Student-led demonstration for #academicfreedom TOMORROW at Texas A&M 6pm! 👏✊👇

see links in thread -- things you can do to support academic freedom and free speech. @aaup.org @texasaaup.bsky.social @txstatealumni.bsky.social @txst.edu @texastribune.org @txobserver.bsky.social @texasaflcio.org @texasmonthly.bsky.social @tamu.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @texaslpc.org

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

John Lennon: Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

Grateful for this review!

"What Johnson has offered us, in lieu of a complete history of Texas, is one that can claim to be multicultural, engaging, and modern. For those who wish to try to understand Texas in 2025, there is now no better place to start."
www.civilwarmonitor.com/texas-an-ame...

Today, we remember our IATSE kin who operated the lighting equipment that allowed the search and rescue operation at Ground Zero to continue 24 hours a day for weeks: iatse.net/iatse-stands...

Presented by the Entertainment Community Fund in partnership with the IATSE Education and Training Department, intro to Anxiety Toolbox is a 90-minute workshop designed to help people who struggle with a variety of anxiety-related concerns.

Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/302...

If Trump wanted to make our cities safer, he’d support the programs that help our police do their jobs. Instead, he wants to enact a military takeover.

We have to push back against this. Cc

This week, IATSE Local 8 members are out in force to inform the public that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) events in Philadelphia are failing to meet area standards by paying substandard wages and benefits!

We’ve got one more chance to stop harmful cuts to public media funding and save IATSE jobs!! Take action now to stand up for local content, educational programs, emergency alerts, and rural access to news!

Call 202-224-3121 to tell your Senators to vote NO on public media rescissions!!

A brief thread on Texas history and Juneteenth. Years ago, I head historian Ed Ayers observe that emancipation was the single most important event in U.S. history, yet one we don't mark with a holiday. /1

#TransDayOfVisibility

#GDC2025 Is UNION MADE!!!! Last week IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb joined our delegation to the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, CA.

We engaged with unionizing game workers, visited the Local 16 Crew, and even met several members working in games on the show floor!

IATSE VP Toni Burns joined Local 216 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, March 13-15, to welcome members as they prepped for an electrifying night!

With handheld cameras in hand, they were ready to capture all the MAC tournament action in the IA-represented venue!

Meet today’s #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight, Mika Brown. As a freelancer, she says being a union member has given her stability, a strong professional network, and the confidence to navigate a male-dominated industry. Mika, you make us proud!

The #Oscars2025 were UNION MADE!
Hats off to the phenomenal IATSE crew behind the night!

I’m proud to stand with my fellow Manhattan elected officials in calling on the Atlantic Theater to resume good faith negotiations with @iatse.bsky.social. All workers deserve an opportunity to bargain for fair wages and safe working conditions.

"Putin is fighting not to conquer Pokrovsk but to destroy Ukraine as a nation. He wants to show Russians that democratic aspirations are hopeless. He wants to prove that a whole host of international laws and norms, including the United Nations Charter and the Geneva conventions, no longer matter"