Richard

Richard

@usmc1955.bsky.social

Former Marine 1976-1982, married 48 years, 4 sons, 6 grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Trump’s ICE thugs shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez through his car window as he was delivering food yesterday in Austin, Texas. His wife and lawyer were reportedly denied access to see him in the hospital, and ICE is now trying to deport him. This violence must end. Abolish ICE.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Mark Carney in Thunder Bay on Lutnick: "I don't think, with all respect, appointed unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics"

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Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians. We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
@gtconway.bsky.social

“It’s no longer a political calculus. It’s a moral and legal and Constitutional obligation of Congress to [impeach]. It would be a violation of the oath of office for a member of Congress not to push for impeachment when it is possible.”

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Kat Abughazaleh
@katmabu.bsky.social

Corporatist fascism, plain and simple. DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics. This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany. techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...

techcrunch.comHomeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunchThe use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

Liam made people look. Now don’t look away. We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive. #FreeTheChildren

Richard
@usmc1955.bsky.social

When an enslaved person ran away, they could expect to be questioned and asked to show their emancipation or manumission papers to prove that they were free by citizens or local law enforcement, who looked out for runaway slaves.

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bennythesnitch.bsky.social
@bennythesnitch.bsky.social

Read this U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says “When Maria did not immediately respond, the agents shattered her car window, forcibly removed her from the vehicle and threw her to the ground, www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...

salemreporter.comU.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem ReporterA home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...