John Richmond
johnprichmond.bsky.social
John Richmond
@johnprichmond.bsky.social
Dad, Social worker, co-owner: food co-op, credit union, fc united football club
Whether you work in a library or just love hanging out in libraries like me 🤓 you will recognize and love all the characters here: hapless George, the library worker, Obergruppen Fuhrer Ogilvie the library Manager and poor little Connie and her old, angry right wing Dad.
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Imagine if 🇨🇦 even had a rail network to migrate to anything? But no, decades of Liberal and Conservative neglect of VIA Rail have left us with rail system worthy of 18th century Russia. Never mind 2025 European rail.
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.

This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Impeachment isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent.

Impeach, convict, remove. And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo54...
Trump Wrongly Indicted Me, I’ll Rightly Impeach Him | Kat Abughazaleh Speaks at Lincoln Memorial
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Nice to see #Canucks out in the lead against Calgary! Go Vancouver 👌!
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
We can do better- no matter who sits in the Mayor's Chair.
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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🗳️ AGM 2025 - THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of our co-owners who attended today’s AGM, making your voices heard and shaping the future direction of the club.

We’d also like to offer a special thanks to Zen Internet for a first-class audio-visual set-up today

#WeAreStrongerUnited

www.zen.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's co-op radio @cooperatives.bsky.social AGM time! #EconomicDemocracy. Democracy at work. Settling in with the Sunshine Coast's best! 💪🏾♀️💥🫖
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Turns out the Homeland Security X account after Elon Musk’s little experiment, is run out of Tel Aviv, Israel. Your country is captured. #uspol
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Starbucks workers are still out on ULP strike! Support us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS anywhere until the strike is resolved!! We’re fighting for fair union contracts with better pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting - learn more at the link in our bio! #tobeapartner
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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TONIGHT: I'll be streaming with the amazing @afantano.bsky.social 🎧 Make sure to tune in at 8 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!

🎶 Drop any questions you think I should ask below! 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Many of us have been calling it out for a long time, it’s what I have referred to as ‘geopolitics.’ Just do the Machiavellian math. Geopolitical actors infiltrated our system with propaganda, it’s the new warfare of the 21st century. @ninajankowicz.com has been fighting & warning about it for years!
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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“Home Deport”.

$HD
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sad to hear Liberal Bob Rae stepped down after an illustrious career using his diplomatic skills bringing peace to the Middle East and justice for Palestine. I hear The Tony Bliar Institute for Lobbying and Backslapping is hiring
three cartoon monkeys covering their ears and eyes
ALT: three cartoon monkeys covering their ears and eyes
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We own our own ⚽️ team. Democracy means turning up. Voting. Being informed. Sharing responsibility
🗳️ AGM - 11AM TODAY

The 2025 FC United of Manchester AGM takes place today, starting at 11am.

Co-owners were sent a link via email on Tue to join online - please register as early possible to avoid delays joining the meeting. Registration closes at 11am.

#WeAreStrongerUnited
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I think its good that brazil punished people that tried to overthrow democracy with jail and i think this should be a thing!
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers

This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Historian Robert W. Snyder joins us to discuss When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers, a powerful collection of oral histories from the frontline workers who kept
When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers
This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Historian Robert W. Snyder joins us to discuss When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers, a powerful collection of oral histories from the frontline workers who kept NYC alive during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewed by Tim Sheard—veteran nurse, labor organizer, and Hard Ball Press publisher—we explore the trauma, courage, inequality, and solidarity that defined the era, and the urgent need to preserve these memories. Then, historian Peter Cole takes us to the Philadelphia waterfront with Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly. Recorded at the 9th annual Reuther–Pollack Labor History Symposium, hosted by the WALS Foundation, Cole tells the story of one of the most important—and too often forgotten—Black labor leaders in American history, who led an interracial, militant IWW union decades before the Civil Rights Act. Broadcast on November 20, 2025 on WPFW 89.3FM in Washington, DC and stations across the country on the Pacifica network. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant; produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Mike Nasella & Kahlia Chapman. The Labor Heritage Power Hour is a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network. @LaborHeritage1 @wpfwdc @aflcio #1u #unions #laborradiopod
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November 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Imagine a bunch of South African politicians voting to condemn Capitalism. Ok, I guess, but what stupid waste of time 🇺🇲 politicians get up to for such a huge taxpayer funded paycheck. They really nothing better to do?
A bunch of Democrats in the House voted in favor of a resolution condemning socialism. Why is that a problem? The majority of Americans dont want socialism.
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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When our starting pay is this low and our scheduled hours don’t qualify us for benefits, the numbers just don’t add up. Starbucks has a higher CEO-to-worker pay gap than ANY business in the S&P 500. It would cost them less than a single day’s sales to finalize a fair contract!
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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BBC: #COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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I was surprised today to learn that a Tesla's turn signal is yellow.

I was surprised because I have never once ever seen a Tesla driver use a turn signal.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Started the day yesterday giving my wife a ride home after coffee - ended it 4 trips later treating myself to ice cream while waiting to pick up a kid. (Cup holder doubles well as an ice cream holder)

I absolutely love biking in NYC for transportation.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Mural on Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon - the infamous “war zone”. #Photography #Portland #Mural 📷
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM