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Amandylan

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Down Syndrome and ADHD/Autism Mom Lover of cats, old houses, antiques, and tea time.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Household debt at a record high. Student loan defaults at a record high. Credit card debt at a near record high. Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been. CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers. U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year. It's unsustainable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The world’s ten richest people — almost all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $220 billion in May. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.9 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This monologue from Hannah Einbinder on the show “Hacks” perfectly encapsulates the frustration many people feel about AI. What are your thoughts?
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
It is unhealthy how disappointed I am in humanity. Kind of makes Thanos look reasonable. :/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/02/2026
GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
There is so much that I could say about this genius piece of art......
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/01/2026
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.” *THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Translation: the Republican plan is to let the vulnerable die The ACA is flawed, but it saved lives. McCain cast a brave vote for a reason. Going backwards is not the answer. MEDICARE FOR ALL is.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The 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?
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Robert 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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A moment of zen. Sitting with just the sounds of nature, playing in the sand, I felt more grounded than I have in a while. Find your space. Take that moment. And breathe deep.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Kroger will lay off ~1,000 employees. In December, it announced $7.5B in stock buybacks – which juice stock prices, enriching shareholders and boosting CEO pay. Just so happens that Kroger's last CEO was paid 457x its typical employee in 2024. Textbook corporate greed.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The 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?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Jesse Welles | The Great Caucasian God | Western AF
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Just now…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high. Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance. Nothing trickles down to workers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.  You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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Don't Get Trouble In You Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops' Story | Full HD Music Documentary
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised. Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
every. single. time.
Of course the Medicaid cuts don't hit until 2027.
That's not a coincidence.
They rigged the fuse to blow after the midterms so they can torch your healthcare, then blame the ashes on Democrats.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/06/2025
They are sending roving bands of masked thugs with the stated goal of kidnapping 20 million brown people to transport them to any country they can pay to take them. All this has been cleared by The Stolen Court. This is not deportation. This is ethnic cleansing.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Louder for the people in the back!
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/06/2025
I am so sick and tired of billionaires controlling the media, the politicians and the world. Their time is up.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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The Great Caucasian God
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump Just Bombed Iran
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Suri Crowe 🥷7️⃣ @suricrowe.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
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We’re at the Tipping Point—Why Can’t More People See It?
When even engaged Democrats can’t see the fascist threat, we’re in more trouble than we think.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Amandylan @amandylan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Captured in music, writings, and art, are the voices of those who have gone before and those who are here observing, commentating, unveiling truths. Art can be beautiful. Art can be functional. Art can be protest.
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Mitch Easter’s never-before-released 1981 remix “Radio Free Dub” is available to stream now on the Radio Free Europe 2025 EP! You can also pre-order the limited 10″ orange pressing—proceeds to benefit RFE/RL’s free-press lifeline for global communities living under censorship. ffm.to/remrfe2025
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
📡 Broadcasting a new signal On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, R.E.M. is proud to announce Radio Free Europe 2025—a five-track benefit EP saluting 75 years of RFE/RL’s fearless journalism. Watch the full Dispatch video + learn more about Jacknife Lee and Mitch Easter RFE remixes ffm.to/remrfe2025
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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