Robert Reich's Bluesky post today

[red dog 1]

.5T for the military budget
0B for ICE and Border Patrol
B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
0M to send National Guard into cities
0M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
0M for Kristi Noem's jets
0M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-01-17T23:00:21.295119Z

[pfitz59]

1. I hope this is a joke

No way this budget should be passed

[appmanga]

3. The discussions must be pretty serious...

...there haven't been a bunch of performative pronouncements from either party's leadership, and no major leaks. In the past, I would have taken this kind of quiet as an indication there would be some serious compromises coming from both sides, but I find it hard to be optimistic. There should be no way Democrats agree to give ICE the funding they've asked for without serious changes being made to how they operate. Public opinion has been strongly on the side of Democrats for months. This is their last big chance to use it to their advantage before the midterms.

[FalloutShelter]

2. Not counting 6million to fly the widow Kirk

To the Ol’Miss football game aboard Air Force 2.

[BeneteauBum]

4. In my experience, Bob Reich is usually on the money

Reich notes the chasm between the oligarchs and the middle class keeps expanding. Each one of those listings benefits the few and ignores the needs of the middle class. We struggle on a meal of a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a tortilla, and a mystery addition to stay within a budget….lol. They just don’t care…..
Peace ☮️

[Grokenstein]

5. Two weeks! It's coming in t-t-wo-o-o w-weeks!

[calimary]

6. I will be SOOOOOOOOO glad when we're done with Kristi Noem!

She’s welcome to LEAVE, ANY ol’ time!!!

(And DON’T come back now, y’hear?)