How to Get Rid of “Citizens United” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

"Trump will live forever, but only as a cautionary tale, one we tell successive generations to demonstrate that sustaining a democracy against the corrupt and the malevolent requires vigilance and determination." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯 @hcrichardson.bsky.social

MASSIVE BREAKING: : We Just Unredacted the Epstein Files. No Joke! krassencast.com/p/breaking-w...

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

The stench of Donald Trump will cover America for decades. Because it’s not just about him. It’s about the people that elected him. And could elect the next traitorous “tell me everything I want to hear” lying Nazi. America never dealt with its racism.

WHY CAN WE NOT ELECT A WOMAN PRESIDENT. The rest of the world has. OLD WHITE GUYS HAVE FUCKED UP AMERICA ALREADY.

Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends. We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over. We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵

Is the shutdown over? Not yet. Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5. There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House. Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen. Stay loud. youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

Arresting and (presumably) deporting a popular preschool teacher with a work permit just demonstrates that the Republicans hope to get to their forever whites-only paradise without needing sufficient popular support to win any further elections.

I really missed this feeling. 💙💙💙

Soft secession. Blue states building parallel systems, withholding cooperation, and creating facts on the ground that render federal authority meaningless within their borders. “Without state cooperation, much of the federal government’s agenda becomes unenforceable.”

We don’t have to rely on the federal government to advance a progressive agenda. Several states are taking up the baton. Here's just one example you should know about. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-wealth-tax-that-works

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Actually, the weather is much more pleasant in North Carerdddd.

This is Brilliant! Please repost.

Communism or Socialism aren't the opposite of Democracy. Authoriatism is the the opposite of Democracy. Socialism under a Dictatorship isn't Socialism, it's a Dictatorship.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence. If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

Rachel Is Absolutely 💯 Correct !

Jacob Soboroff is doing a great job investigating and debunking the claims that ICE is making about their arrests targeted worst of the worst Congress can help reign in ICE- IF we get a Democratic majority. That will be more likely if California passes Proposition 50. #YesOnProp50

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you. Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide. So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy. Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

I need Schiff to do this at the end of every hearing so I don't have to sit through the insufferable canned non-answers.

Thanks, New Yorker

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

Our Weekend of Action is officially underway! Ballots are hitting mailboxes, and volunteers across California are hitting the doors. Listen to why they’re stepping up and volunteering ✊🔈

Did a court rule that we, the people, are not allowed to talk to one another about those thuggish ICE operations? I mean, they're right there, on the street. It's not a secret. The courts are saying, "You see nothing. You say nothing. You use no apps to report what you see." Talk about your fascism.

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

The performative idiocy of right-wing leaders is, in part, shelter from this kind of serious debate. If you're a clown who just shouts "fake news" or "Antifa terrorist" instead of speaking clearly, no one can defeat you in a contest of ideas. You effectively refuse to engage.

They talk about being “conservative” like it’s some intractable, innate characteristic, rather than just a set of dumb ideas that anyone can shed with a little bit of education and introspection.

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

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In 1996, Gary exposed how the CIA hired drug traffickers, to sell massive amounts of cocaine in the United States, in order to raise untraceable funds to finance a terrorist organization who were trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan government. These massive shipments of cocaine ultimately sparked the

If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely: 1. Purge govt of non loyalists 2. Weaponize law against opponents 3. Use military to police opposition strongholds 4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel 5. Change election rules in his favor.