Zakk Flash
@zakkflash.bsky.social
Rad dad, working class writer, truck driver, & 2nd gen Teamster from Oklahoma. 🚩🏴
“And instead being told to ‘quit, find a better job if you don’t like it’ they have the fortitude to stay and force the company to make this job a better job — not just for themselves, but for everyone who takes the job next.”
Me, on #SBWorkersUnited in #TheGayly:
www.gayly.com/fight-isn%E2...
Me, on #SBWorkersUnited in #TheGayly:
www.gayly.com/fight-isn%E2...
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“And instead being told to ‘quit, find a better job if you don’t like it’ they have the fortitude to stay and force the company to make this job a better job — not just for themselves, but for everyone who takes the job next.”
Me, on #SBWorkersUnited in #TheGayly:
www.gayly.com/fight-isn%E2...
Me, on #SBWorkersUnited in #TheGayly:
www.gayly.com/fight-isn%E2...
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It’s Day 42 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Observers were everywhere today- keeping an eye on our neighborhoods and community.
Whistles and honking warned vulnerable neighbors, and drew responders to active scenes.
And when ICE leaves a block, we hug strangers and check in on each other.
Observers were everywhere today- keeping an eye on our neighborhoods and community.
Whistles and honking warned vulnerable neighbors, and drew responders to active scenes.
And when ICE leaves a block, we hug strangers and check in on each other.
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
It’s Day 42 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Observers were everywhere today- keeping an eye on our neighborhoods and community.
Whistles and honking warned vulnerable neighbors, and drew responders to active scenes.
And when ICE leaves a block, we hug strangers and check in on each other.
Observers were everywhere today- keeping an eye on our neighborhoods and community.
Whistles and honking warned vulnerable neighbors, and drew responders to active scenes.
And when ICE leaves a block, we hug strangers and check in on each other.
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The strongest alphas in the world are terrified to death of a woman going 3mph in an SVU that has stuffed animals in it.
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The strongest alphas in the world are terrified to death of a woman going 3mph in an SVU that has stuffed animals in it.
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Ashanti Alston is one of the elder radicals that has shown me that it is possible to grow older, stick around on the left, keep learning, and make genuine contributions - all with a spirit of joy and care. Check out this deeply reflective interview with him on @thedugoutpod.bsky.social!
ASHANTI ALSTON — THE DUGOUT | a black anarchist podcast
www.thedugoutpodcast.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ashanti Alston is one of the elder radicals that has shown me that it is possible to grow older, stick around on the left, keep learning, and make genuine contributions - all with a spirit of joy and care. Check out this deeply reflective interview with him on @thedugoutpod.bsky.social!
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I’ve been writing an annual column for 20 years on the year in sports and politics. Here’s this year’s edition. Short version: 2025 was the fucking worst. But maybe 2026 sees a turnaround that’s already being glimpsed in unlikely places www.thenation.com/article/soci...
In a Year of Violent Tumult, the Sports World Was Silent
When the country needed them to speak out, most athletes kept mum—and a few openly embraced embraced Trumpism.
www.thenation.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’ve been writing an annual column for 20 years on the year in sports and politics. Here’s this year’s edition. Short version: 2025 was the fucking worst. But maybe 2026 sees a turnaround that’s already being glimpsed in unlikely places www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The 2024 doc "Union," about unionizing efforts at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, is now streaming on @means.tv. #AmazonTeamsters #AmazonLaborUnion
UNION
Facing one of the worlds most powerful corporations, a group of Amazon workers launches an unprecedented fight to unionize their Staten Island warehouse in New York City.
means.tv
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The 2024 doc "Union," about unionizing efforts at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, is now streaming on @means.tv. #AmazonTeamsters #AmazonLaborUnion
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Looking back on the damage done by DOGE in 2025, investigative editor Maureen Tkacik writes that although Elon Musk was the figurehead, “the real dirty work was done by Tom Krause, a veteran private equity hatchet man in the Neutron Jack mold.”
trib.al/i1DEsnn
trib.al/i1DEsnn
Miami Occupied Government - The American Prospect
Our investigative editor’s handpicked stories for 2025
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Looking back on the damage done by DOGE in 2025, investigative editor Maureen Tkacik writes that although Elon Musk was the figurehead, “the real dirty work was done by Tom Krause, a veteran private equity hatchet man in the Neutron Jack mold.”
trib.al/i1DEsnn
trib.al/i1DEsnn
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This is what happens when you put people in charge of Social Security whose goal is to break Social Security: fired workers, corners cut, and the people who depend on it pay the price.
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is what happens when you put people in charge of Social Security whose goal is to break Social Security: fired workers, corners cut, and the people who depend on it pay the price.
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“There's no ‘we’ of the Anthropocene. There's no single climate, there isn't even shared temporality: climate crisis is present for some, future for others, non-event for the wealthiest. We’re not ‘all in this together.’”
We’re Not in This Together | Ajay Singh Chaudhary
One of the most common misconceptions concerning climate change is that it produces, or even requires, a united humanity.
thebaffler.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“There's no ‘we’ of the Anthropocene. There's no single climate, there isn't even shared temporality: climate crisis is present for some, future for others, non-event for the wealthiest. We’re not ‘all in this together.’”
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#OtD 30 Dec 1930 Indigenous hacienda workers in Ecuador went on strike and were joined by others working nearby, demanding better pay and conditions. Govt sent in troops but the workers held firm and won concessions, sparking a wave of rural protest stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1027...
December 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#OtD 30 Dec 1930 Indigenous hacienda workers in Ecuador went on strike and were joined by others working nearby, demanding better pay and conditions. Govt sent in troops but the workers held firm and won concessions, sparking a wave of rural protest stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1027...
Workplace organising basics classautonomy.info/workplace-or...
Workplace organising basics
Learn about the workplace, talk to colleagues, and form an organising team to build workers’ power. This is a first in a mini-series of articles where we try to demystify workplace organising by pr…
classautonomy.info
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Workplace organising basics classautonomy.info/workplace-or...
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The ‘politics of eternity’, says Timothy Snyder, is nostalgia for a mythical past. Putin blames the West, Trump blames migrants, Reform UK blames both. Truth doesn’t matter, only enemies. A thought-provoking read by Marc Ainge ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @marcainge.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @marcainge.bsky.social
The politics of eternity: weaponising moments that never were
Donald Trump is the global face of a growing political movement that deceives voters by distorting history
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The ‘politics of eternity’, says Timothy Snyder, is nostalgia for a mythical past. Putin blames the West, Trump blames migrants, Reform UK blames both. Truth doesn’t matter, only enemies. A thought-provoking read by Marc Ainge ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @marcainge.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @marcainge.bsky.social
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Recklessly firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner because you don’t like the new jobs numbers won’t do a thing to change the clear and simple fact: President Trump’s policy choices are costing hardworking Americans their jobs.
BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
nbcnews.to
August 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Recklessly firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner because you don’t like the new jobs numbers won’t do a thing to change the clear and simple fact: President Trump’s policy choices are costing hardworking Americans their jobs.
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#OtD 1 Aug 1907 Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, a coal miner and anarchist later executed for attempting to assassinate Mussolini, was born. This is a short biography: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8046...
August 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#OtD 1 Aug 1907 Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, a coal miner and anarchist later executed for attempting to assassinate Mussolini, was born. This is a short biography: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8046...
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Ring cameras are the devil. Amazon now "partnering with Axon to build a new tool that would allow police to request Ring footage directly from users, and also allow users to consent to letting police livestream directly from their device"
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
July 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ring cameras are the devil. Amazon now "partnering with Axon to build a new tool that would allow police to request Ring footage directly from users, and also allow users to consent to letting police livestream directly from their device"
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
— DCA ✈️ OKC with Marcy & #TeamFlash
#UNION flight via SWAPA & Transport Workers Union/TWU Local 556
Thank you to all the working people who make it all possible. We see you and we appreciate you!
#SolidarityInTheSkies #LaborConquersAll
#SWAPA #TWU #TWU556
#UNION flight via SWAPA & Transport Workers Union/TWU Local 556
Thank you to all the working people who make it all possible. We see you and we appreciate you!
#SolidarityInTheSkies #LaborConquersAll
#SWAPA #TWU #TWU556
July 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
— DCA ✈️ OKC with Marcy & #TeamFlash
#UNION flight via SWAPA & Transport Workers Union/TWU Local 556
Thank you to all the working people who make it all possible. We see you and we appreciate you!
#SolidarityInTheSkies #LaborConquersAll
#SWAPA #TWU #TWU556
#UNION flight via SWAPA & Transport Workers Union/TWU Local 556
Thank you to all the working people who make it all possible. We see you and we appreciate you!
#SolidarityInTheSkies #LaborConquersAll
#SWAPA #TWU #TWU556
Eight hours for sleep —
Eight hours for work —
Eight hours for WHAT WE WILL!
We fought for time off, fought to be with our families instead of at the beck & call of the boss; we won back some small measure of our time — and rn I feel satisfied in enjoying every bit of the fruits of our labor.
Eight hours for work —
Eight hours for WHAT WE WILL!
We fought for time off, fought to be with our families instead of at the beck & call of the boss; we won back some small measure of our time — and rn I feel satisfied in enjoying every bit of the fruits of our labor.
July 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Eight hours for sleep —
Eight hours for work —
Eight hours for WHAT WE WILL!
We fought for time off, fought to be with our families instead of at the beck & call of the boss; we won back some small measure of our time — and rn I feel satisfied in enjoying every bit of the fruits of our labor.
Eight hours for work —
Eight hours for WHAT WE WILL!
We fought for time off, fought to be with our families instead of at the beck & call of the boss; we won back some small measure of our time — and rn I feel satisfied in enjoying every bit of the fruits of our labor.
Guys like this mostly steal from workers (this guy overcharges tired mall parents for flavorless kid bribes) — but this particular guy (who’s been arrested for DUI, domestic assault, & sued for revenge porn blackmail) got tired of being cooped up at home & did… this. #RichDick #OKC #COOPBrewery
June 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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June 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Check out the homies at @thelostogle.bsky.social for more details. They’ve already done all the work on this one (and they’re local guys worth boosting!) #TheLostOgle
June 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check out the homies at @thelostogle.bsky.social for more details. They’ve already done all the work on this one (and they’re local guys worth boosting!) #TheLostOgle
June 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Guys like this mostly steal from workers (this guy overcharges tired mall parents for flavorless kid bribes) — but this particular guy (who’s been arrested for DUI, domestic assault, & sued for revenge porn blackmail) got tired of being cooped up at home & did… this. #RichDick #OKC #COOPBrewery
June 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Guys like this mostly steal from workers (this guy overcharges tired mall parents for flavorless kid bribes) — but this particular guy (who’s been arrested for DUI, domestic assault, & sued for revenge porn blackmail) got tired of being cooped up at home & did… this. #RichDick #OKC #COOPBrewery
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NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...
Labor Pope! Labor Pope!
May 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Labor Pope! Labor Pope!