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This was not an inevitability.

This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.

It does not have to be this way.

Rohit Chopra on @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social: As Trump downplays rising prices, major corporations report consumers delaying purchases, buying less, and relying more on credit — clear signs families are cutting back on essentials and taking on more debt just to get by.

China’s entire coal fleet is expected to be retrofitted to become flexible, in just 2 years from now🤯

Just incredible progress, which will enable solar+wind's growth to continue. Really fascinating research out today from @ember-energy.org, do take a read!

America’s Annoyance Economy Is Growing The government should protect consumers instead of annoying them.

If everything feels harder than it should—canceling a subscription, fixing a bill, getting a refund, talking to real-life customer service—you’re not imagining it.

@annielowrey.bsky.social reports on our new analysis detailing the cost of the Annoyance Economy and its impact on working families.

Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.

The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

Executive Excess 2025 CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared at the 100 largest low-wage corporations.

ips-dc.org/report-execu...

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

Parents frustrated with snow and heating issues at Philly schools Parents expressed their frustration over continued snow and cleanup issues at Philadelphia schools. Some parents say they’re so frustrated by it that they took matters into their own hands or asked vo...

The shockingly bad conditions in some of our buildings are the direct result of perpetual underfunding. Great recent progress made, much more to do to achieve "adequacy"
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/news/l... #PhlEd #FundOurSchools #PAbudget

Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm.

First Lady Michelle Obama’s documentary “Becoming”

First Lady Michelle Obama’s documentary “Becoming” is now 8th in the US Netflix film charts. Keep watching it!

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.

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Opinion | America Needs Restraint—and Facts The violence in Minnesota calls for a return to the ways of Martin Luther King and the wire services.

all these paeans to MLK ignore that at the time the right was as hysterical about his protests as they are protests today. the non-violent protest Peggy lauds now was universally presented as riots by her side in the 1960s.

www.wsj.com/opinion/amer...

Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $5.7 Billion of U.S. Income in 2025 Tesla enjoyed almost $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025 but paid $0 in federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reported $12.5 billion of U.S. income on which its curr...

NEW: Tesla did not pay any federal income tax in 2025.

Elon Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from American taxpayers last year alone.

Tesla avoided almost all federal income tax over the past 3 years.
itep.org/tesla-report...

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff (Gift Article) Executives who donated to the president's super PAC met privately with him and urged a repeal of the rule, which was intended to prevent neglect of patients.

Trump is as easy as they come. Nursing home firms donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug.

Their executives got a lunch in Aug. at Trump's golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.

His administration revoked the rule. https://seiu.co/3Mgepcx

GEORGIA — @ossoff.senate.gov : “This is a SEISMIC event. This should have people across 🇺🇸 absolutely shook. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County elections office… this is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections.” (H/T @atrupar.com )

Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired

Chaya Raichik, who runs the social media account Libs of TikTok, has spent the days following Alex Pretti’s killing doxxing ordinary working people — teachers, nurses, school board members — for speaking out against federal immigration officials or expressing sympathy for Pretti.

For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.

Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
 
That’s what we have to change.

We know Trump doesn't like long reads, so here are just four (4) “bad” numbers for his attention span.

‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers

From keeping our food & drinking water safe to protecting our National Parks & responding when disaster strikes, federal workers keep this country running.

Trump’s historic union-busting doesn’t just hurt workers—it hurts every community that depends on these services.

Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that

A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”

Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare

The Republican party’s agenda in one headline 👇

The ‘one-legged stools’ holding up a fragile economy The US economy is growing, but its reliance on a few industries, including healthcare and consumer spending, raises concerns about its fragility.

Today’s economy is being held up by the spending power of the wealthy. The top 10% now account for ~50% of all consumer spending.

An economy that works only when the richest Americans can afford it isn’t a stable economy.

This five year old is still in jail

Pensionsjätten har sålt av amerikanska statspapper | Placera.se Pensionsjätten Alecta har sålt merparten av sina amerikanska statsobligationer, skriver Dagens Industri som erfar att det handlar om försäljningar i storleksordningen 70-80 miljarder kronor.

Large Swedish pension fund Alecta exits U.S. treasuries. Total sale about $7bn.
www.placera.se/nyheter/-pen...

Stronger collective bargaining laws will benefit all Virginians Key takeaways Proposed state legislation to extend full, equal collective bargaining rights to all state and local government workers can help Virginia: reduce the state’s large public-sector pay gap ...

Stronger collective bargaining laws will benefit all Virginians www.epi.org/publication/...

A New Low for American Workers The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.

The labor share of GDP is lower today than it has been at any time since records began being kept in 1947.
The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...

Meet the Members of Congress Trying to Cut Your Power Bill - The American Prospect As runaway utility bills squeeze ratepayers across the country, elected officials are escalating efforts to rein in investor-owned utilities—and not just with legislation.

A new caucus in Congress is taking on electricity costs, led by Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY), who actually formally intervened when Central Hudson Gas & Electric tried to raise rates last year. There's a new determination to push back against utility monopolies. James Baratta has the story.