Reposted by Tammara WebberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla paid just 4.9% of their profits in federal corporate taxes in 2025. They've seen their collective tax bill drop by $95B thanks to two rounds of Trump tax cuts. Meanwhile, tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed 2025. Trickle-down economics was always a scam. 5424701443 2.5K
Reposted by Tammara WebberNick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 16/10/2026NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comHe Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up. 22937622057 3.8K
Reposted by Tammara WebberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This chart about data center construction blew my mind. Watch. 32712348 712
Reposted by Tammara WebberMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Elon Musk is spending $158 million on Ken Paxton’s campaign. That’s more than the Make-A-Wish Foundation's annual revenue. Some people grant wishes to kids fighting serious illnesses. Other people bankroll a crooked pol whose make-a-wish was partying in Dubai with 2 fugitives from fraud charges. 31728259 728
Reposted by Tammara WebberThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Y’all have been in charge for decades @marshablackburn literally wtf are you talking about 972125293439 12.5K
Reposted by Tammara WebberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most 802115155657 11.5K
Reposted by Tammara WebberHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Here are 22 times Katie Zacharia blatantly lied about being a lawyer. She’s perfect for the Trump administration. She’s pathological. 915117203942 11.7K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAnton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com · 16/10/2026A journalist asks Zelensky whether he thinks that Trump is treating him as a scapegoat for his own problems. And Zelensky responds. 15300115 300
Reposted by Tammara WebberAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/10/2026it's pretty f'd up that the Trump administration is trying to deport my duly-elected member of Congress 382157422977 15.7K
Reposted by Tammara WebberMother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/10/2026 ICE’s own confiscation directive only permits officers to keep belongings for a clearly defined reason. But a new lawsuit alleges the agency is refusing to return personal items like employment authorization documents, phones, and a wedding ring. motherjones.comICE sued for refusing to return detainees' papers and propertyOne plaintiff is jobless after his work authorization was taken. The agency also won't return his wedding ring. 16361177 361
Reposted by Tammara WebberNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 6148401434 4.8K
Reposted by Tammara WebberJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/10/2026Your occasional reminder that polls don't mean shit, you have to show up and vote, preferably early and in person if you can 553704853 3.7K
Reposted by Tammara WebberJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My heart breaks for mathematicians whose lives and careers are being destroyed by AI — and especially this PhD student, who doesn’t even know he is a poet 8174261502 7.4K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 12/10/2026Working people are working harder than ever, yet our paychecks are stuck and CEOs are bringing home record pay and bonuses. This election season, let’s elect candidates who will help make this economy work for all of us, not just the billionaire bosses. Betterinaunion.org 4336121 336
Reposted by Tammara WebberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Trump has canceled Biden-era law enforcement actions against 200+ corporations accused of wrongdoing, according to Public Citizen. Corporations that have benefited have previously given $210 million in contributions and pledges to Trump's super PAC and GOP PACs. Everything is for sale. 8316341021 1.6K
Reposted by Tammara WebberKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I say we tally up all the times JD Vance has brought up the subject of transgender kids in public and all the times Talarico has brought it up to see exactly which one's hard drive we need to inspect. 963009561 3K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The @houstonchronicle.com posted this video and it's pretty jarring. No matter that he was fleeing, law enforcement officers may not use deadly force on someone who poses no significant risk of death or serious injury to others. Deliberately hitting someone with a car is a use of deadly force. 871852862 1.9K
Reposted by Tammara WebberCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12/10/2026IT IS ALWAYS THEM. ALWAYS. 537574 375
Reposted by Tammara WebberMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026The U.S. re-joins an exclusive club 1811356632 1.4K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1166129133804 12.9K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want." 304769852766 7K
Reposted by Tammara Webberrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a little louder for the cheap seats in the back 3256411954 5.6K
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20268/ Amanda Trebach, a nurse and member of an immigrant advocacy group, was detained in California while filming and protesting immigration enforcement operations. Trebach says she was held for almost 36 hours without access to a phone call or a lawyer. 4758231 758
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20267/ Among the most jarring trends we found: 36 U.S. citizens were not allowed to contact their family or a lawyer. 8947354 947
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20266/ Others were arrested while trying to protect colleagues. Quentin Williams, a staffer at Minneapolis' Roosevelt High, was trying to help a teacher when he was shoved by Greg Bovino and tackled by agents. He was charged with assault, but like others, his case was dismissed. 7871261 871
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6826201275 2.6K
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20263/ 100+ Americans have been held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. They say they were profiled — detained because of their skin color, accents or jobs. “ICE isn’t looking for criminals. They’re looking for Latinos,” one said. 6855275 855
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20262/ Federal agents have detained at least 70 children and teens who are American citizens. Some were handcuffed or zip-tied. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member. 7778267 778
Reposted by Tammara WebberProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660973493 6.1K
Reposted by Tammara WebberElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself? 1172324812 2.3K
Reposted by Tammara WebberJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...courthousenews.comAI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third CircuitUsing someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found. 593864913 3.9K
Reposted by Tammara WebberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism. 29595003263 9.5K
Reposted by Tammara WebberThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption? 700236918570 23.7K
Reposted by Tammara WebberAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026vile, disgusting, irredeemable people 1132389309 2.4K
Reposted by Tammara WebberKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026BREAKING: The Trump White House has blocked Politico from accessing Air Force One on Monday to carry out its pool responsibilities.ms.nowWhite House blocks Politico from Air Force OneThe news outlet was supposed to travel with the president to Nebraska on Monday. 1311624753 1.6K
Reposted by Tammara WebberBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint. 308122482240 12.2K
Reposted by Tammara WebberChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books. 382890566 2.9K
Reposted by Tammara WebberCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 02/10/2026 Putting food on the table and a roof over your head is hard enough without greedy corporations squeezing you for all you’re worth, writes @lindsayowens.bsky.social of @groundwork.bsky.social.commondreams.orgWe Need a Shoppers' Bill of Rights to Protect Us From 21st Century Price GougingNew technology is enabling companies to reinvent the rip-off right under our noses; we need new laws to protect us. 1335198 351
Reposted by Tammara WebberMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard. 582242580 2.2K
Reposted by Tammara WebberCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A female student was drugged and raped by seven men at Cornell responding to a message about 'free p*ssy' and the President of the United States sympathizes with the seven rapists. 52459145 459
Reposted by Tammara WebberCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14137901249 3.8K
Reposted by Tammara WebberMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20463272910 6.3K
Reposted by Tammara WebberJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026The rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you. 251533409 1.5K
Reposted by Tammara WebberMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026Renée Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross amid the Trump administration’s violent occupation and mass deportations campaign in Minneapolis.motherjones.comThey called her a domestic terrorist. Now Renée Good’s family is suing.The family alleges wrongful death and deprivation of civil rights. 1032180 321
Reposted by Tammara WebberMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now 56099081497 9.9K