We talk a lot about Donald Trump acting like a gangster and using his power over American businesses for his own enrichment. But maybe, just maybe, the top 1% are using him to get what they want. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0pLlltN3Vv4

Faiz Shakir @faiz.bsky.social says Democrats need to be FOR something. Not just against Donald Trump. And they can begin to do that in local communities when Big Tech comes to town. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/0pLlltN3Vv4

Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during his public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on January 1. trib.al/ylTzosO

Faiz Shakir on Democrats needing to be enforcers of the party. #crookedcon2025

NEW EPISODE: Faiz Shakir, founder of More Perfect Union and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders and I discuss the future of Democratic messaging, media, and grassroots organizing. youtu.be/wV_-rqtsj68?...

Run for something (cc: @amandalitman.bsky.social) youtube.com/shorts/Z0eP6taJFl4?si=7Mx4sJG3c0876Jo-

We are in desparate need of more leaders who have the integrity and conviction to go up against massive concentrations of wealth and power

It’s going to be so cool to have a mayor who really cares about working people and goes out of his way to show it.

Faiz Shakir: There can be more taxes on the rich. We have a society that has worked extraordinarily well for wealthy people and not so great for the bottom 60%. The billionaire class has hated Mamdani - Trump's instincts are better, he knows Zohran is looking out for working people.

On Pod Save America, Faiz Shakir described America as being in a state of moral decay. When the President calls one reporter "Piggy" and his press secretary answers, "Your Mom," to another reporter, you know we're there. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

REPORT: Billionaires and corporations donate to Trump's inauguration fund and the White House ballroom. Then, Trump makes the government work for them. We dove in to see exactly who is making these massive contributions, and what they got in return. perfectunion.us/trumps-corpo...

Trump’s Corporate Colluders - New report from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Learn about all the special favors that Trump admin is doling out to their biggest funders perfectunion.us/trumps-corpo...

(updated) 📉 New in Chaotic Era today: The fastest-growing political channels on YouTube in Q3. Rising on the Right 🔴⬆️: Candace Owens, Benny Johnson, Tucker Carlson Rising on the Left 🔵⬆️: More Perfect Union, Meidas, I've Had It, Keith Edwards Subscribe for the full report 👇

New signups to Bernie's list from the Fight Oligarchy tour: 68% are Democrats, 20% no party preference, 9% Republican - @faiz.bsky.social

🔥 future Senator of Maine @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner rallying with Bernie…

@faiz.bsky.social: "There’s too many in the Democratic Party who like to criticize Bernie or be in friction with him. Far fewer have seen the political power of embracing him. AOC always has"

"The impact for me right now is documenting the struggle for local communities over oligarchy. These economic justice issues actually are gaining sway with conservatives" Read the full interview with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's @faiz.bsky.social here: hardresetmedia.substack.com/p/the-bernie...

'We Make, They Take': Kudos to @moreperfectunion.bsky.social for its new billboard campaign. Says Faiz Shakir: “We're calling out a simple truth: Working people keep this country running, but corporations keep taking more and more.” @faiz.bsky.social perfectunion.us www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Corporate Cash Grab substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-one-bi...

We won an Emmy tonight thanks to the incredible work of @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Appreciate the recognition. We will continue to do our part to fight for Anerica's working class.

Amazing to watch the anti-war movement erupt in real-time in Oklahoma www.foxnews.com/politics/wat...

Fighting Oligarchy appeals in very red states. Mcallen came out strong last night. Next up: Shreveport, Tulsa, Amarillo, Ft. Worth

my thoughts... Wrong Again, Democrats: Paying “Influencers” Misses the Boat newrepublic.com/article/1956... via @newrepublic.com

Thanks to @maddow.msnbc.com and team for the shout-out for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social billboards to save national parks and public lands

This is the best conversation I’ve heard in so long. @faiz.bsky.social is so smart. The pyramid is a great reframe AND his example of a candidate getting any voter USA to agree with them by addressing exploitation of working class = 👏👏👏

"It doesn't matter if you're really wealthy. It doesn't matter if you're middle class. It doesn't matter if you're living in poverty, you generally should be able to go to a National Park and have the same experience…" @faiz.bsky.social www.kgun9.com/news/communi...

A good discussion.

NEW: Here's a thread of some stuff you didn't know about Bernie's Fight Oligarchy tour...but you should. 16 stops in, here's what I'll share: 66.8 percent of the signups we have received are NEW to the Bernie list. 🧵 /1

Faiz Shakir: If you look at the stats in California, in the Central Valley, there are a couple thousand people who are working at Tesla, owned by the richest person in the world on Medicaid. And these are the people who they want to cut health care from.

The liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election won despite Elon Musk pouring tons of money into the GOP candidate. @charliedent.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social join José Díaz-Balart to share what yesterday’s races may reveal. www.msnbc.com/jose-diaz-ba...

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

If you're a longtime Democratic consultant/operative/pundit, I'd like to extend a formal invitation to you to come to the next Bernie Sanders rally. Reach out to me. I'll make sure you can get in. All I ask is that you go around, talk to people, ask them why they're here

If people have ideas of how @BernieSanders can be helpful in building a real working class movement in this country, I welcome your ideas. Email me at Faiz at berniesanders.com No bad ideas in a brainstorm! I welcome whatever you got. Note: I will not be able to respond to but I will read it

I think we too often get in the mindset that the only time to mobilize is when there is an election. Yes. But also mobilize when the policy stakes are so high and we can still do something about it. Thus, Bernie and AOC in Vegas and Phoenix today

"I disagree with the Democrats who live in the framework that we just need cheap goods from China and Mexico, and their message is: 'Washing machines and avocados are going to get more expensive,'" @faiz.bsky.social tells @axios.com.

Joined Chris Hayes tonight in this segment

Demand that there shall be no Social Security office closures; not a single Veterans clinic should be shuttered by Elon Musk. DOGE is already engaged in government shutdown; we have to ensure appropriate government function for the people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBVm...

People, through their collective action, are sending a message to anyone willing to heed it

lots of challenges with Dems for sure, but can't look past the fundamental cowardice of the Republican Party

Bernie tonight visited another purple congressional district held by a Republican. This one in Kenosha represented by Bryan Steil. The massive turnout should tell you that there's a populist revolt brewing.

Despite saying Social Security will not be touched, Trump has now empowered this guy to tear it down

This is a super conversation with Faiz @faiz.bsky.social on how the Democratic Party can go back to its long and historic roots in representing the working class. It's time! Tune in. @futurehindsight.bsky.social www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/dem...

TODAY: In a world where billionaires inform MAJOR policy decisions, who speaks for workers? Join us with @faiz.bsky.social, former Bernie 2020 campaign manager, to explore how rebuilding class-focused politics can change our democracy. 🎙️Tune in: www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/dem...

"Well-off people have increased their spending far beyond inflation, while everyone else hasn’t. The bottom 80% of earners spent 25% more than they did four years earlier, barely outpacing price increases of 21% over that period. The top 10% spent 58% more." www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

Two. That’s how many House Republicans Bernie is attempting to peel off from Trump and Musk’s “one big beautiful bill” that cuts Medicaid and delivers tax cuts for the rich. That’s why he’s visiting the districts of Rep. Bacon and Rep. Miller-Meeks. Similar visits to come!

The populist revolt is brewing. Huge turnout last night for Bernie in Omaha. Will probably be the same later today in Iowa City. The hubris, greed, and exploitation by the ruling class is angering the masses.

@faiz.bsky.social on Dems’ opposition strategy: “I would like to see [Democrats] get out of DC… The power right now being a working class party is out there in the country. People who are hurt… they work at Walmart, they work at McDonalds… They need to have their stories told.”