Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 04/10/2026Have you made your plan to vote yet? I know I have! If you haven’t yet, go to vote.vermont.gov to get started. 3589
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18hAI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here. 14642981716
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/10/2026A CNN report hurt Jared's feelings, but numerous outlets, including @motherjones.com, have detailed his vast global conflicts of interest.motherjones.comDoes Jared Kushner know what a conflict of interest is?In Israel and elsewhere, the line between his diplomacy and quest for wealth is fuzzy at best. 53692263
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22hHigh prices and rising borrowing costs are squeezing family budgets, forcing more Americans to cut back on things like bowling and dining out. For many families, fun is becoming increasingly out of reach. This is Donald Trump’s economy. 26496100
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23hWhat an amazing event yesterday! Tom Morello brought together Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen, and so many others at the Power to the People festival to speak up against Trump and remind us this country belongs to all of us. 643614650
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 18hThere are people losing their lives on the ground in Ukraine but Kushner and Witkoff see a payday coming for themselves. Can these people do anything without injecting blatant corruption into it?nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 55736
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 19hThis week, we testified before the UN Human Rights Council about the alarming number of Black people who have been found dead, hanging, or drowned in the U.S. over the past decade. We urged UN human rights experts to investigate these deaths properly as our government continues to fail the public. 221106375
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Absofreakinlutely They Should...... 487170464497
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 03/10/2026These results are unacceptable but not surprising. I’ve been hearing it across our state. It’s why I wrote and introduced my Community Housing Act that would invest $500 billion in affordable housing that is not only affordable now, but that will also STAY affordable for many years to come. 14915
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests. 17043191380
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 03/10/2026It’s offensive that Trump is doing such blatant corruption right in the open. Congress has the Constitutional responsibility of oversight and it’s a disgrace Republicans gave that up the last 2 years so that Trump feels above the lawwashingtonsun.comWant Dinner With the President? Buy His Meme Coin.The $Trump meme coin is offering buyers a new "exclusive" opportunity to meet the president. 711340
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." 5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted. No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout. 431301480
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialLeft Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 410199616134
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Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 327110464293
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 02/10/2026Translation: the White House knows whatever they're about to do is really unpopular. Whether it’s restricting mifepristone or criminalizing pregnant people, they need to stop putting themselves between Americans and their doctors and allow folks to make their own health decisions.washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 07131
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We’re honestly still taken aback by Elon advising the Pentagon on the future of wars. Didn’t we all see how badly he failed with DOGE? 98855381756
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If we want to clean up Trump's mess — and prevent it from happening again — here are 10 reforms every midterm candidate should support. Call them the “10 Commandments for a Better Government.”youtube.comThe 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess?Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress.These are major structural reforms tha 741808821
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMoveOn @moveon.org · 28/09/2026We don’t need more data centers and surveillance cameras. We need clean water, affordable homes, living wages, healthcare, and communities that actually serve the people who live in them. 010831
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026TODAY: Andy McCabe and I discuss the Judge Aileen Cannon dilemma that could result in either her violating her own court order or releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. All ahead of Smith's testimony on the Hill Tuesday. Always free. Occasional swearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...podcasts.apple.com 13066261839
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026In April 2026, the Supreme Court effectively ended the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to an all-white Congressional delegation from the South. The decision has startling parallels with Plessy v Ferguson, the decision that established “separate but equal.”motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 5275114
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-... 851854945
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on September 30. Christa has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement after committing her crime as an 18-year-old girl with severe, untreated mental illness stemming from childhood abuse. Tell Governor Lee to stop her execution now.mercyforchrista.orgPetition | Christa PikeSign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee. 18302125
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 27/09/2026The GOP has had control of the House, Senate, and presidency for 2 years now. What exactly have they done with that power? 45821
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 27/09/2026Universal child care is the best investment we can make for our families. 521327250
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026Automatic license plate reader technology has no place in our neighborhoods. Join this month’s action call on Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss the dangers of surveillance technology and how you can take action in your community to fight against this tech.act.aclu.orgACLU People Power September Action Call: Get the Flock OutI'm attending this event - sign up now to join me! 7440153
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚 321120642895
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way. 210122643893
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026The SCOTUS decision increases the likelihood that eligible voters will be wrongly labeled as noncitizens due to faulty data and removed from the rolls.motherjones.comSupreme Court allows Trump to use flawed database to vet voter citizenshipWhile the impact on the midterms might be minimal, Justice Jackson warns some eligible voters could be disenfranchised. 1721387
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Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialClay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/20269/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se... 18381292555
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026UPDATE: British Columbia’s attorney general is seeking Criminal Code changes to strengthen accountability for artificial intelligence companies in response to @markfollman.bsky.social investigation. motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 424895
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 25/09/2026Trump is using our taxpayer dollars to create Trump TV and cut ads for himself ahead of November when he’s not even a candidate. And, to him, everyone else is a communist or socialist? Give me a break. 17634
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. 9937831466
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1372303776648
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026These men have a right to a hearing, like everyone in the United States. We're in federal court today and next week demanding a course correction for the sake of all of our civil liberties. 9456130
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On Dolly Parton Day, I'm remember how she... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research and the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Funded high school band programs She is missed! 219140643084
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit seeking information about ICE's use of the WRAP, a full-body restraint used during deportation flights. We're demanding records describing how ICE is using this dangerous device and how the WRAP has harmed individuals. 7537145
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.) 28984872250
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 25/09/2026So far, Trump has spent $1.8+ billion on his vanity projects since coming back into office. Have you ever thought about what else we could have gotten for that money? Try it out for yourself: www.hassan.senate.gov/trumpvanitycalculator 34423
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago. Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.truthout.orgTennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault VictimChrista Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years. 771204571
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026“Since Reconstruction, Louisiana has elected four African Americans to Congress. And you’re looking at all of them. Four.” Nearly a third of Louisiana’s population is Black. motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 5286134
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6584020911821
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/09/2026The U.S. strike on the Iranian elementary school was the deadliest American military targeting error of the 21st century in terms of child casualties. Horrific. This war needs to end – now. 2633994973
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026Fire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety. 29357621836
Reposted by @discoforce.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026Taxpayers are footing the bill for President Trump's radical anti-immigrant agenda. Our government must prioritize investing in working families over ICE raids and more militarization of our communities. 7270111
