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The U.S. is broke. Bessent's using tariffs to "pay debt" while the GOP cuts Medicaid & student aid. They'll do anything except tax the rich. Next step? Print more money. No wonder Trump wants to control the Fed. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Fed, Tariffs & Big Beautiful “Sequel.”
A Labor Day Weekend-inspired take on the labor movement in the U.S for @meidastouch.com. The workforce is dry kindling and Project 2025 outlines how Trump is going to light it on fire. We talk Trump, Teddy, Debs & Gompers. Current and historical look at #labor #unions and #trump
Phenomenal breakdown of PragerU's impact on public education by our very own @mannyfaces.com. Unf*ckers know Manny as our engineer extraordinaire, but he's also one of the foremost scholars on Hip-Hip in American culture and education.
Left media is spiraling over @taylorlorenz.bsky.social exposing dark money funding progressive creators. The real question isn't whether they should take the money, it's whether they can do it without selling their souls. Watch the full video: youtu.be/RJVMjNmHbt4
Talk to me TXR. I've found her stuff to be pretty solid. Is there a history I'm unaware of?
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social did the left a favor by revealing the details of funding arrangements for online creators. The more we have these conversations, the better we become. We can align and disagree. That's who we are. This is a tricky space and a tricky time. So here are my thoughts.
Trump isn't just targeting unions—he's dismantling the entire federal government so future Democrats start from zero. When we rebuild from the coming crash, we need worker cooperatives and a civilian labor corps for the work society actually needs. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8?...
I was being sarcastic
We experienced an email delivery issue today that's now resolved. If you missed it, here's what was inside!
Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social is everywhere—TV, podcasts, swing states—taking his pro-working class message to hostile territory while other Dems play it safe. His "Benefits Over Billionaires" tour through Georgia, Nevada & South Carolina? That's not congressional outreach, that's presidential prep.
Stop cheerleading Trump's death. He's not dead. He's our president! It's dangerous to manifest these things by repeating "Trump is dead" over and over. Knock it off. How bad will you feel if it happens? Def don't keep saying "Trump is dead." #TrumpDead is not a nice hashtag. Shame on you.
Bankruptcies up. Medical debt crushing families. Student defaults at all-time highs. Their solution? Cut MORE Medicaid & student aid while tariffs make everything expensive. All to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. Our latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/6PQ5-Zrt0qk
Trump fires Dr. Cook, first Black woman on Fed Board, after pushing out Dr. Kugler. Pattern much? He's stacking the Fed with loyalists to eliminate its independence before the economy crashes. Disgusting but predictable. Our latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/6PQ5-Zrt0qk
Both parties worship "entrepreneurship" over worker protections. Biden joining a picket line was treated as radical—then he crushed the railroad strike anyway. The bipartisan consensus is clear: workers should fend for themselves. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8
Trump is militarizing US cities with his own militia, pressuring landlords to act as enforcers, and criminalizing flag burning. Meanwhile, Democrats are more fired up about a NYC mayoral race than stopping actual autocracy. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR.
The blatantly racist/misogynist move to fire Dr. Lisa Cook is part of Trump's scheme to stack the Fed with loyalists. I did my best to explain why he's Fed-obsessed. He only has two paths forward with this economy, and they both involve the Fed. (And are bad ideas.)
Factory workers can shut down production when they strike. Gig workers own their car but not the app that controls their income. Tech platforms promise to "connect" you to customers while stealing most of the value. That's technofeudalism. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8
Moderate union leaders chose accommodation over transformation—settled for better wages instead of fighting for worker ownership. Now Milton Friedman's "shareholder primacy" rules everything and your wages are just costs to cut. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8
4 in 10 Americans rely on side hustles to make ends meet. Politicians push self-reliance myths while stripping worker protections, leaving millions in economic precarity without benefits, stability or safety nets. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Toxic Nature of Hustle Culture.
We reached 70k subs today. Thanks to all the Unf*ckers who've been there since the start and our new friends from @meidastouch.com who have welcomed us to the fold. Special thanks to "the boys" as I call them @meidasjordy.bsky.social @bmeiselas.bsky.social & @meiselasb.bsky.social.
Only 62% of adults are working—1 in 3 who want jobs can't find them. But instead of fixing the system, we've built "hustle culture" that blames workers for an economy designed to fail them. We glorify precarity and call it freedom. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8
The "entrepreneurship" scam exposed: Workers get all the risks of business ownership with NONE of the protections. Now AI is eliminating jobs while we have the weakest unions in decades. The solution isn't more "hustle"—it's collective power. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mD6E0qzLjI8
Love and respect to all the hustlers out there. Also, it's not supposed to be this way. There's a war on workers and we're losing the fight.
Trump's economic policy in a nutshell: strip regulations, cut taxes for the rich, invest in AI to kill jobs. Add tariff inflation and you've got a recipe for disaster for working people. The bust is coming. My latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/zd43_cPhHk8
We know capitalism is cyclical by design. Boom and bust, ever thus. But Trump is introducing a new dynamic to the bust end of the cycle. More of an implosion that sucks the bottom half of the country into oblivion. Pitchforks are coming. My latest for @meidastouch.com #USEconomy #TrumpDepression
Trump's betting against America while running it. As the world loses confidence in our ability to pay debts and rating agencies downgrade us, his stablecoin profits from the chaos. He's literally making money off our economic decline. Watch the full video: youtu.be/i4fG6o2VLfA?...
How is this administration not driving everyone to drink? I'm doing my part to keep the Kentucky economy going.
Israel killed 6 more journalists in Gaza last week, bringing the total to 238 since October 2023. When you systematically eliminate the witnesses, genocide becomes much easier to carry out. The latest for #UNFTR from @rashedmian.bsky.social. www.unftr.com/blog/why-isr...
Just a reminder that the Democratic Party has no platform, purpose or agenda other than retaking power. "We're not Trump" is not a platform. So we gave them a head start by preparing 5 Non-Negotiables of the Left to help put them back on track. On our terms. Share widely and often. #DNC
Trump's family #stablecoin went from zero to fastest-growing in the world thanks to mystery money and foreign deals. The even shadier part? They're getting rich off crypto while Trump controls the agencies that regulate it. Conflict of interest much? Watch the full video: youtu.be/i4fG6o2VLfA?...
The House passed 3 bills that could let Trump control the global stablecoin market, meaning he'd profit from every dollar printed. The worse the economy gets, the richer he becomes. It's up to the Senate to stop this scheme. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Trump is Looting the Treasury.
The crypto revolution isn't about Bitcoin—it's about the day you buy a burger with digital currency. PayPal and competitors are racing to make this happen, and Trump's family is positioning to profit from every transaction. #stablecoin Watch the full video: youtu.be/i4fG6o2VLfA
Trump isn't just a crypto investor—he controls the world's largest economy AND owns a #stablecoin company. The Supreme Court gave him a blank check to ignore ethics rules, and he's already passed laws moving crypto oversight to his own Treasury Dept. Watch the full video: youtu.be/i4fG6o2VLfA
Donald Trump has laid the groundwork to become one of the wealthiest people on the planet by personally making money from every dollar printed in the United States. And get this... the worse the economy gets, the more money he stands to make. #crypto
@ddayen.bsky.social runs progressive news outlet The American @prospect.org and strives to confront, expose, and rectify abuses of power by the people, policies, and politics most consequential to everyday Americans, and democracy overall. www.unftr.com/blog/progres...
The mainstream media won't cover this because they don't understand it. We have few options to get the attention of our senators to let them know that we're not fooled. Gotta try.
I get this a lot: "Okay Mr. Bad News, so what can we do about it?" Here you go. PLEASE SIGN! Trump's crypto scam is moving into high gear. We have another episode coming out shortly on how he plans to loot the US Treasury. We only have a couple of weeks left before this becomes the law of the land.
The White House partnering with PragerU? This was the plan all along. Dennis Prager's propaganda machine has been grooming kids for years with billionaire backing. Time to revisit our deep dive. www.unftr.com/episodes/unf...
Trump's economic plan is falling apart in real time. Trickle-down economics repackaged as tariffs and tax cuts. Even the Fed's tools are breaking down. No wonder Bessent looks terrified. My latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/SZDelKVZrvU
Honoring KISS and Rocky at the Kennedy Center is peak Trump. Like, I'm not even mad about it. It's so on brand. It's fun-loving dictator "now watch me hit this drive" vibe shit. I'm in awe of how authoritarians can be glib or silly. Murder by day. Pull my finger by night. SMH
The U.S. held a Treasury auction on August 7th. It did NOT go well. Here's what it means.
Trump's takeover of D.C. didn’t happen overnight. The imperial boomerang effect shows how America's wars abroad created militarized policing at home. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for #UNFTR. www.unftr.com/blog/trumps-...
Bessent bailed on Fed Chair after his Social Security slip-up. Now Trump wants to slash rates to 1%—which would be absolutely catastrophic for working Americans. We break down his real motives. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Trump and the Fed.
Let people borrow at bank rates, extend loan terms, eliminate defaults. Result: self-funding system that puts private lenders out of business while funding free college. Pretty neat solution to a rigged game. #DebtCrisis Full video on @meidastouch.com: youtu.be/NI6EYxtz0c0
Meeting an Unf*cker in the wild! @billschwulst.bsky.social
@lsarsour.bsky.social 📸
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And grab a copy of The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe by Josh Mitchell: bookshop.org/a/23377/9781...
Grab a copy of The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by @mehrsab.bsky.social: bookshop.org/a/23377/9780...
Consumer #DebtCrisis is here: $1.64T in student loans, delinquencies at crisis levels. Time to put Sallie Mae out of business, make public college free, and refinance at federal rates. Catch the full battle plan on @meidastouch.com: youtu.be/NI6EYxtz0c0
Our latest for @meidastouch.com. corporate media is glossing over the thing that will bring about the Trump depression. Household debt figures are out and they are catastrophic. Student debt may be the pin that pops this bubble.
At @netrootsnation.bsky.social getting a knowledge drop from @jordanuhl.com and other progressive media mavens.
Trump's tariff war with Brazil is really about his family's crypto scheme. Congress banned the Fed from creating stablecoins while giving Trump's family the advantage. Now China, EU & BRICS are racing to build their own systems that could destroy his plan. Watch the full video: youtu.be/VZNSOEZJzjw
My latest for @meidastouch.com. Bessent screamed the quiet part out loud when he revealed that their plan is to ultimately privatize Social Security. This breakdown explains why the GOP is deliberately tanking the economy and destroying agencies. #economy #socialSecurity #trump
Trump hit Brazil with 50% tariffs seemingly because Lula's government is going after his pal Bolsonaro. The real issue? Brazil leads BRICS+, threatening Trump's global finance control plans. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Trump vs. Lula. www.unftr.com/episodes/unf...
Lula v Trump? I take Lula all day. Shame when you can't bet on your own country. 50% tariffs on Brazil make no sense considering we have a trade surplus. Economic war with the largest South American economy and democracy is dumb. And the corporate media is getting it wrong. #lula #tariffs
TONIGHT! The exclusive premiere of the joint UNFTR / @meidastouch.com feature on Trump's plan to privatize the world's reserve digital currency in his family's crypto firm. Tune in 9:15pm EST!
A recent @dataforprogress.org survey found that 78% of NYC Dem voters want U.S. to reduce Israel support, plus Mamdani's pro-Palestine stance was a top factor in his win. The dam is breaking in the Democratic Party. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for UNFTR. www.unftr.com/blog/nyc-dem...
Homes stopped being shelter and became Wall Street's favorite asset class. With 40% of Americans locked out of ownership and money flowing to banks instead of people, young folks aren't failing at capitalism—they're locked out of it. Watch the full video: youtu.be/xRMPxXB_-Ys?... #IncomeInequality
Did you know we did a deep dive into why Bill Clinton was actually the most neoliberal president in U.S. history? Not Reagan. Clinton. Three parts of policy receipts that'll make you rethink the '90s. Ready to deconstruct the #Clinton myth? Give it a listen: www.unftr.com/unftr-series...
For 47 years they built a stock market that only goes up—a Ponzi scheme for the wealthy while wage earners barely survived. The next crash won't just hurt the 90% who couldn't play; it's finally coming for the comfortable class too. #IncomeInequality Watch the full video: youtu.be/xRMPxXB_-Ys?...
NY Mets are back atop the NL East. ⚾ Here's the thing... and I know fellow Metropolitan fans will feel me on this... almost all of us still think the Mets suck right now. That's trauma. We need help. The lot of us. #LGM #LFGM
1 in 4 can't pay medical bills. 1/3 skip care due to cost. $32k/year for family coverage? This isn't healthcare—it's wealth extraction. Now insurers want 15%+ increases & subsidies expire in 2025. The breaking point is here. #M4A My latest for @meidastouch.com: youtu.be/cFa8t3SPgNw?...
Our friend @franifio.bsky.social proves comedy is the best weapon against bullshit politics. The Bitchuation Room host turned activism into art, building an army of subscribers who get their progressive politics with a side of laughs. #Frantifa
They've printed so much money that the real economy can't even absorb it anymore. Bitcoin and gold are soaring not because they're great investments, but because the dollar is dying and everyone knows it. This is how the 1% stays winning. Watch the full video: youtu.be/xRMPxXB_-Ys?...
Healthcare as a right was central to LBJ's Great Society. Ted Kennedy's life's work. Now insurance CEOs profit from denying claims while families go bankrupt. #MedicareForAll is what we should fight for as a party. No more excuses. My latest for @meidastouch.com: youtu.be/cFa8t3SPgNw?...
Income inequality is worsening. The cheap money era is ending, the dollar's in trouble, and Trump's building a shadow banking system that only helps the ultra-rich. Everyone else? Kinda screwed. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Income Inequality in the U.S. www.unftr.com/episodes/top...
Israel's weaponizing starvation in Gaza: 1,000+ killed seeking food at aid sites, children dead from malnutrition. The "most moral army" turned humanitarian aid into death traps. This is genocide in plain sight. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social for UNFTR. www.unftr.com/blog/israel-...
For Republicans, winning elections implements ideology. For Democrats, winning IS the ideology. No wonder we lost. Hear my full discussion with @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social on the @currentaffairs.bsky.social podcast. youtu.be/7Adof2y4HF8
I recently joined my friend @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social on the @currentaffairs.bsky.social podcast to discuss whether it's possible for the left to take over the Democratic Party, or if third parties are the solution. Check it out, and don't forget to give them a sub. youtu.be/7Adof2y4HF8?...
Feeling like you're drowning despite doing everything right? You're not alone—90% of Americans are treading water with you. The billionaires didn't just get lucky. The system's rigged, and it's time we talked about how. Watch the video: youtu.be/xRMPxXB_-Ys?... #Capitalism #IncomeInequality
We publish a directory of progressive resources and try to keep it fresh. A few new faces on the "Leftist YouTuber" page to check out. (Note: the Left is a spectrum so no hate pls 😜.) Let us know if we missed any of your faves. #breadTube #onlineLeft
Most Americans are treading water or under it. But why exactly and how did we get here? It's been a process but you're not alone and you're not at fault. We need to keep talking about this. #inequality #politics #economics
Income inequality is accelerating as we enter a new phase of #capitalism. The cheap money era is ending, threatening the dollar's dominance. Old Fed tools won't work, and Trump's shadow banking system will likely benefit only the uber-wealthy. Let's dive in: youtu.be/xRMPxXB_-Ys
Trump & the GOP just torched the ACA and our entire #healthcare system. 15%+ insurance hikes coming in 2026, millions losing coverage. Time for Democrats to stop playing nice and fight for wholesale change. My latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch: youtu.be/cFa8t3SPgNw
Currently reading—Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat by @hhnnccnnll.bsky.social. Absolutely exceptional. Grab a copy yourself: bookshop.org/a/23377/9781...
Trump isn't an accident—he's the culmination of a 70-year plan. Billionaire families like Koch, Coors, DeVos systematically captured education, courts, economics, then found an Australian to build a media empire to sell the lies to masses. Watch the full video: youtu.be/XShCSF3ZA3k?...
This quote from Pence speaks for itself. I have a good idea of where Feulner will be resting. "In the passing of Dr. Ed Feulner, the conservative movement has lost one of its true giants...Ed understood that free markets, strong families and a robust national defense allow America to lead."
"Purely financial," they said about canceling #Colbert—days after he called their Trump payout a "big fat bribe." Sure, just coincidence they're killing a 35-year franchise right when they need Trump's FCC approval for their merger. My latest for @meidastouch.com. youtu.be/aK5k__dvZwQ?...
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Did you know UNFTR releases a free weekly #newsletter? It's packed with my weekly notes, episode updates, must-read headlines, progressive spotlights and more. Here's this morning's edition for a taste: www.unftr.com/july-19-25
My thoughts for the @meidastouch.com network on the Colbert firing, chilled speech and perils of privatizing the public square. And how the Paramount storyline that it's "financial" falls apart when you actually read Paramount's financials. #colbert
Remember outrage over kids in cages? Now we're just disappearing families from the streets, the media paid Trump $16M out of fear, and Palantir is building dossiers on dissenters. This is happening now. Watch the full video: youtu.be/XShCSF3ZA3k
Trump's implementing Project 2025 faster than expected. But there's a darker endgame: controlling the money supply. They don't just want power—they want to BE the power. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Our Eroding Empire: Max Unfiltered. It’s Now or Never. www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr160
We want basic human dignity: healthcare without bankruptcy, citizenship for workers, seniors cared for without losing life savings, kids educated. How are we losing to those who made all this impossible? Watch the full video: youtu.be/XShCSF3ZA3k
Tucker's post-Fox pivot is working—he's now #2 on Spotify behind Rogan. His anti-establishment shtick is pulling in progressives who agree with his takes. Don't let the algorithm fool you: capitalism cope ≠ progress. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social. www.unftr.com/blog/we-watched-tucker
The #economy has been terrible for most Americans for a long time, yet the media keeps telling us everything's fine. But you're not alone. Inflation is real. Wages are declining. It's okay to give yourself a break. Check out my latest for @meidastouch.com: youtu.be/QONEKeqzBxQ
My exposé on the Epstein files. JK. This one uncovers the truth about inflation data for @meidastouch.com. The headline figures are bad enough but there's more beneath the surface that reveals the poor health of the American consumer and the economy by extension. #CPI #Inflation
Stop appealing to Republicans and start organizing around what we actually want: Medicare for All, housing first, free education, AI regulation, and taxing the wealthy. This is class warfare—they started it. Watch the full video: youtu.be/XShCSF3ZA3k.
Trump's moving faster on Project 2025 than anyone saw coming, and the Dems are scrambling. Today I'm diving into his team's real endgame: controlling the Treasury & global money supply. They're not just trying to stay in power. They want to BE the power. youtu.be/XShCSF3ZA3k
The only thing more satisfying than watching Mamdani beat him once will be.... #FAC
Trump is cutting Medicaid for millions while blaming immigrants for the costs. His cronies are pushing false claims about immigrant benefits to distract from gutting healthcare for poor Americans. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Immigration Smokescreen. www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr159
Lina Khan made antitrust cool. At 32, she became the youngest #FTC chair ever and transformed a boring regulatory agency into a corporate giant's worst nightmare. She blocked mergers, sued Amazon, and proved government can work for people, not profits.
SALT deduction expansion: $320 billion over 10 years to help wealthy homeowners. That's more than the Department of Education budget. Meanwhile, universal pre-K? Child tax credits? Infrastructure? Nah, let's give tax breaks to people who don't need them. Watch the full video: youtu.be/eyr0Z_nVUBM
Maybe our president should have studied in Liberian schools to speak English more gooderer.
The State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction sounds like middle-class tax relief, but it's actually a massive giveaway to wealthy homeowners that does absolutely nothing for renters or working families. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The SALT Deduction. www.unftr.com/episodes/top...
Psyched to announce that News Beat's managing editor @rashedmian.bsky.social is now a regular contributor to the UNFTR site. His most recent is how Peter Thiel has gone from a right wing problem to an America problem. This is what shadow governments look like.
The One Big Beautiful Bill addresses the SALT deduction cap debate that's divided many since Trump's 2017 tax bill. While it settles the issue for now, the reality is clear: this is another policy that primarily benefits wealthy homeowners. youtu.be/eyr0Z_nVUBM #SALTcap #TrumpBill
Unemployment has always been a flawed metric. Here's the straight dope on the payroll numbers that reveal how the job market is actually imploding. Grateful to @meidastouch.com for the platform to disseminate this info widely.
With all the chaos, it's important to reset if only for a minute. Took a drive on North Shore of Long Island to meet my old man for ice cream. Windows down, Billy Joel playing. And for a minute, all is right. Now back to it. New @meidastouch.com drop coming shortly.