Notices by Andrea Junker :verified: (strandjunker@mstdn.social), page 3

“You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.” — Jimmy Carter

Rest in peace, Mr. President, you kind soul.

As long as I live, I will never understand why America would rather elect a singularly worthless white rapist as president than an exceptionally impressive black woman.

The interesting thing about immigrants is that without them, neither Trump nor Vance would have wives.

I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”.

Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $454.1 billion

Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2024: $242.3 billion

Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2024: $210.1 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25

It’s not the start of an oligarchy. We’re in the thick of it.

By far the most important gifts in America this Christmas: banned books and vaccinations.

Let’s make one thing clear:

Matt Gaetz didn’t have sex with a minor.

Matt Gaetz raped a minor.

Words matter.

Just a thought: Instead of ignoring the blatant corruption of our Supreme Court, how about we impeach and prosecute these criminal justices?

A little piece of knowledge that touched me years ago when I first heard about it: In Japan, people who arrive early to work park further away from the entrance so that those who arrive later can arrive on time.

Our world needs more of this lived compassion. Much, much more.

Remember when Elon Musk said Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott was destroying Western civilization by giving billions to charities for women, minorities, and marginalized groups? — After learning about his comment, she doubled her donations.

Perfect answer to a stinking rich bully.

Let me put it this way: If you’re for a ban on abortion but against funding childhood cancer research, you are many things, but “pro-life” is not one of them.

If Fani Willis had a conflict of interest because a man might have paid for a meal, imagine how serious it would be if Supreme Court justices heard cases related to an election their wives had tried to overturn.

The fact that I know more about Fani Willis’ and Nathan Wade’s relationship than I do about the crimes committed by Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

Several countries around the world banned Fox News because they saw it as propaganda for white supremacy and right-wing extremism. It’s about time we give Fox News the same treatment.

Serious question: Why are white people so afraid of becoming a minority? Does America treat minorities badly or something?

JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.

“Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college freshmen this year.

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY PRAYER:
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Everyone knew about Sean “Diddy” Combs. Everyone knew about R. Kelly, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and Jeffrey Epstein. Everyone knew about Donald Trump. I’m so tired of people protecting rich perverts, keeping their dark secrets for decades. So damn tired.

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:

Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000

There’s a lesson there.