Reposted by P@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The new PM going after state media live on their air: "The incoming leader used the interviews to confront the outlets over their coverage, accusing them of spreading fear and lies and comparing their coverage to propaganda from North Korea & Nazi-era Germany." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 936582
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Your Tax Day reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor. Don't let billionaires fool you into thinking we shouldn't tax the rich. 391255352
Reposted by PWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all 618354508123
Reposted by PTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/03/2026No Kings. Find your event location for Saturday, March 28th. #NoKings www.nokings.org (Image credit Elizabeth Van Dusen) 361330464
Reposted by Ppriscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 24/02/2026it's molting season for RFK Jr 996710830
Reposted by PMother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/02/2026ICE wanted this Kansas City warehouse. The people resisted and won.motherjones.comICE wanted this Kansas City warehouse. The people resisted and won."This decision wouldn’t have happened without several weeks of protest and collective action by low-wage workers,” one organizer said. 10465162
Reposted by PMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026"This is the most shamelessly, brazenly, openly corrupt and compromised government in modern American history and, astonishingly, the person who sits at the center of much of that corruption and compromise isn’t even a member of the government: It’s Jared Cory Kushner, First Son-in-Law." - mezeteo.com👀 Jared Kushner... Redacted?The president's son-in-law is at the center of a huge new scandal. Plus: the Trump administration's war on the climate and the Pakistani government's war on Imran Khan's health. 681629544
Reposted by PChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/02/2026DHS is shutting down. Why? Because Democrats took an oath of office to uphold the Constitution and ICE is lawless and out of control. We cannot fund an agency that is murdering our citizens, tear gassing school zones, and disappearing legal immigrants. 25338111022
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration. Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net. This is what oligarchy looks like. 10043571719
Reposted by PRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Project Salt Box tonight: projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...projectsaltbox.substack.comUsing Data for Good: A Crash CourseOur response to "What can I do?" 762289998
Reposted by PSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 09/02/2026Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous 106204615190
Reposted by PIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it. 14198283005
Reposted by PSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy. 11575202514519
Reposted by PZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 04/02/2026Thanks for sharing the info, Sec. Reich. Much appreciated if you'd share the link too and support the media outlet that reported it.forbes.comElon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $800 Billion After SpaceX Acquired xAIForbes estimates that the deal announced Monday evening boosted Musk’s fortune by $84 billion. 1320779
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Corporate profits have hit record highs. CEOs are paid 280x as much as a typical worker. We're subsidizing huge corporations that pay lousy wages through food stamps and Medicaid. But instead of cracking down on corporate greed, Republicans want to punish the working poor. 551668523
Reposted by PMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/01/2026look at this fucking creep. there are children in this home. 802707634
Reposted by PElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight. 142125854647
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Trump says he will force Venezuela to hand over millions of barrels of sanctioned oil, which the U.S. will sell off under his control. Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator. 1132465623
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/01/2026What really drives U.S. foreign policy? Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago. 23804284
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/01/2026It's not enough to say what we're against. We must say what we're for — and fight for that vision every day. Here are 15 ideas to build a better future.youtu.beHow Do We Get Out of This Mess?Robert Reich 541605519
Reposted by PSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 24/12/2025When a paper is owned by billionaires does it become impossible to utter the word “corruption”? Seriously, could it be more obvious? You think this is a policy dispute? Wake up.washingtonpost.comOpinion | Pausing offshore wind projects is a blow to America’s energy futureThe need for tech-neutral permitting reform has never been clearer. 24491177
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Funny how that works, huh? [Cartoon by Joe Heller] 612900946
Reposted by PThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 23/12/2025On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...nytimes.comHow Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? 1022081899
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Trump’s problem is that so many Americans — including his MAGA base — believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite. But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite. Expect him to lash out as the walls close in. 22848181238
Reposted by PSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23/12/2025During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones. And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day. Shameful. 1432437846
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/12/202520 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding. Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers. Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket. 10045641472
Reposted by PDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025It's hard to ignore that this happened just as Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. was slipping away, with Kushner pulling out of the financing and Trump bad-mouthing CBS. Time to please the king again 15537125
Reposted by PRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/12/2025"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats... "This month, Witkoff concluded his 6th trip to Russia, talking with Putin for five hours through midnight. Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine..." www.wsj.com/world/putin-...wsj.comHow Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIAThe Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats. 1431831813
Reposted by PScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Clueless US media understand Trump's shut down of Atlantic coast wind farms as just some vague national security thing about radar or as Trump's weird ideas about alternative energy. But in Denmark, this is immediately understood for what it is: a shakedown against two large Danish companies,berlingske.dkDanske vindaktier lukker i rødt efter amerikansk udmeldingØrsteds og Vestas' aktier er kommet i modvind og dykker ved børsluk oven på nyhed om havvindparker i USA. 21817372
Reposted by PSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 22/12/2025This is President Donald ‘Stop Work’ Trump trying to keep affordable, clean energy off the grid, without a care about how many working people have to lose their jobs to keep his fossil fuel billionaires happy.nytimes.comTrump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast 20298120
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow? 568128174471
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package. That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control? 982521722
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/12/2025A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing. Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.” 14926631245
Reposted by PMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The Supreme Court is hearing arguments right now in a case engineered by the GOP to strike down a longstanding campaign finance law that prevents megadonors from bribing politicians for favors by laundering the money through political parties. Guess how it'll go. slate.com/news-and-pol...slate.comThe Supreme Court Is Poised to Revive a Key Feature of Nixon-Era CorruptionThe justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in NRSC v. FEC, a case cooked up by the GOP itself. 19201122
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines. When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy. 981613753
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon. 14528161443
Reposted by PSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 23/11/2025More private jet freebies for jet-setters Noem and Patel. The G in MAGA is Grift.reuters.com 15394130
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/11/2025@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social hired former FTC Chair Lina Khan to run his transition team. She's an excellent pick with an eye for rooting out how big corporations are making your life unaffordable. One way they're doing that? Surveillance pricing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8youtube.comThe Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)Robert Reich 442407776
Reposted by PLisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 14/11/2025This is what intelligence and critical thinking sound like: VIA hana.clio What is there to debate?(for myself) 25531176
Reposted by PJeremy Schulman @jeremyschulman.bsky.social · 14/11/2025For the record, I argued the headline should be: "This Giant Wants to Replace Danny Tanner's House With High-Rise Apartments"motherjones.comScott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test. 4607
Reposted by PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/11/2025More impunity for the elite, courtesy of the Trump regime. 341507650
Reposted by PMaster Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 12/11/2025other98 JD's family has spent $35M on vacations. Kash Patel used a $60M FBI jet to go on a date. Trump spent $98M to golf for 24% of the days of this term. ALL WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. But you think a single mom getting $6 a day for SNAP is the problem? 191486497
