Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2hMore than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th 571517850
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst." 592643721
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here. 15345391814
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New ThreatsThe withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation. 1281616596
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Baltic States Prepare for WarLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it. 36916366
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026See what I mean when I say the system is rigged? 13547292058
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached. 15253651542
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 20735722297
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot 1726052915
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Go For It Ladies....... 586175914329
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 895254876032
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.metrotimes.comMike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro TimesMike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families. 14585512840
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 324171684860
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 347124874630
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The 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? 23477433092
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way. 210122703897
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The 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. 547156766034
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/09/2026 479141623630
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131303899
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days 231116593523
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 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. 538153727222
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders. 286143265003
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"? 15861992373
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialTom Ziller @teamziller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The NBA internet has ruined my brain because while reading this I was imagining @pablo.show telling Amin and Samson to open their folders and read the LLC filings and Amin cackling at the typo in the shell company's name. 9334134
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five 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. 719160456064
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialDr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“American journalism” is an oxymoron. Cowering in fear, and unwilling to report that the emperor’s new clothes are an illusion, the fourth estate no longer exists in the U.S. We have neither a free press, nor individuals with sufficient integrity to work in one. 173037823
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A six year old does not deserve to be in poverty. Full stop. Every kid in poverty is a policy failure. But since kids don't have separate incomes, you can't help the kid without helping the household they're in. That's the whole political tension. youtu.be/gL2kxIbPitU 26883250
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Elizabeth 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.youtube.comThis One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert ReichPrivate equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n 477138854572
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026NEWS: Trump's war in Iran has cost taxpayers almost $40 BILLION and drove nearly HALF of inflation. It's a conservative estimate, excluding damage to U.S. bases, destroyed munition supplies, and higher costs like gas and groceries—per the Congressional Budget Office. 38669229
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The 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. 520153165868
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/09/2026Abortion bans are killing women. 821852658
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953725213396
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education? 481127933762
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Democracy dies in broad daylight.apnews.comBallots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changesNew data show the number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon. 471000490
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In August there were "federal observers" at the polls... They're planning to send ICE out on our streets during the November election... So we have a responsibility to make sure that this election result is TOO BIG TO RIG. 18881652812
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy birthday to my old friend, Bernie Sanders. It's an honor to have been in the fight with him for all of these years. Bernie has more guts than any politician I know. Hell, he has more guts than just about anyone I know. 378135922518
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits 491129253884
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Corporate 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 union-busting laws to further exploit workers 5) Rinse and repeat How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement. 24375062729
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialPeter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm going to KEEP talking about how Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress, DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚 401126485079
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Federal 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. 1557281979441
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal? 495126375265
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026They just got back from 5 more weeks off, after multiple other very long vacations. They never work. 1098117703738
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026We identified the top 100 sprayers of the controversial weedkiller Roundup in California—a state that produces more than three-quarters of the nation’s fruits and nuts and nearly half of its vegetables. Check out our new searchable database to find out who’s at the top of the list. bit.ly/3SqKXDZ 20646752645
Reposted by @jona-haf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed. 514147755240
