Will Ragland
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
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Will Ragland
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
· Oct 23
$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
trumpstakecounter.org
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Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊
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First Jobs Day since the shutdown, and @saraestep.bsky.social and I are here with the latest analysis of today's data and how job seekers are struggling in Trump's economy. ⬇️
www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...
www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...
In a Stagnating Job Market, Job Seekers Are Struggling To Find Opportunities
Delayed September 2025 jobs data release reveals the hardships of finding a job in Trump’s economy, especially for people of color.
www.americanprogress.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
First Jobs Day since the shutdown, and @saraestep.bsky.social and I are here with the latest analysis of today's data and how job seekers are struggling in Trump's economy. ⬇️
www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...
www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...
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Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!
If you're into labor and unions, read everything @davidmadland.bsky.social and @karlawalter.bsky.social write.
They've got a good one out today outlining what states and localities can do to protect workers' rights if labor law stops being enforced.
www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
They've got a good one out today outlining what states and localities can do to protect workers' rights if labor law stops being enforced.
www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
Union Trigger Laws 101: How States Can Protect Workers if Federal Labor Law Falls
Trump and conservative courts are threatening to end Americans’ right to unionize. Here is how cities and states can prepare if the National Labor Relations Act is struck down or ceases to be enforced...
www.americanprogress.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you're into labor and unions, read everything @davidmadland.bsky.social and @karlawalter.bsky.social write.
They've got a good one out today outlining what states and localities can do to protect workers' rights if labor law stops being enforced.
www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
They've got a good one out today outlining what states and localities can do to protect workers' rights if labor law stops being enforced.
www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
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Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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New Pod
@citizenwillis.bsky.social from @americanprogressaction.org discusses how Trump and his family are profiting off the presidency
Will & @colin-seeberger.bsky.social also break down a new tool that tracks the president's profits and what can be done to stop him from cashing in on his office
@citizenwillis.bsky.social from @americanprogressaction.org discusses how Trump and his family are profiting off the presidency
Will & @colin-seeberger.bsky.social also break down a new tool that tracks the president's profits and what can be done to stop him from cashing in on his office
Will Ragland on Trump's Take
Podcast Episode · The Tent · 11/12/2025 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New Pod
@citizenwillis.bsky.social from @americanprogressaction.org discusses how Trump and his family are profiting off the presidency
Will & @colin-seeberger.bsky.social also break down a new tool that tracks the president's profits and what can be done to stop him from cashing in on his office
@citizenwillis.bsky.social from @americanprogressaction.org discusses how Trump and his family are profiting off the presidency
Will & @colin-seeberger.bsky.social also break down a new tool that tracks the president's profits and what can be done to stop him from cashing in on his office
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Did you know the bill to end the shutdown eliminates rules to prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses, even though they are increasing? And it slows efforts to regulate ultra-processed foods, even while RFK Jr touts his MAHA agenda to reduce them? www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Did you know the bill to end the shutdown eliminates rules to prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses, even though they are increasing? And it slows efforts to regulate ultra-processed foods, even while RFK Jr touts his MAHA agenda to reduce them? www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
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I see, I see www.reuters.com/world/us/boe...
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I see, I see www.reuters.com/world/us/boe...
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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For his part, Don Jr. has been very busy since his father's re-election.
He's taken on new roles in 11 companies since November 2024.
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www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He's taken on new roles in 11 companies since November 2024.
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www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
October 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
For his part, Don Jr. has been very busy since his father's re-election.
He's taken on new roles in 11 companies since November 2024.
5/
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He's taken on new roles in 11 companies since November 2024.
5/
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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Looking for Trump’s favor? Bring your checkbook.
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
@americanprogressaction.org
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
@americanprogressaction.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looking for Trump’s favor? Bring your checkbook.
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
@americanprogressaction.org
@citizenwillis.bsky.social
@americanprogressaction.org
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
By my count 11 of the 21 corporations who donated to Trump’s ballroom also suspended or stopped their political contributions after January 6th.
Altria
Amazon
Booz
Comcast
Google
Lockheed
Meta
Micron
Microsoft
T-Mobile
Union Pacific
Altria
Amazon
Booz
Comcast
Lockheed
Meta
Micron
Microsoft
T-Mobile
Union Pacific
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
By my count 11 of the 21 corporations who donated to Trump’s ballroom also suspended or stopped their political contributions after January 6th.
Altria
Amazon
Booz
Comcast
Google
Lockheed
Meta
Micron
Microsoft
T-Mobile
Union Pacific
Altria
Amazon
Booz
Comcast
Lockheed
Meta
Micron
Microsoft
T-Mobile
Union Pacific
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American Progress has unveiled the Trump Take Tracker, a “real-time financial tracker documenting the cash and gifts that Trump and his family have received by selling the presidency."
@citizenwillis.bsky.social unpacks it
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/will-ragland-captures-trumps-rampant
@citizenwillis.bsky.social unpacks it
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/will-ragland-captures-trumps-rampant
Will Ragland Captures Trump's Rampant Corruption with Trump Take Tracker
"These efforts really appear to be selling the presidency."
contrarian.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
American Progress has unveiled the Trump Take Tracker, a “real-time financial tracker documenting the cash and gifts that Trump and his family have received by selling the presidency."
@citizenwillis.bsky.social unpacks it
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/will-ragland-captures-trumps-rampant
@citizenwillis.bsky.social unpacks it
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/will-ragland-captures-trumps-rampant
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$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
trumpstakecounter.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
trumpstakecounter.org
$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
trumpstakecounter.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
$1.8+ BILLION and counting... This is the amount of cash and gifts the Trump family has personally brought in since President Trump was elected last fall from efforts that appear to be selling the presidency.
trumpstakecounter.org
trumpstakecounter.org
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While Americans are paying more than ever for basic necessities, the Trump family has been making themselves richer. Check out our NEW real-time tracker of Trump's gifts and crypto gains: https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
While Americans are paying more than ever for basic necessities, the Trump family has been making themselves richer. Check out our NEW real-time tracker of Trump's gifts and crypto gains: https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/
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Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
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You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
October 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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“.. It’s to the point now where .. I could lose everything ... Being a small business owner isn’t worth it when your country turns on you,” said Jared Hendricks, the CEO of Village Lighting, a small business selling Christmas products.
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...
October 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“.. It’s to the point now where .. I could lose everything ... Being a small business owner isn’t worth it when your country turns on you,” said Jared Hendricks, the CEO of Village Lighting, a small business selling Christmas products.
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...
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We are currently in a state of emergency, and under siege, here in Chicago.
ICE is a lawless, violent gang whose abuses of innocent men, women and children have gone completely unchecked.
ICE is a lawless, violent gang whose abuses of innocent men, women and children have gone completely unchecked.
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We are currently in a state of emergency, and under siege, here in Chicago.
ICE is a lawless, violent gang whose abuses of innocent men, women and children have gone completely unchecked.
ICE is a lawless, violent gang whose abuses of innocent men, women and children have gone completely unchecked.
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NEW: The "compact" the Trump administration proposed to 9 universities earlier this month is a dangerous trap -- not only would the deal cede significant control over colleges, but it would open them and their leaders up to great legal risk.
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Trump’s “Compact” With Colleges Will Put University Presidents in Legal Jeopardy
The White House’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education is unconstitutional, unlawful, and will put universities and their administrators at direct risk from a politicized Justi...
www.americanprogress.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW: The "compact" the Trump administration proposed to 9 universities earlier this month is a dangerous trap -- not only would the deal cede significant control over colleges, but it would open them and their leaders up to great legal risk.
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.