Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.
Not all workers get today off! While you enjoy your holiday, many agricultural workers are hard at work planting, harvesting, and packaging the food we eat every day. Today lest honor those workers and thank them for their amazing work. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
My latest must-reads list and my final thoughts for the week. Here, I talk about the first AI-involved murder in the US (that we know of), how the guardrails of reality are being tampered with or removed, and the need to anchor ourselves to each other if we're going to survive these times.
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Together with the labor movement of Maine, together with Bernie Sanders — We will defeat the oligarchy, and we will defeat Susan Collins.
there we go.
UPDATE: House Oversight is convening a private roundtable with survivors of Epstein’s abuse. This is a testament to our pressure. I look forward to hearing from survivors & won't stop pushing for a full, public hearing so their stories are documented in the Congressional Record.
everybody hurts
Wow: 78 year old congressman Jerry Nadler decides not to seek reelection, saying Biden fiasco showed need for "generational change." “Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that."
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This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.
Scenes of chaos play out in Gaza City as military closes in on panic-stricken residents facing forced displacement.
and, people are still getting sick and dying bsky.app/profile/greg...
update (more info, still more questions) www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
what can PA do to protect public health? for starters, ensure we all can access the latest COVID vaccine bsky.app/profile/greg...
🚨 on this Labor Day: We have a moment of leverage in Congress at the end of September. Democrats in Congress can use this to stop Trump’s lawlessness. But we all have to start acting NOW. This is a public fight and D politicians need our help. New from us. “Democrats: Stand Up and Shut Trump Down”
And here are some actions you can take. More in the post.
Between last fall and today, there have been over 3 million out-patient visits, over 300,000 hospitalizations and over 30,000 deaths from COVID. This data comes from a presentation at the the June ACIP meeting extrapolated forward. Now there will likely be more as RFK Jr. consolidates his power. 4/
good essay by Kim Kelly: www.teenvogue.com/story/histor...
Thank you on this labor day!!
update with more info from NH State Police. Still strange www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
The Guardian, in their write up of the reshuffle, completely omit mentioning that Tim Allen, new director of comms, was a Trustee for anti-trans hate group Sex Matters. Instead he gets "Allan’s past colleagues describe him as charming and collegiate". Yikes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Minutes later, Goodman and Giuliani got back on I-93, this time headed northbound, when they were struck from behind at mile marker 23.2, almost directly across from the scene of the reported domestic violence incident on the southbound side."
"Goodman initially reported the incident to law enforcement, and he and Giuliani remained at the scene until Troopers arrived to investigate. Goodman and Giuliani spoke with the Troopers about what they had witnessed and then left the scene before exiting the interstate at a nearby exit
"State Police can confirm that before the crash on I-93 northbound, Giuliani and his driver, Theodore Goodman, were traveling on I-93 southbound when they were flagged down by a woman on the side of the road, just south of Exit 9N, who reported she had been involved in a domestic violence incident
NH State Police update info about the Giuliani crash: www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
update from NH State Police: www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
Her name was Kasi Rhea. She was a friend, a hairstylist, a music fan, and had a family. On Mon, she became the 14th trans person whose violent death has been reported in the US 31 year old Hairstylist and #BlackTransWoman #KasíRhea shot dead in Lynchburg bit.ly/478CwSI
. LABOR DAY: 9/1/25 Trump Tower, NYC Restaurant workers joined activists to stand up to the National Restaurant Association and Donald Trump, who have blocked workers from getting a livable wage with tips on top. 🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_9...
2 weeks after being violently attacked & arrested. "Good job, Mayor Bowser. You're a Fascist, too.”
Sort of feels like Fetterman is running out of things that he can "break with party critics" on.
CHICAGO IS IN THE STREETS! #LaborDay #DefendHigherEd #WorkersOverBillionaires
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Bluesky is now among and often *the* highest referer to @motherjones.com. That’s traffic that has been additive. Only Twitter has dipped btw, the rest as fairly steady state (and instagram impressions and video views on all platforms up enormously.)
Pittsburgh is a union town, and we're proud of it. Labor is at the forefront of the fight against authoritarianism, because we know solidarity is stronger than any dictator. To our union workers this Labor Day and every day–I've always got your back ✊🏾
At Labor Day rallies, speakers decry Trump
2/2 "O’Connor has received at least $387,000 from the industries to date [May], or 26% of his total campaign fundraising. Gainey has received about $46,000 from the sector, about 9% of his intake." www.publicsource.org/campaign-fin...
1/2 "donors associated with companies in the construction, development and real estate industries made up about a quarter of all the money donated in this race...
here's some info: www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
So great!! 👇👇👇
great! thanks!! (I remembered seeing your earlier note about the correction but couldn't find it). Printing 100 tomorrow!!
In 1907, Allegheny County saw 526 worker deaths in mills, mines and other workplaces. In 2023, 169 Pennsylvanians died on the job. The numbers are smaller now—but the hazards haven’t gone away. buff.ly/31XCbLc
From rousing speeches to gun battles, the Pittsburgh region has seen some of the most notable moments in U.S. labor history.
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yes, and curious to know how much Walnut Capital contributed to O'Connor's campaign
Absolutely huge turnout again. Hard to get a sense from the middle of the march but it's at least 12 blocks long
Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents. “What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
this is a place to start educating them: bsky.app/profile/erin...
Tens of thousands gather under ‘Workers Over Billionaires’, pushing for livable wages and economic justice.
2/2 "when a two-vehicle crash occurred across from them on the northbound side of the interstate. As a result of the collision, both vehicles went into the median and were heavily damaged." www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
1/2 still the clearest statement from the police: "Just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks were investigating a reported domestic violence incident on Interstate 93 southbound in Manchester
Another piece of essential labor journalism from Kim Kelly
@50501sd.bsky.social ✊❤️
Ain’t no Labor Day like a Pittsburgh Labor Day. Solidarity forever ✊🏼
The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, which represents Walnut Capital, claims that being forced to include below-market-rate units will cause developers to lose money. www.wpxi.com/news/local/l...
The Attic, a 1,500-square-foot department tucked away in a corner of Construction Junction's Point Breeze warehouse, showcases a still-growing, curated selection of clothing, accessories, home goods, and curiosities at prices that are either comparable to or less expensive than the average Goodwill:
Bridgeville had big plans to build infrastructure to control flooding, but the Trump admin pulled their funding at the last minute. Folks here in Western PA should never have to worry about a flood destroying their homes or businesses.
RESIGN RFK RALLY! Join us on Sunday, Sept 7th, from 3:00pm - 5:00pm on the sidewalk in front of St Mary's Cemetery next to Children's Hospital. 45th Street & Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh
Around 200 protesters lined Center Street in front of the Silvio O. Conte Federal Building on Labor Day. "We call on all elected officials to find their spine and stand up against this regime." www.berkshireeagle.com/news/central...
Portland showed up today! #laborday #workersoverbillionaires
e.g., bsky.app/profile/atru...
Pritzker: "We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American and frankly the president ought to know better. This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws."
Great turnout at today’s Labor Day protest. Bainbridge township in red Ohio knew the assignment. So glad my friend Darcy could join me with her VERY LOUD cowbell.
NEW: Huge anti-Trump protests happening across the US for Labor Day. This is the current scene in San Diego. A seemingly endless line of thousands of people on the streets! @50501movement.bsky.social #workersoverbillionaires #NoKings (🎥 10-97 News)
One of my favorite chants from Chicago’s Labor Day Rally.”Say it once, say it twice—we will not put up with ice” #laborday #Chicago #NoTrumpTroops
is that WPO picture real? meant to show him today?
and the makeup
Concord, NH lit up today with the truth: when the people rise, no billionaire class can break our spirit. Voices rang out: The people united will never be divided. We’re done with crumbs while the rich feast. We’re all in for #WorkersOverBillionaires ✊🔥
Bless these folks for doing what they do bsky.app/profile/econ...
Thinking about how the great Barbara Ehrenreich nailed one of the primary problems with modern journalism a full decade ago. “The real face of journalism today: not million dollar-a-year anchorpersons, but low-wage workers and downwardly spiraling professionals…“ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🧵worth a read. There’s a whole lot happening to us that is being sold as single individual items of limited importance. Our existence is being eroded, attacked.
Meanwhile US EV tax credits expire this month.
"Slavery was built on systematic, unremitting, widely accepted extremes of sexual violence; the South under slavery was a giant rape camp, and our most respected Founding Fathers and the architects of our country were in large part vile rapists and/or abetters of rape."
Trump wants us to stop focusing on the bad parts of slavery. Wrote about how we tend not to focus on one of the worst parts—sweeping, horrific sexual violence. Christofascist patriarchs don’t want to talk about that, for obvious reasons. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/slavery-wa...
Move part of broader immigration crackdown as ruling Labour Party comes under pressure from hard-right Reform UK party.
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After banning visas for Palestinian children seeking medical care, the Trump administration is now banning any Palestinian passport holders from entering the United States. Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
I have to fill out attach a separate form to my passport application to try to get it updated to my legal name and gender. And this form is only for the hold from a court decision in the last few months. Why are Democrats letting Republicans steer the conversation away from my right to travel?
This morning (9/1) at 8 AM feds pulled over a couple at 18th & Park NW. They smashed the window, dragged the husband out & arrested him. When a community member stopped to record they were grabbed & threatened w/ pepper spray by this piece of shit. @mayorbowser.bsky.social do you welcome this too?
I think it's useful to unpack this. If Democrats agree with Republicans on excluding women's sports, what's the harm? Is it primarily harm to trans women who play sports, or is there something more to it? A reasonable person who doesn't know much about trans issues could ask these questions.
Great thread
I've already said what I need to say about Newsom's stance on trans ppl & why it will fail in this short 🧵. but can I just add, as a long time Californian & Bay Area resident, I'm convinced that this online push for him 3 years out from Dem primaries is 100% astroterfed... bsky.app/profile/juli...
Compare the murky, indeterminate data on school closures to the stark, decisive findings on vaccine hesitancy. Republican policies and rhetoric killed hundreds of thousands of people! We don’t need to bolster this fake narrative. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
University of Stupid Clowns
12,000+ union baristas. Nearly 650 union elections won. We're strong, we're united, and we're ready for our union contracts. Happy Labor Day, Starbucks... it's your move.
and, from Kim Kelly www.teenvogue.com/story/histor...
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Good day to say @kimkelly.bsky.social's book Fight Like Hell is a must-read and one I refer back to all the time, and if you want to be the coolest adult in the life of any kid you know, you should get them the young readers edition, Fight to Win! Link: bookshop.org/p/books/figh...
Central Coast Farm workers wish you a happy #LaborDay Campesinos de la Costa Central les desean un feliz Día del Trabajo. #WeFeedYou #SoyEsencial
is it safe to ask name and date of birth? [I'm printing 100 tomorrow to distribute with some students]
I know. I like it!
great idea!
Want to order your own Pittsburgh Union Progress newshound shirt that directly supports striking workers? Get one here! -> pghguild.com/shirt/
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"If you earned $7,000 an hour every day since the birth of Jesus Christ, you’d have a whopping $124 billion by the end of 2022 and would still have made less money than 58-year-old Jeff Bezos — whose estimated net worth is $138.2 billion." pittnews.com/article/1757...
"If you had a million dollars and spent $1000 a day, you would run out of money in three years. In contrast, if you had a billion dollars and spent the same amount each day, it would take you 2,740 years to spend your wealth."
and, AOC “Billionaires should not exist” does not mean certain people should not exist. It means no person should have a billion dollars. The ascent of billionaires is a symptom & outcome of an immoral system that tells people affordable insulin is impossible but exploitation is fine.