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Hi Audra, I'm a reporter with @thecut.com. I'm reaching out because I'm looking to speak with people about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If you'd like to chat, my DMs are open/you can email me at [email protected]. We can also protect people's identities. Thank you!
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hi Audra, I'm a reporter with @thecut.com. I'm reaching out because I'm looking to speak with people about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If you'd like to chat, my DMs are open/you can email me at [email protected]. We can also protect people's identities. Thank you!
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
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NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
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Missouri will not cover SNAP benefits when the Trump Admin cuts them off Nov 1st. We're hosting an Emergency Food Drive this Saturday in Ballwin. If you're in the MO-2 region come drop off food for our neighbors and 'Fill the Food Pantry with Fred!' @wellmanformo.bsky.social
#TeamWellman #StLouis
#TeamWellman #StLouis
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Missouri will not cover SNAP benefits when the Trump Admin cuts them off Nov 1st. We're hosting an Emergency Food Drive this Saturday in Ballwin. If you're in the MO-2 region come drop off food for our neighbors and 'Fill the Food Pantry with Fred!' @wellmanformo.bsky.social
#TeamWellman #StLouis
#TeamWellman #StLouis
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This is not a subtweet because it applies to virtually all Western commentators on here and Twitter but a 101 fundamental mistake made when assessing the situation is to treat it as two belligerent states. Incorrect on its face. There is one sovereign power that can escalate and deescalate at will.
Indeed. I'd actually go further than this and say that the real problem is that people treat the piecemeal de-escalation in one theatre of occupied Palestine as tantamount to a ceasefire in all parts. There has never been a comprehensive ceasefire for Palestinians.
What I wrote in The Nation:
What I wrote in The Nation:
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is not a subtweet because it applies to virtually all Western commentators on here and Twitter but a 101 fundamental mistake made when assessing the situation is to treat it as two belligerent states. Incorrect on its face. There is one sovereign power that can escalate and deescalate at will.
Char says "Like Mike"
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Char says "Like Mike"
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
theonion.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
A great piece from @margaret.bsky.social to read as news of the Ceasefire come into your timeline. Hoping for a safe space for Palestinians to live as they begin the long and difficult process of rebuilding.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
77 years and two years
or: On Palestine
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A great piece from @margaret.bsky.social to read as news of the Ceasefire come into your timeline. Hoping for a safe space for Palestinians to live as they begin the long and difficult process of rebuilding.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Paypal: [email protected]
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Im a trans woman of color and disabled, and Im gonna get evicted if I don't make 200 in the next 24 hours. Im extremely desperate. If 20 people send 10 bucks, ill be covered.
Paypal: [email protected]
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October 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Im a trans woman of color and disabled, and Im gonna get evicted if I don't make 200 in the next 24 hours. Im extremely desperate. If 20 people send 10 bucks, ill be covered.
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #BIPOCMA #helpsky
Im a trans woman of color and disabled, and Im gonna get evicted if I don't make 200 in the next 24 hours. Im extremely desperate. If 20 people send 10 bucks, ill be covered.
Paypal: [email protected]
💸💕 🏳️⚧️🚨 Mutual aid #mutualaid #MAboost #transmutualaid #BIPOCMA #helpsky
"How could we make iPad kids worse?" asked no one ever.
Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”
‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?
Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"How could we make iPad kids worse?" asked no one ever.
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Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Virginia, the deadline to register to vote is October 24th — just one month away.
There’s no time to waste. Register to vote online or check your status at abigailspanberger.com/vote
There’s no time to waste. Register to vote online or check your status at abigailspanberger.com/vote
September 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Virginia, the deadline to register to vote is October 24th — just one month away.
There’s no time to waste. Register to vote online or check your status at abigailspanberger.com/vote
There’s no time to waste. Register to vote online or check your status at abigailspanberger.com/vote
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Hey Virgina
Early voting starts tomorrow, Friday, September 18th
Virginia Vote
Vote Blue
Spanberger for Governor
Jay Jones for AG
Early voting starts tomorrow, Friday, September 18th
Virginia Vote
Vote Blue
Spanberger for Governor
Jay Jones for AG
breaking: Virgina- right wing governor glenn youngkin mobilizes virginia national guard in support of trump regime. #ICE
September 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hey Virgina
Early voting starts tomorrow, Friday, September 18th
Virginia Vote
Vote Blue
Spanberger for Governor
Jay Jones for AG
Early voting starts tomorrow, Friday, September 18th
Virginia Vote
Vote Blue
Spanberger for Governor
Jay Jones for AG
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The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
Somehow, progressive.
Reproductive healthcare decisions belong between a woman and her doctor — and in Virginia, we’ve got to keep it that way.
As Governor, I will always protect a woman’s right to choose.
As Governor, I will always protect a woman’s right to choose.
September 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Somehow, progressive.
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The entire point of Project 2025, of the bloody swath that’s been cut through the federal government, of redistricting specifically, is to prevent the places of those in luxurious power and those struggling to get by, from ever being switched.
trib.al/WyKUn0g
trib.al/WyKUn0g
August 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The entire point of Project 2025, of the bloody swath that’s been cut through the federal government, of redistricting specifically, is to prevent the places of those in luxurious power and those struggling to get by, from ever being switched.
trib.al/WyKUn0g
trib.al/WyKUn0g
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On this day in 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. A grand jury refused to indict the officer, who was never held accountable.
Aug. 9, 2014 | White Police Officer Shoots and Kills Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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August 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. A grand jury refused to indict the officer, who was never held accountable.
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Tomorrow marks the start of petitioning season!!!! And we need your help to collect as many signatures as possible to get on the ballot — and have fun while we do it.
From parties to livestreams to a punk concert, we've got a lot planned this month:
From parties to livestreams to a punk concert, we've got a lot planned this month:
August 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Tomorrow marks the start of petitioning season!!!! And we need your help to collect as many signatures as possible to get on the ballot — and have fun while we do it.
From parties to livestreams to a punk concert, we've got a lot planned this month:
From parties to livestreams to a punk concert, we've got a lot planned this month:
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First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
The Enshittification of American Power
First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
wrd.cm
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
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New Column: The new billions in funding in the just-passed bill to enforce immigration is staggering. Question: How long is this administration going to think these people should just be sitting around all day? Trump has already dropped hints. newrepublic.com/article/1976... via @newrepublic.com
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New Column: The new billions in funding in the just-passed bill to enforce immigration is staggering. Question: How long is this administration going to think these people should just be sitting around all day? Trump has already dropped hints. newrepublic.com/article/1976... via @newrepublic.com
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If you're in the Chicago area and you recognize these tattoos, please shoot us a message. Thanks! 🩷
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you're in the Chicago area and you recognize these tattoos, please shoot us a message. Thanks! 🩷
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this is however a common mistake. you don't want a larger more powerful army if you're Trump. You want powerful extensive unaccountable cops. And he has that.
typically when you are preparing to invade another country in order to annex it by force and also to potentially crush civilian dissent, you want the military to be bigger, rather than smaller
(taps sign labeled "brutally slashing state capacity is fundamentally incompatible with fulfilling an expansionist and authoritarian vision of governance") www.military.com/daily-news/2...
April 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
this is however a common mistake. you don't want a larger more powerful army if you're Trump. You want powerful extensive unaccountable cops. And he has that.