@talasi.bsky.social
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Republicans have completely abandoned veterans.
Total abandonment.
Do not let them ever claim to be patriots again.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
Total abandonment.
Do not let them ever claim to be patriots again.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Republicans have completely abandoned veterans.
Total abandonment.
Do not let them ever claim to be patriots again.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
Total abandonment.
Do not let them ever claim to be patriots again.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
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A growing list of words and materials are being scrubbed from government websites and documents in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to DEI, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.
More: pen.org/banned-words...
More: pen.org/banned-words...
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A growing list of words and materials are being scrubbed from government websites and documents in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to DEI, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.
More: pen.org/banned-words...
More: pen.org/banned-words...
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National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would also love to see photos of your purr-fect fur-ever friend.
Has a shelter pet changed your life? We want to hear about it
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would also love to see photos of your purr-fect fur-ever friend.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To celebrate, NPR wants to know how your pet has changed your life. We would also love to see photos of your purr-fect fur-ever friend.
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The Social Security website is crashing multiple times a week.
Elon Musk's henchmen think it's a perfect time to fire half the IT team.
Elon Musk's henchmen think it's a perfect time to fire half the IT team.
Social Security targets tech team for cuts at a time when systems are under strain | CNN Politics
The Social Security Administration plans to slash its technology team roughly in half at a time when the agency’s complex and fragile computer systems are crashing more often.
www.cnn.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Social Security website is crashing multiple times a week.
Elon Musk's henchmen think it's a perfect time to fire half the IT team.
Elon Musk's henchmen think it's a perfect time to fire half the IT team.
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Trump is a damn child. He didn’t consult with economists. His imbecilic, retaliatory tariffs are hurting every American.
Congressional Republicans can stop him and reverse his stupid, dangerous, economy destroying policies at any time.
Congressional Republicans can stop him and reverse his stupid, dangerous, economy destroying policies at any time.
April 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trump is a damn child. He didn’t consult with economists. His imbecilic, retaliatory tariffs are hurting every American.
Congressional Republicans can stop him and reverse his stupid, dangerous, economy destroying policies at any time.
Congressional Republicans can stop him and reverse his stupid, dangerous, economy destroying policies at any time.
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
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Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
The Truth About Privatization | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why using the private sector for government services can have negative consequences. Watch More: 7 Economics Fundamentals ►► https://youtu.be/utuX4_uD5lE
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.
Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.
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Former SSA Commissioner @martinomalley.bsky.social: It's interesting to me that the people that are going after waste, fraud, and abuse would do away first with the division, whose job it was to guard against improper payments, waste fraud and abuse... This is totally irresponsible.
March 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Former SSA Commissioner @martinomalley.bsky.social: It's interesting to me that the people that are going after waste, fraud, and abuse would do away first with the division, whose job it was to guard against improper payments, waste fraud and abuse... This is totally irresponsible.
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What makes a fascist?
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich
What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against cultural elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump.
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What makes a fascist?
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
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"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
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Where should we be giving our political dollars right now? 💰 [spoiler alert: not to the Dem establishment.]
I’ve got two great recs pinned below.
I’ve got two great recs pinned below.
Where should we be giving our political dollars right now? 💰#politics #news
YouTube video by Jessica Craven
youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Where should we be giving our political dollars right now? 💰 [spoiler alert: not to the Dem establishment.]
I’ve got two great recs pinned below.
I’ve got two great recs pinned below.
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Trump's "golden age of America" so far...
-Inflation ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Thousands of layoffs
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$10 million+ spent on golf
-An unelected billionaire lining his pockets at our expense
-Inflation ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Thousands of layoffs
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$10 million+ spent on golf
-An unelected billionaire lining his pockets at our expense
March 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Trump's "golden age of America" so far...
-Inflation ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Thousands of layoffs
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$10 million+ spent on golf
-An unelected billionaire lining his pockets at our expense
-Inflation ⬆️
-Stock market ⬇️
-Thousands of layoffs
-Consumer & worker protections gutted
-Diseases spreading
-Federal funding illegally frozen
-$10 million+ spent on golf
-An unelected billionaire lining his pockets at our expense
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Joy on our crisis of democracy: "Tonight on our final ReidOut, we’re going to talk about what people are actually doing to resist this and get some great advice from some of our favorite friends on what more we can do."
February 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Joy on our crisis of democracy: "Tonight on our final ReidOut, we’re going to talk about what people are actually doing to resist this and get some great advice from some of our favorite friends on what more we can do."
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"Overturning Roe was never just about sending abortion back to the states. It was a necessary step on the path to allowing pre-existing state bans to take effect, and to banning abortion nationwide." - @susanrinkunas.com
Republicans Prove There Was a Big Catch About 'Leaving Abortion to the States'
Opinon | To say the 2024 election was a mixed bag for abortion rights would be a gigantic understatement.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Overturning Roe was never just about sending abortion back to the states. It was a necessary step on the path to allowing pre-existing state bans to take effect, and to banning abortion nationwide." - @susanrinkunas.com
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Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952, the corporate share of federal tax revenue was 32%. In 2020, it was down to 7%. Here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people. Watch More: What's the Real American Story? ►► https://youtu.be/vvCtwDAQta0 For more videos like these, be sure to subscribe. If you'd like to support our work, you can do so here: www.inequalitymedia.org/donate Follow Robert Reich: Facebook: facebook.com/RBReich Twitter: twitter.com/RBReich Instagram: instagram.com/rbreich/
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February 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
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“So you’re a world leader and you’ve been threatened by the American president. What now?” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
A Handbook for Dealing With Trump Threats
The president is issuing similar demands around the globe—but a one-size response doesn’t fit all countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“So you’re a world leader and you’ve been threatened by the American president. What now?” @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
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Trump's first two weeks back in office has been filled with chaos and dysfunction. But none of it is random.
It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out.
Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win.
Don't tune out. Don't let them win.
It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out.
Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win.
Don't tune out. Don't let them win.
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump's first two weeks back in office has been filled with chaos and dysfunction. But none of it is random.
It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out.
Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win.
Don't tune out. Don't let them win.
It's part of a plot to spread cynicism and get you to check out.
Oligarchs don't want you to keep paying attention. That's how they win.
Don't tune out. Don't let them win.
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Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke."
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Medicaid didn't go offline because it was too "woke."
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
School lunch programs weren't put at risk because of immigrants.
Funding for cancer research wasn't on the chopping block because of trans people.
All of this (and more) was jeopardized because of one person: Donald Trump.
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Out of the 52 presidential directives (excluding pardons and appointments) that Trump signed between Monday and Friday, "28 contained language resembling text published as part of Project 2025." (Washington Post)
—From CNN’s Reliable Sources
—From CNN’s Reliable Sources
January 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Out of the 52 presidential directives (excluding pardons and appointments) that Trump signed between Monday and Friday, "28 contained language resembling text published as part of Project 2025." (Washington Post)
—From CNN’s Reliable Sources
—From CNN’s Reliable Sources
This is the quote that just destroyed me. As I was reading, it sounded just like current reports happening in America today. THIS IS NOT OKAY
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is the quote that just destroyed me. As I was reading, it sounded just like current reports happening in America today. THIS IS NOT OKAY
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From time to time, I bring you views about what’s happening in the United States from writers and journalists in other countries.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
A view from north of the border
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From time to time, I bring you views about what’s happening in the United States from writers and journalists in other countries.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
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On the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, here's your reminder that there's nothing "pro-life" about abortion bans.
Why Abortion Bans Aren’t Pro-Life | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
On the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, here's your reminder that there's nothing "pro-life" about abortion bans.
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How to hope in a near-hopeless time?
Thoughts on our horrendous loss two weeks ago
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM