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Gregory Heires

@gregory0126.bsky.social

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Retired labor journalist. Began career with a newsletter covering Latin America in Peru. Worked for the official publication of the NYC union DC 37 (an affiliate of AFSCME) in New York City for nearly 30 years. Interests include political economy.

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 1d

The Miami Herald reports that the US is poised to make military strikes in Venezuela.

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2 Illinois National Guard Members Speak Out: “I Won’t Turn Against My Neighbors”

Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump's controversial immigration enforcement mission — a...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 3d

Chump and The RepubliKKKans
Are Evil Occupiers of America......

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 4d

There is a $8 billion contingency fund to deal with food funding crises like the one we face. Republicans are refusing to use it.

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Amazon to Cut 14,000 White-Collar Jobs

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 5d

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The First Politically Viable Wealth Tax

Earlier today, one of California’s most powerful unions and two of the nation’s most prominent progressive economists unveiled a 2026 state ballot measure that would establish the nation’s first wealt...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 5d

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Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed

When the North Carolina Democratic Party adopted a first-of-its-kind resolution at its June convention calling Israel an apartheid state and demanding a total US arms embargo, it didn’t receive much a...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 6d

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Opinion | Peru Shows How Democracies Die Even Without a Dictator

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 6d

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In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 6d

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Meet RFK’s Corporate Underlings

After ten months of Trump 2.0’s “health” policy, the health of the American public has only deteriorated.

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 8d

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Lalo on CALÓ: Swear her in

Arizona's newest congressional representative, Adelita Grijalva continues to be denied a swearing in to her position. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in, as she will be he 218th

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 8d

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Defeating Fascism

If you want to understand how fragile authoritarian power really is, just watch a man in a frog costume make riot police nervous.

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 8d

The Global Nonviolent Action Database at Swathmore College documents at least 40 cases of dictators who were overthrown by nonviolent struggle since 1920. Hope!

Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 8d

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What Next After No Kings Day II?

It’s the question everyone is asking. I participated in a Zoom Tuesday evening with leaders of No Kings to discuss what to do next. “Participated” is an exaggeration, since there were about 42,000 peo...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 9d

portside.org/2025-10-21/h... This documentary is very powerful and an amazing work of journalism.

‘How Is This Possible?’: A New Film Looks Inside the Appalling Abuses of the Alabama Prison System

When film-makers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman visited Alabama’s Easterling prison in 2019, they found a deceptively pleasant scene. Like Alabama’s 13 other prisons, Easterling largely prohibit...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 9d

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Peru: ‘Gen Z’ protests against new president, self-serving ruling elite

Thousands of young people took to the streets across Peru in nationwide marches protesting government corruption and economic insecurity, just five days after former President Dina Boluarte was impeac...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 9d

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Trump EPA Seeks To Weaken Scrutiny for Some of US’s Most Toxic Chemicals

A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would dramatically weaken safety reviews for some of the nation’s most toxic chemicals that are already on the market, public health advocates and an EP...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 11d

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Inside Amazon’s Plans to Replace Workers With Robots

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 11d

Amazon’s use of robots will allow the company to avoid hiring hundreds of thousands of employees over the coming years, according to the New York Times. Meanwhile have you noticed how Amazon is running ads touting its good wages and benefits?

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11d

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 11d

portside.org/2025-10-20/b... A comprehensive analysis of what’s happening to our country. Packed with useful information that we can use in our political discourse. Also very alarming.

Bernie Sanders Fiery No Kings Speech in DC

Thank you, Washington. What a great turnout. Thank you, Indivisible, for your fantastic organizing. Thank you to the millions of Americans, from our smallest towns to our largest cities, in every stat...

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 11d

Elon Musk owns more wealth than the bottom 52 percent of US households, according to Bernie Sanders. The top 1 percent owns more than the bottom 93 percent. Why do we allow this?

Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 12d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u... In case you missed it and are interested.

Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 13d

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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

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Gregory Heires @gregory0126.bsky.social · 13d

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White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats