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Gerald Friedman

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Professor Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate of Columbia (BA) and Harvard (PhD). Author of numerous works in labor history, heterodox economic theory, and Medicare for All. Most recent book is The Case for Medicare for All

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So should every Trump official who directed their operations

07.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is who our President is...

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WAR is NOT the answer!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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Opinion | Of Course Trump Bombed Iran

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

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Not me

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Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

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Barack Obama on
Jesse Jackson
β€œReverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say Send me" wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call.
What a great debt we owe to him.”

07.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Trump betrays us

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Trump did this

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Nope!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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The Last Gatekeepers Why the Trump administration wants to neutralize state bar discipline.

open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great CAP analysis of the February 2026 employment report shows that President Trump’s promises to native-born workers have yet to materialize while reduced immigration is poised to have a negative effect o...

It will take years, not months, to see the full effect of the Trump administration's policies on our economy, but the immediate negative impacts are already apparent and will only balloon with time. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/immigrants-make-the-labor-market-great/

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

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Democrats see new openings for House wins in Trump country after first midterm primaries | CNN Politics In their bid to take back the House in November, national Democrats have sought to expand their map deeper into Republican territory, hoping that moderates and candidates with deep local ties can make...

β€œThe primaries will work themselves out,” said Adam Bozzi, a longtime Democratic strategist. β€œRegardless of who wins some of these primaries, the energy is on the Democratic side.”

www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

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"Can you give me an example of an unlawful order...?"
"Can you give me an example of an unlawful order...?" YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin

youtube.com/shorts/T6N4J...

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Trump’s Approval Keeps Sliding A new Economist/YouGov poll finds President Trump’s approval deeply underwater, 38% to 58%.

Trump’s Approval Keeps Sliding politicalwire.com/2026/03/07/t...

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US agency did not perform safety checks of more than 100 food ingredients, analysis finds Review of FDA records by the Environmental Working Group reveals firms are exploiting rule to send new chemicals in food system

MAHA means Make American companies ricH Again
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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It’s worth thinking about how reporters in 1947 wrote how Jackie Robinson was trying to steal a job from a white player.

The racist playbook rarely changes.

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Let’s be clear: Any Democrat who votes to fund Trump’s illegal war with Iran is voting for Trump’s illegal war.

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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

The Trump/RFK/Oz plan for healthcare: die broke

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...

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Where the Climate Buck Stops Climate superfunds are a sensible way to put some of the costs back where they belong, but we’ll get them only if the public demands them.

@dollarsandsense.bsky.social

www.dollarsandsense.org/where-the-cl...

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Give Young Republicans a Group Chat, and They’ll Make It 'Nazi Heaven' There's nothing more frightening than a group of young Republicans and a group chat they they don't think anyone else will see.

WTF is wrong with Republicans?
www.jezebel.com/republicans-...

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It's Officially Time to Worry About Trump's Economy Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

www.jezebel.com/its-official...

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Republican #waronwomen

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ICE Just Abducted an Immigration Reporter in Nashville RodrΓ­guez, a journalist for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42, sought political asylum in the U.S. in 2021 after receiving threats for her reporting in her native Colombia.

Trump's war on immigrants becomes a war on the press
www.jezebel.com/ice-just-abd...

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Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas’ Abortion Ban...in Europe Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

www.jezebel.com/ken-paxton-w...

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Since the Dow is at 47,500 are we allowed to talk about Epstein now?

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