Rob

just a nerd that loves math, science, engineering and technology.

[Americans For Tax Fairness @4TaxFairness]

FBI says more than 180,000 crypto crime complaints in 2025.

$11 BILLION stolen.

Congress wants to give the industry behind all this fraud special tax breaks.

Yet they say there's not enough money for healthcare, SNAP, and childcare.

Reject the crypto tax breaks.

[Dan Hill @dandinohill]

When pondering why a country that is $40 Trillion in debt, would keep giving away $100 Billion a year to other countries - I always reach the same conclusion:

Foreign Aid money is the easiest money to steal.

[Rep. Keith Self @RepKeithSelf]

FISA. Flock cameras. Kill switches. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

If Congress fails to address these abuses, Americans will no longer enjoy any form of privacy.

The Fourth Amendment is NOT optional. Dismantle the surveillance state.

[Rep. Andrew Clyde @Rep_Clyde]

Flock cameras are a clear violation of our Fourth Amendment freedoms.

That’s why I’m fighting to DEFUND these devices and RESTORE our privacy rights.

It’s past time to teach Big Brother a lesson on the Constitution.

[Dr. Josh C. Simmons @drjoshcsimmons]

A CS grad with a 4.0, AI lab work, full-stack projects, TA experience, a student club, and an unpaid internship cannot get a job. I do not care how annoying his framing is. That is insane.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Bitcoin just hit a 21-month low — and has crashed nearly 54% since October.

Meanwhile, Trump is doubling down on his crypto grifts and making it easier for the industry to infiltrate the broader economy.

Be warned. Here's what you should know.

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

The maximum amount a person can donate to a candidate is $3500.

Miriam Adelson just donated another $25 million.

Citizens United didn’t give corporations “free speech.”

It let billionaires buy elections and legally bribe politicians.

End Citizens United.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

[Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis]

This is Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor John Cafaro who got the no-bid contract to install a water purification system for the reflecting pool. He has 2 prior convictions, one for bribing a member of Congress and another for an illegal loan that violated campaign finance laws.

[SEIU @SEIU]

The last time the US had Robber Barons — men who hoarded wealth while workers struggled to survive — was the Gilded Age of the late 1800s. Workers had organized into unions, and the threat of collective power was enough to force action. The rich gave back — not out of decency, but because workers demanded it. Today's Robber Barons like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos buy the narrative, platforms, newspapers, & politicians. They don't fear us — yet. We’re still fighting back because history shows us what works: organized, relentless, loud collective action. It worked in the 1880s. It's the only thing that's ever worked for working people.

[LayoffHedge @LayoffAI]

LEARN TO CODE, THEY SAID

Recent computer engineering grads now have the #2 highest unemployment rate of any major. Computer science is #4.

Both sit above art history and English.

So much for the safe degree.

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

The Fourth Amendment requires probable cause. FISA only requires that you might be "associated" with a foreign government. That's not a constitutional standard. That's a backdoor to spy on every American.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"A software engineer was granted a religious exemption from using AI at work. Legal experts say others may follow now that the Pope has raised concerns about the tech's impact on humanity," per BI

[Michael T. Lester @MichaelTLester]

The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency just raised Israel's counterintelligence threat level to "critical." That is the highest designation possible. It means the U.S. military considers Israel an aggressive espionage threat against American officials.

The White House and Israeli Embassy both deny it.

Three current and former U.S. officials told NBC News otherwise.

Now ask yourself this: The House Armed Services Committee just voted to advance a provision that would merge our military technology, AI systems, and defense supply chains with this same country. Data fusion. Network integration. Their systems inside ours. It now goes to the full House floor.

And our own military considers them a critical espionage threat.

Does that sound like something done in America's interest?

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This is so insanely corrupt, I can’t even believe it.

More than half the donors to Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom just won over $50 billion in new federal contracts in six months.

And here’s the part that should make your blood boil.

Sixteen of these 27 donors were facing federal enforcement actions, antitrust reviews, labor cases, securities charges. Many of those cases have been quietly dropped or scaled back since Trump took office. You write a check, your legal problems disappear. That’s not a coincidence.

The White House won’t even release the full donor list. They’re hiding it on purpose, because daylight is the one thing pay-to-play can’t survive. A federal judge already ruled ballroom construction has to stop until Congress authorizes it.

Government is supposed to serve the people, not auction itself off to the highest bidder. When access goes to whoever pays the most, working families always end up paying the price.

We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us.

https://t.co/4MGFzSseFl

[Rob @kung_fu_coder]

@JasonBassler1

[U.S. Tech Workers @USTechWorkers]

"Hiring has grown “tribal,” according to Kevin Lynn of the Institute for Sound Public Policy: “Professionalism doesn’t exist in these IT departments anymore… when you look at the hiring, it becomes very tribal — India versus the rest of the world.” Engineer Stephen Vivien described Indian H-1B workers at Google sharing interview questions to help each other. A New Jersey jury recently awarded $8.4 million against Cognizant Technology Solutions in a discrimination case involving bias against non-Indian workers."

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[Dan Hill @dandinohill]

What do you call it when the government gives $100 Billion to other countries while 550,000 of its own citizens remain homeless?