Eddie Vale

USL season opens with silent players protest over CBA deadlock The USL Championship season opened Friday, but play halted immediately as Lexington SC and Louisville City FC players stood motionless for one minute to protest stalled CBA negotiations.

Boo-yah!

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USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms The email, sent to all USL Championship players, includes an ‘FAQ’ section on crossing a potential picket line

The USL Championship League's season starts tomorrow, but their soccer players' union contract expired on NYE.

The players voted to authorize a strike last week, so the league is using textbook union-busting tactics to intimidate them.

Solidarity with the USLPA. Union-busting is disgusting.

how'd that work out with your former colleague Marco Rubio?

I’m thrilled to welcome the @pwhlpa.bsky.social to the @aflcio.org as our 65th union!

Women’s hockey players are inspiring a new generation and building power on and off the ice. America’s unions are stronger with the PWHLPA in our union family. bit.ly/4lkwBis

Exclusive | Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions The Justice Dept. plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders that targeted Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, Perkins Coie, and Susman Godfrey.

A lot of law firms should be embarrassed by how quickly they folded last year. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

"I lost the damn internet!"

-- 6 y.o.

Headline - Dog Bites Weiner

It's a real whodunit

Ellie Aghayeva

this is the columbia student DHS abducted today by pretending to be nypd looking for a "missing person." she's a neuroscience major + influencer w 104k followers who promotes content about studying and neuro stuff.

she is one of the scary people that trump says he is protecting us from.

Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release.

These include what appears to be more than 50 pages of FBI interviews, and notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: An @npr.org investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Other documents that mention Trump have been taken down (and some restored).

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Leo saw what JD did to Pope Francis

I love that the universe decided to have the blood soaked English tyrant arrested for being a pedophile murderer on my birthday.

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports

Uhhhhh WTF

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers

US union coverage was 16.5 million workers in 2025, the highest since 2009

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New #Union numbers were released this morning by BLS, showing that in 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union, an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. 1/

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing

I spoke with the UAW local in Ohio about the plant closure, which they were informed of when showing up to start bargaining a new union contract.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths.

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Also known as the Kavanaugh...

Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.

The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said

JD Vance ruins everything

Smart to not invite @samsteindc.bsky.social

edit -- with any pulp!

Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Win 20% Pay Hike in Union Deal Volkswagen AG employees in Tennessee have secured a 20% across-the-board wage hike in a landmark deal with the United Auto Workers union.

New: UAW reaches landmark tentative contract deal with Volkswagen in Chattanooga Tennessee, including 20% across-the-board pay hikes www.bloomberg.com/news/article... "This contract is proof that if you stand up and stick together, you can win a better life”

Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event

Save the post. Hundreds of workers at the Washington Post stand to lose their jobs in layoffs, which could render The Post unrecognizable amid some of the most severe staff cuts the newspaper has ever seen. If you value The Post and care about its future, we ask that you join us in person in our call to #SaveThePost. Feb 5, 2026 @ 1301 K St. NW 12:00-1:00pm

Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post.

Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.

She sure as hell is.

YouTube video by Duty and Honor ME Accountable

Duty and Honor, a group aligned with Dem leaders, hitting Sen. Collins on ICE. $2 million buy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=od5O...