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Guy Mitchell

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Retired. Happily married. Three grown-up Children. Two Grandchildren. Secular Humanist. Democratic Socialist. Animal lover. Bibliomaniac. DON'T DO MONEY, DODGY WEBSITES, OR ONLY FANS

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Can you guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is running the economy just like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground.
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How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched | Robert Reich
Let’s set the record straight: Trump is not a “successful businessman.” He is, objectively, a business failure.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/08/2026
Trump says he shot a stunning 70 at age 80 and won two championships—at his own golf club. When CNN asked Jamal Simmons to react, he burst out laughing: “I’m trying to compose myself.” Then he explained why the spectacle was anything but funny. #DonaldTrump #CNN #TrumpGolf
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Trump Claimed an Astonishing Golf Victory at 80—Then a CNN Analyst Burst Out Laughing on Live Television
Donald Trump says he just accomplished something most golfers could only dream about. At 80 years old, the president claimed he shot a two-under-par round of 70 to win not one but two championships…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Trump on domestic abuser Max Miller: “He’s a good person.” Trump on trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: “I wish her well.” Trump on the Pope: “He needs to shut up!”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Trump is rolling out yet another key plank of Project 2025: privatizing airport security. History has shown us time and again this makes both workers and passengers less safe. Everything is for sale under Trump.
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TSA Privatization Returns Airport Security to a Dangerous Past - The American Prospect
The Trump administration wants airport screening to revert to the way it was before 9/11, when private security companie
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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"How retired teachers, nurses and vicars became Britain’s newest terror suspects" Because you don't want to go after real terrorists. They might hurt you.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is what I think of when people complain that climate activists are 'disruptive'
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wrote this last year, but as nothing has been done to address the underlying issues, it remains, unfortunately, just as relevant today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Level of dangerous twaddle and nonsense on @telegraph.co.uk is reaching epic proportions In case their columnists haven't noticed, lots of the Med region is on fire In Britain the heat is *already* killing lots of people and farmers are struggling to grow food www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Reminder that ICE whistleblowers have been warning for months that the agency's Trump-era hiring surge has led to dangerous recruits being given alarming levels of power. Watch.
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It’s the middle of winter in Antarctica and rain is falling on glaciers. It’s supposed to be 20 degrees celsius colder - but it isn’t. And this has been going on for a while. Watch this important video:
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It's supposed to be winter in Antarctica
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Pizza Hut started to go downhill when it got rid of buffets. You can expect it to get a whole lot worse now that a private equity firm is buying it. It’s not just Pizza Hut. Here’s what you need to know about the industry ruining all your favorite things.
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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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Tessa @amitessornotlol.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Tessa @amitessornotlol.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Trump’s family is selling commemorative coins through the Trump Organization ahead of the UFC fight Trump is hosting on the White House lawn. The most expensive coin costs nearly $12,000. The grift never ends.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Believe what you see! #Pinks
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. The companies making cash from England’s children in care | George Monbiot
Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Amazon AMD Axon Boeing Dell Microsoft Nvidia Palantir Just a few of the major corporations and government contractors Trump has bought stock in lately. Many of his trades directly coincided with regulatory decisions his administration made that affected their profits.
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Here Are Donald Trump’s 10 Best Stock Trades Of 2026
The president took millions from Big Tech to get re-elected, then bent AI regulation in their favor while reaping the proceeds personally.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
You Can't Keep A Good Book Down.......💪🏻
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 28/05/2026
A government subpoena. Anonymous critics. Demands for names, addresses, and financial information. Civil liberties advocates say a dangerous line may have just been crossed. 👀⚖️🔥 #FreeSpeech #DOJ #Politics
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DOJ’s Secret Move to Unmask Trump Critics Sparks Free Speech Firestorm — ‘They Want Names, Addresses, Even Bank Records’
A growing legal battle over free speech, government power, and online anonymity is rapidly escalating after reports emerged that the U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to identify anonymous s…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The administration plans to use claims that "China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.” The premise, it almost goes without saying, is a total lie. trib.al/dD7xx4n
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
North Carolina fascists have introduced a bill to encourage deadly force against any woman having an abortion, which would include those who use IUDs or birth control pills as they are "abortifacients" according to the fascists. While the bill won't pass, the sheer gall is the point.
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NC Republicans Propose Letting Anyone Use Deadly Force Against Women Who Have Abortions Under New Bill
A North Carolina bill proposes classifying abortion as first-degree murder, allowing deadly force to prevent it. Critics argue it could lead to lethal vigilante actions against women and medical staff...
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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NC Republicans Propose Letting Anyone Use Deadly Force Against Women Who Have Abortions Under New Bill
A North Carolina bill proposes classifying abortion as first-degree murder, allowing deadly force to prevent it. Critics argue it could lead to lethal vigilante actions against women and medical staff...
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Unsafe Abortion: Teenage Girls Resort To Potash, Fungicide, Herbal Mixes - The Pointer
Experts Call For Regulation Amid Rising Casualties BY OGORAMAKA AMOS/RITA OYIBOKA/HANNAH PRAISE/MIRACLE OKAFOR She writhed in pain, blood streaming down her legs. Atop the table, a black nylon bag par...
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Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Mexico's president sees 'no issue' hosting Iran World Cup team — ESPN
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that she has "no issue" with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico for the summer...
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Gary Williamson @docs41.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We have THE BEST justice system that money can buy. 💰😾🦇
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So Many Politicians, From Both Parties,Are FILTHY Rich.......
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Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
You wanna build a data center? Fine Power it with your own solar/wind Cool it with seawater filtered through your own desalination plant You will be required to fund and build the complete infrastructure needed for the product that makes you billions of dollars and fucks the surrounding communities🖕
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The point is it ISN'T JUST about politics any longer. It's about morality and I agree there's a line there that's now been crossed that hadn't been before by people I used to respect...
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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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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
For Republicans, Jesus was an exercise in reverse psychology.
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Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In just months, Zohran Mamdani has shown what politics looks like when leaders actually try governing for ordinary people instead of donors and cable news panels. Affordable housing, childcare, transit, workers’ dignity and immigrant protection are not “radical” ideas.
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Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
Note to politicians: you can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it’s OK
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
On this day in 1881, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 30 Jan 1942, she was deported to Theresienstadt Ghetto and on the 28 Apr 1942 to Zamošč Ghetto which was liquidated in Nov 1942. She perished in the Shoah. Her name was Gizela Schmolkaová
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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Dog’s reaction when he realizes his sister was adopted into the same home. Original post
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I was interviewed by Pitt’s University Times about my new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States (a.co/d/0fJS2Dc3). Give it a read! www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/public-...
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Public Health professor’s ‘Coverage Denied’ book dives into health insurance quagmire
Miranda Yaver reflects on subtle barriers to coverage, potential of U.K. private-payer model.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Today I traveled to Selma with my colleagues in Congress to take a stand against the radical right-wing plot to suppress Black political representation and dismantle our democracy by gutting the Voting Rights Act. We’ve made too much progress in this country to go backwards. We won’t be silenced.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 16/05/2026
🚨 Eric Trump threatened to sue Jen Psaki — then she aired one clip that appeared to completely unravel his denial on live TV. 👀 #Trump #JenPsaki #Politics
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Jen Psaki Humiliates Eric Trump With One Clip After Lawsuit Threat Explodes
Eric Trump tried to accuse Jen Psaki of lying. Then she responded by airing video that appeared to completely destroy his denial on live television. The explosive clash unfolded Friday night on MS …
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Hegseth is asking for a record $1.5 trillion defense budget. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering right now.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I love and respect this scientist. Carl Sagan answers a question about creation vs evolution.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I will never ever forget that. Don't forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe
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