An exceptional Saturday morning jaunt through a critical moment in labor history!

@steelworkers.bsky.social just elected their next slate of leaders... with one of the absolute best humans I know set to be sworn in as President come March 1st. Congrats Roxanne!!! usw.org/press-releas...

Music and bird tattoos is all I got. Though the tree of life and/or Calvin and Hobbes just might wind up on my body sooner rather than later.

IT'S BACK!!! John Tesh performs "Roundball Rock" live on TV 🥹

There’s actual Nazi-like shit we’re dealing with in this Administration. Can we not waste time concocting bullshit about our own candidates? Whether you like them or not! Sincerely, A pissed off NY Jew who’s lived in Maine for nearly a dozen years.

Paraphrasing one of my favorite poets… What better place than here? What better time than now? Who else but us? #NoKings (From the small town of Yarmouth, ME where the people showed up!)

There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil. The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips. Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms. If this isn't corruption, what is?

On Indigenous People's Day—and every day—we all have a responsibility to protect the land we live on. Read more from Angelo Villagomez here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-ways-scientists-ngos-and-governments-can-support-indigenous-led-conservation/

NEW: The "compact" the Trump administration proposed to 9 universities earlier this month is a dangerous trap -- not only would the deal cede significant control over colleges, but it would open them and their leaders up to great legal risk. www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

“Dream big dreams. Fight big fights.” Leo Gerard lived by those words — and changed the labor movement forever. Read Michael Wessel's tribute to the legendary @steelworkers.bsky.social president and leader of the labor movement in @poweratwork.bsky.social's newest post poweratwork.us/remembering-...

'In Conversation with Emily Thornberry MP' starting now! We are co-hosting this with @chathamhouse.org. Joining @emilythornberry.bsky.social is Mike Williams (@mwilli.bsky.social), Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress (@americanprogress.bsky.social) and @paulmcnamee.bsky.social

Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut. CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."

Trump’s 2nd term has left many clinging to the status quo on climate multilateralism. We argue for more. Proud to publish w/ @americanprogress.bsky.social 's Ryan Mulholland & @mwilli.bsky.social on how global trade policy can back workers, industries & the planet. 🔗 renewal.org.uk/blog/a-multi...

Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report for August 2025. The report found that the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump added just 22,000 jobs last month and the national unemployment rate has increased to 4.3 percent.

"This report sets examples of Kennedy’s costly, chaotic, and corrupt actions from EVERY DAY he has served as Secretary." From Feb 13- Sept 4. 203 days of sowing chaos and spreading misinformation; dismantling HHS research, prevention and health care and more. www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

In the midst of terrible things happening, small points of joy are very valuable. This is one of my small points of joy.

Kinda proud of this one... "During his first term, Trump fancied himself as the infrastructure president, regularly touting plans for rebuilding roads and bridges, Williams said. 'He didn’t do a damn thing. He was a huge failure...' rollcall.com/2025/08/27/a...

Noting that this account only follows @heartsofpine.bsky.social @portlandseadogs.bsky.social and @maineceltics.bsky.social. Love that and hope it stays that way through the whole campaign.

It's supposedly Jim Farley's (Ford's CEO) mission to create the affordable EV made in North America. Calls it their "Model T moment" --> tech.yahoo.com/transportati...

WELL ACTUALLY CHRIS… I kid I kid. This “EVs and renewables are just as bad for the environment BLARGH” trolling is one of the more annoying (and sadly potent) examples of people ignoring expertise and falling for disinformation. But ya know, steel made with coal is just as clean…

This Spurs team is feisty today. I like it. #COYS

I love PWM. And it's not an irrational love.

The Trump administration’s efforts to revive coal will cost the U.S. time and money we can’t afford to waste, driving up energy costs for Americans and leaving mining communities behind. Read more from me in @InsideSourcesDC: dcjournal.com/counterpoint...

Co-sign. Sincerely, One of your sad and embarrassed neighbo(u)rs PS - Great piece @rjcsmith.bsky.social

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CARE ABOUT DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CARE ABOUT DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING

*taps the sign* THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CARE ABOUT DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING bsky.app/profile/mwil...

Mick Foley FOREVER. Screw Hogan.

Is that guy standing up giving the “white power” sign…? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

Climate change is making Maine's glorious summers stickier... and suckier: www.pressherald.com/2025/07/24/m...

For those that always wanted to die in a car crash while in a Teams meeting... the time has arrived!

Winning? Didn't some of those DC rags mention trump and all his wins? Is this winning?... I don't like this winning. e2.org/releases/jun...

Ladies and gentlemen, the TPP! An exaggeration, but telling the continuity in here between the kinds of things corporate America wanted to see in free trade agreements, and what the US now does through tariff de-escalation agreements. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

The answer to how we stay relevant was investment + trade remedies. This admin just utterly destroyed the investment... and there's no trade remedy big enough to deal with this, let alone the super affordable BYD EVs.

Is this abundance? This project was approved under FAST-41, meaning it had expedited permit approvals. It also had labor, domestic supply chain, power offtake agreements for communities attached to it... meaning a whole lot of high quality American jobs and affordable energy just went up in flames.

The Grain Belt Express Transmission Line would increase grid reliability and reduce electricity prices for American families. It’s EXACTLY the kind of project experts say we need to meet increasing demand. Hawley, Trump, and Chris Wright just killed it, with zero justification.

Shot... chaser.

World court tells the truth — climate change is an existential threat. apple.news/Aoy7TK5ZvRJu...

Well, Superman kicked ass. The fact that it also gives people like ben shapiro a sad just makes it better. Major kudos @jamesgunn.bsky.social

They're not even pretending to do economic modeling. They're just... making stuff up. It's the like the cubic model but for the federal budget.

The Trump slump.

We’re subsidizing the export of coal to make steel cheaper overseas. Is this winning? thehill.com/policy/energ...

Important message from @NABTU who know that President Trump’s budget bill will stop energy projects from coming online, and threaten *one million* union jobs across America.

– New taxes on clean energy investment. – Termination of the Fuel Economy Standards for new cars and trucks. – A new tax subsidy for coal. It's a collection of the worst, most harmful ideas you can imagine. And the Republican Senate is voting for them now.

The Senate's "trillions for billionaires" bill just got even worse, kicking more people off medicaid and ⬆️ utility bills for families by hundreds of $$$. The Republican rate hike bill even adds higher taxes to solar and wind while giving more $ to coal and oil companies. Corrupt, reverse Robin Hood.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T CARE ABOUT DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING!