Reposted by M. E. MerrillRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you. 31889083454
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026June 21, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 21, 2026I spent so much time in my friend Mike’s house growing up that I knew his parents as Mama and Papa. 301078257
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026June 18, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 18, 2026Overnight, Ukraine launched its biggest attack on Moscow, the capital of Russia, since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. 48999315
Reposted by M. E. MerrillIndie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"russ_and_stacie_sullivan: Good morning, friends! Last night at WaterFire in #Providence, 🔥a bunch of friends from different groups got together for a Signs of Fascism awareness event Signs of #Fascism is an event that highlights historical warning signs of #authoritarianism..." Threads 2-3 👇 19482413247
Reposted by M. E. MerrillNBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/06/2026In the world of private equity, it’s relatively common to have a group of seemingly unrelated businesses under one roof, because they all are run with the same general strategy: Maximize returns for investors away from the glare of public markets.nbcnews.toPizza Hut’s strange new private equity bedfellows: 24 Hour Fitness and a ‘deathcare’ firmP.E. firms have bought up restaurant chains in recent years, but they have a mixed track record when it comes to turning them around. 5195
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026June 16, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 16, 2026A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that even before a fighter launched a slur at former First Lady Michelle Obama, and even before the sight of the corporate branding at the event, only 16% of Americans thou... 29939311
Reposted by M. E. MerrillDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/06/2026Trump believes he has the power to weaponize the U.S. Postal Service to restrict voting. Marc Elias and his law firm are already challenging that notion in court. “[The Trump administration has] come up with a scheme that is so unbelievably unconstitutional and authoritarian.” 281104429
Reposted by M. E. MerrillAction Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 15/06/2026"Maine veterans showed up outside Senator Susan Collins' Portland office this weekend with 168 lunchboxes, one for each schoolgirl killed in the Minab school bombing, and 13 portraits memorializing the 13 American service members killed in the war in Iran." (From Common Defense) 283118733491
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026June 15, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 15, 2026President Donald J. 32749252
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/03/2026BREAKING: Award-winning journalist Scott MacFarlane is joining MeidasTouch as our Chief Washington Correspondent. This is a major expansion of our enterprise and investigative reporting in D.C. 506137092173
Reposted by M. E. MerrillScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026ALERT: Professional news. Nine days after leaving CBS, I have found a new professional home: Chief Washington Correspondent and Anchor for @meidastouch.com 1654271964533
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 23/03/2026macfarlanenews.substack.com?r=3rb0i&utm_...macfarlanenews.substack.comScott MacFarlane Reports | SubstackEnterprise News 24/7. Exclusives, explanation and expertise. A strong democracy requires a strong and independent media. These are my unfiltered reports ... direct to you ..... in real-time.... 000
Reposted by M. E. MerrillRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week. 572186787897
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/01/2026January 18, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJanuary 18, 2026You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left. 581412429
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I spent part of today sorting out what is going on with the Epstein Files. Why the delay? Why have the rolling productions stopped. And, what might a recent filing by Ghislaine Maxwell have to do with it.👀 On Monday, Democracy Docket will publish my analysis. Subscribe to receive. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0 8949281227
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Histories lessons... open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...open.substack.comBattle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy MassacreThis is the second installment of the Battle of the Bulge series for Journey to American Democracy. 000
Reposted by M. E. MerrillAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/01/2026"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."nytimes.comU.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane 46285093379
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The president of the United States is extorting the Federal Reserve Board Chairman by threatening criminal prosecution if he doesn't lower interest rates. DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."democracydocket.comWe Are on Our OwnFrom Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that. 391141515498
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12/01/2026January 11, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJanuary 11, 2026The news has seemed to move more and more quickly in the last week. 511373471
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 12/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/therealm...open.substack.com"ICE Barbie's Interview Meltdown"Five days of cable-news foreplay ended in a masterclass of lies, deflection, and authoritarian spin; where a dead woman met oatmeal answers, locked doors, and bulletproof bullshit. 000
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/01/2026Things are not going so well over at CBS News... Catch up on all the latest updates in our first "Today in Politics" bulletin of 2026: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p... 18437861067
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Unlike CBS, I believe that the media should take into account the perspectives of those advocating for free and fair elections. I started Democracy Docket to do just that -- provide you news, information and analysis of what is happening to democracy in court. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0 1953934842
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/01/2026January 2, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJanuary 2, 2026Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as may... 29810229
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/01/2026BREAKING: The United States appears to have begun bombing Venezuela. Massive airstrikes are underway. War is here. 140374513638
Reposted by M. E. MerrillAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return… 415151345637
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 21/12/2025What have we become? open.substack.com/pub/therealm...open.substack.com"Ice Kills Thirty In Custody"Four people died in ICE custody this week, proving the cruelty isn’t the arrest itself — it’s the neglect, indifference, and silence that follow once doors lock. 021
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Interesting... open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...open.substack.comDonald Trump’s Lawsuit Has Entered the Find Out PhaseThe Pulitzer Prize Board demands his records, his money trail, and possibly his last remaining secrets 010
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 14/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/therealm...open.substack.com"What Are We Doing to Our Children?"We taught kids to read, write, and dream; then trained them to hide, barricade, and bleed quietly while adults chose guns, cowardice, and silence over their future. 110
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 14/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...open.substack.comThe Uncompensated Cost of Doing NothingWhat One Rural Hospital Reveals About a National Crisis 000
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 11/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/therealm...open.substack.com"Your Profile Pic Better Be Patriotic"A surveillance circus with Trump selling backstage passes, America now demands your DMs, biometrics, and dignity; unless you’ve got a million dollars to buy your innocence. 100
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 04/12/2025open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comExclusive: Rep. Jim Himes Discusses Video of Boat StrikesAfter viewing footage of the Venezuela boat strikes, Rep. Jim Himes says the United States killed shipwrecked men who posed “zero threat" 010
Reposted by M. E. MerrillKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him. Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working? 366203454622
Reposted by M. E. MerrillLauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period. 445181837729
Reposted by M. E. MerrillRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry? 560119755096
Reposted by M. E. MerrillLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 23/11/2025In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood. 801180675716
Reposted by M. E. MerrillRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/11/2025I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.youtu.beThe Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert ReichRobert Reich 10854312106
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 22/11/2025November 21, 2025heathercoxrichardson.substack.comNovember 21, 2025Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today. 871055376
Reposted by M. E. MerrillCongresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 20/11/2025Trump can try to bury the truth by canceling the annual food security report—while spreading lies about SNAP fraud and dismissing decades of research—but families know how real the hunger crisis is. We’re not backing down—no matter how hard the Admin tries to hide the reality of hunger in America. 02212
Reposted by M. E. MerrillRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading. This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you? 287120593678
Reposted by M. E. MerrillMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/11/2025Meiselas this past Monday: Halligan says the grand jury rejected the 3-count indictment, so she brought back a 2-count version they supposedly approved, but that part is missing from the transcript. Judge Currie warned the grand jury may never have seen it. If true, that’s criminal. 22487052396
Reposted by M. E. MerrillHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025November 19, 2025heathercoxrichardson.substack.comNovember 19, 2025Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. 281005314
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 17/11/2025open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...open.substack.com193. The "War" on JudgesDeputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it. 010
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 16/11/2025"Three things will always rise...the sun, the moon, and the truth." open.substack.com/pub/therealm...open.substack.com"Truth Is Rising Again"When the lies collapse, voters don’t whisper; they revolt. From small suburbs to the big cities, the truth is finally rising, drowning out the GOP fearmongering that once held this country hostage. 020
M. E. Merrill @memerrill73.bsky.social · 16/11/2025The layers, the colors and the light. We humans could learn from this… 010
Reposted by M. E. MerrillValerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 15/11/2025This is me at 15. I’m a child. I’m a CHILD. 1029396165912
Reposted by M. E. MerrillAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 14/11/2025This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe. Share it widely. 240135936988