Joe Gallenstein

Great labor history thread from…the menswear guy?

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book. What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.

Jeffrey Epstein’s little black book is one of the most cursed documents ever compiled in this miserable, dying country.

And, yes, Trump's name is in it.

This is identity politics over material interests btw but it’s white identity politics so it’s fine bsky.app/profile/pete...

We are at the point where our federal workers can't afford basic food needs.
Imagine when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November.
Trump & Republicans own this shutdown and the destruction it brings.

One agency can push back on Trump — but probably not for long President Donald Trump has used the federal shutdown to seize control of spending from Congress and mold much of the government to his liking. Now the lone agency with the power to push back on those ...

President Trump has used the federal shutdown to seize control of spending from Congress and mold much of the government to his liking.

Now the White House is poised to defang the agency in the middle of the shutdown and the fight over constitutional powers.

'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

If you live near #Cincinnati, join me Saturday at a Boozy Book Fair and open mic at West Sixth Covington. Bit.ly/NKY_Events

Trying Hard to Relate Told the children that Sigma is the frequency of my Aura My rizz is far greater than any self-professed Alpha

New #poetry from me!

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Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

Monday's photo from the Washington Post

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Studying Lit in Star Fleet Academy But every son of Kahless will tell you That Shakespeare is best When read in the original Klingon

Anyone like #StarTrek and #Poetry?

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Johnson’s ‘sleight of hand’ in Medicaid funding fight just doesn’t hold muster So when the next small town hospital posts a “Closed for business’’ sign, remember who to thank.

So when the next small town hospital posts a “Closed for business’’ sign, remember who to thank.<br/>

Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.

A national security reporter at the right-wing Epoch Times newspaper has resigned after the publication signed on to rules restricting news gathering within the Pentagon.

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Abeer. Abeer lost her husband (along with his entire family) in a bombing two years ago. She also recently lost both her brother and sister. She is trying to rebuild and take care of her two children, Makeen, 4 and Masa, 2 on her own.

utterly depressing that Nixon-level scandals are now a normal Friday night news drop, barely remarked upon, just another day in Trump’s America

Will SCOTUS Rig the House? I read a group email from Capitol Hill yesterday essentially predicting the...

"This probable decision comes in the midst of an attempted autocratic takeover of the U.S. government in which elections are the only real recourse for the defenders of constitutional and democratic rule."

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed was finishing his studies to be a civil engineer in Rafah. His home and the small farm that him and his family had were destroyed. He’s now trying to survive with his large family, including many small children, in tents.

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

The first Antifa Counter Terrorism Task Force Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

More CDC Cuts :: NCHS Edition 📊🔫

At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.

Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 👇🏼

Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:

➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC

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7 Haikus Drug tests don’t screen for Trauma that we helped create Or make people safe

New/old #poem from me! 7 #haikus!

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Mike Johnson only wants Lee Greenwood to perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl because Lawrence Welk is dead and therefore unavailable.

Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...

Furloughed federal workers are not entitled to automatic back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration argues, adding that a law Trump signed guaranteeing back pay to furloughed workers in 2019 does no such thing.

I guess Thiel skipped the part where Gondor was almost undone by the lack of hobbit cybersecurity. This is probably that Fool of a Took functionality Palantir was after.

Announcement(s)! Boozy Book Fair! To celebrate, we are partnering with Roebling Books and West Sixth Brewing to bring a Boozy Book Fair to West Sixth Covington Haus on 10/25! From 3 - 7 Roebling Books will feature seasonal favorites and titles from select authors for sale, and I'll be there with KFTC merch and actions you can take. From 5-8 $1 from every beer will be donated to KFTC. And finally, from 7 - 9, local author Anna Barnes will be on hand to emcee our open mic! (Her work, Out of Ink and Ideas, will be featured as part of the Book Fairy)

Not a new piece, but an announcement about an upcoming KFTC fundraiser on 10/25 at West Sixth in Covington! #LoveTheCov

Please join me in giving if you can

White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.

This is a huge win

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