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We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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#NationalPoetryDay
Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words, and kind deeds.
- #Longfellow
Photo: somewhere in #France
#FlowersOnFriday
Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words, and kind deeds.
- #Longfellow
Photo: somewhere in #France
#FlowersOnFriday
September 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#NationalPoetryDay
Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words, and kind deeds.
- #Longfellow
Photo: somewhere in #France
#FlowersOnFriday
Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words, and kind deeds.
- #Longfellow
Photo: somewhere in #France
#FlowersOnFriday
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📣 Need to properly dispose of hazardous household waste? Register for two September events in Buffalo:
• Paint-only: Saturday, September 13;
• Hazardous waste, paint, batteries: Sat., September 27.
Appointments limited; registration required. Go to erie.gov/recycling or call 716-858-6800.
• Paint-only: Saturday, September 13;
• Hazardous waste, paint, batteries: Sat., September 27.
Appointments limited; registration required. Go to erie.gov/recycling or call 716-858-6800.
September 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
📣 Need to properly dispose of hazardous household waste? Register for two September events in Buffalo:
• Paint-only: Saturday, September 13;
• Hazardous waste, paint, batteries: Sat., September 27.
Appointments limited; registration required. Go to erie.gov/recycling or call 716-858-6800.
• Paint-only: Saturday, September 13;
• Hazardous waste, paint, batteries: Sat., September 27.
Appointments limited; registration required. Go to erie.gov/recycling or call 716-858-6800.
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New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
19thnews.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
I had no idea Labor Day was such an important holiday!
We wouldn’t have Labor Day without the Chicago labor movement.
And as the military is deployed in our cities, it’s more important than ever to remember our predecessors’ courage in our own fight against fascism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/9EYC75wtwCM
And as the military is deployed in our cities, it’s more important than ever to remember our predecessors’ courage in our own fight against fascism.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/9EYC75wtwCM
September 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I had no idea Labor Day was such an important holiday!
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY -7/24/25
July 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY -7/24/25
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY -7/24/25
July 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Buffalo, NY -7/24/25
"-they obtain their employees the legal way and they have their paperwork in order," the attorney said. "This is just a way to interrupt a business for a period of days." -Alejandro Gutiérrez
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
ICE agents raid popular Western New York supermarket
ICE agents raided a popular Buffalo supermarket Wednesday morning.
🚨 Here’s what was seized and why the store was shut down.
www.wgrz.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"-they obtain their employees the legal way and they have their paperwork in order," the attorney said. "This is just a way to interrupt a business for a period of days." -Alejandro Gutiérrez
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
www.wivb.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the U.N. agency of being “woke.”
Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time
President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the U.N. culture and education agency UNESCO on Tuesday, repeating a move he had already ordered during his first term, which had been reversed under Joe Biden.
www.reuters.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the U.N. agency of being “woke.”
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It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, per a report from Human Rights Watch
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
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ICE agents quitting? Our shaming may be working
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ICE agents quitting? Our shaming may be working
It takes a COMMUNITY!!!
July 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It takes a COMMUNITY!!!
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Art can't just be a luxury for the few. That requires a city where artists can actually afford to live and create, and where musicians don't just receive recognition but fair pay.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Art can't just be a luxury for the few. That requires a city where artists can actually afford to live and create, and where musicians don't just receive recognition but fair pay.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
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In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
www.npr.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In 1965, the government recruited thousands of strapping high-school boys to replace Mexican workers on farms in Texas and California.
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
A lot of the boys went on strike. Others quit. The program "was considered a giant failure and was never tried again."
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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People who entered the US legally and have no criminal charges are being held in the Everglades camp, according to records obtained by the Miami Herald. Maybe that’s why the government won’t release the names of those being detained. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
People who entered the US legally and have no criminal charges are being held in the Everglades camp, according to records obtained by the Miami Herald. Maybe that’s why the government won’t release the names of those being detained. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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