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Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising

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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
Of course Trump knew.

#releasetheepsteinfiles

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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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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
I guess it's better late than never? This epiphany is the Fox News/Right Wing media model and has been for years.

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Ben Shapiro blasts Tucker Carlson over Fuentes interview
Shapiro called Carlson "the most virulent super spreader of vile ideas in America."
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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Did you miss my conversation with @willbunch.bsky.social

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Congress Paralyzed, Democracy Burning: How Powerless Workers Are Paying the Price for Trump's Ego
Will Bunch, National Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer
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November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Check out my latest conversation with @weareliuna.bsky.social VP Ryan Boyer

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Trump’s Termination Delivers a Gut Punch to Workers: Killing Gateway Tunnel and Jobs That Build America"
Ryan Boyer, Vice President of LIUNA and head of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council
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October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Check out @ctulocal1.bsky.social VP @jacksonpctu.bsky.social talk #NoKings

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This is Why Fascist Fear Educators
Rick Smith’s interview with Jackson Potter, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union, dissects the motives and momentum behind the massive “No Kings” protests and the deeper struggle over democrac...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Professor John Logan talks #NoKings

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“Labor Expert Unleashes Shocking Truth About No Kings Rally and the Future of American Workers!”
John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, joined Rick to discuss the recent No Kings rallies and the broader labor and political landscape.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The first presidential candidate that supports tearing down Trump's gaudy Maga Lago self glorification monstrosity gets my vote.
#TearItDown
#trumpballroom
#scabBallroom
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Kind of hard to make the argument that all of these people hate America.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 18
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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"In the final analysis, we are one people, one house -- the American house,” said former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, to about 2,000 people at a "No Kings" protest in Birmingham, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey for Alabama Reflector)
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
MAGA Keyboard Alpha Male
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Is it me or does Kansas Young Republicans vice chair William Hendrix, who reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times in the recently exposed GOP chat look a lot like Orange is the New Black Actress Lea Delaria?
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hey Chicago friends, I'll be on the Richard Chew Show on WCPT 820 at 830AM ET to talk about the upcoming No Kings Rally, Trump War on Workers and more.
@heartlandsignal.bsky.social

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WCPT 820 Radio
The home of Chicago's Progressive Talk
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October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@teamsters.bsky.social leader says it's time for private sector labor unions to support public sector workers and walk off the job if necessary.

#1u

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“Teamster Leader Warns: If We Don’t Stop Amazon and Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda Now, No One Will Afford a Home Again”
On the Rick Smith Show, Teamsters Local 1932 Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer Randy Korgan delivers a passionate call to arms for American workers facing escalating attacks on their rights.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Always great to be a guest on the Rick Smith show!
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Laughing in the Face of Authoritarianism: How Comedy Just Beat Trump’s FCC”
@petedominick.bsky.social

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“Laughing in the Face of Authoritarianism: How Comedy Just Beat Trump’s FCC”
On the Rick Smith Show, comedian and podcaster Pete Dominick offers a mix of levity and urgency in addressing America’s political crisis.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Graham Trainor, President of the @oregonaflcio.bsky.social joins me to Expose Trump's Authoritarian Power Grab Against American Workers
#PortlandIsNotBurning
#PortlandProtests
#portlandstrong

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“Trump’s Troops in Portland? Union Leader Exposes ‘Authoritarian Power Grab’ Against American Workers”
On the Rick Smith Show, Graham Trainor, president of the Oregon AFL-CIO, talks about the Trump administration’s attempt to federalize National Guard troops from Texas and other states to deploy in Por...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Labor lawyer David Borer talks about Trump's Secret Plan Kill Guaranteed Pay After Shutdown

@daborer.bsky.social #governmentshutdown2025
#GovernmentShutdown
#WarOnWorkers

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“Federal Workers Betrayed? Secret Trump Plan Could Kill Your Guaranteed Pay After Shutdown”
On the Rick Smith Show, Rick speaks with labor attorney David Borer of Gilbert Employment Law about the Trump administration’s latest attack on federal workers through the manipulation of shutdown pol...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For every person in the comments making dumbass comments about these soldiers. F$%king stop it. Your anger should be directed at those who sent these people into this mess. Let's unite around the idea that there is 1 a-hole in this situation and these people are NOT the one.
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Alex Lawson Exposes Trump's Attack on Social Security

@socialsecurityworks.org

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Alex Lawson Exposes Trump's Attack on Social Security
On the Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, about how the Trump administration’s government shutdown and Project 2025 agenda are being used to dis...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RI @aflcio.org president Patrick Crowley is suing the Trump administration over Trump's assault on future investments and his War on Workers. Watch here.
#waronworkers #1u #union

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RI AFL-CIO President Patrick Crowley Sues Trump Administration
On the Rick Smith Show, Rick speaks with Patrick Crowley, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, about the Trump administration’s targeted dismantling of clean energy initiatives through a calculated ...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I can't get Moon Unit Zappa's "Valley Girl" song out of my head. Especially the line, "Barf me out
Gag me with a spoon!"

This is Kristi Neom, the head of Homeland Security. I know I feel safer.
October 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
By new legal analysis he means we just made shit up.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 7
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Need something to get your rage going? Check out my conversation with @weareliuna.bsky.social president Brent Booker

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LIUNA President Brent Booker talks War on Workers
On The Rick Smith Show, LIUNA President Brent Booker addressed the profound impact of the Trump led government shutdown on construction workers and the nation’s infrastructure.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM