Matt Richard

"This is a comment that I copied and pasted from an email, but it expresses my concern extremely well. So I am using it." lol

ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller The road to fascism is paved with "objectivity" and "civility."

"Mainstream media has a duty to inform its audience that Trump/Miller policies are in fact hateful. But it rarely does so. Moran is to be commended for speaking truth to power. Speaking truth to power is, after all, what journalists are supposed to do." — @nberlat.bsky.social

I got no popcorn left at this point.

AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules A federal judge has issued a temporary block on the Trump administration’s cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states that sued in April.

BREAKING: The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled.

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Increase in productivity since 1979: 86%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 31%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

Dropkick Murphys just had an epic moment at their show:

They made a friendly wager with a fan in a MAGA shirt—“Let’s see where it’s made.”

Then they checked his MAGA shirt tag…

Made in Nicaragua.

They swapped it with a Made in America Dropkick Murphys tee.

Legendary.

Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.

Exclusive: Over the years, Elon Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.

And you know who you have to blame for this, Nikki?

Only an idiot would think we should eliminate:

- Emergency response in natural disasters
- Education and healthcare for disabled children
- Clean air and water programs
- Gang crime investigations
- Monitoring of nursing home abuse
- Nuclear reactor regulation
- Cancer research

Democrats must make clear that, of course, we believe in changing government for the better - and show how different that is from Trump's destruction of government's capacity to protect workers, consumers, and families.

Most predictable thing ever... wake up folks, Republicans DO NOT CARE about working class Americans

thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Yes, the employee at McDonald’s should be able to afford rent, groceries, bills, health care and retirement plans with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: After Voters Hear More About CFPB Actions, Approval of the Bureau Rises. Description: Knowing what you know now, do you approve or disapprove of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)? All likely voters — Approve: 76%, Disapprove: 10% Democrat — Approve: 81%, Disapprove: 6% Independent / Third party — Approve: 74%, Disapprove: 10% Republican — Approve: 71%, Disapprove: 15% November 15–18, 2024 survey of 1,229 likely voters.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is popular, even within Trump's own party.

Our polling found that 75% of voters approve of the CFPB after hearing about its actions on banking and medical debt.

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/11...

📢 GP Brent Booker joined the @ricksmithshow.bsky.social to break down Trump’s attack on the NLRB & why worker education is more critical than ever.

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More of this.

A Republican congressman just introduced a bill to abolish OSHA and get rid of federal safety protections for workers.

Remind me— wasn’t it Republicans who claimed that they were the party of the working class?