Trump Threatens No Back Pay for Shutdown’s Furloughed Workers “It really depends on who you’re talking about, but for the most part, we’re going to take care of our people,” he told reporters at the White House. The White House’s Budget Office led by Russell Vo...

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James
2 hours ago
Trump, MAGA, & the GOP don't care one bit about the people this impacts the most. How much more clear could it be?

china is a police state; usa is false democracy

XI just brushed off the claims. I lived that fear & did my due diligence.
USA brushed off HIV & Aids too

remedy for 1am insomnia

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social inability to sleep robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ext...

trump is incompetent. for him to be reelected another time shows the USA resolve.
as a stupid cult "prove the depth of voter loyalty," trump left office in a shit usa just as bush 2

AI Isn't Killing Jobs, Trump Is Innovation meets stagnation.

gizmodo.com/ai-isnt-kill... Innovation meets stagnation.
Trump admin not value government work, he threatens permanent layoffs in the midst of shutdown. his policies are tanking the private sector, too. Inflation & tariffs imposed by Trump, 2nd-most cited reason for workforce reductions

Robert Reich Predicts What’ll Finally Force Trump To 'Cave' On Shutdown One group "will ensure" it ends, said the former Cabinet member.

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“My prediction: This shutdown end sooner than last one. Air traffic controllers ensure it does”
"Next few weeks, a few will call in sick. Then flight delays cascade.At that point, pressure suddenly mount on the White House & Republicans in Congress to end it.”

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

www.youtube.com/watch?v=40-b...

what was before his 1st election, 1st term, & since.
What a pity that he is not only free, but USA leader
Thank You, Dr Reich

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

@janefonda.com Dear Ms Fonda: I lived in China for over 25 years. Leaving 2021. Trump2 is not authoritarianism. too reckless @inequalitymedia.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

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how does this amount compare to the same amount in 2009. i was there for that & hu screwed up with that allocation forcing devastating instant inflation on the masses which the leadership tried to avoid in the future

GPT 4.1 MINI

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social 17 years ago www.uctv.tv/shows/Gods-P...

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social @npr.org #RonElving depths of resentment! www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

i don't regularly watch @jimmykimmel.com Kimmel, BUT I did watch his return monologue: #JimmyFallon @fallontonight.bsky.social prePandemic was the best! @latenightseth.bsky.social quality least diminished

mid 1980s LA smog problem so furniture makers moved to Mexico 1st
copilot ai: You’re right to connect LAs’ mid‑1980s smog crisis with the exodus of certain industries—wood furniture finishing in particular. The story-classic case of environmental regulation driving cross‑border industrial relocation

wasting political heft

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social how was he reelected?

twitter is not a news source
neither is tiktok
nor anything from facebook.
remember how trump got elected 2016 & 2024
BINGAi: ✍️ Crisp & Direct
Twitter is not a news source. Neither is TikTok. Nor is anything from Facebook. Remember how Trump got elected in 2016 — & again in 2024.

thank you!

When CEO pay exploded (update) : Planet Money (Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.)It’s no secret that CEOs get paid a ton – and a ton more than the average worker. More than a hundred times than what their average employee ma...

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specific moment when the way CEOs were paid got changed. It involves Bill Clinton's campaign promises, & Silicon Valley workers taking to the streets to protest an accounting rule. & of course, Dodd Frank. www.npr.org/2025/09/17/n...

I am bullied! Thank you Dr Reich!!

CNN media analyst on ABC's decision to return Jimmy Kimmel to his late-night spot CNN media analyst Brian Stelter talks about ABC's decision to bring back Jimmy Kimmel's late night show after a nearly week-long suspension.

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social ABC didn't want to sideline Kimmel, they paid Trump a fine www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...

just listening to Kimmel & Trump headlines ...

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