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How to fix the problem noted in the previous post.
”…when America has a saner government — is for anti-monopoly authorities to block the purchase of a major media outlet by someone with extensive businesses that could pose conflicts of interest.”
Robert Reich
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”…when America has a saner government — is for anti-monopoly authorities to block the purchase of a major media outlet by someone with extensive businesses that could pose conflicts of interest.”
Robert Reich
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A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
What to do about it
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How to fix the problem noted in the previous post.
”…when America has a saner government — is for anti-monopoly authorities to block the purchase of a major media outlet by someone with extensive businesses that could pose conflicts of interest.”
Robert Reich
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
”…when America has a saner government — is for anti-monopoly authorities to block the purchase of a major media outlet by someone with extensive businesses that could pose conflicts of interest.”
Robert Reich
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Center for American Progress plan to beat Citizens United.
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Introducing CAP’s Plan to Beat Citizens United
YouTube video by Center For American Progress
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November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Center for American Progress plan to beat Citizens United.
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The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant
By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.
www.americanprogress.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Transparent Election Initiative would negate the consequences of Citizens United. We can start to work on this most pragmatic strategy now.
Robert Reich
Linked articles follow.
open.substack.com/pub/robert reich/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united?r=zdk08&utm_medium=ios
Robert Reich
Linked articles follow.
open.substack.com/pub/robert reich/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united?r=zdk08&utm_medium=ios
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Transparent Election Initiative would negate the consequences of Citizens United. We can start to work on this most pragmatic strategy now.
Robert Reich
Linked articles follow.
open.substack.com/pub/robert reich/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united?r=zdk08&utm_medium=ios
Robert Reich
Linked articles follow.
open.substack.com/pub/robert reich/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united?r=zdk08&utm_medium=ios
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Widely posted on Ukrainian social media, picture is said to show Ukrainians revising the Trump-Dim-Wit "peace plan".
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Widely posted on Ukrainian social media, picture is said to show Ukrainians revising the Trump-Dim-Wit "peace plan".
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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Trump’s special envoy Witkoff put his hand over his heart when Putin walked in the room. Like he’s reunited with a loved one. That really tells you all you need to know.
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump’s special envoy Witkoff put his hand over his heart when Putin walked in the room. Like he’s reunited with a loved one. That really tells you all you need to know.
Both-siderism New York Times headline in the their story about ICE/CBP presence is absolutely FALSE: “In North Carolina, the Border Patrol’s Presence Divides a Swing State.” Absolutely NO one is boasting about their presence except them.
www.wral.com/story/fact-c...
www.wral.com/story/fact-c...
Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina
The Trump administration's deployment of Border Patrol agents in North Carolina prompted a range of claims about the operation, some of which are misleading.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Both-siderism New York Times headline in the their story about ICE/CBP presence is absolutely FALSE: “In North Carolina, the Border Patrol’s Presence Divides a Swing State.” Absolutely NO one is boasting about their presence except them.
www.wral.com/story/fact-c...
www.wral.com/story/fact-c...
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Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back | Robert Reich
The Guardian has no billionaire or corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
For years, Senator Sheldon White House of Rhode Island has been unmasking the scheme to capture and control the Supreme Court — or as he calls it, “The Court That Dark Money Built.” In Making the Case, each episode uncovers a different component of the scheme.
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Making the Case
Politics Podcast · Updated Daily · For years, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island has been unmasking the scheme to capture and control the Supreme Court — or as he calls it, “The Court That Dar...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For years, Senator Sheldon White House of Rhode Island has been unmasking the scheme to capture and control the Supreme Court — or as he calls it, “The Court That Dark Money Built.” In Making the Case, each episode uncovers a different component of the scheme.
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MASTER PLAN: Legalizing Corruption
Master Plan, the award-winning investigative podcast series from The Lever,reveals how political ideologues and corporate forces have spent years orchestrating a system of legalized corruption in America. We are exposing their scheme.
the.levernews.com/master-plan/
Master Plan, the award-winning investigative podcast series from The Lever,reveals how political ideologues and corporate forces have spent years orchestrating a system of legalized corruption in America. We are exposing their scheme.
the.levernews.com/master-plan/
Master Plan | Listen Now
Master Plan, a podcast by The Lever, reveals the gripping inside story of how extremists and tycoons orchestrated a system of legalized corruption in America.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
MASTER PLAN: Legalizing Corruption
Master Plan, the award-winning investigative podcast series from The Lever,reveals how political ideologues and corporate forces have spent years orchestrating a system of legalized corruption in America. We are exposing their scheme.
the.levernews.com/master-plan/
Master Plan, the award-winning investigative podcast series from The Lever,reveals how political ideologues and corporate forces have spent years orchestrating a system of legalized corruption in America. We are exposing their scheme.
the.levernews.com/master-plan/
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The original sin: Five Supreme Court Republican appointees, many helped onto the Court by right-wing billionaires, open the floodgates for unlimited political spending. Then they refuse to police anonymous political spending they know is corrupting. This is the result.
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The original sin: Five Supreme Court Republican appointees, many helped onto the Court by right-wing billionaires, open the floodgates for unlimited political spending. Then they refuse to police anonymous political spending they know is corrupting. This is the result.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“The plan is a Russian wish list.”
Details of the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’“/Trump gift to Putin.
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Details of the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’“/Trump gift to Putin.
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November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“The plan is a Russian wish list.”
Details of the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’“/Trump gift to Putin.
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Details of the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’“/Trump gift to Putin.
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Timothy Snyder concisely lays out how absolutely war-creating the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’” is.
11/20/2025
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11/20/2025
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The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
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November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Timothy Snyder concisely lays out how absolutely war-creating the Witkoff-Dmitriev/“US ‘Peace Plan’” is.
11/20/2025
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11/20/2025
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I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Good night, little piggy.
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Good night, little piggy.
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The complete guest list. Oligarchs. In our house. Morals be damned.
Piggies all. (Apologies to real pigs.)
GIFT ARTICLE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Piggies all. (Apologies to real pigs.)
GIFT ARTICLE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The complete guest list. Oligarchs. In our house. Morals be damned.
Piggies all. (Apologies to real pigs.)
GIFT ARTICLE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Piggies all. (Apologies to real pigs.)
GIFT ARTICLE
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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I’ve heard firsthand how Donald Trump speaks to authoritarian leaders behind closed doors. I’ve seen how he bends American values to protect himself, not our country.
That pattern is repeating itself right now.
Trump is protecting MBS instead of standing up for America.
That pattern is repeating itself right now.
Trump is protecting MBS instead of standing up for America.
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’ve heard firsthand how Donald Trump speaks to authoritarian leaders behind closed doors. I’ve seen how he bends American values to protect himself, not our country.
That pattern is repeating itself right now.
Trump is protecting MBS instead of standing up for America.
That pattern is repeating itself right now.
Trump is protecting MBS instead of standing up for America.