gonna just use this as a plug for actual LOCAL journalists—human beings who are familiar with local elections, as opposed to algorithmic betting machines that can and do get basic things wrong

fruit flies have about 150k neurons and we largely know how the neurons connect. shit is like, really happening on that front. i think if we get AGI it’s gonna be bottom up

I just had 4 accounts follow me that were all uploading the same set of 4 pics. Two were newer accounts but 2 of them had a bunch of followers and were active

Hi there guys and dolls! Please allow me to introduce myself- The Marvelous Ms. Medicaid. Here with the goal of helping you understand how the fuck Medicaid works, what cuts mean, how to understand insurance talk & to kick some MAHA ass. We’ve got work to do buttercups, shall we get started?

Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣

Yea, America didn't deal with their Nazi problem at all

Indeed

Maurice Mitchell: Affordability and bold economic messages win! I know there's a lot we all are against right now, but without a vision, the people will perish. We have to unite people around what we're fighting for, not just what we're fighting against. @workingfamilies.org @mauricewfp.bsky.social

I sure hope the consulting class internalizes this lesson

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Simple resources for building worker power and exposing union-busting.

Exactly. It allows party line votes

Bahahaha

Progress!! 💙

Yes!

Tonight is a lesson for us too Do you understand the assignment?

Oh dear me. I, for one, saw Trump's name hovering over every Republican candidate on my ballot.

In New Jersey, voters elected a strong public school champion as their next governor. Mikie Sherrill is a leader with a proven track record of supporting public schools and putting working people first. A win for students and families 🙌🏾

well, well, well...

This is what I'm saying

Of course it's about resource control

1/ You don't want so many people getting SNAP?? Then raise the minimum wage! People are qualifying for SNAP using the government's guidelines and access to our employment and tax records Even plasma donation money is seen and used in SNAP benefits calculation #SNAP #MinimumWage

We should all be thankful we have Marc Elias on our side! #democracy

Laundry is a huge drain on my small budget. I wear clothes for multiple days since I work from home

This article, which was originally published on the Labor Politics Substack, is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? labornotes.org/content/how-... 3/3

Here are my three truths about climate: 1. We fail if we don’t end free-to-pollute fossil fuel model. Period. Game over. 2. A crash looms, prefigured by collapse in home insurance/mortgage markets. 3. There are true villains in the story, and we have to tell it that way.

Bonus points if you can answer in such a way as to avoid slipping into transphobic, racist, and classist adjacent language to defend your point. I don't think you can, though, because any justification you provide is just a defense FOR abandoning some portion of the population.

Actual evidence. Will this sway public policy? 🤞

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Delighted to see the superb adult male Isabelline Shrike near Ring Marsh, Co. Wexford this morning. #irishrarebirds

Thank you Barbara Arnwine and everyone at the Transformative Justice Coalition! I'm so glad AFT can be a partner in this work. The John Lewis Good Trouble Bus Tour is in Jersey City today!

Oh, please, lectures about how “no one should aspire for large segments of the population to depend on government handouts,” when billionaires get the biggest government handouts of all?

"It's votes you need, not money" This is the sentence every Democrat needs to internalize

That's a large crowd!

Wonderfully goofy things, aren't they? #birds

How pretty 💗

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

The moment the majority simply agrees “this regime has no right to rule,” it collapses.

Old piece, but still worth pointing out to the people caricaturing SNAP beneficiaries as lazy freeloaders.

That’s $500 million lost per day

This is the compassionate messaging in 6 powerful lines

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high. SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”. Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers. People need & deserve assistance Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich Be mad about that

Everyone is fighting a battle others know nothing about. If that battle feels like it's too much to bear, please know you are not alone and you are loved. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please seek help. 911 for immediate crises (US). Here's a resource. www.iasp.info/suicidalthou...

What a haunting thread

How are they supposed to impeach him when they're in the minority? They don't have the Republican votes necessary

I know things are shitty and hard and the climate is giving people PTSD and Trump is demolishing America (not just the East Wing) but people are still making art and connecting and helping and you need to know... THAT MATTERS A LOT So connect, help, enjoy/make art be everything the fascists hate

I think they're great photos!