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@robempty.bsky.social
Really just too old for this shit. Old and grouchy. Liberal because it's not all about me. Gay woman. BLM. Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Trying to listen and learn.
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BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
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The Mississippi state legislature begs to differ. 😏
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Mississippi state legislature begs to differ. 😏
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Kavanaugh says that IEEPA would allow Trump to shut down trade with other countries but not impose tariffs. He calls that the "donut hole" in their position. Oregon's SG Gutman replies tariffs are a tax, the other isn't.
"It's not a donut hole: It's an entirely different pastry."
"It's not a donut hole: It's an entirely different pastry."
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Kavanaugh says that IEEPA would allow Trump to shut down trade with other countries but not impose tariffs. He calls that the "donut hole" in their position. Oregon's SG Gutman replies tariffs are a tax, the other isn't.
"It's not a donut hole: It's an entirely different pastry."
"It's not a donut hole: It's an entirely different pastry."
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Passaic County is 43% Hispanic. Donald Trump won it. Mikie Sherril won it by 15%.
That new Republican map in Texas? It only works for them if they keep their Hispanic numbers.
Good luck.
That new Republican map in Texas? It only works for them if they keep their Hispanic numbers.
Good luck.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Passaic County is 43% Hispanic. Donald Trump won it. Mikie Sherril won it by 15%.
That new Republican map in Texas? It only works for them if they keep their Hispanic numbers.
Good luck.
That new Republican map in Texas? It only works for them if they keep their Hispanic numbers.
Good luck.
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I guess this is as good a time as any to remind you all that I wrote a cool, queer book set in 1830s London with magic and class politics, which you can buy from all good book stores and online, and when you do I spend the money on looking like a hot bitch at raves.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I guess this is as good a time as any to remind you all that I wrote a cool, queer book set in 1830s London with magic and class politics, which you can buy from all good book stores and online, and when you do I spend the money on looking like a hot bitch at raves.
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"A ProPublica review found a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by the president and (DHS), which said ICE facilities like Portland’s were under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
"There was no evidence of what could be termed a coordinated assault."
We know
"There was no evidence of what could be termed a coordinated assault."
We know
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"A ProPublica review found a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by the president and (DHS), which said ICE facilities like Portland’s were under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
"There was no evidence of what could be termed a coordinated assault."
We know
"There was no evidence of what could be termed a coordinated assault."
We know
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Katyal quotes Justice Robert Jackson, head Nuremberg lawyer as his final bow:
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Katyal quotes Justice Robert Jackson, head Nuremberg lawyer as his final bow:
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With the #RepublicanShutdown continuing and Trump still refusing to feed families, I wanted to reshare my office's food bank guide of locations across Chicagoland.
For specific hours of operation, please call the food banks, or visit chicagosfoodbank.org.
buff.ly/2IsCCiI
For specific hours of operation, please call the food banks, or visit chicagosfoodbank.org.
buff.ly/2IsCCiI
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
With the #RepublicanShutdown continuing and Trump still refusing to feed families, I wanted to reshare my office's food bank guide of locations across Chicagoland.
For specific hours of operation, please call the food banks, or visit chicagosfoodbank.org.
buff.ly/2IsCCiI
For specific hours of operation, please call the food banks, or visit chicagosfoodbank.org.
buff.ly/2IsCCiI
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Finally!!!
I’ve waited for decades!
I’ve waited for decades!
It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Finally!!!
I’ve waited for decades!
I’ve waited for decades!
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PEN International is increasingly concerned by efforts to silence diverse voices and restrict access to literature.
Read more from Hola Cultura (@holaculturadc.bsky.social) on the growing wave of book bans affecting Latine authors ⬇️
holacultura.com/as-book-bans...
Read more from Hola Cultura (@holaculturadc.bsky.social) on the growing wave of book bans affecting Latine authors ⬇️
holacultura.com/as-book-bans...
As Book Bans Proliferate, Latine Authors Are Increasingly Caught In The Cultural Crossfire | Hola Cultura
What happens when a community’s stories are stripped from the shelves? What does it mean when young Latine readers can’t find books that reflect their own
holacultura.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
PEN International is increasingly concerned by efforts to silence diverse voices and restrict access to literature.
Read more from Hola Cultura (@holaculturadc.bsky.social) on the growing wave of book bans affecting Latine authors ⬇️
holacultura.com/as-book-bans...
Read more from Hola Cultura (@holaculturadc.bsky.social) on the growing wave of book bans affecting Latine authors ⬇️
holacultura.com/as-book-bans...
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ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski said his AI audio startup could only have been created in Europe. It's why he casts a wide net for employees.
ElevenLabs CEO says non-traditional hiring outside LinkedIn led to finding a 'brilliant' researcher working at a call center
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski said his AI audio startup could only have been created in Europe. It's why he casts a wide net for employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski said his AI audio startup could only have been created in Europe. It's why he casts a wide net for employees.
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"Mamdani did not have to sacrifice Palestinian solidarity to win this election," writes @natashalennard.bsky.social. interc.pt/3JJ0SZM
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Mamdani did not have to sacrifice Palestinian solidarity to win this election," writes @natashalennard.bsky.social. interc.pt/3JJ0SZM
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What shocked me most about the death threats sent to teachers in Arizona in recent days was that they didn't come from extremists on fringe platforms, these were sent from seemingly regular people on Facebook.
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What shocked me most about the death threats sent to teachers in Arizona in recent days was that they didn't come from extremists on fringe platforms, these were sent from seemingly regular people on Facebook.
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
Here's a sample of what they sent:
www.wired.com/story/arizon...
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"Frontline Ds should learn to stop worrying and fight Trump. If this had been a national election, it would have been an unusually safe one for swing-territory Ds, and they would have had Trump-fighting to thank for protecting them."
Yep, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/25-thought...
Yep, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/25-thought...
25 Thoughts About The 2025 Elections
Fighting is winning, and now would be a crazy time to pull punches.
www.offmessage.net
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Frontline Ds should learn to stop worrying and fight Trump. If this had been a national election, it would have been an unusually safe one for swing-territory Ds, and they would have had Trump-fighting to thank for protecting them."
Yep, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/25-thought...
Yep, @brianbeutler.bsky.social
www.offmessage.net/p/25-thought...
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Andy Beshear is speaking truth to all Kentuckians.
Hope y'all are listening.
The man and the republicans the majority of y'all voted for are letting you, your families, and your friends go hungry. 47, and your reps are the reason your food banks are going empty.
Bc 47 is a pedophile.
#SheShed
Hope y'all are listening.
The man and the republicans the majority of y'all voted for are letting you, your families, and your friends go hungry. 47, and your reps are the reason your food banks are going empty.
Bc 47 is a pedophile.
#SheShed
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Andy Beshear is speaking truth to all Kentuckians.
Hope y'all are listening.
The man and the republicans the majority of y'all voted for are letting you, your families, and your friends go hungry. 47, and your reps are the reason your food banks are going empty.
Bc 47 is a pedophile.
#SheShed
Hope y'all are listening.
The man and the republicans the majority of y'all voted for are letting you, your families, and your friends go hungry. 47, and your reps are the reason your food banks are going empty.
Bc 47 is a pedophile.
#SheShed
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
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Ron Johnson: "This is orders of magnitude worse than Watergate. Nixon had an enemies list that pales in comparison to the dragnet of Arctic Frost and the Biden administration."
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ron Johnson: "This is orders of magnitude worse than Watergate. Nixon had an enemies list that pales in comparison to the dragnet of Arctic Frost and the Biden administration."
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So they were there as recently as 2024 but then all moved en masse?
Don’t forget Ciattarelli nearly pulled off an upset in 2021 too.
Don’t forget Ciattarelli nearly pulled off an upset in 2021 too.
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So they were there as recently as 2024 but then all moved en masse?
Don’t forget Ciattarelli nearly pulled off an upset in 2021 too.
Don’t forget Ciattarelli nearly pulled off an upset in 2021 too.
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we can chalk it up to youth and inexperience but the biggest mistake the mamdani campaign made was winning by 8.8% and not 1.5%, which is the margin needed for the media to say it’s a total mandate
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
we can chalk it up to youth and inexperience but the biggest mistake the mamdani campaign made was winning by 8.8% and not 1.5%, which is the margin needed for the media to say it’s a total mandate
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Democrats won resounding victories in Tuesday's election. Here's why Trump's mandate has never been stronger.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Democrats won resounding victories in Tuesday's election. Here's why Trump's mandate has never been stronger.
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Now testifying is John Bodett, who took a video of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino Oct. 23.
They're showing the video in the courtroom now, but it's playing sideways.
They're showing the video in the courtroom now, but it's playing sideways.
DOJ's Sarmad Khojasteh asks Cortez if she's aware of anyone who has been "shot and killed" by a federal officer for recording and observing?
Cortez: "Shot and killed? No."
Cortez: "Shot and killed? No."
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Now testifying is John Bodett, who took a video of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino Oct. 23.
They're showing the video in the courtroom now, but it's playing sideways.
They're showing the video in the courtroom now, but it's playing sideways.
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This appears to be the incident they're discussing, when Bovino allegedly threw tear gas without justification in Little Village: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Judge allows further questioning of Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino as he's hit with new tear gas claims
Judge Sara Ellis earlier this month forbade agents from using gas and other “riot control” weapons without warning, but attorneys claim the feds are "simply ignoring" her order.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This appears to be the incident they're discussing, when Bovino allegedly threw tear gas without justification in Little Village: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...