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Hey MTG, Yes, we should demand accountability how tax dollars are spent, but outrage aimed at “foreign aid” while billionaires and mega corporations dodge taxes, hoard wealth, and rig the system is a bait and switch.
Tax fairness, not tax revolt, is how we put Americans first.
#TaxTheRich
Tax fairness, not tax revolt, is how we put Americans first.
#TaxTheRich
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey MTG, Yes, we should demand accountability how tax dollars are spent, but outrage aimed at “foreign aid” while billionaires and mega corporations dodge taxes, hoard wealth, and rig the system is a bait and switch.
Tax fairness, not tax revolt, is how we put Americans first.
#TaxTheRich
Tax fairness, not tax revolt, is how we put Americans first.
#TaxTheRich
Where are the @democrats.org
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic - POLITICO share.google/uTSNBkmoODjT...
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic - POLITICO share.google/uTSNBkmoODjT...
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic
His opposition to AI has little to do with cultural grievances or “woke” ideology — and far more to do with economic disruption, labor displacement and the scale of the technology itself.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Where are the @democrats.org
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic - POLITICO share.google/uTSNBkmoODjT...
‘We have to reject that with every fiber of our being’: DeSantis emerges as a chief AI skeptic - POLITICO share.google/uTSNBkmoODjT...
So the Kennedy Center is now the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So the Kennedy Center is now the Trump-Kennedy Center.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Check out my discussion with @wallachlori.bsky.social
director of @rethinktrade.bsky.social with the @econliberties.bsky.social about how our trade deficit is up and manufacturing jobs have cratered under Trump.
Are we better off now under Trump?
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director of @rethinktrade.bsky.social with the @econliberties.bsky.social about how our trade deficit is up and manufacturing jobs have cratered under Trump.
Are we better off now under Trump?
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Broken Promises
Trump’s Trade Turmoil and the Vanishing American Factory
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December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Check out my discussion with @wallachlori.bsky.social
director of @rethinktrade.bsky.social with the @econliberties.bsky.social about how our trade deficit is up and manufacturing jobs have cratered under Trump.
Are we better off now under Trump?
open.substack.com/pub/ricksmit...
director of @rethinktrade.bsky.social with the @econliberties.bsky.social about how our trade deficit is up and manufacturing jobs have cratered under Trump.
Are we better off now under Trump?
open.substack.com/pub/ricksmit...
What a horrible POS
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What a horrible POS
Reading this makes it hard for me to remain against the death penalty.
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
OKC parents now charged with first-degree murder in toddler's dog mauling death
The Oklahoma County District Attorney says the parents maliciously failed to protect their child, which led to her death by dog mauling.
www.oklahoman.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Reading this makes it hard for me to remain against the death penalty.
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/c...
Shocking. The Trump administration is peddling Alternative Facts?
Anyone surprised by this possibility?
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Anyone surprised by this possibility?
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers
Powell said that Fed staffers believe federal data could be overstating job creation by up to 60,000 jobs a month—which suggests the jobs market might be shrinking.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Shocking. The Trump administration is peddling Alternative Facts?
Anyone surprised by this possibility?
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Anyone surprised by this possibility?
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Tune in Monday 3pm ET on @freespeechtv.bsky.social as @aflcio.org Tech Director @edwytkind.bsky.social lays out the AFL-CIO's AI agenda. www.freespeech.org
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Ed Wytkind on the AFL-CIO's AI agenda
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Tune in Monday 3pm ET on @freespeechtv.bsky.social as @aflcio.org Tech Director @edwytkind.bsky.social lays out the AFL-CIO's AI agenda. www.freespeech.org
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Check out my conversation with Saru Jayaraman of @onefairwage
#ItsTheWagesStupid
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#ItsTheWagesStupid
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It's Still the Wages Stupid, A Living Wage
Time for Bold Action on Making the Minimum Wage a Living Wage
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December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Check out my conversation with Saru Jayaraman of @onefairwage
#ItsTheWagesStupid
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#ItsTheWagesStupid
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Check out my conversation with @epi.org president HeidiShierholz
#ItsTheWagesStupid
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#ItsTheWagesStupid
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It's the Wages Stupid!
Heidi Shierholz explains what everyone is getting wrong about affordability.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Check out my conversation with @epi.org president HeidiShierholz
#ItsTheWagesStupid
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#ItsTheWagesStupid
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The headline should have read.
White House Throws Hegseth Under the Bus-War Crime Charges to Follow
White House Throws Hegseth Under the Bus-War Crime Charges to Follow
thehill.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The headline should have read.
White House Throws Hegseth Under the Bus-War Crime Charges to Follow
White House Throws Hegseth Under the Bus-War Crime Charges to Follow
Trump has finally realized what everyone already knew...the GOP is going to own the collapse of the health care industry and is the GOP is going to get creamed in 26.
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Trump says it 'may be necessary' to extend Obamacare subsidies that fueled shutdown
Trump's new comments on the ACA come after a fight over the health care tax credits on Capitol Hill that resulted in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
abcnews.go.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Trump has finally realized what everyone already knew...the GOP is going to own the collapse of the health care industry and is the GOP is going to get creamed in 26.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Have we allowed this kind of abuse to be so normalized that reporters don't even blink at being called stupid by the president of the United States?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Have we allowed this kind of abuse to be so normalized that reporters don't even blink at being called stupid by the president of the United States?
Trump's NLRB hard at work proving they hate workers.
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump's NLRB hard at work proving they hate workers.
This should be interesting as butt hurt Corporal Bone Spur goes after a decorated Naval Officer and Astronaut.
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/s...
Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump
A statement from the Pentagon said all service members have a "legal obligation" to "obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful."
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This should be interesting as butt hurt Corporal Bone Spur goes after a decorated Naval Officer and Astronaut.
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/24/s...
This is how unserious our elected leaders are. Maybe they should just go back home.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
House passes bill condemning "horrors of socialism" as NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives in Washington
The House passed a bill condemning socialism hours before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, arrived in Washington, D.C.
www.cbsnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is how unserious our elected leaders are. Maybe they should just go back home.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising
@weareliuna.bsky.social
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@weareliuna.bsky.social
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Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising
Brent Booker LIUNA GP talks Shutdown Surrender
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising
@weareliuna.bsky.social
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@weareliuna.bsky.social
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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People are losing healthcare. Families are losing SNAP. The stakes couldn’t be higher-and we refused to let Republicans silence Ohio voters. The map we negotiated wasn’t perfect, but it keeps us in the fight for people who need it most. #redistricting @ricksmithshow.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
People are losing healthcare. Families are losing SNAP. The stakes couldn’t be higher-and we refused to let Republicans silence Ohio voters. The map we negotiated wasn’t perfect, but it keeps us in the fight for people who need it most. #redistricting @ricksmithshow.bsky.social
I guess it's better late than never? This epiphany is the Fox News/Right Wing media model and has been for years.
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/b...
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/b...
Ben Shapiro blasts Tucker Carlson over Fuentes interview
Shapiro called Carlson "the most virulent super spreader of vile ideas in America."
www.axios.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I guess it's better late than never? This epiphany is the Fox News/Right Wing media model and has been for years.
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/b...
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/b...
