Feeling like times are dark right now? Against it all, Starbucks workers are still organizing unions - and this weekend, we need YOUR help! On Saturday, May 23, allies and baristas are turning the heat up to demand Starbucks finalize fair contracts. RSVP + Get more info at bit.ly/sbwumay23

Big shoutout to 5,000+ Penn State faculty members who just WON their union! Faculty members across all ranks & departments, tenured & contingent, full-time & part-time, at Penn State University Park & across the Commonwealth Campuses achieved a historic victory. When we fight, we WIN! #UnionsForAll

like a butterfly dropping into its grave, of course. a phrase we’ve all used and a very normal, relatable kind of image that conveys clear meaning. i’m always saying this. so beautiful, like a delicate butterfly croaking mid-air and gently floating into a tiny open bug grave at the insect cemetery.

Class in the US is entirely a matter of aesthetics now. Rich suburban kids are “country”. Beard Dudes who look like they love IPAs are “working class.” Teachers who make $32,000 a year but have to dress up sort of nice in JCPenney clothes are “elites“. None of these words mean anything anymore.

No sound has produced such a visceral reaction in me like the UPMC hold music

At Rutgers our union proposed this article last week to stop the top down deployment of unproven and harmful technology. drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3cd...

We had some hopes for Venetoulis. But we didn’t wait on a savior. Our joint project, PAPER, has announced plans to launch a worker-and-community-owned daily outlet. It’s clear that we need to own our news together. Will you donate today to help claim it? ourpapernow.org

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism (@thebaltimorebanner.com) has begun its ownership of the @post-gazette.com by cutting at least 40% of staff, and 80% of former strikers. It is sad, vindictive, and does not bode well for what we’ve fought and hoped for, including the success of the PG.

As a longtime abortion worker and doula, I can confidently say the BEST source for abortion-related news is @autonomynews.co, hands down, without a doubt. They always get right to the vital information without sensationalism or fear-mongering.

China just hacked into my car and saw that I bought groceries. They can’t believe it, they said “this guy uses Dr. Bronners almond soap, put that in his file”

My friend is speaking at the SCOTUS hearing tomorrow about her experience with TPS as a Haitian adoptee. While she’s being brave and doing scary shit to support others, her landlord is trying to evict her. Support her while she uses her voice to support others 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

I’m ok. What happened is nothing like what happens to journalists in Ukraine, Russia, Gaza, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia

Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.

NEW today in the New York Times: In the face of unprecedented authoritarian attacks, the AAUP is building a powerful and militant resistance movement in defense of American higher education, the freedom to learn, and our democracy. Join Us!

It really isn't fair to expose Alex Jones to Tim Heidecker like this, the media equivalent of giving a medieval peasant Doritos.

I'm crying, this is so funny, he has absolutely no idea.

We got a NEW wishlist in our efforts to avoid Amazon when possible! You can order items that we need for care kits, for our office, for the van, and for our volunteers! ORDER TODAY: throne.com/theautobodys...

ICE has used courthouses to catch immigrants. How often? @quinnglabicki.bsky.social got the records and tallied the communications from ICE to Allegheny County sheriffs www.publicsource.org/emails-from-...

One of the biggest labor battles in the US is happening right now in Los Angeles, at USC, where our faculty-union campaign with majority support is being met by nasty, corporate-grade administrative resistance, and national press won't cover it.

🎉Woohoo, we hit $20K today! That’s $4K EACH to the 5 funds we support: @iwrising.bsky.social @abortionfundmd.bsky.social @chiabortionfund.bsky.social Tampa Bay Abortion Fund Our Justice Thank you so much to everyone who has donated! Haven’t given yet? Head to fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6!

In a separate vote, 36 US Senators have voted to block the sale of 1,000-pound bombs to Israel which have been used in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. Again, these are ground-breaking numbers and reflect a significant shift among US voters (and their representatives) on these issues.

Absolutely historic vote today where 40 US Senators voted to block the sale of Caterpillar D-9 bulldozers to Israel, citing civilian harm Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. Though the measure was defeated (as expected), the tide is turning. Just last year, this number was 27.

BREAKING: A record-high 40 senators just voted to block weapons to Israel, up from 27 last July. There is much more work to be done, but today was yet another statement that the movement for Palestinian rights is growing in the halls of power.

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he showed up to a mostly empty auditorium, got heckled by anti war protesters opposing the war he just humiliatingly failed to negotiate an end to, erika kirk stood him up, and he tried to explain catholicism to the pope. the only way he could’ve had a worse time is if he pissed his pants up there.

We are very, very glad that the PG is surviving! We’re eager to turn over a new leaf with new owners who value journalism, and respect Pittsburgh. We’re also concerned by the new ownership's public statements regarding job cuts.

Here is what the union Post Gazette WORKERS have to say: newsguild.org/post-gazette...

We were stoked to see nearly 100 people at our town hall last night, share our vision for a multi-stakeholder daily news co-op, and hear what you all need in one for the future of journalism in Pittsburgh. The desire for local, representative news we all own was clear! OurPaperNow.org

If yinz don’t know, union workers and community members have come together to form Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting, PAPER. More at ourpapernow.org

Powerful speeches at yesterday's rally for Union Now, which will raise money for union organizing. Collective bargaining builds democracy: people listen to each other, decide priorities, and take action together. #buildlaborpower. (Reposted with better pics.)

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You can watch this right now: www.youtube.com/live/v9lW6AG...

Very extremely hyped about this and yinz should be, too!!!

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The curse of being on the left is being correct to early

“A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for these new customers”

Did…the Trump regime lowkey threaten to kill the pope?

NEW from Speaker of Iran’s parliament: “Now, the very ‘workable basis on which to negotiate’ has been openly and clearly violated, even before the negotiations began.” There is no ceasefire.

ALLIES: It's time for a call to action! Join us on April 14th to hear directly from baristas, get an update on bargaining with Starbucks, and learn how YOUR support can make a real difference for workers everywhere. RSVP today and we'll send you a Zoom link before the call! bit.ly/aprilSBWU

The peoples of Palestine and Lebanon stand united today against Israel’s genocide and horrific aggression.

I simply think that no American President and in fact no human being at all should ever have the capacity to destroy civilization and it is sheer madness that we exist in a world where this is possible even when that isn’t foremost in our minds and headlines

What do you want Democrats to do? There's nothing they can do. However, it's very important you continue to vote for them and give them money, as they continue to do nothing.

Living in the United States at this time principally involves being an involuntary participant in a weekly pump and dump market manipulation scheme enacted by the child predator president and his cabal of bloodthirsty freaks. The entire apparatus of the state is focused on fixing the price of oil

your holiness it is time to use your powers and send jd vance to hell

Wait for what Iran has to say. They've been saying no temporary ceasefire this entire time because they don't want to get caught in a situation where Israel keeps bombing them and they can't shoot back.

just to be clear, everyone, when 8 pm EDT comes and goes, regardless of what does or does not happen, the president still threatened genocide and war crimes and we should still impeach, arrest, and try him