Bright Echo
@brightecho.bsky.social
Writer & Composer | Critter Enthusiast | Wanderer of Unusual Places
Always chasing new adventures, fascinating folks & stories they carry. Leftist with a penchant for wandering off the beaten path & a PhD in meeting strangers who somehow become friends.
Always chasing new adventures, fascinating folks & stories they carry. Leftist with a penchant for wandering off the beaten path & a PhD in meeting strangers who somehow become friends.
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Maybe someone should tell Megyn R. Kelly 15 is not “barely legal”, it’s actually quite illegal?
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Maybe someone should tell Megyn R. Kelly 15 is not “barely legal”, it’s actually quite illegal?
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Legal professionals, law professors, whomever very knowledgeable with US military code / law... HELP THEM! This IS the military trying to figure out how to say "no".
It has to start somewhere!
It has to start somewhere!
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Legal professionals, law professors, whomever very knowledgeable with US military code / law... HELP THEM! This IS the military trying to figure out how to say "no".
It has to start somewhere!
It has to start somewhere!
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We're not a Constitutional Republic if the regime has thrown out the Constitution, are we?
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We're not a Constitutional Republic if the regime has thrown out the Constitution, are we?
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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This is odd, it looks like the DOJ skipped suing Texas entirely. The Justice Department is now suing California over the new congressional district boundaries that voters approved just last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday in a post on X. Who are they going to sue, the voters?
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is odd, it looks like the DOJ skipped suing Texas entirely. The Justice Department is now suing California over the new congressional district boundaries that voters approved just last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday in a post on X. Who are they going to sue, the voters?
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Trump's HUD is preparing to gut federal support for long-term housing programs.
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trump's HUD is preparing to gut federal support for long-term housing programs.
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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The American people deserve answers, and it’s time for the DOJ and FBI to provide them.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The American people deserve answers, and it’s time for the DOJ and FBI to provide them.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
While we appreciate that the Epstein estate has been transparent, it’s time for the Administration to do their part.
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Amid Donald Trump’s pardons of his fellow Republicans and corrupt business figures, one child sex predator has gotten a clean slate. trib.al/OfteS0g
Andrew Taake, charged in Texas for knowingly sending explicit photos and messages to a 15-year-old girl
Andrew Taake, charged in Texas for knowingly sending explicit photos and messages to a 15-year-old girl
Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon
Andrew Taake is free despite pleading guilty to the crime.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Amid Donald Trump’s pardons of his fellow Republicans and corrupt business figures, one child sex predator has gotten a clean slate. trib.al/OfteS0g
Andrew Taake, charged in Texas for knowingly sending explicit photos and messages to a 15-year-old girl
Andrew Taake, charged in Texas for knowingly sending explicit photos and messages to a 15-year-old girl
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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"Essentially what you have here is the two main conspirators in this Jeffrey Epstein case basically saying to one another, sure is weird that Donald Trump hasn't been pulled into this whole thing yet."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the new Epstein smoking-gun emails:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the new Epstein smoking-gun emails:
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Essentially what you have here is the two main conspirators in this Jeffrey Epstein case basically saying to one another, sure is weird that Donald Trump hasn't been pulled into this whole thing yet."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the new Epstein smoking-gun emails:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social talk the new Epstein smoking-gun emails:
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really need these clouds to fuck off
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
The show may even be visible in California.
www.iflscience.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
really need these clouds to fuck off