Labor Mel
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Labor Mel
@labormel.bsky.social
· Nov 27
"Money has no essence. It's not "really" anything; therefore, its nature has always been and presumably always will be a matter of political contention." - David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years
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Private universities are teaching us an object lesson in what anticipatory obedience looks like
March 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Private universities are teaching us an object lesson in what anticipatory obedience looks like
I always tell my boyfriend that we are their worst fear, working class people who are typically pitted against eachother loving one another so much that we become family. That's partially why they hype up the nuclear family so much, they don't want you to realize you can love anyone like that
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I always tell my boyfriend that we are their worst fear, working class people who are typically pitted against eachother loving one another so much that we become family. That's partially why they hype up the nuclear family so much, they don't want you to realize you can love anyone like that
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I have warned about the rightwing attack on empathy. It is as dangerous as any attack on democracy. It will accelerate in Musks’ hands. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
March 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have warned about the rightwing attack on empathy. It is as dangerous as any attack on democracy. It will accelerate in Musks’ hands. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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If passed, the New York for All Act will protect our communities by blocking ICE from entering non-public areas without a warrant & begins limiting federal access to state databases.
✊Take action TODAY & tell your reps to support #NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
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✊Take action TODAY & tell your reps to support #NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
🎨: @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If passed, the New York for All Act will protect our communities by blocking ICE from entering non-public areas without a warrant & begins limiting federal access to state databases.
✊Take action TODAY & tell your reps to support #NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
🎨: @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
✊Take action TODAY & tell your reps to support #NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
🎨: @mollycrabapple.bsky.social
insane that we stole a bunch of indigenous peoples land, like on multiple continents, only to do this with it
The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
February 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
insane that we stole a bunch of indigenous peoples land, like on multiple continents, only to do this with it
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Some people were pretty incredulous when we published this before the election www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reports
Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Some people were pretty incredulous when we published this before the election www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
it's wild how much this behavior is like - exactly the way my father behaves. It's highlighting the fact that 1. I was definitely abused my entire life 2. I'm very good at decoding what insecure and narcissistic people actually mean lol and what they'll actually do (cause they constantly lie)
Ask the families in WNC how Elon makes promises.
He pledged to give victims of Hurricane Helene 30 days worth of free access, but failed to mention that survivors would need to fork over $400 for hardware—moreover, after 30-days the cost was $120 a month.
He pledged to give victims of Hurricane Helene 30 days worth of free access, but failed to mention that survivors would need to fork over $400 for hardware—moreover, after 30-days the cost was $120 a month.
February 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
it's wild how much this behavior is like - exactly the way my father behaves. It's highlighting the fact that 1. I was definitely abused my entire life 2. I'm very good at decoding what insecure and narcissistic people actually mean lol and what they'll actually do (cause they constantly lie)
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1. Today, the Iowa Legislature shamefully stripped transgender people from the State Civil Rights Act.
It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act.
There were powerful speeches, and huge protets.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act.
There were powerful speeches, and huge protets.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections
The bill will now go to the Governor for a final signature, and will mark the first state to strip any group from a civil rights act.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
1. Today, the Iowa Legislature shamefully stripped transgender people from the State Civil Rights Act.
It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act.
There were powerful speeches, and huge protets.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It becomes the first state to ever strip any group from a civil rights act.
There were powerful speeches, and huge protets.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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there is really going to be no option but to prosecute these people the second they are out of power if we ever want a chance to fix this country
Musk’s hackers burglarized "a vast trove of information about the entire federal workforce” on OPM computers even as Trump was being sworn in — that is "hours before Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was officially created by an executive order.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside DOGE’s Clash With the Federal Workforce
With a surprise incursion in the first minutes of the Trump presidency, Elon Musk’s programmers seized control of a key personnel agency; ‘rogue bureaucrats’ fight back.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
there is really going to be no option but to prosecute these people the second they are out of power if we ever want a chance to fix this country
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The future we were promised: "you'll all be chilling and eating figs under the sun while the computers will do all the work"
The future we got: "You need an account to log into your toilet app to take a shit"
The future we got: "You need an account to log into your toilet app to take a shit"
February 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The future we were promised: "you'll all be chilling and eating figs under the sun while the computers will do all the work"
The future we got: "You need an account to log into your toilet app to take a shit"
The future we got: "You need an account to log into your toilet app to take a shit"
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none of this stops until they're afraid
February 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
none of this stops until they're afraid
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Our Zoom event to celebrate the birthday of David Graeber takes place tomorrow.
You can join in and register here at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
You can join in and register here at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Our Zoom event to celebrate the birthday of David Graeber takes place tomorrow.
You can join in and register here at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
You can join in and register here at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
the inventor of AI was like what if we had a stupid guy we could ask any question. Like the answers will be bad but he has to tell us. Also he's extremely expensive
February 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
the inventor of AI was like what if we had a stupid guy we could ask any question. Like the answers will be bad but he has to tell us. Also he's extremely expensive
my goal when going out is never too look like a girl you would want to approach, I want to look like a girl where you think to yourself "damn, i gotta get my money up" and walk away
February 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
my goal when going out is never too look like a girl you would want to approach, I want to look like a girl where you think to yourself "damn, i gotta get my money up" and walk away
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ICYMI
February 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
ICYMI
Drake hates Serena cause she's the "woman that got away" archetype and the "goat in their field, lebron style" archetype all in one. diabolical lmao
February 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Drake hates Serena cause she's the "woman that got away" archetype and the "goat in their field, lebron style" archetype all in one. diabolical lmao
it's weird that people see ai as a money making endeavor when like yeah i'm sure you could make money doing anything you got 20 free gallons of water with
February 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
it's weird that people see ai as a money making endeavor when like yeah i'm sure you could make money doing anything you got 20 free gallons of water with
I hate when I look up a symptom and everything I read talks about it as if it's only a problem needing solving when 99.9% of the time I'm looking up a symptom I'm looking for the underlying cause. Like I get that I'm not a doctor but most of the time I can actually find an explanation
February 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I hate when I look up a symptom and everything I read talks about it as if it's only a problem needing solving when 99.9% of the time I'm looking up a symptom I'm looking for the underlying cause. Like I get that I'm not a doctor but most of the time I can actually find an explanation
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This list is mostly Black women. It's clear that the entire anti-DEI project is just neo-segregation. It's the same reason they only targeted Black women at Harvard. They don't believe people of color or women should have any positions of power. www.aol.com/federal-heal...
Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies.
www.aol.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This list is mostly Black women. It's clear that the entire anti-DEI project is just neo-segregation. It's the same reason they only targeted Black women at Harvard. They don't believe people of color or women should have any positions of power. www.aol.com/federal-heal...
everyone was disgusted by justin biebers yummy stunt a few years ago and now we're trading food themed naked babies ? did i miss a chapter
February 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
everyone was disgusted by justin biebers yummy stunt a few years ago and now we're trading food themed naked babies ? did i miss a chapter
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
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This is what convinced me they’re going to intentionally crash the economy. They said it out loud several times.
February 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is what convinced me they’re going to intentionally crash the economy. They said it out loud several times.