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More than 600 Iron Range steelworkers out of work as auto industry cuts orders because of tariffs Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest iron ore operator in Minnesota, is idling operations in Hibbing and Virginia.

Tariffs have thrown the auto industry into disarray, and workers on the Iron Range are paying the price.

I’ve been in touch with the union to make sure that laid-off workers are getting connected to the resources they need.

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Getting there. 🪡
#crossstitch

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

JFC indeed.

I believe!

Immigration cartoon

Too true!

Picture of a Ukrainian soldier with mud on his face with a Time-magazine style caption that reads “Person of the Year, Ukrainian Defenders.”

Mindset reset:

Right now, brave Ukrainians are defending their land & loved ones, at the cost of their sanity, limbs & lives. It’s an existential fight for their democracy & way of life.

If the Russians lose, they go home. If the Ukrainians lose, they will be overrun & destroyed.

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!

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Know your immigration rights You have guaranteed rights under the U.S. Constitution, regardless of your immigration status. If law enforcement asks about your immigration status Stay calm. Don’t run, argue or resist. You have the right to remain silent. Don’t lie or provide false documents. If asked for immigration papers, you must show them if you have them. If an officer asks to search you, you can say no. If you are stopped by police, ICE, or Border Patrol Stay calm. Don’t obstruct officers. You have the right to remain silent - say it out loud. You don’t have to consent to a search. If arrested, you have the right to a lawyer. ICE won’t provide one. Don’t answer questions about your immigration status. Memorize phone numbers of family and a lawyer. If police or ICE come to your home Do not open the door unless agents show a warrant signed by a judge. Ask them to slide the warrant under the door or show it through a window. You have the right to remain silent - say so out loud. If they force entry, don’t resist, but state: “I do not consent to this search.” If you are detained or arrested Ask for a lawyer immediately. Do not sign anything or answer questions without a lawyer. You have the right to call your family or a lawyer. If detained by ICE, you can request a list of free or low-cost legal services. Remember your immigration number (“A” number) and share it with family. If you need a lawyer Police must provide a lawyer if you’re arrested, but ICE does not. You have the right to private communication with a lawyer. If you are stopped in transit Car: you must show your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance. Bus/train: Border control can ask about immigration status, but you have the right to remain silent. Airports: Agents can ask about your status when entering or leaving the U.S. but legal residents are only required to confirm identity and residency. If your rights are violated Take note of badge numbers, patrol car details, and a…

Know your immigration rights. You have guaranteed rights under the U.S. Constitution, regardless of your immigration status.

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#immigration #knowyourrights #constitution

Feels like we are living in the first third of a Star Wars opening crawl

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

Luigi is my favorite Mario bros character. Some people might balk at that and wring their hands, but Luigi is a hero. More people should be like Luigi. The Mario Bros character.

In gamedev, we joke about how we shouldn't care so much because "we ain't curing cancer" so chill, right?

But you know what? These last few weeks reminded me that the Arts, esp accessible Art like videogames is incredibly important because games have a big place in sculpting cultural norms.

Dead bird at Lake Julian Park tests positive for avian flu - Asheville's 828 News NOW Preliminary tests show a bird at Lake Julian Park had avian influenza H5N1

Nobody is paying attention to things like this because the CDC no longer communicates. The current occupant of the White House broke government. He broke the ability to keep America safe. This is spreading, and this administration plans to pretend it doesn't exist.
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Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.

a Peeping Don

I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.

I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.

But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

America is being dismantled and destroyed by Robber Baron Brown Shirts!

No one is coming to save us!

We must stand United and fight them at every turn!

Pass it on!