RLWeinmann

RLWeinmann

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X corpos journalist, retired public middle school teacher and union leader, big dogger, martial artist, gun-owning lib

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Big Oil buys off Congress. No action on climate. Big Pharma buys off Congress. No action on health care. Big Tech buys off Congress. No action on AI safety. But we can begin to course correct by electing leaders on Nov. 3 who represent the people, not big money. Let's get it done.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Elon Musk is spending $445M+ to buy the midterms for one very simple reason. He's terrified that a Democratic Congress might finally hold him accountable.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

theguardian.comThe ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire taxTech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

⛽️ Gas prices have now been above $4 for more days than ANY other year on record. Trump’s war with Iran has forced Americans to spend an extra $107 BILLION on gas alone — roughly $2,000 per household.

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Media Matters for America
@mmfa.bsky.social

Joe Rogan is using his show to peddle misinformation about voter fraud and accuse Democrats of stealing elections — and his episodes that contain election misinformation have greater viewership than those that don't.

mediamatters.orgWhat is Joe Rogan saying about elections ahead of the midterms?Heading into the midterm elections, podcaster Joe Rogan has used his podcast to peddle misinformation, baseless claims, and conspiracy theories about elections, claiming Democrats “want to cheat,” tha...

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

President Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II. (Published August)

propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.

propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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David Corn
@davidcorn.bsky.social

This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comNew details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offenderThe commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”

thebanker.comWhistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein diesThe former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide

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Austin Kocher, PhD
@austinkocher.com

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September 30, 1996 - President Bill Clinton signed IIRIRA, which mandated detention without individualized custody hearings, created the 287(g) program and made far more crimes grounds for deporting green card holders, retroactively. learn more: doi.org/10.1177/2331...