Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are officially on strike on Red Cup Day at corporate stores across the country!

All 15 million members of America’s unions stand in solidarity with them in their fight for a fair contract with fair wages and better scheduling.

No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas have organized at 640+ stores across the country. Now, they’ve authorized a strike at corporate stores to stop their union-busting and get the fair contract they deserve.

Sign Starbucks baristas’ solidarity pledge: https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/

@schumer.senate.gov Step down and resign! You are no leader!

You just caved! Hope your resignation is next on your list of priorities!

Tonight was a very bad night.

Republicans were overwhelmingly getting blamed for the shutdown.
There was no reason for the Democrats to cave to Trump on healthcare, except for the fact that they are wholly owned and operated by the health insurance lobby.

@warren.senate.gov Tell them all!!! Don’t cave!!!

@schumer.senate.gov Tell them all !!! Don’t cave!!! Don’t throw us into the streets and into bankruptcy when we lose our healthcare! Let them be the party who starved people. Don’t side with them!

You’re a fool to side with them. You are sending millions Americans to the streets and to die when we lose our healthcare.

@fetterman.senate.gov Don’t cave!! Don’t allow the N@5i regime to win!

@schiff.senate.gov Tell them all !!! Don’t cave!!!!

@ocasio-cortez.house.gov Tell them all !!! Don’t cave!!!!

@padilla.senate.gov Tell them all !!!
Don’t cave!!!!!

@aoc.bsky.social Tell them all !! Don’t cave!!!

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Trump admin asks appeals court to pause judge’s requirement that it make full November SNAP payments | News Channel 3-12 By Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order that requires the

We’d say it’s astonishing, but at this point, it’s clear they’re intent on letting struggling Americans go hungry.

The Trump administration has filed an emergency request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring it to fully fund the SNAP program using alternative funding sources by today.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen who was briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties.

“I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer,” the 67-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They never brought one.” https://to.pbs.org/4pWhXzN

National Hispanic Heritage Month | AFL-CIO

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth!

America’s unions are proud to celebrate and honor the history, culture and incredible contributions Hispanic and Latino communities have made in our lives, our workplaces and our labor movement.

As far as im concerned, this is what leaders do. Lead.

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Federal officers took 11 Democratic officials into custody inside a federal building in Lower Manhattan after the group demanded entry to Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells where migrants were being detained.

LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him 'bad publicity' to be revoked President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re get...

President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him.

“They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re getting a license, I think maybe their license should be taken away. It’s up to Brendan Carr.” https://to.pbs.org/4nDxWRg

They’re going to fire a US attorney because they couldn’t find evidence for a crime that was manufactured by the administration?

Banana republic shit

UC Berkeley professor warns of 'unprecedented crackdown' on academic freedom UC Berkeley told 160 faculty, staff and students that their names were included in files shared with the federal government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents." We hear from one of them.

UC Berkeley told 160 faculty, staff and students that their names were included in files shared with the federal government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents." We hear from one of them.

@freedcproject.bsky.social is holding a rally to protest Trump’s plans to take federal control of the police department. If you’re in the area and able to join, please do! Follow them on Bluesky to stay updated on future events.

El Paso County commissioner demands transparency for new Fort Bliss detention center An El Paso County Commissioner is raising concerns over the new Fort Bliss migrant detention facility and calling for transparency.

The Trump administration is set to expand Fort Bliss into the largest immigration detention center in the country, but the El Paso community is pushing back.

We join demands for transparency and assurance that local elected officials, attorneys, and advocates will be able to access the facility.

He really is that petty.

#Boycott @thehomedept.bsky.social

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 Friday, 8/1/25, join our IAM Local 1957 siblings on the informational picket line. Rather than negotiate a fair contract, the City of Norwalk has chosen to engage in union-busting and intimidation, and we're not going to stand for it! We demand fairness, not fear! 🪧✊

No worker should live in fear for simply doing their job. We continue to demand Fernando’s immediate release and call on labor allies, community members, and elected officials to stand with us.