Liberty

Until you’ve participated in union contract negotiation it can be hard to conceptualize that an owner or manager would care more about screwing their workers than keeping a business profitable or indeed open at all, but it’s actually not so uncommon!

A Fair Slice | Becca Young Unionizing at Brooklyn’s Barboncino was the easy part—then came the negotiations

I’m glad a former Barboncino worker got the chance to write about what happened with the closure of what was once far and away my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn thebaffler.com/latest/a-fai...

The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door L.A. County’s Chiquita Canyon Landfill has spewed high levels of toxic gases and climate super-pollutants for years. Yet local residents’ pleas for help from state officials remain unanswered.

Thanks to ‪@capitalandmain.bsky.social‬ for running our story on LA County's Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The landfill has released #cancer-causing gases and #climate super-pollutants for years, endangering residents who have long demanded state action, to no avail. capitalandmain.com/the-smolderi...

Yarn lovers are facing higher prices, delays, and supply issues as new U.S. import rules take effect. With parcels under $800 now taxed and many postal services halting deliveries, several beloved European yarn brands have already paused shipping to the U.S. 😿

Read it: 👉 archive.is/lxp1v

The facts and fiction fueling the WNBA's CBA fight This Labor Day, let's dive into one of the most consequential labor fights in women's sports history.

I went long on the WNBA CBA negotiations, attempting to separate fact from fiction and counter bad-faith attacks. Take a dive into the nitty gritty with me!

"The WNBA has proved that it can survive. With this new CBA it needs to set itself up to thrive." www.powerplays.news/p/the-facts-...

I try to live my life in such a way that hopefully this won't be people's reactions if I trip into a woodchipper one day

Obviously this doesn’t make sense empirically (Housing First is proven!) or grammatically (they are now literally housed?) but it makes sense if you understand “homelessness” as referring to a racialized surplus population

If it’s a bubble, then explain why 10% of the value of the entire stock market is just selling shovels, checkmate

I’ve been using it for Spanish since this past winter, and the decline in quality since the inclusion of AI is striking. The things it’s teaching me make no sense anymore. As my best friend put it, “Duolingo’s goal is not to teach you a language, but to keep you using Duolingo.”

Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British government Irish novelist Sally Rooney could be arrested under the Terrorism Act after saying she intends to use proceeds from her work to support Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK last month, a legal expert has warned. Meanwhile, No 10 said that supporting the group was an offence under the act, after Rooney had made her pledge. Continue reading...

Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action

Wondering: In the end, how many nouveau confederacy states will send troops to join the assault on the United States capital city?

The statue, and Sue, are launching off the left leg with the right bent in the air, the left arm back and down, the right arm up and forward although the statue is cradling the ball for a layup. Sue is wearing black penny loafers, faded blue jeans and a pea green button up. Her hair is down, the statue has it pulled back in a pony tail (AP/Lindsey Wasson)

Sue Bird doing her best imitation of her statue (AP/Lindsey Wasson)

Some people are getting more comfortable calling for the abolition of ICE but they absolutely can't fathom abolishing the police.

Eh it’s an argument I see a lot. Wild misspecification of what the humanities are leads to (well meaning) defenses that draw on morality and ethics. Of course humanities aren’t a bulwark against fascism. It is that eliminating them is evidence of fascism. That’s the point.

I don't door dash but rooting for A'ja to make it happen for y'all

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

“Tens of thousands of people who fight wildfires spend weeks working in toxic smoke and ash wearing only a cloth bandanna, or nothing at all.”

Why? Two of the answers lie at the root of many of our problems: unthinking male macho BS, and cheapness.

Gift article.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

“There's a lot of romanticism revolving around the Black Power era, the Black Power activists, but we were people just like everybody else. We had hopes, dreams, aspirations, disappointments. I wanted people to see everyday people in their totality.”

It is their property and this is criminal.

my mentions have started getting really weird

Seed-dispersing animals are in decline, impacting forests and the climate: Study A lot of attention has been paid to the decrease in bee populations and other pollinators, but a recent review article makes the case that we should be equally alarmed by the declining numbers of…

A lot of attention has been paid to the decrease in bee populations and other pollinators, but a recent review article makes the case that we should be equally alarmed by the declining numbers of seed-dispersing animals, which are crucial for growing healthy forests.

Axon is foisting its AI police tech onto vulnerable people and hoping for the best.

Border Patrol just took a man in Sierra Madre at the Metro Station in East Pasadena.

This is probably the best thing I will see all day LMFAO

OMG I saw this and I was like literally getting fucked a million Gav

How Cuomo Wants to Limit Who Gets to Live in Rent-Stabilized Units

It is legitimately insane that the NYT has now published FOUR separate articles taking seriously this half-baked proposal that is opposed by literally every single person who has thought about it for more than a second

who fucking cares

Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership

Earlier this week, ICE raided a home in East Oakland. This is the first confirmed raid in Oakland. oaklandside.org/2025/08/13/s...

If you see them again in our county, call the ACILEP hotline at 510-241-4011 to confirm. www.acilep.org ACILEP will verify, and provide support to the community.

Yes I'm already feeling better, appreciate you saying this, I need all the help I can get!

Ok but I've seen Adam Levine courtside at multiple laker games so ... Maybe it is!!