COMMENTARY: If this was happening in another nation, we'd call it by name. It's authoritarianism.
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COMMENTARY: If this was happening in another nation, we'd call it by name. It's authoritarianism.
As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.
Never too late for diverse fish! Great for the Oct 18 No Kings protest
It's funny I remembered where I put it at 10PM AFTER Labor Day is mostly over, but after having lost if for several years, I finally found the diverse fish graphic I made in 2018. It always bothering me that the school of fish was the same type. That erases the modern, diverse labor movement.
“These results suggest that physical activity levels are directly influenced by the built environment and not simply a product of personal preferences or other types of selection effects” If we really want to make America healthy again, walkability should be a priority
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
Labor activists call for $20 minimum wage in Wisconsin www.tmj4.com/news/state-c... #wipolitics
Words are magic
See through it.
An no one in the press calls"bullshit!"
Trump: "We've taken in almost $17 trillion of investment." (That would be more than half the entire US GDP, so no.)
National media: Are *you* ready to start asking this question - every day?
RFK jr's cult beliefs in no way supersedes anyone's right to prevent death or disease in their self or their family. Full Stop.
Pritzker: "We've gathered information from unauthorized, patriotic officials inside the government and from-sourced reporters about Donald Trump's plan, which is to deploy armed military personnel to the streets of Chicago."
ATL showed up! Loved the signs. Thanks to everyone who came to support. 💚💚
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
I'm concerned about the multi-state outbreak of vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating bacteria) in the Gulf, with 60+ cases across 5 states, & 10+ deaths. On my travels along the gulf states, I didn't see any additional information on how to stay safe. I wonder how CDC cuts have impacted this response.
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
Pritzker: When did we become a country where it's okay for the president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything, especially something we don't want? Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?
Join your union... and support @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social going on strike to fight the ridiculous scale of cuts at our university: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
Rare is the opportunity to build out a great urban park. Glad to work with the strong teams at KC Parks and Port KC as we embrace our City’s origins at the Missouri River and enhance trails, paths, and recreation at Kansas City’s Riverfront Park and all along the Missouri River.
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 ✊🏾
A Monarch butterfly resting on a cattail reed. Monarch butterflies typically live two to six weeks, with the exception of this current generation called the "super generation," which migrates and lives eight to nine months. Safe travels you beautiful creature
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
With more old-growth logging set to begin near Fairy Creek, a new blockade has emerged to save the irreplaceable forests Do not let them destroy these ancient Trees, like the one below marked for logging If they were buildings they would be protected ricochet.media/climate/envi...
I was marching behind these folks today, and I really loved his shirt and her sign. #LaborDayProtest #WorkersOverBillionaires
Trump’s tariff taxes are driving American farmers out of business. Believe me, no one knows bankruptcy better than Donald! fortune.com/2025/08/30/r...
🤮 (Nuanced reaction to match every action of this regime)
Done!
Thank you! I want more humans and less AI in my life!
This site might be helpful if you're interested in turning off AI search results in your browsers. tenbluelinks.org
THANK you! Absolutely! And more media coverage on the illegal and nonsensical use of the national guard as GARDENERS AND COPS!
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
Absolutely! More media coverage on this now! It should be 24/7 about the illegal use of the national guard on its own people. 24/7. Pretend it’s a Biden gaffe…
“Sitting in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the administration violated the Posse Comitatus Act. The 1878 law prohibits the U.S. military from executing domestic laws.” www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Thank you!
Just did this, took 10 seconds. Looking forward to not needing to remember to type "-ai" constantly
The garbage that spews from these peoples’ mouths 🙄
🚨BREAKING: Federal court STRIKES DOWN down new South Dakota law imposing a nine-month deadline to file ballot measures declaring it unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Congrats to Dakotans for Health and their legal team! www.democracydocket.com/cases/south-...
"Toughest cities in America" So you're going to RED state cities? Oh...right, you're going to cities that have Black Mayors, and calling them "Tough cities" FUCK this White supremacist bullshit. Chicago is NOT a "tough" city, it is a BEAUTIFUL city. These fascist would take heed to stay the fuck out
No red states. Says it all.
Meanwhile www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
"Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trump’s America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics — and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up." www.ft.com/content/b86b...
Then we could fund education, head start, Medicare etc.
Maybe it’s because billionaires like fElon suck up all the money! No one can afford the American dream any more. Own home, own a car, have 3 kids and a decent paying job.That’s all pipe dreams anymore. Tax the rich, improve the middle class wages and you watch, people will start having kids again.
2/ are showing toward remaining single. Only they can’t openly force us or say it (I mean some do) So they say ‘birth rate’ and ‘male loneliness’ But it’s all the same thing. Men having no access to our vaginas or free labor. They dgaf about kids
The number one threat to the West is crony capitalism. Number two is Christian nationalism. Number three is low literacy (the USA is currently 128th in literacy). Shall I go on?
Really wish the media would speak with the same clarity as judges - absent a rebellion on U.S. soil, the President cannot deploy the National Guard to act as a police force under his control. I know the rule of law is not click bait, but it undergirds the functioning of society.
Bernie Sanders tells Rolling Stone he’s backing Graham Platner, Maine’s oysterman Senate candidate, to “send a message.” The message: “Ordinary people can step up, you can take on the powers that be. You can win.” Dispatch from @andrewperez.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Being pro-drowning of children seems like a real are-we-the-baddies moment www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Anne Applebaum on the threat of authoritarianism in the United States. "The surprise has been the number of people, the Republicans in the Senate and the House, but also law firms, business...how many people gave up before fighting and they just kind of acquiesced." youtube.com/shorts/QpYrO...
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.
Will the #wolves go extinct in America again? Trophy hunters are fighting to get wolves in America and the northern EU. #Resistors #Animals #birders #Help www.teamwolf.org/take-action
A shout-out to Portland, Little Rock, Ocean City, San Diego, Indianapolis, Salem, Denver, Asheville, and Pittsburgh!
2025 Labor Day Parade in Muskegon, Michigan #Indivisible #MI #RESIST #LaborDay #ThankYouWorkers
Thank you to the unions and fairness fighters that gained the workers' rights most of us in the U.S. take for granted. Enjoying the new book by @rbreich.bsky.social on this Labor Day weekend.
🚨Let’s hear it for Columbus, Ohio! 🚨
DC MUSIC FESTIVAL HAPPENING NOW 9/1
Report: Wisconsin municipal spending increased 7.1% due to #Trumpflation www.thecentersquare.... #wipolitics
"Even in a long line of anti-labor GOP presidents, Trump stands out. And while he may not succeed in completely destroying collective bargaining in America, he’s poised to strike terrible blows against organized labor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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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.
Where is the Tom Clancy novel where the President of the United States takes a car ride alone with the former head of Russian internal security services (who spent 16 years as a KGB field agent) at a time of intense geopolitical tension between the two countries?
Happy Labor Day! California is proud to be ranked the #1 state for workers. We’re leading the nation with strong wage standards, worker protections, and labor rights that make our communities, businesses, and families stronger.
Had a blast walking with the Polk County Dems today at the South Central Iowa Federation of Labor Parade. Thank you to the organizers who ensured it went off without a hitch - I'm proud to be fighting for a better future for all working families and union members across Iowa!
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.
TRUMP IS “BRAZENLY ANTI-WORKER” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: “Trump talks a good game of being for working people, but he’s doing the absolute opposite. He is stripping away regulations that protect workers. His attacks on unions are coming fast & furious." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It is wild that the Washington Post -- which claims "Democracy Dies in Darkness" -- has remained completely silent for more than a day about Trump's latest attack on free and fair elections. Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
As we begin a new month, my law firm is litigation 51 voting and election cases in 25 states. 6 in Arizona 6 in Georgia 4 in Florida 4 in North Carolina 8 involve redistricting
Rural communities and people with disabilities will have even more limited access to health care. Families with low incomes who rely most heavily on community clinics and health departments will have fewer resources available to them. Children will lose access to lifesaving vaccines due to cost.
Won’t brb. Going to read now: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by @scalzi.com
The folks ruining America won’t be found in a Home Depot parking lot—they’re in the Oval Office
A busy milkweed!
A ballot measure in Maine that would add new restrictions on mail voting would have an outsize effect in this state, where the average age is the highest of any state in the country and there is a high incidence of disability.
#TheOutpost Leave the Leaves! These Invertebrates Depend on It 🌱🌿🐛👨🌾🌳 Xerces Society xerces.org/blog/leave-l...
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.
I don’t really personally feel this way but it’s clear a lot of folks do and it’s been a real problem for confronting the fascists
Happy Labor Day! Thank a union member! Be thankful for those who came before and risked their lives to fight for better working conditions: Weekends 8 hour workdays Banning child labor
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.
Tampa, Orlando, & Jax all have dem mayors. We’d be a genuinely purple state if not for gerrymandering. I also think racism driving fear about immigrants isn’t helping.
I am in Florida right now on business and the hotel I am staying at is broadcasting Fox, Newsmax and oEN but no MSNBC. They are brainwashing their citizens .
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
They’re here for you: bsky.app/profile/gtco...
This bruise isn't going away any time soon, Donald.
Any soul in there, Pam?
OH MY GOD. Gavin Newsom just reenacted Trump’s cabinet meeting. And it’s epic. #Ukraine #SupportUkraine
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:
Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
WELKER: Do you have 100% confidence in Secretary Kennedy? LANKFORD: I believe he's who the president picked. He's challenging some of the assumption - what is it about autism? He seems to be following the science WELKER: The science has debunked links between autism & vaccines for more than 20 yrs
“Filming ICE agents making an arrest or amassing in your town helps promote transparency and accountability for a system that often relies on intimidation and secrecy and obscures abuse and law-breaking.” También disponible en español. “Sí, tienes derecho a grabar a los agentes de ICE.”
The people who didn't vote for Harris because of Gaza are such fools. There was no way in hell that it was going to be better for Palestinians under Trump!
Also notice how the MSM couldn’t flood Dearborn with reporters fast enough, when Muslims would talk about how they don’t support Harris because of Gaza. Now: zero interest in talking to Muslims about their opinion of Trump and Gaza. I see a pattern here.
Jill Stein and Cornel West both disgust me — such goddamn, self-serving hypocrites.
Jesse Watters: “You weren’t ever on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet, were you?” RFK Jr: “I was on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet two times.” Release the freaking Epstein Files. Believe the survivors and their families. We want accountability.
Should blue states stop subsidizing red states?