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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2d

“You’re going to be priced out of health insurance but EVERYONE GO BUY MY WATCH”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 2d

The DOJ has filed lawsuits against eight states to obtain sensitive voter information.

The DOJ is supposed to check power. Under Trump, it’s consolidating it. n.pr/4nJyTry

DOJ sues eight states for voting data

The Justice Department is making unprecedented demands for state elections data.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.

His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.

Always follow the money.

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Spencer Reynolds @sreynolds.bsky.social · 2d

Antifa is not a group; the president cannot designate domestic terror groups.

My @brennancenter.org colleague @faizapatel.bsky.social is out today with a deep review of NSPM-7. It is a dangerous directive that will facilitate predatory politics-based targeting: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.

This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.

Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.

Be warned.

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 1d

🚨NEW: JD Vance is taking another taxpayer-funded trip to Indiana. Not to help hoosiers, but to pressure lawmakers into rigging Indiana’s maps.

Two trips, one objective: undermine democracy.

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Ramona Ridgewell @ramonaridgewell.bsky.social · 2d

This interview with Ken Klippenstein sums things up in a clear, concise way. Worth a listen.

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Trump Designates "Anti-Americans, Anti-Christians, Anti-Capitalists" as Terrorists

YouTube video by What A Day

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

The sickest children from around the country are brought to Children's National Hospital for treatment.

The doctors who care for them work days on end for starvation wages.

These doctors deserve a fair bargain. NOW.

Doctors Working for Starvation Wages Speak Up | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Mike Johnson is running out of excuses for keeping the government shut down. Instead of doing his job, preserving affordable healthcare, or lowering costs for working families, he’s attacking millions of Americans who will peacefully protest to say that our country belongs to its people — not kings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

The RIFs began months ago. This is just recycled DOGE, just as unpopular and just as illegal.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

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The RIFs have begun.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Surely this will trickle down to workers, right?

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

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Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

What To Know About NSPM-7 https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-nspm-7/

Q: How does the order define anti-American?

A: They can’t tell you. That would ruin the surprise.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

Pam Bondi gave an embarrassing performance this week as senators pressed her on DOJ’s lax antitrust enforcement. With $1 trillion in global M&A in the last quarter, “concerns about corporate power are not going to recede.” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/HqyjT54

How Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption

Public pressure and partisan attacks have yielded some new cases, and citizens are waking up to corporate power’s harms.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began https://theonion.com/ice-boasts-zero-murders-committed-by-5-year-olds-since-child-detainments-began/

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

- Millions of federal employees aren’t getting paid
- 15 million people about to lose their health care
- 24 million Americans could see their insurance premiums DOUBLE

Now Speaker Johnson gives House Republicans another week off work. 4 straight weeks out of DC. Unbelievable.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

there's a secret domestic terrorism watchlist if anyone cares
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Senator Warns of Trump's Secret Watchlist for Americans

NSPM-7 finally gets Congressional attention

www.kenklippenstein.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

"College football is money-hungry, exploitative of the players, and expert at creating miserable fan experiences, but at least it can't get any worse."
"Hold my-"
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Sources: Big Ten closes in on private equity deal

The Big Ten is approaching a vote on a private capital agreement and the formation of Big Ten Enterprises, which would infuse league schools with more than $2 billion, according to sources.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

If Democrats don’t add “No Kings” measures to a government funding bill, Trump will ignore whatever Congress passes. Republicans have abandoned the separation of powers, leaving Dems to fight for Congress’s relevance. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/nzG7ATH

As Shutdown Wears On, Trump’s Getting Blamed

But if Democrats don’t demand that he honor any budget deal, they will lose the war even if they win the battle.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

The problem is that Trump has so backed the U.S. economy into a corner that China recognizes that if they shut down data center construction they shut down the country. It's pathological to give another country this much leverage over your affairs.

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

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