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Stephanie LaTour
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32 years as a federal labor lawyer, now retired. Aghast at obscene inequality, which the current plutocracy is only going to worsen. CREDIT: "So what did you think would happen?" was made by Brooklyn artist and carpenter Shawn Gargagliano.
TODAY IS THE DAY! Rank Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani as #1 and #2. And DON'T RANK CUOMO at all!
Good morning, New York City. Happy Election Day!

If you haven’t voted yet, check your polling site and get to the ballot box from 6:00 AM-9:00 PM! And make sure to bring water—we’re in for record-breaking heat.

findmypollsite.vote.nyc
June 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bless these 1199 members for speaking out against their union's endorsement of Cuomo for mayor! I hope it's not too late.
Exclusive 🚨

Rank-and-File Members Push Their Union to Rescind Cuomo Endorsement

Ahead of the NYC Democratic mayoral primary election, members of 1199SEIU say union leadership endorsed Cuomo without member input

My latest for @documentedny.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2025/06/23/r...
Rank-and-File Members Push Their Union to Rescind Cuomo Endorsement - Documented
Ahead of the NYC Democratic primary election, members of 1199SEIU say union leadership endorsed Cuomo without member input.
documentedny.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
The individual maximum a person can donate to a NYC mayoral candidate is $2100.

Mike Bloomberg just donated $8.3 million to Andrew Cuomo through a super PAC.

This is what a rigged campaign finance system, designed to let the wealthy buy elections, looks like.
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
TODAY!
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Providence” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Providence · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
THIS SATURDAY! Find a protest near you!!
June 14, save the date.

Millions of us are showing up in the streets all across the nation to protest Trump's regime. We’ll see you there. #50501movement #NoKings
June 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
TODAY!
🚨 On May 1, 2025, in cities across the US, we will gather in solidarity—honoring the legacy of workers who organized for the 8-hour day.

Today, we face a new threat. A billionaire-backed minority is quietly reshaping our democracy.

BUT a peaceful People’s Movement is growing. 👉 www.FiftyFifty.one
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Heads should fucking ROLL for DOGE's egregious data breaches and thefts at the NLRB and all federal agencies.
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Signs ready for Saturday's "Hands Off" protest.
April 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 5th! Please attend a "Hands Off" protest near you, and spread the word!
April 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Small section of a Tesla Takedown on Providence, RI.
March 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Save the date, Sat. April 5! A coalition of groups -- including Indivisible, Common Cause, MoveOn, SEIU, NEA -- are coordinating protests all over the U.S.
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/?or...
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
March 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Member Wilcox returns!!
NLRB employees line the sidewalk to welcome back Board Member Gwynne Wilcox at HQ this morning after a federal judge ordered her reinstatement.

Trump fired Wilcox Jan 27 in what the judge ruled was an illegal removal.
March 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
BREAKING: A D.C. federal judge rules Trump’s firing of Gwynne Wilcox, chair of the National Labor Relations Board, was illegal. This marks the most recent ruling against Trump's unlawful terminations this week.
Trump Violated Federal Law in Removing Labor Board Chair, Judge Finds
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Economic blackout TODAY (Friday).

Blackout bunny artwork by Martha Rich.
Love this! Today’s the day! It’s just the beginning. United we stand, divided we fall. It was nice that a bunch of people asked me if they could use my poster like this.
February 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #PoliticalRevolution #BuildTheResistance #EconomicBlackout @polrev.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here's what I sent to [email protected]:
1. Couldn't afford to be innocent;
2. Stood up;
3. Faced the enemy;
4. Managed a do-or-die situation;
5. Was invincible.
Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected].
February 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally.

The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze.
February 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Protests on Presidents Day in many locations around the country -- including purple and red states!
Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.
February 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Reposted by Stephanie LaTour
🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23.

That’s where we come in.

With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
February 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Protest "Presidents" Musk and Trump on Presidents' Day! In NYC, Monday at 1:00 in Union Square.
RESIST THE DICTATORS! STOP THE TRUMP-MUSK COUP‼️

JOIN US ON PRESIDENTS DAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AT 1PM IN UNION SQUARE, NYC.

INFO AND RSVP HERE: actionnetwork.org/events/resis...
February 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM