Susan Wachtman

At the end of every year Walmart hangs posters in the break room reminding you that your coworkers don’t make enough to have a holiday meal and that you should probably bring something for them. I’m not even making that up. You get to do that between taking anti-union training every three months

Sam's Club is part of Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart workers are among the largest recipients of SNAP in this country. Apparently, some Wal-Marts will help employees fill out SNAP applications as part of their HR paperwork. When people start going hungry on Nov 1 part of the reason is companies underpay them

i think this gets covered in “poverty for profit” by anne kim about the cyclical nature of walmart and snap benefits and how much money they make off poor people if anyone wants to get more mad about it lol

Brilliant answer 👏

How about a press conference made up of Democratic leadership near the White House with the demolished East Wing in the background, talking about the government shutdown and Trump's warped priorities and demolition of public goods, including not just the East Wing but health care and so much else?

New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Is the Floor. Liberation Must Be the Ceiling. One by one, nations formally recognized the State of Palestine. But what does that mean with Gaza reduced to rubble?

"It seems the world only began to see Gaza when it was reduced to ashes."

Hend Salama Abo Helow considers what the recognition of Palestinian statehood means with Gaza reduced to rubble.

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Mike hasn’t clocked into work in 3-plus weeks, and hasn’t spent a full week at the office since July.

“Been a little busy”: with what? Keeping cucumbers over his eyes so he can pretend not to see anything?

I think a lot about that video clip of Zuck laying off his workers and saying "Yeah, this is a sad day and I understand people are angry but there is nothing we could do" as if he is not personally worth over 100 billion dollars.

Alt Text: A picture of a lego White House, updated with a demolished East Wing, sitting on a fall colors table cloth

Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while Trump spends millions to militarize American cities.

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⭕️ Report | Israel launches 20+ airstrikes across Gaza claiming Hamas breached ceasefire Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 strikes across multiple areas of Gaza on Sunday, including regions far from the “yellow line” marking Israeli control, after the army claimed Hamas fighters emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli vehicle. The IDF called it a “blatant violation of the ceasefire,” saying it had begun “a series of strikes to eliminate the threat.” But Hamas and its armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, denied any role, stressing they remain fully committed to the ceasefire and have “no knowledge of any incidents or clashes in Rafah,” which they described as a “red zone under full Israeli control.” Contact with any remaining fighters there, they said, has been severed since the return of Israel’s genocidal war in March.

In a detailed statement, Hamas also accused Israel of systematically violating the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire agreement signed on October 9. The group said Israel has killed at least 46 civilians and wounded 132 since the deal took effect, fired on returning residents near the “yellow line,” blocked aid and reconstruction materials, and withheld detainees and the bodies of prisoners who died in custody. It called these violations “deliberate attempts to sabotage the agreement” and “crimes against humanity.” Axios reported that U.S. officials were alerted to Israel’s planned strikes through the American command center overseeing the deal. A senior Trump administration official told Axios that “we knew this was brewing,” adding that the U.S. urged Israel to “respond proportionately but show restraint.” Envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor Jared Kushner are expected in Israel this week to prevent further escalation and advance Trump’s “New Rafah” reconstruction plan.

The Trump administration have not publicly commented, while Palestinians on the ground say Israel has used minor security incidents as pretexts to resume attacks and block all aid deliveries. As of Sunday night, Gaza’s Health Ministry and Civil Defense were still assessing casualties from the new Israeli airstrikes, with at least 15 people killed and dozens injured, according to hospital sources. Video: Strike on a cafe in Al-Zawayda (central Gaza)

⭕️ Report | Israel launches 20+ airstrikes across Gaza claiming Hamas breached ceasefire

Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 strikes across multiple areas of Gaza on Sunday, including regions far from the “yellow line” marking Israeli control, after the army claimed Hamas fighters emerged…

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

90 FUCKING PERCENT

i’d love for cis folks to remember what the nyt, atlantic, guardian, daily mail, times of london, ny post, cnn, wall street journal, & economist took from your transgender neighbors & loved ones before the next time you consider giving them money or listening to a word they say.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

We were standing with you too, eh! 🪶🙌🏽😡🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #NoKings

Not all heroes wear capes

cops tackling and marching off with a giant penis, Kristi Noem menacing a chicken she swears is antifa, feds pepper-spraying a frog

ridicule is an extremely effective protest tactic and foil for authoritarianism

I find it strange how rarely people in the U.S. and outside of it truly contend with how VAST the country is geographically.

Folks LOVE to mention France but Paris has a population of 2 million people and is 40 square miles.

NYC has a population of 8.5 million and is over 460 square miles

Live your life in such a way that 7 million people don’t show up just to tell you that you are an asshole.

#NoKings

If my job led me to being one of the three armed police officers that it took to hold down an inflatable penis protesting fascism, I’d start questioning my life choices.

Thanks to Portland for the inflatable everything

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

Two protesters at No Kings day 2.

I want to tell my grandkids I did not stay silent.

No Kings, Portland, Oregon

Three people at a No Kings protest.

At this point, you'd have to pay me NOT to protest.

Rolling Stone excerpt about Montana’s ballot initiative to combat Citizens United

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇

Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.

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#NoKings #CapeCod #Hyannis

THIS!
(has to be one of my favorite signs from #NoKings rallies)

c: @maddow.msnbc.com