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Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald… more

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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Stacy D. VanDeveer

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500 hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics are at risk of closing because of the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill. Many are in rural areas.

Meanwhile, Republican-held US House districts and states Trump won in 2024 rely more on ACA coverage.

They're selling out their own voters.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Henrik Skaug Sætra

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ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.
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by Robert B. Reich

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If you're interested in buying my latest book and helping to support independent bookstores (instead of helping Jeff Bezos buy another yacht) then I humbly ask that you consider purchasing a copy from @bookshop.org bookshop.org/p/books/comi...
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 14h
$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Anne Applebaum

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yeah okay
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by Robert B. Reich

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When you hear about Big Tech companies lobbying the federal government to stifle AI regulation in the states, this is one reason why.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20h
California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.
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$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Banu Özkazanç‐Pan

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Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red
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by Robert B. Reich

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Don’t believe Trump’s lies about undocumented immigrants.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Stacy D. VanDeveer

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Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich

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Republicans are trying to give their rich donors more tax cuts while your health care costs double.
"Republicans shut down the government because they care more about their rich donors' tax cuts than about your health care." Below this, two framed images contrast the financial effects: Left Frame: Shows a photo of a diverse family of four hugging outdoors. Text above reads "Family of four making $75,000/yr". Text on a green banner at the bottom reads: "pay $3,368 more for health coverage 2026". Right Frame: Shows a photo of three wealthy individuals, including Mark Zuckerberg. Text above reads "Person making $1 million/yr". Text on a red banner at the bottom reads: "pay $97,000 less in taxes 2027".
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by Robert B. Reich

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Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.

This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
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by Robert B. Reich

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Thanks to Trump’s tariffs on China, U.S. soybean farmers have lost their biggest customer and are grappling with higher prices for farming equipment.

Now, Trump has said he will bail out farmers — supposedly with the tariff revenue that caused the crisis to begin with.

Hello?
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Joe R. Feagin, Ann Bartow

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Just some light reading for today... www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

@citizensforethics.org
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Joe R. Feagin, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 18h
One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
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by Robert B. Reich

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Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride.

We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, John F. McCarthy, Adam Bonica , and 5 more

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Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."
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by Robert B. Reich

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The problems that we as a nation have sought to illuminate, so that we can remedy them, are disappearing — not because the problems are disappearing or have been remedied, but because we will no longer know about them. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/turning-out-the-lights-on-the-economy
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich

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California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Noah Wardrip‐Fruin, Jessica Vitak , and 5 more

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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Ryan Enos, Josh Pasek , and 1 more

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DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Nancy Kanwisher, Stefan Reis , and 2 more

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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Stacy D. VanDeveer

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Drugs treating cancer, epilepsy, & HIV were developed thanks to millions in federal funding for universities.

What lifesaving drugs are future patients missing out on due to Trump’s attacks?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2025/trump-university-research-medicine
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Anne Applebaum, Anna O. Law , and 33 more

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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, John F. McCarthy, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls , and 1 more

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Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Stacy D. VanDeveer

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71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.
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by Robert B. Reich

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A federal judge blocked Trump from sending the National Guard to Oregon — again. Here’s what we know | CNN
For the second time in two days, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Oregon delivered a second blow to the president’s Trump administration’s effort to send National Guard troops into Portland late Sun...
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by Robert B. Reich

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A judge blocked Trump from sending Oregon's National Guard into Portland.

That same judge then blocked Trump from deploying California's National Guard to Portland instead.

This isn't a "left wing" judge — Trump appointed her.

Says a lot about Trump's authoritarian power grab.
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: E. Wayne Ross

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Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Robert B. Reich, Sanford F. Schram, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 2 more

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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
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Reposted by: Robert B. Reich

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Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a commissioner held a second job.

But it always takes less time and effort to destroy something than to build and maintain it.

The Trump administration is allowing Social Security to rot through sabotage and neglect.
Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO
Frank Bisignano has been named CEO of the IRS, adding to his role as Social Security Administration Commissioner.
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