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31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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Congratulations. When you respond to a chud with the same language they use, there are now two chuds.
For shame. Do better. Don't "do worse" just because your opponent does.
For shame. Do better. Don't "do worse" just because your opponent does.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Congratulations. When you respond to a chud with the same language they use, there are now two chuds.
For shame. Do better. Don't "do worse" just because your opponent does.
For shame. Do better. Don't "do worse" just because your opponent does.
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Thousands of Mike Johnson's own constituents are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage following the passage of a budget bill he pushed for.
And it’s all so he could help bankroll more tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich.
Don’t let him forget.
And it’s all so he could help bankroll more tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich.
Don’t let him forget.
Speaker Johnson pushed Medicaid cuts. His constituents worry about their own coverage
In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a fin
www.npr.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Thousands of Mike Johnson's own constituents are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage following the passage of a budget bill he pushed for.
And it’s all so he could help bankroll more tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich.
Don’t let him forget.
And it’s all so he could help bankroll more tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich.
Don’t let him forget.
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THOU SHALT STOP WORSHIPPING GUNS!!!
Thou Shalt Stop Worshipping Guns
God is sad and furious.
www.thegodpodcast.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
THOU SHALT STOP WORSHIPPING GUNS!!!
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Western NC is still waiting. Still fighting to get the assistance tRump said they would receive. He came here, lied, made promises, then left and never looked back. Noem is just as much of a LIAR.
DHS is delaying millions in already approved North Carolina recovery funds, documents show
Communities across the region still need to be reimbursed for about a hundred projects including debris removal, waste water treatment repairs, roads and bridges, damaged buildings and parks, as well ...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Western NC is still waiting. Still fighting to get the assistance tRump said they would receive. He came here, lied, made promises, then left and never looked back. Noem is just as much of a LIAR.
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We own this. Forever. No matter what happens in the next few years, or how we set things right, we can’t undo this. We just can’t. 💔💔💔
August 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We own this. Forever. No matter what happens in the next few years, or how we set things right, we can’t undo this. We just can’t. 💔💔💔
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No one voted for this.
Medicare will start requiring prior approval for certain procedures — and will hire private AI companies to determine if patients are covered.
The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.
The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
No one voted for this.
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The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program.
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful.
The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs.
www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
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NEW by me -- The CDC said this week it is seeing a nationwide increase in COVID cases and emergency room visits as Labor Day nears.
--The warning arrives as the federal health agency struggles with its own internal chaos.
--The warning arrives as the federal health agency struggles with its own internal chaos.
CDC warns of huge COVID spike amid internal chaos
The COVID increase comes amid a surging "stratus" variant and the return-to-school season.
www.axios.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW by me -- The CDC said this week it is seeing a nationwide increase in COVID cases and emergency room visits as Labor Day nears.
--The warning arrives as the federal health agency struggles with its own internal chaos.
--The warning arrives as the federal health agency struggles with its own internal chaos.
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Today, Trump removed Harris' Secret Service protection.
I wonder what she had in common with the other women who were targeted and fired by Trump.
I wonder what she had in common with the other women who were targeted and fired by Trump.
August 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today, Trump removed Harris' Secret Service protection.
I wonder what she had in common with the other women who were targeted and fired by Trump.
I wonder what she had in common with the other women who were targeted and fired by Trump.
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Trump is trying to push more government agencies to end collective bargaining agreements with federal worker unions.
Why?
Organized labor is standing up to Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Tyrants will do anything to crush dissent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Why?
Organized labor is standing up to Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Tyrants will do anything to crush dissent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Trump Moves to Strip More Federal Workers of Union Protections
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump is trying to push more government agencies to end collective bargaining agreements with federal worker unions.
Why?
Organized labor is standing up to Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Tyrants will do anything to crush dissent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Why?
Organized labor is standing up to Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Tyrants will do anything to crush dissent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
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Hello ppl, it’s Federal Fuckery Friday and the end of this #FuckICE week. You’ve got to be a really piece of shit lawyer to feel like ICE is a good career path or maybe it your only fucking path left. Either way spam the shit out of this!
Attorney applicants:
[email protected]
Attorney applicants:
[email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hello ppl, it’s Federal Fuckery Friday and the end of this #FuckICE week. You’ve got to be a really piece of shit lawyer to feel like ICE is a good career path or maybe it your only fucking path left. Either way spam the shit out of this!
Attorney applicants:
[email protected]
Attorney applicants:
[email protected]
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Federal agents detained two firefighters in Washington state...
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Federal agents detained two firefighters in Washington state...
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
...while the firefighters were in the middle of fighting one of the largest wildfires in the country.
Under Trump’s regime, cruelty takes precedence over everything else.
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This
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This
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Thank you @us.theguardian.com @theguardian.com for headlining that vaccine misinformation puts CDC staff at risk.
(As does our leaders’ tepid - 🧠🪱 - or non - 🍑🤡 - responses to Friday’s shooting and their vilification of government employees.)
(As does our leaders’ tepid - 🧠🪱 - or non - 🍑🤡 - responses to Friday’s shooting and their vilification of government employees.)
CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting
Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thank you @us.theguardian.com @theguardian.com for headlining that vaccine misinformation puts CDC staff at risk.
(As does our leaders’ tepid - 🧠🪱 - or non - 🍑🤡 - responses to Friday’s shooting and their vilification of government employees.)
(As does our leaders’ tepid - 🧠🪱 - or non - 🍑🤡 - responses to Friday’s shooting and their vilification of government employees.)
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This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
August 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
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The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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Last year, a majority of voters in Missouri passed a ballot initiative enacting paid sick leave.
Yesterday, Missouri's Republican governor signed legislation repealing it.
Do Republicans ever listen to the will of their voters? https://www.commondreams.org/news/missouri-paid-sick-leave
Yesterday, Missouri's Republican governor signed legislation repealing it.
Do Republicans ever listen to the will of their voters? https://www.commondreams.org/news/missouri-paid-sick-leave
'A Slap in the Face': Missouri's GOP Governor Repeals Voter-Approved Paid Sick Leave | Common Dreams
"The governor's action today demonstrates the absolute disdain Republicans have for working Missourians."
www.commondreams.org
July 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Last year, a majority of voters in Missouri passed a ballot initiative enacting paid sick leave.
Yesterday, Missouri's Republican governor signed legislation repealing it.
Do Republicans ever listen to the will of their voters? https://www.commondreams.org/news/missouri-paid-sick-leave
Yesterday, Missouri's Republican governor signed legislation repealing it.
Do Republicans ever listen to the will of their voters? https://www.commondreams.org/news/missouri-paid-sick-leave
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July 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Batman agrees.
July 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Batman agrees.
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My America, the opposite of Trump.
July 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My America, the opposite of Trump.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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"State law prohibits local agencies from sharing personal data with the federal government for deportation purposes."
WA Department of Licensing "quietly reopened accounts with ICE, Border Patrol, and other Homeland Security entities"
www.king5.com/article/news...
WA Department of Licensing "quietly reopened accounts with ICE, Border Patrol, and other Homeland Security entities"
www.king5.com/article/news...
Exclusive: A Washington state agency is sharing drivers' private data with ICE
The KING 5 Investigators find Washington's Department of Licensing has been sharing driver's license data with federal immigration agents, sparking privacy concerns.
www.king5.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"State law prohibits local agencies from sharing personal data with the federal government for deportation purposes."
WA Department of Licensing "quietly reopened accounts with ICE, Border Patrol, and other Homeland Security entities"
www.king5.com/article/news...
WA Department of Licensing "quietly reopened accounts with ICE, Border Patrol, and other Homeland Security entities"
www.king5.com/article/news...
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"The issue of government has always been whether individual men and women will have to serve some system of government and economics, or whether a system of government and economics exists to serve individual men and women."
—FDR, 1932
—FDR, 1932
July 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"The issue of government has always been whether individual men and women will have to serve some system of government and economics, or whether a system of government and economics exists to serve individual men and women."
—FDR, 1932
—FDR, 1932