#is that robert reich father of sam reich game changer man

He's also the former US Secretary of Labor and served in the administrations of multiple US presidents but yes, he is the father of sam reich game changer man

#im sorry was no one gonna tell me Sam Reich Game Changer is the son of the former US Secretary of Labor#not to take away from the initial message (even though like yeah we been known)#but like that feels like information tumblr would be more forthcoming with in their praise of that show

Why do you think the dropout cast all joke about him being a nepo baby?

The reason he's the CEO of dropout is because when collegehumor was dying and the cast all wanted to keep working together and having fucking jobs, he was the only one in a mass of starving artists who could afford to buy and try to resuscitate it. That was a massive financial risk and the fact that it seems to be working is nothing short of a miracle. Everyone thank former US Secretary of Labor and general champion of worker's rights Robert Reich for raising a son with financial security.

For raising a son with financial security and a drive to get other people financial security too.

Sam is the guy that capitalists want to pretend Elon Musk is when they talk about "job creators"

Thank you for pointing out that Robert Reich is very progressive because I see so many people claiming that just because he's a politician he's not and it drives me lowkey nuts

Anyone saying that should go to his tumblr page, it's been nothing but absolutely eviscerating Trump and Musk for ages. He's an anti-corporate-power, pro-worker's-rights leftie who writes books about the failures of late stage capitalism and income inequality, and has spent most of his political career doing shit like passing bills guaranteeing medical leave and fighting to increase the minimum wage.

#im sorry do u mean samreichs tumblr or ROBERT REICH's tumblr????#cause i knew abt sam reich but the way u worded that implies that robert reich has a tumblr too???

Yeah Robert Reich's tumblr

@robertreich

If you’re someone who watches things on the YouTubes and you aren’t subscribed to Robert’s channel you’re missing out on excellent, scathing, intelligent, nuanced political commentary from someone who actually knows what he’s talking about; he has a group of folks across the spectrum of ages, cultures, identities who work with him and for all that he’s honest he isn’t a defeatist.

Also, to be clear, Sam is not actually a nepo baby. That is a joke. People seem to be seriously calling him a nepo baby in the comments -- he's not. He'd be a nepo baby if, for example, he was able to successfully get into politics because his successful politician father used his influence to get him a job he didn't deserve in the White House and smoothed his way towards good jobs in politics, or something like that. What Sam is, is somebody raised with the level of financial security that should be standard for everyone, which enabled him and the rest of the dropout people to save the company their own damn selves.

There has been no nepotism involved in his life, just regular financial security. Sam is the average we're all shooting for.

Ohmygod. Intellectually, I was aware that Sam Reich's dad was a politician.

I may have missed that he was the same Robert Reich whose Coffee Klatch With Robert Reich series on YouTube I enjoy so much. Welp!

If you want some Cassandra-level prophetic content from Robert Reich, check out his warning about a "two-tiered" society in 1994:

Reminder that twitter is now an informal, unregulated (i.e. warrantless) information source for Trump administration use.

Blisteringly aware that I signed up to cure ballots in Nevada this morning at 10:30am and it's terrifying but also I believe in the importance of counting every vote and I'm not gonna let this fucking election stop me from caring so I called a friend and asked her to sign up with me and we're gonna do it together and that means I can't weasel out to which I say

damn and blast my awareness of my own motivations and escape routes!!!!!

LIVING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR FUCKING ACTIONS I GUESS

Also I'm really posting this to reaffirm for myself and anyone who might need to hear it that this stuff feels terrifying in the abstract, but the reality is often just totally mundane. I called a bunch of people and didn't get through to anyone, but other people on my shift did, and if even one person in Arizona got their ballot counted in a race where the lead is currently 200 votes, that's a good feeling. Also nice to see 400 other humans showing up to work together. Also nice to see a friend. I'm making a salad. The door is open and it's sunny.

The horrors persist, but so do we.

YEAHHHHHHHH 19-YEAR-OLD VOTER WITH SIGNATURE MISMATCH ISSUES WE GOT UUUUU

So some people in PA got an email TODAY saying that their vote might not have been counted. If that's true, then they actually fucking cheated.

Link here, though Musk will probably try to delete it, so here's the images directly:

Hi. What.

Related news sources:

1. CBS: Pennsylvania officials say "bad-faith mass challenges" target more than 3,500 voters

2. NPR: Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have had their mail ballot applications challenged

3. AP: Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applications

4. CNN: Last-minute challenges in battleground Pennsylvania target thousands of mail-in ballots

No matter where you voted, but especially if you voted in a battleground state, please make sure it counted. Check your texts, emails, voicemails, and answer your phone if it rings.

Be cautious about providing personal information to strangers in this high-stakes situation. Grifters love a time crunch. Verify phone numbers and email addresses. Look up the ballot curing process, and make sure you understand what should and should not be asked of you.

even IF the votes changed nothing about the results, it is important to hold the institutions accountable

because if you don´t, said institutions will have an incentive to pull voter fraud when the result WILL matter

I went looking for more info on this school, and found it's part of a larger! effort in educating women both in modern skills and in traditional local arts. (Educating girls is a proven way to improve health and fight poverty for the whole community).

Great quick read if you need a break from doomscrolling :

Ok this is the best one i've seen.

gps but for a way out of this

#it just says “through” :(

- Timothy Snyder. The first and perhaps most important lesson from On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons for the Twentieth Century (2017)

Snyder's new book, On Freedom, was published in 2024.

does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

the reblog map is all of us holding hands btw

We are each other's night sky. No one is alone here.

TIP:

This holiday season, if you know someone who likes house plants,

DON'T

get them a houseplant. DO NOT.

instead, get them a NICE, MEDIUM-LARGE, AESTHETIC, BOTTOM-DRAINING, INDOOR

POT.

that is what they want. that is what they dream of. ok? thats what will be most useful and appreciated. in fact, if you can, get them a CUTE MATCHING SET. OF POTS!!!! NOT PLANTS, POTS!!!!!!!!

they may be more excited initially about the plant. that is true. but a pot is a gift that they will go home and use to upsize one of their already beloved houseplants, and every time they look at it they will remember how much they appreciate you.

HOUSEPLANT:

- they already have so many

- needs to be watered

- takes up window space

- comes in a pot thats already too small, needs to be upsized, costing money

- can die

AESTHETIC POT

- lets them care for an existing plant they own

- they will be grateful every time they see it in their home

- does not take up window space not already occupied by a plant

- can be wrapped without dying or spilling dirt everywhere

The problem with telling someone they are making us uncomfortable is... they want to. Our discomfort is their objective. By saying "stop, this is making me feel unsafe" we are confirming their choices and approach. Because they want this.

They want women to be afraid of living in public. They want women to fully focus on the risks of reproduction. They want us to stop working and just stay at home and shut the fuck up.

"You are making it harder for wonen to get back on the job market" "THAT'S THE POINT YOU STU... I mean, is it so bad, dear concerned citizen? Don't you worry your pretty little head, now back to the kitchen with you, there's a doll. Stupid bitch."

If you tell them the law makes it hard for trans people to live, they will double down on it, because they wish there were no trans people. Their speech makes world unsafe for immigrants? Let them go back to their stinky hellholes of countries. Their actions and rules harm the disadvantaged, the weak, the disprivileged? That's. The. Point. Make the sick stay at home and not disturb their betters by showing the infirmity. Poor should die or learn to cheat and lie, I mean, work up the social ladder...

You can't expect them to suddenly become more human.

You can only vote them the fuck out of offices they hold.

Suffering IS the objective. And there are masses willing to hold a torch that will burn lives, just so that they can roast their marshmallows.

Please reblog for sample size.

Can I get some reblogs please? This needs to break containment or it'll never reach its target audience.

we are gonna be vacuuming up this post for the next five years

It almost looked like they threw a fish upwards into water (the shadowiness of their hand) & it swam off causing a splash of glitter.

Ok but this time the vacuuming will be worth it, that was sick

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