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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's FTC just deleted articles by former Chair Lina Khan about the dangers of AI.

Meanwhile, Trump is fast-tracking data center permits after Big Tech gave huge donations to his inauguration.

AI is making the richest Americans even richer while everyone else pays the price.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

"[Palestinians] had no role to play in this 20-point plan at all. The Israelis got it, edited it, made it closer to what they wanted. The Palestinians never saw it at all."

Listen on
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Trump’s Plan For Gaza Never Guaranteed Peace #politics #trump

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Erez Reuveni spent 15 years as an immigration lawyer for the DOJ.

The Trump administration fired him when he refused to defend their lies about Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2d

In at least three states, the administration is joining forces with agencies typically tasked with environmental and marine protection, lottery control, and gaming to target immigrants. interc.pt/4qmacmG

A photo of Illinois State Police and Border Patrol agents teaming up to confront demonstrators during a protest outside an immigrant detention center on Oct. 3, 2025, in Broadview, Ill., overlaid with the headline, "Trump “National Police Force” Built on ICE Partnerships With Local Agencies Like… Wildlife Commissions?" and the DEK, "Trump is using lies about immigrant crime waves to create a massive law enforcement apparatus that operates under his orders."

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 4d

This is Boise, Idaho one of the most Republican states in the US joining millions of protestors. The people have had enough of the Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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aprildrops @aprildrops.bsky.social · 15d

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15d

Way to go, Chicago, more of this! Kristi Noem is upset that ICE agents in Chicago are being “denied entry” to restrooms and lunch spots.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 17d

"Dismissing antifa runs the risk of leaving the people in the movement to the wolves."

What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

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NPR @npr.org · 26d

NPR asked a federal judge to block CPB from awarding a $57.9 million grant to a new consortium of public media institutions to operate the satellite that connects the public radio system. By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting clash as federal funding declines

NPR asked a federal judge to block CPB from awarding a $57.9 million grant to a new consortium of public media institutions to operate the satellite that connects the public radio system.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28d

Trump has cracked down on universities and abducted student protestors. He sued news outlets over reporting he didn’t like. He cut off funding for public broadcasting because he thought it was biased against him.

We must fight back against all of Trump’s attacks on free speech.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29d

800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database.

Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away.

The cruelty is the point.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 23

It’s easy to take democracy for granted. It’s easy to assume that the Constitution is in stone. It’s not.

This is a moment when your courage and your activism are most needed.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · Sep 23

it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like

"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."

fuck yeah

Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 17

For months, $9.7 million worth of birth control meant for women in low-income countries has sat stranded in a Belgian warehouse — apparently destined for destruction — as a result of the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid.

The U.S. said it would burn $9.7 million of birth control. Its fate is still unclear

Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false report they'd been incinerated. Aid groups say it's not too late to save them.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 16

DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it.

Nothing about this fake government agency is "efficient."

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · Sep 15

A whistleblower has revealed that DOGE officials copied the entire Social Security database — containing sensitive information like Social Security numbers and birthdates of over 300 million Americans — to an unsecured cloud server without proper oversight.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 16

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Sep 15

“If they break LA, they can break any community in this country.”

The Los Angeles Schoolteacher Leading the Fight Against ICE

As the Trump administration ramps up its anti-immigrant campaign, activists like Ron Gochez of Unión Del Barrio are showing how to resist.

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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · Aug 29

#ff @jeanguerre.bsky.social

Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · Aug 29

“The Democratic Party’s longstanding indifference to immigrants — except when wielded as a cudgel against Mr. Trump — worked symbiotically with the racism of some Republican leaders to enable the border’s violent encroachment into America” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

Opinion | The Border Is Invading America

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Sep 3

The U.S. military carried out an attack on a "drug vessel" in the Caribbean. It could mark the first shots of a new war. interc.pt/4n4nLF8

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 31

“Jobs disappear and the markets cheer.”

On Labor Day 30 years ago, I issued a warning the growing divide between workers and the super-rich.

Watch. youtu.be/8rW1kkAV-gw

Did Robert Reich Predict the Future in 1995?

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aprildrops @aprildrops.bsky.social · Jul 29

Crosho Lake was a blast!!!!

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Jul 21

There are at least 20 U.S.-based charities directly funding programs for American “lone soldiers” who signed up for the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has killed more than 58,000 people.

U.S. Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Israeli Army Volunteers

Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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aprildrops @aprildrops.bsky.social · Jul 13

U.S. Citizenz and good people immigrants are now being double kidnapped 🥺😡 please, stay updated with your communities to see if this is happening near you! Thank you @theintercept.com for your continuous journalism. One that I trust.

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aprildrops @aprildrops.bsky.social · Jun 24

Create your own calm...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 16

Last year, Kroger's CEO raked in $15.4 million — 457x more than its typical employee. Kroger also announced $7.5 billion in stock buybacks.

I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly.

Solidarity to these workers.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Jun 16

Kroger has shut down four Colorado locations as grocery strike begins.

The UFCW just launched these initial walk outs, but the strike could grow dramatically and spread across multiple strikes.

Over 100,000 supermarket workers have authorized strikes across the West and PNW.

A kroger with a store temporarily close sign

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