Sam Nelson

🚨ALERT: Federal agents are prowling DC streets again tonight (8/10). So far, we have received reports of sightings at:
- DuPont Circle
- Gallery Place/ Chinatown
- H St at 15th St & at 8th St NE
- Union station
- Wharf
- 14th St & Montana NE

In L.A., police nightsticks are clubbing press freedom to death | Will Bunch On Friday, LAPD cops allegedly battered and detained journalists at a protest — the ugliest of the many threats to U.S. press freedom.

The press freedom crisis in America isn't only billionaires bowing down at big outlets like CBS, the Post. In L.A., elsewhere, indie journalists at protests are getting beat up or arrested by cops, a chilling sign of an authoritarian U.S. police state

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/los-...

Took Wednesday off to prep and tomorrow off to recover (and my softball team plays the Cato Institute's)

never take freedom of the press or access to news for granted. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

When the “naked self interest” and “being a dumb motherfucker” Ben diagram is a perfect circle.

Please be aware of your surroundings. REMEMBER do not open the door without a judicial warrant, you have the right to remain silent, do not sign anything. If you have any additional info call our hotline 202-335-1183. 2/

🚨Federal agents swarmed DC last night (8/9) again. Feds from multiple agencies, including the DEA, FBI, HSI (ICE), ATF, Marshals, and Border Patrol, were seen at:
- Benning Road
- Bloomingdale/ LeDroit Park
- Deanwood
- Dupont Circle
- Georgetown
- Navy Yard
- Shaw
- The Wharf

The Baffler Staff Forms Union with Workers United NY/NJ The staff of The Baffler has officially formed a union with the Workers United New York New Jersey Regional Joint Board. In doing so, they join a growing number of progressive media outlets such as…

The workers cite a desire for fair pay, democratic participation in workplace decisions, and a respectful environment that reflects the magazine's pro-worker values.

“The working masses are hungry for revolutionary change”

—Rep. Rashida Tlaib at DSA convention

Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.

Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services.

www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...

I said to the confusion of the Nats fans around me

I’ll throw in I saw Paul DeJong homer off Jose Quintana on Friday

We're excited to share an update on our progress in bargaining with REI! This past week the national bargaining committee and REI came to an agreement to establish a national bargaining structure to inform store-level collective bargaining agreements for the 11 unionized REI stores.

Opinion | I might lean left — but Marjorie Taylor Greene is winning my respect The congresswoman, who represents my district, has shown genuine political courage lately.

let me sum this piece up for you:

“hey, it’s me zaid jilani! you might remember me from my credulous profile of josh hawley, published the literal day before january 6. well now i have another credulous take, the time on another far-right maniac. i am definitely not an idiot.”

Dirty Money? Behind the scenes of an anti-union "protest" featuring Wonderful Nurseries.

For a Fair Contract at Science News! Workers at Science News and Science News Explores have been bargaining their first union contract for over a year now. Despite the entire staff's proven ability to work effectively from home, manageme...

actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

Day 460 of negotiations with the @society4science.bsky.social. Since then, the ISS has orbited Earth ~7,360 times. At least the ISS knows how to complete a mission. Help support ours: sign the petition below!

#faircontractnow #UnionStrong

Confit it, freeze any extra

Oh I forgot to post the baseball cards of the striking workers they were handing out. Genius.

Fight Fascism, build socialism. Mass Call Wednesday, July 30 at 8pm ET. Illustration of Trump and members of his adminstration rising over a crowd of people.

Wed 7/30, 8pm ET: hear how DSA members are defending trans and migrant communities, standing with workers and against Trump's billionaire coup, and more — and what you can do to fight against fascism and for a world where we all have dignity and liberation! dsausa.us/trumprespons...

oh my god they literally did the dril tweet and wrote a whole article about it

‘I’m a bit of a dumbass myself’

within the text of Executive Order 14161:

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

The Circumstances Under Which I Would Happily Institute a Salary Cap Welcome to the Pan-American Municipal Baseball League. Bring a map.

I got a little goofy on Effectively Wild the other day, so I decided to write it all down. Here's my plan for a major league of 150 government-run baseball teams spread across five countries

FENWAY BARGAINING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES STRIKE DEADLINE Aramark Has Two Days to Settle a Contract Before Walkout

Concession workers at Fenway announce plan to strike on Friday through Sunday, as the Red Sox play the Dodgers at home, for a new contract

Yeah they told me where I could find you

Tell POLITICO Management: AI should work with journalists, not against us! Last year, PEN Guild members ratified a groundbreaking first contract that included some of the strongest provisions in the industry around artificial intelligence. These protections not only gave uni...

Now, Politico journalists are fighting back. In one of the first such cases of the AI era, staffers are taking their bosses to arbitration over AI use that violates their contract and puts journalists' work and reputation at risk.

They issued the following petition asking for support:

The struggle over AI in journalism is escalating Politico journalists are taking on management for using AI products that risk damaging their reputation and replacing their work. Their fight is emblematic of an embattled industry.

During two of the year's biggest news events, Politico reporters watched in surprise as management installed an AI bot atop the homepage—openly violating a deal with staff. It promptly made embarrassing errors and violated editorial standards. No corrections were issued.

2 journalists facing felony charges after covering protests on Roebling Bridge: What to know Cincinnati CityBeat confirms that two of its journalists were taken into custody while covering a protest on the Roebling Bridge on Thursday night.

After local police attacked a peaceful protest—using tasers and beating protesters—they arrested two journalists and charged them with a total of 13 counts, including rioting.

How would American media cover this if it happened in any other authoritarian country?
www.wlwt.com/article/jour...