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In an exclusive interview with @mayor.nyc.gov, Mamdani told me that he has vowed to bring the taxi workers’ movement into City Hall with his Taxi and Limousine Commission pick
Read my interview with him for @documentedny.bsky.social
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Mamdani Vows to Bring Taxi Workers’ Movement Into City Hall With Taxi and Limousine Commission Pick - Documented
The mayor nominated Midori Valdivia to lead the reform of the long-troubled Taxi and Limousine Commission
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January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
In an exclusive interview with @mayor.nyc.gov, Mamdani told me that he has vowed to bring the taxi workers’ movement into City Hall with his Taxi and Limousine Commission pick
Read my interview with him for @documentedny.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2026/01/14/z...
Read my interview with him for @documentedny.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2026/01/14/z...
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"This is happening. It is real. Universities will be targeted and brought to heel. Republican politicians want to ensure that the next generation of college graduates — if they graduate at all — will quickly and uncomplainingly administer the Gilded Age fantasies of our billionaire class."
The knucklehead agenda: GOP leaders engineer pillaging of Kansas universities • Kansas Reflector
Kansas legislative leaders looked at the smoldering crater of ESU and decided: We want that for all Kansas schools.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
"This is happening. It is real. Universities will be targeted and brought to heel. Republican politicians want to ensure that the next generation of college graduates — if they graduate at all — will quickly and uncomplainingly administer the Gilded Age fantasies of our billionaire class."
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I spoke with labor leaders, Departmemt of Labor workers, and a labor historian about the Trump Department of Labor's social media communications
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Union leaders accuse Trump administration of ‘shift toward white supremacy’ with online posts
Labor department rhetoric, such as ‘One Homeland. One People. One Heritage’, prompt comparisons to Nazi slogan
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January 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I spoke with labor leaders, Departmemt of Labor workers, and a labor historian about the Trump Department of Labor's social media communications
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“Union contracts are not subject to this unilateral federal wage cut, so the workers at Wafler farm will now make thousands of dollars more each year than they would have without a UFW contract.“
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Migrant Workers Win Farm Union Contract, Protecting Them From H-2A Visa Wage Cuts - Documented
Wafler Farms, an apple orchard in upstate New York, had spent years fighting the United Farm Workers' attempt to unionize.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
“Union contracts are not subject to this unilateral federal wage cut, so the workers at Wafler farm will now make thousands of dollars more each year than they would have without a UFW contract.“
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Ep 291 - ICE Off Our Streets
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ICE murder, N Carolina Schools, NIOH, NYC Hospitals, Telluride Colorado, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Animation Guild, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closes, the VA, India Farmers Movement & gig workers
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ICE murder, N Carolina Schools, NIOH, NYC Hospitals, Telluride Colorado, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Animation Guild, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closes, the VA, India Farmers Movement & gig workers
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Ep 291 - ICE Off Our Streets
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ICE murder, N Carolina Schools, NIOH, NYC Hospitals, Telluride Colorado, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Animation Guild, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closes, the VA, India Farmers Movement & gig workers
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ICE murder, N Carolina Schools, NIOH, NYC Hospitals, Telluride Colorado, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Animation Guild, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closes, the VA, India Farmers Movement & gig workers
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Day 1 of #NYCNurseStrike! Thousands of nurses walked the picket line in the largest nurses strike in NYC history.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to demand fair contracts with the safe staffing, healthcare benefits, and real workplace protections for nurses and patients.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to demand fair contracts with the safe staffing, healthcare benefits, and real workplace protections for nurses and patients.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Day 1 of #NYCNurseStrike! Thousands of nurses walked the picket line in the largest nurses strike in NYC history.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to demand fair contracts with the safe staffing, healthcare benefits, and real workplace protections for nurses and patients.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to demand fair contracts with the safe staffing, healthcare benefits, and real workplace protections for nurses and patients.
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Yet more reason to make sure your contempt starts from the top of the country down, and yet more reason to shout for what you want, rather than play Rotisserie League Diplomacy debating what slogan will win over the mythological middle.
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
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Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
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January 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Yet more reason to make sure your contempt starts from the top of the country down, and yet more reason to shout for what you want, rather than play Rotisserie League Diplomacy debating what slogan will win over the mythological middle.
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Sorry you can’t afford healthcare we had to spend at least $10 million on the Havana syndrome ray gun
The Department of Homeland Security spent an eight figure sum to buy what they believe is a Havana Syndrome device (lol)
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Sorry you can’t afford healthcare we had to spend at least $10 million on the Havana syndrome ray gun
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Jonathan Ross was a firearms trainer and led a team that included multiple federal agencies. All this training didn't stop him from shooting Renee Nicole Good. His training *facilitated* the shooting.
No amount of training will solve the problem that ICE is a violent ethnic cleansing squad.
No amount of training will solve the problem that ICE is a violent ethnic cleansing squad.
Democrats are simultaneously beginning to refer to ICE and CBP agents as "poorly trained."
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Jonathan Ross was a firearms trainer and led a team that included multiple federal agencies. All this training didn't stop him from shooting Renee Nicole Good. His training *facilitated* the shooting.
No amount of training will solve the problem that ICE is a violent ethnic cleansing squad.
No amount of training will solve the problem that ICE is a violent ethnic cleansing squad.
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A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
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Air pollution kills over 100,000 people every year in the U.S., about 5 times all homicide combined. But you won't see wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's deadly announcement. The *volume* of news coverage affects who and what we are afraid of, and which larger threats we ignore.
January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Air pollution kills over 100,000 people every year in the U.S., about 5 times all homicide combined. But you won't see wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's deadly announcement. The *volume* of news coverage affects who and what we are afraid of, and which larger threats we ignore.
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Minneapolis right now—
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Minneapolis right now—
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
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Bill Ackman gave $10k to this sieg-heiling Nazi's fundraiser for a murderer:
This appears to be the man in Michigan who created the fundraiser. I've asked him how people can be sure he will be giving the money to Ross's family.
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Bill Ackman gave $10k to this sieg-heiling Nazi's fundraiser for a murderer:
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Thousands of Rhode Islanders call for ICE to be abolished
"We’re here today not just because we want ICE gone, but because we, as working people, have the power to Abolish ICE."
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"We’re here today not just because we want ICE gone, but because we, as working people, have the power to Abolish ICE."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/thousands-...
Thousands of Rhode Islanders call for ICE to be abolished
"We’re here today not just because we want ICE gone, but because we, as working people, have the power to Abolish ICE."
steveahlquist.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Thousands of Rhode Islanders call for ICE to be abolished
"We’re here today not just because we want ICE gone, but because we, as working people, have the power to Abolish ICE."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/thousands-...
"We’re here today not just because we want ICE gone, but because we, as working people, have the power to Abolish ICE."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/thousands-...
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Amid reports that Israel has killed more than 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate cited the ghastly number of deaths as evidence that Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Amid reports that Israel has killed more than 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate cited the ghastly number of deaths as evidence that Israel is using collective punishment to crush reporting of its genocidal war in Gaza.
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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Hard to get more racist than “I miss rhodesia“
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Hard to get more racist than “I miss rhodesia“
Unlocked Interview: No Neutrals There by Jeff Schuhrke
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Professor @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us once again to discuss his newest book No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine.
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Professor @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us once again to discuss his newest book No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine.
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Unlocked Interview: No Neutrals There by Jeff Schuhrke
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Professor @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us once again to discuss his newest book No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine.
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tinyurl.com/WSIJS2U
Professor @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us once again to discuss his newest book No Neutrals There: US Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine.
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ICE killed an unarmed mom and the administration's response was to drag her corpse through the mud by calling her a terrorist
January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
ICE killed an unarmed mom and the administration's response was to drag her corpse through the mud by calling her a terrorist
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Photojournalist Aaron Marckell Williams was killed in a crosswalk as the result of a police chase over a traffic violation. DC local law had made such chases illegal - House Republicans voted to overturn that law last year.
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Photojournalist Aaron Marckell Williams was killed in a crosswalk as the result of a police chase over a traffic violation. DC local law had made such chases illegal - House Republicans voted to overturn that law last year.
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There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
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I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.