https://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3mqustrd6x22hManosphere on the Defensive! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has been aroused to fury by a surprise attack on U.S. strategic reserves of testosterone.17 Jul 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqustrd6x22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3mqr4o4fpis2j No more Games of Thrones. No more Hunger Games. No more Squid Games. Go to the Common Dreams interview with Gerald Epstein to learn more about alternatives. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/economic-game-changers16 Jul 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr4o4fpis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3mqkkh2kuqs2cFamilies in the U.S. need a care package! Check this one out along with other game-changing policy proposals at https://peri.umass.edu/publication/the-care-package-support-for-family-care-provision-in-the-u-s/13 Jul 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkkh2kuqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3mit6uxxjis2x Call to Prayer: Our father, who art Heaven itself, hallowed be thy name. Give us this day our daily boost to our stocks, bonds, and real estate. Help us regain control over the sacred fluids that fuel our prosperity. We kings of wealth place no other Gods before thee. Death to infidels!06 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit6uxxjis2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3mgajl5mvyk2bhttps://theconversation.com/when-unpaid-cooking-cleaning-and-child-care-get-a-dollar-value-income-inequality-in-the-us-shrinks-but-the-gap-has-grown-since-1965-275499 @leilagautham.bsky.social Also, inflation bites harder now than in the past--a larger share of total household consumption of goods and services is purchased in the market. No wonder people are feeling broke!04 Mar 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgajl5mvyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3m66g5wkgxc25Terrific new report lays out an ambitious yet realistic vision for the U.S. care economy. https://tcf.org/content/report/the-care-imperative-why-investing-in-care-grows-americas-economy/ #CareCantWait #ChildCareForAll #PaidLeaveForAll21 Nov 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66g5wkgxc25https://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lz4eihgeak2fHi five! Kiss the rich! The share of consumer spending by the top 10% has increased from 35% in 1994 to 49.2% today. tinyurl.com/ezyuf8u9 https://tinyurl.com/ezyuf8u918 Sep 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4eihgeak2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lz4dzl6y3k2pWhose economy? Not yours, unless you're in the top 10% (households making more than $250,000 a year) that account for 49% of all consumer spending these days. Sales of luxury goods and services are keeping the economy afloat... #inequality tinyurl.com/msz3u8n9 https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-economy-analysis-wealthy-low-income-8ba80ccc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhKTPYhLNWU4mWCT9hgz39OPTHSQM-xx3EaXtQfoMQPNF5CiOx_R-XYDnvIBKQ%3D&gaa_ts=68cbf6d3&gaa_sig=ms6DAUWe3wrBe37Tmxf6QDYDzUgEvg0hdATfGTlIkOxvFmrgCsNhOcRsnxjAUIdEzR0hz-jbf3pXsozILJ8Y7Q%3D%3D18 Sep 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4dzl6y3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lyy43we22s2l"Who's afraid of the Democratic Socialists?" and... "Socialism is emerging as the populist alternative on the left." from the pages of The Economist, September 15, 2025 #Mamdani16 Sep 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyy43we22s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lypvktnrkc2wWatch the actual Fox News broadcast "joking" about lethal injections for the homeless. #homeless #evil https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/fox-news-host-mentally-ill-people-who-commit-crimes-just-kill-them#:~:text=LAWRENCE%20JONES%20(FOX%20HOST):%20We%20don't%20have,out%20what%20is%20going%20on%20right%20there.13 Sep 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypvktnrkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lyia7qccpk2eThe private cost of children in the U.S. is at least twice as high as conventional estimates suggest. #feministeconomics https://www.dollarsandsense.org/the-underestimated-price-of-parenting/10 Sep 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyia7qccpk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lyg7qcridk24"So many girls, so little time"- quote from the Epstein birthday book. But a picture from the book is so much more telling--about rags to riches, from torn jeans to sex slaves--the intersection of class and gender (and, implicitly race). #Epstein #feminist09 Sep 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg7qcridk24https://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lyfpgr7mw22pIndividuals working freelance day jobs are now considered "suspects." Perhaps they will soon be required to wear a yellow star on their outer clothing to identify their "alien" status. #ice https://the.ink/p/illegal-until-proven-citizen09 Sep 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfpgr7mw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lyajvsakwc22False promises, blue collar blues, and bye bye manufacturing. So far this year jobs in this sector have declined by 38,000. #stagflation https://www.wsj.com/opinion/august-jobs-report-hiring-donald-trump-tariffs-federal-reserve-23606e84?mod=hp_opin_pos_107 Sep 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyajvsakwc22https://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3ly3obadnc22sSince our President prefers Diet Coke for breakfast, he might not have noticed that that ground roast coffee prices are up 38% from a year ago. #inflation https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/why-coffee-prices-are-so-high-and-where-theyre-headed-next.html#:~:text=Prices%20for%20coffee%20have%20soared,to%20the%20consumer%20price%20index.05 Sep 2025 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3obadnc22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lxwlr3vwjk2zMost so-called pronatalist policies in the U.S. seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment. They also ignore child poverty. #feminist #childpoverty #pronatalism https://www.dollarsandsense.org/more-babies-or-better-care-for-newborns/03 Sep 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwlr3vwjk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lxwk5yfivk2zWhat could we do with the $5.7 trillion owned by billionaires in the U.S. today? Wall Street Journal notes it could buy a Corvette Stingray for every 65+ U.S. driver. I guess it knows its subscribers well, even as it reveals its own values. #plutocracy https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/what-we-know-about-americas-billionaires-1-135-and-counting-98d2226803 Sep 2025 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwk5yfivk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lxexw3uddc2eMAGA personality Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift, "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.” Travis, buddy, time for you to speak up. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement-b2814724.html27 Aug 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxexw3uddc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lxevwkiejk2eWall Street Journal wryly describes a Big Con. #crypto https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-trump-family-cashes-in-on-the-infinite-money-glitch-edcaca1d?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos_227 Aug 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxevwkiejk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nancyfolbre.bsky.social/post/3lxeqefbfnk2nThe tools we have for managing inflation and unemployment are not only weak--they are also fundamentally biased against working people. Economist Bob Pollin explains: https://www.dollarsandsense.org/trump-tariffs-and-stagflation-why-taco-is-the-least-bad-option/27 Aug 2025 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:zztkpfgtyqdmgdfd5owc7hmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeqefbfnk2n