Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Reminder that ICE whistleblowers have been warning for months that the agency's Trump-era hiring surge has led to dangerous recruits being given alarming levels of power. Watch. 501475657
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialThe Verge @theverge.com · 17/07/202616.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.theverge.comWhy are people buying so many CDs?Collectors, affordable prices, and big K-pop albums. 2441942423
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Wildfires in Canada have worsened over the years as climate change causes higher temperatures and uneven rainfall. Now, 100 million people are under air quality alerts due to the wildfires’ smoke. Remember: your tax dollars are subsidizing Big Oil’s ability to pollute our planet.youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Gas PricesEnergy prices are soaring. So what is Trump doing about it?Gutting clean energy projects while showering his Big Oil don 30825301
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Ladies and Gentlmen, we present to you: The Donald J Trump and The John F Kennedy Memorial Center for The Island of Greenland. 5879150
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 28/02/2025No proud of being a US citizen these days. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 27/02/2025goodjobsfirst.orgOur data fuels WaPo reporting on Musk - Good Jobs FirstOur data fuels WaPo reporting on Musk - Good Jobs First 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 11/02/2025open.substack.comTrump’s biggest corruption yetFriends, 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 07/02/2025open.substack.comLina Khan’s warning about America’s tech giantsFriends, 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 06/02/2025February 5, 2025open.substack.comFebruary 5, 2025Five years ago, on February 5, 2020, Republican senators acquitted then-president Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2025To America’s 2.3 million federal employees: Don’t accept a buyout. Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer. And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it? Sincerely, Robert Reich Former U.S.Secretary of Labor 10174601995
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 05/02/2025wired.comKash Patel Says He Never Promoted QAnon. Here Are All The Times He DidKash Patel helped keep the QAnon movement alive on Truth Social, interacting with Q accounts, appearing on QAnon podcasts, and signing his children’s books with a QAnon catchphrase. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Seems that social media algorithms are being manipulated to show pro-Trump or anti-Democrat posts. I am seeing this on Youtube and other sites. I quit FB several months ago due to their deleting any posts I shared from Substack. Watch out, truth is going to be buried with lies. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Deadly Bigotry Unfortunately, we are a nation of bigots and worse. All rooted in a false Christianity. Let's not forget that apartheid was rooted in the Dutch Reform Church in South Africa. Can you say Elon Musk.open.substack.comDeadly BigotryFriends, 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 26/01/2025January 25, 2025 Hegseth opens the door for Putin, Xi, and A/O autocrats to take advantage of the US. He is a bully, a pervert, a preditor, an idiot and a fool.open.substack.comJanuary 25, 2025We have all earned a break for this week, but as some of you have heard me say, I write these letters with an eye to what a graduate student will need to know in 150 years. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 26/01/2025open.substack.comA view from north of the borderFriends, 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 24/01/2025youtu.bePete Buttigieg's CHILLING FAREWELL ADDRESS (Full Speech)YouTube video by Keith Edwards 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Are you kidding me? The U.S. is quickly becoming the new global pariah.wired.comNeo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s InaugurationThe far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures onstage Monday. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/01/2025A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, our healthcare, and the information we receive. Many are now currying favor with Trump to avoid accountability and maintain their power. This is what oligarchy looks like. 13750121367
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Tax cuts when the government is deficit spending is irrational. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 09/01/2025President Biden has worked hard for the American people. This is a kitchen table topic. Tax cuts for corporate America is not.whitehouse.govStatement from President Biden on Medicare’s New $2,000 Cap on Prescription Drug Costs Taking Effect | The White HouseI believe that health care should be a right – not a privilege – and throughout my presidency I have advanced that goal. This week, we take another step 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The only exposure that I have had to this man is through public venues, but what I saw was indeed a man who seemingly lived his values, a man of integrity, a man who would rather find common ground than fist fight his opponents.msnbc.comOpinion | Why every praise for Jimmy Carter feels like a rebuke of Donald TrumpThe arc of his life stands in such stark contradiction to the brand of strong-armed, pugilistic leadership the nation has just embraced 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Corporations such as these are THE source of inflation because they have been allowed to consort on pricing with their competition thus having the ability to charge inflated prices for their goods/services.justice.govJustice Department Sues Six Large Landlords for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American RentersThe Justice Department, together with its state co-plaintiffs, filed an amended complaint today in its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, to sue six of the nation’s largest landlords for participatin... 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 08/01/2025The reality is that we have likely already crossed the tipping point threshold of global warming. It may be time to nationalize the energy sector and force the move to renewable carbonless energy. We have the technology, but not the will.theatlantic.comClimate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to EarthGlobal warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Watch out. It's coming. And it has the potential under Trump to crash the economy of the entire world.theatlantic.comThe Great Crypto CrashTrump will usher in a speculative frenzy. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2025The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration. The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.theguardian.comSix big US banks quit net zero alliance before Trump inaugurationExodus from target-setting group is attempt to head off ‘anti-woke’ attacks from rightwing politicians, say analysts 12944691522
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 08/01/2025This is exactly the way that German businesses kissed the ring of Hitler. By caving to our felon President, US businesses are empowering him even further. That includes Joe and Mika. I quit FB 2-3 months ago. Good decision on my part. Cancelling will bring them to heel with sufficient numbers.wired.comMeta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe ThemFact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/01/2025Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures showtheguardian.comHospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures showAdmissions for vitamin or iron deficiencies up by more than 10% year on year and as much as tenfold on 1998-99 The number of people admitted to hospital in England because of a lack of vitamins or minerals is soaring, according to analysis of NHS… 1823691
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 31/12/2024youtu.be/QnBqAzJXVGoyoutu.beWho Actually Controls Gas Prices? | Climate TownYouTube video by Climate Town 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Jimmy Carter was the living embodiment of a Christian and an American. God bless his soul. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Economic ignorance bought into Reagan’s Trickle Down BS and the continue in their ignorance. 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 29/12/2024I repeat my dismay at the total macro economic ignorance of the voting public. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Trump's first round of tax cuts for the rich added nearly $2 trillion to the debt. Extending them would add another $5 trillion. If we "can't afford" universal health care or paid family leave or basic social safety nets, Trump's handouts to the rich are why.cnbc.comRepublicans gear up for the coming battle over $5 trillion tax cut's costsRepublicans are united on extending the 2017 tax cuts, but at odds on how to offset the cost. 792742968
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Merry Christmas. Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax designed to enrich the wealthy and corporations while draining money for the middle class and the poor. Pass it on to a conservative family member near you. 662360384
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/12/2024I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike in at least 12 states for better wages and working conditions. Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.youtube.comIt’s Time to Roast Starbucks | Robert ReichStarbucks has:-Fired scores of pro-union workers-Closed unionized stores-Threatened to withhold improved wages and benefits from stores considering unionizin... 962438347
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Today the great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy. Let me explain.robertreich.substack.comThe American oligarchy is back, and it’s out of controlIt’s the third time in the nation’s history that a small group of hyper-wealthy people have gained political power over the rest of us. Here’s what we must do. 590206246129
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Hey, at least they’re giving the land a vote in their maps—finally, representation for dirt and trees! 397172772553
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 14/12/2024youtube.com/watch?v=5GPJ...youtube.com 000
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 13/12/2024It is absurd to me that the bulk of the voting US citizen believes that the President has any control over prices such as food and fuel. It is a demonstrable fact that they lack economic intelligence. 000
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialrjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 03/12/2024The rest of the world needs to write off the U.S. as a lost cause and prepare to go to war with us. At this point I do not believe that the great experiment can/will survive. We have always been captive to white supremacy and I see no escape but annihilation. 121
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 30/11/2024Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.npr.orgA restored Notre Dame cathedral is unveiled days before its official reopeningNotre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019. 244137341434
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 29/11/2024Since Meta whistleblower Frances Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media's mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonized over how to curb the technology's addictive pull on young minds reut.rs/4g43cF6reut.rsAustralian social media ban started with call to act by politician's wifeWorld leaders have agonised over how to curb social media's addictive pull on young minds. 814438
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/11/2024815 billionaires hold more wealth than half of American households. If that doesn’t tell you we’re in a second Gilded Age, I don’t know what will. 1364098778
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 22/11/2024President-elect Donald Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard was briefly placed on a government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections earlier this year.cnn.comTrump’s intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections | CNN PoliticsTulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights aft... 1781758496
rjplunkett.bsky.social @rjplunkett.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Ukraine, Taiwan and South Korea are in eminent danger of falling. 011
Reposted by @rjplunkett.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 16/11/2024If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?npr.orgHow far can Trump go to get his nominees confirmed?If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway? 105549116
