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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15h

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 1d

The $20 Billion Question: Why Did Trump Bail Out Argentina?

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The $20 Billion Question: Why Did Trump Bail Out Argentina?

In late September 2025, President Donald Trump and his treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, revealed a $20 billion rescue package for Argentina.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 5d

Bernie Reads Your Health Care Stories | @sanders.senate.gov

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Bernie Reads Your Health Care Stories | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 6d

Letter left on fired federal prosecutor's office door warns Americans are less safe

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Letter left on fired federal prosecutor's office door warns Americans are less safe

The letter said the DOJ's leadership "is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 7d

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 8d

A 75% increase in premiums isn’t an empty statistic – it means millions of American families will have to make hard decisions about cutting essential expenses.

Republicans don’t care. They’re literally shutting down the government instead of avoiding these preventable costs.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 8d

I'm asking YOU:

What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family?

What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care?

Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

Where We Are With the Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country.

Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?

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Dank Dungeons @dankdungeons.bsky.social · 13d

We're finally doing the awards livestream for the Appx N Jam this Monday at 8pm est!
Stop by to hear about the big winners of the contest and a bunch of amazing honorable mentions!
#osr #rpg #itchjam
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

A government shutdown means Americans won’t get the services they depend on. Federal workers won’t get their paychecks. People’s livelihoods will be upended.

This is happening because Republicans wanted to pay for more tax cuts for the super rich by making devastating cuts to the social safety net.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for round tables like this.

RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 10d

Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov

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Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 10d

Republicans just REJECTED our attempt to keep the government funded & stop your health care costs from skyrocketing.

They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.

Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 10d

Word from the meeting last night is that Speaker kept bringing up “health care for illegal aliens,” seemingly unaware that Medicaid and Medicare and Affordable Care coverage are by law NOT available to anyone here illegally.

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 12d

Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold — thank you!! 💕❤️💕 But many originals are still left as well as prints

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watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12d

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12d

79. American citizen.

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 12d

#Starbucks closed down our favorite shop this week. They had the best customer service, treated regulars like family, and were considered the busiest store according to other shops. Not happy about how they are treating workers and great performing locations.

Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 18d

BREAKING: Starbucks workers in Seattle are participating in a practice picket outside of the Starbucks Roastery, the company's flagship store.

Starbucks is still failing to finalize fair union contracts. Baristas don't want to strike... but if they have to, they're ready. ✊🔥

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 22d

⚠️DUMBEST ERA OF HUMANITY. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s handpicked slate of vaccine advisers voted to no longer recommend a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) for children under age 4. Some committee members said there was no evidence to support the move.

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 18d

⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉

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RPG Elise @rpgelise.bsky.social · 21d

Bernie Sanders on Keeping the Government Open

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LIVE: Bernie Sanders on Keeping the Government Open

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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