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Layoffs have hit over 1.1M so far this year — the most since the pandemic.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Layoffs have hit over 1.1M so far this year — the most since the pandemic.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders.
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
2/2
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
To say this for the 50th time, for anyone who doesn't know:
Three young conservative lawyers were part of the GOP "Florida recount" team that led to GWB becoming president, via Bush-v-Gore.
They were: John Roberts. Brett Kavanaugh. Amy Coney Barrett.
Small world.
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There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
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It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It is shameful-and expected-that the Supreme Court has chosen to side with those who seek to undermine our democracy and disenfranchise voters of color.
“…Justice Elena Kagan, joined by the court’s two other liberals, argued that the majority had wrongly overturned a careful, 160-page lower court ruling, ‘based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record’.” NYT
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“…Justice Elena Kagan, joined by the court’s two other liberals, argued that the majority had wrongly overturned a careful, 160-page lower court ruling, ‘based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record’.” NYT
Enough! No ICE/BP — not here, not now, not ever.
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Enough! No ICE/BP — not here, not now, not ever.
Finally, California has an online site for reporting misconduct by federal agents – – e.g., ICE and Border Patrol
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
Report Misconduct by Federal Agents to the California Attorney General
oag.ca.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Finally, California has an online site for reporting misconduct by federal agents – – e.g., ICE and Border Patrol
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
oag.ca.gov/reportmiscon...
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However this Tennessee race turns out, this is an unbelievable change over Trump’s 22 pt. victory a year ago. Are my Republican colleagues ready to join us to vote to bring health care premiums down? You have my number.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
However this Tennessee race turns out, this is an unbelievable change over Trump’s 22 pt. victory a year ago. Are my Republican colleagues ready to join us to vote to bring health care premiums down? You have my number.
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Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties. n.pr/3KD0Piy
Costco sues the Trump administration over tariffs, joining a refund queue
Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties. n.pr/3KD0Piy
“…e-bike injuries were far more serious than those sustained on conventional bikes … they were more like what’s seen in motorcycle crashes.
On a pedal bike, the chance of dying from an injury is about three-tenths of 1 percent…On an e-bike…11 percent.” NYT
On a pedal bike, the chance of dying from an injury is about three-tenths of 1 percent…On an e-bike…11 percent.” NYT
The Shocking Crash That Led One County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“…e-bike injuries were far more serious than those sustained on conventional bikes … they were more like what’s seen in motorcycle crashes.
On a pedal bike, the chance of dying from an injury is about three-tenths of 1 percent…On an e-bike…11 percent.” NYT
On a pedal bike, the chance of dying from an injury is about three-tenths of 1 percent…On an e-bike…11 percent.” NYT
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Have spoken/taught at Northwestern many times; have many good friends there; always been an admirer and fan. Multiple ties especially with Medill School. Will never forget commencement ceremony there, 19 years ago.
Not an admirer or fan of this.
Courage is contagious. So is capitulation.
Not an admirer or fan of this.
Courage is contagious. So is capitulation.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Have spoken/taught at Northwestern many times; have many good friends there; always been an admirer and fan. Multiple ties especially with Medill School. Will never forget commencement ceremony there, 19 years ago.
Not an admirer or fan of this.
Courage is contagious. So is capitulation.
Not an admirer or fan of this.
Courage is contagious. So is capitulation.
New limits on medical and nursing school loans worry health educators : Shots - Health News
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New limits on medical and nursing school loans worry health educators : Shots - Health News
Our country will suffer from this for a decade or more
This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Our country will suffer from this for a decade or more
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
“It’s just this simple — and dangerous: The president and his far-right enablers don’t want an educated electorate. They want to limit information, which will curtail critical thinking and opposition to their authority for years to come.” Steady
The Dumbing Down of America
It’s as easy as G-O-P
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“It’s just this simple — and dangerous: The president and his far-right enablers don’t want an educated electorate. They want to limit information, which will curtail critical thinking and opposition to their authority for years to come.” Steady
The Dumbing Down of America — It’s as easy as G-O-P Dan Rather, Steady
Susanne Huttner (@susannehuttner492930)
“It’s just this simple — and dangerous: The president and his far-right enablers don’t want an educated electorate. They want to limit information, which will curtail critical thinking and opposition ...
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The Dumbing Down of America — It’s as easy as G-O-P Dan Rather, Steady
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."