Leslie Coston

A photo of workers at Individualized Shirts, a shirt factory in New Jersey. Each person has their fist in the air as a sign of solidarity. There's a sign behind them with photos and the words: "Fair Contract Now."

Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵

Cash In On Clean Tech Incentives (Before It's Too Late) — A Matter of Degrees

Want to get solar on your roof, an EV in your driveway + a heat pump in your garage? Or want your family + friends to go electric? There's still time to get federal incentives before they expire. Tune in to A Matter of Degrees to get all the details + share!
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Resist List Noncooperation Database DELVE DEEPER WITH MOVEMENT RESEARCHERS’ DATABASES AND COMPILATIONS OF ACTION Researcher Jeremy Pressman is writing semi-regular reports about movement activity against the coup...

Just a reminder - if you're ever looking for updates on the ongoing resistance to the Trump regime, then follow us @resistlist.bsky.social. Hopescroll through stories of people’s noncooperation.

And if you have any tips - send them our way!
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For some disabled protestors, “Hands Off” went virtual "We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."

Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

a slightly grumpy looking tuxedo kitty, lounging in a wood tray filled with straw, with a medal round his neck.

The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.

Only one cat has ever received the award.

This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

MAGA Murder Budget

Say fewer things, say them loudly and more often.

"I cannot vote for this MAGA Murder Budget."

Here’s a strategy: 1) establish the frames, what problems will these changes cause, how will they impact communities; 2) inspire people to use those frames to tell their own stories of their families or communities are impacted; 3) amplify those stories.

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
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This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now.

Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed.

Here are some of the lives at stake.

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2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat

Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:

1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...

Cover image of the book “Fahrenheit 451” by author Ray Bradbury

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (20/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge 📚📘📖

Cover image of the book “Wild” by author Cheryl Strayed

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Cover image of the graphic novel “Persepolis” by author Marjane Satrapi

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Cover image of the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by author Harper Lee

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Cover image of the book “All Creatures Great and Small” by author James Herriot

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Cover image of the book “To Say Nothing of the Dog” by author Connie Willis

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Cover image of the book “Words Are My Matter” by author Ursula K. LeGuin

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Cover image of the book “John Adams” by author David McCullough

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Cover image of “Doomsday Book” by author Connie Willis

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Cover image of the book “Anam Cara” by author John O’Donohue

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Cover image of the book “Gateway” by author Frederik Pohl

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Cover image of the book “Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning “ by author Elizabeth Partridge

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Cove of book “ Your Brain on Art” by authors Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

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Cove image of author Larry McMurtry’s book “Lonesome Dove”

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Book cover image of author Bill Bryson’s book “A Short History of Nearly Everything”

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Cover image of The Stand book by author Stephen King

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