Kim Kelly
@kimkelly.bsky.social
labor journalist & author. big on metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit 🏴
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my reporting: @inthesetimes.com + more
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
rep: The Shipman Agency
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my reporting: @inthesetimes.com + more
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
rep: The Shipman Agency
why do all these evil tech demons keep using Philly as a testing ground for their bullshit? nobody here has Amazon treat money. we don’t need this!!! share.inquirer.com/pzulOm
Amazon is testing out 30-minute delivery in Philadelphia
Thousands of items, including produce, milk, and diapers, will be available for quick delivery.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
why do all these evil tech demons keep using Philly as a testing ground for their bullshit? nobody here has Amazon treat money. we don’t need this!!! share.inquirer.com/pzulOm
obsessed with The Local Honeys and their proudly radical Kentucky protest music
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
obsessed with The Local Honeys and their proudly radical Kentucky protest music
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In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal.
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
As solar booms and coal fades, Greece’s mining region struggles to…
Next year, Greece will complete its coal phaseout, a success for the energy transition. But Western Macedonia residents feel left behind.
www.canarymedia.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In September, I went to Greece to report on its rapid move away from coal.
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Despite getting ~50% of power from coal a decade ago, it'll be coal free next year. Solar is booming.
It's a stunning shift — but not without challenges for Greece's coal region.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/jus...
Last night in NYC, I got to meet former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and thank her for all she’s done to protect workers throughout her long and righteous career!!
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Last night in NYC, I got to meet former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and thank her for all she’s done to protect workers throughout her long and righteous career!!
it rules so hard that one of my dearest friends runs the best piercing studio in NYC ninemoonspiercing.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
it rules so hard that one of my dearest friends runs the best piercing studio in NYC ninemoonspiercing.com
bopping up to NYC for this event with Jennifer Abruzzo and Mary Anne Trasciatti tonight! it’s free to attend and will also be live streamed :) www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-comme...
2025 Commerford Labor Education Award Ceremony
Annual celebration with the New York Labor History Association in-person (for the first time since 2019) and livestreamed
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December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
bopping up to NYC for this event with Jennifer Abruzzo and Mary Anne Trasciatti tonight! it’s free to attend and will also be live streamed :) www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-comme...
scary boyfriend privilege is real and it’s spectacular
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
scary boyfriend privilege is real and it’s spectacular
it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
it’s really depressing how little the entitled ghouls who rule over us actually know about American history
so how hopeful should we actually be about this new round of congressional maneuvering around extending the ACA credits?
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
so how hopeful should we actually be about this new round of congressional maneuvering around extending the ACA credits?
it’s wild that the most beautiful man of all time lives with me in South Philly. what’re the odds!
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
it’s wild that the most beautiful man of all time lives with me in South Philly. what’re the odds!
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Needed a compelling, not long piece on the great anti-imperialist unionists, the martyred Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes - of the lineage of radical Filipino workers in fish canneries.
Of course, the incomparable @kimkelly.bsky.social had done the work. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Of course, the incomparable @kimkelly.bsky.social had done the work. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Radical Vision of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes
Murdered by gangsters on a dictator’s orders in 1981, these pathbreaking Filipino labor organizers fought for union democracy.
www.thenation.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Needed a compelling, not long piece on the great anti-imperialist unionists, the martyred Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes - of the lineage of radical Filipino workers in fish canneries.
Of course, the incomparable @kimkelly.bsky.social had done the work. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Of course, the incomparable @kimkelly.bsky.social had done the work. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
just discovered that I’m good enough at Norwegian now to idly translate snippets of Paul Wall songs in my head. hva det gjor, baby!
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
just discovered that I’m good enough at Norwegian now to idly translate snippets of Paul Wall songs in my head. hva det gjor, baby!
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What if we razed every Data Center to the ground and salted the earth where they stood
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
What if we razed every Data Center to the ground and salted the earth where they stood
very cool to see Freddy Lim keeping the faith, I profiled him back in 2016 :) www.vice.com/en/article/h...
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
very cool to see Freddy Lim keeping the faith, I profiled him back in 2016 :) www.vice.com/en/article/h...
with all disrespect to the brands, 30% off is really not all that exciting in this economy
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
with all disrespect to the brands, 30% off is really not all that exciting in this economy
my favorite thing about Thanksgiving is that people stop emailing me for a few days
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
my favorite thing about Thanksgiving is that people stop emailing me for a few days
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Last was an engaging panel on US labor news at @poweratwork.bsky.social w/@mrsethharris.bsky.social (👋), @kimkelly.bsky.social, Mark Gevaart, & Ruben Garcia. I was finally able to join this live, so if you stick around you'll hear a question from yours truly! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnm7... (8/8)
The Power Half-Hour Episode #14
YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change
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November 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Last was an engaging panel on US labor news at @poweratwork.bsky.social w/@mrsethharris.bsky.social (👋), @kimkelly.bsky.social, Mark Gevaart, & Ruben Garcia. I was finally able to join this live, so if you stick around you'll hear a question from yours truly! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnm7... (8/8)
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With Black Friday approaching, there will inevitably be well-intentioned talk that these deals are only possible because workers are denied a livable wage.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
With Black Friday approaching, there will inevitably be well-intentioned talk that these deals are only possible because workers are denied a livable wage.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
Don't buy into this. It's not low prices vs. fair pay. It's the demand for ever-higher profits and shareholder returns that forces deprivation.
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
living with an urban farmer is a constant adventure. some days it’s all muddy boots and compost, and others he’ll come home with two tiny perfect key limes in his pocket for me
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
living with an urban farmer is a constant adventure. some days it’s all muddy boots and compost, and others he’ll come home with two tiny perfect key limes in his pocket for me
thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
thank you for supporting striking Starbucks workers, Comrade Hilary Duff
Flight delayed by four hours and I can’t afford to spend any money at the bar, what is to be done!!!
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Flight delayed by four hours and I can’t afford to spend any money at the bar, what is to be done!!!
San Juan is gorgeous, speaking at conferences rules, and my Starbucks strike report for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social just hit a million views on IG. Pretty good day!
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
San Juan is gorgeous, speaking at conferences rules, and my Starbucks strike report for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social just hit a million views on IG. Pretty good day!
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Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.