Farm workers are hard at work in in Fresno CA harvesting pomegranates. They earn minimum wage and spend their days filling sacks that weigh up around 60 pounds when full. They then dump the sacks into the bins. A tractor hauls the full bins to cold storage. #WeFeedYou

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

"Moises" climbs up and down a ladder dozens of times a day carrying 60 pounds of pomegranates trying to fill a 900lb bin. He earns minimum wage for this hard work. #WeFeedYou

Here's @mcbride.house.gov's speech, pt. 1:

"Saul" works under a UFW contract in CAs Imperial Valley fields as a tractor driver. "I've done this for many years. I'm happy because I have very good health insurance that covers me and my family. Thanks to my union contract, I don't pay anything for it." #WeFeedYou

US gun nuts in current freefall about how Australia's 1996 reforms "failed". Our evisceration of an academic NRA darling's woeful critique of our 20yr review in @jama.com ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/ha...

"Raúl" was picking oranges in Visalia CA. "We fill 5 bins in a 6 hours and get paid $24 per bin. This work is hard on our bodies as we need to go up and down a 16 foot ladder while carrying 60 -80 lbs of oranges. But it's year round work that feeds our families." #WeFeedYou

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It’s unconscionable. As baristas at corporate stores fight for a fair contract and against Starbucks’ union-busting and greed, they have the solidarity of all 15 million members of America’s unions.

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News coverage of attacks on trans rights often excludes the voices of trans people. @media-studies.bsky.social sat down with Kae Petrin, co-founder of @transjournalists.org to learn how journalists can improve their coverage. Read the Q&A here: www.bmsg.org/better-trans...

Hudson Valley's Porpiglia Farms ordered to recognize United Farm Workers’ union contract www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

"Omar" shares, "This is how we pick red jalapeños. We're bent over for hours, in the cold, fog, or under the sun. We feel daily back and knee pain. We have hope that one day our conditions will improve and the hard work we do will be recognized." #WeFeedYou

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are still on strike at corporate stores nationwide. In the snow, rain, or sunshine, America’s unions have their backs. One day longer, one day stronger!

Oh hey look. 👀 Love to see it! Say it with me… #NoContractNoCoffee

"Raul" share this photo from where they are pruning pistachios trees in the Huron CA, area. "This job is very tiring because we have to cut away thick, dry pieces of the trees. I work eight hours a day and paid CA minimum wage." #WeFeedYou

Read to the end. It's not a typical Epstein essay.

Your Thanksgiving gravy tastes better when you use union mushrooms. Let's give a huge thanks to workers like "Adan" who harvest mushrooms for Monterey Mushrooms under a UFW contract. On an average day, he picks 240-280 of the blue baskets you see in this vid. #WeFeedYou

Kids' smoking in Oz is at record lows thx to comprehensive tobacco control. But since 2010, the rate of decline has slowed while vaping rose. Explains why all BigTobacco companies have invested in vapes mja.com.au/system/files...

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract. Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

Wow, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social has a new book out about how taxes uphold democracy. Can't wait to read it! Y'all know I want to make April 15 a public health holiday so we can celebrate the fact that taxes allow us to do together what not one of us can do alone. the.ink/p/watch-read...

“When we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.” @tennesseelookout.com

That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you: we’re all connected by the ripple effects. Low-Income Shoppers Cut Spending and Businesses Worry www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...

Here’s Trust for Public Land working with local groups like Vine City Civic Association in Atlanta making the news fun to read again. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

Well here's a tidy piece of #socialmath for you media advocates out there: Tesla shareholders vote to pay Musk up to $274 million per day for the next decade open.substack.com/pub/oligarch... @media-studies.bsky.social

Food is fundamental is health. Strong local economies are fundamental to health. Imagine a wildly successful GOV'T program that putts food on the table and keeps grocers working: #SNAP. Check out @media-studies.bsky.social latest blog for how to make the case for SNAP: www.bmsg.org/beyond-full-...

A lesson in reframing.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow 'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

😎🌵🪴 it's a start

"I say Yes on Prop 50 because it gives CA the opportunity to have stronger representation in Washington. After 50 yrs working in the fields picking berries & mushrooms, I know how important it is for our voices to be heard. I stand with my community.” -Francisco, CA Berry worker

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Absolutely. Get rid of the passive voice. @nytimes.com you should know better.

To realize #healthequity we need to build #narrativepower, not just craft powerful messages. Thank you @scope-la.bsky.social for all we @media-studies.bsky.social have learned from you about power mapping.

"Pablo" is picking oranges in Woodlake, CA. He shares, "We fill around 5 bins in a 6 hour work day. The work is very hard on the bodies as they have to go up and down a 16 foot ladder while carrying a sack of oranges that weighs 60lbs-80 lbs." #WeFeedYou

"Raul" harvested grapes in Delano CA for 6+ years. He shares, "I cut the bunches of grapes and carefully put them into the trays. Once the cart is full, I wheel the heavy cart out of the field. The grapes will be taken to the packing house where they will be bagged." #WefeedYou

Philly was a great place to say #NoKings.

Trans voices are essential in this moment, and we are not being raised up by mainstream media (surprise surprise)

News coverage of the attacks on trans rights are excluding trans voices. @media-studies.bsky.social and @transjournalists.org found that 70% of articles about trans people did not quote any trans people, and just 6% quoted trans youth. Journalists can do better. Full report here: bit.ly/TJA_visible

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it. Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

Important piece by @chesterj1.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/trumps-tikto...

"Meche" works making raisins in Fresno CA. Fresh grapes are placed on sheets of paper and then laid on the sand between rows. The suns heats the sand and dries out the grapes. She can feel the heat from the sand through her shoes while she earns 35 cents for each sheet. #WeFeedYou

"Yoli" is hard at work harvesting wine grapes in CAs Central Valley. She shares they work in teams of three, with two people picking the grapes and one person packing them. The grapes are packed in boxes to protect them during transport. #WeFeedYou 

Farmworkers already face harsh conditions. Now they may have to deal with a pay cut. grist.org/labor/farmwo...

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

In a new open-access Milbank Quarterly Perspective, @loridorfman.bsky.social & coauthors argue that advancing health and racial equity requires building narrative power — the ability to shape societal narratives and widespread beliefs — to illuminate structural solutions and advance health equity.

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