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Politico @politico.com · 19h

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew Bailey, "For the foreseeable future, the impact of Brexit on economic growth in the UK is negative"

"Making an economy less open, restricts growth"

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Traveling Security Pro @diavolo07.bsky.social · 2d

The mindset is the current USA reality. Have had countless, calm conversations with his supporters and this is their world view.

They just feel comfortable to express them now, and Fox and similar outlets feed this warped, hateful mentality daily.
gizmodo.com/the-young-re...

The Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat Isn't the Future—It's Now

It's our racist, fascist reality. And it's not going away anytime soon.

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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 4d

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026

Like other companies with streaming businesses, DirecTV is leaning into ads more.

arstechnica.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 4d

It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.

Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.

Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5d

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Traveling Security Pro @diavolo07.bsky.social · 5d

Two takeaways - US #Passport falls as current admin takes a hostile approach to most every country. US citizens wanting a second passport is sky rocketing.

I wonder why? Duh

www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...

US Passport Power Falls to Historic Low

For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports.

www.henleyglobal.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 10d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Donald Trump is weaponizing the DOJ against his political opponents.

Meanwhile, he's gutting the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section which assists U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country with investigating crooked government officials.

"Drain the swamp."

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Chicago Teachers Union
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 12d

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11d

Correct

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

Rogan on Trump’s cruel mass deportations, racially profiling non-criminals and ripping apart families: “This is crazy. That shows no heart. You’re not gonna get any reasonable people to go along with that. Any kind person would go ‘this can’t be the only way to do this’.”

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Traveling Security Pro @diavolo07.bsky.social · 10d

The #energy transition will happen. Only an idiot wouldn’t want clean, renewable energy.

A nuclear revival is also possible with improved technology.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/i...

Investors are betting $21 billion that the energy transition isn’t going away | TechCrunch

Political shifts might have set back the energy transition, but large investors are betting that renewables are at the future of energy.

techcrunch.com

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Traveling Security Pro @diavolo07.bsky.social · 10d

#Russia, with their wonderful humanitarian dictator, making contributions every day to make the world a better place.

Why stop at Trump? Putin has killed far more in two decades plus of misery. Maybe he should beg for a Nobel Prize. #insane
cyberscoop.com/russian-spyw...

Russian spyware ClayRat is spreading, evolving quickly, according to Zimperium

A fast-spreading Android spyware is mushrooming across Russia, camouflaging itself as popular apps like TikTok or YouTube, researchers at Zimperium have revealed in a blog post.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

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. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

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