Your Labor Day reminder that Trump doesn't actually care about working people. Take it from me, a former Secretary of Labor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
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Your Labor Day reminder that Trump doesn't actually care about working people. Take it from me, a former Secretary of Labor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
We are suing Texas in two cases -- one voting, one redistricting.
At Lowe’s, for instance, every one of their 273,000 employees could’ve gotten an annual $28,456 bonus over the past six years with the money the retailer blew on stock buybacks. Lowe’s median worker pay was just $30,606 last year. #LaborDay #EconomicJustice #ClassWar
The problem isn’t refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat. Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.
Secrecy protects DOGE, not the public. If we don’t know what DOGE officials are doing, we can’t hold our government accountable for the deadly results of their work. Learn about DOGE secrecy and why this is so dangerous. americanoversight.org/as-doge-cuts...
Six years ago today, August 31, 2019, Brooklyn Center Police officers fatally shot Kobe Heisler-Dimock, an unarmed 21-year-old autistic man, as they responded to a mental crisis call. Kobe's mother, Amity, said her son “was never a threat to anybody but himself” when the police killed him. 🧵
Hey GOP: You are killing the economy with your policies you dumba**es. Who do you think is going to pay your rent and buy your goods after you wreck the economy? The Middle Class literally supports you and your yachting lifestyle and you are crushing us. Wake TF up.
They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.
❄️ Antarctica is no longer untouched Scientists found heavy metals in Antarctic snow, tracing back to nearby research stations and growing tourism. Pollution is leaving a chemical footprint, even in Earth’s most remote places. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #Antarctica 🧪
Join me and the incomparable Heather Cox Richardson for a members-only live podcast to explore the urgent challenges facing democracy today, and how history helps us understand the path forward. Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. ET | Live on Zoom Sign up now! newsletters.democracydocket.com/hcr-podcast
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
Typo....arrest
Why would a person keep changing his name? 🤔
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_St...
Better than them shooting people, ala Kent State massacre. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_St...
RFK Jr. is "like the guy you never wanted to have to partner with in science class. He thought he knew the answers and he's ultimately the guy who would light his hair on fire, and now he's lighting all of HHS on fire," says Michigan Senate candidate Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social.
Welcome to Herr Pedo Taco's America, which suspiciously like the worst of the southern USA during Jim Crow. I was born in 1950 and fully expected things to be so much better by now. I'm so ashamed.
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
Sorry to hear that he has Parkinson's, but no sympathy for the legal issues He destroyed Hillary's campaign. FU.
This case about the US govt holding hundreds of children in planes bc it got caught trying to quickly deport them is foul but just to be clear It's lawful for an abused woman to seek asylum for herself/her child. The other parent "authorizing" the child's return is not the controlling factor!
THIS! Is the plain spoken truth telling I was posting about the other day here, the sort that everyone from White House press corps reporters to the person on the street needs to see, here and say. Quite an excellent op-ed. Coudn't have written it better myself! @velshimsnbc.bsky.social
Artest on what grounds?
I can't. I have to work (seriously).
📌Happy Labor Day to the millions of people who are working on this national holiday, so the money-grubbing corporate overlords Republicans love so much can get even richer ...
had an idea. watching TV. There was 2 ads for farming/products. One was Lays Potato Chips. Showed a white family & a little girl placing a perfect potato in truck of potatoes. These companies need to depict who’s really doing the work. Have people of color in the ad. Potato picking is hard Fn work
Weekends. The 40-hour work week. Sick days. That didn't just happen. Organized labor did that. And today, we celebrate how far we've come. And how far we've yet to go to build an economy – and a country – that works for working people.
"All you guys want to do is bring up the time the sitting President fomented an insurrection in order to ignore the results of a national election and remain in power"...🖕
Assuming he's sick, l just pray he follows the medical advice of "one of the world's foremost voices, advocates and experts on public health," RFK Jr.
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
📌Labor Day Fun* Fact 2015 average weekly wages: Men: $895 Women: $730 2025 average weekly wages: Men: $1,330 Women: $1,078 *Unless yer a woman
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Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
We all have a role to play to address the stigma related to substance use disorders. We want to encourage more people to seek treatment.
The oldest fossil evidence shows that humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago and would have had dark pigmented skin to protect them from intense UV rays. So if you're a believer in "God," and believe man was created in his image... then it stands to reason that God is a Black man.
IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!
Around 10 ICE agents showed up at Malcolm X Park to detain an unarmed man peacefully sitting on a bench. Wouldn't it be great to see them raking leaves instead of harassing innocent, harmless people and using the National Guard for free maintenance labor? What a total disgrace. #OnYourSide
Alexander Hamilton (one of the Founders) was born in British Leeward Islands. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
Anne Schuchat, former Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, says she's worried about vaccine access, as experienced leaders leave the agency in protest.
They attack Fauci, an actual doctor and scientist, but praise RFK Jr., who’s never even seen the inside of a lab. Make it make sense.
This reminds me of @katesheppard.bsky.social’s book “Women in the Valley of the Kings” about women Egyptologists.
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Use it effectively!
damn straight
The trees were needed for masts on the British war and merchant ships.
================== Why Pine Tree Activism? ================== Good Sunday morning!. It's bright, sunny, and warming up. Welcome new followers! I appreciate your interest and faith in the content here. I post this from time to time to explain the background to choosing the name Pine Tree Activism.
"If you don’t want to tear it down and start from scratch, you’re part of the problem. If you *do* want to tear it down and start from scratch, congratulations, you’re hired." Not much more to it than that.
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES #LaborDay DAY 31 AUGUST 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES Labor Day Weekend Throwback to President Joseph Biden, September 2023. The ONLY President while in office to stand in a picket line Truly cared for the AMERICAN WORKER Trump hates labor #UnionStrong THANK YOU JOE
My authority over election law is fully equal to the president's. That is, none. Explicit or implicit, ffs.
Pour one out for Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s clerks this Labor Day weekend
@lakesuperior.bsky.social Lake Superior for the win! www.travelandleisure.com/cleanest-lak...
Crazy idea: what if we make electricity cost more for non-residential use.
Big bunny!
China isn’t the reason to build solar—it’s the reason we can’t afford to wait. While US nuclear flatlines, China’s solar has already rocketed past it. The lesson isn’t to copy them—it’s that the transition is happening at breakneck speed. Delay now means falling behind forever. ⚡☀️ #EnergyTransition
@jollygoodginger.bsky.social is in DC with other vets right now standing up for democracy. He's playing General Milleys speech on repeat for them today 💜 #LoveTheVets!
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket. This one is easy. The Washington Post ignored Trump's latest attack on democracy entirely. It went with one about "grey rocking" instead. Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Take your medical guidance from your PCP and local hospitals. Everything at the federal level is nonsense.
The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the orange felon a Russian asset in a live televised speech. Well done, this is how you do it. 👏
SNAP was made permanent nearly 60 years ago today and it's helped millions of families put food on the table. But Republicans would rather see billionaires put more money in the bank—so they gutted SNAP to fund tax cuts they don’t need. They're betraying middle-class Americans.
Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages should’ve made that very clear.
Nearly 250K people have already watched my interview with Cong. Jamie Raskin that posted on Friday. That is a lot for our YouTube channel! Take some time this weekend and watch for yourself. You will hopefully learn and enjoy. youtu.be/YDLIgNzb5FM
Women with little heart damage after heart attacks treated with beta-blockers were much more likely to have another heart attack or be hospitalized for heart failure + ~3x more likely to die compared with women not given them. Research on the heart only focused on men 😒 www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
President Trump’s travel bans are not about national security. They target populations he has publicly disparaged. bit.ly/45zhGJM
If Missouri Republicans mid-cycle redistrict and break the law, they will be sued. That is a promise and I don't bluff. Just ask Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Make no mistake, everything that’s happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media. Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are. Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
Targeting firefighters while they work. Dragging children from their beds in the dead of night. MAGA will go to any length. We’ve said it before, eventually the monster comes for us all!
Still Waiting For Texas Republicans To Lower Your Taxes? Texas Republican legislators have been promising to lower their constituents’ taxes for years, despite the fact that they continue to rise every year. The reasons for that will surprise you. open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
Donald Trump has invented a new kind of fascism, all the nasty, authoritarianism of the old fascism, but this time the trains *don't* run on time.
Why has Trump been attacking unions and workers’ rights? He wants working people to feel helpless and divided. Trump and his billionaire backers realize that the collective power of a unified labor movement outweighs their own power. Know this: Workers outnumber the oligarchs.
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said in a weekend social media post he plans to issue an executive order to impose voter ID requirements. And he reiterated his desire to ban mail voting. The president lacks the authority to take either step. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Wait! I thought Trump was supposed to be “ending homelessness.” HUD just announced a nationwide audit of Section 8 “citizen status.” Mixed-status families could lose rental assistance, even when kids are U.S. citizens. Families including children could be thrown into eviction & face homelessness.
So support the policies most progressives want AND STOP WITH THE STUPID EXPENSIVE FOCUS GROUPS. Talk to real voters!
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Mask properly, avoid crowds, wash hands, get vaccinated for the flu (I know, flu is not Covid, but it is best to keep healthy). I have been masking for over a year when going to the most dangerous place-the grocery store. People have to get food and meds even if they are sick.
"Test positivity is as high as 17.9% in places like Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico," RFK Jr is confident that with a little effort 30% or higher is possible. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
“They advocate the removal of almost all public officials and services, increasing the numbers of the armed forces and police, building up the capacity for repression by the powers that be, no longer public, but corporate and business. [DOGE and militia-style police (ICE)] is a trial run of this.”
RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it
Science is real
Don’t let anyone fool you. This is not about ensuring proper compensation for people who are harmed by vaccines (and remember—the benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks). This is just another way to reduce vaccine availability, sow distrust, and spread misinformation
Jamie Oliver brilliantly debunks the lies and ridiculous statements that RFK JR. has stated on multiple occasions. Experts are saying that RFK JR’s statements could very well be related to the worm in his brain. He is extremely dangerous and unfit! #USDemocracy #Pinks youtube.com/shorts/JPzXG...
What will it mean for culture when the live television band, something that has been an American institution for 70 years, goes extinct?
CDC Vaccine Officials Resign While Childhood Vaccination Rates Decline, Paving the Way for More Outbreaks | The shake-up at the agency comes as states see increases in vaccine exemption requests, reports @stateline.org
I heard it firsthand at Eloy Detention Center: women are given used underwear—causing rampant UTIs—and people with cancer are denied specialists. These human rights abuses are bankrolled under Trump with billions in taxpayer dollars. Unacceptable. We’re demanding change.
Colorado also taxes groceries.
How did a civilized society come to embrace Hitler’s extreme ideas?
"RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy...it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism." Were he not a Kennedy...and wealthy...he'd likely be living his life out in a mental institution. Diagnosis: Dumb-Fuckery.
To read the 337-page transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with the Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche, is to be horrified, even enraged, by Maxwell’s brazen airbrushing of her conduct, and by Blanche’s placid acceptance of her rendition of events.