Miss Read
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Miss Read
@lrfordemocracy.bsky.social
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said she was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents after confronting them at a restaurant as the agents were "taking people without due process."
Adelita Grijalva Says She Was Pepper Sprayed By ICE
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max.

This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.

Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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This year’s Atlantic 10—our list of the best books of 2025—is an attempt to celebrate writing that “distinguishes itself as worth reading and remembering for years to come,” Emma Sarappo writes. But a short list can’t include all of our personal favorites.
Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year
No list can match everyone’s tastes. That’s a good thing.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.

Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.

Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.

The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.

Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.

And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.

Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.

It's a power grab.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Mark Kelly: "For most of Donald Trump's career, bullying people has worked out for him, but not now, because I won't let it happen. President Trump is trying to silence me, threatening to kill me for saying this true, & he sent his secretary after me, & it's not going to work."
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Loser Mike Johnson is pissed that we’re gaining ground in forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits.

So let’s get even louder:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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War, Criminals, and War Criminals
www.againstallenemies.net/p/war-crimin...
War, Criminals, and War Criminals
Corruption, lawlessness, and evil inside Trump's inner circle.
www.againstallenemies.net
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Rise and Shine!

Pettson and Findus

Sven Nordqvist-1946 is a Swedish writer/illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus. He is also active as a comic artist
November 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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When Trump unveiled DOGE last year, I warned it would gut programs that help ordinary people, while turning a blind eye to tax loopholes and subsidies for billionaires.

Despite DOGE's demise, my predictions have sadly come to pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVMghqarHY
The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Riding the high of Trump's latest tax cuts, corporations are seeing record profits and will make over $1.1T in stock buybacks this year — an all-time high.

Meanwhile, layoffs have totaled 1.1M so far in 2025 — the highest level since the pandemic.

"New Golden Age" for whom?
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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We are the No Kings people protesting at the trillionaires place! #NoKings in Southlake
This is the No Kings Era now!
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."

—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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39 days into a government shutdown and Donald Trump is feeling the pressure.

Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House.

This is their shutdown.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Listen to more Nina Simone.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM