Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert 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? 494126405264 12.6K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello? 251108863987 10.9K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Senator Chris Murphy is introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. The bill would increase the $7.25 hourly wage over 6 years and prohibit subminimum wages for tipped workers. Nearly half of American workers make less than $25 an hour. 24950237 950
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Do you know how much the typical worker would be making today if their wages had grown as much as CEO pay? This graph holds the shocking answer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lPPsrAMtTIyoutube.comThis Graph Exposes Our Rigged SystemWhat would a typical worker earn today if their wages had grown as fast as CEO pay over the past 50 years? Take a guess 371207532 1.2K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/06/2026Either Trump does not want a ceasefire in his illegal war on Iran that Israel and the regime launched. Or Trump is incapable of getting one of America’s supposed closest allies to agree to his ceasefire. Email your Members of Congress and urge them to use every lever available to end Trump’s war.act.indivisible.orgTell Congress: End the Illegal War on IranTrump's unauthorized, unprovoked war in Iran has cost the lives of US service members and thousands of civilians in Iran and across the Middle East. And now, Trump is threatening a ground invasion and... 24390143 390
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 04/06/2026youtube.com/shorts/3ZVQR...youtube.comThe rich are eating the middle classYouTube video by Garys Economics 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"Strongman” politicians project their supposed strength by attacking immigrants, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. But these groups of people aren't the "threats" we should be worried about. Who is? The oligarchs who earn their keep by exploiting the rest of us. 371337358 1.3K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133969734 13.4K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/05/2026😕 1431253484 1.3K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Mamdani for President 💥 537162634204 16.3K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialBiggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Turns out, schools are way cheaper than ballrooms... 14655211230 5.5K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The median home sale price in April was $417,700. That's the highest April price on record. 1031963 319
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 11/05/2026youtube.com/post/UgkxR5O...youtube.comPost from Robert Reich - YouTubeThank you to all the mothers for everything you do. You deserve so much more. 000 0
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 08/05/2026youtu.be/aooiDA-AsNo?...youtu.beI Tracked Down the Hidden Workers Secretly Powering ChatGPTYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Kevin O’Leary is now claiming without evidence that 90% of the people protesting his 40,000 acre Utah data center are “being bussed in” and don’t even live in the state. 42615168 615
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comCEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ payAnalysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels 14134361582 3.4K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr. 10971061630 7.1K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control? 25867162517 6.7K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026A Supreme Court so fundamentally hostile to the rights of minority voters places the Court at odds with democracy itself. This is the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts. I opposed his nomination back in 2005, and I stand by that. 312107843344 10.8K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026ICYMI — @repmcgovern.bsky.social : “Trump is in an imaginary world. He needs an intervention… SNAP provides ~$2 per meal, we’re told more cuts are coming. We have 46 million hungry, they don’t seem to give a shit. We ought to be able to end hunger. They spent $60 billion on the war in Iran.” 352094762 2.1K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here? 11063070711071 30.7K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Important story from the Times on the rise of AI influencers for Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...nytimes.comHundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media 30804331 804
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 17/04/2026youtube.com/watch?v=NNkS...youtube.comWhat The Epstein Files Reveal About America’s ElitesYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 17/04/2026In February 2025 alone, the DOJ dropped nearly 11,000 cases — the most in a month since at least 2004. The previous high was just over 6,500 cases in September 2019, during Trump’s first administration.propublica.orgTrump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to ImmigrationUnder Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi... 21603285 603
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Last week I wrote about the Justice Department’s effort to declare the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional. The head of the National Archives administers be Act. This is a must read thread about Trump‘s nominee for the job. 17669307 669
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 12/04/2026The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office.propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ... 27675352 675
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Remember when Trump fawned over his wealthy donors, calling them “rich as hell” while promising to give them tax cuts? That's one campaign promise he didn't break. But everyone else didn't get so lucky. [@itep.org] 341293561 1.3K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I mean, you don't really need a translator 152125392501 12.5K
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 01/04/2026youtube.com/watch?v=fvNw... Tax the richyoutube.comTech Billionaires’ $80 Million Plot To Break CaliforniaYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000 0
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 27/03/2026youtube.com/watch?v=xcUL...youtube.comYou may not think this story is about the Epstein Class, but it is. And you need to hear it. YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture 000 0
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 23/03/2026youtube.com/shorts/tBgD7...youtube.comThe Corporate Ripoff Scheme You Need to Know AboutYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026So far the war on Iran has cost $25 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met. 425107313881 10.7K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Hello? 366149436230 14.9K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I have seen very few movies this year so I can't really judge the oscars, but one of the movies I did see was Sinners, and its portrayal of the Jim Crow economy is the film's driving force, even more than its supernatural elements www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...theatlantic.comThe Jim Crow Economy Is the True Horror in 'Sinners'The film illustrates the near-impossibility of upward mobility during the segregation era. 271699335 1.7K
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 08/03/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comCourt records reveal gutting of DHS oversight: ‘Incredibly dangerous’White House claims watchdogs perform ‘all required functions’, but number of deaths in custody at 20-year high 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026A budget is a moral document. 20675383000 7.5K
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 05/03/2026youtube.com/post/UgkxJ3B...youtube.comPost from The Guardian - YouTubeWatch: How Elon Musk 'colonised' a corner of Texas ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwxlYvRxzk4 The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ord... 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialSteve Postman 🇨🇦 @steve1970peng.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Eisenhower 365156635861 15.7K
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 27/02/2026youtube.com/shorts/AFUG2...youtube.comThis Guy Gets ItYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000 0
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 26/02/2026youtube.com/shorts/tcHwq...youtube.comCorporate Healthcare Strikes AgainYouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/02/2026After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comHow America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to AccountOur national project of elite impunity 15267772600 6.8K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Christian wanted people to know what immigrant families like hers were going through inside the Dilley detention center, so she gathered dozens of letters and hid them in her jacket. She and others told me and @mckenziefunk.com its becoming harder to speak out www.propublica.org/article/dill...propublica.orgSeized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their StoriesDetainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls. 3254127 254
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialathena (who is really cool) @athenaisreallycool.bsky.social · 26/02/2026 65117993289 11.8K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialCoop @linjurz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes." 6605190 605
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Atlanta has the worst eviction rates in the country. The metro area is less than a third the size of the NYC metro area, but Atlanta still has more evictions. Atlanta also has the highest rate of mega-investor owned housing in the country. 427969 279
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is trying to expand the state’s already massive tax breaks for data centers. Data center companies are already saving nearly $500,000,000 in local property taxes this year in Oregon. Now the Governor wants to double key tax breaks from 5 years to 10. 18326112 326
catshim.bsky.social @catshim.bsky.social · 24/02/2026youtube.com/watch?v=9Cx6...youtube.com"Trump Uses Racism to Weaken American Democracy"YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes 000 0
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/02/2026"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances. reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan... 32971413234 7.1K
Reposted by @catshim.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 16/02/2026ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from. We'll let their words speak for themselves.propublica.org“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley FacilityHundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end... 9833702023 3.4K
