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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 43m

Border Patrol detains Chicago news producer. See video of incident. — USA TODAY

Border Patrol agents detained a news producer in Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10, but no charges were filed and she was later released.

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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 43m

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Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone' — NBC News

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 5h

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 8h

It’s actually incredible that as a society we never managed to find the political will to force elected officials to tell the truth on TV.

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 5h

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 20h

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 12h

Will any American tv journalist ever be brave enough to do what Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi did..?

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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 5h

Just ordered it

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Allie-gata #Resists @alliegata.bsky.social · 6h

October 21st! - “THE FINAL CONFESSION: VIRGINIA GIUFFRE’S 400-PAGE MANUSCRIPT THE ELITE NEVER WANTED YOU TO READ.”

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 7h

The human mind is not equipped to deal with the constant onslaught of realizing that there are far more ignorant, genuinely sponge-dumb people in the world than you ever thought possible.

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 23h

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 16h

This 👇

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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 13h

www.theguardian.com/technology/n.... Excellent piece by @adriandaub.bsky.social Not to mention priceless graphic.

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11h

Lower bills.

Fund our NHS.

Not their culture war nonsense.

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Zack Polanski HUMILIATES Piers Morgan LIVE On Air!

YouTube video by Antony Jones

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 17h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Jim Jordan after he's played clips from videos of ICE brutalizing people, including American citizens: "I don't know the specifics of those examples you gave. What I do know is these ICE agents are under tremendous pressure ... I think they're doing a good job."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Connie L🇨🇦 🐝Proud Antifa @pennerconnie.bsky.social · 6h

I don't buy into that. Buying from thrift stores is my go-to option. No packaging waste either. It reduces my carbon footprint and is easier on the environment, too. Just trying to do my bit. Great thread explaining this, thank you.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

There are, of course, ways to save money in this business. Many US clothing factories run on what's known as a "piece rate" system, where workers are paid per operation, not by the hour. This system allows factories to skirt minimum wage laws.

It's also how we get US sweatshops

A garment worker peeking out behind some sewing equipment.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

Earlier this year, I interviewed Jacob Hurwitz, co-founder of American Trench. They mostly sell directly to consumers. To pay for the marketing, packaging, customer service, and other costs associated with retailing, Hurwitz says direct-to-consumer fashion models have to mark-up at least 3x.

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