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Clarity

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From John Deere to Vervaeke I have been in the field a long time

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Once again, I just want to say that lavish gifts to Supreme Court justices shouldn’t just be “disclosed.” They should be banned, outright. This should not be a radical position.

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@rbreich Funny how Berkeley has a radical label. It is quite conservative over all an Alpha haven of the Left coast.

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First Presidential Debate of 2024 | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5aWitdRVs&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich Exclusively on Rumble. This is wrong

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25 corporations pretending to honor Pride month have donated $18 million to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians since November 2022.

Ignore the marketing and follow the money.

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@rbreich Sells beer and gin consumption goes up every June

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Louisiana's GOP governor signed a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.

Project 2025, developed by MAGA allies, has plans to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in a Trump second term.

Republicans are coming for the separation of church and state.

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@rbreich State sponsored Inquisitions are vogue for the MAGA America Firsters

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Office Hours: Is the Trump verdict hurting or helping him? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-is-the-trump-verdict?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich One more reason to vote.

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All nine Republican senators running for reelection this year just voted against the right to contraception:

John Barrasso
Marsha Blackburn
Kevin Cramer
Ted Cruz
Deb Fischer
Josh Hawley
Pete Ricketts
Rick Scott
Roger Wicker

So much for the party of "freedom."

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@rbreich They're not Libertarians

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Billionaires aren’t just supporting Trump for the tax cuts.

As Peter Thiel once admitted: “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”

Make no mistake: The goal of American oligarchy is to tear down democracy itself.

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@rbreich There will be no Lula* no Chavez* No Napoleon allowed.

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A recent report found that Americans have become less likely to go out for a workday lunch, and more likely to eat a brought-from-home lunch at their desks.

Do you go out for a lunch break? And if not, why not?

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@rbreich I only eat 2xs a day

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Extending Trump's tax cuts would add an absurd $4.6 trillion to the deficit.

You probably didn't hear Republicans talk about this.

When we push for programs that will help people, the deficit hawks are
everywhere.

Now, they're nowhere to be found.

Funny how that works, huh?

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@rbreich reagan redux? Truly needy? That's Ronny 1981

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I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

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@rbreich

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Amazon squeezed sellers and jacked up prices.

Apple used its power to kill off challengers.

Ticketmaster/Live Nation leveraged its dominance to jack up ticket costs and tack on massive fees.

Each company is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Biden admin.

This is a big deal.

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@rbreich If it ever gets adjudicated

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Investigation shows how easy it is to find escorts, oxycodone on Eventbrite

The site even promotes illegal opioid sales to folks seeking addiction support.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/investigation-shows-how-easy-it-is-to-find-escorts-oxycodone-on-eventbrite/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Is this a subsidiary of Silk Road?

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Half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food and housing costs.

A third of the workers have had to rely on at least one government assistance program.

Amazon's stock hit an all time high in April. Jeff Bezos is now worth $203 billion.

This is what oligarchy looks like.

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@rbreich I eat food past pull dates. It may be hazardous to my health but at least I'm eating.

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For Nat'l Police Week, Speaker Johnson is hosting a candlelight vigil tonight to honor fallen police officers.

But first he's in New York to support Trump, who has promised to pardon the violent criminals who brutally assaulted about 140 Capitol Police on Jan 6.

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@rbreich You spelled Nazi wrong

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Trump's administration weakened or wiped out more than 125 environmental rules over four years.

Now, he's promised to do whatever Big Oil wants if they give him $1 billion for his campaign.

That's the thing with Trump: He'll sell us all out for his own gain.

Be warned.

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@rbreich A poison pill

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America’s second civil war? It’s already begun https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-second-civil-war-has-already?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich I do feel under siege by a coming wave of fascism enabled by fear and ignorance enabled by monopoly media and paranoia post pandemic (sic)

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@rbreich Idaho is not Blue

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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

  • Paid family leave
  • Equal pay
  • Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

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@rbreich The GOP wants to outlaw divorce as soon as birth control is erased

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Wondering if wealth inequality is out of control?

Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.

In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.

Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.

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@rbreich I don't need to. CNBC FOX and MSNBC says it for them. Trump holds 1/3 of the national debt/ in his quest to make billionaires trillionaires

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Each of Trump's 34 criminal counts of false business filings in the New York case carries a penalty of up to four years in prison.

If Trump is convicted, what should the sentence be?

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@rbreich Same as Napoleon.(sic) Exile to Git-Mo

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Trump wants to:

Extend his tax cuts — which have made billionaires $2 trillion richer

Cut Social Security — which working people pay into for a lifetime

Would you like to keep your retirement money? Or would you like to gift it to billionaires?

That is your choice in 2024.

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@rbreich No, it isn't.

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Donald Trump has violated the gag order placed on him during his NY trial ten times so far. If he keeps violating it, what should Judge Juan Merchan do?

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@rbreich They gagged Mumia. I think it has a precedent.

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How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TOGxDJ0TE&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich F.I.R.E. is 2/3 of the *economy #1 while labor bats last

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Sunday caption contest: Protest? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-protest?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich Stop Thinking: Justice will Prevail~~~Scalia Lives Matter

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Trump keeps telling the lie that he's being prosecuted "by Biden."

False.

Four different grand juries, made up of ordinary citizens, voted to indict him after reviewing substantial evidence that he had committed crimes. That's how the criminal justice system works.

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@rbreich Barr never intended to do his job. Just saying

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I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

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@rbreich Minority Rule is Minority Report Prophesied by PK Dick Needs no Tom Cruise sequel, or does it?

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The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.

The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

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@rbreich For some not all

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Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

And fewer competitors means higher prices for you.

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@rbreich Don't trust anti-trust to fix anything

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Ever notice how forgiving loans is suddenly a big problem when students get much-needed relief, but nobody blinks an eye when billionaires get their PPP loans forgiven? Or when corporations are handed billions in subsidies?

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@rbreich Who says slavery is over? Who thinks the plantation model is outdated? Call it what you want and I will not oblige to think it is something else. The .01% need no justice for workers. Yet they sure want to control the narrative at all times.

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Student debt relief is good for everyone — not just those carrying it.

When Americans aren't buried in debt, they have more $ to contribute to the economy. They're more likely to start a business, buy a house, or start a family. And they're less likely to need gov't assistance.

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@rbreich Finance Insurance Real Estate= 60% of the economy and produces nothing but misery

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