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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We tested people living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire. 70% of people tested had levels of PFAS in their blood that, in the US, would be classed as 'high-risk' for adverse health effects. 1 person had the highest levels of PFAS ever recorded in anyone's blood in the UK.
Our PFAS pollution story on the front page of the Times today
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hallrichardjohn.bsky.social @hallrichardjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Highly recommend the Michael Sheen BBC documentary Buried on how long this has been going across Wales and England BBC Two - Buried with Michael Sheen, Series 1, Episode 1 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Two - Buried with Michael Sheen, Series 1, Episode 1
Michael Sheen explores the dumping of chemicals in Wales and asks: who’s in danger now?
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 07/09/2026
Astonishing to hear people say they'd rather asylum seekers drowned than be saved by the RNLI. Next comes letting people die in burning hostels rather than be saved by the fire brigade and letting people get kicked to death in the street rather than be saved by the Police. Don't platform this hate.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fascism in plain sight.
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CoolHandNuke @mrfawkes50.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Sealant Team Six guarding our vulnerable shores against Algae-Qeada, Algaetifa. And Algae Sharpton.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/04/2026
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: New Jersey Transit confirmed on Friday that World Cup match goers will be charged $150 for a return rail trip from New York's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer. Tickets are ordinarily priced at $12.90.
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MetLife train tickets confirmed at $150, alternative bus priced at $80 per seat
The Athletic first reported the pricing in a series of reports earlier this week, which ignited a row between New Jersey’s governor and FIFA
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Donald Trump must be removed from office for threatening war crimes and genocide. Speaker Johnson: bring the House back into session. Invoking the 25th Amendment and impeachment must be on the table, but Congress should also move on a War Powers resolution to stop Trump.
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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Can we move on from ‘hoping and praying’ to actually, I don’t know, doing something?
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The shameless hypocrisy - JD Vance - the VP of the USA - rocks up in Hungary days before they go to the polls to overtly campaign for Orbán… …and he has the sheer audacity to accuse the EU of external election interference (because EU stuck to its rules). Grotesque.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The richest 0.1 percent of the global population are hiding nearly $3 trillion in offshore accounts to evade taxes — more than the wealth held by the entire bottom half of humanity. It would take about $93 billion per year to eradicate extreme hunger by 2030. Taxing the rich is a global necessity.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
When the Deputy Attorney General suggests sending ICE officers to polling places, it’s not just rhetoric. It’s part of a pattern we’ve seen before, where extreme ideas move from the CPAC stage into government action. This is how those ideas move from provocation to policy.
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Rehearsing Fascism from the CPAC Stage
Fiery and extremist rhetoric out of CPAC may seem like a sideshow, but it’s really a pipeline
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊
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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 24/03/2026
The president is withholding disaster aid to states that didn't vote for him in the last election, in the middle of a worsening climate emergency that he is actively intensifying. This is end-game level failed-state stuff.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Never forget who Trump governs for.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.
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Lee Jones @leroyj48.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Sophie Green @sophiegreen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
If you want to stop using horrible companies in 2026 and need recommendations for alternatives, I’ve made a list using my own research so you don’t have to. You can read the whole thing or scroll to the subheadings! Please share with friends! 🤘🏼 sophiegreenart.substack.com/p/digital-ch...
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digital changes you can make immediately to stick it to the man
swim down together my friends
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Lee Jones @leroyj48.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Jimmy Kimmel on the Vile and Heartless Murder of Nurse Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/01/2026
Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DT6KrVB... Cold blooded murder in the streets of the USA by an occupying military gang, creating havoc. We have fought wars in other countries for less than this.
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mprnews on Instagram: "WARNING: The following video includes visuals that may be disturbing.Just after 9 a.m. Saturday in Minneapolis' Whittier neighborho…"
WARNING: The following video includes visuals that may be disturbing.Just after 9 a.m. Saturday in Minneapolis' Whittier neighborhood, multiple federal immigration agents were seen wrestling 37-year-old Alex Pretti to the ground before one agent fatally shot him.In this video taken by a witness on the scene, multiple gunshots can be heard, but details about the man's injuries have not been released.The woman who recorded the video said that prior to the incident, the man was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE and observers had begun to gather.Editor’s note: A previous version of this post was deleted to remove the name of the person who provided the video due to safety concerns. This is a courtesy video and its authenticity has been verified by MPR News.Go to mprnews.org for the latest.View all 5,817 comments
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Jeez. Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America .
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-i…
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Trump’s ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts
Lessons From Two Eras
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India. It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🔥🇪🇺 “Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity. Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
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Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
some good climate/energy news: * 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!) * 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free * The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Just 0.001% of the world’s population controls x3 as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity. Such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems, experts warn. A new report says: “The tools exist. The challenge is political will.”
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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
"there's a new serif in town"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Same headline. Seven years apart. 🤡 @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Oldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"If I'd known I'd have to sit through an hour of Gianni Infantino I'd have just played a square ball" - Kieran Tierney
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
In case you needed even more motivation to vote in the Midterm elections... #AccountabilityIsComing
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
If Spain can do it, why can’t we?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A Government of cowards. Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution. They can't get away with this. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Lee Jones @leroyj48.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Rushden & Diamonds match abandonment was the right response from the referee. Non-league deserves a better reaction. open.substack.com/pub/hpbp/p/r...
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Rushden & Diamonds match abandonment was the right response from the referee. Non-league deserves a better reaction.
The idiotic opinions of social media meatheads have no bearing on football safeguarding in the real world
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
#AccountabilityIsComing
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A national campaign calling for higher taxes on Britain’s wealthiest individuals arrived in Newcastle this week, with the Patriotic Millionaires UK bus pulling up on Market Street in steady rain emblazoned with the message: “Tax us, the super-rich.” 👏👏👏
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Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 06/11/2025
Which one is more English?
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 30/10/2025
How short our memories are. Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse. To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 30/10/2025
This is the reality, these are the facts, green energy brings bills down. Farage, Badenoch and now Blair - stop (fossil fuel) gaslighting us for your own gain. Green energy is a vital national interest. buff.ly/XSp4GdA
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚀 It's not rocket science, Elon: we don't want you, your "hard men", or your attempts at stirring chaos & disorder in our country. Just STOP.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The Trump Action Tracker has an update! Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions. www.trumpactiontracker.info? 1/2
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
MAGA keeps saying Trump is “saving taxpayers money” and “paying down the national debt.” If that were true, why did the U.S. national debt just surpass $38 trillion, a record high in American history?
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