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Justice for Willie Simmons<p>Blood Money: Alabama Department of Corrections pays to settle lawsuits alleging excessive force</p><p>ADOC agreed to settlements in nearly 100 lawsuits alleging corrections officers left inmates with broken bones and brain damage. State taxpayers are footing the bill.</p><p>&gt; Forty-five percent of the lawsuits detailed injuries so severe that the victims required hospitalization, ranging from lacerations requiring stitches to broken bones, many requiring surgery.</p><p><a href="https://alabamareflector.com/2025/05/19/blood-money-alabama-department-of-corrections-pays-to-settle-excessive-force-cases/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alabamareflector.com/2025/05/1</span><span class="invisible">9/blood-money-alabama-department-of-corrections-pays-to-settle-excessive-force-cases/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alabama</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/doc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doc</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a></p>
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️<p>How did THEY manage to convince us that <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> go together. That a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> system with <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> by the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> all with <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/equal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equal</span></a> political <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> and an <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> system dominated by a few with <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> and economic power over the masses are compatible.</p>
Greengordon<p>We all knew this. Governments won't act because they are servants of the rich. Instead, they raised interest rates which hurt all of us.</p><p>"business profits rose by 30% among UK-listed firms, driven by just 11% of firms that made super-profits based on their ability to push through stellar price increases – often dubbed <a href="https://spore.social/tags/greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greedflation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/Excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Excessive</span></a> profits were even larger in the US, where many important sections of the economy are dominated by a few powerful companies.#</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/greedflation-corporate-profiteering-boosted-global-prices-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2023/</span><span class="invisible">dec/07/greedflation-corporate-profiteering-boosted-global-prices-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a></p>
MDonaldson →<p>I, for one, am excited about the prospect of global search here — not just for the ability to search keywords + do research, but also because it might inspire a few folks to chill out on the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> hashtags.</p>
Mustafa Kulle<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/princeharry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>princeharry</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meghanmarkle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meghanmarkle</span></a> are prime examples of what excessive wealth does to people.</p><p>Having too much <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> leads to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comfort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comfort</span></a> </p><p>Excessive comfort makes people <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weak</span></a> <br>Weak people resort to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bullying</span></a> </p><p>When people are handed everything in life, they appreciate nothing or give anything back, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contribute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contribute</span></a> .<br>They take everything for granted. They treat people like dirt.</p><p>So<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gratitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gratitude</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/focus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focus</span></a> on your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/needs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needs</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maslowshierarchyofneeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maslowshierarchyofneeds</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ih8aUgQ-c" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ih8aUg</span><span class="invisible">Q-c</span></a></p>
Jon<p>Clown trucks. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/excessive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>excessive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanSelfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanSelfish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dangerous</span></a></p>