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By working people. For working people.

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Check out my conversation with @epi.org president HeidiShierholz

#ItsTheWagesStupid

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It's the Wages Stupid!
Heidi Shierholz explains what everyone is getting wrong about affordability.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The headline should have read.

White House Throws Hegseth Under the Bus-War Crime Charges to Follow
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December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Trump has finally realized what everyone already knew...the GOP is going to own the collapse of the health care industry and is the GOP is going to get creamed in 26.

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Trump says it 'may be necessary' to extend Obamacare subsidies that fueled shutdown
Trump's new comments on the ACA come after a fight over the health care tax credits on Capitol Hill that resulted in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Have we allowed this kind of abuse to be so normalized that reporters don't even blink at being called stupid by the president of the United States?
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“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Good Luck!!!!

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Gravy Boat Diplomacy
How to Survive the Holidays
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November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Trump's NLRB hard at work proving they hate workers.
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This should be interesting as butt hurt Corporal Bone Spur goes after a decorated Naval Officer and Astronaut.

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Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump
A statement from the Pentagon said all service members have a "legal obligation" to "obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful."
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November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is how unserious our elected leaders are. Maybe they should just go back home.

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House passes bill condemning "horrors of socialism" as NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrives in Washington
The House passed a bill condemning socialism hours before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, arrived in Washington, D.C.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising

@weareliuna.bsky.social

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Washington Gridlock Hurts Real Workers. Families Left Jobless, Costs Keep Rising
Brent Booker LIUNA GP talks Shutdown Surrender
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Of course Trump knew.

#releasetheepsteinfiles

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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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People are losing healthcare. Families are losing SNAP. The stakes couldn’t be higher-and we refused to let Republicans silence Ohio voters. The map we negotiated wasn’t perfect, but it keeps us in the fight for people who need it most. #redistricting @ricksmithshow.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I guess it's better late than never? This epiphany is the Fox News/Right Wing media model and has been for years.

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Ben Shapiro blasts Tucker Carlson over Fuentes interview
Shapiro called Carlson "the most virulent super spreader of vile ideas in America."
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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Did you miss my conversation with @willbunch.bsky.social

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Congress Paralyzed, Democracy Burning: How Powerless Workers Are Paying the Price for Trump's Ego
Will Bunch, National Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer
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November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Check out my latest conversation with @weareliuna.bsky.social VP Ryan Boyer

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Trump’s Termination Delivers a Gut Punch to Workers: Killing Gateway Tunnel and Jobs That Build America"
Ryan Boyer, Vice President of LIUNA and head of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council
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October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Check out @ctulocal1.bsky.social VP @jacksonpctu.bsky.social talk #NoKings

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This is Why Fascist Fear Educators
Rick Smith’s interview with Jackson Potter, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union, dissects the motives and momentum behind the massive “No Kings” protests and the deeper struggle over democrac...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Professor John Logan talks #NoKings

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“Labor Expert Unleashes Shocking Truth About No Kings Rally and the Future of American Workers!”
John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University, joined Rick to discuss the recent No Kings rallies and the broader labor and political landscape.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The first presidential candidate that supports tearing down Trump's gaudy Maga Lago self glorification monstrosity gets my vote.
#TearItDown
#trumpballroom
#scabBallroom
October 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Kind of hard to make the argument that all of these people hate America.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 18
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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"In the final analysis, we are one people, one house -- the American house,” said former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, to about 2,000 people at a "No Kings" protest in Birmingham, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey for Alabama Reflector)
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
MAGA Keyboard Alpha Male
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Is it me or does Kansas Young Republicans vice chair William Hendrix, who reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times in the recently exposed GOP chat look a lot like Orange is the New Black Actress Lea Delaria?
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hey Chicago friends, I'll be on the Richard Chew Show on WCPT 820 at 830AM ET to talk about the upcoming No Kings Rally, Trump War on Workers and more.
@heartlandsignal.bsky.social

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WCPT 820 Radio
The home of Chicago's Progressive Talk
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October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@teamsters.bsky.social leader says it's time for private sector labor unions to support public sector workers and walk off the job if necessary.

#1u

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“Teamster Leader Warns: If We Don’t Stop Amazon and Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda Now, No One Will Afford a Home Again”
On the Rick Smith Show, Teamsters Local 1932 Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer Randy Korgan delivers a passionate call to arms for American workers facing escalating attacks on their rights.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Always great to be a guest on the Rick Smith show!
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Laughing in the Face of Authoritarianism: How Comedy Just Beat Trump’s FCC”
@petedominick.bsky.social

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“Laughing in the Face of Authoritarianism: How Comedy Just Beat Trump’s FCC”
On the Rick Smith Show, comedian and podcaster Pete Dominick offers a mix of levity and urgency in addressing America’s political crisis.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM