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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. Please remove Columbus Day from your vocabulary.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Congress normally has 45 legislative days to consider a president’s request to rescind funding. By submitting the request just days before the fiscal year ends, the administration argues the money can simply expire before Congress acts.
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President Trump Takes Historic Action to Eliminate Wasteful and Harmful Spending
President Trump is committed to utilizing all possible tools to cut wasteful and harmful government spending that does not benefit American citizens. Last
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The cuts include hundreds of millions for refugee and immigration services, along with funding touching education, housing, international assistance and other federal programs.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another fight over who controls the nation’s purse strings. The White House announced that it plans to cancel $810 million in spending already approved by Congress, using a rarely used maneuver known as a “pocket rescission.”
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
Every eligible voter has the right to vote without intimidation. Learn more about the work we’re doing to safeguard the right to vote this election season.
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Defending Our Vote: The ACLU’s election safeguarding program | American Civil Liberties Union
Across the country, we’re already organizing and mobilizing with our neighbors as part of our largest ever election safeguarding initiative, investing more than $24.5 million to protect our right to v...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Authoritarians want to consolidate state power over what information the public can know. Just a timely reminder.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Donald Trump is now the first president in American history to own and regulate his own bank. Just one more opportunity to feast off the American people.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gas prices hit $4.46 a gallon today — a gain of 17 cents over the previous week and $1.26 higher than the same point last year. Diesel prices are up more than $2.74 from a year ago. Families, farmers, and truckers are all getting squeezed. Meanwhile...
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 18/09/2026
Working-class people pay into Social Security with every paycheck. If AI oligarchs like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Open AI’s Dean Ball, who called it “fraud,” contributed to Social Security at the same rate as the rest of us, we could protect and expand benefits for decades to come!
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 18/09/2026
The President says he is going to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. He’s trampling on our Constitution and the freedom of the press. His corruption is staggering–and his attempts to cover it up won’t work.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A reminder as we discuss AI safety: Deregulation (or allowing corporations to "self regulate") only masks another kind of trickle-down economics — one where the financial gains go to the top, and nothing trickles down except risks and losses for everyone else.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/09/2026
President Trump is relentlessly trying to punish the media for coverage he doesn't like. This is an unconstitutional assault on the freedom of the press.
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge turnout at the Kennedy Center tonight! 💚✊ Thank you!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you all for stepping up for such a last-minute event at the Kennedy Center. We are so proud of all of you. 💚✊ Cheers 🍻 Raise a glass and let’s have another round tonight.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The national debt has risen by $3.8 trillion since Trump took office, and economic growth is slowing. This is far from the first time the economy has shuttered under a Republican president. It’s time to dispel this one myth once and for all. Watch. youtu.be/oEMn40L5UN4?si=391sXVxx6_z…
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Republicans vs. Democrats: Who's Better for the Economy? | Robert Reich
One of the key issues this election season will be the economy. Which party’s economic vision is actually better for wor
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump wants to open up 45 million acres of national forests for logging and construction. He’s also pushing to open up public lands to drilling and mining and build useless border security in Big Bend National Park. He’s selling our beautiful public lands to the highest bidder.
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Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging
The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters sa
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed. Get big money out of politics. Strengthen unions and boost wages. Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more... This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for. It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Social Security has been America’s most effective anti-poverty program since 1935. Last year, it lifted 23.5 million people out of poverty, including 16.5 million seniors. Remember this when Republican leaders suggest raising the retirement age or cutting your benefits.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you care about protecting Big Bend, it may be time to rethink where you spend your money. YETI co-founder Ryan Seiders is part-owner of a West Texas ranch that has been facilitating construction tied to Trump’s border wall project in the Big Bend region.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The billionaires will not save us...literally. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s mega-yacht didn’t respond to call for help from small boat in Alaska
When the captain of the boat that did respond announced Zuckerberg’s cruiser was closer and hadn’t answered the call, “t
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The black lung rate in Appalachia is now as high as it was in the 1970s. Remember: Trump indefinitely stalled a rule that would limit miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust, which causes black lung. Trump doesn’t care about miners’ health. He never has and he never will.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 06/08/2026
Millions of workers make contributions to our Social Security system with EVERY paycheck for when they retire, become disabled, or lose a family breadwinner. EVERYONE deserves to live with dignity, and Social Security promises just that.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some good news for gray wolves! Senator Cory Booker blocked an effort to fast-track legislation that would have stripped gray wolves of their federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 03/08/2026
Millions of people rely on Social Security to stay alive. Social Security isn’t a “scam”. Social Security is America’s most dependable, efficient, and popular program– we need to protect these earned benefits, not cut them. @sanders.senate.gov
A graphic with a photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders. A photo of Sen. Tommy Tuberville next to a sign that says "Social Security is a scam". The text says, "AFTER TRUMP AND MUSK FIRED 8,000 SOCIAL SECURITY WORKERS, REPUBLICAN SENATORS ARE NOW CALLING THE ENTIRE PROGRAM A 'SCAM' AND TRYING TO DISMANTLE IT. MILLIONS OF SENIORS DEPEND ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO STAY ALIVE. WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO DESTROY THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM. – BERNIE SANDERS"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Reminder: everyone on American soil, whether they were born here or not, has the right to due process. Here’s everything you need to know.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Texans, don't let this poll fool you. You must get out the vote in Nov. Don't take anything for granted. Vote! Vote! Vote! New poll shows Talarico leading Paxton by three points, 51-48, and holding strong leads among key constituencies, including independent voters. bit.ly/4wabnYs
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Trump’s ICE raids have reduced the employment rate of US-born male workers, according to a new study. The study also found that employers have not increased wages to attract US workers. Hello? Not only is Trump’s deportation agenda patently cruel, it’s also terrible for the economy. Despicable.
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Study Shows How Trump's ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs | Common Dreams
Trump's aggressive immigration raids are not only tearing families apart, but they're also destroying jobs for both immi
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Trump announced yesterday he will repurpose huge chunks of federal lands to host AI data centers. This massive giveaway to Big Tech comes despite surging public opposition to data centers— including among Trump's own voters.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 28/07/2026
The United States is the ONLY country where medical bankruptcy exists. In the richest country in the world, no one should face financial ruin because they got sick. Medicare for All is the solution.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A woman’s Global Entry was revoked days after she legally observed ICE agents. ICE agents showed up to a polling place to demand a worker remove an anti-ICE post. A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving a box of left-wing magazines. Trump’s crackdown on dissent is here. Be warned.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/07/2026
Since last year, the Trump administration has bombed dozens of civilian boats near the Caribbean, killing at least 221 people. This military campaign isn’t just illegal and immoral — it has also done nothing to stop drugs from entering the U.S. Congress must end this senseless killing spree.
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67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn't slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Trump has ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian Museum “warning” visitors that it doesn’t portray American history correctly. Why is he so determined to take over the Smithsonian? It’s all part of his attack on the American mind.
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Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
Why is Trump so hell-bent on defunding PBS?It’s part of a larger plan — one where he can control not just what we do, bu
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 27/07/2026
Last year, Republican politicians cut more than $1 TRILLION from healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act to offset their tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Now, the rich are getting richer – and the rest of us are getting left behind.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A win! It’s already falling apart. A key grand jury witness testified that the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already damaged and would have needed repairs regardless of the actions allegedly taken by former Olympic canoeist Casey Eichfeld.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trump plans to long-term move troops into Washington, D.C. It appears they have now acquired long-term housing. The housing cost $292 million. Likely to assist him in trying to attain the third term he announced last night.
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Trump’s rambling gala address included insults, potshots and quip about a third presidential term
President mocks political opponents and journalists in mostly light-hearted, hour-long speech at White House correspondents’ dinner
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s crazy they admitted it in court. The Trump administration acknowledged in a recent court filing that federal green energy grants canceled last year were selected for termination “solely” based on a state’s political affiliation.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Thank you Katy Perry!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Foreclosures increased 21% in the first half of this year. Student loan defaults are at a record high. Total household debt is also at a record high of $18.8 trillion. Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been. “New Golden Age” for whom?
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