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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Socialism 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

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Five 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.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/05/2026

Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone. (Published Nov. 2025)

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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime

Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

When I talk about a two-tiered economy with different set of rules and standards for the super-rich, this is what I mean. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/technolo…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

More than 70% of Americans are struggling to pay for food, housing, and healthcare, according to a CBS News poll. Hm. Remember when Trump promised to lower prices on Day One? Well, that wasn’t the only campaign promise he broke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcefFTXUcxU

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Did Trump Keep ANY of His Campaign Promises?

The Trump regime started the week by telling lies about Alex Pretti's murder.Now, Trump has pivoted back to telling lies

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/04/2026

Under Purdue’s new $7.4 billion settlement plan, estimated payouts for people whose family members fatally overdosed on OxyContin dropped to as little as $8,000. It used to be $48,000. With @inquirer.com

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“A Punch in the Gut”: After Years of Waiting, Many Opioid Victims Will Be Shut Out of Purdue Settlement

Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against the company for the harm they said its drugs caused. Fewer than half of them will get any compensation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A reminder that tonight, when the journalists are finishing their dessert and applauding a man who lies to their faces, I'll be at my desk — planning, writing, fighting. If you want to support legacy media go ahead and watch. If you want to help Democracy Docket, sign up now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The richest 1% will get $117 billion in tax cuts this year, thanks to Trump. That’s more than the combined budgets of eight federal agencies, including the Department of Education and the EPA. Meanwhile, the bottom 95% will see their taxes increase. It’s clear who he governs for.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In his first 100 days, Zohran Mamdani has: -Delivered millions in restitution for workers cheated by gig companies -Cracked down on predatory landlords -Launched the first stage of a universal childcare program -Fixed thousands of potholes in NYC streets This is what leadership looks like.

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The Common-Sense Idealist @sensibleidealist.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One of the most delicious ironies about the manosphere flocking to Trump is that he’s used their own playbook against them. He’s spent the last ten years negging America (“we are a nation in decline” etc) so they grovel for his notice and approval even harder.

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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein likely had every major U.S. politician on video doing something terrible to a child, according to former CIA officer David Robert Steele.

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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran There’s a ‘1000% increase’ in troops trying to conscientiously object.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It's one of the main things we should be talking about. It leads to so many other problems.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Everyone congratulate Donald J. Trump on his *seventh* bankruptcy. Glory!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

On the front of every vote counts: We had a school funding ballot initiative because of a budget crisis that was a live-or-die situation for hundreds of jobs in our public school system. It just passed by (wait for it) 13 votes. Out of thousands. Don't skip any election. Not one.

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Alison the Resister @alisonwhite3.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

And of course, the Senate confirmed him.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 24/03/2026

The NGO Pregnancy Justice reports that police have arrested 412 American women for suffering miscarriages due to abortion bans The people prosecuting these American women also claim bombing Iran liberates Iranian women USA or Iran—they never cared to liberate women, but to violently control women

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Who knew what? When did they know it? How close were they to Trump's inner circle? And can anyone within or around the orbit of this regime be trusted to put the interests of the American public above their own pocketbook? It is maddening that we even need to ask these questions.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2026

“The same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,” one legal expert said about the meeting of election deniers. (Published Feb.)

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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms

The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.

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Canadian Hammer 🇨🇦 🔨 @canadianhammer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Hollywood lied to you. THIS is what a terrorist looks like. #Kegsbreath

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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

ICE in the Houston airport Hunter, Daily Kos - Periodically, small packs of ICE agents wander by. Their job is guns. They are there to watch, and to have guns. They do not know the rules about toothpaste, and will not answer your questions... They are just there to watch you, and to have guns.

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 24/03/2026

BREAKING: Israel to deploy 3,000 soldiers to capture Kharg Island in what is being called a "suicide mission". That's American soldiers by the way. What? You didn't think Israel would deploy its own soldiers, did you?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As someone who strongly backed John Fetterman‘s run for the Senate in 2022, I’m sorry to say that he’s an absolute disgrace. I’ll support whoever challenges him in the 2028 primary.

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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hard drives removed from a federal crime scene between warrants. Six storage units Epstein paid to maintain until his death never raided. Jail surveillance wiped. This isn't a conspiracy theory. It's documented in federal court testimony. The question is who made sure we'd never see it.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/03/2026

NEW: Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. His father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

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Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress

Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

After the crowded primaries in Illinois and Texas, many voters are wondering: what would our elections look like if every state had ranked-choice voting? Watch this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P6aYbUo19U

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Ranked Choice Voting Explained — with Cute Pets | Robert Reich

Why not let people vote for the candidates they actually like, instead of forcing them to vote against candidates they h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The firm that planned Trump’s January 6th rally, now staffed by his former officials, has raked in $22 million in federal contracts. The majority came through special carveouts that blocked other firms from bidding. Where’s the uproar about waste, fraud, and abuse now?

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

*RUMP ADMINISTRATION BETRAYAL, MURDEROUS SABOTAGE

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The Common-Sense Idealist @sensibleidealist.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I still think he WANTS a terrorist attack. Why else pick a completely unnecessary fight with a country known to use non-state actors, at a time when TSA is unfunded, an unqualified kid is running counterterrorism efforts, and the FBI‘s counterterrorism ability has been gutted?

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Empress 🦊 @ PAX West @astralempress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Sorry to get political again on the silly Nintendo fangirl account but hey gang: when do we start really worrying about this shit. Are we there yet? Feels like we are there.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

HOLY SHIT. A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election. Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?

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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate

Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”

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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I mean, do we want to talk about Pete Hegseth buying a grand piano and spending tons of money on lobster and king crab because they had to hurry up and spend taxpayer money? The regimens absolutely looting the coffers of the American people. On every level.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Elon Musk is now worth $845 billion. Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025. Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high. See the problem here?

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The Common-Sense Idealist @sensibleidealist.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I think this is exactly what the orange menace wants. No one benefitted from 9/11 more than the people in W’s administration. He thinks he can turn the midterms around if we have an attack.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined. Over half goes to private defense contractors. This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Just 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.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 03/03/2026

Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X. Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch. Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp. And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO. Yes, this is oligarchy.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I hate how accurate this tweet is.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The president of the United States killed children to distract from raping children.

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Shimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 25/02/2026

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/02/2026

Schiff: I've not missed the State of the Union in the 25 years I've been in Congress, but we have never had a president violate the constitution every day with seeming impunity. We can't treat this as some new normal, so I'm here boycotting...

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