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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 14h

“When fiction becomes reality, life may turn into a fairy tale or firestorm.”
The audio of this video comes from Nemik’s Manifesto in the Star Wars show Andor, when fighting the Empire. Even if it feels impossible, we must try.
#andor #nemiksmanifesto #rebellion #nokingsinamerica #fightingfascism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Cost of the Argentina bailout Trump is trying to finance: $40B.

That same amount could fund almost two years of extended ACA subsidies, or two years of full SNAP benefits, or nearly all of the annual Medicare cuts from Trump's Big Ugly Bill.

Priorities.

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 1d

Insecure, incompetent me ruin everything. I’m so exhausted with us having to deal with their BS.
There are too many smart, confident, secure women leaders out there that would ensure our survival as a human race.

#insecure #men #divinefeminine #toxicmen #nokings

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 6d

There is something magical happening in Portland that we are not talking about. Portland is using play as a main form of protest. The inflatable frog has become a symbol of the resistance. Every time 🧊 tries to crackdown on protesters, they look stupid
#portland #frog #protest #play #fightingfascism

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 10d

I was able to cross off one of my bucket list items by doing my first ever TEDx talk. I was lucky enough to be a part of TEDxKarlsruhe. Thanks for being so welcoming and running such a heartwarming event that inspires hope in the world. Cheers
#tedx #tedxtalks #karlsruhe #tedxkarlsruhe #tedxspeaker

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 14d

Unbelievable! You mean to tell me the same communities and businesses where 🧊 officers are kidnapping community members, these same establishments are not letting them eat or use their
#protest #kristinoemi #constitution #dueprocess

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 14d

Can you explain how we can have so many government shutdowns, yet I know no other industry where you can do this? How many times has your school or waster water treatment center shutdown for months? Can we get personal shutdown days?

#governmentshutdown #government #shutdown #crashout #fyp

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d

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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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 16d

Being in HR is not easy. You are the organization’s therapist, disciplinarian, mediator, secret holder, hall monitor, liability expert, all while doing your regular HR job.
#hr #mediator #therapy #humanresources #wtf

jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 16d

September took me from the Caribbean to Alaska. October has already taken me to Germany for @tedx_karlsruhe.

The rest of the month will take me from the West Coast to the Midwest to the East Coast and many places in between.
#October #speaking #speakerlife #tedx #shrm #hr #admin #jeffharry

jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 16d

I've just returned from Germany and am excited to deliver the closing keynote for the SHRM NorCal Annual Conference in Monterey, CA. If we want to address the Great Gloom, we must explore a future where the most fun can exist.
#shrm #shrmnorcal #norcal #hr #humanresources #play #futureofwork

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18d

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 18d

When people find out I’m a speaker, they always ask: Are you a motivational speaker?

When I think of a motivational speaker, they are a combination of Tony Robbins, Mel Robbins, & the dudes from P90x, Insanity, and Taebo.
#motivationalspeaker #dodgeball #tonyrobbins #melrobbins #whitegoodman

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18d

The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 19d

Have you ever gotten a chance to sit in on a leadership meeting and you see how decisions are made? Isn’t it so disturbing or at the very least, disappointing?

I expect these meetings to be well thought out, but they are quite disappointing.

#meetings #leadership #wtf #decisionmaking #worklife

jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 20d

How do you feel when your app reminds you that you’ve been doomscrolling for too long and that you should probably go to bed?

My response: Don’t tell me what to do! If I want to irresponsibly binge-watch Netflix, I will.

#doomscrolling #gotobed #no #donttellmewhattodo #bingewatching

jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 21d

While in Alaska, I paid $300 to
go see the Aurora Borealis in the freezing cold. So I went on a tour from 11 PM - 4 AM to find it. While standing outside for hours, I entertained myself by making a stupid video to pass the time warm my nether regions.
#auroraborealis #alaska #oakland #E40 #yayarea

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 22d

Nowadays, every speaker has a framework. Frameworks apparently is how you get paid the big bucks.

Well, now with so many frameworks out in the world, the acronyms have become so convoluted, so excessively elaborate that they feel frankly overwhelming.

#speaker #framework #acronym #toolong #fyp

jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 22d

Have you seen this level of corporate decision-making? A meeting before the meeting to decide what we will talk about at the main meeting. Then having a pre-meeting to strategize for the meeting and a post meeting to process what happened during the meeting.

#corporate #meeting #decisionmaking

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 23d

I frown upon work gossip, unless it’s really good work gossip. Then give it to me. It’s like eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch or a Cinnabon. You know it’s bad for you and you’ll pay for it later, but you just got to hear it.
#gossip #work #drama #workdrama #fyp

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24d

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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jeffharryplays @jeffharryplays.bsky.social · 24d

How’s been your transition back to normalcy since Camp Reset @helloreset ?

How’s it been experiencing all that small talk again?

Every time I hear the words “door-to-door,” a small playful unicorn piece of my soul perishes.

#statusquo #smalltalk #suburbtalks #doortodoor #reset