Kim Kelly
@kimkelly.bsky.social
labor journalist & author. big on metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit 🏴
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my reporting: @inthesetimes.com + more
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
rep: The Shipman Agency
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
my reporting: @inthesetimes.com + more
my lefty metal newsletter: salvo.ghost.io
rep: The Shipman Agency
why does Bluesky randomly decide to hide perfectly innocuous replies on here? I keep noticing it on my posts
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
why does Bluesky randomly decide to hide perfectly innocuous replies on here? I keep noticing it on my posts
y’all know what motherfuckin time it is m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot
m.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
y’all know what motherfuckin time it is m.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzT...
it’s a nice fall day. do yourself a favor and listen to the latest Nechochwen album 🍂 nechochwen.bandcamp.com/album/spelew...
spelewithiipi, by Nechochwen
9 track album
nechochwen.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
it’s a nice fall day. do yourself a favor and listen to the latest Nechochwen album 🍂 nechochwen.bandcamp.com/album/spelew...
ah well at at least journalism is a famously well-paid and stable profession
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
ah well at at least journalism is a famously well-paid and stable profession
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
this fucking country
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
this fucking country
I’m supposed to fly to San Juan on the 19th and am getting pretty nervous!!
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I’m supposed to fly to San Juan on the 19th and am getting pretty nervous!!
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I’ve read Kim Kelly’s work on labor for years. She’s treated her readers, teenagers and professors, with respect, while breaking it all down so it made sense. Thank you. A travesty to end the very thing, writing on politics and labor, that set Teen Vogue apart from all the others.
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’ve read Kim Kelly’s work on labor for years. She’s treated her readers, teenagers and professors, with respect, while breaking it all down so it made sense. Thank you. A travesty to end the very thing, writing on politics and labor, that set Teen Vogue apart from all the others.
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
get in girls we’re bringing back phrenology
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
get in girls we’re bringing back phrenology
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In Italy labor unions helped start a network of left-leaning news/music radio stations that have become some of the staples of public information in much of the country. They now run on a donation / ads model, but initial investment was from labor. I think about this often.
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In Italy labor unions helped start a network of left-leaning news/music radio stations that have become some of the staples of public information in much of the country. They now run on a donation / ads model, but initial investment was from labor. I think about this often.
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Imagine if even 1/4 of the money spent on Democratic campaign consultants and advertising was just given directly to local news upstarts around the country…………
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Imagine if even 1/4 of the money spent on Democratic campaign consultants and advertising was just given directly to local news upstarts around the country…………
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it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.
as of today I’ve written the first 10,000 words of my next book :)
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
as of today I’ve written the first 10,000 words of my next book :)
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I can’t find the original post, but someone said to start saving pdfs of TV’s articles. And thank god they reminded me because not only do I use them in my classes, but I also have a ton of research for my book from @kimkelly.bsky.social ‘s labor column
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I can’t find the original post, but someone said to start saving pdfs of TV’s articles. And thank god they reminded me because not only do I use them in my classes, but I also have a ton of research for my book from @kimkelly.bsky.social ‘s labor column
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One thing I love about @prismreports.org is that they work so closely with incarcerated writers, and surface things I had never thought about before. This piece on how extended incarceration is a violation of reproductive rights by functionally serving as involuntary sterilization is fantastic.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people
By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces eugenicist logic
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
One thing I love about @prismreports.org is that they work so closely with incarcerated writers, and surface things I had never thought about before. This piece on how extended incarceration is a violation of reproductive rights by functionally serving as involuntary sterilization is fantastic.
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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Hello fellow metalheads, as I've said before I'm going through an incredibly difficult time hence the hiatus for the show.
I am now in between jobs as I had to make a drastic decision to preserve my mental health
My friend made this GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-maddi...
I am now in between jobs as I had to make a drastic decision to preserve my mental health
My friend made this GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-maddi...
Donate to Help Maddie Maintain Her Home and Health, organized by Lillian Krueger
Hi! My name is Lily. I'm raising money to help my dear friend Maddie get back… Lillian Krueger needs your support for Help Maddie Maintain Her Home and Health
www.gofundme.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hello fellow metalheads, as I've said before I'm going through an incredibly difficult time hence the hiatus for the show.
I am now in between jobs as I had to make a drastic decision to preserve my mental health
My friend made this GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-maddi...
I am now in between jobs as I had to make a drastic decision to preserve my mental health
My friend made this GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-maddi...
we’ve got about two years until our evil Philly mayor’s term is up btw
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
we’ve got about two years until our evil Philly mayor’s term is up btw
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
Jersey’s staying blue, baby! The GOP guy was extra evil so I’ll take the W here
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jersey’s staying blue, baby! The GOP guy was extra evil so I’ll take the W here
literally could not look more normal today and yet the eyeballing from strangers persists
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
literally could not look more normal today and yet the eyeballing from strangers persists