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Gen Z is spending more on essentials than previous generations, yet their wages aren't keeping up.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Gen Z is spending more on essentials than previous generations, yet their wages aren't keeping up.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
It's no wonder they aren't "spending like retailers need them to."
When 70% of the economy depends on consumer spending, people need money to spend. It's as simple as that.
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It’s not our fault the right decided that not being a massive antisocial prick is left-coded now.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s not our fault the right decided that not being a massive antisocial prick is left-coded now.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
We actually didn’t do that. That was all them.
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The U.S. has conducted 19 strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, killing at least 76 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The U.S. has conducted 19 strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, killing at least 76 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
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In especially such an atrociously grossest time that the House & U.S. government are trying to blatantly force on us 18+/NSFW/kink/smut artists everywhere with such many fatally repugnant censorship bills as KOSA, SCREEN Act, & such, you are 𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 correct. 💯🎯
That is why I want to share this:
That is why I want to share this:
Fascists love online ID checks.
Our team at @fightforthefuture.org breaks down why this is and how it’s a threat for us all.
@sarahephilips.bsky.social
@evangreer.bsky.social
Our team at @fightforthefuture.org breaks down why this is and how it’s a threat for us all.
@sarahephilips.bsky.social
@evangreer.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In especially such an atrociously grossest time that the House & U.S. government are trying to blatantly force on us 18+/NSFW/kink/smut artists everywhere with such many fatally repugnant censorship bills as KOSA, SCREEN Act, & such, you are 𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 correct. 💯🎯
That is why I want to share this:
That is why I want to share this:
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Some key takeaways from today’s hearing:
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
NEW: We hosted a live-stream of today's House Energy & Commerce committee hearing to provide commentary + analysis as Congress considers bills that would mandate online ID checks across the internet and censor very important resources for young people.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
Stop Online ID Checks Week of Action
Stop Online ID Checks WEEK OF ACTION December 1-5 WHAT TO DO
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Some key takeaways from today’s hearing:
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
-Many acknowledged that Senate KOSA is a threat to free expression.
-Bills discussed have similar issues to KOSA, esp online ID checks.
-The bad idea that surveillance + censorship will keep kids safe online drove the discussion.
KEEP AT EM! ✊
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The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?...
Why Palantir is America's Most Dangerous Corporation
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?...
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Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pete Hegseth Wakes Up At 3 P.M. With Dozen Missed Calls From The Hague
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The people who operate the tools and platforms required to meet this legal requirement literally can never be trusted.
As a developer no institution I have ever worked for has taken consumer privacy seriously enough when push came to shove (i.e money)
As a developer no institution I have ever worked for has taken consumer privacy seriously enough when push came to shove (i.e money)
It's day one of our week of action to stop online ID checks! Quote this post with your thoughts: Why is opposing age verification important to you? How does it impact you? www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The people who operate the tools and platforms required to meet this legal requirement literally can never be trusted.
As a developer no institution I have ever worked for has taken consumer privacy seriously enough when push came to shove (i.e money)
As a developer no institution I have ever worked for has taken consumer privacy seriously enough when push came to shove (i.e money)
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It's never about the children, it's about control. Personal responsibility when people need help, but government action with people need to be controlled. Going full fascism there.
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's never about the children, it's about control. Personal responsibility when people need help, but government action with people need to be controlled. Going full fascism there.
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“What part of your body was the MRI on?”
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“What part of your body was the MRI on?”
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
Trump: no idea, but it wasn’t the brain!
90% probability MRI was on his brain.
Trump also says it’s ok to release it. Journalists, do your thing.
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DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
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A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
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Medicare has negotiated lower prices for 15 new drugs, including Ozempic.
This comes despite Trump pushing to repeal the law that made this possible — the Inflation Reduction Act — and his Big Ugly Bill exempting other high-price drugs from negotiations altogether.
This comes despite Trump pushing to repeal the law that made this possible — the Inflation Reduction Act — and his Big Ugly Bill exempting other high-price drugs from negotiations altogether.
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Medicare has negotiated lower prices for 15 new drugs, including Ozempic.
This comes despite Trump pushing to repeal the law that made this possible — the Inflation Reduction Act — and his Big Ugly Bill exempting other high-price drugs from negotiations altogether.
This comes despite Trump pushing to repeal the law that made this possible — the Inflation Reduction Act — and his Big Ugly Bill exempting other high-price drugs from negotiations altogether.
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The amount of illegal this is is a lot.
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The amount of illegal this is is a lot.
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BREAKING: RealPage is suing New York, challenging a new state law that bans landlords from using algorithms to set rents.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: RealPage is suing New York, challenging a new state law that bans landlords from using algorithms to set rents.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
RealPage claims that its software, which landlords have used to collude on rents, is protected by the First Amendment.
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You could always use alternative payment methods to undermine the bastards
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You could always use alternative payment methods to undermine the bastards
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I'm live making memes
twitch.tv/leftistgamermemes
twitch.tv/leftistgamermemes
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I'm live making memes
twitch.tv/leftistgamermemes
twitch.tv/leftistgamermemes
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In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
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“What happens when desperation forces you to work with people whose ideas or methods you may strongly disagree with and the only thing that unites you is your common enemy?” www.patreon.com/posts/143612...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“What happens when desperation forces you to work with people whose ideas or methods you may strongly disagree with and the only thing that unites you is your common enemy?” www.patreon.com/posts/143612...
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We’ve endured 10 months of Trump’s mayhem so far. A question I’ve been asking various people is how long they believe it will take for America to recover from Trump — if the nation ever will recover?
What do you think? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-how-long-will-it-take
What do you think? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-how-long-will-it-take
Office Hours: How long will it take us to recover from Trump?
If we ever will?
robertreich.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’ve endured 10 months of Trump’s mayhem so far. A question I’ve been asking various people is how long they believe it will take for America to recover from Trump — if the nation ever will recover?
What do you think? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-how-long-will-it-take
What do you think? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-how-long-will-it-take
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We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.