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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Time to refuel on Wally's and Obed & Isaac's, Springfield here I come to advocate for the WISER Act this session! Our workforce is the backbone of our economy, but we need better data on how companies are investing in their people. This first-in-the-nation bill brings better disclosure to the table.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Parts of the American economy can sound like a shell game these days. Cass does a great job naming this problem and proposing some steps to address it.

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

An absolutely harrowing segment documenting some of the most evil things this country has ever done. Words cannot express how shameful it is to deny any kind of due process and condemn random men to this hellhole based on their nationality and maybe some tattoos This link works - please watch:

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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The impact investing landscape is rapidly evolving, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. The @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social team has outlined 8 key policy areas that could shape the future of impact and sustainable investing. #impinv Read the full article at @impactalpha.com

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Eight US policy battles that will shape impact investing in 2026

Uncover the key developments in impact investing policy that will shape economic and climate action in 2026.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

We have lost freedoms this year. And we will continue to lose more unless we step up our efforts to resist tyranny. @adamserwer.bsky.social does a great job laying out the stakes of what we have already lost and what may be to come www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments Are In Danger

Trump and the Supreme Court are trying to bring back the Antebellum Constitution.

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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

“Management primacy” where corporates consolidate power at the expense of shareholders, stakeholders & long-term value creation is on the rise. This shift threatens system guardrails incl. shareholder rights to the detriment of the long-term market stability, transparency & accountability.

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Policy Corner: Corporations’ new era of ‘management primacy’ undermines shareholders and other stakeholders. — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

By: Fran Seegull Originally Published In ImpactAlpha’s Policy Corner On December 7, 2025. Read The Article Below Or on ImpactAlpha Here. The American economic landscape is defined by stark...

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Murder is bad. We should not commit war crimes.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Heinous and indefensible. Our government is making decisions to explicitly benefit white supremacists and Nazis. If this doesn't convince people morally corrupt this Administration is, nothing will.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The reporting coming out of Chicago has been so awful. The National Guard is not needed, and ICE is not welcome, in our amazing city.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The new $100k/year H1B fee is pure economic self-harm—workers making **5 times the median US income**, who contribute massively to the US, would still basically be unable to afford this fee Oh, but never fear, the White House reserves the right to dish out exemptions as favors!

Section 1. Restriction on Entry. (a) Pursuant to sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), the entry into the United States of aliens as nonimmigrants to perform services in a specialty occupation under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), is restricted, except for those aliens whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000 — subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection (c) of this section. This restriction shall expire, absent extension, 12 months after the effective date of this proclamation, which shall be 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall restrict decisions on petitions not accompanied by a $100,000 payment for H-1B specialty occupation workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the INA, who are currently outside the United States, for 12 months following the effective date of this proclamation as set forth in subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary of State shall also issue guidance, as necessary and to the extent permitted by law, to prevent misuse of B visas by alien beneficiaries of approved H-1B petitions that have an employment start date beginning prior to October 1, 2026.
(c) The restriction imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any individual alien, all aliens working for a company, or all aliens working in an industry, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, that the hiring of such aliens to be employed as H-1B specialty occupation workers is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the United States.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

New, from me: America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism. This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...

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The authoritarian checklist

It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

But her emails

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Remarkable story in Mother Jones.. no wait. The Daily Beast. No, sorry. Slate? The New Republic? Let me just take a big sip from my brandy snifter and look at the URL… www.wsj.com/economy/the-...

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The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics

President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Protecting the #FreedomToInvest means protecting investors' right to consider all material financial risks - including climate. Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo’s latest in the Miami Herald explains why restricting responsible practices hurts both returns and taxpayers. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...

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Climate risk is real. Companies must be free to consider it, especially in Florida | Opinion

Climate risk is real — and businesses must stay free to adapt to it | Opinion

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Among many other problematic tax policy decisions in the House GOP reconciliation proposal, apparently we don't have enough podcasters and should make their equipment deductible expenses now

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The Trump regime wants to shred the Constitution

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

This is not how any government official should be communicating, this is full-on political screed. These kind of attacks, paired with the attempt to revoke Harvard's c3 status, is so immensely dangerous to civil society.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

My grandparents are incredibly talented artists, and got to learn a cool new medium for my grandfather's 89th birthday! Happy birthday Papa!

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Republicans are once again seeking to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy by taxing university endowments. I supported research back in 2017 on why this is a bad idea that would only harm students, and it continues to be a bad idea today www.cbpp.org/blog/taxing-... @centeronbudget.bsky.social

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Taxing College Endowment Income No Way to Pay for Regressive Tax Cuts | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The House- and Senate-passed Republican tax bills each impose a 1.4 percent excise tax on the income from endowments of some private colleges and universities. The idea appears to stem from a larger.....

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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Pritzker invokes his own Jewish background in responding to Trump: "Stop tearing down the Constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about anti-semitism. When you destroy social justice, you are disparaging the very foundation of Judaism."

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Kumar Abrego Garcia deserves due process and Gorka is trying to intimidate us all from exercising our First Amendment rights

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Beyond unfair to taxpayers who have a filing obligation and are just trying to do the right thing. This will erode trust and reduce revenues

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American Bar Association @americanbar.org · 10/02/2025

The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Every time this point is made, a bunch of academics and activists show up in the replies and basically prove the point. He's not talking to you! If you're even thinking about this subject, you're not the intended audience and that's okay.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

No one, outside of the highest ivory towers of academia, talks like this. Democrats have a lot of work to do to learn how to authentically reach voters if this is the standard

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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

To Elon and Trump's great dismay, Dems are making sure we keep funding research to help kids with cancer!

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We should be funding pediatric cancer research.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I am so excited to share this report, which outlines the important bipartisan policy recommendations we are working on here at the Alliance. While the field does face headwinds, that makes policy advocacy even more important in this time!

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John Cochrane @jmlcochrane.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

With tax policy among the top priorities in Congress Opportunity Zones will be on the agenda. Impact investors need to be ready to engage with what could be major changes to a program that has already incentivized at least $40 billion in private investment. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

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Opportunity Zone Backers See Trump Win Boosting Extension Odds

Investors and tax practitioners see President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House and a Republican-led Congress as an opening to boost the opportunity zone tax incentive that aims to reward...

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Fran Seegull @franseegull.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

“In a recent customer survey, Zillow found that more than 80% of potential home buyers said they consider climate risk in their decisions. More than half of new listings on Zillow are at risk of extreme heat, Olsen said. Meanwhile, 17% face major wildfire risk and 13% major flooding risk.” #impinv

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Zillow adds climate risk scores to property listings - Marketplace

Prospective buyers will be able to see a risk score for flooding, wind, wildfire, extreme heat and air quality for listed properties.

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is all true, and it's also important to remember our shared humanity. There are consequences for actions, sure, but we shouldn't celebrate suffering. Vindictiveness is easy, but compassion and problem solving wins the day

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Polling can be helpful but... www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I am so excited to announce I started this week in my new position as Senior Policy Associate at @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social! I'll be moving to DC in January to advocate for shared prosperity for all Americans. Chicago is always home, but on to new adventures!

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Alec Lopata @alec-lopata.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

New app? Gotta start with good vibes and timeline cleansers.

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