Carol L. Smith
@carol-larue.bsky.social
Nonprofit founder, drawn to justice-championing causes, attempting to live into the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount.
Just look at the number of Uber/Lyft drivers waiting at any airport, desperately trying to make some $$, and you can see the damage that has already been done. Job hunting is a terrifying endeavor right now.
“People are on edge at the moment, economists are trying to figure out what’s going on and to lose this source of data at this critical time, it’s just a real problem.”
The government shutdown means no jobs data...conveniently for Trump.
The government shutdown means no jobs data...conveniently for Trump.
The shutdown means no jobs data—conveniently for Trump
"To lose this source of data at this critical time, it's just a real problem."
www.motherjones.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just look at the number of Uber/Lyft drivers waiting at any airport, desperately trying to make some $$, and you can see the damage that has already been done. Job hunting is a terrifying endeavor right now.
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
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You guys see where this is going? Right?
September 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You guys see where this is going? Right?
“workers have the ultimate power; they can withhold their labor through strikes”. Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet?
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“workers have the ultimate power; they can withhold their labor through strikes”. Trump Is Wiping Out Unions. Why Are They So Quiet? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
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Herr Himmler says what?
August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Herr Himmler says what?
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Hypocrisy at its finest. Back the blue…
Hypocrisy at its finest. Back the blue…
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/n...
Hypocrisy at its finest. Back the blue…
Hypocrisy at its finest. Back the blue…
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Median household income is $12,000 higher in states with high union density than in states with low union density 📈
Unions don’t just help union workers—they help ALL workers by setting higher standards that nonunion employers must meet to attract & retain workers.
www.epi.org/publication/...
Unions don’t just help union workers—they help ALL workers by setting higher standards that nonunion employers must meet to attract & retain workers.
www.epi.org/publication/...
Unions aren’t just good for workers—they also benefit communities and democracy
Rebuilding worker power by strengthening unions is not just good policy—it is a democratic imperative in the face of authoritarian backsliding.
www.epi.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Median household income is $12,000 higher in states with high union density than in states with low union density 📈
Unions don’t just help union workers—they help ALL workers by setting higher standards that nonunion employers must meet to attract & retain workers.
www.epi.org/publication/...
Unions don’t just help union workers—they help ALL workers by setting higher standards that nonunion employers must meet to attract & retain workers.
www.epi.org/publication/...
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Monday News: “Migrants at Ice jail...made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’”; Trump “Posts Deranged AI Video of Obama Being Arrested”; “Trump clamors for return of...Redskins name; Threatens stadium deal”; “Trump DOJ targets [GMU] over its ineffective diversity program” bluevirginia.us/2025/07/mond...
Monday News: “Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’”; Trump “Posts Deranged AI Video of Obama Being Arrested”; “Trump clamors for return of Washington Redskins name; Threatens...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 21. Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report...
bluevirginia.us
July 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Monday News: “Migrants at Ice jail...made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’”; Trump “Posts Deranged AI Video of Obama Being Arrested”; “Trump clamors for return of...Redskins name; Threatens stadium deal”; “Trump DOJ targets [GMU] over its ineffective diversity program” bluevirginia.us/2025/07/mond...
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Free speech for me, a felony for thee.
June 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Free speech for me, a felony for thee.
A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed - April 25 cutbacks to AmeriCorps. Is this the America we want? Unconscionable.
May 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed - April 25 cutbacks to AmeriCorps. Is this the America we want? Unconscionable.
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
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Blazing your own path for the W
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April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
Blazing your own path for the W
👏👏👏👏👏
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.