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Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet's atmosphere.
https://cnn.it/4r478vW
https://cnn.it/4r478vW
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet's atmosphere.
https://cnn.it/4r478vW
https://cnn.it/4r478vW
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The richest 100 billionaires in the U.S. have a net worth totaling $3.86 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is collectively worth $4 trillion.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The entire bottom 50% of America is collectively worth $4 trillion.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
September 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The richest 100 billionaires in the U.S. have a net worth totaling $3.86 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is collectively worth $4 trillion.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The entire bottom 50% of America is collectively worth $4 trillion.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
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Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.43 (lookback time 4.67 billion years) with coordinates (150.00304, 1.69226).
52 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.43 (lookback time 4.67 billion years) with coordinates (150.00304, 1.69226).
52 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
August 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.43 (lookback time 4.67 billion years) with coordinates (150.00304, 1.69226).
52 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.43 (lookback time 4.67 billion years) with coordinates (150.00304, 1.69226).
52 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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The cracking and packing of Latino and Black neighborhoods in the Texas maps has intentionally diluted their ability to elect a representative who comes from those communities.
It was and is their plan.
These are the most racially inflammatory maps Texas has seen in 60 yrs.
It was and is their plan.
These are the most racially inflammatory maps Texas has seen in 60 yrs.
August 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The cracking and packing of Latino and Black neighborhoods in the Texas maps has intentionally diluted their ability to elect a representative who comes from those communities.
It was and is their plan.
These are the most racially inflammatory maps Texas has seen in 60 yrs.
It was and is their plan.
These are the most racially inflammatory maps Texas has seen in 60 yrs.
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NEW: More than 20 state attorneys general have filed suit against the DOJ, alleging the Trump administration is unlawfully seeking to withhold critical funds for crime victims from states deemed noncompliant with its immigration enforcement efforts.
States sue over DOJ demand to hand crime victims to ICE
More than 20 AGs have united against Trump's attempt to use "victim funds as a bargaining chip."
www.motherjones.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW: More than 20 state attorneys general have filed suit against the DOJ, alleging the Trump administration is unlawfully seeking to withhold critical funds for crime victims from states deemed noncompliant with its immigration enforcement efforts.
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I had the great fortune of having many wonderful teachers throughout my years as a student. I think about them often — especially this time of year.
Let me tell you about one teacher in particular who changed my life forever.
Mrs. Alice Camp. https://youtu.be/tsaxujeZ1vQ?feature=shared
Let me tell you about one teacher in particular who changed my life forever.
Mrs. Alice Camp. https://youtu.be/tsaxujeZ1vQ?feature=shared
This Teacher Changed My Life | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had the great fortune of having many wonderful teachers throughout my years as a student. I think about them often — especially this time of year.
Let me tell you about one teacher in particular who changed my life forever.
Mrs. Alice Camp. https://youtu.be/tsaxujeZ1vQ?feature=shared
Let me tell you about one teacher in particular who changed my life forever.
Mrs. Alice Camp. https://youtu.be/tsaxujeZ1vQ?feature=shared
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Just a reminder that immigrants are good for society and the economy. https://youtu.be/LCl9-uaKzv8?feature=shared
The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just a reminder that immigrants are good for society and the economy. https://youtu.be/LCl9-uaKzv8?feature=shared
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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
August 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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I’m excited to be joining Stephen Colbert tonight on “The Late Show.”
Back in 2013, I joined “The Colbert Report” to discuss how we build an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
Back in 2013, I joined “The Colbert Report” to discuss how we build an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
August 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I’m excited to be joining Stephen Colbert tonight on “The Late Show.”
Back in 2013, I joined “The Colbert Report” to discuss how we build an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
Back in 2013, I joined “The Colbert Report” to discuss how we build an economy that works for the many, not just the few.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.
August 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.
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Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
August 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.
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Friends — I'm pleased to be joining The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert on Monday (8/4). I'm sure Stephen and I will have a lot to discuss, including my new book "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America."
Please tune in so the ratings don't come up short.
Please tune in so the ratings don't come up short.
August 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Friends — I'm pleased to be joining The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert on Monday (8/4). I'm sure Stephen and I will have a lot to discuss, including my new book "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America."
Please tune in so the ratings don't come up short.
Please tune in so the ratings don't come up short.
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A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
July 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
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Today I joined a coalition of 22 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
July 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today I joined a coalition of 22 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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Given the Mamdani discourse, I wrote a bit about billionaires. If you were given $100 a day and aimed to have as much wealth as the world’s billionaires, you’d have had to have started about when animals first developed the ability to breathe oxygen.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Given the Mamdani discourse, I wrote a bit about billionaires. If you were given $100 a day and aimed to have as much wealth as the world’s billionaires, you’d have had to have started about when animals first developed the ability to breathe oxygen.
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7/ Found another one: there’s $100 million in the bill for OMB to find “budget and accounting efficiencies in the executive branch”. What? What does that mean? There's no explanation. It's just a slush fund for MAGA chieftain Russ Vought.
$100 MILLION. That's not small money!!!
$100 MILLION. That's not small money!!!
July 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
7/ Found another one: there’s $100 million in the bill for OMB to find “budget and accounting efficiencies in the executive branch”. What? What does that mean? There's no explanation. It's just a slush fund for MAGA chieftain Russ Vought.
$100 MILLION. That's not small money!!!
$100 MILLION. That's not small money!!!
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6/ Here's another one. Trump snuck $40 million in this bill for a "statue garden". Likely will be filled with MAGA "heroes", reportedly maybe somewhere in South Dakota.
Plenty of money for Trump statue gardens, but not enough money to keep feeding hungry kids.
Plenty of money for Trump statue gardens, but not enough money to keep feeding hungry kids.
July 1, 2025 at 3:54 AM
6/ Here's another one. Trump snuck $40 million in this bill for a "statue garden". Likely will be filled with MAGA "heroes", reportedly maybe somewhere in South Dakota.
Plenty of money for Trump statue gardens, but not enough money to keep feeding hungry kids.
Plenty of money for Trump statue gardens, but not enough money to keep feeding hungry kids.
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Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day.
1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day.
1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
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Public media is a vital source of independent information for countless Michiganders and Americans, especially in rural communities, where it is often the only option available.
michiganadvance.com/briefs/michi...
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Michigan Attorney General supports lawsuits to preserve public media • Michigan Advance
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has signed onto a legal brief alongside 22 other attorneys general to support lawsuits brought by the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio that a...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Public media is a vital source of independent information for countless Michiganders and Americans, especially in rural communities, where it is often the only option available.
michiganadvance.com/briefs/michi...
michiganadvance.com/briefs/michi...