Reposted by Russ MayMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026“Expect the price of oil to continue to go up. Expect diesel to go up. Expect gas to go up.” Ben Meiselas on Trump’s latest chaos as MAGA Republicans freak out and Trump dangles a bogus $5,000 midterm promise. 661811547 0
Reposted by Russ MayTommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026But we need EVERYONE to vote. We cannot take anything for granted. Being ahead in the polls is sometimes the kiss of death. That's one of the things that happened in 2024. All souls to the polls. #VOTE #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 381004416 0
Reposted by Russ MayAida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Puerto Rico is not getting enough attention! They’re suffering right now… #Pinks #USDemocracy 9920111303 0
Reposted by Russ MayChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/08/2026Talarico’s voting rights agenda shouldn’t be controversial. 📌 Expand access to the ballot box 📌 Protect voting rights 📌 End partisan gerrymandering Politicians drawing themselves safe districts and then making it harder for people to vote isn’t democracy. 9359591971 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power. 375123034707 0
Reposted by Russ MayChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/07/2026Some really encouraging Senate polls… 📍Georgia 🔵 Jon Ossoff: 56% 🔴 Mike Collins: 43% 📍North Carolina 🔵 Roy Cooper: 53% 🔴 Michael Whatley: 44% 📍Ohio 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 53% 🔴 Jon Husted: 45% 📍Iowa 🔵 Josh Turek: 50% 🔴 Ashley Hinson: 46% Keep organizing. Keep fighting. 890142983980 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns. 369108904638 0
Reposted by Russ MayGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/07/2026Donald Trump thinks we should all stop worrying about inflation and simply "love it." Donald Trump "doesn't care about Americans' financial situation." Donald Trump "wants to drive housing prices up." We're not taking our advice from the President in Illinois. 16667146 0
Reposted by Russ MayThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. www.propublica.org/article/fede... 35077603891 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Since Trump’s 2017 tax law cut the corporate tax rate, America's biggest corporations have spent $4.8 trillion on stock buybacks. The top 10 corporations who bought back the most stock spent FIVE TIMES more on stock buybacks than they paid in taxes. This blew my mind.4taxfairness.substack.comFirms Spend $4.8T on Stock Buybacks Since 1st Trump-GOP Tax LawHuge Tax Cuts Used to Enrich Shareholders Rather Than Boost Pay or Investment 35894413 0
Reposted by Russ MayThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Fox guests are trying to say inflation is “leveling out” “if you exclude food and energy” 🤔 — because who needs those things! (Also, it isn’t) Meanwhile half of 🇺🇸 can’t afford health care either… 24735341106 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Unless our people know ALL of our history — including the role racism and slavery played in shaping this country — they can’t possibly understand why we are where we are today, and what we must do to better live up to our ideals. 732206540 0
Reposted by Russ MaySenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 17/06/2026Students with disabilities are students first. This illegal change will worsen outcomes & delay civil rights protections. The Dept of Education had decades of expertise helping kids learn according to their unique needs. Walking away from IDEA in its 50th year is plain cruel.washingtonpost.comEducation Dept. plans to move special ed and civil rights out of the agencyThe moves are part of an effort to close the department by moving its functions to other parts of the government. 12324142 0
Reposted by Russ MayRoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“I’ll meet Paxton at any time and any place if he will answer Texans’ questions about why he let admitted child sex offender Adam Hoffman walk free,” Talarico said, according to Texas Tribune reporter Alejandro Serrano. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...? 9944001422 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026“I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” —Thomas Jefferson 451912552 0
Reposted by Russ May𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16/06/2026Donald Trump is amazing. My truck used to hold $60 of gas and now it holds $120 of gas. I don't know how he does it but the man is a jenius. 1183014692 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before. 373141054698 0
Reposted by Russ MayGuardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 10/06/2026They didn’t call him Tricky Dick for nothing 691435785 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Trump gets the "FIFA Peace Prize." Months later his DOJ drops a bribery case involving FIFA officials. FIFA "leases" office space at Trump Tower NYC that reportedly sits empty. Meanwhile, federal regulators look the other way as FIFA price gouges fans. Where's the red card when you need it? 12342261429 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Hourly wages are up 3% since 2019. Corporate profits are up 50%. Labor’s piece of the economic pie is the smallest it’s been in over 75 years, while corporate profits’ share is the *biggest* it’s been since 1950. This is what a rigged economy looks like. 481902817 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Data centers’ diesel backup generators are emitting pollutants that can cause health problems for residents. That’s on top of contributing to higher electricity prices and sucking up communities’ water. Is it any wonder communities across the country are organizing to stop them? 942445978 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion 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.theguardian.comUS employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report findsCritics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers 332115954728 0
Reposted by Russ MayK Wilde @flowerchildob1.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The US government was legally required to release all of the Epstein files 170 days ago. They still refuse to do so. The President seems reluctant to force the release. We all know why. 🔥Release the Epstein Files.🔥 17671972407 0
Reposted by Russ MayHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Happy to share our first campaign ad!! Www.Harrydunnformd.com 469145284824 0
Reposted by Russ MayThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR) 12942499911546 0
Reposted by Russ MayDefend The Vote @wedefendthevote.org · 06/05/2026NEW: Tennessee voters came out to oppose the GOP’s new rigged maps 🔥 240114613006 0
Reposted by Russ MayThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026WALTER BAILEY: “Dr. King took a bullet in the neck. They were shot. Killed. Murdered. Advancing voting rights… it’s an insult to their legacy. To their deaths.” @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn SenJohnson BrentTaylorTN #Memphis 197135514189 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Don't forget: my old Yale Law classmate Clarence Thomas refused to recuse from Jan. 6 cases despite his wife's involvement in the plot. And he's taken at least 100 gifts worth over $2 million while serving, including from GOP donor Harlan Crow. He's a disgrace to the Court. 987153075771 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless. In the 1970s, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forward to today, and lobbying has become a multi-billion dollar industry. It all began with the Powell Memo.youtube.comHow the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert ReichThe corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.In 1976, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyist 621897777 0
Reposted by Russ MayThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “This is an attack on Black political power. To take away our representation.” 25284242904 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United. No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed. Here's how it works. youtu.be/p1fPbGHe3xE?si=QZRQImV8KYD…youtu.beRobert Reich29K likes, 2.2K comments. "Could This Actually End Citizens United?" 17391082843 0
Reposted by Russ MayHarold Wesley @harweswea.bsky.social · 15/04/2026You would think they would have learned the first time he was in office! Why do these people continue to vote for their own decimation? 🤔 87365882129 0
Reposted by Russ MayGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/04/2026"Given the horrific and illegal behavior of the Netanyahu government over the last three years, the American people have had enough," writes @sanders.senate.gov.theguardian.comNo more US military aid to Israel | Bernie SandersThe time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government 901974617 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert 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. 541234718163 0
Reposted by Russ MayTheir Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 11/04/2026So it turns out paying people a living wage doesn’t collapse the economy; it’s almost like the rich have been lying to us to maintain their power over our lives.capitalandmain.comDespite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill JobsUC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices. 22195262949 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis 8151661548 0
Reposted by Russ MayJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/04/2026To cap off his first 100 days in office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked the full 6 miles home from New York City Hall last night — greeting New Yorkers along the way. 🍎 745186772925 0
Reposted by Russ MayJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The crowd at today’s #NoKings protest in Orlando is absolutely MASSIVE. It’s much larger than the turnout at the last demonstration in October 2025! 🇺🇸✊ 5840871151 0
Reposted by Russ MayCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 27/03/2026A drunk former fox news host refused to promote two Black and two female officers because a convicted felon and 5x draft dodger does not want to stand next to a Black woman at military events. Think about that for a second. 710157475431 0
Reposted by Russ MayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Still wondering if inequality is out of control? 450135695548 0
Reposted by Russ MayCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Please stop posting these ICE agents without their parents' consent. 1286224444311 0
Reposted by Russ MayDr. Art Garfunky @chimpvsdog.bsky.social · 23/03/2026The only mainstream journalists speaking truth to power these days are cartoonists 174107842318 0
Reposted by Russ MayCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026It’s gonna be a pretty solid weekend if social media is flooded with clips of Laura Loomer getting her ass handed to her in-person by Indian journalists. Shout-out to Rajdeep Sardesai for kicking off the festivities. 14961971713 0
