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The corporate job: is it really dead? Podcast Episode · Related. · 10/07/2025 · 34m

The corporate job as we knew it is dead! Or maybe it should be?

@carlynfromrelated.bsky.social and I discuss:

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@carlynfromrelated.bsky.social and I discussed this topic a few months ago!

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

While there is no prohibition on Chinese ownership in U.S. military contractors like Elon Musk's SpaceX, such investment is heavily regulated and the issue is treated by the U.S. government as a significant national security concern.

By @justinelliott.bsky.social & @josh-kaplan.bsky.social

A dollop of the last of the passion fruit curd to close the season and a taste of the first batch of apple butter to celebrate the new one. Served on mini cheesecakes!

All homemade.

#baking #lovingfall

Sign up for No Kings 2! WofA’s theme for the day will be Virginia is for Lovers — NOT KINGS 💕 Saturday, Oct 18! ➡️ www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

📍 Meeting Point: 10:30 a.m. at the Smithsonian Metro exit (look for the 50 State flags and the We of Action banner on the Mall near 1100 Jefferson Dr.SW)

People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger.

The answer is empathy and compassion.

@wofava.bsky.social's second FROM THE PEOPLE episode is out!

I spoke with Paula Fynboh of Aspire! Afterschool Learning about the importance of imagining a better world.

Would love if you took a listen!

Over the years Susan Collins has made it crystal clear that she does not care how many people lose access to healthcare, and this week she shut down the government instead of voting to let Mainers get the care they need.

It’s despicable.

Despite everything, I remain hopeful.

I still believe we can build a better system—one that topples the elites who strangle our government. A politics of the working class, by the working class, for the working class. A new future is still possible.

Robert Reich The Sleeping Giant Awakens | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Weaponizing the Department of Justice.

Lashing out at the rest of the world.

Stumbling into a shutdown.

The wheels are coming off the Trump train — and he knows it. Let's discuss it all on today's Klatch.

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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.

The wealthiest 1% of Americans have more than 5x as much wealth as the bottom 50%.

And yet 59% of Americans don’t have enough money saved up to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense.

Strengthening collective labor rights may reduce economic inequality.

Ossoff: "There's a deeper story here about corruption in politics which is something Dems need to focus on. Trump is a symptom of deeper corruption. How is that we have a demagogue who promises to tear it all down elected twice? It's in part because much of the public has lost faith in our system."

A basic point, but the reason you go after flawed actors like Comey is to habituate people to the abuse of prosecutorial authority, so that when more serious figures are targeted the abuse of authority feels routine.

Listen to our most recent episode “Building Community” on From the People - A We of Action Podcast! Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more!

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Two women hug in a crowded room. Text on bottom reads: "Breaking news: Arizona votes to send its
first Latina to Congress. Adelita Grijalva, who will succeed her late father to represent Arizona’s 7th District, is projected to win a special election in the Copper State."

Adelita Grijalva is projected to win a special election for Arizona’s 7th District. She will be the first Latina to represent the state in Congress. https://bit.ly/47ZjyhE

starting a new project is simultaneously exciting and terrifying.
in equal parts.

"Pride & Prejudice... the orig… - Related. - Apple Podcasts Podcast Episode · Related. · 09/22/2025 · 37m

This back-to-school season, @carlynfromrelated.bsky.social and I recall one of our favorite stories from school: Pride & Prejudice.

We celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2005 film, the 30th anniversary of the Colin Firth 1995 miniseries & Jane Austen's 250th birthday!

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Prebaked cinnamon rolls.

Baked cinnamon rolls with various toppings.

My brother is back in our hometown for a friend’s wedding—which means cinnamon rolls on a Friday morning.

Except everybody wanted theirs with different toppings…

Crockett: "If I had one issue with the Biden/Harris administration, it is the fact that they did not move forward and make sure that this man was put where he should've been put ... I never had a defended that had 34 convictions for felonies and did not spend one day in jail. Never in my life."

GO VOTE! Happy First Day of Early Voting! Polls open at 8:00am TODAY (Friday, September 19)! Find your polling location and more information ➡️ elections.virginia.gov #vote #virginia #election #abigailspanberger #earlyvoting

"What is worthy of 'cancellation'?"

A month ago, @carlynfromrelated.bsky.social and I talked about the fact that though conservatives make accusations of "cancel culture" against them, liberal voices are often the target of conservative cancellation.

Seems relevant these days...

#colbert #jimmykimmel

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Remember when? When we came together as an Arlington community, as a Commonwealth, as a Country? Well, we’re doing it again! No Kings 2! We’ll be peacefully marching from Arlington to Washington on Saturday, October 18. Join us ➡️ www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

I'm a frequent solo-traveler in the US.

My number 1 rule is if something feels off, leave. Especially as a minority woman.

This week was the first time I've cut a days long camping trip short.

The rise in "political violence" coverage is messing with my gauge of comfort in outdoor, rural spaces.

Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT.

I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.

A quick crash course in blackpill accelerationism: the memes are the ideology. TikTok video by Cy Canterel

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Robert Reich, who worked for Ford & Carter, served as labor Sec for Clinton, and was on Obama's economic transition advisory board — cites progressives like @zohrankmamdani @grahamformaine.bsky.social & @abdulelsayed.bsky.social as the “future” for Dems.

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Billionaire Trump donor Elon Musk owns X.

Billionaire Trump ally Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.

With this acquisition, both CNN and CBS News would be owned by billionaire Trump donor Larry Ellison.

Oligarchs’ monopoly over our media is spiraling out of control.

How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard Chatbots can facilitate ‘cognitive offloading,’ or taking shortcuts when learning. But emerging research on AI and cognitive science shows that learning is like a workout.

If AI hard work for you, your brain won’t get stronger.

Learning takes effort, and there are no shortcuts to mastery!

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