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Nadine Bidwell

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Grandmother, activist, pet lover, traveling and culture, spirituality and I'm pretty comical

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It was pure and simple narcissistic supply that Donald was after. Here Vlad Vexler, a Russian-born intellectual now living in Western Europe.
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The Truth About Trump's Overwhelming Weakness
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 15/10/2026
“My wife is going crazy with me,” Trump told a crowd.
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Trump Goads Rally Crowd Into Helping Him Bully Melania: She ‘Hates’ This
“My wife is going crazy with me,” Trump told a crowd.
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5 Calls @5calls.org · 15/10/2026
People are more likely to vote when they MAKE A PLAN! We made these *printable planners* that you can fill out and put on your fridge. OR you can print out a stack, leave them at your coffee shop, or hand them out at a No Kings rally this Saturday. 😎💪🗳️ Find them at 5calls.org/printables
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/10/2026
Breaking News! Code Yikes! As of October 13, the year-to-date global surface temperature anomaly is 1.50°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. Where will 2026 end up? The Climate Casino is taking the OVER on 1.55°C and the UNDER on 1.60°C. Stay tuned!
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026
There is “no logic” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent moves to take Russia’s side in the Ukraine war, and he should remember his true allies lie in Europe, Finland’s prime minister said today.
politico.eu
‘No logic’: Finland slams Trump for siding with Putin against Ukraine
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo tells POLITICO the U.S. is going against its allies and warns Europe must find a way to keep Ukraine in the fight, even if it means reopening the debate over raiding Russian assets. 
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/10/2026
What if you see ICE at the polls? (Don't worry! Read on for the plan!) @indivisible.org roped me in to design and illustrate a new zine! Check it out in this 🧵 - and visit linktr.ee/wewillvote to sign up for the Election Protection Program and find all the resources you need!
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Image shows pen and ink drawings of an ICE agent peeking around one side of the word ICE and a determined looking person holding up a cell phone as if to record peering around the other side.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A Massachusetts woman pays $500 a month to get her electricity from a privately owned utility. Her neighbor, less than 2,000 feet away, pays just $130 a month because he’s served by a publicly owned utility. How are privately owned utilities getting away with this price gouging? Watch.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/10/2026
When an elevator broke down at Cleveland Elementary in D.C., staff mobilized colleagues to carry an ESL teacher, who uses a wheelchair, up and down the stairs so she could reach her students. The improvised accommodation went on for weeks.
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Teachers and kids carried in a ‘human elevator’ amid disrepair at D.C. schools
Prolonged elevator outages have become troubling barriers for students and teachers with disabilities or mobility issues at public schools across D.C., parents and educators said.
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Nadine Bidwell @dine-69.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy Heavenly 86th Birthday, John Lennon! Now, politicians, just give us some truth finally!!!!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/10/2026
Sending ICE and federal agents to polling places is blatantly illegal, but that’s never stopped Trump before. Our new zine (illustrated by acclaimed comic book artist @gregpak.net) provides a pocket-sized guide on what to do if you see ICE at the polls: indivisible.org/wp-content/u...
WHAT IF YOU SEE ICE AT THE POLLS?
(Don't worry!
Read on for the plan!)

If you see ICE or
have any other trouble when you vote, call
866-OUR-VOTE
For help in other languages, go to 866ourvote.org.
• A real person will help you and get it on the record.
• Document everything on video, safely.
• Use the Hands Off Our Vote toolkit. We have a plan!
linktr.ee/wewillvote

If you're stopped by law enforcement...
• Prioritize staying safe. Remain calm, don't resist. Keep your hands visible.
• Document everything. Record on your phone or ask a bystander to do it.
• Get the agent's badge number, name, and their agency.
• If detained, ask for a lawyer, remain silent, and do not sign anything.
• To invoke your rights sayI want to remain silent" and "I want to speak with a lawyer."
• The Constitution protects your rights no matter your immigration status.
This is educational only, not legal advice. If you need legal advice, consult an attorney.
Our core principle is a commitment to nonviolent action. Work to de-escalate any confrontations with those who disagree, and act lawfully at all times.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Farmers emerge as pivotal voting bloc What happened to all the money donated to Trump's Freedom 250? Democrats demand Sen. Eric Scmitt's (R-MO) "records" about Jack Smith Some of the DOGE cuts put local schools at risk DAY AHEAD is live: macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/10/2026
Former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service August Hanning built a lucrative second career trading on his security expertise. Now prosecutors accuse him of profiting from state secrets. 🔗 vist.ly/5mp7v
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/10/2026
A strengthening El Niño is threatening an already fragile outlook for cocoa supplies.
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El Niño Puts Ivory Coast Cocoa at Risk of Heat, Water Stress
A strengthening El Niño is threatening an already fragile outlook for cocoa supplies, with top grower Ivory Coast’s state weather agency warning of a rainfall deficit through early 2027.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.org
propublica.org
Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Anshul Gupta @gptnshl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“These are intense environments full of heat and pollution,” PSE’s first-of-its-kind study measured what workers experience in commercial kitchens and found a start difference between gas-fired & all-electric kitchens. More @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/environment/...
latimes.com
Restaurant workers face hidden dangers from gas stoves, including pollution and extreme heat
Restaurants with gas stoves and ovens are exposing workers to harmful air pollution and unsafe levels of heat, according to a new study led by California researchers.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If Donald Trump, with his record of corruption and law-breaking, is not impeached, we might as well strike impeachment provisions from the Constitution. He is the reason they exist and must be implemented.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hope you'll read this from @edwardluce.bsky.social about what DC post election will be like. I hope Dems will take in the implicit warning that disunity or lack of resolve could lead to a waste of the next two years and more damage to the country from Trump. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake
Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda
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Nadine Bidwell @dine-69.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
piss head
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An ICE Air flight (GXA6121) that departed Alexandria, LA at 8:42 local time is currently en route to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Deportation flights to Haiti have ramped up to once weekly, on Thursdays, since Aug 20, following the end of TPS on Jul 27.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 01/10/2026
Trump's immigration detention policy heads to the Supreme Court, where three justices he now regrets appointing could decide its fate.
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Trump's ICE policy to face Supreme Court justices he regrets nominating
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Democrats are coming off a special-election run in which Republicans failed to flip a single state legislative seat. Now they’ve identified the 10 races they’re watching most closely heading into November.
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State Democrats Release Top-Ten Races To Watch for November
State-level Dems are fired up for the midterms after a dominant special election season
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Nadine Bidwell @dine-69.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
sicko freaking NAZIs again.
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Nadine Bidwell @dine-69.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
piss head that that judge is of course.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
Read the full story:
democracydocket.com
Trump judge dismisses challenge to strict Florida voter registration law as ‘manufactured by meddlers’
In a loss for voters, a federal judge dismissed a challenge to a Florida voter registration policy that civil rights groups say disproportionately impacts people of color.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
LOSS: A federal court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block a Florida policy that pro-voters argue bars nearly 80k eligible voters from registering. The policy requires certain identifying information on a voter’s registration application to exactly match information in government databases.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
What happened after Donald Trump took a wrecking ball to federal child care programs? 400+ day cares shut down in Oklahoma. 300+ programs shut down in Indiana. HUNDREDS more have closed nationwide. Our families deserve better.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 01/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 1, 2026 ~ Tipping or tipped? "A fast-warming ocean thins the ice shelves, weakened shelves break apart, and glacier ice flows into the ocean faster. Each step makes the next one easier." theconversation.com/antarcticas-...
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Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere
The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one direction.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data centres • Increase our electricity bills • Pollute our water • Increase unemployment via AI • Accelerate climate + eco collapse • Offer NOTHING to ordinary people in return Why is the Irish government pushing us headlong towards them? www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
irishtimes.com
New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’
Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
After nearly two years of claims on Fox News that Trump’s deportation operations were targeting the “worst of the worst,” the administration acknowledged that it's attempting to go after every person it thinks is in the U.S. without authorization.
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Fox News has spent almost two years claiming Trump’s deportations are targeting “the worst of the worst.” The administration just contradicted that narrative.
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Nadine Bidwell @dine-69.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All of them are POS es.
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The Economist @economist.com · 01/10/2026
Vladimir Putin “wants to make people scared of going to the supermarket”. On “The Intelligence”, Ollie Carroll explains Russia’s new campaign of terror on civilian targets in Kyiv
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Trial and terror: Russia escalates Kyiv campaign
Also on the daily podcast: tech firms refine smart glasses and a history of pens
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The Economist @economist.com · 01/10/2026
The Supreme Court must decide whether to limit the First Amendment or executive power
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The coming fight over free speech
The Supreme Court must decide whether to limit the First Amendment or executive power
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a sweeping California package cracking down on public corruption, crypto fraud, ticket scams, privacy abuses and more, including a new law barring public officials from launching meme coins.
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Newsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public Officials
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of anti-corruption and consumer protection legislation, MeidasTouch has exclusively learned, delivering one of
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
The next No Kings is right around the corner! Find (or organize) your local event to drive unprecedented early voting and recruit volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 27/09/2026
Swiss reject plan to toughen neutrality
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Swiss reject plan to toughen neutrality
Swiss voters on Sunday roundly rejected a proposal to tighten their country's neutrality, final results showed, dismissing an initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed "pro-Russian" by opponents.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026
Illinois is stepping up as the federal government steps down. We established the nation’s strongest framework for AI safety, transparency, and accountability. And now, we’re going further to prepare and protect our people.
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Gov. Pritzker creates Illinois AI Cabinet to assess risks, strengthen safeguards against artificial intelligence threats
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday to create the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet, an advisory group tasked with evaluating AI risks and recommending safety …
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The Economist @economist.com · 27/09/2026
When the Iran war ends, it will mark the moment America pulls back from the Middle East. And the next struggle for hegemony in the region will come from within
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When America walks away
For decades America has enjoyed hegemony over the Middle East. That is about to end
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm guessing he hasn't looked at a mirror in years.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 24/09/2026
Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal agents, members of Congress heard from family members of those killed on the Trump administration’s pattern of obstruction and lies about the shootings and victims, calling it “dual assassination.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Families of ICE victims tell panel that falsehoods, obstruction amount to ‘dual assassinations’ • Ohio Capital Journal
Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal immigration agents, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday heard from family members of those killed…
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026
In a 49-50 vote, the Senate failed to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran ahead of midterms, reflecting Democrats’ strategy to force votes on war powers resolutions to highlight Republican support. See how your senators voted:
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How every senator voted on the Iran war powers resolution
The Senate failed to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran in a 49-50 vote.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 24/09/2026
And the artist whose music was featured is “looking for a lawyer” as we speak.
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The White House Is Airing An Ominous Ad On Fox News — And It Could Be An Abuse Of Power
And the artist whose music was featured is “looking for a lawyer” as we speak.
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Politico @politico.com · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu uses UN address to highlight Trump ties — and harangue everyone else
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Netanyahu uses UN address to highlight Trump ties — and harangue everyone else
The Israeli leader, increasingly isolated on the world stage, emphasized his relationship with the U.S. president during an otherwise confrontational speech.
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Caw Yar Bluff @j-leslie3k.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Russia sees Alaska as part of their empire. Lavrov wore a USSR sweatshirt at the 2025 Alaska Summit as a jab. I am concerned the US may allow an energy company in Russia to develop Alaska’s resources as they are helping Iran strike us in Iran and recruit U.S. citizens to surveil and murder people.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Has he ever pressed his friend Putin to stop bombing civilians in Ukraine every day?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Will voters be fooled by this act 6 weeks before an election by desperate Republicans who have gone along with every single one of Trump’s whims, wishes & desires, refused to stop his war or tariffs, voted for his incompetent appointees & turned a blind eye to all his corruption?
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
Trump will try to sabotage the midterms. We know it’s coming and we know the only thing that stops it is mass, organized, nonviolent, insistent people power. We can’t wait until election sabotage happens to build the force that responds. Let’s get to work. 👇
indivisible.org
Join Our Midterm Election Protection Program
In 2026 we are building our strongest election protection program ever, in all 50 states. We’re going to bring Indivisible’s grassroots organizing force out to ensure that whatever tricks they try to ...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 17/09/2026
Mark Carney called for a closer alliance between Canada and the EU in a bid to establish a bulwark strong enough to ward off threats from world powers.
bloom.bg
Carney Calls on Closer Canada-EU Alliance to Defend Sovereignty
Prime Minister Mark Carney called for a closer alliance between Canada and the European Union in a bid to establish a bulwark strong enough to ward off intimidation from world powers like the US and China that could threaten their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m so pleased to announce the relaunch of my “Wealth and Poverty” course, this coming Monday, September 21st. Please join me and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse for a live “watch-a-long” of the first class of my course, on Substack at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET. More details at the link below:
robertreich.substack.com
My course "Wealth & Poverty" starts right here on Monday, September 21st
And every subsequent Monday for the next 14 weeks.
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