Zack Tanner

The trades are whatever, but the Pirates are currently two players short on their active roster today with more trades certainly coming. If they aren’t paying 26 active players during their off day tomorrow, MLBPA should file another grievance against these cheapskate bastards.

THIS IS HOW ALL LABOR SHOULD TREAT MANAGEMENT

Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that its civilian vessel Handala, en route to break Israel's illegal, genocidal blockade on Palestinians in Gaza, has been violently intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters about forty nautical miles from Gaza. At 11:43 Palestine time the Occupation cut the cameras on board Handala and we have lost all communication with our ship. The unarmed boat was carrying life-saving supplies when it was boarded by Israeli forces, its passengers abducted, and its cargo seized. The interception occurred in international waters outside Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, in violation of international maritime law. Handala carried a shipment of critical humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine. All cargo was non-military, civilian, and intended for direct distribution to a population facing deliberate starvation and medical collapse under Israel's illegal blockade.

Human Rights Defenders Aboard Handala, by country: United States: Christian Smalls - Amazon Labor Union founder; Huwaida Arraf - Human rights attorney (Palestine/US); Jacob Berger - Jewish-American activist; Bob Suberi - Jewish U.S. war veteran; Braedon Peluso - Sailor and direct action activist; Dr. Frank Romano - International lawyer and actor (France/US). France: Emma Fourreau - MEP and activist (France/Sweden); Gabrielle Cathala - Parliamentarian and former humanitarian worker; Justine Kempf - Nurse, Médecins du Monde; Ange Sahuquet - Engineer and human rights activist. Italy: Antonio Mazzeo - Teacher, peace researcher, journalist; Antonio "Tony" La Picirella - Climate and social justice organizer. Spain: Santiago González Vallejo - Economist and activist; Sergio Toribio - Engineer and environmentalist.

Australia: Robert Martin - Human rights activist; Tania "Tan" Safi - Journalist and organizer of Lebanese descent. Norway: Vigdis Bjorvand - 70-year-old lifelong justice activist. United Kingdom / France: Chloé Fiona Ludden - Former UN staff and scientist. Tunisia: Hatem Aouini - Trade unionist and internationalist activist. Journalists Aboard Handala Morocco: Mohamed El Bakkali - Senior journalist with Al Jazeera (based in Paris). Iraq / United States: Waad Al Musa - Cameraman and field reporter with Al Jazeera. The attack on Handala is the third violent act by Israeli forces against Freedom Flotilla missions this year alone. It follows the drone bombing of the civilian aid ship Conscience in European waters in May, which injured four people and disabled the vessel, and the illegal seizure of the Madleen in June, where Israeli forces abducted twelve civilians, including a Member

of the European Parliament. Shortly before their abduction, the Handala's crew affirmed that they would be hunger-striking if detained by Israeli forces and not accepting any food from the Israeli Occupation Forces. Israeli officials have ignored the International Court of Justice's binding orders that require the facilitation of humanitarian access to Gaza. The continued attacks on peaceful civilian missions represent a grave violation of international law. "Israel has no legal authority to detain international civilians aboard the Handala", said Ann Wright a member of the Freedom Flotilla's steering committee. "This is not a matter of internal Israeli jurisdiction. These are foreign nationals operating under international law in international waters. Their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end."

BREAKING: Israeli military attacks humanitarian aid vessel Handala in international waters 30 miles from Gaza — in violation of maritime law — and has abducted 21 people on board, including U.S. citizens.

The ship was carrying life-saving aid, which Israel has seized.

2025 Classic Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Dick Allen After missing by a single vote in his last two ballot appearances, the slugger may have his best shot at election, albeit posthumously.

Dick Allen was an elite hitter who clashed with a world that was often far too slow to embrace him as either a player or a person.

We’re more than ready to celebrate both now, says @jayjaffe.bsky.social.

Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.

They’re saying this so that they can continue to keep thousands of aid trucks locked out of the country, as they’ve been doing for months

Fenway Park workers launch strike before Red Sox game - The Boston Globe The strike comes after Unite Here Local 26, the union representing the workers, and the ballpark’s concession company, Aramark, failed to reach a contract agreement.

Unite Here Local 26 is going on strike at Fenway Park

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“SPINELESS EDITOR PARK THIS WAY” in chalk on pavement.

A chalked rat eating cheese drawn onto pavement.

A chalked rat eating cheese drawn onto pavement.

“graffiti” chalked onto pavement.

We wanted to welcome @post-gazette.com editor Stan Wischnowski to work today, but unfortunately Stan can’t be bothered to come up with a plan to settle our strike. (The company did accuse of us “graffitiing” the parking lot though…)

See you next time, Stan!

Sans intervention immédiate, les derniers reporters de Gaza vont mourir 21 juillet 2025 L'AFP travaille avec une pigiste texte, trois photographes et six pigistes vidéo dans la Bande de Gaza depuis le départ de ses journalistes staff courant 2024. Avec quelques autres, ils sont aujourd'hui les seuls à rapporter ce qu'il se passe dans la Bande de Gaza. La presse internationale est interdite d'entrer dans ce territoire depuis près de deux ans. Nous refusons de les voir mourir. L'un deux, Bashar, collabore pour l'AFP depuis 2010, d'abord comme fixeur, ensuite comme photographe pigiste, et depuis 2024 comme principal photographe. Samedi 19 juillet, il est parvenu à poster un message sur Facebook: « Je n'ai plus la force de travailler pour les médias. Mon corps est maigre et je ne peux plus travailler ». Bashar, 30 ans, travaille et vit dans des conditions égales à celles de tous les Gazaouis, allant d'un camp de réfugiés à un autre camp au gré des bombardements israéliens. Depuis plus d'un an il vit dans le dénuement le plus total et travaille en prenant d'énormes risques pour sa vie. L'hygiène est pour lui un problème majeur, avec des périodes de maladies intestinales sévères. Bashar vit depuis février dans les ruines de sa maison de Gaza City avec sa mère, ses quatre frères et sœurs et la famille d'un de ses frères. Leur maison est vide de tout aménagement et confort, à part quelques coussins. Dimanche matin, il a rapporté que son frère aîné était « tombé, à cause de la faim ». Même si ces journalistes reçoivent un salaire mensuel de l'AFP, il n'y a rien à acheter ou alors à des prix totalement exorbitants. Le système bancaire a disparu, et ceux qui pratiquent le change entre les comptes bancaires en ligne et l'argent liquide prennent une commission de près de 40%. L'AFP n'a plus la possibilité d'avoir un véhicule et encore moins de l'essence pour permettre à ses journalistes de se déplacer pour leurs reportages. Circuler en voiture équivaut de toutes les façons à pre…

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.

They are out of energy and they are starving to death.

I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.

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Striking page designer @johnnysantapup.bsky.social joins the @aflcio.org “It’s Better in a Union” bus tour to talk about what union solidarity means after over 1000 days on strike against @post-gazette.com.

WNBA players get 9.3 percent of league revenue, compared to 48 to 50 percent for players in the NBA, 48 percent for players in the NFL, and 50 percent for players in the NHL
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A white Canadian baseball player wearing a blue helmet with an orange NY logo stares into the abyss.

Well, the Bucs weren’t going to pay Oneil Cruz before that and they certainly aren’t going to pay him now.

Donate - Pittsburgh Union Progress Individuals and groups may donate directly, below, to the Pittsburgh Striker Fund, used exclusively to assist striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette families with special needs. If you prefer to send a chec...

We're so close to our victory. Last week, a Third Circuit panel of judges ordered both sides to mediation over the two cases in front of them, one of which is contempt of court that the PG is facing for their behavior. Our fight keeps going until we win, and we will. One day longer.

Anyone reading that last sentence should understand why our fight is so important to us that we've held the picket line for 1000 days. Management has stolen thousands of dollars (or more!) from every single newsroom worker solely because they think that they can. We're showing them that they can't.

Our fight for workers rights goes to Philly, where we find solidarity on a picket line and hear our case argued in federal court - Pittsburgh Union Progress PHILADELPHIA — Several of us drove to Philadelphia this past weekend so we could spend Monday — our 993rd day on strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — listening to attorneys debate the Newspaper Gui...

Today we hit an unfathomable milestone as @pghguild.com members have been on strike against @post-gazette.com for 1000 days.

That's 1000 days of fighting against a company that claimed last week in federal court that being shitty business owners legally allows them to strip away our union rights.

Wet pool noodles of a person can’t take me down

I’m on board. You get Hal though, so good luck.

Silver truck nuts hanging off of a black pickup truck.

@moarhops.bsky.social can this guy be on my team in the Burger King bathroom fight?

Any sane society would’ve banned crypto, face swapping apps, ChatGPT & most AI ‘art’ apps w/in weeks of their development. It’s all irredeemable, anti-artist, anti-worker, anti-human dogshit that destroys the earth & only benefits like 157 tech bros & investors whose needs & desires are irrelevant.

Donate - Pittsburgh Union Progress Individuals and groups may donate directly, below, to the Pittsburgh Striker Fund, used exclusively to assist striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette families with special needs. If you prefer to send a chec...

As striking journalists, we have no plans to quit holding our employer accountable.

To help us do just that, will you donate to our strike fund today? It helps to pay for essential needs like groceries and our utility bills while we continue to strike for the full restoration of our contract.

Instead, the PG chose to keep denying its workers, even the ones crossing the picket line, better coverage.

As the company made clear at our recent bargaining session, however, the Post-Gazette has no plans to quit violating federal labor law until we, and the circuit court, make them.

This afternoon, @nlrbgov.bsky.social requested that the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court hold @post-gazette.com in contempt for refusing to restore the health insurance plan that the court ordered be restored in March.

Donate - Pittsburgh Union Progress Individuals and groups may donate directly, below, to the Pittsburgh Striker Fund, used exclusively to assist striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette families with special needs. If you prefer to send a chec...

Will you support striking workers who have fought more than 900 days for a fair deal? Your donations help strikers feed and house their families and keep fighting. unionprogress.com/donate

📸 Matt Freed

On Saturday, @pghguild.com striking worker Natalie Duleba spoke the truth at PGH's #NoKingsDay rally: When journalists are targeted, it's working people who suffer most.

Rich owners like the Blocks will do anything but provide fair wages and worker protections. We won't let them win.

📽️ Jason Cohn

You’re at a protest and saw someone do something that you don’t approve of, that might get them in trouble with the cops? No you didn’t. Mind your business.

Jason Delay died for this 💔

Anything like this that run through Apple servers or are saved on server, including notifications, aren’t secure.

Signal’s notification settings panel. Notification Content Name, Content, and Actions Name Only No Name or Content ☑️ Actions include "Mark as Read," "Reply," and "Call Back."

If you use Signal for privacy reasons your notifications should be set to not show the senders name or message preview for exactly this reason.

Thank fucking god. All of those bright white LED streetlights that were installed previously are so horrific for literally every living being. It’s supposed to be dark at night, not glaring like a suburban McMansion kitchen.