Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

How Sincere Is Kyrie’s “Apology,” Joe Rogan’s Weird Lie, Undermining Education, GOP Pol Says Giving Birth Perfectly Safe, MT Greene Threatens to Go After Businesses that Don’t Donate to GOP, & More
My thoughts on the top--and not so top--stories in this week's political, sports, and pop culture news.
People are always talking about the great sacrifices of limbs and lives that have been made in the name of democracy. Yet, so many teary-eyed “patriots” will spend more time and money on lottery tickets than on electing good candidates. They complain that all candidates are the same, so it doesn’t matter. If they really believe that, then they have to know that they’re the same because you let them be the same.
To put it all in perspective, about 50% of Americans buy lottery tickets (the average lottery ticket consumer spends $1,038 per year on tickets), while 5% donate to political campaigns.
Your vote is precious, don’t squander it on liars and dunces...CONT...

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How Sincere Is Kyrie’s “Apology,” Joe Rogan’s Weird Lie, Undermining Education, GOP Pol Says Giving Birth Perfectly Safe, MT Greene Threatens to Go After Businesses that Don’t Donate to GOP, & More
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