"Universal child care is not simply about families, it’s also a labor issue. It is past time to end this cycle of inequity and pay child care workers what they are worth." — @uawregion9a.bsky.social member, @janefox.bsky.social www.stargazette.com/story/opinio...

The premise of Stephen Miller's argument for wanting to seize Greenland is something that Europeans shouldn't take lightly. The argument that it's a "national security priority"— merely because of its strategic location and U.S. military presence — could be extended to many European localities. 1/3

If you’re looking in Houston to note the 5th anniversary of the 1/6 insurrection attempt—Here you go. #Houston

"Authoritarianism is a catastrophic intellectual handicap" is one of many killer sentences in Elyse Graham's Book and Dagger.

We are proud to announce the formation of the Chemical & Engineering News Guild. We represent staffers across the editorial and operations teams at C&EN. 1/6

On the line today with UNITE HERE Local 25 picketing the Duck & Peach restaurant in Eastern Market DC. The workers there are seeking the right to unionize. The restaurant refuses to recognize them & has hired a union busting lawyer. #unionstrong #1u #unions #wearedc #ItsBetterInAUnion

53 DAYS INTO THE LONGEST NATIONAL ULP STRIKE IN STARBUCKS' HISTORY! 🔥 Remind your friends and family: Don't buy Starbucks for the duration of our strike! bsky.app/profile/sbwo...

Please remind your rep that to support letter carriers in 2026, Congress should pass the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act, legislation that will keep us safe as we deliver every day. With 159 co-sponsors, we’re getting closer to the 218-threshold to help get it to the House floor. nalc.org/action

Im in my late 40s, and im just flashing back to every ‘justified’ regime change and invasion for decades, every ‘weapons of mass destruction’ lie, every ‘evil communists’ trope bought and sold by politicians, journalists and people, and all the incredible suffering that followed

We’re now 7 hours and 5 minutes into the Moby Dick marathon! Chapter 36 underway….”Enter Ahab: Then, all.” I just took a 1 hour break for a fish sandwich and walk around New Bedford to stretch legs. But back at it! About to hunker down for the next 18 hours of reading…

We join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela. www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve...

Impoverish your own country with tariffs and shock troops shredding cities, then offer young men the chance to die for their country (but maybe make some scratch to feed their families and help their parents pay for citizenship), all while you pocket billions Smedley Butler is rolling in his grave

Greg Abbott is a real piece of work—selling off Texas groundwater to benefit his billionaire buddies. Enough is enough. We need a governor who comes from the working class and answers to working people. Vote Bobby Cole for Governor.

Two very solid periods so far in this Victoire-Sirens game!

A graphic designer I am not, but I put together this infographic about the top new releases and classic film screenings at the River Oaks Theatre in 2025. Thanks for helping us keep the lights on at Houston's oldest arthouse theater. If you keep watching movies, I promise to keep showing them.

hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple-dumpling

Happy New Year Burn the old Turner, Fire at the Grand Storehouse of the Tower of London 1841

The Telluride Ski Patrol Strike and the Economics of Mountain Safety radnut.com/telluride-sk... #skiing #ski #skilife #skifeed #snowboard #snowboarding #telluride #skipatrol #colorado #backcountry #freeride #mountains #winter #strike #extremesports #radnut

This NYE, you may find yourself struggling to make new year’s resolutions in face of the daily onslaught of ICE raids, anti-trans hate, and the destruction of our social safety net. If I may, here is an org that is trying to build a better tomorrow today. Why not join? act.dsausa.org/s/4536.Xd0xHm

2026 is going to be a year of both horrors and victories, and I think many people, both on the left and liberals new to political activism, will struggle with the victories. Therapy has taught me it's important to inoculate yourself knowing you can't pretend how you'll respond when you win.

Man, I love cats.

25 years ago today, ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ premiered on Adult Swim.

This Day in Labor History: December 30, 1969. Richard Nixon reluctantly signed the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act into law. The first comprehensive legislation in American history to protect the lives of coal miners, it came after the deaths of tens of thousands of miners!!!

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Plug that space heater directly into a wall, friends. Fire is LOOMING.

It’s time for @thebarbedwire.com’s Best of 2025! 🫡 thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/23/2...

This week, a report was released that Houston topped the nation in ICE arrests, and critics jumped to blame John Whitmire for HPD's cooperation with ICE.

油膏 is the key to turning small amounts of various leftovers (mac and cheese, sticky rice and tofu, berbere beans with bulgur) into a single dish good enough for lunch.

something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore

In the final months of 2025, about 700 unionized hospitality workers across four workplaces in Houston won approximately 25% raises in hourly wages — gains that came after an unprecedented 40-day strike at the Hilton Americas-Houston. 

Support laid off union workers from PushBlack who lost their jobs right before the holidays. Anything you might be able to donate helps! www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Healthcare should be a promise, not a luxury.

A little Starbucks Christmas carol from our picket line! We're still on ULP strike, and we're still asking customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS (gift cards included!) until 100s of unfair labor practices are resolved.

Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.

"Let’s get one thing clear, Santa: I ain’t a scab. The collective bargaining agreement clearly mandates the sleigh be led by a union-approved eight-reindeer team. Your little 'won’t you guide my sleigh tonight' routine is a bald attempt to dilute the team’s negotiating power."

The KXAN Austin interview is live. Winning statewide in Texas means closing the margins in rural Texas. That’s the math — and I’m ready to do it. Vote Bobby Cole for Governor on March 3 in the Democratic Primary. Watch: youtu.be/UjUB-_wHTiM

The tradition continues.

Leading the nation in at-large ICE arrests isn’t something to brag about—it’s a huge red flag. Houston’s diverse, vibrant communities are being targeted, and that should be a problem for everyone who claims to truly love this city.

SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...

Call me old fashioned or just plain old but I do think students need to learn to read, write, edit, and think without gAI BEFORE they ever use the technology. It’s incredibly disheartening to see unions working with tech companies, too, that makes anything you say suspect to me.

AFT deserves a better leader than the AI shill it currently has.

Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social. I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI. A few thoughts for your consideration...

Weird watching a PWHL match this late, but I'll take it!

I’m still working on my 7-second stump speech, lol. #antiwar #anticorruption #antihate #progressive

60 minutes CECOT segment. Recorded through my browser. HD quality. Not phone. Spread it around. If you're press, it's yours. Go nuts. It's streaming on a Canadian website, but there is no telling for how long. www.filemail.com/d/wkcdttnacp...

Hell yeah, Laura Stacey plugged the Professional Women's Hockey League Players Association during the intermission. Looks like she's the president of the union now.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

I'm surprised Maschmeyer has only allowed two goals, given how Montréal has been keeping the puck right in front of the Vancouver net.

From @josephinelee.bsky.social: Total membership in Texas unions has been growing. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 603,000 Texans belonged to unions in 2024, up from closer to half a million a decade ago.