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Tax the rich, break up monopolies, fix housing costs and wages. Why's it so hard...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
Alito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
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Trump’s past 24 hours of desperation:

— posts Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone number and tells people to call him over daylight saving time
— again tries to scam voters with fraudulent promises $5,000 checks to every adult citizen if Republicans win the House and Senate
— says if Democrats win it will be “a 1929 disaster” and an economic depression, essentially admitting he believes his term will lead to a Great Depression
— tells a Mobile, Alabama rally to close their eyes and “pretend I’m on the ballot”
— says he’s giving $100 checks to 20 million seniors
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
MAINE – Senator Bernie Sanders is joining Troy Jackson in Bangor, Lewiston, and Biddeford on the Solidarity Forever Tour! ✊ Working people built this state. Let’s come together, get fired up, and send a fighter for working Mainers to the U.S. Senate.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAlkvjdhww
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The 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
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The midterms are being flooded with dark money & Trump is doing everything he can to suppress the vote. But remember — WE THE PEOPLE outnumber Trump and his billionaire backers. Keep phoning. Keep canvassing. Keep getting out the vote for candidates on the side of working people. It is essential.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Until the Reagan years, the SEC considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. Now, NVIDIA has announced the largest buyback in American history — fueled by the data center boom. It's time to make buybacks illegal again.
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Stock Buybacks, Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains that Trump's corporate tax is going to stock buybacks, leaving most workers behind.Watch More: Tru
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watch my conversation live now with @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/UUPCTaN...
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Community Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever Tour
YouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel optimistic about the midterm elections, just over five weeks away. But my stomach aches when I think of what’s at stake. Call me nauseously optimistic. How do you feel? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Troy's priorities in the Senate
Working class people are getting crushed by a rigged system, and it's time we fixed it. The political revolution is here — powered by an incredible wave of people across Maine and America who are stan...
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tell me the system is broken without telling me the system is broken.
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Today, I'm introducing a bill to BAN corporate takeovers of your doctor's office. Doctors should be able to care for their patients without greedy private equity investors getting in the way. Let's get this done.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team."
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Medicare for All means we will no longer be nickeled and dimed by corporations who exist specifically to hold our healthcare dollars and pay out as little as possible.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/09/2026
Any time any anchor ever asks a Democrat about Hasan Piker, the correct response is “Piker isn’t running for anything. Republicans have a literal candidate supported by Mike Johnson who refers to kids as cum trophies. You’re asking the wrong questions.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
I agree that in 2027 and 2028, Congressional investigations, funding the government, and consideration of Trump nominees can NOT be business as usual. No "reaching across the aisle", funding Trump BS, or voting for ANY Trump nominee - judicial or otherwise. Those days are definitely over. 1/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use these laws to further exploit workers 5) Repeat Let's break the cycle and keep building back a powerful labor movement.
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How Corporations Crush the Working Class | Robert Reich
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down how power has shifted from labor unions to corporate giants over the
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Don’t believe the lies you hear about immigrant and undocumented workers. The real villains are the powerful corporations that want workers fighting one another while they rake in record profits at their expense.
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Trump’s Lies About Immigrant Workers, Debunked
Don’t believe the lies you hear about immigrant and undocumented workers.The real villains are the greedy corporations t
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
After trumps purge of competent fbi agents, so he can replace them with sycophants, 150 millions drivers licenses with all the relevant information was sold on the dark web. If only there was a task force to investigate and prevent these issues...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
According to AAA, the national average gas price has never been above $4 per gallon on Labor Day weekend — until this year. And it's far from the only way Trump is making your life more expensive. Watch.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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 · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Job growth under trump is anemic. Wage growth under Trump is non existent. People are losing faith in our food systems. Our allies are being exported like a TV show mob boss... Time for post ww2 style reforms
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In America rich people can: Be missing from work for 75 days without consequence (mcconnel) Say that ceo's are important so they need to be paid more, but somehow run 4 companies (musk) Perform insider trading (congress) Get a huge payout when they are fired for being awful (muilenberg) Not us.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants. Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
From (speaker?) @rokhanna.bsky.social 👇🏽
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Federal corporate political spending has already reached nearly $650 MILLION ahead of the midterms, according to @publiccitizen.bsky.social. That’s an all-time high — and we’re still months away from Election Day. Big Money is the real threat to “election integrity.”
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, and he helped overturn Roe. She can defend that vote all she wants. I’m running for Senate to restore and expand the federal right to abortion and make damn sure politicians never again get to take this freedom away from Mainers.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 26/08/2026
We've endured nearly two years of his insanity The traitors have made themselves known And in less than ten weeks we vote The survival of our country as we know it, is screaming at the stake And the GOP has lit the fire Maybe this time You'll find the time to vote with liberty And justice For all
Meme describes the rape of Katie Johnson and her friend Maria. 13 and 12 years old. By now president trump, on Epstein Island. 

From her sworn affidavit Case 1:16-cv-07673-RA
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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The Trump effect on our business, in excruciating detail
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Jordy 🇺🇸🦅 @meidasjordy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“If someone is telling you the sky is orange and someone is telling you the sky is blue, the truth isn’t somewhere in the middle.” Great time w/ @colinbwilliams.com from @pghcitypaper.com discussing my love for Pittsburgh, Meidas and fighting for our country. www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
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Pittsburgh’s Jordy Meiselas and MeidasTouch are fighting for journalism, and democracy itself
The Pittsburgh-based Meiselas and his two brothers have built a following of millions in just six years.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m going to say this as clearly as I can: Trump’s mind has gone. Here's more proof. robertreich.substack.com/p/he-reall…
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He Really IS Stark-Raving Mad
This proves it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just 10 billionaires have already poured nearly $670 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If all our food is contaminated anyways and they are just gonna stop testing... seems like we have to eat the rich. At least then our lives will improve from eating something full of shit
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@troyjackson207.bsky.social Trump has disclosed more than 1,000 trades in June totaling up to $263 million. No wonder Susan thinks congressional stock trading is ok
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Republicans are treating gislane Maxwell better than us troops in the navy....
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Donald Trump has increased the deficit $12 trillion in his terms so far. What has anyone gotten for it?
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giftedgecko.bsky.social @giftedgecko.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
America is being run like a business purchased by private equity. Enshittified and sold for parts
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