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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The 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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! Want to rebuild America’s middle class? We need stronger unions and more power in the hands of working people.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Want to understand the mentality behind corporate greed? Just watch The Lorax.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
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The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/08/2026
Why is child care so expensive when our child care workers are paid so little?
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Why is child care so expensive when our child care workers are paid so little?
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This means war. Prepare to vote.
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𝓡𝓪𝔂 @raysoto15.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is common sense and the truth.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/07/2026
Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans expanded a tax break that allows the ultra-wealthy to write off as much as 100% of their profit on stock holdings. That one move will cost taxpayers over $17 BILLION. Americans deserve better. I'm pressing for answers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Back when I was a young man, CEOs made about 20 times the salary of their employees. Today a typical CEO makes over 280 times more. Here's what we can do about it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20/07/2026
It’s been a year since Donald Trump slashed SNAP funding in his “Big Beautiful Bill.” Here’s how many people have lost food assistance so far.
It’s been a year since Donald Trump slashed SNAP funding in his “Big Beautiful Bill.” 
 
Here’s how many people have lost food assistance in each state.
 
Alabama: -52,480
Alaska: -422
Arizona: -469,400
Arkansas: -18,549
California: -300,838
Colorado: -26,095
Connecticut: -33,599
Delaware: -18,458
Florida: -495,585
Georgia: No Data
Hawaii: -7,926
Idaho: -7,588
Illinois: -201,959
Indiana: -55,706
Iowa: -23,630
Kansas: -19,780
Kentucky: -39,094
Louisiana: -127,693
Maine: -11,071
Maryland: -32,502
Massachusetts: -145,968
Michigan: -158,599
Minnesota: -16,011
Mississippi: -40,350
Missouri: -48,436
Montana: -6,937
Nebraska: -16,873
Nevada: -70,965
New Hampshire: -1,514
New Jersey: -40,506
New Mexico: -17,106
New York: -147,176
North Carolina: -177,415
North Dakota: -4,938
Ohio: -106,133
Oklahoma: -107,821
Oregon: -46,792
Pennsylvania: -200,976
Rhode Island: -15,390
South Carolina: -63,100
South Dakota: -5,001
Tennessee: -99,979
Texas: -392,637
Utah: -21,787
Vermont: -4,547
Virginia: -114,077
Washington: -34,401
West Virginia: -14,337
Wisconsin: -22,485
Wyoming: -1,820
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is leading a coalition of billionaires who plan to spend $87M+ on ads attacking California's proposed wealth tax. He's accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Trump administration has reportedly issued $81B in tariff refunds to major corporations There's still no word on how much will be returned to consumers who ended up paying higher prices at the check-out line because of the tariffs. Hello?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
On Thursday, the Trump regime forced out the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission — effectively ending it. You need to see this as part of Trump’s overall strategy to take over the midterm elections some 90 days from now. Here's what we can do about it.
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Trump WILL Try to Steal the Midterms. Here's How
And How We Prevent Him from Doing So
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Who is paying for Trumps MAGA-fied Freedom 250 festivities, like the so-called "Great American State Fair"? Trump is using taxpayer dollars to spread the MAGA agenda while granting private donors presidential access — all under the guise of celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Did Trump promise "No Wars" if elected? Of course he did. He — and congressional Republicans who encouraged and enabled his war in Iran — should be held to account for it. Here's the record. robertreich.substack.com/p/did-trum…
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Did Trump Promise "No Wars" If Elected?
Of course he did. Here's the record. And he — and congressional Republicans who encouraged and enabled his war in Iran —
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.
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“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A Michelle Obama Appreciation Post: I deeply admire your elegance, graciousness, beauty, accomplishments, relatability & effortless class. Thank you for being one of the greatest First Ladies of all time!🙏 Much ❤️ from one of your countless fans, Mar🐫
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
For 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.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/06/2026
Black text on a white page that reads: 

Thank you to the thousands of City workers who kept New York running throughout the Knicks’ Finals run as well last night after yesterday’s celebrations.

To the members of the NYPD, FDNY, EMS, DSNY, DOT, and every City worker who showed up, did their job, and helped keep New Yorkers safe: I cannot thank you enough. Whether you were responding to emergencies, staffing events, directing traffic, cleaning our streets, or working behind the scenes in ways most people never see, your dedication made this historic moment possible for millions of New Yorkers.

By the time many of us woke up this morning, the city was ready for another day because of your work. I join millions of your fellow New Yorkers in saying thank you.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
De Niro: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to all of you who couldn’t get tickets to the White House cage fights.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Perfect response from Jamie Foxx
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thanks to Trump's tax cuts for the rich, Social Security's trustees are now warning the program will be unable to pay out full benefits by 2032. As I've said for years, there's only one way to reverse this trend. Scrap the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes.
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The world’s ten richest people — almost all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $220 billion in May. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.9 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
According to Public Citizen, more than half of the publicly identified corporate donors to Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth over $50 billion during the past six months. See what this was always about? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
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Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
Is this the most corrupt thing a president has ever done?
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We are facing it already. He is the President. www.businessinsider.com/us-economy-r...
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Mark Zandi says Trump has a week to strike an Iran deal before the US faces a 'real problem'
Oil prices could soar again absent a peace deal with Iran, Zandi said. Crude saw a fresh spike on Monday as US-Iran talks appeared to stall.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Corporations 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.
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US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.
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CaroleOntheGo🇨🇦 @caroleonthego4u.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Every American should be disgusted by this.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I call them traitors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $270B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $210B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The most accurate portrayal of the pro-Jim Crow, white nationalist Roberts Supreme Court I've seen yet.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 27/04/2026
"Small wonder that Clarence Thomas prefers the Gilded Age over the Progressive Era," writes @rbreich.bsky.social. "He’s the living embodiment of the Gilded Age’s public-be-damned excesses."
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I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him | Robert Reich
The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
(CNN) — A month ago, President Donald Trump unabashedly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump said. “He can no longer hurt innocent people!” www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/p...
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Trump’s hypocritical crusade on violent rhetoric — and the country’s emerging split reality | CNN Politics
A month ago, President Donald Trump unabashedly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump said. “He can no longer hurt innocent people!”
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Tuesday’s redistricting decision by Virginia has been depicted as an escalation of the redistricting “arms race” between red and blue states. It is not. This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/when-the…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job. One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?
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This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
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