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[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

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[Robert Reich @RBReich]

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.

The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

[Social Security Works ❌👑 @SSWorks]

Republicans are telling us over and over again that DOGE is a plot to slash Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid behind closed doors.

Believe them.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

As I told @Morning_Joe, the real mission of DOGE isn't to rein in "waste and inefficiency".

It's to gut the social safety net and eviscerate protections for working people.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

A GOP member of the House DOGE Caucus admitted yesterday that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are "on the table".

Don't be fooled: the real mission of DOGE isn't to make government more "efficient".

It's to slash the social safety net on behalf of the billionaires.

[Genesee Health Plan @GeneseeHealth]

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[The Detroit News @detroitnews]

Santa tries to bring joy to struggling mall in Metro Detroit https://t.co/oZNzHN5PIO

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

@LisaRooseChurch And yet, Rick Snyder still roams free….

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

@KellyBreenMI @NoahArbit MI Dem trifecta spent 18 months placating the interests of the wealthy through delay & obfuscation rather than championing progressive reforms. Instead of providing cover for DINOs, they should have been called out, identified,made to take sides & vote on issues—and primaried.

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

@KellyBreenMI @NoahArbit The Democratic trifecta caucus had two years to get shit done. It could still reconvene. The big con is Democratic leadership chooses not to.

[Sean McBrearty @SeanMcBreartyMI]

Here's something no Michigan leftist/Dem/progressive, etc should ever fall for again- "wait till lame duck" 🤡🤡

[Detroit Free Press @freep]

Detroit NAACP demands legislature reconvene, criticizing lawmakers who walked out https://t.co/8m4F984rfg

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

MI Dems “did little to nothing significant this year.”

Rep Coffia: “after 40 yrs we finally have the majority, why the hell are we slow walking this shit?” Liberals were told to wait til lame duck— but Speaker Tate abruptly canceled lame duck to give power back to GOP early.

[Chad Livengood @ChadLivengood]

The dysfunctional Michigan House's epic lame duck session meltdown was years in the making.

But it didn’t have to implode the way it did.

#BlameDuck is just another symptom of our state’s power structure.

My column:

https://t.co/Ncsv1Ec1o9

via @detroitnews

[Mr. P. Explores @ExploresMr]

The crumbling remains of the Utah Dam along the Flint River in Flint Michigan. Once used to regulate industrial pollutants into the river, its gates are now permanently opened.

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

“How many votes has the Democratic Party lost since 1978 by refusing to prioritize progressive labor reforms?”https://t.co/Ch9w6Nh00J

[Rustbeltopia @rustbeltopia]

Democratic fecklessness after gaining trifecta power has served as a mirror-image contrast to Republican tenacity. The party is reluctant to fight for workers because it has opted to court well-heeled donors at odds with labor’s agenda. https://t.co/BTULaqQpYC

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

I’m proud we will be known as the most pro-labor Administration in American history.

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Social Security represents a rock-solid promise.

For nearly 90 years, it’s been a guarantee that has allowed generations of American seniors to retire with the dignity and peace of mind they've earned.

I'm proud to have kept, protected, and strengthened that promise my entire career.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Since the day it was created, the CFPB has been under attack because financial fraudsters don't like having a cop on the beat.

But it has kept its head down, done its work, & returned about $20 billion to consumers who got cheated—making our government work for working people.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

It's happening right in front our eyes. It's accelerated rapidly in the last 24 hours. Not sure why everyone doesn't see this.

1/ Can I take a minute to connect the dots - on how Trump is putting into action a plan to cripple our democracy in a way we may never recover from?