before it’s too late. These reforms could stop Trump’s next coup attempt. Here’s what you need to know.


I don’t know how some people sleep at night.
It’s pretty on point for the GOP to support literally the most un-American person in the nation, but can we talk about how it’s damn near 2023 and this deranged narcissist is still trying to litigate the 2020 election? You know, the one he lost about 80 court battles over.

Donald Trump calls for “termination” of US Constitution. This man is preferred by most Republicans as their 2024 presidential choice. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

A twice impeached former president who lost badly at the polls in 2020 has called for our Constitution & laws to be suspended 2 years later. I believer the proper term for this would be, a coup. Where is the outrage? The condemnation from the party he is still the leader of?
