John McCormick
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
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“If they need SNAP they should work”.
Most people receiving SNAP are working. Some are working two jobs.
Be angry at the employers who pay such a pittance that people are living below the poverty line.
Be angry at the billionaires hoarding the wealth
Stop blaming the poor.
Most people receiving SNAP are working. Some are working two jobs.
Be angry at the employers who pay such a pittance that people are living below the poverty line.
Be angry at the billionaires hoarding the wealth
Stop blaming the poor.
October 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“If they need SNAP they should work”.
Most people receiving SNAP are working. Some are working two jobs.
Be angry at the employers who pay such a pittance that people are living below the poverty line.
Be angry at the billionaires hoarding the wealth
Stop blaming the poor.
Most people receiving SNAP are working. Some are working two jobs.
Be angry at the employers who pay such a pittance that people are living below the poverty line.
Be angry at the billionaires hoarding the wealth
Stop blaming the poor.
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for those of you who are serious about understanding the eugenic lineage of the whole AGI movement, on the other hand, you can peruse some of the resources at www.dair-institute.org/projects/tes...
The TESCREAL Bundle
The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.
www.dair-institute.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
for those of you who are serious about understanding the eugenic lineage of the whole AGI movement, on the other hand, you can peruse some of the resources at www.dair-institute.org/projects/tes...
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
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Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
August 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
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New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.
Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
www.newyorker.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
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Judge Coughenour continued:
“Looking back at what happened in Germany, my good friend Judge Lasnik said, ‘Where were the judges? Where were the lawyers?’”
“We need a call to action in this country from our lawyers and our judges to say ‘not in our country, not on our watch,’” he said.
“Looking back at what happened in Germany, my good friend Judge Lasnik said, ‘Where were the judges? Where were the lawyers?’”
“We need a call to action in this country from our lawyers and our judges to say ‘not in our country, not on our watch,’” he said.
August 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Judge Coughenour continued:
“Looking back at what happened in Germany, my good friend Judge Lasnik said, ‘Where were the judges? Where were the lawyers?’”
“We need a call to action in this country from our lawyers and our judges to say ‘not in our country, not on our watch,’” he said.
“Looking back at what happened in Germany, my good friend Judge Lasnik said, ‘Where were the judges? Where were the lawyers?’”
“We need a call to action in this country from our lawyers and our judges to say ‘not in our country, not on our watch,’” he said.
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I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
July 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.
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WaPo: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
LA Times: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
CNN: gutted and pushing propaganda
MSNBC: being actively gutted and spun off
CBS News: being purchased by an oligarch's failson and set up to push propaganda.
LA Times: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
CNN: gutted and pushing propaganda
MSNBC: being actively gutted and spun off
CBS News: being purchased by an oligarch's failson and set up to push propaganda.
July 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
WaPo: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
LA Times: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
CNN: gutted and pushing propaganda
MSNBC: being actively gutted and spun off
CBS News: being purchased by an oligarch's failson and set up to push propaganda.
LA Times: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.
CNN: gutted and pushing propaganda
MSNBC: being actively gutted and spun off
CBS News: being purchased by an oligarch's failson and set up to push propaganda.
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One of my colleagues and a union comrade was abducted at the Camarillo action yesterday.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
www.calfac.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One of my colleagues and a union comrade was abducted at the Camarillo action yesterday.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
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Ranked-choice voting in a Democratic primary led to victory by Mamdani. So now the #BrokenTimes asks whether primaries should be ditched, inspired by the awful Adams. #MamdaniVendetta
Should New York Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/n...
Should New York Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/n...
Should New York City Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races?
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Ranked-choice voting in a Democratic primary led to victory by Mamdani. So now the #BrokenTimes asks whether primaries should be ditched, inspired by the awful Adams. #MamdaniVendetta
Should New York Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/n...
Should New York Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/n...
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Your silence will not save you.
July 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Your silence will not save you.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July
July 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July
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Deerhoof is taking their music off of Spotify 💪 Their statement (in full below) says “Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet” after Daniel Ek’s announcement of his $700 million investment in AI weapons technology.
June 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Deerhoof is taking their music off of Spotify 💪 Their statement (in full below) says “Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet” after Daniel Ek’s announcement of his $700 million investment in AI weapons technology.
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1,500+ at our Townhall in Wichita, Kansas this morning.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
June 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
1,500+ at our Townhall in Wichita, Kansas this morning.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.
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Just sitting back watching @nytimes.com lose a whole generation or two of readers to be a far right laundry machine instead. It’s not the first time in its history.
June 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just sitting back watching @nytimes.com lose a whole generation or two of readers to be a far right laundry machine instead. It’s not the first time in its history.
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I had my suspicions that the US health system, aside from the fact the "care" is outrageously expensive, was not actually all that good. The more I interact with the Portuguese healthcare system, the more ineffective & barbaric the US system reveals itself to be. Americans, you are being SCAMMED.
June 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I had my suspicions that the US health system, aside from the fact the "care" is outrageously expensive, was not actually all that good. The more I interact with the Portuguese healthcare system, the more ineffective & barbaric the US system reveals itself to be. Americans, you are being SCAMMED.