Scott Littlehale
@slittlehale.bsky.social
Build Housing, Protect All Workers, Organize.
California construction labor union research analyst and campaigner since 2003. Research finds that union membership, collective bargaining, and quality jobs are good for people and society, actually.
California construction labor union research analyst and campaigner since 2003. Research finds that union membership, collective bargaining, and quality jobs are good for people and society, actually.
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Scott Littlehale
@slittlehale.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Recent replies question my approach to housing construction challenges, summarized as:
1) Pay workers a locally appropriate self-sufficiency wage, with retention-promoting, intra-industry-portable fringe benefits
2) Attack other socially negative sources of production costs.
Here's my argument👇
1) Pay workers a locally appropriate self-sufficiency wage, with retention-promoting, intra-industry-portable fringe benefits
2) Attack other socially negative sources of production costs.
Here's my argument👇
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Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Remember, too, that Hegseth would have been rejected if a single additional Republican senator — or, JD Vance — had joined Sen. Collins, McConnell, and Murkowski in voting no with the Democrats. See: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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Having gone through hell just to get to hell, Elvis Costello’s '86 ‘Blood And Chocolate’ LP is 48-minutes of shrill and thrilling score-settling leveled against past lovers, industry dweebs and primarily himself. A psychic demolition derby. Nowhere is his home. Hope your satisfied what you’ve done.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Having gone through hell just to get to hell, Elvis Costello’s '86 ‘Blood And Chocolate’ LP is 48-minutes of shrill and thrilling score-settling leveled against past lovers, industry dweebs and primarily himself. A psychic demolition derby. Nowhere is his home. Hope your satisfied what you’ve done.
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So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@ifbookspod.bsky.social don't know why, but the Pocket Cast app can't tap into your download nor play back your episodes.Any ideas or suggestions?
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@ifbookspod.bsky.social don't know why, but the Pocket Cast app can't tap into your download nor play back your episodes.Any ideas or suggestions?
@democracynow.org's segment this morning on South Asian NYC'ers organizing around the Mamdani campaign is good! (interviews conducted before the general election)
All too rare to hear interviews with neighborhood organizers. Loved the 17 year-olds. Not pie in the sky, focused on cost of living.
All too rare to hear interviews with neighborhood organizers. Loved the 17 year-olds. Not pie in the sky, focused on cost of living.
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@democracynow.org's segment this morning on South Asian NYC'ers organizing around the Mamdani campaign is good! (interviews conducted before the general election)
All too rare to hear interviews with neighborhood organizers. Loved the 17 year-olds. Not pie in the sky, focused on cost of living.
All too rare to hear interviews with neighborhood organizers. Loved the 17 year-olds. Not pie in the sky, focused on cost of living.
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Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
Engaging, provocative-in-a-good-way writing about a haunting album and interesting artist (and I'm no Springsteen fanatic).
I hope to find her full Replacements "Let It Be" liner notes (or will have to pry open the wallet. I just wish the 40th [41st] Anniversary edition album was sold via Bandcamp)
I hope to find her full Replacements "Let It Be" liner notes (or will have to pry open the wallet. I just wish the 40th [41st] Anniversary edition album was sold via Bandcamp)
Thanks to The Ringer for republishing my 2022 piece on 'Nebraska' amidst the excitement surrounding 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'. It's one I'm very proud of- both a celebration of a transcendent album and a melancholy reckoning with the broken American labor movement. www.theringer.com/2022/12/14/m...
Please Don’t Stop Me: 40 Years of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’
Decades after its release, the haunted highways and haunted characters of the Boss’s largely acoustic masterpiece still haunt the American psyche
www.theringer.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Engaging, provocative-in-a-good-way writing about a haunting album and interesting artist (and I'm no Springsteen fanatic).
I hope to find her full Replacements "Let It Be" liner notes (or will have to pry open the wallet. I just wish the 40th [41st] Anniversary edition album was sold via Bandcamp)
I hope to find her full Replacements "Let It Be" liner notes (or will have to pry open the wallet. I just wish the 40th [41st] Anniversary edition album was sold via Bandcamp)
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It's shrinkflation. The turkey is more expensive and they took many goodies away from this year's meal.
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bsky.app/profile/aaro...
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's shrinkflation. The turkey is more expensive and they took many goodies away from this year's meal.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
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2025: no pecan pie
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
2025: no pecan pie
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2025 2024
Turkey $/lb 0.97 0.88
Walmart's 2025 page claims this price is lowest since 2019 but price per pound is higher. So price is lowest because it's less turkey.
2025 corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10...
2024 corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10...
Turkey $/lb 0.97 0.88
Walmart's 2025 page claims this price is lowest since 2019 but price per pound is higher. So price is lowest because it's less turkey.
2025 corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10...
2024 corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10...
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
2025 2024
Turkey $/lb 0.97 0.88
Walmart's 2025 page claims this price is lowest since 2019 but price per pound is higher. So price is lowest because it's less turkey.
2025 corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10...
2024 corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10...
Turkey $/lb 0.97 0.88
Walmart's 2025 page claims this price is lowest since 2019 but price per pound is higher. So price is lowest because it's less turkey.
2025 corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/10...
2024 corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10...
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bonus tracked pelican diving in front of a sunset with ~ORANGE SPLASH BABEEYY!!!!~
I'm gonna go take a nap. or just straight up sleep. im very tired. love each other. be venomous to our enemies. together 🥰
also remember to not buy starbucks through the duration of @sbworkersunited.org' ULP strike!
I'm gonna go take a nap. or just straight up sleep. im very tired. love each other. be venomous to our enemies. together 🥰
also remember to not buy starbucks through the duration of @sbworkersunited.org' ULP strike!
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
bonus tracked pelican diving in front of a sunset with ~ORANGE SPLASH BABEEYY!!!!~
I'm gonna go take a nap. or just straight up sleep. im very tired. love each other. be venomous to our enemies. together 🥰
also remember to not buy starbucks through the duration of @sbworkersunited.org' ULP strike!
I'm gonna go take a nap. or just straight up sleep. im very tired. love each other. be venomous to our enemies. together 🥰
also remember to not buy starbucks through the duration of @sbworkersunited.org' ULP strike!
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BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
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ICYMI: Congratulations to Santa Fe for being the first U.S. city to include housing costs in calculations for minimum wage increases. www.kob.com/news/top-new...
Santa Fe City Council approves minimum wage increase to $17.50
The Santa Fe City Council approved a plan to raise the minimum wage and continue raising it based on housing costs in the city.
www.kob.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
ICYMI: Congratulations to Santa Fe for being the first U.S. city to include housing costs in calculations for minimum wage increases. www.kob.com/news/top-new...
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Yes, the question is broad but note that respondents were asked if they ever use (present tense) each site.
www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...
Here's some info on daily users from the same report bsky.app/profile/conr...
www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...
Here's some info on daily users from the same report bsky.app/profile/conr...
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yes, the question is broad but note that respondents were asked if they ever use (present tense) each site.
www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...
Here's some info on daily users from the same report bsky.app/profile/conr...
www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/u...
Here's some info on daily users from the same report bsky.app/profile/conr...
We're (re-)posting in a niche space.
Still, beats most alternatives. (Haven't ever managed to get into Reddit)
Still, beats most alternatives. (Haven't ever managed to get into Reddit)
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We're (re-)posting in a niche space.
Still, beats most alternatives. (Haven't ever managed to get into Reddit)
Still, beats most alternatives. (Haven't ever managed to get into Reddit)
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“when legacy-verified commentators who were once seen as centrist or neutral gradually adopt right-wing argumentative styles, narratives, or antagonisms because those behaviours generate more engagement, status, and attention on X/Twitter.”
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“when legacy-verified commentators who were once seen as centrist or neutral gradually adopt right-wing argumentative styles, narratives, or antagonisms because those behaviours generate more engagement, status, and attention on X/Twitter.”
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As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Happy to walk folks through this detailed table breaking down construction expenses.
CW is short for construction workers employed within the specified industry.
Value Added excludes intermediate inputs (eg materials, rented equipment, outsourced services). VA includes Gross Operating Surplus.
CW is short for construction workers employed within the specified industry.
Value Added excludes intermediate inputs (eg materials, rented equipment, outsourced services). VA includes Gross Operating Surplus.
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy to walk folks through this detailed table breaking down construction expenses.
CW is short for construction workers employed within the specified industry.
Value Added excludes intermediate inputs (eg materials, rented equipment, outsourced services). VA includes Gross Operating Surplus.
CW is short for construction workers employed within the specified industry.
Value Added excludes intermediate inputs (eg materials, rented equipment, outsourced services). VA includes Gross Operating Surplus.
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Finally some good news out of UCLA… Our program has been elevated to an official Department of Labor Studies, the first labor studies department in UC history!
newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...
newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...
September 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Finally some good news out of UCLA… Our program has been elevated to an official Department of Labor Studies, the first labor studies department in UC history!
newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...
newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...