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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. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18h

Why do small dogs live longer than large dog species, and what is the biologic basis of differences in lifespan and healthspan? Epigenetics. There's a lot in the methylation pattern of dogs to explain this @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 23h

Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ

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3 Charts that Show the Need for Supreme Court Term Limits

Interactive data visualizations analyzing changes in Supreme Court tenure, unequal numbers of presidential appointments, and narrowing Senate confirmation votes make the case for reform.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”

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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs

Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wall Street profits and bonuses are poised to hit a record high. CEO pay is up. Corporate profits are skyrocketing. U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year. Meanwhile, inflation eats up the paychecks of working people as the social safety net is cut out from underneath them. Trumponomics.

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Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses as Profit Heads Past $90 Billion

A blockbuster year for New York’s trading and investment-banking firms is poised to deliver record earnings for the industry, with profit on pace to exceed $90 billion, and bonuses expected to reach a...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Important, sane thread about the Russian plague case.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A 24 year old farm worker was killed by heat in Mississippi. No worker should be killed on the job, but we still have no enforceable federal heat protection rules. 1/

A screenshot of the Mississippi today headline: Farm worker, 24, dies of heat exposure in North Mississippi

Obed Azahel Hernandez Perez from Mexico died while harvesting sweet potatoes, according to the Chickasaw County coroner

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026

Last year, just 21% of students from an Austin charter school using an AI learning platform passed state-mandated tests. Texas education leaders helped get the technology in front of public school leaders.

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How Texas Helped a Private School Chain’s AI Tool Get Into Public School Classrooms

Just three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/10/2026

A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far. Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: scim.ag/46OMl6v

This odd fish has 30 times as much DNA as humans—a new record for animals

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Anyway, let’s hear it for those principled “originalists” in the GOP who have empowered a President who doesn’t give a fig about that whole “power of the purse” idea articulated in Article I of that futzy old Constitution of ours.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”

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Dr. Mike Sellraiser III: Sell on Earth @profmikesell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've been a teacher for almost 40 years. One rule I've followed since the beginning: Never insult students. It's a betrayal of the educational relationship. It's a bad look. And that shit gets back to them. If your students are frustrating you, it's your job to deal with it.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Eight years after our colleague Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dismembered by a bone saw, there has never been high-level accountability for the horrific crime, the Editorial Board writes. "The Saudis do not deserve the benefit of the doubt."

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Opinion | Saudi Arabia wants America’s nuclear trust. Remember Jamal Khashoggi.

The regime tried to cover up its assassination of a Post columnist eight years ago. Don’t believe it wants a peaceful nuclear program.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

I 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

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Suri Crowe 🥷7️⃣ @suricrowe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

did you know that 98% of rapists never face accountability for their crimes? yep. i fact checked it. here’s my report on the cornell jane doe case for @meidastouch.com please share youtu.be/KtBKwVnZxP0?...

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SHOCK Cornell Case Just TOOK a MAJOR TURN...

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If I was Gowron, I’d step back if someone named Worf approached me. youtu.be/4uVKHpZcR_g?... #StarTrek #tngsunnight

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Poster touts Star Trek character as mayoral candidate

YouTube video by CTV News

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why Wake County plans to require principals to allow teacher unions on school campuses. NC law requires equal access for employee groups so all or none can come. School board will require access because some principals are not allowing any. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced #wcpss

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Why Wake plans to require principals to allow teacher unions on school campuses

Wake is responding to a backlash from some principals denying school access to education employee associations to meet with teachers.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Friday was the hottest day *ever recorded* for Earth's oceans, on average. Oceans continue to absorb more than 90% of the excess heat from global warming: www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... via @sfchronicle.com

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Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive

Human-caused global warming and a strong El Niño are adding excess heat to the oceans, threatening marine life and providing storms with more energy and moisture.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Obviously none of this is true, but incidentally: It is wild to talk about tax revenue as “profits.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Even as profits soar, corporate tax payments are down 25% this year thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. One of the main beneficiaries? Big Tech — which is using the tax breaks to help fuel its AI boom as it spends a fortune on the midterm elections. Remember this...

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bipartisan commission calls for higher teacher pay. Will NC leaders answer? Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education calls on state to "establish and sustain a competitive teacher compensation system across the career continuum" by 2028. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced

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Bipartisan commission calls for higher teacher pay. Will NC leaders answer?

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education calls on state to adopt a competitive teacher compensation system by 2028.

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...

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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cough…John Roberts did this…cough

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The 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.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For my sins, I see way too much content and even I’ve only encountered the song in glancing and meta ways, like being scolded to acknowledge its popularity. It’s easier to top the charts w/o reaching everybody today bc we don’t have a monoculture, and that’s not the fault of individual consumers.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The 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.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

How is not using a product you purchased fraud?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Starbucks’ 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.

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 26/09/2026

Just a note... whoever he sent the cancellation to needs to just send back a rejection with notes on the proper procedure to present it to congress and NOT CANCEL. You don't have to do illegal things he tells you to do, it's a choice.

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NPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026

Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it. n.pr/4rHem9Z

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Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?

Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your landlord wants more money. The grocery store wants more money. The utility company wants more money. So yes, workers want more money too.

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Deanna @deestemteach.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

I saw someone on the clock app say that you’re not supposed to come home from teaching and feel like you got hit by a bus. It’s true but most days I still do.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 20/09/2026

Confronting a principal who is doing her best in a broken system isn’t as effective as confronting the mayor, the chancellor for NYCPS, and school board members. The principal Jones writes about is intimately familiar with the shortcomings of her school, yet she stays because she wants change.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026

A cancer vaccine succeeded in a clinical trial in preventing the recurrence of melanoma, a result experts say is a breakthrough for mRNA-based treatments. Trials for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases' vaccines are also underway.

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A melanoma vaccine was hailed as a breakthrough. Which cancers are next?

Trials investigating mRNA vaccines for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases are already underway.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A piece I knew was coming but wasn’t ready for @nhannahjones.bsky.social revisits her decade old piece now that her daughter is 16.

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NSTA @nstaofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🔬 National Forensic Science Week is September 20-26, celebrating the science behind criminal justice. ➡️ Do you teach forensic science topics in your classroom? Tell us in the comments! #NSTA #ForensicScienceWeek

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Lesson learned from building the ballroom: Just say it’s for the military

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/09/2026

A new cat has been discovered in Bolivia, the first time in over a century that scientists have confirmed a new feline species. Named Leopardus tilcayo, the cat weighs roughly five pounds and has a light brown coat patterned with dark rosettes.

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New cat species discovered in Bolivia for first time in over 100 years

Named Leopardus tilcayo, the new cat looks not unlike a leopard that shrank to the size of a house kitten.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A small, private North Carolina school will fund environmental program cut from state budget. Catawba College will revive the NC Office of Environmental Education, which certifies teachers to give lessons about environmental science. (Via Lily Carey) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced

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A small, private NC school will fund environmental program cut from state budget

North Carolina’s Environmental Education Office had its state funding cut this year. Now, a local college will give the program a new life.

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Shambling Corpse of Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com · 17/09/2026

Not that the facts matter, but Republicans have controlled both houses of the NC legislature for 15 years and the governor has very little power. Anything wrong with NC is 100 attributable to Republicans governance.

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