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Author consultant advocate for Transparency in Investments
Private Equity out to stop
@katieporteroc.bsky.social
from being CA GOV
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@davidho.bsky.social
@whatsitlike.me
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@sarahweinman.com
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@solidaritydept.bsky.social
about 15 hours ago
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Private Equity out to stop
@katieporteroc.bsky.social
from being CA GOV
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/11/08/w...
@knightlat.bsky.social
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about 15 hours ago
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Christopher Hale
1 day ago
Who do you believe — the ICE spokeswoman or Pope Leo?
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White House Doubles Down, Accuses Pope Leo of Lying About ICE's Eucharist Ban
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is claiming Pope Leo XIV got it wrong on migrants denied Communion — a claim that’s easily disproven by the facts on the ground.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lettersfromleo/p/white-house-doubles-down-accuses?r=1e7ix&utm_medium=ios
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Christopher Hale
5 days ago
Donald Trump and JD Vance are on pace to deport one million Catholics by the end of the year. Nearly 7,000 priests are also at risk of removal.
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Trump’s Raids Terrorize Catholics — Pope Leo’s Top Cardinal Calls It an ‘Assault on Millions’
Seminarians are leaving the country, priests worry they could be next, and Pope Leo XIV insists the Church must stand with its most vulnerable faithful.
https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/trumps-raids-terrorize-catholics
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Business School Students Seize Opportunity To Learn About Public Pension Mismanagement
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Business School Students Seize Opportunity To Learn About Public Pension Mismanagement
It's time business, accounting and law schools started teaching the ugly realities of public pensions.
https://open.substack.com/pub/pensionwarriorsdwardsiedle/p/business-school-students-seize-opportunity?r=edkp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
6 days ago
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Christopher Hale
6 days ago
In Catholics’ steadfast witness against Trump’s abuse, these believers echo Christ’s own words: “I was in prison and you visited me. Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.”
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Trump-Vance’s ICE Blocks Catholic Bishop From Delivering Eucharist at Detention Center
Responding to Pope Leo's call, it was their second attempt in three weeks to minister to detained migrants, and once again the answer from the Trump Administration was simply “no.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/lettersfromleo/p/trump-vances-ice-blocks-catholic?r=1e7ix&utm_medium=ios
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JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking
Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cell
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/jp-morgan-jeffrey-epstein-transactions
6 days ago
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Ohio AG runs sham trial to protect excessive salaries and secret fees Sham trial to protect excessive salaries and fees
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/31/c...
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Columbus: The Highest Public Salaries in America — and Ohio Teachers are Paying for It
In a shocking irony, the highest-paid public employees in the United States are not Governors, Presidents or Cabinet officials— but staff at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS), bas…
https://commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/31/columbus-the-highest-public-salaries-in-america-and-ohio-teachers-are-paying-for-it/
9 days ago
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Thank you @SenWarren @SenSanders @SenJeffMerkley @ChrisMurphyCT @SenTinaSmith @RonWyden for standing up to Trump to keep Private Equity & Crytpo out of 401ks
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/27/p...
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Senators warn against Private Equity, Crypto in 401k
www.napa-net.org/news/2025/10...
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Senators Warn: Keep Private Equity, Crypto Out of Retirement Plans
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins on Tuesday, raising concerns ...
https://www.napa-net.org/news/2025/10/senators-warn-keep-private-equity-crypto-out-of-retirement-plans/
9 days ago
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David Sirota
10 days ago
Public financing of campaigns turned NYC from the Tammany Hall capital of corruption into a city where a candidate like
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
can run a competitive campaign against oligarch money trying to buy City Hall. NYC’s public financing system can be replicated everywhere. Pass it on.
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How Zohran Mamdani Fought The Master Plan
The key factor isn’t his ads or charisma — it is a public campaign finance system that can be replicated across the country.
https://www.levernews.com/how-zohran-mamdani-fought-the-master-plan/
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10 days ago
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Refined Redhead
12 days ago
#releasetheepsteinfiles
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Christopher Hale
11 days ago
No war is holy. No border wall is Christian. No leader is above God's call to peace. Pope Leo spent the entire day lambasting our political leaders: “We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end. “Enough!”
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Pope Leo: “War Is Never Holy” — Leaders Must Tear Down Walls and End Violence
Pope Leo is done watching self-described Christian leaders praise God with one breath and glorify cruelty with the next.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lettersfromleo/p/pope-leo-war-is-never-holy-leaders?utm_source=app-post-stats-page&r=1e7ix&utm_medium=ios
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Robert Reich
11 days ago
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
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Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
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Senator Jeff Merkley
11 days ago
Across the country, folks are facing skyrocketing prices everywhere from the doctor’s office to the grocery store. Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash. They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.
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Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash came from foreign sources as Donald Trump's sons touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/inside-trump-familys-global-crypto-cash-machine-2025-10-28/
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David Sirota
12 days ago
At
@levernews.com
, we do a lot of health care reporting. It is great to see it amplified by
@lastweektonight.com
Subscribe to The Lever’s free daily newsletter at
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Jacobin
12 days ago
Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge shock to the conservative political establishment.
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Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide
Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge shock to the conservative political establishment.
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/irish-election-president-catherine-connolly?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign&utm_content=ap_myz6yu0icv
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How many UPS jobs were cut in Louisville?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/b...
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UPS Says It Has Cut 48,000 Workers This Year
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/ups-layoffs-48000-workers-this-year.html
12 days ago
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Jeffrey Epstein a corrupt Offshore Financial System criticized by Pope, encouraged by Trump
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/24/e...
@trumpsteinpicdaily.bsky.social
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12 days ago
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Epstein Files more than Pedophiles - a corrupt Offshore System
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15 days ago
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Epstein Files more than Pedophiles - a corrupt Offshore Financial System criticized by Pope, encouraged by Trump
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@chrisjustice01.bsky.social
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@michaelspicer.bsky.social
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@meidastouch.com
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15 days ago
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Trump is the Anti-Pope on Offshore Investing
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@johnmenadue.com
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15 days ago
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Jeffrey Epstein Files reveal more than Pedophiles - a corrupt Offshore Financial System criticized by Pope, encouraged by Trump
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/24/e...
@larryhochman.bsky.social
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
@parkermolloy.com
@dannied.bsky.social
@dc2daylight.bsky.social
15 days ago
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Trump is the Anti-Pope on Offshore Investing – Private Equity, Crypto, Annuities
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/24/t...
16 days ago
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Fiduciaries should not use Annuities without downgrade protection
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20 days ago
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Born James Donald Bowman - then changed to James David Hamel, and finally in 2013. James David Vance
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Get breaking news and trending scoops on your favorite celebs, royals, true crime sagas, and more.
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20 days ago
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Dr. Stephanie
23 days ago
I hear Pope Leo is gutting Opus Dei, and I’m putting this promise back out into the world in case it happens.
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If you know you know
21 days ago
Omg Pope Leo finally breaking up Opus Dei is the kind of assault on Catholic fascism I never thought I would see in my lifetime and I AM HERE FOR IT.
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EmperorTigerstar
23 days ago
MAGA Catholics: “End DEI!” Pope Leo XIV: “I agree, let’s disband Opus Dei.” MAGA Catholics: “Wait—“
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Christopher Hale
23 days ago
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks. This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
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NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lettersfromleo/p/new-pope-leo-set-to-break-up-opus?r=1e7ix&utm_medium=ios
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Ryan Van Velzer
21 days ago
No Kings in Louisville, Kentucky: I reported extensively on the 2020 Breonna Taylor protests and I don't think I've every seen as many people protesting in downtown Louisville as I did today.
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Chief Justice John Roberts’ Wife Made Over $10 Million As Legal Consultant, Report Says
The Supreme Court has come under intense scrutiny lately over a series of reports suggesting potential conflicts of interest.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/04/28/chief-justice-john-roberts-wife-made-over-10-million-as-legal-consultant-report-says/
23 days ago
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Annuities need downgrade protection in ERISA plans
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24 days ago
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Public Pensions Are Using Your Tax Dollars To Fund The Climate Crisis
Did you know that public pensions — the institutions that manage the retirement accounts for teachers, firefighters, and other public servants — are funding the climate crisis with our tax dollars?
https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2025/10/public-pensions-are-using-your-tax-dollars-fund-climate-crisis
28 days ago
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Public Pensions Are Using Your Tax Dollars To Fund The Climate Crisis
Did you know that public pensions — the institutions that manage the retirement accounts for teachers, firefighters, and other public servants — are funding the climate crisis with our tax dollars?
https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2025/10/public-pensions-are-using-your-tax-dollars-fund-climate-crisis
28 days ago
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TIAA abandons its non-profit roots
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TIAA Hires BlackRock Retirement Exec as Head of Business Development
To further accelerate growth and position the firm on lifetime income solutions, TIAA has hired BlackRock executive Rob Crothers as head of Business Development.
https://www.napa-net.org/news/2025/10/tiaa-hires-blackrock-retirement-exec-as-head-of-business-development/
29 days ago
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Democracy Now!
about 1 month ago
Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.
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Big victory for Workers in PRT Annuity case Against Bristol Myers
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/01/b...
about 1 month ago
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DOL Advisory 2025-04A: A Multi-Billion Dollar Gift to the Private Equity and Insurance Industry
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about 1 month ago
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DOL Advisory 2025-04A: A Multi-Billion Dollar Gift to the Private Equity and Insurance Industry
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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TIAA Exposed for Excessive Hidden Annuity Spread Fees — Again by NBC
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/09/21/t...
about 2 months ago
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TIAA investigated in 3 states for excessive hidden Annuity spread fees
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about 2 months ago
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$7.9mm Settlement for Hedge Fund in 401(k)
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Court Approves $7.9 Million Settlement Against GWA LLC Hedge Fund in Novel 410(k) Class Action
Court Approves $7.9 Million Settlement Against GWA LLC Hedge Fund in Novel 410(k) Class Action
https://markets.financialcontent.com/wral/article/accwirecq-2025-9-19-court-approves-79-million-settlement-against-gwa-llc-hedge-fund-in-novel-410k-class-action
about 2 months ago
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www.informationliberation.com?id=64972
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Trump Eyes Kentucky-Israel Caucus' Aaron Reed to Replace Thomas Massie in Congress
President Trump is reportedly looking to recruit Kentucky state senator Aaron Reed, a Christian Zionist member of the Kentucky-Israel Caucus who believes 'Israel is God's c
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64972
about 2 months ago
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My NBC interview on TIAA annuity risks and fees
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Rhode Island retirement plan prevents many state workers from accessing contributions
Thousands of Rhode Island state workers say their retirement savings are locked in TIAA annuity accounts they cannot access until leaving their jobs. Critics warn the plans come with high fees and lit...
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/rhode-island-retirement-plan-prevents-many-state-workers-from-accessing-contributions-247724101790
about 2 months ago
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Inequality Media
about 2 months ago
NEW: With Trump acting as both POTUS and as his own crypto brand ambassador, it’s hard to tell which job he’s doing at any given moment. There’s no “potential conflict of interest” here. It’s pure corruption.
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Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
YouTube video by Robert Reich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpCxV-cRY4o&ab_channel=RobertReich
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Ryan Grim
about 2 months ago
The Times of Israel is publishing commentary on Charlie Kirk that would get you and your wife both fired back here in the states
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Annuities should be Prohibited
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about 2 months ago
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