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Robert Reich This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich

Private equity is destroying hospitals, housing markets, the media, and other vital parts of our communities.

Now, thanks to Trump, private equity could soon have access to $12.2 trillion in Americans’ 401(k) and retirement plans.

Here's what you should know about the industry.

whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives.

(gift link, no paywall)

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...

Republicans want 1.1 *trillion* dollars in cuts to Americans' health care.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...

They’re lying about Medicaid cuts.

They’re lying about the deficit increase.

They’re lying about what they accomplished in Iran.

They lie about everything.

It is just a nonstop torrent of lies intended to flood the zone with propaganda.

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

Stephen King: “Imagine being such an asshole that millions go outside on your birthday to collectively say "FUCK YOU!"

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

Chalk writing on sidewalk: King Free Since 1776

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government.

But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.

Where is the outrage over that?

Photographer Cessna Kutz captured a rare natural phenomena, a horizontal rainbow known as a circumhorizontal arc, Lake Sammamish, US.

Seems a fitting image to post on the first day of Pride Month.

9 Calif. Republicans in hot seat after consequential health care vote California's nine House Republicans voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes cuts to key programs such as Medicaid.

"California Republican Reps. David Valadao and Young Kim's districts are among the highest Medicaid enrollment rates in the state. In an April 14 letter, both said they were against the bill if it included Medicaid cuts — but then they voted for the bill anyway..."

www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

Sweet shot! 🙌

Sweet shot! 🙌

YouTube video by Robert Reich America's REAL National Emergency

Since taking office, Donald Trump has declared eight national emergencies to justify his radical agenda.

But there is only one real national emergency: Trump himself. youtu.be/W4i-Y3UJ2Rk?...

Wowza... breathtakingly beautiful!

Reminder: when Sean Duffy was a congressman, he and other Republicans voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.

Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it.

Hello?

Trump's budget cuts:

-$4.5B from programs for students in high-poverty schools
-$49M from the Ed Dept's civil rights office
-$26B from state rental assistance
-$4B from low-income home energy assistance
-$20B+ from the CDC and NIH

All to give the rich another tax cut.

He's also the president who killed things like this.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?

By garnishing their wages.

When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?

By extending their tax cuts.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

So, in other words, no. War plans, okay. Security clearance, not so much.

Any traders with inside information that Trump was going to walk back his tariffs — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a fortune.

It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.

Just sayin’ No contest 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️💙🩷🍀

Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.