Union membership means higher wages, better benefits and a more secure retirement for America’s workers. If we are going to save the middle class, we have got to expand union organizing in this country.
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Union membership means higher wages, better benefits and a more secure retirement for America’s workers. If we are going to save the middle class, we have got to expand union organizing in this country.
Go fuck yourselves.
I'm not surprised by his reasoning nor how gleefully he stated it.
Glad to see Pritzker standing up forcefully against the current tyrant in chief. Needless to say, none of this is normal, and every day it’s pushing us closer and closer to an outright shooting war. If you’re a member of the military, remember you swore an oath to the Constitution above all else.
the democratic party's bias to normalcy is gonna kill us off. the gop is literally talking about a military junta and the democratic leader is operating like he can just cut a deal with republicans like its normal times.
Platner: Our taxpayer dollars can build schools and hospitals in America, not bombs to destroy them in Gaza.
Looking back, it got me.
Bumping what I wrote the night he quit the Raiders Jon Gruden's emails made clear he's a racist, sexist, homophobe. That doesn't just make him a bad person (thought it obviously does!), it makes him a bad football coach, because you need to work with Black people, gay people, and women to win
Fucking perfect. #IOWA
@sickoscommittee.org uuhhhh, the Kid Captain picked "Kickstart my Heart" for the song during the wave?? #IOWA
Uh, Holy Fucking Shit.
Our quarterback is hotter than your quarterback. #IOWA
can't stop repeating this since i found out: she's a scientologist. david miscaviage sets high profile public figures up with partners as part of their recruitment and influence agenda. obviously, i can't prove he's a scientologist, but he certainly fits the profile for someone honeypotted by them.
Shithole country.
What a piece of shit.
Wrote about the Micah Parsons trade. www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.
We met Tory Taylor's family at the local spot and bought all their drinks. They were blown away that we bought all their drinks and how bonkers college football facilities are. They were delightful.
@sickoscommittee.org are you ready for punt excellence this season? #IOWA #PUNTS
Even this framing from PSA sounds deranged, there is no worthy “debate” over trans rights. Trans people deserve full rights and equal protections and freedom under the law full stop. There is no reasonable other “side” on this issue.
Bioshock
Excellent summary of this administration's moral vacuousness when it comes to crime. We must imprison every shoplifter and homeless person, but if you can flatter, donate to, socialize with, or do a favor for Trump -- or if you remind Trump of himself -- you can crime with impunity.
Hey, @mattyglesias.bsky.social, have you literally just not left your apartment? They’re in every single metro station, all over the mall, and doing checkpoints on 14th and U. DHS is all over Hispanic neighborhoods and harassing uber drivers. You genuinely cannot not see this. Go outside.
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
Maybe they wouldn't be so upset about people calling them clowns if they weren't fucking clowns.
Maybe there's a lesson to be learned.
I'm just going to leave this here. @tomtomorrow.bsky.social
The big story siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/g...
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
I'm so sorry. Such a good kitty.
I love this.
Not a school.
🤡
Do not come, Donald Trump. You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
Who is going to drive his golf cart?
None of this happened.
This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, 2 Trump judges ruled that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional giving Elon Musk, worth $410 billion, & other union busters the absolute power to exploit workers & violate labor law with impunity. This disastrous decision cannot stand.
Combat sports, esp. MMA, is lost in this country. Last night a fighter on the Contender Series fantasized about the transgendered being 'opponents'. Today a champion bestows a visit to a warlord. The Saudi image rebuild and takeover in boxing is complete. What's been built in my lifetime is gone.
I told so many union members these assholes were coming for the NLRB. No one believed me.
Once again tapping the sign that reads “the alternative to collective bargaining is dragging out the factory owner from his house and beating him to death in front of his family,” because that’s what we had before collective bargaining Unions are there for *your* protection too, management
Such a tight brief laying down of smack. When I need to step up, I need to think to myself, "I'm more than qualified to make the call. I LOVE Murderbot.
Laughed at this for about 5 minutes 😂😂😂😂
Happy Birthday!!! 🎂🥳🎂🥳🎂🙃 also *hugs*
While Wall Street executives rake in $1,769 an hour, the workers who help take care of our kids get paid less than parking lot attendants. That is crazy. No job is more important than raising our nation’s children. Child care workers deserve a living wage.
I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
What a weak-ass lil piss boy.
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’ You don’t ‘run the gambit.’ gamut = entire range or series gauntlet = severe trial Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
Between the improved IRA subsidies expiring, the GOP's #BigUglyBill passing & the Trump CMS's so-called "Integrity Rule" being implemented, net premiums for some Iowa enrollees could double or even triple starting in January.
Shithole country.
The executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate—an Israeli agency under the purview of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu—was arrested in Las Vegas for luring a child with a computer for a sex act. He was released and returned to Israel shortly thereafter. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Stochastic terrorism.
New Patreon ep—JOE VS THE VOLCANO! This absurdist romantic comedy from 1990 was a flop, a punchline/cautionary tale for years. Why is it taking so long for the culture to shift to rightfully adoring it? Only $4.50, cheap! We’re not arguing that with you! www.patreon.com/suspensekills
It is a certain kind of art.
DONT LOOK BEHIND YOU
Looking forward to the federal takeover of Tusla, Oklahoma's police department. More in tomorrow's Popular Information. popular.info/subscribe
Donald Trump has personally incited more crime in Washington DC than perhaps anyone else living. He pardoned violent criminals who attacked our Capitol and put them back in American communities. He even made a man who was filmed urging the crowd to kill DC police officers a senior adviser at DOJ.
I'll help. We can get that up to 10-12.
Literally one of the best games ever.
Also, legit argument that James Bond is Dom Toretto's father. James: 1. Steals a motorcycle to jump onto a plane to steal it. 2. Races a Ferrari with a classic Aston Martin. 3. Does E-brake turns with a stolen tank to rescue a kidnapped ally. 4. There are no Bond films from 75 or 76.
The "Tank Chase" in Goldeneye is a Top Ten action sequence in all of cinema.
A column in the Washington Post yet again complains of mean younger liberals canceling older relatives. A poll they linked shows parents cut off children more than vice versa. But the story is always how younger liberals are mean to racists, and can they please stop that. (Gift link)
Fuck this shit.
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
Your dog is a lovely lil girl. I hope you get her home soon. 💚
Republican Mike Flood’s comments being drowned out by chants of “tax the rich” at his town hall
In case you're wondering how the Medicaid cuts are going, my area just lost a $2.2 Billion expansion. Fuck all these monsters that support that orange cunt.
And they're awesome.
nine times out of ten if there's a college in your town and the college goes away so does everything you liked about your town
KONSTANIN SPÖRK
MURPH!
I work in construction. This is a huge event space. Basically a football field long and a football field wide.
This is going around for some reason, just gonna point out that many studies have been done about porn addiction, held by researchers who believed in porn addiction, only to find that porn addiction is not real and never was. Turns out it was religion. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wome...
Mamdani: We are reminded no matter how strong our gun laws are in this state, we are only as safe as the weakest laws in this nation.
@patrickwyman.bsky.social Hey, man! Do you know when Americans started using Month-Day-Year? Was it tied to class? Separation from Europe?
The Reckoning of Amalur. Mainly because they remastered/upgraded/whatever without changing any of the gameplay and rereleased it with all the expansion packs as The Re-Reckoning of Amalur. I haven't even finished either playthrough and now talking about it makes me want to play it again.
The US healthcare system is legalized extortion
This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker. The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
Go fuck yourself, Jeffery.
I remember this. Incredible.
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
Police are an enemy.
So, as I suspected, the police response to the shootings of Democratic elected officials in Minnesota was actually a complete disaster www.startribune.com/new-details-...
My favorite cheese is burger wrapper cheese.
A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together. Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...
WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
When you win a giant sloth stuffy and give it to friends who are also regulars at the local for their grandkids:
The Law hates women who speak up.
Stolen Velour?
Real discussion: CNN: Hey Dave it's CNN. Could you come on to talk about the death of Hulk Hogan Me: Hulk Hogan was a racist scab and a liar. He hated unions, Black people, and the truth and that's why he loved Donald Trump. What time do you want me? CNN: Great! Well.... so we'll keep looking
Fuck Colombia.
I had a girlfriend explain to me that most women don't have same sized boobs and that she had bras she would wear depending if she was ok with one boob being smashed or the other boob being loose. I was blown away. They don't teach boys shit about other people's shit.
Hey @mcuban.bsky.social your coworker is a staggering piece of shit and a child rape apologist. You gonna condemn this or go fuck yourself?
The death of Ozzy is the *lead* story at Die Zeit, the Süddeutsche, and Der Spiegel. Kultur.
Awwww, you're adorable. 💚