Reposted by Michele WuckerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. 720160456064
Reposted by Michele WuckerRep. Pete Aguilar @aguilar.house.gov · 09/09/2026Americans have paid an extra $100 BILLION in gas and diesel prices thanks to Trump’s war with Iran. Working families’ budgets are getting squeezed more and more because of this reckless conflict. www.cbsnews.com/news/oil-pri...cbsnews.comOil prices could hit $120, analysis finds, as Americans absorb $100 billion fuel hitHigher gas and diesel prices have cost Americans an additional $100 billion since the Iran war began, according to a Brown University tracker. 139552
Reposted by Michele WuckerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I told John Stoehr of @editorialboard.bsky.social that reporters "know Trump’s brain is broken. But their bosses would punish them if they said it loudly and clearly, because the bosses know Trump would punish their news organizations for reporting that. So they try to stay out of his crosshairs."editorialboard.comThe more he fails to dominate, the more insane Trump getsCan reporters see it? Yes, Mark Jacob told me. But they are afraid. 1416778
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I was there then and don't remember being told the air was safe. In fact, Uncle Sam bought me two excellent HEPA air filter machines. Which likely helped but did not stop me from getting asthma. 010
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Confirming first hand that this is not fake news. I got caught for 90mins right after the bridge went up and got stuck. Luckily the schedule was running behind at the conference where I was supposed to moderate a panel, and a colleague pinch-hit the first 10 minutes. 041
Reposted by Michele WuckerThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Looks about right. It probably turned green from Melania swimming in it, with her diseased va-jay.🤮 0242
Reposted by Michele Wuckerheishalley.bsky.social @heishalley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We, the Canadian people, have signed an Owner’s Executive Order decreeing the Great Lake of Ontario to be renamed Great Ontario Obama Lake. Thank you for your attention to this matter. It’s GREEEEAT👍! 1699
Reposted by Michele WuckerRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 128190498288
Reposted by Michele WuckerHimal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Thant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away. Read Maximillian Morch's review essay for Himal: ow.ly/36Uh50Z6vgnow.lyRemembering U Thant and the lost promise of the United NationsThant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away 083
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I had un reuniting with my long-time friends Jim Gialamas and @jbmilleractually.bsky.social on their podcast Boomerhasit to talk about a recent misadventure at the hands of AI-assisted [sic] journalism. Listen, subscribe, and spread the word about these talented and funny guys! Links in comments. 410
Reposted by Michele WuckerHLK @hlkfotos.com · 22/08/2026Blue-bellied roller bird. #BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCharacters 📷🌿🪶 1018526
Reposted by Michele WuckerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/08/2026Jackie, the bald eagle whose nest in the San Bernardino Mountains in California has been featured on a livestream watched by millions, died on Monday after weeks of intensive care. Jackie had been receiving treatment since she was attacked by other eagles last month. nyti.ms/4gokSOP 3528890
Reposted by Michele Wuckerlaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.” 10869251510
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026You need a baby rhino video today. Even if you don't know it yet. youtu.be/YylNbSQY0M0?...youtu.beRhino Baby Teaches 10 Lions That He's The King of The RoadYouTube video by Latest Sightings 020
Reposted by Michele WuckerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/08/2026Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS 21972479
Reposted by Michele WuckerRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“Yikes is the word”: CNN’s Harry Enten on Trump’s collapsing support among moderate Republicans: “Versus Kamala Harris, Trump easily was winning amongst them by 69 points…right now we’re talking about, we’re talking about just a +10 net approval rate. This is within his own party.” 2224764
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Lakeview Homeowner Sues Feds Over Warrantless Immigration Raid At His Home. Thank you Leo Feler for standing up for what is right. I know it is not easy. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/28/l...blockclubchicago.orgLakeview Homeowner Sues Feds Over Warrantless Immigration Raid At His HomeLeo Feler said federal agents damaged his property and violated his constitutional rights during a chaotic immigration raid last fall. 000
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 27/07/2026HOORAY! E-Scooters Are Now Blocked On Busy Stretch Of Sheridan Road In Edgewater. Now if they could only block the old fashioned kind of scooters and all bikes too. Too many idiots prefer terrorizing pedestrians when there are bike lanes 1 and 2 blocks west. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/26/e...blockclubchicago.orgE-Scooters Are Now Blocked On Busy Stretch Of Sheridan Road In EdgewaterThe city enacted geofencing on Sheridan Road that prevents e-scooters from being used due to safety concerns. Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is working to get e-bikes restricted in the area, too. 001
Reposted by Michele WuckerValerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026You know what’s sad? Americans deserve the truth about an elected official and not one republican will step out of line to tell the truth about Mitch McConnell. And it’s even sadder that there’s a damn line at all. I’m so tired of this god forsaken era we’re all being forced to live through. 1562872584
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Officials, Neighbors Question If City Policies Aimed At Protecting Immigrants Are Being Followed blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/20/o...blockclubchicago.orgOfficials, Neighbors Question If City Policies Aimed At Protecting Immigrants Are Being FollowedThe mayor asked Chicagoans to report crimes by immigration agents to police on the same day a city committee decried the slow adoption of a policy on investigating agents' unlawful conduct. 000
Reposted by Michele WuckerThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Trump reportedly wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to lead the U.N., turning a World Cup alliance into a startling push to shape the future of the world’s premier diplomatic body. (free article) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-repo...theintellectualistofficial.substack.comTrump Reportedly Wants FIFA’s Gianni Infantino Considered to Lead the United NationsTrump reportedly wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to lead the U.N., turning a World Cup alliance into a startling push to shape the future of the world’s premier diplomatic body. 5911
Reposted by Michele WuckerNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This movie better do box office shattering sales. This looks so goddamn good. 1211
Reposted by Michele WuckerNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Food experts say that Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce can give you cyclosporiasis. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his car says it can cure COVID. For busy eaters, it can be hard to know who to trust. 251349282
Reposted by Michele WuckerGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSocial Security Will Start Running Out Earlier Than ExpectedThe date when the Social Security trust fund will be unable to pay 100% of benefits just got moved up. 67269833216
Reposted by Michele WuckerSteven Rich @datab.ae · 18/07/2026what i take away from this is that while Taco Bell has been exceedingly transparent, Taylor Farms has been equally opaque about being the actual epicenter of thisnytimes.comTaylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States Amid Cyclospora Outbreak (Gift Article)The implicated products were marketed under several brands, and had been shipped as recently as Thursday. 315763
Reposted by Michele Wuckerkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Chicagoland is DISGUSTING today. 0113
Reposted by Michele WuckerAmy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Study finds when prominent scholars amplified women econ job candidates research on Twitter, the candidates received 0.9 more job offers than women whose research was not amplified. Among men, the promotion showed no significant effect on job offers. www.scienceofmoney.org/when-a-famou...scienceofmoney.orgThe economics of getting noticed: what a Twitter experiment revealed about academic hiringA field experiment on Twitter found that when prominent economists shared job candidates' papers, the work drew far more attention and candidates landed more campus visits, with women seeing a notable... 0146
Reposted by Michele WuckerChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com 6259481755
Reposted by Michele WuckerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Buttigieg: You can see it in the carnival of corruption that is Washington, D.C., today. The leader of the free world flying around in a secondhand jumbo jet from a foreign country while he makes a billion dollars on crypto deals propped up by foreign leaders. 289167175057
Reposted by Michele WuckerBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This thing where members of congress keep disappearing for months with health problems and no explanation is bad, but also how would anything be different if every member of congress was in a coma right now 473524536
Reposted by Michele WuckerAngus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The falling away of the feigning of decency is one of the most dramatic changes in American elite culture in the last decade. It's ubiquitous, and explains so much of our collapse, but happily it's not universal. 81213242
Reposted by Michele WuckerThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/07/2026Trump is a communist. Let him tell you himself: 67956414
Reposted by Michele WuckerEmma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’ "It's Haitians who, many times, are taking care of your mom or your dad who has Alzheimer's, taking care of family members who might be in a nursing” www.yahoo.com/news/politic... via @@YahooNewsyahoo.comFlorida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling 18274115
Reposted by Michele WuckerScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The regime's rule was simple: lock them up, don't let them out. Eight months in a cell, no bond hearing, for a man who's lived here 20 years with a US citizen daughter. This week four appeals courts and 450 judges said no. He goes home. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican... 118649
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026My 250th Birthday Wish for America open.substack.com/pub/grayrhin...open.substack.comMy 250th Birthday Wish for AmericaLady Liberty wants her country back so that we can restore and refurbish the rule of law. 001
Reposted by Michele WuckerMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Breaking 4th of July and Immigration BOMBSHELL from founding father, first president and military legend George Washington‼️ WARNING: Excessive reposting of this historical FACT may cause the world’s biggest diaper explosion. 03122
Reposted by Michele WuckerGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/07/2026From Charleston to T-Town, severe storms and tornadoes have wreaked havoc on our communities. We will get through this together, Illinois. I want to thank those on the ground from our state agencies as well as the local first responders for the work they’re doing to save lives. 535146
Reposted by Michele WuckerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Trump's financial disclosures just came in. We’re talking big money and big looting. But he doesn’t have any conflicts of interest, really. That’s because he has only one interest: lining his own pockets. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most…robertreich.substack.comTrump Has No Conflicts of Interest He only has one interest, and he's not at all conflicted about it 581291397
Reposted by Michele Wuckerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026two things. first, always an irony that alito recapitulates the exact same arguments made against his immigrant forbearers. second, if this is all the 14th amendment did it would not have repudiated dred scott 863456610
Reposted by Michele WuckerGirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I’m in Canada at the moment, and someone behind me in the grocery line said, after finding out I’m American, ‘No worries, we got you. We know you don’t support him. And honestly, it’s been a good wake up call for us.’ I almost cried. 982903245
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 26/06/2026ICE Is a Job Killer Everywhere It Goes www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | ICE Is a Job Killer Everywhere It Goes 000
Reposted by Michele WuckerLouis Gray @louisgray.com · 25/06/2026The US is so paranoid about Chinese tech, they've forced Polestar to withdraw from the US. Polestar is the best alternative to Tesla with high quality sedans, not to mention the excellent Android integration. What an absolute mess and self-own by the government. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...finance.yahoo.comPolestar exits US market after government bans sales due to connected vehicle techSwedish-based EV-maker Polestar says it will no longer sell cars in the US, after the Commerce Department banned it from selling its cars in the country. 2722041710
Reposted by Michele WuckerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026My Latest: When we accept that the president lies, we cheapen the value of truth. When we accept his attacks on Democratic leaders and opposition figures, we destigmatize and thus enable the weaponization of government. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...democracydocket.comTrump told us exactly what he didHere, we have a president who, by his own account, personally called a federal prosecutor to intervene in an ongoing election — and the story has barely registered. 301015374
Reposted by Michele WuckerWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/06/2026This is Vinnie. He just got a new splish splash pad and literally can't contain his excitement. Thinks this is going to be the best summer ever. 13/10 (FB: Claudia Carr) 339154671963
Reposted by Michele WuckerDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/06/2026The ruling marks a major win for voters before the midterms. It halts the USPS from refusing to deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.democracydocket.comBREAKING: Judge blocks Trump order attacking mail voting, plan for national voter list“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” the judge wrote. 19628158
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 25/06/2026DICTATORS AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION DILEMMA: Important new book from Saied Golkar, hot off the presses www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/dictators-an...rutgersuniversitypress.orgDictators and the Higher Education DilemmaDictators and the Higher Education Dilemma explores how dictators use universities to control society, co-opt intellectuals, and suppress dissent whilerelying on them to project progress. Focusing on ... 010