@c313l.bsky.social
Trapped in Uber's Maze
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Trapped in Uber's Maze
States are suing the rideshare app over its labyrinthine cancelation process.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Trapped in Uber's Maze
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Are you a business that's colluding with ICE? Caving to the biased attacks on DEI? Funding this administration for tax cuts?
Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27–Dec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values are.
Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27–Dec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Are you a business that's colluding with ICE? Caving to the biased attacks on DEI? Funding this administration for tax cuts?
Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27–Dec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values are.
Guess what? #WeAintBuyingIt Nov 27–Dec 1, instead we are putting our money where are values are.
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Trump's DOT has officially scrapped a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by airlines.
Flying already sucks — and Trump wants to make it suck even more. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=OghvJOMzUq2ZeJrc
Flying already sucks — and Trump wants to make it suck even more. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=OghvJOMzUq2ZeJrc
Why Does Flying Suck so Much? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trump's DOT has officially scrapped a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by airlines.
Flying already sucks — and Trump wants to make it suck even more. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=OghvJOMzUq2ZeJrc
Flying already sucks — and Trump wants to make it suck even more. https://youtu.be/eTzaMXXelew?si=OghvJOMzUq2ZeJrc
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Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
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Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Two Cases Provide Critical Guidance to Rescue Democracy
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Two Cases Provide Critical Guidance to Rescue Democracy
We need candor from the bench and from the media
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August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Two Cases Provide Critical Guidance to Rescue Democracy
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Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
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CEO pay vs. median employee
Home Depot
CEO: $15.6 million
Workers: $35,196
Nike
CEO: $29.2 million
Workers: $38,462
Starbucks
CEO: $95.8 million
Workers: $14,674
Target
CEO: $20.4 million
Workers: $27,090
Walmart
CEO: $27.4 million
Workers: $29,469
See the problem?
Home Depot
CEO: $15.6 million
Workers: $35,196
Nike
CEO: $29.2 million
Workers: $38,462
Starbucks
CEO: $95.8 million
Workers: $14,674
Target
CEO: $20.4 million
Workers: $27,090
Walmart
CEO: $27.4 million
Workers: $29,469
See the problem?
August 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
CEO pay vs. median employee
Home Depot
CEO: $15.6 million
Workers: $35,196
Nike
CEO: $29.2 million
Workers: $38,462
Starbucks
CEO: $95.8 million
Workers: $14,674
Target
CEO: $20.4 million
Workers: $27,090
Walmart
CEO: $27.4 million
Workers: $29,469
See the problem?
Home Depot
CEO: $15.6 million
Workers: $35,196
Nike
CEO: $29.2 million
Workers: $38,462
Starbucks
CEO: $95.8 million
Workers: $14,674
Target
CEO: $20.4 million
Workers: $27,090
Walmart
CEO: $27.4 million
Workers: $29,469
See the problem?
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Job growth is slowing to levels not seen since the pandemic.
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Job growth is slowing to levels not seen since the pandemic.
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.
Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.
"New Golden Age."
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible.
He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn't want the public to know what's really happening.
robertreich.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the crown jewel of knowledge about jobs and the economy.
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
Trump has destroyed the credibility of this extraordinarily important source of information.
This should alarm everyone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-destroys-our-source-of-information
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Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers were simply not patriotic enough, and "once these disloyal statisticians are out of the way, the data will finally start to cooperate," Alexandra Petri writes:
Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics
The numbers were simply not patriotic enough.
bit.ly
August 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Donald Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers were simply not patriotic enough, and "once these disloyal statisticians are out of the way, the data will finally start to cooperate," Alexandra Petri writes:
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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
(Published April)
(Published April)
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
(Published April)
(Published April)
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We must be precise in calling out the Trump administration for what it is: a fascist regime.
July 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We must be precise in calling out the Trump administration for what it is: a fascist regime.
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CBS claims that its decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s show is “financial,” but “the network that once made Cronkite the most trusted man in America no longer gets the benefit of the doubt,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?
CBS no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt.
bit.ly
July 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
CBS claims that its decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s show is “financial,” but “the network that once made Cronkite the most trusted man in America no longer gets the benefit of the doubt,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
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“It’s been striking not only that the Court has been willing to give the Trump administration so many wins, but that it hasn’t even been bothering to explain itself,” Quinta Jurecic tells Stephanie Bai in The Atlantic Daily.
The Power of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket
A conversation with Quinta Jurecic on why the justices aren’t explaining their rulings
bit.ly
July 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“It’s been striking not only that the Court has been willing to give the Trump administration so many wins, but that it hasn’t even been bothering to explain itself,” Quinta Jurecic tells Stephanie Bai in The Atlantic Daily.
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ICE lawyers are allowed to hide their identities. Another step in the collapse of transparency and morality.
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theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
theintercept.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
ICE lawyers are allowed to hide their identities. Another step in the collapse of transparency and morality.
theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...
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Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
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One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
July 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
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I worked for 10+ years at Iowa Public Television because I believe in honest, local reporting for all. I will fight like hell in Congress for public broadcasting and every service that Iowans need.
July 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I worked for 10+ years at Iowa Public Television because I believe in honest, local reporting for all. I will fight like hell in Congress for public broadcasting and every service that Iowans need.
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EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
Maurene Comey warns her former colleagues: ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant’
“If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen,” she wrote.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’
Prime Day is a scam
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Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
open.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Prime Day is a scam
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Despite the fact that communication with family is shown to decrease recidivism, exploiting inmates with extremely high connection fees and per minute rates are back. Why? Follow the money...
Popular Information
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Popular Information
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Popular Information | Judd Legum | Substack
Independent accountability journalism. Click to read Popular Information, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
popular.info
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Despite the fact that communication with family is shown to decrease recidivism, exploiting inmates with extremely high connection fees and per minute rates are back. Why? Follow the money...
Popular Information
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Popular Information
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