Luke
@insolidarity.bsky.social
Kind, curious, and joyful. Trade Unionist. Interests include, but not limited to, history, politics, science, regenerative agriculture, local food systems, music, guitars, video games, science fiction, and many, many other nerdy things. Opinions are mine.
Welcome to authoritarianism folks! These fascist need to be removed from our government.
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Welcome to authoritarianism folks! These fascist need to be removed from our government.
‘Blue Dog’ Democrats vote to roll back paid sick leave for workers at small farms and businesses minnesotareformer.com/briefs/blue-...
‘Blue Dog’ Democrats vote to roll back paid sick leave for workers at small farms and businesses • Minnesota Reformer
Six self-described “Blue Dog” Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to weaken the paid sick leave law they supported just two years ago and repeal the benefit for tens of thousands of wor...
minnesotareformer.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
‘Blue Dog’ Democrats vote to roll back paid sick leave for workers at small farms and businesses minnesotareformer.com/briefs/blue-...
Hey, Toadie Tom Emmer! Do they let you eat cake too, or do you need to be a billionaire to tell working people make sacrifices while they spend billions in taxpayer’s money on themselves and tell us we are being greedy?
May 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey, Toadie Tom Emmer! Do they let you eat cake too, or do you need to be a billionaire to tell working people make sacrifices while they spend billions in taxpayer’s money on themselves and tell us we are being greedy?
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thanks too our Temu president. We are number one in exports of manufactured crisis
I’m sure his team would claim credit for the biggest manufacturing boom in history.
I’m sure his team would claim credit for the biggest manufacturing boom in history.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a crowd
media.tenor.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thanks too our Temu president. We are number one in exports of manufactured crisis
I’m sure his team would claim credit for the biggest manufacturing boom in history.
I’m sure his team would claim credit for the biggest manufacturing boom in history.
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Hey Jeff Bezos, here's some news: The Post unions are UNITED and STRONG! ✊ @wapotechguild.bsky.social @postguild.bsky.social
Today, after @washingtonpost.com refused to recognize the tech union, workers came together to picket outside The Post's HQ. Together, we make our demands loud and clear!
Today, after @washingtonpost.com refused to recognize the tech union, workers came together to picket outside The Post's HQ. Together, we make our demands loud and clear!
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hey Jeff Bezos, here's some news: The Post unions are UNITED and STRONG! ✊ @wapotechguild.bsky.social @postguild.bsky.social
Today, after @washingtonpost.com refused to recognize the tech union, workers came together to picket outside The Post's HQ. Together, we make our demands loud and clear!
Today, after @washingtonpost.com refused to recognize the tech union, workers came together to picket outside The Post's HQ. Together, we make our demands loud and clear!
April 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The IRS unit that audits ultrawealthy earners has lost 38% of its employees this year.
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
This will starve the government of revenue by making it easier for the rich to evade taxes — which the top 1% already do to the tune of $163B a year.
See what DOGE is really about?
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Poverty, by America
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) ar...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hey! Check out “Poverty, by America“ I just gave it 5 stars 🌟✨
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PLEASE BUY FROM AN ETHICAL COMPANY, DONT BUY FROM THIS PENIS HEADED WANNABE ROCKETMAN
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The unions that represent federal workers aren’t going anywhere.
The entire labor movement stands shoulder-to-shoulder with federal sector unions to fight these outrageous attacks on our freedoms.
We will not let Trump destroy what we’ve fought for generations to build.
The entire labor movement stands shoulder-to-shoulder with federal sector unions to fight these outrageous attacks on our freedoms.
We will not let Trump destroy what we’ve fought for generations to build.
March 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The unions that represent federal workers aren’t going anywhere.
The entire labor movement stands shoulder-to-shoulder with federal sector unions to fight these outrageous attacks on our freedoms.
We will not let Trump destroy what we’ve fought for generations to build.
The entire labor movement stands shoulder-to-shoulder with federal sector unions to fight these outrageous attacks on our freedoms.
We will not let Trump destroy what we’ve fought for generations to build.
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SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
SCOOP: ICE Revoking Students’ Immigration Statuses Without Their or the University’s Knowledge
“Never seen something like this,” say university officials about the secret targeting of Middle Eastern students.
zeteo.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
SCOOP: The Trump admin appears to be going into a visa database to quietly change students' immigration status. It's coming entirely by surprise — setting students up to be detained without warning.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
It's Mahmoud Khalil & Rumeysa Ozturk — on a wider scale.
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Trump sending a human trophy to Putin?
Trump/Russia.
Let’s figure it out.
Trump/Russia.
Let’s figure it out.
Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE
Kseniia Petrova's attorney said her previous arrest in Russia and social media activity "will almost certainly ensure a nice, hefty jail sentence for her" if she is deported back.
www.nbcnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump sending a human trophy to Putin?
Trump/Russia.
Let’s figure it out.
Trump/Russia.
Let’s figure it out.
Statement on Donald Trump’s unprecedented union busting Executive Order
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new executive order from the Trump administration stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government:
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new executive order from the Trump administration stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government:
March 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Statement on Donald Trump’s unprecedented union busting Executive Order
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new executive order from the Trump administration stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government:
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham issued the following statement on a new executive order from the Trump administration stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government:
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Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.
In the Break Room:
👉Trump moves to rescind union rights of over 1 million federal workers
👉 Minnesota public unions vow to fight Walz's return to office order
👉U of M resident physicians file for union
👉Child labor violations are on the rise minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/28/t...
👉Trump moves to rescind union rights of over 1 million federal workers
👉 Minnesota public unions vow to fight Walz's return to office order
👉U of M resident physicians file for union
👉Child labor violations are on the rise minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/28/t...
Trump moves to rescind union rights of over 1 million federal workers — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Trump moves to strip federal workers of union rights; Minnesota public unions vow to fight part-tim...
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March 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Temu Don is a traitor. All of you supporting him are traitors too.
From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The Temu Don is a traitor. All of you supporting him are traitors too.
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Congrats to research workers at Activision on overwhelmingly voting to form a union with @cwaunion.bsky.social, which has been recognized by Microsoft This is a huge step forward in their fight for better wages, job security, and improved transparency.
It's always #BetterInAUnion!
It's always #BetterInAUnion!
Activision User Research Workers Vote to Form Union with CWA
Today, labour union group Communication Workers of America ("CWA") took to their blog to announce that user research workers within Activision
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March 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Congrats to research workers at Activision on overwhelmingly voting to form a union with @cwaunion.bsky.social, which has been recognized by Microsoft This is a huge step forward in their fight for better wages, job security, and improved transparency.
It's always #BetterInAUnion!
It's always #BetterInAUnion!
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New @motherjones.com—some news you may have missed: The Senate last night confirmed Trump’s anti-abortion pick to lead the FDA
In the role, Martin Makary will wield immense power to help facilitate anti-abortion efforts to roll back access to abortion pills:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In the role, Martin Makary will wield immense power to help facilitate anti-abortion efforts to roll back access to abortion pills:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Senate confirms Trump’s anti-abortion pick to lead the FDA
Martin Makary shared misinformation about abortion pills at his Senate confirmation hearing.
www.motherjones.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New @motherjones.com—some news you may have missed: The Senate last night confirmed Trump’s anti-abortion pick to lead the FDA
In the role, Martin Makary will wield immense power to help facilitate anti-abortion efforts to roll back access to abortion pills:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In the role, Martin Makary will wield immense power to help facilitate anti-abortion efforts to roll back access to abortion pills:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Yeah, and Congress outsourced their job to fired government employees, and wrecked everything thing they don’t like. Hmmmmmm
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yeah, and Congress outsourced their job to fired government employees, and wrecked everything thing they don’t like. Hmmmmmm
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“The United States Post Office belongs to the people, not the billionaires,” U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said. “The hard working people of the United States Post Office are our public servants, not Elon Musk’s servants.”
Letter carriers speak out against Trump plans to privatize U.S. Postal Service
Demonstrators rallied in St. Paul and Duluth on Sunday against calls to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith called the move a “hostile takeover” by Elon Musk’s Department of Govern...
www.mprnews.org
March 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“The United States Post Office belongs to the people, not the billionaires,” U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said. “The hard working people of the United States Post Office are our public servants, not Elon Musk’s servants.”
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Solidarity with @afacwa.org flight attendants at United.
They’ve gone years without a raise and make 25% less than peers at American and Southwest. Some are living paycheck to paycheck. United needs to stop the delays and pay them what they deserve.
They’ve gone years without a raise and make 25% less than peers at American and Southwest. Some are living paycheck to paycheck. United needs to stop the delays and pay them what they deserve.
March 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Solidarity with @afacwa.org flight attendants at United.
They’ve gone years without a raise and make 25% less than peers at American and Southwest. Some are living paycheck to paycheck. United needs to stop the delays and pay them what they deserve.
They’ve gone years without a raise and make 25% less than peers at American and Southwest. Some are living paycheck to paycheck. United needs to stop the delays and pay them what they deserve.
Share with your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues. Oh, what was the price of an eggs where you’re at?
This flew under the radar, but Trump revoked a minimum wage hike for companies that contract with the government.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
An estimated 390,000 workers will now see significant pay cuts.
It's not surprising that Trump's populism is fake, but it's hardly ever been more clear.
March 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Share with your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues. Oh, what was the price of an eggs where you’re at?