Robert Reich The Real Reason the Economy Might Collapse | Robert Reich

The rich don’t spend the money they have, and the poor don’t have money to spend.

This is a problem when 70% of the economy relies on consumer spending.

Closing our nation's wealth gap isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s essential to save our economy. https://youtu.be/S6dCh48b4oI?feature=shared

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Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s

This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.

Here's why.

At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed.

Trump is upset about an abysmal jobs report, yet he cheers on DOGE as it slashes jobs and makes the lives of civil servants a living hell. 

Do I have this right?

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure As many as 1 in 5 Americans believe they have a penicillin allergy, but just a tiny fraction actually do. In recent years, it’s gotten a lot easier to find out.

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure

Time nerds! This is def. one for you!

Today was/is one of the shortest days of the year.

@interplanetary.bsky.social has got you covered as to many of the reasons why this is likely happening.

Bonus - how quasars, and #RadioAstronomy lead to precision timing, orientation, etc. that gives us GPS!

I enjoyed chatting with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show."

My thoughts on how we save our democracy are the same today as when we last spoke on "The Colbert Report" in 2010.

We must get big money out of politics.

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NEWS: The @entsocamerica.bsky.social Governing Board has elected nine new Fellows of the Society for 2025: Joanna Chiu, Laura Harrington, John Heraty, Margaret Mayfield, Bob Peterson, Paula Shrewsbury, Andrew Suarez, Michael Ulyshen, and Jessica Ware. MORE: entsoc.org/news/press-r...

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

Getting big money out of politics. 

Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.

Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...

This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.

Robert Reich How Trump Killed Every Business He Touched | Robert Reich

The economy is showing severe warning signs after Trump's six months back in office. This shouldn't be surprising. He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — into the ground. https://youtu.be/zbh9SW5Cgqg?feature=shared

Lawmakers must focus on ways to make housing more affordable, not criminalizing homelessness.

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UT Insect Collection break room corpse flower update.

Her name was Diana. She was 23 years old and 7 months pregnant.

Russia murdered her today in an attack on the maternity hospital in Kamyanske.

All articles in "Genera Insectorum" from 1902 to 1970 have now been extracted in BioStor biostor.org/oclc/5316074 and are shown in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Some spectacular plates. HT to @bfly52.bsky.social for the metadata that made this task easier. #onearticleatatime

Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick just relaxed export restrictions on AI chip manufacturers AMD and Nvidia.

Lutnick's family business empire holds a combined $1.1B stake in both companies.

"Conflict of interest" is an understatement.

Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity | PNAS The link between form and function of an organism’s morphology is usually apparent or intuitive. However, some clades of organisms show remarkable ...

Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience This is "CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience" by EDUCAUSE on Vimeo, the home for high…

📚 “Every citizen should know that libraries are under attack.”

In a new interview‬, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.

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Historical illustration from 1754 depicting eight colorful, stylized aquatic creatures including five fish and three crustaceans. The fish are vibrantly striped or spotted in shades of yellow, orange, pink, blue, and green, each with distinct shapes and patterns. The crustaceans include two shrimps—one labeled female and the other male—with segmented bodies and long antennae, and a crab with a detailed, rounded shell and multiple legs. Each creature is labeled with descriptive French names and numbers. The overall style is ornamental and scientific, showcasing extraordinary colors and forms. The keyword "goat" is unrelated to the main aquatic subjects.

🐐 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, .
A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754..

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Military, Veterans, and Families in Defense of the Constitution Take action with ACLU People Power!

Our military took an oath to defend the Constitution, not advance President Trump's agenda.

If you're a veteran, active duty member, or a family member of someone in the Armed Forces, join us and @commondefense.bsky.social to tell the Department of Defense: No troops in our communities.

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

Who else thinks we should ban members of Congress from trading stocks?

Why male corporate leaders and billionaires may need financial therapy more than anyone Corporate leaders see their decisions as purely rational, but emotions, especially those tied to masculinity, may play a bigger role than they admit.

People at the highest levels of wealth and power have deeply complex emotional relationships with money. But the field of financial therapy has largely overlooked them, explains a finance professor. theconversation.com/why-male-cor... By Prince Sarpong, University of the Free State

Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.

ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.

They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.

Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.

RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.

These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.

How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?

“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”

-Justice Sonia Sotomayor

A time sensitive Save Our Signs campaign at national parks and sites in response to EO14253, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, which seeks to erase “negative” stories from public view and content deemed inappropriate to be removed by Sept 17, 2025

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A New Lawsuit Shows Just How Un-American the ICE Raids in Los Angeles Really Are Anonymous cops busting folks at random and hustling them off to hidden dungeons? The founders would be so proud.

ICE's actions in Los Angeles are reckless and unconstitutional.

The ACLU of Southern California took DHS to court.

This has always been the GOP's strategy:

1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.

2) Explode deficits

3) Use the debt as an excuse to demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.

4) Repeat.