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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do you get when you combine the richest people in America with the biggest media corporations in America with the thinnest-skinned and most corrupt president in American history? One thing you don’t get is an informed public. robertreich.substack.com/p/now-cnn
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
Since SCOTUS destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern states can now redraw a dozen majority-Black districts in time for the 2028 elections, triggering the largest drop in Black congressional representation since the end of Reconstruction. And that’s just the beginning.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 24/09/2026
Good news: people in Texas are registering to vote. 🗳 🤠 Bad news: the Republicans are not processing them. An "unidentified problem" created a massive backlog in tens of thousands of registrations. In one county, 45,000 registrations have been backlogged. Hopeful. But suspicious. ☹️
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are preparing for voting to begin in the midterm elections
The problem, which officials in the
Republican-controlled state have not publicly defined. This also could have disenfranchised people who wanted to vote in the state's March primary but whose registration applications were never processed, local election officials said during a news conference Wednesday
'This is really out of left field. Knowing that this one element of (state) applications didn't come through, and we had no insight on it," said Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Election Officials
The size of the backlog statewide hasn't been determined. but the association said it is in the tens of thousands for some of the state's most populous counties. In Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, the election office received about 45,000 backlogged voter registratior applications.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/09/2026
From keeping our private information safe, protecting communities from mass deportations, defending voting rights, and more, we're working around the clock and across the nation to safeguard our rights. With 165 pro-civil liberties policies passed and counting, we're not slowing down.
"Our Firewall for Freedom campaign is a push across the nation for cities and states to protect our rights from the Trump administration. So far we’ve secured: 165 total Firewall wins,  87 state legislative actions, 20 state executive actions, 52 municipal legislative actions, 6 Municipal executive action, 7 vetoes by governors of bad bills." ACLU logo. Purple tinted image of the Statue of Liberty hand and torch.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/09/2026
A $5 million pilot program could serve as a model for further efforts to compensate families harmed by industrial toxins.
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These Black Los Angeles residents may soon receive environmental reparations
A $5 million pilot program could serve as a model for further efforts to compensate families harmed by toxic industrial practices.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don Jr. & Eric have major investments in data centers and AI infrastructure. Don. Jr's firm 1789 Capital also has shares in major tech companies working in AI. Donald's own stock portfolio itself is heavily invested in Big Tech stocks. When Trump says AI doesn't need guardrails, follow the money.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: Judge Emmet Sullivan finds Atty General Todd Blanche is failing to sufficiently follow court order over Epstein Files Sullivan orders Blanche to respond to the civil lawsuit filed by plaintiff @katiephang.bsky.social by Sept 24 Phang is seeking release of more Epstein Files
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
You will pay more for your mortgage and your credit card bills because of Donald Trump.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/09/2026
The administration and DHS make no effort to hide their obvious bigotry, casting suspicion on millions of Americans based on their background and appearance, in this case, the Sikh community. DHS’s grotesque advertising campaign is hateful, disgraceful, and un-American.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
See this chart? Workers’ share of the nation’s income is at the lowest it’s been since records began in 1947. Corporate profits’ share, on the other hand, is the highest it’s been since 1950. This is why we must build back worker power.
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Kathryn @kathrynr24.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's hard to believe how much so little costs at the grocery store. 🤬
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/09/2026
To many people, the notion that the “able-bodied” must labor sounds reasonable on its face, but it’s mostly just culture war; in reality, work requirements don’t ­meaningfully boost employment or do much to slash government debt.
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The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This happens as Republicans slowly realize that contrary to what they heard on Rupert Murdoch TV, the US economy was firing on all pistons as the Biden administration ended, and it's been all downhill since Trump took over.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
German auto giant Volkswagen said Monday that one of its plants would be converted to make defence equipment for the Israeli group Rafael after car production ends there next year. The 1936 vibes are not brought to you by the AfD alone.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Indigenous inhabitants of southwestern Arizona, consider the giant saguaro cacti to be sacred relatives with living spirits. Now, contractors building Trump’s border wall are uprooting them & destroying other Indigenous sites along the way. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 06/09/2026
Tens of thousands of 9/11 survivors and responders were promised care through the World Trade Center Health Program, a federally funded lifeline meant to treat the medical consequences of that day. Thanks to DOGE, its research has slowed and, in some cases, completely stopped.
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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 - Reveal
A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Early voting is officially one month away! The deadline to register to vote is October 5th. Visit iwillvote.com/OH to learn how to vote and find important deadlines.
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I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state's next election.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What a shock--Trump sends Witkoff and Kushner to meet first with Putin and reach an understanding, and naturally the Ukrainians have to say no. The idea that the US could be an honest broker in this war is madness. It is a stalking horse for the Russian dictator.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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 union-busting laws to further exploit workers 5) Rinse and repeat How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We're honoring Gloria Steinem on the show this weekend and want to hear from you. What does Gloria Steinem's legacy mean to you? 📸: Bettmann/CORBIS
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
Google's rule seems simple: whatever Trump wants, redraw the map.
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Google’s obedience to Trump’s “Lake America” order follows a depressing pattern
The tech giant renamed Lake Ontario for American eyes only—and hedged everywhere else.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
An ICE whistleblower says the agency is bypassing the standard vetting process for new hires, posing “grave national security risks.” This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
while Donny fucks up so badly that even MAGA is now telling him to "cut the bullshit" (actual quote), gaslighting Republicans are blaming all the bad news on the 'left-wing media.' wtf? thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I try to make sense of it. link is here: bit.ly/4xINiJG
Fox News yammering yutz: “consumer confidence fell in August. Americans are worried about gas prices, what they're seeing at the grocery store, healthcare prices.”

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer: “what do you expect the public to feel when the left-wing media is telling American it’s not good out there? it is!”

ohhhh. well, now that Tom Emmer was nice enough to explain it to us— HOLD ON THERE. WAIT JUST ONE GODDAMNED MINUTE. WHAT LEFT-WING MEDIA? there is no left-wing media. the oligarchy has bought it all up and fired anyone not loyal to Dear Leader.

find me some left-wing media that’s not MSNOW. I dare you.

you’ll find Bigfoot fucking a unicorn while the Loch Ness Monster watches, before you find any left-wing media.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
Here’s to Dolly: union member, vaccine hero, literacy giant, staunch gay ally
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Here's to Dolly: union member, vaccine hero, literacy giant, staunch gay ally.
Community-based philanthropy and fighting for the underdog defined the superstar’s legacy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Can I let you in on a little secret? It's easy to create lots of jobs that don't pay very well. Yes, the economy added jobs last month, but inflation under Trump continues to eat up wages. The paychecks of most American workers aren’t covering rising costs — they’re getting poorer.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
Across the country, callers in deadly situations are routinely left on hold.
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America's 911 system is facing its own emergency
Across the country, callers in life-or-death situations are routinely left on hold.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A month ago, France expelled Xenia Fedorova, a Russian journalist relaying Kremlin propaganda on French TV. Now CNews, her billionaire-owned channel, is bringing her back remotely. She plays the victim. The platform remains. France looks powerless.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
On her campaign website, Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa’s toss-up US Senate race, says she’s “laser focused on lowering taxes on working families.” In Washington, she’s tackled a different project: Saving private equity’s favorite tax break.
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Ashley Hinson fought to save private equity’s favorite loophole
Now her campaign is being powered by Wall Street Cash.
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Half Moon Rising @half-moon-rising.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#LakeOntario #Mapquest Thousands of people are saying “no” to unhinged map capitulation & “yes” to standing firm on reality. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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MapQuest app reaches No 1 on US Apple list after defying Trump’s Lake Ontario order
Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’
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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · 01/09/2026
Yes. You read that right. The Comstock Act is a 153-year-old law that anti-abortion extremists have sought to weaponize against abortion access nationwide. Meaning that even if your state has protected abortion, this could impact you.
A meme featuring a smiling older woman wearing a light green floral shirt is pictured indoors. White text at the top reads, “Wait, wait, extremists want to misuse a law from 1873 to restrict medication abortion access nationwide,” followed by, “Yes, that’s the threat of the Comstock Act." at the bottom of the meme.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This year... -Trump's EPA approved potentially cancer-causing "forever chemical" trifludimoxazin -Trump signed an EO boosting production of cancer-linked weedkiller chemical glyphosate -Trump's DOJ defended chemical makers against liability suits at SCOTUS "Make America Healthy Again."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/09/2026
While it’s unclear which firings Driscoll took issue with, Hegseth also fired the only two women serving as four-star officers and blocked promotions for several female and Black Navy officers, seemingly under his anti-diversity push.
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It looks like Hegseth is replacing top military officers with loyalists
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is just the latest to depart.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/08/2026
Damning new report: Hegseth's own top brass is warning him privately that the Iran War is unsustainable and costing America the ability to protect itself. Trump's six months of a “very complete, pretty much" campaign is straining resources and putting commanders at odds with the Commander-in-Chief.
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New report: Hegseth's own military brass warn the Iran war is unsustainable.
The private assessment, described to the Washington Post, paints a bleak picture of military readiness.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
wingnut grifter-provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos got nabbed by ICE, and MAGA is shitting their pants, because it happened to one of their own. boo fucking hoo, crybabies. thank you for your attention to today post, in which I document the atrocities. link is here: bit.ly/4qLBF20
wait a minute, wait a minute — are you telling me that the fascist little shit who called for ICE checkpoints everywhere, with swift deportations for anyone found to be in the country illegally, got nabbed at an ICE checkpoint and was swiftly deported after being found in the country illegally?

holy fuck, I think I’m overdosing on schadenfreude right now.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“He needs to show some respect to the troops that he is sending into harm’s way.” Former Secretary of Transportation and Navy Reserve veteran Pete Buttigieg blasted President Trump for his disregard of the sailors and horrific conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“He’s obviously taken his eye off the ball of protecting our troops.” Former Transportation Secretary and Navy Reserve veteran Pete Buttigieg criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his handling of the USS Abraham Lincoln crisis. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Kathryn @kathrynr24.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Swamp creature www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Swamp creature
A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
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Kathryn @kathrynr24.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy happy joy joy www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Happy happy joy joy
A cartoon by Clay Jones.
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Lori🩷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖖 @queengidget.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The Great American State Fair was a diversion, America's 250th birthday was hijacked, and even the fireworks and speech - mostly on July 5th, was a diversion. What would cause such giant diversions? The fact that they're engaged in the largest wealth transfer in history, robbing the country blind.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
What most Americans know about EVs is propaganda from the fossil fuel industry mortified at the prospect of loss of their leading source of sales. Now that millions of electric vehicles have been on the road for a decade or more, we have the data to check in on how their batteries are holding up.
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EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles
Industry experts think newfound knowledge of battery durability is a game-changer for consumer confidence in EVs.
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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · 04/07/2026
This Independence Day and beyond, please join us as we fight for reproductive freedom!
This image is a promotional graphic featuring a person in a confident pose similar to the iconic Rosie the Riveter, set against a backdrop of stars and stripes. The text reads: "There is no freedom without reproductive freedom for all. Text FREEDOM to 59791." The logo "Reproductive Freedom for All" is in the bottom right corner.
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Dr. Sven N. Nielsen @snnielsen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/07/2026
South Dakota: 5,555 kids Tennessee: 17,633 kids Texas: 190,956 kids Utah: 11,325 kids Vermont: 2,034 kids Virginia: 67,520 kids Washington: 30,047 kids West Virginia: 11,883 kids Wisconsin: 28,820 kids Wyoming: 3,829 kids
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/07/2026
New Mexico: 19,054 kids New York: 31,849 kids North Carolina: 58,250 kids North Dakota: 2,474 kids Ohio: 80,467 kids Oklahoma: 17,618 kids Oregon: 13,797 kids Pennsylvania: 55,519 kids Rhode Island: 11,163 kids South Carolina: 49,298 kids
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/07/2026
A year ago, Donald Trump signed a bill to slash health care for millions of Americans, including children. Here’s how many kids have lost Medicaid and CHIP because of Donald Trump so far. Alabama: 5,663 kids Alaska: 12,388 kids Arizona: 74,680 kids Arkansas: 10,523 kids
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