simpler times

My ballot is waiting in my mailbox at home right now. Make a plan to vote, keep this guide handy, and make sure to drop in a drop box! Here is a map of where to find them: www.piercecountywa.gov/334/Ballot-D...

Going low carb during midterm season is a choice I've made. I am not claiming to be smart.

My apt building has been 1 of 3 owned by the same fam for 40+ years. They leave us alone and don't raise rent. The rent is under market value because the buildings are old and quirky. Most tenants have been there for 5-20 years, almost all of us are month to month & now they're selling to a company

Western WAtonians, join us at the Sweet Marilyn // Finnegan's Wake stage at Tacoma Porchfest on Sunday!

Carson Doobie

As you make your plan for voting in the 2026 Primary on August 4th, check out the county-level candidates endorsed by the PCCLC. For a complete list of labor-endorsed candidates across Pierce County, visit bit.ly/LaborVotes26

I keep thinking about my late bestie’s joke of how meeting at my apartment (16 years ago) felt like a secret young communist gathering. We lost him in 2017, but sometimes I feel like I’m better friends with him now than I even was back then.

i love when a press release headline sounds like it was written by an aggrieved fish

Are you a Starbucks partner that has felt ill during or after a shift? Let us know in the comments!

Please enjoy four installments of my idiosyncratic bullshit today at @flaminghydra.com, one of the 3 good blogs, including the final (until the book) version of this guy. flaminghydra.com/issue-607/

baby dinosaurs, dinosaur park, eureka springs, arkansas, 1994

In a World Cup-fueled union win, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have won the right to walk off the job, should ICE pose a threat to their safety 1/4

Got a really cool side project coming next month that I can't yet chat about, but in the meantime, I'm getting the newsletter back up after the turmoil of the last couple months. I simplified my membership structure, and my labor digest is coming back this Friday! If you haven't sub'd you should

Imagine if 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union. What would wages, benefits, + working conditions look like? If the labor movement beat back billionaires + big corporations, what would it mean for our economy + democracy? Find out Jul 15 at 1p EST us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Feels damn good to be in a state that has unemployment insurance for striking workers! washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/six-m...

The union difference isn’t just about better pay, stronger health care and a stronger voice on the job — it means you can bargain for life-changing benefits that give you some real breathing room. Union contracts change lives!

Labor canvassing before Tacoma Pride today for No Hate in WA State. Turfs over TERFS 🌈✊

#OtD 9 Jul 1919 bartenders in Allentown, PA, went on strike to impress on citizens the "horrors" of prohibition which was due to begin. Part of a movement called "No beer, no work" which aimed to stop prohibition with strikes. We've reproduced their art: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

building a playlist about songs involving streets today. have y'all got suggestions?

A YES on Prop 1 on August 4th is a YES to safer streets and to local workers. More opportunities for local residents, apprentices entering the skilled trades, and more family-supporting jobs all while repairing streets, improving sidewalks and making it safer for everyone to get around.

zesto ice cream sign, wichita, kansas, 1979

I work in an IBEW building and the amount of men grunting I hear on a daily basis is actually hilarious

There are organizations that could offer many $150,000 fellowships that could support independent researchers to continue their work and get healthcare and they mostly do this on the Right.

rage, rage against the chamber of commerce

the woke left wants to turn "cain and abel" into "cain and theybel" and also, for some reason, feed the poor

as I look at life (and pokopia) through my labor lens, it hit me again. these pokemon sure do remind me of labor unions. Support my post at www.instagram.com/p/DaghwJPkja...

Borden Peach Blossom Ice Cream (1960-1963): Peach ice cream loaded with a thick marshmallow swirl

twenty-seventeen. miss that house

I need a read that’s easy on my brain and that can be an escape from stress, not add to it lol

I’ve had a half gram joint and am watching the Spanish broadcast, so I am actually still quite enjoying myself

I don't have car problems every time I wear a dress, but I seem to be always wearing a dress when I have car problems.

We owe veteran workers a debt of gratitude for their service to our country. Instead, Congress is busy betraying our veterans with the deceptively named "Taking Care of America's Veterans Act".

you're telling me an oracle splurged on this ai data center?

you're a

Start with a diverse working class, cook it down to just the reactionary parts, and you’ve got yourself a delicious class reduction.

today our gas tax increased to 56.5 cents per gallon. happy gas tax day everybody, enjoy driving the cars you can't afford to fix up on roads that are deteriorating while the transportation budget stays in the red. 😀👍

what if we kissed while fighting for trans rights

intrusive thought: lio rush coming out of that giant ass bag to ask MJF for his precious

Thanks to all who joined us Saturday for the Connect Tacoma: Safer Streets campaign kickoff! Over 40 community members came together to launch this historic campaign and help talk to voters about building safer streets and sidewalks across the city!

its cage timeeeee

forbidden door grams

you know, when someone gets something that you wish you had, you can just be happy for them lol

frow up and blow away

i just saw somewhere driving while wearing a facial mask and the idea of doing both of those things at once caught me by surprise (it also looked creepy as hell)