Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In 2013, Meta wrote off billions of Zuckerberg's stock options as a "research expense." The IRS caught on and is working to recover the $355 MILLION they avoided. Now Meta's trying it again with their AI data centers—they've already saved $4 BILLION. Our tax code is so broken. 22439132
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21hAlarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.” 28179443753
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026If you're making an average paycheck in Worcester, what homes can you afford? I checked Zillow. Spoiler alert: not much. And it's not just Worcester, it's true all across America. 35586147
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A lot of what’s happening doesn’t seem to be spreading anymore by mainstream media. A tree that stood for an estimated 150–250 years was destroyed today to make way for Trump’s border wall. 16342451767
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I do not mean to single out LeBron James, but it feels completely bizarre to me that an active player is allowed to promote "prediction markets" but would get banned for life for using that service to bet ten dollars on their own team to win a game. 1963660679
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.meidasnews.comRussian Lab Worker Dies After Suspected Plague Accident as Quarantines ExpandA 28-year-old worker at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected laboratory accident in Siberia, with nearly 200 people under observation and conflicting accounts emerging from R... 2171964863
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL. 14149672048
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to... 39450073051
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 39549901869
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRoger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026trump is sending $500 checks to people utilizing the ACA in battleground states with a letter stating that Biden 'overcharged' them through the system. They're only being sent to swing states. This is blatant vote purchasing, and not one fucking thing will happen to him over it. 78855403
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'. 11034581289
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAndreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 #AbolishICE, #SlavaUkraini @andreasor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026David Pakman: 26 articles of impeachment. Vote 💙. 761391455
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialChuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 29/09/2026NEWS: The Senate GOP just blocked our resolution to stop Trump from further sabotaging the Affordable Care Act. Trump and Republicans own every closed hospital, every person without insurance and every skyrocketing premium that follows. 168235
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1298190516204
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it. 291962526
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Don't have the raw data, but sounds about right. 8830651160
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 717143666318
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump's Iran War has sent mortgage rates skyrocketing. His trade wars have increased the cost of construction. His mass deportations have decimated the home-building workforce. And his HUD cuts have devastated affordable housing programs. "Make America Affordable Again." 611533506
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131283899
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 24/09/2026$4,500 may not be a lot of money to a billionaire but it sure is to most Vermont families. New data shows that Trump’s agenda is making it even harder for folks to make ends meet than before. 34012
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Whoa! Did Secret Service fail to get the memo or is the White House violating the court order? Either look is bad – either incompetent or contemptuous. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comPOLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring accessThe Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri... 711023300
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialCarolina Hurricanes (Bot) @notcanes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let the kids cook in the shootout 🤌 0223
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”deseret.comUtah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lotOver 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss. 70177953959
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.social✨ Laas ✨ @whatabossislaas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026THE VETERAN PANTHERS ROSTER JUST LOST IN THE SHOOTOUT TO THE CANES GAGGLE OF AHL CHILDREN. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT!!!!!!!$ 0376
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026Crush the arts (Kennedy Center), destroy the civil service (DOGE), control elections (gestures broadly), dismantle the press (gestures more broadly), decimate science (NIH), and demolish education (DeptEd). The authoritarian playbook. 17750161658
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialSara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And the fleecing of the American taxpayer continues... 58757742824
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialnancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s not your imagination, groceries ARE much more expensive 😡👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 23743451871
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 21/09/2026For generations, Vermonters and Quebecers have shared families, communities, and deeply close connections. But even with that in mind, we’re still facing the fallout from stunts that Kristi Noem pulled, and we have small businesses that won’t survive this trade war. 67026
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 21/09/2026Social Security’s trust fund will be depleted in 2032 if Congress does not act– meaning payroll taxes would only be able to pay about 78% of scheduled benefits. For many seniors, a 22% reduction could mean the difference between staying above or falling below the poverty line.newsweek.comSenior Poverty Rate Just Went Up as They Fear Possible Social Security CutsNew Census Bureau data show the share of adults age 65 and older living in poverty climbed to 15.4 percent in 2025. 1211572
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 21/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 53722
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients. 468103954636
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You don't need a private company to pay a parking ticket. You don't need one to get Social Security or Medicare. But somehow you NEED a private company to file your taxes. And that company pays $0 in taxes on $6 billion in profits. And gets $1 billion in tax breaks. RIGGED. 52981254
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So damn wrong on so many levels 😡 397112624560
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Supreme Court's "shadow docket" allows justices to effectively make rulings in secret without explaining their decisions. Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court? www.propublica.org/article/supreme-… 20740891841
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is nothing that will break your heart more in this era than trying to help family members of detainees. Every element of human detention is designed to be as cruel and painful as possible not just on detainees but on their families. 20640177
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies. 118286933764
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialDJ Black @djblack21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Note the community notes below: All they do is lie. 40077622411
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.youtube.comThis One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert ReichPrivate equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n 477138854572
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries. 519105753400
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I’m on a quiz show that only tapes 46 days a year and even I think this schedule is a little light. 412168294
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Mike Johnson sending the House home to avoid a vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment is a cowardly disgrace…and another reminder why these anti-democratic, pro-war, pro-Trump, Epstein file coverup enablers and Republican failures need to be sent home permanently. 832743839
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If we are serious about a vengeance tour, every person who appeared in court, making this happen should lose their law license for good 502487550
Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026 1353757749
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Reposted by @4thbezi.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community? 402129025613