We watched State of the Union during our decades movie marathon and it could not be more relevant if it was made yesterday. Capra would be just as busy were he alive today…
For me, the real lesson of Frank Capra’s delightful holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” was never as powerful as it is this year. Some thoughts. ⬇️
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
It’s a Wonderful Life
We can create kindness and decency, despite Trump
robertreich.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We watched State of the Union during our decades movie marathon and it could not be more relevant if it was made yesterday. Capra would be just as busy were he alive today…
People: Taylor actually hates her dad
Taylor: *gives millions to heart health charities in his honor without saying anything*
You bots are so dumb.
Taylor: *gives millions to heart health charities in his honor without saying anything*
You bots are so dumb.
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
People: Taylor actually hates her dad
Taylor: *gives millions to heart health charities in his honor without saying anything*
You bots are so dumb.
Taylor: *gives millions to heart health charities in his honor without saying anything*
You bots are so dumb.
Libs: “They’re not going to come for the gays!”
FDA: hold my unregulated beer
FDA: hold my unregulated beer
December 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Libs: “They’re not going to come for the gays!”
FDA: hold my unregulated beer
FDA: hold my unregulated beer
My wife and I are watching movie genres by the decade and tonight was romcom 1960s. We started the graduate and it was so second hand embarrassing we only made it like 25 minutes before we had to call it. Didn’t even get to a sex scene.
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My wife and I are watching movie genres by the decade and tonight was romcom 1960s. We started the graduate and it was so second hand embarrassing we only made it like 25 minutes before we had to call it. Didn’t even get to a sex scene.
They are going to Streisand Effect themselves right out of the White House and into the big house
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
They are going to Streisand Effect themselves right out of the White House and into the big house
Having advanced pattern recognition is actually a curse. I hate being able to see the train coming and still having to get hit by it.
December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Having advanced pattern recognition is actually a curse. I hate being able to see the train coming and still having to get hit by it.
Hey, candidates? People are only reading the subject line of these emails you send (if that). Time to make them less meaningless clickbait and actually policy plans in 3-5 words
December 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hey, candidates? People are only reading the subject line of these emails you send (if that). Time to make them less meaningless clickbait and actually policy plans in 3-5 words
Capra’s words from the 40s are just as true today as they were then…
December 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Capra’s words from the 40s are just as true today as they were then…
Just assume every black box is Trump.
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Just assume every black box is Trump.
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
Elise isn’t even running for governor anymore?? What the hell is the point of throwing your lot in with the devil if it always just ends up with you on the street, often on your ass?
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Elise isn’t even running for governor anymore?? What the hell is the point of throwing your lot in with the devil if it always just ends up with you on the street, often on your ass?
Please listen to this podcast miniseries that @maddow.bsky.social just put out. Beyond being masterful and timely (as she always is), the final 10 minutes are the most important call to action I’ve heard in a long time.
December 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Please listen to this podcast miniseries that @maddow.bsky.social just put out. Beyond being masterful and timely (as she always is), the final 10 minutes are the most important call to action I’ve heard in a long time.
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
The self owns this administration keeps doing are actually incredible. I don’t think you could be this bad if you were trying to crash this country into the ground…
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The self owns this administration keeps doing are actually incredible. I don’t think you could be this bad if you were trying to crash this country into the ground…
All of my contacts in gov adjacent worlds keep trying to interact with the gov like normal. I’m on a crusade to make them see the gov is essentially a cruel brick wall until at least Jan 2027. Focus your efforts elsewhere.
my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
All of my contacts in gov adjacent worlds keep trying to interact with the gov like normal. I’m on a crusade to make them see the gov is essentially a cruel brick wall until at least Jan 2027. Focus your efforts elsewhere.
Vanguard obsessively emailing me to invest my 401k. No. Go away. I will not be purchasing stocks in a bubble this big.
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Vanguard obsessively emailing me to invest my 401k. No. Go away. I will not be purchasing stocks in a bubble this big.
Zohran is drafting his team right now. Like. As a draft. I’m obsessed.
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Zohran is drafting his team right now. Like. As a draft. I’m obsessed.
Walt is rolling over and over in his grave
Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
December 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Walt is rolling over and over in his grave
Obsessed with how Instagram runs to tattle on all the people I follow joining Meta AI (idk what that is).
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Obsessed with how Instagram runs to tattle on all the people I follow joining Meta AI (idk what that is).
I’ve just invented a new form of government. Every three and half years, a random person is chosen in the country. They are evaluated by a set of binary characteristics (age, probability of being alive in 5 years, end of list). If in the right range for each question, that person is president.
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’ve just invented a new form of government. Every three and half years, a random person is chosen in the country. They are evaluated by a set of binary characteristics (age, probability of being alive in 5 years, end of list). If in the right range for each question, that person is president.
Erin and I decided to watching Christmas movies by the decade. 40s-2020s.
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Erin and I decided to watching Christmas movies by the decade. 40s-2020s.
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
Let me tell you something. Do whatever the fuck you want exactly whenever the fuck you want. Here’s my thanksgiving turkey dog.
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Let me tell you something. Do whatever the fuck you want exactly whenever the fuck you want. Here’s my thanksgiving turkey dog.
My cousin-in-law called me today with a “business question” and that’s all I want from this life
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My cousin-in-law called me today with a “business question” and that’s all I want from this life
Piranhas:Chum::Oligarchs:America
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Piranhas:Chum::Oligarchs:America