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On #TransDayOfRemembrance, America’s unions mourn and honor our friends, family and coworkers whose lives were tragically cut short by hate. We stand against all forms of discrimination and violence everywhere.

UPDATE: We’re just a few donors away from unlocking $10,000 in match funds, which we’ll use to take Trump to court to keep factory farm pollution out of our waterways. Join us by making your gift before MIDNIGHT tonight: https://fwwat.ch/EOY2025

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.

Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.

Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.

A coworker just said to me, "Your world is fascinating" and now I'm going to spend the next 10 years wondering if that was a compliment or just a genius way of saying "You're weird af."

I have been saying this for YEARS but am accused of taking the anthropological impacts of social media too seriously. 😒
... Am I allowed to take it APPROPRIATELY SERIOUSLY now?

In a democracy based on freedom and the rule of law, we don’t jail public officials—or anyone—because of policy disagreements. We need everyone to repudiate this nonsense because a president cannot act as a prosecutor, judge, jury and dictator.

Trump and Congressional Republicans aren’t trying to hide it 😡 They want to jam through a spending bill they claim maintains current funding levels, but will claw back approved funds later through a sneaky process called rescissions – all while enacting their Project 2025 agenda. #TrumpsShutdown

If you were in the room during Hegseth and Trump's speech, and you'd like to share your response anonymously, reach out to me on Signal (in bio.) Share widely.

Comer Announces Full Committee Markup of Legislation to Ensure a Safe and Prosperous District of Columbia - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

MAGA lawmakers are now pushing a bill to criminalize homelessness in D.C., threatening those who sleep outside with imprisonment. The measure would give Trump greater power to disappear the city’s homeless population under his military occupation of Washington.

Labor Day is more than "the end of summer." It is a salute to generations of labor organizers, who had the AUDACITY to demand respect, fair pay, & work/life balance (still fighting for that one, for REASONS) from the wealthy elite. And it's more important now than it's ever been in your lifetime. ✊🏼

Defend democracy.

Defund billionaires.

Defeat fascism.

We are a nation under duress. People are being taken from their homes, from grocery stores, from safe places. People with no prior criminal history. People who have active cases for citizenship or asylum.

A purple background with the words “Recognize Our Union” printed in blue across the middle. the CEWA logo is at the top in white/blue, and the NPEU logo is in white at the bottom

RECOGNIZE NOW! More than a month since we went public, Carnegie management has continued to drag their feet, and we still have no answer about whether they will do the right thing and voluntarily recognize us. @carnegieendowment.org @nonprofitunion.bsky.social @ifpte.bsky.social

I literally JUST saved this for Book Club Poetry month! It appears to be making the rounds today, and rightfully so.

Watch ‪@garrisonhayes.bsky.social‬ explore the connections between America’s culture wars, rising political violence, and the horrifying assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman—and reflect on the alarming speed with which the country moved on.

The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.

The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide
theintercept.com/2025/07/03/i...

If the bombs destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and the threat is now gone, then why is Israel still attacking them?

💥 "We are not on this earth to work frantically until we die." 💥

Out Of Office And an update for Q3

I feel like I should have a take on Iran but instead I just want to share this post from Nora McInerny for my fellow "hustle culture" victims with a P.S. It is not just corporate jobs that burn you out; non-profits are just as bad, if not worse. I SAID WHAT I SAID.
open.substack.com/pub/norabore...

Truck Carrying Tank for Trump’s Parade Kills Pedestrian in D.C. The truck was transporting a tank that participated in Trump’s multimillion dollar military birthday parade.

www.thedailybeast.com/truck-carryi...
We should be FUCKING OUTRAGED by this!

Oh my god! What happens when people inevitably dress up like this and pretend to be ICE and kill people?

If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.

and i hate focusing on this because the problem is that the police are assaulting and arresting TONS of people who've done nothing wrong. but there is ample documentation of them breaking the law and their own policies assaulting press. this is not up for debate or arguable.

"Serial rapist's treatment of his victims is once again under scrutiny". See how silly that sounds, L.A. Times? There's video of them shooting journalists in the back without warning, deliberately. The objective truth is that police in L.A. are targeting and assaulting press.

Arrests have begun against MAGA supporters making online threats. Our team is monitoring local news post and taking screenshots of violent comments, we’ll make sure they reach the proper authorities. If you see something, say something.

I was getting ready for bed and I thought, "I can't wait for the naps I get to take!" and that's when I realized my insomnia has reached a level where my brain thinks Nighttime is just a series of naps. 😳

Primary tactical advantage: Prevent the GOP steamroll of Senate policy votes. As long as Booker holds the floor, no new bills can be introduced or debated, and none of Trump's political appointees can be confirmed (among other things). Like icing the kicker, but politically.

🙌🏼 I’m not sure who had the amazing idea to invite this constitutional lawyer to a senate hearing that *intended* to prove Biden colluded with Meta to censor conservatives.

But she took the opportunity to speak truth to power ✊🏼 on the hypocrite 👑 KING OF FREE SPEECH, Donald Trump, himself. 👏🏼 Brava!

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs | CNN Business President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn’t care if automakers hike prices because of his tariffs. In fact, he encouraged them to.

Of course, Trump and his cabinet of billionaires don't care if prices rise. These plutocrats are out to enrich themselves at the expense of everybody else. Let them eat DOGE.