Ed@Retired In CrazyTimes
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Retired News Junkie, Country First, Chillin with my Orange Brother From Another Mother
The destruction of the American Dream isn’t just an abstraction; it’s measurable. In 1980 when Reagan was elected president, at the peak of the American Dream, fully two-thirds of American families were in the middle class. hartmannreport.com/p/chapter-9-...
Chapter 9: The Numbers Don’t Lie
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "Who Killed the American Dream: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told"
hartmannreport.com
They didn't rob a bank. They robbed entire generations by dismantling the one institution powerful enough to stand up to corporate America… hartmannreport.com/p/killing-un...
Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History
They didn't rob a bank. They robbed entire generations by dismantling the one institution powerful enough to stand up to corporate America…
hartmannreport.com
Since Nixon, Republicans have shifted wealth from working Americans to the morbidly rich. Dems should repeat that simple affordability message everywhere, every day, without apology or hesitation… hartmannreport.com/p/its-worse-...
It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class
Since Nixon, Republicans have shifted wealth from working Americans to the morbidly rich. Dems should repeat that simple affordability message everywhere, every day, without apology or hesitation…
hartmannreport.com
So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it? hartmannreport.com/p/is-todd-bl...
Is Todd Blanche Going to Drop the Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock on America’s Women if He's Confirmed?
So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it?
hartmannreport.com
Check out this story from The Palm Beach Post: Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000 More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/e...
Python challenge grand prize winner snags 96 snakes along with $10,000
More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.
palmbeachpost.com
Companies are benefiting from soaring profits, historically low taxes, and a Congress willing to make middle class salaried workers subsidize low-wage work instead of making the jobs better paid. My latest on the collapsing sense of fairness in our tax system: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
No One Who Works Full Time Should Be on Medicaid
There are a lot of jobs in the US economy that pay miserably low wages. And there are a lot that offer a reasonable hourly rate but still result in miserably low earnings because of unstable, fluctuat...
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Royce White is now ranting about "transgender sex dolls" during a forum that is supposed to be about agricultural issues. This guy is a serious Republican in Minnesota who had the party's nomination for a Senate seat two years ago. Insanity.
This is just another indication of how ridiculous our election system is. Public campaign financing now! Every candidate gets the same reasonable amount...
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 10h agoAbdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Reflecting Pool Mess as Damning Leaks Hit newrepublic.com/article/2139... via @newrepublic.com
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Reflecting Pool Mess as Damning Leaks Hit
As Trump’s effort to jail people over his failed renovation starts looking even worse, a former federal prosecutor explains why this corruption of DOJ is so dangerous—and how to fight back.
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Whack-job, ultra-Reich, homophobic, transphobic, probably an alpha-male wannabe. Note his Pro-life hat so you can toss in anti-woman to his hate list. Mr. White's (how appropriate) christofascism is showing. He and his type are the real danger to our society.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoRoyce White is now ranting about "transgender sex dolls" during a forum that is supposed to be about agricultural issues. This guy is a serious Republican in Minnesota who had the party's nomination for a Senate seat two years ago. Insanity.
"Perhaps younger Americans aren’t only struggling to afford what their grandparents had, but a far more elaborate version."
Opinion | Not Your Grandfather’s ‘Middle-Class Life’
Maybe younger Americans aren’t struggling to afford what previous generations had, but a far more elaborate version.
wsj.com
In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe
MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.
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What a weekend it would be. #dreams #champagne #celebration #caviar
It’s a sad day for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
❗️A fire has been reported on the territory of the 🇷🇺Kamsky Oil Plant in Perm. The enterprise specializes in the production of lubricants and other petroleum refining products.
Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"
This better be a key talking point in every single contested congressional seat come November.
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
nytimes.com
BREAKING: Todd Blanche took a major step toward confirmation as attorney general after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 on party lines to advance his nomination, likely setting up a final vote within days.
Todd Blanche clears Judiciary Committee hurdle on party lines
The attorney general nominee is on track for a final confirmation vote later this week.
politico.com
Please send your grocery and fuel bills to: President Donald J. Trump The White House Washington, DC 20500
Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3d agoDon’t suffer from high prices in silence. Call 1-866-2PRICEY.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, who has accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of downplaying the Covid-19 pandemic in public, declined to criticize President Donald Trump for his documented efforts to do the same thing.
WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵
