Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I want to share two poems with you. The first was written in the ruins of World War I; the second, in the gathering storm of World War II. To me, both feel appropriate to the dark time we’re now living through. Read them and let me know your thoughts.robertreich.substack.comTwo Poems for Our TimeOne from the ruins of World War I, the other from the gathering storm of World War II 1112079766
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 15/02/2026You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late. --Emerson ⏱ #ShareGreatNotHate 36759281
nmkiwigirl.bsky.social @nmkiwigirl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Watching from Aotearoa and dancing with joy. 010
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/12/2025AI data centers are sucking up communities’ power & water. AI is being used by corporations to shaft consumers and is threatening young workers’ job prospects. So Trump wants to ram through a ban on state AI regulation — all to help out his Big Tech billionaire friends. See how this works? 641911702
nmkiwigirl.bsky.social @nmkiwigirl.bsky.social · 06/12/2025This has been an absolutely outstanding series. Nail-bitingly uncomfortable - with great characters and multiple themes woven throughout. Bloody marvelous ! 010
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B. Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct. A new Golden Age for corporate criminals. 12529361222
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 01/12/2025Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree. n.pr/3Xu36ztn.prFor the first time since 1988, the U.S. is not officially commemorating World AIDS DayNoting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree. 38370155
nmkiwigirl.bsky.social @nmkiwigirl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Absolutely a travesty given the continued misunderstanding of HIV / AIDS by so many in the USA. 140
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend. So 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. Pay all workers a living wage. 8557571160
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/11/2025How will you cope with your right-wing relatives over the holidays? Here's my advice. youtu.be/ByhKM8NBK2E?si=IYoaPqn6gAy…youtu.beYour Guide to Dealing with Uncle Bob | Robert ReichRobert Reich 4243192
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialPatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 26/11/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h... We are now one of the few countries that will no longer honor World AIDS Day We join with Russia, Iran, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Libya, North Korea You know all the countries that hate humans rights I find it shameful Callous Crueltynytimes.comTrump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day 83957562
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level. Now, Trump and some Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation. Always follow the money. youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?...youtu.beBig Tech's AI Power-GrabYouTube video by Robert Reich 381083411
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/11/2025In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up. 8245171200
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The common good is a set of shared commitments. To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth. We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments. 341507372
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Trump welcomes MBS to the White House today to discuss a new arms deal. Trump's family also has lucrative ongoing real estate deals with the Saudis. He'll overlook the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to pad his pockets and boost the bottom line of the military industrial complex. 691334374
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 28/10/20252,500 pantries supported across the state $80M in state funds fast-tracked for distribution 390 @calvolunteers.bsky.social — with hundreds more waiting in the wings And National Guard men and women deployed, proud to be the good guys We will not just let Californians in need go hungry. 17671091850
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 17/08/2025A hospice worker heard stories of deathbed visitations. He ignored them until he saw something that changed his view of God: cnn.it/471SePwcnn.itAn atheist began caring for the dying. What he saw changed his view of faith — and the afterlife | CNNWhen Scott Janssen began hospice work 33 years ago, he was an atheist. Then he began hearing about – and witnessing – his patients’ deathbed visitations. 326516
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The SEC once considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal. Now, instead of investing profits into people, corporations use stock buybacks (at record levels) to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders.youtu.beStock Buybacks, Explained | Robert ReichRobert Reich 9726141077
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Now Republicans are trying something different: quietly weakening the law and hoping you won’t notice. We can’t let them. It’s up to all of us to vote for leaders in every election who will make our healthcare system better, not undermine it. Call your member of Congress and hold them accountable.cnn.comRepublicans are quietly rolling back Obamacare. Here’s how | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are no longer promising to repeal Obamacare, but that doesn’t mean they have given up efforts to take down the landmark health reform law. 11034811023
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Anyone who fails to see that we are careening toward fascism is not paying attention. 60384632499
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialJulia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025It's crazy to think that, when the history of this period is written, the gutting of the federal bureaucracy and the loss of D.C.'s semi-autonomy will lead back to a character named Big Balls. Future historians, I envy you. 491430240
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 07/08/2025If you're worried about the world or frightened for the future, here’s my message for you: Don’t just sit idly by and wring your hands. Roll up your sleeves, channel that anxiety into productivity, and join us at this year's @clintonglobal.bsky.social. 401237334
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialBarbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Microplastics are everywhere, in the air, and our bodies. This horrifying thought should force us to reduce plastic use wherever possible.nytimes.comOpinion | You Are Contaminated 823143
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not. 470171615058
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialBarbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Climate scientists sounded the alarm in the 1980s about climate change. When I understood the threat, my foundation made a grant to an organization called The Environmental Defense Fund. 40yrs on, the threats are more apparent than ever as 200 million Americans now live under a severe heat warning. 29664114
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952 379207376608
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent. 882349525531
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialBradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 17/07/2025If you ever wondered what you would do if your country was falling to fascim under a malignant white supremicist who vilified immigrants and stuck them in concentration camps without due process, now you know. 381314320
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way. 198115373056
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/07/2025REPORT: Most seizures of fentanyl occur at U.S. points of entry, not via migrants. In reality, U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers.americanimmigrationcouncil.orgFentanyl smuggling: Most seizures occur at ports of entry where U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers - American Immigration CouncilMost fentanyl enters the U.S. through ports of entry, not via migrants. U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers, often recruited by criminal networks. Effective solutions focus on better screening at ... 22753962253
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2025These are not strays. Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes. 79486054363
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2025We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law. A new generation that gives meaning to the “we” in “we the people.” Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as the future. 769161333735
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 09/07/2025It’s disturbing that Justice Jackson was left to dissent alone from this legally reckless, constitutionally wrongheaded, and procedurally indefensible use of the Court’s emergency powers. History will vindicate her courageous if lonely stand against this outrage. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...supremecourt.gov 25283682170
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialBradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov, @mayor.lacity.gov we need clear information from state and local authorities on what our rights are when confronted by masked unID ed agents who are now disappearing, neighbors, co-workers and family members. Please have comms post on all platforms. 512236644
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 08/07/2025More than ever, Americans must remain grounded in the founding principles of our republic. I'm proud to be among those from across the political spectrum supporting the @weholdtruths.bsky.social to remind us of the values we hold in common, and to help make the Constitution accessible to everyone.weholdtruths.orgWe Hold These Truths 18168881621
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/07/2025New in PN: A golden age for scammers "Why, one might ask, would Donald Trump want Americans to live in Scamville? The answer is that it’s the place that made him, where he thrived by preying on those with less money and power than he had."publicnotice.coA golden age for scammersThe conman in chief remakes the government in his own image. 291190362
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Love 241358216
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025 15285093413361
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025VP Vance has cast the deciding vote in the Senate to cut Medicaid, take away food assistance, blow up the deficit, and add tax breaks for the wealthiest. This bill is unpopular because it is wrong. Congress votes this week, but it’s our voices - and our votes - that will have the final say. 26764541392
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialShawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word? 12351222662
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Actually what Americans just saw today was a prominent Republican US Senator announce he is quitting because he knows this budget is going to hurt millions of people and he was repeatedly threatened by the president and his cult for telling the truth about it. 344113873305
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 29/06/2025🌹 Rest and peace, Mark and Melissa Hortman. 🌹 These are very troubling and scary times we are living in, and now you are gone for having the gall to try to make things better. 🌹 We won't forget you, and will honor your lives and your service to our country ... 14586116
Reposted by @nmkiwigirl.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 28/06/2025Eric Johnson's husband Dennis Hopkins was given a 50% chance of surviving lung cancer. During one hospital stay they met their unsung hero, a nurse named Sherry.n.prA kind, no-nonsense nurse helped a couple prepare for deathEric Johnson's husband Dennis Hopkins was given a 50% chance of surviving lung cancer. During one hospital stay they met their unsung hero, a nurse named Sherry. 842346
