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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Over half of the corporations bankrolling Trump’s vanity ballroom are facing (or recently faced) federal investigations into wrongdoing — including violating workers’ rights or misleading consumers.

They also have a combined $279 BILLION in federal contracts.

Follow the money.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

On four separate occasions, Donald Trump lied about the outcome of the 2020 election. Not once did O’Donnell correct him. None of these lies made it into the final broadcast. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/60-m...

60 Minutes Obeys in Advance

Read more here.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:

(Published 2019)

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Kimberly-Clark, the personal care product giant, will buy Tylenol maker Kenvue for $40 billion.

Consolidating markets like this, especially in the medical industry, can lead to price gouging, life-threatening shortages, and mass layoffs.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.

The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)

Robert Reich

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 4h

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What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h

Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s playbook.

“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”

With @azluminaria.org

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel…

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Louisville Public Media @lpm.org · 16h

Some Indiana residents say they’re opposed to Gov. Mike Braun’s efforts to redistrict the state before the 2030 census, and they want him to know. www.lpm.org/news/2025-11...

Hoosiers protest redistricting as Gov. Braun visits New Albany

Some Indiana residents say they’re opposed to Gov. Mike Braun’s efforts to redistrict the state before the 2030 census, and they want him to know.

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 16h

How symbolic.

Trump and his billionaire friends party it up while millions of Americans are having their health care and food benefits ripped away.

Unless you're the top 1%, you are not Trump's priority.

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 16h

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Louisville’s Main Library to close for a year, starting Dec. 1

A multi-million dollar renovation project will keep the Main Library closed for up to 12 months and move its services to other library branches.

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 17h

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Trump brags he could invade your city whenever he wants

In a wide-ranging "60 Minutes" sit-down, the president also said immigration raids "haven't gone far enough."

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 17h

They are no longer using dog whistles, they are screaming their white national Christian hate.
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Heritage Foundation President Backs Tucker Carlson’s Chat With a Holocaust-Denying White Nationalist

Even Sen. Mitch McConnell was stunned.

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 18h

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How Governments Spy On Protesters—And How To Avoid It

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the forest jar @theforestjar.bsky.social · May 31

are people lazy?

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the forest jar @theforestjar.bsky.social · Jun 18

pizza

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the forest jar @theforestjar.bsky.social · Jul 23

are people kind?

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the forest jar @theforestjar.bsky.social · Aug 7

what makes you insecure?

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the forest jar @theforestjar.bsky.social · Aug 15

the point

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 1d

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As SNAP runs out, here’s where to find food and donate in Louisville and Southern Indiana

As tens of thousands in the area are expected to lose their food benefits this weekend, city leaders and volunteers in Kentuckiana are stepping in to help.

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 1d

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Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.

End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

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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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

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Rose @kuhlflowers.bsky.social · 2d

Time to stop oil conglomerate choke hold on the world. Time to hold them accountable and demand restitution for destroying the world. Judgement day

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. It has bubbled up near homes and a school — and it has killed farmers’ crops and ranchers’ calves.

Help ProPublica and @readfrontier.bsky.social understand the full scale of the problem 👇

Help Us Report on the Impact of Oil Field Waste in Oklahoma

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. For years, residents have filed complaints and struggled to find solutions. We need your help to understand the full scale...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

This Tuesday, November 4th, is a HUGE election day in NYC, Minneapolis, VA, NJ, TX, and CA.

The fight for a brighter future continues at the ballot box.

Vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUHSbZyX4

The Fight Against Trump Isn’t Over

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

My law firm is currently litigating 13 redistricting cases and an additional 50 voting and election cases. 63 lawsuits and those numbers are growing. While this is a lot for a firm with fewer than 60 lawyers, I am proud that we helping to defend free and fair elections and democracy in court.🗳️⚖️💪

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