Austin
@tenantfromhell.bsky.social
Microscope whisperer at UCSF. Organizing @rpsp-uaw.bsky.social
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Austin
@tenantfromhell.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Not to brag but we just won our union election with the most YES votes cast in a single union election this year 💅💪
7,000+ UC staff now have a union and are heading to the bargaining table with over 40k other UC research workers.
7,000+ UC staff now have a union and are heading to the bargaining table with over 40k other UC research workers.
First time voting to authorize a strike should management continue their unlawful bullshit and I couldn't feel more fuckin ALIVE
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
First time voting to authorize a strike should management continue their unlawful bullshit and I couldn't feel more fuckin ALIVE
Public sector employees are under "right to work" laws because of Janus vs AFSCMEa and we are unionizing at a much faster rate than private workers. And no strike articles do not supercede federal/state laws guaranteeing workers rights to strike if their employer is committing unfair labor practices
Right to work laws block people from striking, including unions. Many unions also have “no strike” clauses in their contracts. Lastly, it is illegal on a federal level for unions to strike for non-work related reasons. Meaning they can’t strike because they don’t like what the government is doing.
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Public sector employees are under "right to work" laws because of Janus vs AFSCMEa and we are unionizing at a much faster rate than private workers. And no strike articles do not supercede federal/state laws guaranteeing workers rights to strike if their employer is committing unfair labor practices
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In the Bay Area, local prosecutors have charged student protesters who participated in pro-Palestine demonstrations with felony-level charges that critics are warning are setting a dangerous template for law enforcement responses.
@psfrench.bsky.social reports on what's going on in this new piece:
@psfrench.bsky.social reports on what's going on in this new piece:
In Bay Area, Felony Charges Against Student Protesters Prompt Free Speech Concerns - Bolts
German Gonzalez grew up about an hour south of Stanford University, in a dusty California farming town where the apples for Martinelli’s sparkling cider are juiced and packaged. In high... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
In the Bay Area, local prosecutors have charged student protesters who participated in pro-Palestine demonstrations with felony-level charges that critics are warning are setting a dangerous template for law enforcement responses.
@psfrench.bsky.social reports on what's going on in this new piece:
@psfrench.bsky.social reports on what's going on in this new piece:
Lmao
Poverty is a serious issue that we care deeply about. But billionaires aren't responsible for it. The DRC has no billionaires, yet 75% of its population lives in extreme poverty.
We applaud billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who have saved millions of lives with their charity.
We applaud billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet who have saved millions of lives with their charity.
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Lmao
I cleared this brain last year with the @lifecanvastech.bsky.social SmartBatch and imaged with their SmartSPIM and I am pretty proud of it. As a computational guy, I was low key shocked that it came out as well as it did on the first try bc I forgot how to pipette
January 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I cleared this brain last year with the @lifecanvastech.bsky.social SmartBatch and imaged with their SmartSPIM and I am pretty proud of it. As a computational guy, I was low key shocked that it came out as well as it did on the first try bc I forgot how to pipette
Unanimously appointed by every Democrat in the Senate
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Unanimously appointed by every Democrat in the Senate
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The engagement farming accounts posting flyers for a “national nurse’s strike” with no organization or any contacts named, let alone a strike fund or list of demands, are trying to hurt nurses to build a Bluesky brand.
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The engagement farming accounts posting flyers for a “national nurse’s strike” with no organization or any contacts named, let alone a strike fund or list of demands, are trying to hurt nurses to build a Bluesky brand.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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Turns out it requires a fuckload of union-backed, coalition-built, boots-on-the-ground organizing to accomplish rather than a half-assed slogan on the internet (like many folks have mentioned for *years* whenever this exact thing came up)
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Turns out it requires a fuckload of union-backed, coalition-built, boots-on-the-ground organizing to accomplish rather than a half-assed slogan on the internet (like many folks have mentioned for *years* whenever this exact thing came up)
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This is a definition that has literally nothing to do with working or class.
January 19, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This is a definition that has literally nothing to do with working or class.
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
You really don't have to hand it to Hitler
A significant difference between Hitler and Trump? Hitler doesn’t appear in the Epstein files.
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
You really don't have to hand it to Hitler
By calling for the abolishment of slavery, progressive Democrats are squandering a clear opportunity to secure meaningful reform of the treatment of enslaved people
January 14, 2026 at 6:06 AM
By calling for the abolishment of slavery, progressive Democrats are squandering a clear opportunity to secure meaningful reform of the treatment of enslaved people
UAW members remain goated
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
UAW members remain goated
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
Cats out of the bag, @rpsp-uaw.bsky.social is voting to authorize a strike alongside @uaw4811.bsky.social and SSAP-UAW next month 👀
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Cats out of the bag, @rpsp-uaw.bsky.social is voting to authorize a strike alongside @uaw4811.bsky.social and SSAP-UAW next month 👀
Wrapped up 3 days of bargaining. Got 4 TAs including the first grievable articles on protections from discrimination and abuse in the workplace in any staff contract at the UC. Grateful to be part of a truly worker led union 🙏
Headed to the @uawregion6.bsky.social office for 3 days of bargaining, which also happens to be the number of ULP charges we just filed 😜
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Wrapped up 3 days of bargaining. Got 4 TAs including the first grievable articles on protections from discrimination and abuse in the workplace in any staff contract at the UC. Grateful to be part of a truly worker led union 🙏
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
I call him tony doodoopill
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I call him tony doodoopill
Headed to the @uawregion6.bsky.social office for 3 days of bargaining, which also happens to be the number of ULP charges we just filed 😜
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Headed to the @uawregion6.bsky.social office for 3 days of bargaining, which also happens to be the number of ULP charges we just filed 😜
We had chattel slavery and have participated in many genocides (including a couple of ongoing ones) and wiped out multiple cities with atomic bombs. Jan 6th was not even in the top 100 most shameful days in US history lmao
All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The most shameful day in American history
We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
We had chattel slavery and have participated in many genocides (including a couple of ongoing ones) and wiped out multiple cities with atomic bombs. Jan 6th was not even in the top 100 most shameful days in US history lmao
I'd say it's forgetting how to organize in real life (Zohran is the exception) but the website thing is bad too
The progressive movement’s failure to organize an effective boycott of X is one of the most profound strategic failures of the past decade.
Wrote about an obvious and yet profoundly underappreciated aspect of the AI boom: its total narrative capture by Elon Musk's X nymag.com/intelligence...
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I'd say it's forgetting how to organize in real life (Zohran is the exception) but the website thing is bad too