Melanie Sonsteng-Person
@sonstengperson.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Social Work || PAR & Qual methodologist || Working with communities to interrupt racial & systemic trauma in K12 & higher education || Constant movement towards liberation || #Biking #Academia #Liberation #Climate #Plants #MidCenturyFurniture
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“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
Layoffs in 2025 second-highest since 2009 in potential sign of looming recession
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
therealnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
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We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/DB2iRVW
The Washington Post Has Become
Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/DB2iRVW
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Last month, the company behind ChatGPT wrapped up a long-awaited restructure that that turned it into a for-profit entity valued at $500 billion, despite the fact that its products have yet to yield significant revenue streams.
With Big Tech Talking Government Backing, Has OpenAI Become “Too Big to Fail”?
Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.
truthout.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Last month, the company behind ChatGPT wrapped up a long-awaited restructure that that turned it into a for-profit entity valued at $500 billion, despite the fact that its products have yet to yield significant revenue streams.
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Join the Social Work Activist Collective on November 20 for a conversation on overcoming hopelessness and fear. For our last meeting of the year we wanted to create a space to share stories of resilience and ideas for where we can find collective strength. Join us!
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACNov20th
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACNov20th
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join the Social Work Activist Collective on November 20 for a conversation on overcoming hopelessness and fear. For our last meeting of the year we wanted to create a space to share stories of resilience and ideas for where we can find collective strength. Join us!
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACNov20th
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACNov20th
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Join the Social Work Activist Collective (@swactivists.bsky.social) on Thursday, October 30, to learn about the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions (BDS) movement and how you can get involved! REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Join the Social Work Activist Collective (@swactivists.bsky.social) on Thursday, October 30, to learn about the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions (BDS) movement and how you can get involved! REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
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Join the Social Work Activist Collective on Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 PM ET for a discussion on the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions movement and why every social worker should be engaged in this.
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Join the Social Work Activist Collective on Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 PM ET for a discussion on the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions movement and why every social worker should be engaged in this.
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th
The number of times I’ve seen film crews at this park where people take naps and concerts happen… I will say it a million times. But the most dangerous thing in LA is the police (and now ICE).
I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence”
Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The number of times I’ve seen film crews at this park where people take naps and concerts happen… I will say it a million times. But the most dangerous thing in LA is the police (and now ICE).
As a mental health professional, I approve The Bear season 4 finale. And anyone saying otherwise is a sadist.
July 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
As a mental health professional, I approve The Bear season 4 finale. And anyone saying otherwise is a sadist.
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As long as immigration sweeps are happening in the communities that farm workers live in, farm workers will continue being detained and deported.
Farm workers deserve REAL protections, so they can continue working without fear.
www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n...
Farm workers deserve REAL protections, so they can continue working without fear.
www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n...
After early reprieve from immigration enforcement, farming industry reckons with raids
The Trump administration's immigration enforcement mostly left farms and meat packing plants alone, until coordinated raids last week. Now, President Trump is signaling continued support for farmers.
www.npr.org
June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As long as immigration sweeps are happening in the communities that farm workers live in, farm workers will continue being detained and deported.
Farm workers deserve REAL protections, so they can continue working without fear.
www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n...
Farm workers deserve REAL protections, so they can continue working without fear.
www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n...
I love my little town. It was jam packed! We were corner hoping as each street corner had more and more folks join in.
June 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I love my little town. It was jam packed! We were corner hoping as each street corner had more and more folks join in.
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While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou
June 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou
I’m so sick of hearing people get mad at news outlets owned by private corporations and the uber rich. Stop expecting them to be anything other than what they’ve always been and instead support independent news sources.
June 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’m so sick of hearing people get mad at news outlets owned by private corporations and the uber rich. Stop expecting them to be anything other than what they’ve always been and instead support independent news sources.
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Remigration is a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations.
This is neo-nazism.
This is neo-nazism.
“I am reversing the Invasion. It's called Remigration.”
June 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Remigration is a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations.
This is neo-nazism.
This is neo-nazism.
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
I spit out my drink with this conclusion hahahha
To be honest if you have never had to boot up a computer with a five inch floppy disk then you have had it easy and I think you're a pussy
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I spit out my drink with this conclusion hahahha
This is horrifying
June 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This is horrifying
Timeline cleanse
June 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Timeline cleanse
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Oh no, an "insurrection" of dancing
Imagine being the sourpuss deploying 700 very expensive Marines to ... what? Make LA be the town from Footloose?
Imagine being the sourpuss deploying 700 very expensive Marines to ... what? Make LA be the town from Footloose?
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Oh no, an "insurrection" of dancing
Imagine being the sourpuss deploying 700 very expensive Marines to ... what? Make LA be the town from Footloose?
Imagine being the sourpuss deploying 700 very expensive Marines to ... what? Make LA be the town from Footloose?
More accounts of what’s happening please
THERE ARE NO RIOTS
Guys. I'm in LA. I'm going to a variety show tonight across town. There are not riots happening. There are peaceful protests being fired upon.
Peaceful means nonviolent hut it does not mean sedate. No rioting, no looting is happening. LA is protecting neighbors.
Guys. I'm in LA. I'm going to a variety show tonight across town. There are not riots happening. There are peaceful protests being fired upon.
Peaceful means nonviolent hut it does not mean sedate. No rioting, no looting is happening. LA is protecting neighbors.
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
More accounts of what’s happening please
I see tons of reposts of lies from Fox News and the govt. instead of reposting and giving them a platform let’s keep posting what’s happening on the ground.
Trying to argue law, truth, and logic with these folks has never worked. Stop wasting your energy doing it.
Trying to argue law, truth, and logic with these folks has never worked. Stop wasting your energy doing it.
June 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I see tons of reposts of lies from Fox News and the govt. instead of reposting and giving them a platform let’s keep posting what’s happening on the ground.
Trying to argue law, truth, and logic with these folks has never worked. Stop wasting your energy doing it.
Trying to argue law, truth, and logic with these folks has never worked. Stop wasting your energy doing it.
No uber. No uber eats.
the Uber CEO tells Trump his company supports the MAGA reconciliation bill (that will strip millions of healthcare and food support)
June 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
No uber. No uber eats.
They’re making sure what they’re doing isn’t televised.
June 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
They’re making sure what they’re doing isn’t televised.
I don’t know I feel like if AI can write a whole executive order and lay off half the federal workforce, it should automatically skip the intro of every show I rewatch
June 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I don’t know I feel like if AI can write a whole executive order and lay off half the federal workforce, it should automatically skip the intro of every show I rewatch
Your tax dollars at work.
Impossible to post all of the videos from today but here’s LAPD unloading dozens of rounds at the barricade. They did this for over an hour.
June 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Your tax dollars at work.
They do whatever they want. They’re unhinged.
June 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
They do whatever they want. They’re unhinged.