DOL is trying to take away minimum wage and overtime from millions of workers. Just thought I’d mention that.
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DOL is trying to take away minimum wage and overtime from millions of workers. Just thought I’d mention that.
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
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"Confabulation is sometimes called “honest lying,” because the person doing it genuinely believes what he’s saying, even if it is obviously and patently false." thehill.com/opinion/camp...
The rapist pedophile who supported other rapist pedophiles. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinList #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
“We don’t want to hear your propaganda!” one attendee reportedly yelled. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I’ve always believed in the dignity of work, and I’ll never stop fighting to protect it. This Labor Day, I’m celebrating the victories of the labor movement and the contributions of working people all across America. Workers and unions will always have a champion in me.
California stepping up.
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Princeton Professor Kim Scheppele joins me for our final discussion about this month’s book club pick, 1984. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Good Morning Everyone Happy Labor Day Weekend And Tell everyone Thank You Union Members The 1% didn't do this The blood, sweat, and tears of hardworking people did Keep fighting Keep raising your voice
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I’m serious. This REALLY infuriates me. @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @cnn.com Do your job. You failed to lift this up in 2024. If farmers are hurting, explain why and who is to blame. And remind Americans that we paid BILLIONS for Trump’s first tariff blunder. It’s so irresponsible to ignore this.
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Are you a mother of children under 5 who left the workforce in the last six months? We want to hear from you for an upcoming story: https://bit.ly/4lNu0MD
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I can wait for the 5-7 years that his children, as part of their prison duties, clean Drumpf's hospital prison cell while he is on life-support...
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🚨Children🚨Killed by🚨ICE Say their names. Their lives mattered and their deaths were govt. sanctioned murders. 1/2
This is never going away, is it?
It’s Sunday. zohranfornyc.com/events
What a ridiculous person.
Did anyone vote for this? @timothysnyder.bsky.social
"The facility has faced allegations in court of inadequate conditions and inmate abuse, including a North Lake facility case manager who pleaded guilty in 2023 to making false statements about having sexual relations with an inmate." abc7chicago.com/post/largest...
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
Women are leading the way on climate...by a lot. youtu.be/WNzs5sc6tJc?...
The Rev took attendance…
"Today’s electric vehicle boom is tomorrow’s mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills." news.mit.edu/2025/new-sel...
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6sDcEwU/ Oh look…someone else is saying what I have been saying about our party! UNITY around corruption doesn’t work well for anyone. We HAVE TO CLEAN HOUSE!! Period.
If someone now deserve a Nobel prize it's, whiteout any doubt, this man defending his country for getting back... the peace. His name is Volodomir Zelensky.
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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"I still think the Democratic Party believes it's fighting a party. It's not fighting a party; it's fighting an autocratic movement. And the only way to defeat that movement is for the Democratic Party to forget about being a party and lead a pro-democracy movement to fight back."
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I have this on the ready
Jain: We have a U.S. Attorney’s Office that is also facing a vacancy crisis. And that is at least partially because the predecessor to the current U.S. Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, was Ed Martin. He fired more than 20 prosecutors whose only “crime” was prosecuting violent January 6 insurrectionists.
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I was out this week and had to miss taping with my sisters, but getting ready to start listening now, and you can too! www.politicon.com/podcasts/nul...
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Louisiana is advancing a position that could allow it and other Republican-led states in the South to draw new maps that eliminate virtually all majority Black districts, which have been Democratic strongholds, voting rights experts said. apnews.com/article/supr...
Lots of right-wing political pastors and charlatans about to get rich from FEMA money.
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A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
Okay, my 101-year-old grandfather is really enjoying the responses he’s gotten here, so I’ve finally convinced him to let me share something he’s been working on for years; a series of sculptures he calls “Trumpinnochios.” Here’s one of his best. I’ll share a few more in this thread.
On Thursday, I joined the National Action Network's March on Wall Street with Rev. Al Sharpton, MLK III and hundreds of union members, civil rights leaders, and people from NYC and around the country.
NEWS: ACLU pushes to revive criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey JUST CALLED FOR a statewide and federal ban on assault weapons. Who’s with him?
Don’t look away
Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Why can’t people see that the level of incompetence in this administration has lead to irreparable harm & more is to come?!
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
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This year, #LaborDay is more than a barbecue. Billionaires are stealing from working families, destroying our democracy, and building private armies to attack our towns and cities. Join us Monday, Sept 1, at any of 1,000+ collective actions across the US. www.FiftyFifty.one #WorkersOverBillionaires
. My timeline cleanser . . . Good Night America - if you can sleep... 💤 💔 💤
Just in case you forgot…
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."
Ashli Babbitt was calling for the death of Pence and Pelosi. She wore a backpack that could have held guns or bombs when she breached the chamber where congress was voting. She was warned but would not stop. Should the officer have let her confront congress? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
"Every school in the country should have a metal detector." Sean, what are metal detectors at schools there to detect? A baloney sandwich or a GUN? You would be preventing the entry of people with GUNS because GUNS are the problem, you shamelessly dishonest idiot.
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It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines. The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period.
OPINION by @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social’s @symonedsanders.bsky.social: “Lisa Cook is standing her ground. The rest of us must do so as well.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS: If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail. But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
Frey: I think the impetus has to be on all of us to recognize that we've got more guns in this country than we have people, and it's on all of us to recognize the truth and the reality that we can't just say that this shouldn't happen again, and then allow it to happen again and again
School just started, and we are already mourning two children killed and dozens more injured as they prayed during mass. It doesn’t have to be this way. Congress must act to keep our kids safe.
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
Trump did say that he wanted to turn our National Parks into golf courses.
Classrooms Across America Are Heating Up. Here’s How You Can Protect Your Kids www.momscleanairforce.org/classrooms-h...
The mayor of Minneapolis, where a gunman killed at least two children and injured 17 other people during morning Mass at a Catholic Church, said "thoughts and prayers" were not a sufficient response. “Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying."
Kudos to Catelin Drey on her victory in Iowa. This is a district that Trump won easily last November. It's one special election, yes. But it's a sign of hope and another reminder that every election is important. Democracy is not a spectator sport.
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