Keith Bolek
@keithbolek.bsky.social
Husband to a beautiful Angel; father to 2 amazing kids; chef at heart; punk/reggae/ska/blues/jazz enthusiast; and union-side attorney fighting for equality and justice everywhere. All posts & reposts are my views alone.
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Keith Bolek
@keithbolek.bsky.social
· Mar 26
Bruce Springsteen- "Joe Hill" (Tampa, FL 05/01/14)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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What they forgot to kill went on to organize.
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The future of working-class politics runs through immigrant communities and labor alliances, write Peter Olney and David Bacon. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
A Movement-Building Strategy for All Workers
Why we need a freedom agenda.
www.thenation.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The future of working-class politics runs through immigrant communities and labor alliances, write Peter Olney and David Bacon. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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On Christmas Eve, these shitbag thugs are out hunting today's Jews and fugitive slaves for fun and overtime. May every last one of them die painfully of boils and fulminant syphilis as every member in their families is too ashamed to be glimpsed near their lonely deathbed.
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
ICE shooting in Glen Burnie leaves 2 people hospitalized, officials say
Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a federal immigration agent shot someone in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.
buff.ly
December 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
On Christmas Eve, these shitbag thugs are out hunting today's Jews and fugitive slaves for fun and overtime. May every last one of them die painfully of boils and fulminant syphilis as every member in their families is too ashamed to be glimpsed near their lonely deathbed.
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Trump’s latest exploits in Latin America are just the latest expression of a bloody ideological project to entrench US power and protect the profits of Western multinationals, writes Eric Ross. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Brace Yourselves for Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine
Trump's latest exploits in Latin America are just the latest expression of a bloody ideological project to entrench US power and protect the profits of Western multinationals.
www.thenation.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump’s latest exploits in Latin America are just the latest expression of a bloody ideological project to entrench US power and protect the profits of Western multinationals, writes Eric Ross. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Reporter: We have 3 videos, 2 breathalyzers, 4 bartenders, and a minivan full of nuns attesting to how the driver was drunk and reckless when he hit the school bus.
Weiss; What did the driver say.
Reporter: He and his lawyer won’t talk. We asked them 5 times.
Weiss: I’m killing your story.
Weiss; What did the driver say.
Reporter: He and his lawyer won’t talk. We asked them 5 times.
Weiss: I’m killing your story.
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Reporter: We have 3 videos, 2 breathalyzers, 4 bartenders, and a minivan full of nuns attesting to how the driver was drunk and reckless when he hit the school bus.
Weiss; What did the driver say.
Reporter: He and his lawyer won’t talk. We asked them 5 times.
Weiss: I’m killing your story.
Weiss; What did the driver say.
Reporter: He and his lawyer won’t talk. We asked them 5 times.
Weiss: I’m killing your story.
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#OtD 21 Dec 1916 Mexican-American strike leader, Emma Tenayuca, was born in San Antonio. Most famously, she led a successful strike of 12,000 pecan-shelling women in 1938 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9359...
December 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 21 Dec 1916 Mexican-American strike leader, Emma Tenayuca, was born in San Antonio. Most famously, she led a successful strike of 12,000 pecan-shelling women in 1938 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9359...
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The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
How the Supreme Court Rejected Denaturalization as a Political Weapon Long Ago
New threats to strip opponents of citizenship recall a dark history.
www.brennancenter.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Supreme Court has strict limits on denaturalization that are deeply rooted in protections guaranteed by the 1st and 14th Amendments. Here's how they got there: bit.ly/4rh6WJT
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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"Nineteen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, boosting earnings for more than 8.3 million workers by a total of $5 billion." @epi.org
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Over 8.3 million workers will benefit from minimum wage increases on January 1: Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages. Here’s where.
Nineteen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, boosting earnings for more than 8.3 million workers by a total of $5 billion. In addition, 47 cities and counties will raise their minim...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Nineteen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, boosting earnings for more than 8.3 million workers by a total of $5 billion." @epi.org
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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Use our action center to tell lawmakers to stop the Trump administration from deporting Heng Guan, who helped journalists expose the horrors of Uyghur prison camps in Xinjiang, China.
His life could be at risk.
His life could be at risk.
Defend Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers and the journalists they work with should be celebrated, not punished.
freedom.press
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to stop the Trump administration from deporting Heng Guan, who helped journalists expose the horrors of Uyghur prison camps in Xinjiang, China.
His life could be at risk.
His life could be at risk.
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New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
Fishing regulators are extending a shutdown for New England’s historic shrimp fishing business, effectively shuttering an industry that fell victim to warming oceans.
www.pressherald.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
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Ten residents from four working-class neighborhoods controlled by MS-13, including volunteer election workers and local journalists, told The Intercept they saw firsthand gang members giving residents an ultimatum to vote for the Trump-endorsed conservative candidate or face consequences.
MS-13 and Trump Backed the Same Presidential Candidate in Honduras
MS-13 told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
interc.pt
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ten residents from four working-class neighborhoods controlled by MS-13, including volunteer election workers and local journalists, told The Intercept they saw firsthand gang members giving residents an ultimatum to vote for the Trump-endorsed conservative candidate or face consequences.
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The International Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago ➡️ u.afp.com/S7fj
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago ➡️ u.afp.com/S7fj
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The wall near St. Michael’s Monastery in #Kyiv
Here are the faces of the Heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine
Here are ordinary people who did not want war -they wanted to live.But when Russians came to kill us,they stood up to defend their country
This is the price Ukraine is paying
📹Oleg Kiy
Here are the faces of the Heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine
Here are ordinary people who did not want war -they wanted to live.But when Russians came to kill us,they stood up to defend their country
This is the price Ukraine is paying
📹Oleg Kiy
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The wall near St. Michael’s Monastery in #Kyiv
Here are the faces of the Heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine
Here are ordinary people who did not want war -they wanted to live.But when Russians came to kill us,they stood up to defend their country
This is the price Ukraine is paying
📹Oleg Kiy
Here are the faces of the Heroes who gave their lives for Ukraine
Here are ordinary people who did not want war -they wanted to live.But when Russians came to kill us,they stood up to defend their country
This is the price Ukraine is paying
📹Oleg Kiy
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This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
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🇬🇳 Guinea's youth risk everything to migrate to Europe
Safiatou Bah, 33, has made her decision. She will leave behind her young children to try to secure their future by migrating to Europe from the Guinean coast - a new, perilous migration route emerging in West Africa.
Safiatou Bah, 33, has made her decision. She will leave behind her young children to try to secure their future by migrating to Europe from the Guinean coast - a new, perilous migration route emerging in West Africa.
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🇬🇳 Guinea's youth risk everything to migrate to Europe
Safiatou Bah, 33, has made her decision. She will leave behind her young children to try to secure their future by migrating to Europe from the Guinean coast - a new, perilous migration route emerging in West Africa.
Safiatou Bah, 33, has made her decision. She will leave behind her young children to try to secure their future by migrating to Europe from the Guinean coast - a new, perilous migration route emerging in West Africa.
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As a technology of coercion, AI is essential for enforcing right wing speech codes and punishing liberal thought crime at universities.
“School officials have created a Microsoft Copilot prompt to review course descriptions with an eye toward avoiding ‘advocacy-oriented or prescriptive terms.’”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
Terms: “dismantling, decolonizing, interrogating, challenging, centering, combating, liberation, resistance, activism, justice oriented”
To Root Out Wokeness in the Course Catalog, This Texas University Is Turning to AI
“The AI was upset with my use of the phrase ‘women's rights movement.’”
www.texasmonthly.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As a technology of coercion, AI is essential for enforcing right wing speech codes and punishing liberal thought crime at universities.
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there is no legitimate definition of the term "democracy" under which maps like these are "democratic." this level of stovepiping is banana republic shit. this is effectively no different from stuffing a ballot box
Indiana Republicans have unveiled their proposal to re-gerrymander the congressional map & expand their current 7-2 majority to 9-0.
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
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The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
there is no legitimate definition of the term "democracy" under which maps like these are "democratic." this level of stovepiping is banana republic shit. this is effectively no different from stuffing a ballot box
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#OtD 30 Nov 1966 Barbados declared independence from Britain, after years of anti-colonial agitation and organising stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#OtD 30 Nov 1966 Barbados declared independence from Britain, after years of anti-colonial agitation and organising stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...
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Commentary: This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries and the cost of everyday goods due to the Trump tariffs, all surging. Ohioans are on edge ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/t...
This Thanksgiving, Ohio workers and families are holding on by the skin of their teeth • Ohio Capital Journal
This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries, and the cost of everyday goods due to the…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Commentary: This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries and the cost of everyday goods due to the Trump tariffs, all surging. Ohioans are on edge ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/t...
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I bet in all of history we could count on one hand how many US Attorneys, whether properly or improperly appointed, have been sanctioned for nearly $1 million for arguing frivolous legal theories for a political purpose.
In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
BREAKING: 11th Cir. upholds $1M penalty on Trump & Habba for frivolous suit v. Hillary Clinton, Comey, DNC, etc. over Russia claims. 'Trump & his attorneys committed sanctionable conduct,' per Judge W. Pryor (GWB) w/Brasher (Trump) Kidd (Biden) Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Opinion Issued – #251, Att. #1 in Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton (11th Cir., 22-13410) – CourtListener.com
Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Donald J. Trump in 22-13410, Appellant Alina Habba in 22-14099, 23-10387, 23-13177. Decision: Vacated and Remanded as to Orbis Business Intelligence, Ltd.; Affi...
storage.courtlistener.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I bet in all of history we could count on one hand how many US Attorneys, whether properly or improperly appointed, have been sanctioned for nearly $1 million for arguing frivolous legal theories for a political purpose.
In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
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Me on DOJ’s behavior: “it’s malevolence *exacerbated* by incompetence. That’s problematic enough for the government’s credibility before federal district judges. But at some point soon, one suspects that the Supreme Court itself may well have to grapple with its consequences—or risk being duped.”
194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity
Three different flashpoints highlight how much the Trump administration has done, in such short order, to undermine its own litigation efforts and to damage—perhaps irreparably—DOJ's credibility.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Me on DOJ’s behavior: “it’s malevolence *exacerbated* by incompetence. That’s problematic enough for the government’s credibility before federal district judges. But at some point soon, one suspects that the Supreme Court itself may well have to grapple with its consequences—or risk being duped.”
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After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com
European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!
Me in @theguardian.com