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Reminder that the FBI Director is paid by Shein.
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reminder that the FBI Director is paid by Shein.
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The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system. Now, they’ve become targets—” betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The plight of Dreamers used to be emblematic of the obvious failures of our immigration system. Now, they’ve become targets—” betrayed by the only country [they have] ever called home.”
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I told Mayor Brandon Johnson how proud I was that he stood up for food assistance and treating immigrants with dignity at the UN Human Rights Council. I stand with those who do not run away from our values.
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I told Mayor Brandon Johnson how proud I was that he stood up for food assistance and treating immigrants with dignity at the UN Human Rights Council. I stand with those who do not run away from our values.
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Investigate whoever he wants. Trumps drowning on every front.
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Investigate whoever he wants. Trumps drowning on every front.
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Beloved community fests have considered shutting down in the past few months, citing the rising costs of police patrols.
Yet elected officials, police-connected groups, and event organizers who cut special deals are exempt from city fees linked to street festivals, an Inquirer investigation found.
Yet elected officials, police-connected groups, and event organizers who cut special deals are exempt from city fees linked to street festivals, an Inquirer investigation found.
Philly street festivals are shutting down over rising police overtime costs. But some groups don’t have to pay.
Philly elected officials, police-connected groups, and street festival organizers who cut special deals are exempt from tens of thousands dollars in city event fees inked to street festivals.
www.inquirer.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Beloved community fests have considered shutting down in the past few months, citing the rising costs of police patrols.
Yet elected officials, police-connected groups, and event organizers who cut special deals are exempt from city fees linked to street festivals, an Inquirer investigation found.
Yet elected officials, police-connected groups, and event organizers who cut special deals are exempt from city fees linked to street festivals, an Inquirer investigation found.
Misleading Story of Portland’s ICE Protests — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Misleading Story of Portland’s ICE Protests — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/port...
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Is 100 years long enough to wait for transit connectivity? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
The Red-Blue Connector: A half-mile of subway that benefits an entire region - CommonWealth Beacon
It’s easy to look at the short length of the proposed Red-Blue Connector – less than half a mile – and mistake it for a project with small impact. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Is 100 years long enough to wait for transit connectivity? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Supreme Court: We’ll not only pursue you mercilessly over the theft of a loaf of bread, we’ll support cutting off the aid that would’ve enabled you to buy a loaf of bread.
Never saw "Les Mis," but the book Les Misérables focused on a relentless pursuit of a man who stole a loaf of bread.
As we cut SNAP benefits while calling for harsher penalties on shoplifters, it's tough not to see parallels.
We're living under some very dark clouds IMO. 💔
As we cut SNAP benefits while calling for harsher penalties on shoplifters, it's tough not to see parallels.
We're living under some very dark clouds IMO. 💔
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Supreme Court: We’ll not only pursue you mercilessly over the theft of a loaf of bread, we’ll support cutting off the aid that would’ve enabled you to buy a loaf of bread.
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is elected Virginia’s first female governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects!
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is elected Virginia’s first female governor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects!
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Wow the cruelty knows no bounds. Also, student discounts, older shopper discounts, etc. call it a low-income discount for folks on any income based program, not just SNAP, and done.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow the cruelty knows no bounds. Also, student discounts, older shopper discounts, etc. call it a low-income discount for folks on any income based program, not just SNAP, and done.
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Virginians are tired of the chaos. On Tuesday, we'll turn the page.
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Virginians are tired of the chaos. On Tuesday, we'll turn the page.
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Thank you to everyone in the resistance working tirelessly to help get out the vote in Virginia and New Jersey! From door-knocking to phone-banking, your dedication is incredible! Volunteer sign-ups hit record highs. Thank you to Indivisible, Swing Left, and MoveOn for leading the charge!
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thank you to everyone in the resistance working tirelessly to help get out the vote in Virginia and New Jersey! From door-knocking to phone-banking, your dedication is incredible! Volunteer sign-ups hit record highs. Thank you to Indivisible, Swing Left, and MoveOn for leading the charge!
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I wrote about the growing body of research showing how hurricanes continue to kill for a long time after they hit — and why it will be even worse in Jamaica.
The Long Tail of Hurricane Death Will Be Even Longer in Jamaica
A growing body of research has demonstrated that hits from tropical cyclones leave more than just damaged rooftops in their wake, in fact raising mortality rates through a likely wide variety of mecha...
www.gravityisgone.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wrote about the growing body of research showing how hurricanes continue to kill for a long time after they hit — and why it will be even worse in Jamaica.
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Maybe it was way more than seven million? "8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18."
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
November 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Maybe it was way more than seven million? "8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18."
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
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Volker Turk voices rare criticism of the US bombing campaign that has killed more than 60 people in under two months.
UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats ‘unacceptable’
Volker Turk voices rare criticism of the US bombing campaign that has killed more than 60 people in under two months.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Volker Turk voices rare criticism of the US bombing campaign that has killed more than 60 people in under two months.
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Trump’s pardon is blatant corruption. I’m introducing legislation this week that calls for banning presidents, elected officials, and their families from trading crypto.
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump’s pardon is blatant corruption. I’m introducing legislation this week that calls for banning presidents, elected officials, and their families from trading crypto.
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This is it:
3) A massive decentralized movement like this -- everywhere all at once, with everybody pitching in -- is extremely difficult for any regime, even the most autocratic, to derail. There are too many leaders, coordinating in too many different ways, for a movement like this to be easily neutralized.
April 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is it:
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We’ve expanded our work to New York, which has its own polluters pay law that’s also facing legal opposition. As more states adopt their own versions of this legislation, we’ll be ready to back them up in and out of court.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We’ve expanded our work to New York, which has its own polluters pay law that’s also facing legal opposition. As more states adopt their own versions of this legislation, we’ll be ready to back them up in and out of court.
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Vermont’s polluters pay law puts accountability on a new level. The financial burden of climate disasters typically falls on taxpayers, but now part of it is being redirected toward the fossil fuel industry, which is the primary driver of climate change.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Vermont’s polluters pay law puts accountability on a new level. The financial burden of climate disasters typically falls on taxpayers, but now part of it is being redirected toward the fossil fuel industry, which is the primary driver of climate change.
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Vermont has a polluters pay law—the first of its kind—which holds large oil and gas companies financially accountable for some of the local damages from climate change. When the Trump administration and Big Oil filed lawsuits against the state, we and our Vermont partners stepped in.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Vermont has a polluters pay law—the first of its kind—which holds large oil and gas companies financially accountable for some of the local damages from climate change. When the Trump administration and Big Oil filed lawsuits against the state, we and our Vermont partners stepped in.