Christopher D. Cook
@cdcookwriter.bsky.social
Author, award-winning journalist, activist, singer, poet, photographer. Website: www.christopherdcook.com.
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Today, the SF Board of Supervisors approved an upzoning law that will incentivize demolition of thousands of rent controlled homes. Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder & Walton supported an amendment to exempt rent controlled buildings but were outvoted by other supervisors.
SF under billionaire rule.
SF under billionaire rule.
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Today, the SF Board of Supervisors approved an upzoning law that will incentivize demolition of thousands of rent controlled homes. Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder & Walton supported an amendment to exempt rent controlled buildings but were outvoted by other supervisors.
SF under billionaire rule.
SF under billionaire rule.
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Important to understand that part of the billionaire project from Trump to local SF billionaires is to eliminate the safety net and deprive basic necessities so they can control people with meager handouts.
This is what Trump is doing nationally and what Lurie is doing here in SF.
This is what Trump is doing nationally and what Lurie is doing here in SF.
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Important to understand that part of the billionaire project from Trump to local SF billionaires is to eliminate the safety net and deprive basic necessities so they can control people with meager handouts.
This is what Trump is doing nationally and what Lurie is doing here in SF.
This is what Trump is doing nationally and what Lurie is doing here in SF.
Trump is the one who is absolute GARBAGE! What a deeply rotten, despicable bigot!
#IlhanOmar #Trump #Minnesota
#IlhanOmar #Trump #Minnesota
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump is the one who is absolute GARBAGE! What a deeply rotten, despicable bigot!
#IlhanOmar #Trump #Minnesota
#IlhanOmar #Trump #Minnesota
‘Remove the Regime’: November 22 protests call for Trump impeachment in Washington, D.C. Here’s what to know
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
‘Remove the Regime’: November 22 protests call for Trump impeachment in Washington, D.C. Here’s what to know
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Last week, Republicans passed a bill giving 8 Senate Republicans the ability to sue the gov’t for $1 MILLION for subpoenaing their records as a part of the Jan 6 investigation.
All while stripping health care from millions of Americans and doubling the premiums of millions more.
All while stripping health care from millions of Americans and doubling the premiums of millions more.
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Last week, Republicans passed a bill giving 8 Senate Republicans the ability to sue the gov’t for $1 MILLION for subpoenaing their records as a part of the Jan 6 investigation.
All while stripping health care from millions of Americans and doubling the premiums of millions more.
All while stripping health care from millions of Americans and doubling the premiums of millions more.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Urgent Call To Action for right now in Charlotte, NC!
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Urgent Call To Action for right now in Charlotte, NC!
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
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November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More www.commondreams.org/opinion/dem-...
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More | Common Dreams
The perils of unprincipled, performative 'resistance.'
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More www.commondreams.org/opinion/dem-...
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
"America First" has always been Trump First, corporations and the rich first. Corrupt as all get-out.
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"America First" has always been Trump First, corporations and the rich first. Corrupt as all get-out.
The "ceasefire" is a bunch of PR window dressing to mask ongoing vicious genocidal war:
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
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November 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The "ceasefire" is a bunch of PR window dressing to mask ongoing vicious genocidal war:
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
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Yet another example that SFYIMBY is a conservative politicalPAC not a housing org. Sherrill votes to make rich people richer & criminalize poverty so they support him even if (because?) he blocks housing in rich neighborhoods. Meanwhile their astroturf network vilifies advocates for affordable homes
How one lawmaker is shielding wealthy neighborhoods from mayor’s housing plan
Supervisor Stephen Sherrill nets endorsements for his reelection after submitting targeted exemptions to Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yet another example that SFYIMBY is a conservative politicalPAC not a housing org. Sherrill votes to make rich people richer & criminalize poverty so they support him even if (because?) he blocks housing in rich neighborhoods. Meanwhile their astroturf network vilifies advocates for affordable homes
It's never been "America First," always Trump First, Rich People First, and Corporate Military Industrial Complexes First!
Trump says he will sell our most advanced fighter jets to the Saudis, who US intelligence says killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Looks like Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar business deals with the Trump family are paying off. This is outrageous.
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's never been "America First," always Trump First, Rich People First, and Corporate Military Industrial Complexes First!
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social As one who has marched with you many times, supported and written about the movements -- I urge you to join the groups amassing in D.C., make this truly massive. Look beyond differences in the groups, it's time for solidarity. @refusefascism.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social As one who has marched with you many times, supported and written about the movements -- I urge you to join the groups amassing in D.C., make this truly massive. Look beyond differences in the groups, it's time for solidarity. @refusefascism.bsky.social
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Trump claims his ICE raids are going after the "worst of the worst".
But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record.
It was always about cruelty, not public safety.
But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record.
It was always about cruelty, not public safety.
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump claims his ICE raids are going after the "worst of the worst".
But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record.
It was always about cruelty, not public safety.
But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record.
It was always about cruelty, not public safety.
'Time to Clear House': Sunrise Movement Launches Major Primary Effort Against Corporate Dems www.commondreams.org/news/sunrise...
'Time to Clear House': Sunrise Movement Launches Major Primary Effort Against Corporate Dems | Common Dreams
"For far too long, Democratic leadership has failed to meet the moment," the leader of the youth-led climate movement said.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
'Time to Clear House': Sunrise Movement Launches Major Primary Effort Against Corporate Dems www.commondreams.org/news/sunrise...
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
Progressive Challenger Katie Wilson Elected Mayor of Seattle www.commondreams.org/news/katie-w...
Progressive Challenger Katie Wilson Elected Mayor of Seattle | Common Dreams
In a stunning victory, progressive candidate Katie Wilson has been elected as Seattle's next mayor, beating out the corporate-backed incumbent. With a focus on affordability and grassroots support, Wi...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Progressive Challenger Katie Wilson Elected Mayor of Seattle www.commondreams.org/news/katie-w...
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More www.commondreams.org/opinion/dem-...
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More | Common Dreams
The perils of unprincipled, performative 'resistance.'
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Corporate Centrists Cannot Hold: 'Big Tent' Democrats Cave Once More www.commondreams.org/opinion/dem-...