Reposted by Sharon PiperElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share. 14838681351
Reposted by Sharon PiperAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them. 14654962189
Reposted by Sharon PiperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 894255246038
Reposted by Sharon PiperSenator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth. 14063822039
Reposted by Sharon PiperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66366282561
Reposted by Sharon Piper𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026The 0.1% own 15% of all the wealth while 50% are basically broke. That is how societies die. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...wsj.comThe Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting WiderThe 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million. 1091950747
Reposted by Sharon Pipervoteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026TEXANS for TALARICO 6848931309
Reposted by Sharon PiperAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE. Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All! 🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️ 17466212381
Reposted by Sharon PiperRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 540154307243
Reposted by Sharon PiperNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026i've been covering national security for decades, on and off. i've never heard of anything like this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUSS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reportsAircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land 28257902056
Reposted by Sharon PiperThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026🔥 Jon Stewart Defends Democratic Socialism: “When you call it SoCiALiSm, I think it’s a misnomer — It’s about strengthening a safety net for a country that has suffered too long overvaluing capital and money, and undervaluing labor and work. That’s it.” 19053641731
Reposted by Sharon PiperCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Page One. @nytimes.com 16729951208
Reposted by Sharon PiperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.." 10303267110167
Reposted by Sharon PiperTheo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 15/07/2026Pave paradise, put up a data centre... 30254992339
Reposted by Sharon PiperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026 OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ... 2043233227218
Reposted by Sharon PiperKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Four years ago, Biden gave a speech warning about the dangers to democracy and the networks refused to air it because it was "political." I wonder if Trump making a partisan case for relitigating the 2020 election and calling for his political opponents to be jailed is going to be "political" too? 15167372482
Reposted by Sharon PiperProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgKen Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo... 1228194698713
Reposted by Sharon PiperElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Supreme Court's decision in the Temporary Protected Status case proves the Supreme Court *is* racist. They don't merely affirm Trump's racism, they endorse it. And while that's not "news" for anyone paying attention, it's still outrageous. My latest in @thenation.comthenation.comThe Supreme Court Once Again Endorses Trump's RacismThe court took a look at Trump's obviously bigoted handling of the Temporary Protected Status program and said, "Nothing to see here." 612349848
Reposted by Sharon PiperSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/06/2026With seven decisions with the *same* 6-3 lineup over the last three days, I really can't wait for all of the hot takes from the folks who keep insisting that #SCOTUS *isn't* defined by its ideological division. 15469051502
Reposted by Sharon PiperBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Dems have to run on this hard. Do not let the RFK types try to spin what his own party just signed off on here. Actual Monsanto, the comic book villain of Adbusters days, was shielded from liability over poisoning Americans. I don't care if it's slopulism: this Supreme Court wants you dead. 357145874845
Reposted by Sharon Piper𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/04/2026Hillary was right about everything. 785207875167
Reposted by Sharon PiperRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Don't forget who is really coming out on top. 441398517
Reposted by Sharon PiperCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work. 205160134433
Reposted by Sharon PiperPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 09/04/2026It’s hard to overstate how much of this moment is driven by people who got a taste of accountability and were very, very mad about it. 127124732386
Reposted by Sharon PiperTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” These are the words of the president of the United States, today. The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...snyder.substack.comThe president speaks genocideThe words, the law, the future 12044741686
Reposted by Sharon PiperCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/04/2026It’s probably nothing. 🤡 @dkthomp.bsky.social 13149161924
Reposted by Sharon PiperRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Just a reminder that the senator who sponsored the bill which became law with broad bipartisan support that states a president cannot pull the US out of NATO without congressional approval was … Marco Rubio. 1875192087161
Reposted by Sharon PiperJoni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It is crazy how few people know this: Russia now occupies less Ukrainian land than it did one month into the full-scale invasion four years ago 302108453739
Reposted by Sharon PiperDrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 01/04/2026And, he cannot, thanks in part to Marco Rubio. The 2024 Defense Authorization Act prevents a unilateral presidential withdrawal from NATO without 2/3 approval by the Senate or an act of Congress. The law was authored by Sen Tim Kaine and then Senator, now Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.kaine.senate.govCongress approves bill barring presidents from unilaterally exiting NATO | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of VirginiaCongress this week approved a measure aimed at preventing any U.S. president from unilaterally withdrawing the United States from NATO without... 517463
Reposted by Sharon PiperMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/03/2026You’d think expensive oil would make our government focus on solar and wind energy, you would of course be wrong 854182723481
Reposted by Sharon PiperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026OSSOFF: Your statement says that as a result of last summer's airstrikes, Iran's nuclear program was 'obliterated.' Correct? GABBARD: Yes O: The WH stated war was launched to 'eliminate the imminent nuclear threat' G: The only person who can determine what's an imminent threat is POTUS O: False 635119423659
Reposted by Sharon PiperThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17/03/2026Hassett: If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the U.S. economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, but that's really the last of our concerns right now. 2591337529
Reposted by Sharon PiperBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026HOLY 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?ms.nowDark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidateProgressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.” 766199647909
Reposted by Sharon PiperPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich 460203536521
Reposted by Sharon PiperBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world 532218676839
Reposted by Sharon PiperKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries. 43070421931
Reposted by Sharon PiperRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026"'Our operations are lawful, targeted and focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,' Bovino said..." Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old. 25770542982
Reposted by Sharon PiperJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...nytimes.comPrivate Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say 530109534538
Reposted by Sharon PiperCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/01/2026KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?” @pkrugman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... 992114403832
Reposted by Sharon PiperKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Has any reporter done a deep dive into two of the most powerful people in Washington DC who seem determined not to use that power or even comment on current events? Mike Johnson and John Thune could stop virtually all of the current chaos simply by putting their hands back on the wheel. 1443037684
Reposted by Sharon PiperRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The agent was not in the path of the SUV when he fired 3 shots” and was not run over. 43246771789
Reposted by Sharon PiperThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Read this. Then read it again. 6062624111235
Reposted by Sharon PiperChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/12/2025Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her. This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder. 20398112895
Reposted by Sharon PiperTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 09/12/2025Yet House Republicans just killed the first comprehensive (and bipartisan!!) housing package of the last few DECADEScbsnews.comMore than 75% of homes across the U.S. are unaffordable, study findsHomeownership can feel like a luxury when only a sliver of the country's housing market is affordable for most Americans, Bankrate analyst says. 1019172
Reposted by Sharon PiperJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool. 336114252181
Reposted by Sharon PiperThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/12/2025🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7 Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler... 318166864952
Reposted by Sharon PiperRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/11/2025The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting. 655136656650