Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it. 541234778166
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Washington just passed a “millionaire tax,” after Massachusetts passed its own in 2022. New Mexico enacted universal childcare last year. And organizers in Montana and California are advancing a ballot measure that would get corporate money out of politics. We still have power to fix the system. 243131713414
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/12/2025U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids. 497103963951
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem? 701201627444
Reposted by DeschainMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Twitter's new feature that reveals where accounts originate doesn't reveal many surprises. 409102263567
Reposted by DeschainMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone. Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work. Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves. 851224787217
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry? 560119755096
Reposted by DeschainThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/11/2025What a photograph. “Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…” Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... 851226609824
Reposted by DeschainMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/11/2025“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!” --Megyn R. Kelly “Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!” --Also Megyn R. Kelly 1013257368748
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power. 248120843816
Reposted by DeschainAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/11/2025To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape. Pretty simple 39580361476
Reposted by DeschainGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/11/2025"The reason why this is of concern, is—he's the president of the United States, he's been found in another case by a civil jury to have been liable for sexually abusing a woman in a department store, he's a convicted felon, and he's had dozens of women accuse him of sexual abuse." 399120583690
Reposted by DeschainRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files. 680193637049
Reposted by DeschainMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/11/2025If I was a Republican member of Congress watching the results tonight, I’d ask myself if I really wanted my legacy to be: Guy who helped an aging pedophile suspend the constitution so he could enrich himself and his friends. 1123074701
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/11/2025The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC. It didn't matter. Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power. 432295366518
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits. This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans. As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger. 10134771326
Reposted by DeschainAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/11/2025So many predicted close races, which is understandable. But turnout favored the anti-kings…. And blew the predictions up. 2026, and 2028….. stand back and stand by 259135482130
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem? 606220018047
Reposted by DeschainJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Why do people buy pizza with EBT? Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money. It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy. 848184233817
Reposted by DeschainRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files. 797207377844
Reposted by DeschainMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/10/2025 🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡 I have an even worse feeling about THIS: 902254199040
Reposted by DeschainForbes @forbes.com · 27/10/2025As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.forbes.comMonday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los AngelesAs the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs. 19031301026
Reposted by DeschainJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Eric is a Missouri congressman. He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient. 1365143924673
Reposted by DeschainMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I have a very bad feeling about this... 18345397210117
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here? 16604372715213
Reposted by DeschainRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files. 965243049175
Reposted by DeschainRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files. 657187726430
Reposted by DeschainChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/10/2025A middle finger to erasure. More of this, please. Now do Black Lives Matter! 508211585615
Reposted by DeschainStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE! 1842310696095
Reposted by DeschainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/10/2025Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now." 450184136415
Reposted by DeschainThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Literally 1652164005555
Reposted by DeschainMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/10/2025It's the guns 💯% 185168893128
Reposted by DeschainGod @thegodshow.com · 20/10/2025Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out. 589262217595
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/10/2025-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom. 351127283815
Reposted by Deschain60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 20/10/2025“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University. 310135475568
Reposted by DeschainJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/10/2025See the difference? 👀 #NoKings 452294989230
Reposted by DeschainGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄 12524184710979
Reposted by DeschainRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024. Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay. The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year. Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M See the problem? 356149395076
Reposted by DeschainNPR @npr.org · 20/10/2025Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.n.prAmerican farmers are hurting. Trump's trade war is making it worseFarmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets. 97631219
