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i expect the markets to have a totally chill reaction to this
March 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
i expect the markets to have a totally chill reaction to this
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
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February 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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February 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
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February 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
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Not all men.
And yet, in that Idaho town hall, every single man stayed silent. Every. Single. One.
Silence protects the enablers. Silence fails the victim.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
And yet, in that Idaho town hall, every single man stayed silent. Every. Single. One.
Silence protects the enablers. Silence fails the victim.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
Update: Police chief condemns security at Idaho town hall, refuses sheriff’s request
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White condemned the actions of private security guards who pulled a woman from her chair and dragged her out of an Idaho legislative town hall.
www.idahostatesman.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Not all men.
And yet, in that Idaho town hall, every single man stayed silent. Every. Single. One.
Silence protects the enablers. Silence fails the victim.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
And yet, in that Idaho town hall, every single man stayed silent. Every. Single. One.
Silence protects the enablers. Silence fails the victim.
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
@demwomengreenville.bsky.social are we mobilizing yet? What’s the plan? #oknowladies
February 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@demwomengreenville.bsky.social are we mobilizing yet? What’s the plan? #oknowladies
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🚨 JD Vance is now laying the groundwork to undo the separation of powers.
This is extremely dangerous.
This is extremely dangerous.
February 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🚨 JD Vance is now laying the groundwork to undo the separation of powers.
This is extremely dangerous.
This is extremely dangerous.
“The staff member, a West Point graduate and an army veteran, was appointed to the employment, engagement and diversity and inclusion council formed under Mr. Trump’s previous administration by his political appointees, Kimberly Richey and Kenneth Marcus.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Education Officials Placed on Leave in Trump’s Sprawling Effort to Curb D.E.I.
Letters sent to employees who said they had only a minimal connection to diversity or equity efforts on Friday informed them that they had been suspended.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“The staff member, a West Point graduate and an army veteran, was appointed to the employment, engagement and diversity and inclusion council formed under Mr. Trump’s previous administration by his political appointees, Kimberly Richey and Kenneth Marcus.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
The next few weeks…years.
January 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The next few weeks…years.
Things are not looking great, folks. Tune in to Germany’s elections in February. EM is financing their right wing propaganda, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Bizarre, Frightening Obsession With Britain
His taste for power goes beyond America.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Things are not looking great, folks. Tune in to Germany’s elections in February. EM is financing their right wing propaganda, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...
I truly hope Costco gives them the, “Sure, Jan” hair toss. #costco #dei #deia #surejan #illbuyeverylastrotisseriechickenforthis
Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks reut.rs/4gfFy8j
Republican state attorneys pressure Costco to drop diversity policies
Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks.
reut.rs
January 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I truly hope Costco gives them the, “Sure, Jan” hair toss. #costco #dei #deia #surejan #illbuyeverylastrotisseriechickenforthis
And while all these folks are unemployed and or about to be, remind me how this will drive down egg costs?
BREAKING: Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars reut.rs/4hywjRE
Trump orders pause to all federal grants and loans
It's a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.
reut.rs
January 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And while all these folks are unemployed and or about to be, remind me how this will drive down egg costs?
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Here's a list of all Democrat senators who voted in favor of confirming Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury.
Please share, and vote accordingly.
More ways to call out and fight fascism 👉 https://pathfinderchronicles.com
Please share, and vote accordingly.
More ways to call out and fight fascism 👉 https://pathfinderchronicles.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Here's a list of all Democrat senators who voted in favor of confirming Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury.
Please share, and vote accordingly.
More ways to call out and fight fascism 👉 https://pathfinderchronicles.com
Please share, and vote accordingly.
More ways to call out and fight fascism 👉 https://pathfinderchronicles.com
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At this point, getting JD Vance to contradict something he's previously said is about as easy as picking out donuts at a bakery. "Violence against a police officer is not justified, but ... "
Everything after "but" is bullsh*t, JD.
Everything after "but" is bullsh*t, JD.
January 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
At this point, getting JD Vance to contradict something he's previously said is about as easy as picking out donuts at a bakery. "Violence against a police officer is not justified, but ... "
Everything after "but" is bullsh*t, JD.
Everything after "but" is bullsh*t, JD.
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If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
More like it’ll blow up in his fneck. Face + neck #gottem 🪘 🥁
For oligarchs, the rise of digital finance provides large moneymaking opportunities. But for the rest of us, it increases the risk of another financial crisis.
Some thoughts. ⬇️
Some thoughts. ⬇️
Trump's crypto-ligarchy
It will blow up in his face — and possibly take the financial system with it
robertreich.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
More like it’ll blow up in his fneck. Face + neck #gottem 🪘 🥁
The irony. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...
Trump Says He Wants Jordan and Egypt to Take in Palestinians From Gaza
President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The irony. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...