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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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C. M. Alongi @cmalongi.bsky.social · 1d

Not even fully-recognized American citizens can get their hands on free Healthcare, and some people think our profit-driven govt officials are giving it to undocumented immigrants? HA!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.

Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.

The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

www.npr.org

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 2d

1) every year we all get to vote on which classic story gets made into a muppet movie

2) every year you guys make that muppet movie

3) we will ALL go see every one of these

4) you will never not profit from this

5) why are we not doing things this way

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Faith @fainora.bsky.social · 2d

does this mean they'd be somewhat wealthy because I'm down, lesbians of the internet its now all of your jobs to find me a wife, I work at a University all the lesbians are way to young or already married or the lesbian equivalent of a f*ckboy . I'm asthmatic and allergic to weed so smoking is a no

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Faith @fainora.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like the perfect day to find me an international wife so I can emigrate out of this chaos.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

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Faith @fainora.bsky.social · 4d

Look what arrived today!!!!!!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.

Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.

They're selling out their own voters.

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Faith @fainora.bsky.social · 5d

It is an abomination how the person who does the audio book for red white and royal blue says Bowie.

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 5d

A newborn world caught in the act. NASA’s new image shows WISPIT 2b, a baby planet forming inside a ring of gas and dust around its star. It’s the first-ever photo of its kind, offering a rare glimpse into planetary birth.

Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA

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jessica 🍉 @itsmrsrabbittou.bsky.social · 6d

So well said 👏🏻

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Trump is now gloating about meeting with Russ Vought of "PROJECT 2025 Fame" to apparently determine which "Democrat Agencies" he wants to cut during a shutdown.

Remember when Trump denied knowing about the authoritarian playbook and many pundits and politicians gave him a pass?

Project 2025: The MAGA Plan to Take Your Freedom | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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coin2017.bsky.social @coin2017.bsky.social · 10d

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Faith @fainora.bsky.social · 10d

had an outside tabling event today and now I have a heat headache, but Faith its October! yeah but I live in Texas so we have another month of summer

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 12d

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

reactormag.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14d

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.