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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

New @washingtonpost.com reporting shows a majority of the money Trump has "raised" for his ballroom has come from companies or wealthy people with interests before the federal govt.   Make no mistake this is a two-way street: every single one of these donors wants something in return.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Exclusive: A list reveals all the major donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.

washingtonpost.comSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

“We need to face facts that the US military is in terrible shape and it will continue to get worse under the present leadership. This is in some ways the greatest scandal in US history. The US has spent about $9 TRILLION on defense since 2016, and has created this deeply flawed, deteriorating force”

phillipspobrien.substack.comMidweek Update #23: Can He Keep It Going Through The Election?The State Of The US Military Is Pretty Distressing

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

We are breaking all the wrong climate records. Yet, Republicans' backwards approach is not only failing to address climate change but is driving up costs for working families while Big Polluters profit. We must do more to combat climate change – not less. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

pbs.orgContiguous U.S. broke its record for hottest month ever in July, NOAA saysAlthough it was unusually cool in Alaska, hotter-than-normal conditions blanketed the Lower 48, with the most excessive heat in the Mountain West, Southwest, Northern Plains and Southeast.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

Austin Tice has been missing 14 years today. I have met repeatedly with his parents. They deserve answers — from this Administration, the Syrian government, and others. We must keep working to bring Austin home.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

After Trump's handpicked US Attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, dropped charges against David Hearn, Trump is now asking the DOJ to continue this shameless prosecution of him.   Americans should not be threatened with jail time to placate Trump's fragile ego. This is the stuff of dictators.

wsj.comExclusive | White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool ProsecutionOfficials asked the department whether it is possible to bring a new charge against an Olympic canoeist after the U.S. attorney dropped the case.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

It’s been 166 days since SCOTUS struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & big corporations are getting their refunds. $2.2 BILLION for Apple, $600 MILLION for Amazon, $300 million for Nike.   When are American families going to see the $1,700 they're owed? Return the money, NOW.

cnn.comCorporate America got billions of dollars in tariff refunds. Where’s your cut? | CNN BusinessApple got an estimated $2.2 billion tariff refund last quarter. Amazon got $600 million. Nike got $300 million. But American consumers who paid higher prices as President Donald Trump’s tariffs filter...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov

Fatima came to the US on a Fulbright scholarship & is a researcher at Johns Hopkins. She had previously filed for TPS & currently has a pending asylum case. But ICE has detained her & is working to deport her. [1/2]

thebanner.comICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrestsA Johns Hopkins University public health researcher and former Fulbright scholar was detained this week by immigration agents while boarding a domestic flight as the Trump administration ramps up immi...