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Trump Suggests Furloughed Federal Workers May Not Receive Back Pay After Shutdown Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term.

Breaking News: President Trump signaled that he may try to deny federal workers back pay after the shutdown, in contradiction to U.S. law.

so sick.

The Philanthropic Trap: How Charity Can Legitimize Systemic Problems - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly In a few decades, foundation assets have increased more than tenfold, yet social problems mount too. What is happening? We need to escape the philanthropic trap.

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Lock them back up

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so - The Washington Post

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Inside ICE, Trump's migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers - Reuters

The Gramsci Gap System emergence in monstrously morbid interregnums between worlds

The Gramsci Gap
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What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill (Resending so you can share over email without my inadvertent notes after the "share" button)

What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill
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May 7, 1955 | The Rev. George Lee, Voting Rights Activist, Killed in Mississippi Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On this day in 1955, the Reverend George Lee, the first Black man to register to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction, was shot and killed.

‘Like being tortured’: Texas residents living next to bitcoin mine are getting sick and being ignored Republican Governor Greg Abbott said Texas “wears the crown as the bitcoin mining capital of the world.” But in small towns like Granbury, working-class residents living next to giant data centers are...

Republican Governor Greg Abbott said Texas “wears the crown as the bitcoin mining capital of the world.” But in small towns like Granbury, working-class residents living next to giant data centers are the ones paying the price for Texas’s crypto boom.

4 Dead in Ohio 55 years ago...

Four Dead in Ohio
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House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote The SAVE Act will require proof of citizenship documentation, a change that could disproportionately impact married women.

ok, can this just get any more draconion....
House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote 19thnews.org/2025/04/save... via @19thnews.org

The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens.

The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago.

Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.

As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they’re legal - The Washington Post

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on & daring the world to stop them. On April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to say: Hands Off! #HandsOff #April5

As HB 853 has a Senate hearing today, I would like to remind our audience that although Maryland had the largest free Black population in the 19th c., it currently has the highest incarceration rate for Black people, most of whom would not be imprisoned if they lived in other NATO countries.

A tweet from "Covie" (@covie_93) that reads: "Speaker Mike Johnson from the great state of 'Louisnana' wants to get rid of the Department of Education." Below the tweet is an image of a large blue curtain featuring an emblem with a pelican and the words "SUPREME COURT" and "CONFIDENCE." The word "LOUISNANA" is prominently misspelled instead of "LOUISIANA." The mistake is highlighted with a red circle. In the foreground, three judges in black robes are seated at a table.

Can’t make this up.

Last Week in Labor: March 14-20, 2025 National Association of Letter Carriers gear up for nationwide rallies, CTU and allies gather for May Day Plans, AFA pickets airports nationwide, and more headlines to end your week.

Here's this week's labor digest:

National Association of Letter Carriers gear up for nationwide rallies, CTU and allies gather for May Day Plans, AFA pickets airports nationwide, and more headlines to end your week.

Zimbabwe Bob Marley & The Wailers · Survival · Song · 1979

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The internet that could have been was ruined by billionaires The dawn of the internet promised a more democratic and connected world. Tech philosopher Cory Doctorow returns us to this vision in his new novel, ”Picks and Shovels.”

The internet has gone from a sprawling web of thousands of websites and subcultures to an increasingly homogenized and monopolized space dominated financially and politically by a handful of billionaires, whose reach now extends into the federal government.

YouTube video by ACLU Full Video of Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful arrest by ICE

“You’re watching the most terrifying moment of my life. This felt like a kidnapping because it was: Officers in plainclothes — who refused to show us a warrant, speak with our attorney, or even tell us their names —forced my husband into an unmarked car and took him away from me. They... 1/2

#PhilanthropySoWhite 2025 - Solidarity Powers Repair YouTube video by Decolonizing Wealth Project

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#decolonizingwealth

BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.

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BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups @dropsitenews.com

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It’s borderline criminal.

South Africa freedom fighter

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The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target. “Hillbilly Elegy” contains profanity, references to LGBTQ+ people and passages celebrating diversity — features that may conflict with Trump administration executive orders.

The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target. 19thnews.org/2025/02/book... via @19thnews.org

Ten reasons for modest optimism Friends,

Ten reasons for modest optimism
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