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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I assume what AP means is: "Lies about noncitizen voting are being used by Trump to attack elections his party is set to lose and to set up an authoritarian effort to overturn the results" If so, they should just say that.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
PSA: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/08/2026
The Constitution guarantees the power to set the time, place and manner of elections to the states. But Trump wants to punish the states that don’t comply with the regime. “This is an all-out assault on free and fair elections,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/07/2026
He’ll say what he has to until he’s confirmed as AG, but there is no doubt he’ll do what Trump asks, no matter how illegal.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/07/2026
Why is Trump obsessed with Georgia? It's because he knows it's black voters that delivered him a defeat in 2020
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Kalshi gave Donald Trump Jr. $300K in equity after making him a strategic advisor last year. Since then, Kalshi’s valuation has exploded by 1000%. Meanwhile, Trump’s regime has stifled state efforts to regulate prediction markets and crack down on insider trading. Always follow the money.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%... "That's just how it is."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/06/2026
Marc Elias knew Trump wouldn’t accept the results of the election in 2020. If he and the GOP lose the midterm elections in 2026, we will see him refuse to accept the results once again. “Donald Trump doesn’t want to give up power,” @marcelias.bsky.social says.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Trump has really, seriously, frighteningly lost his mind. It won’t happen soon, but if Trump continues to deteriorate, Republicans won’t have any alternative but to remove him from office. Neither will America. robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-ha…
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Trump has really, seriously, frighteningly lost his mind
His latest threat is bonkers
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
MAKE NO MISTAKE: The SAVE America Act is not a voter ID bill. It's a voter SUPPRESSION bill. Because it requires MILLLIONS of Americans to purchase costly passports for ID, it's actually a Poll Tax. Poll taxes were outlawed by the 24th Amendment. STOP the SAVE America Act!
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congress and the courts are refusing to give Trump what he wants, so he’s concocting a new plan to seize control of the election. Here’s what you need to know: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
That’s literally already the law, but I guess manufacturing outrage is easier than governing.
Screenshot of a social post by President Donald J. Trump that says: 'I only want Americans to Vote in American Elections!'
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Make sure everyone sees this then. The FCC apparently changed its “equal time” rule on talk shows to make it hard for Colbert or The View to air interviews with candidates like Talarico. Video link in comments.
Screenshot of a post from James Talarico claiming Trump didn’t want an interview aired, alongside a still image of Talarico sitting across from Stephen Colbert on a late-night talk show set.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Video: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico's campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate including the…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election." He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING." There is a big difference.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power. Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror. Grow a spine and vote no.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Trump era in a nutshell: Ordinary citizens are holding ICE accountable, while large law firms are doing nothing. Small businesses are speaking out, while large corporations remain silent. Independent media show moral urgency, while legacy media reports "both sides."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Mark Kelly is a patriot. Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit. Pass it on.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why? So they don't kick in until after the midterms. Help spread the word.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Who agrees? ✋
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/12/2025
This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned. Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Still no healthcare plan, or even concepts of a plan, after they gave Lesley Stahl an empty book. And people STILL believe a single word coming out of trump's mouth? Absolutely ridiculous.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
This is what they voted for. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
OMB Director Russ Vought is using the Republican shutdown as cover for his Project 2025 deconstruction of the federal government. These political mass firings violate the Antideficiency Act and illegally attack our civil service. They engineered the shutdown to inflict more damage on Americans.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Trump’s tariffs and cutbacks are bankrupting farmers. He thinks they’ll keep supporting him no matter what, but his approval numbers say otherwise.
Tweet from Amy Klobuchar that reads:
“27 million pounds of chicken
2 million gallons of milk
67 million eggs
That’s how much food grown by American farmers never made it to hungry families because of the administration’s decision to cancel deliveries to food banks.”
Below the text is an image showing trucks on a highway with a banner labeled “CANCELED” and a caption: “Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid.” The source line reads: “From projects.propublica.org.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Trump and Republicans spread lies and scapegoat immigrants to distract you from how they are picking your pockets. Do not be fooled.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/09/2025
Trump and his allies are plotting to subvert elections — from “emergency powers” to nationwide gerrymanders. Media silence is deafening. We’re covering it. Here’s what you missed, and exactly what you need to know. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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News Alerts
Read more here.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Trump threatening House Republicans who supports bill to compel release of the complete Epstein File reminds us that GOP stands for "Guardians of Pedophiles." GOP has chosen to side with criminals like Jeffrey Epstein and Trump over the women. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/epstein-su...
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Epstein survivors remind us that GOP stands for “Guardians of Pedophiles”
GOP has chosen the predators over survivors
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/09/2025
Trump’s unprecedented weaponization of National Guard troops in recent months raises alarming concerns that the administration might be laying the groundwork to interfere with elections in key cities next year and in 2028.
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Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls
Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Trump and GOP's efforts to steal the 2026 election does not end with gerrymandering. That is where it begins. It will lead to Trump and his GOP allies committing crimes in a desperate effort to keep power.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
UNREAL! NY Times front page on Trump's power grab by sending US troops into the street like a tyrant: "For Trump, Cities Like Washington Are Real Estate in Need of Fixing Up." If you wonder how democracies die, it's because the media helps normalize FASCISM!!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Texas Democrats aren’t running away from anything. They’re fighting, with every tool they have, to save our democracy. Kudos to each and every one of them for taking this stand. We should be inspired by their courage and reminded that tyranny is only possible if we submit to it.
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I’m tired of my Republican colleagues telling me in private how they feel about this terrible bill… it’s time to vote like it.
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♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 28/06/2025
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the court limiting nationwide injunctions on birthright citizenship: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.“ REPOST if you stand with Justice Sotomayor against the “orange goul” tRamp !
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