Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 21982003518
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Banned Books Week is almost over! The Trump administration had at least 596 books removed from schools serving military families. Don’t forget to get out there and read some of the books they tried to keep off the shelves. Happy Banned Books Week! 6647101306
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This was a choice. Remember this. 8731731869
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A judge stripped community-integration protections from a federal disability rights regulation at the Trump administration’s request. Disabled Americans fought for decades for the right to live in their own homes and communities. 521364550
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Corporations spend more than $1.5B a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5B they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions. Kudos to these Autozone workers. 513030892
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 546156766030
Reposted by MariaMAWriterGirl 🇸🇪🇸🇯🇮🇸🇫🇮🇩🇰🇫🇴🇦🇽🌍 @mawritergirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad 17573052521
Reposted by MariaRobert 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. 633131243898
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare. 427126604309
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org 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"? 15862002373
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit. 32275822962
Reposted by MariaGod @thegodshow.com · 17/09/2026Mike Johnson sent the House home until after the mid terms. They are getting their asses handed to them SO HARD by the court of public opinion they are just giving up. 26460391219
Reposted by Mariaℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When this nightmare is finally over, many Americans will try to quietly slip their way back into polite society and pretend they had nothing to do with making it happen, hoping we won't remember. Trust me. We... will... remember. 1101374429
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today we saw some comments on the photos of the small cages the Trump administration used to hold immigrants in at its “detention centers.” The amount of mental gymnastics MAGA was doing to justify that kind of inhumane treatment was absurd. 341141291
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Good news! We have more time to fight for our national forests. The Forest Service has extended the public comment period on the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The new deadline is October 6. 252201747
Reposted by MariaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚 400163363770
Reposted by MariaConnie M @mconniem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"The Border Patrol’s license plate reader program is just one part of a steady transformation of its parent agency, CBP, in the years since 9/11 into an intelligence operation whose reach extends far beyond borders, according to interviews with former officials." apnews.com/article/immi...apnews.comBorder Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patternsThe U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. 021
Reposted by MariaMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 05/09/2026OPINION: "In recent years, some politicians have taken to using rhetoric to radicalize their bases into opposing higher education—going so far as to vilify universities as 'woke,'" Schumann writes. buff.ly/g0br4zjmississippifreepress.orgEditor’s Note | Education Is Not Indoctrination. College Simply Challenges Small Worldviews.Features Editor Nate Schumann rebukes the claim that higher education “brainwashes” students into becoming more liberal in their views. 34714
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal? 494126385263
Reposted by MariaJen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 01/09/20261/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed." @propublica.org has the details 👇 15362412645
Reposted by MariaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026“MEGADONORS have poured $1.2 BILLION into the midterms… power of tech, dominated by Republican-leaning donors…” Billionaires back Republicans because their #1 priority is to make the rich richer. The culture war stuff is to distract us from that. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 33971447
Reposted by MariaConnie M @mconniem.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I am a Gregory Ashe Patron and love it! The subscription includes short stories and new books plus fun stuff. I discovered Greg with one of my all time favorite books "Pretty Pretty Boys". "Body Count" is Gray's story, and "Soft Launch" is Sam's and Gray's love story. #BookSky www.gregoryashe.comgregoryashe.comGregory Ashe 391
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Electricity BillsPrivate utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin 14851892241
Reposted by MariaJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...404media.coICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog RobotsICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.” 1711138607
Reposted by MariaGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/08/2026Looks like we’re using Gitmo to imprison immigrants again. This is an ICE charter airline owned by ICE’s flight broker using the callsign they use for all their ICE flights. 1927311354
Reposted by MariaSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🚨 BREAKING: COVID IS SURGING ACROSS THE U.S. 🇺🇸 Cases are rising or likely rising in 47 states with no state currently estimated to be seeing a decline. Schools are already canceling classes as infections spread. 53568364
Reposted by MariaDonny Evans @iamdonnyevans.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🔴 BREAKING: Thousands march on Washington as civil rights leaders warn that voting protections and hard-won civil rights are being dismantled ahead of the midterms. Live breaking news updates: iamdonnyevans.substack.com/i/213154083/... 291148436
Reposted by MariaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery] 395146024946
Reposted by MariaResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Cartoonist: Pedro Molina 7440541638
Reposted by MariaConnie M @mconniem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Minstrelsy was a stereotype-and trope-filled form of entertainment invented by White actors to mock and belittle Black people....The White actors would paint their faces black and wear worn and dirty clothing to impersonate and mock enslaved people." theemancipator.org/2026/08/24/n...theemancipator.orgTarget Under Fire For Halloween Costume Resembling Racist Minstrel ImageryTarget is facing backlash on social media after releasing a children’s Halloween costume that looks eerily similar to the types of costumes worn by turn-of-the-century minstrels – the racist practice ... 121
Reposted by MariaIndivisible LES/Lower Manhattan, NYC @indivisible-les.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We can't normalize what's going on at Delaney Hall.. We'll keep showing up until they shut it down! We won't stop fighting until we #AbolishICE for good! 221063387
Reposted by MariaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026🚨NEW YALE STUDY: “A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace…” Ok, now what’s y’all’s excuse? 🤔 #MedicareForAllNOW ysph.yale.edu/news-article... 431064501
Reposted by MariaNPR @npr.org · 21/08/2026Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen. n.pr/4xXEmQyn.pr'Survival mode': Indiana residents endure a ninth day without powerTens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen. 52724365
Reposted by MariaJQP @bendtowardjustice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Increase in activity this week: 1. Seattle, Washington 2. Springfield, Ohio 3. New York City, NY 4. Long Island, New York 5. Santa Fe, New Mexico 6. Greater Binghamton, New York 7. Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota 8. Baltimore, Maryland 9. Chicago, Illinois 10. Raleigh, North Carolina 15036061939
Reposted by MariaGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/08/2026Yesterday, Aug. 20, was one of the worst days of ICE flights I've seen. -At least 82 ICE flights -At least 15 were removal flights, including Haiti -At least 5 removals were third-country removals (Cameroon, Costa Rica, Liberia, Paraguay, Rwanda) -Plus 1 emergency return for reasons unknown 131801966
Reposted by MariaConnie M @mconniem.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This is horrific. If you haven't found a reason to get involved, let this inhumanity...among so many...be your reason. Tap into your inner activist and raise hell. 002
Reposted by MariaConnie M @mconniem.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Please check out Carrie's Wishlist 👇🏽 and help her feed some of the unhoused in her community. 033
Reposted by MariaChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The conditions in ICE detention centers are outrageous. Worms. Standing sewage water. Measles outbreaks. 52 people have died so far. No American - no matter what your view is on immigration - should stand for this inhumanity. 841418570
Reposted by MariaMark Histed @markhisted.org · 16/08/2026Great thread. It’s about how manipulating salience — raising the profile of facts that fit a desired narrative — is a potent form of propaganda. I’d go even further: this is the most important way public opinion is changed today, and it’s the core method used by rightwing media. 1/ 7486145
Reposted by MariaMiss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Please don't let the people of Puerto Rico get lost in the noise. Keep talking about this. www.reuters.com/pictures/pue...reuters.comPuerto Rico is rationing water amid historic droughtPuerto Rico is rationing water across the island in response to intense drought, a plan that forces tens of thousands of people to go without water for 48 hours at a time. 261366753
Reposted by MariaTheir Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Sometimes it takes a villain, to show us who the real villains are. 275124673498