Eric Russell
@ericdrussell.bsky.social
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
Arrest of Union Leader Highlights Link Between Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
Arrest of Union Leader Highlights Link Between Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights
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June 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Arrest of Union Leader Highlights Link Between Workers’ and Immigrants’ Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...
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WATCH: South Africa’s (white) ag minister tells Trump the ‘white genocide’ stuff is a lie peddled by radical extremists who want power, who he joined the president’s government to keep out.
Then the (white) richest man in SA said the same thing.
Then the (white) richest man in SA said the same thing.
May 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
WATCH: South Africa’s (white) ag minister tells Trump the ‘white genocide’ stuff is a lie peddled by radical extremists who want power, who he joined the president’s government to keep out.
Then the (white) richest man in SA said the same thing.
Then the (white) richest man in SA said the same thing.
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Pittsburgh voters have approved a ballot measure that bans the city from privatizing the water and sewer system.
This is especially consequential because the state of Pennsylvania has incentivized municipalities selling off their water to private companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=277Q...
This is especially consequential because the state of Pennsylvania has incentivized municipalities selling off their water to private companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=277Q...
Corporations Are Privatizing Tap Water. You're Paying the Price.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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May 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Pittsburgh voters have approved a ballot measure that bans the city from privatizing the water and sewer system.
This is especially consequential because the state of Pennsylvania has incentivized municipalities selling off their water to private companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=277Q...
This is especially consequential because the state of Pennsylvania has incentivized municipalities selling off their water to private companies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=277Q...
If you live in Pittsburgh, tomorrow is the day to vote for Mayor Ed Gainey — a candidate who has stood by unions and remains committed to supporting them. Check your polling location and make your voice heard: www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/Pollin...
May 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our bat light was out in full force to show support for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. ✊💙
May 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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My opponent supported my plan to sue UPMC and our major nonprofits until executives and board members donated to his campaign
It doesn't matter what room I'm in, I will always fight for you.
My decisions are made in taxpayers' best interests, not what corporations might want. #KDKADebate
It doesn't matter what room I'm in, I will always fight for you.
My decisions are made in taxpayers' best interests, not what corporations might want. #KDKADebate
May 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My opponent supported my plan to sue UPMC and our major nonprofits until executives and board members donated to his campaign
It doesn't matter what room I'm in, I will always fight for you.
My decisions are made in taxpayers' best interests, not what corporations might want. #KDKADebate
It doesn't matter what room I'm in, I will always fight for you.
My decisions are made in taxpayers' best interests, not what corporations might want. #KDKADebate
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Thank you to members of @steelworkers.bsky.social for coming out to knock doors in support of my re-election today!
Pittsburgh is a union town. I’m proud to stand with our brothers and sisters in the labor movement to protect workers rights, fair contracts, and fair wages for all.
Pittsburgh is a union town. I’m proud to stand with our brothers and sisters in the labor movement to protect workers rights, fair contracts, and fair wages for all.
April 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thank you to members of @steelworkers.bsky.social for coming out to knock doors in support of my re-election today!
Pittsburgh is a union town. I’m proud to stand with our brothers and sisters in the labor movement to protect workers rights, fair contracts, and fair wages for all.
Pittsburgh is a union town. I’m proud to stand with our brothers and sisters in the labor movement to protect workers rights, fair contracts, and fair wages for all.
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The Bat Light is making one more stop in Kansas City at the VA Medical Center. The Veterans Health Administration serves more than 9 million veterans at more than 1,300 facilities. There is no way cutting this workforce honors their sacrifice or service to our nation.
April 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Bat Light is making one more stop in Kansas City at the VA Medical Center. The Veterans Health Administration serves more than 9 million veterans at more than 1,300 facilities. There is no way cutting this workforce honors their sacrifice or service to our nation.
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The USW Bat Light is in Kansas City shining a light on the USDA. This agency’s workers do vital food & agricultural economic research that keeps us safe and helps local farmers survive.
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The USW Bat Light is in Kansas City shining a light on the USDA. This agency’s workers do vital food & agricultural economic research that keeps us safe and helps local farmers survive.
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Road trip! The USW Bat Light is going cross country to spotlight the vital services federal workers provide – and the threats the administration’s cuts pose to all Americans. Make sure to follow us to see where we end up!
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Road trip! The USW Bat Light is going cross country to spotlight the vital services federal workers provide – and the threats the administration’s cuts pose to all Americans. Make sure to follow us to see where we end up!
It was great to get out with some fellow @steelworkers.bsky.social to knock doors for our pro-union mayor, @gaineyformayor.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It was great to get out with some fellow @steelworkers.bsky.social to knock doors for our pro-union mayor, @gaineyformayor.com
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PORTNOY: “I’m down $7 Million today… Trump has put his tariffs all over the place… I’ve been trying to understand them - I don’t. And everything is in the shitter because of it.”
April 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
PORTNOY: “I’m down $7 Million today… Trump has put his tariffs all over the place… I’ve been trying to understand them - I don’t. And everything is in the shitter because of it.”
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At a packed town hall Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern proposed a general strike to combat the Trump administration's assault on the federal government.
March 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At a packed town hall Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern proposed a general strike to combat the Trump administration's assault on the federal government.
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From Bloomfield to Manchester, from Pittsburgh to Portland: YouTuber Dean Bog made 21 mini-docs about individual Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Now, in partnership with PublicSource, he made a video about what makes the city great — and why he's leaving.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From Bloomfield to Manchester, from Pittsburgh to Portland: YouTuber Dean Bog made 21 mini-docs about individual Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Now, in partnership with PublicSource, he made a video about what makes the city great — and why he's leaving.
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Kentucky Goes After Miners After Weakening OSHA jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Kentucky Goes After Miners After Weakening OSHA - Confined Space
The Kentucky Legislature has passed a bill that would weaken protections for the state's coal miners.
jordanbarab.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Kentucky Goes After Miners After Weakening OSHA jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
If you're not willing to defend your ideas, then maybe they were indefensible in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents.
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're not willing to defend your ideas, then maybe they were indefensible in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Tylenol can’t fix this one 😵💫 . When billionaires run the government, workers pay the price.
February 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Tylenol can’t fix this one 😵💫 . When billionaires run the government, workers pay the price.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership is dropping cases.
Today they dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits, including cases against Capital One, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, and a predatory student loan company.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/c...
Today they dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits, including cases against Capital One, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, and a predatory student loan company.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/c...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau drops lawsuits against Capital One and Berkshire, Rocket Cos. units
www.cnbc.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership is dropping cases.
Today they dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits, including cases against Capital One, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, and a predatory student loan company.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/c...
Today they dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits, including cases against Capital One, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, and a predatory student loan company.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/c...
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Three workers have been killed in trench collapses already this year, buried alive, crushed and suffocated where employers failed to comply with the standards that were written to protect workers.
Are employers already getting the message that Trump doesn't care? jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Are employers already getting the message that Trump doesn't care? jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Weekly Toll: Killed In The Line of Duty - Confined Space
n average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the US due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.
jordanbarab.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Three workers have been killed in trench collapses already this year, buried alive, crushed and suffocated where employers failed to comply with the standards that were written to protect workers.
Are employers already getting the message that Trump doesn't care? jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Are employers already getting the message that Trump doesn't care? jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...