David Matterall
David Matterall
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Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch. https://youtu.be/Nmq7QqqY4vo?si=-_IyB5RX1IeFYjHW
From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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THREAD 🧵

#OnThisDay 25 years ago, Israeli forces shot and killed 12-year-old Palestinian boy Muhammad al-Durrah in Gaza as his father tried to shield him from bullets.

The moment shook the world and turned al-Durrah into a symbol of the second Palestinian Intifada ⤵️
September 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM