Ken Jacobs
@kjacobs9.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor, UC Berkeley Labor Center
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I often think about how the government hounded Aaron Swartz to death for scraping Jstor, yet all these AI companies scraped almost literally all of human knowledge (and continue to do so even when they're told to stop) and have had no criminal consequences.
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I often think about how the government hounded Aaron Swartz to death for scraping Jstor, yet all these AI companies scraped almost literally all of human knowledge (and continue to do so even when they're told to stop) and have had no criminal consequences.
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You have to read between the lines here to imagine what President Trump is proposing. But, it sounds like it may be a plan for health accounts that could be used for insurance that doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions, which could create a death spiral in ACA plans that do.
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
You have to read between the lines here to imagine what President Trump is proposing. But, it sounds like it may be a plan for health accounts that could be used for insurance that doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions, which could create a death spiral in ACA plans that do.
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People, respect the picket line. Even if there aren’t Starbucks barista unions in your area, DON’T GO INTO STARBUCKS DURING THE STRIKE.
Solicit your local coffee shops. You can get a $7 pumpkin spice latte anywhere.
Solicit your local coffee shops. You can get a $7 pumpkin spice latte anywhere.
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
People, respect the picket line. Even if there aren’t Starbucks barista unions in your area, DON’T GO INTO STARBUCKS DURING THE STRIKE.
Solicit your local coffee shops. You can get a $7 pumpkin spice latte anywhere.
Solicit your local coffee shops. You can get a $7 pumpkin spice latte anywhere.
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
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I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m Jewish. I lived in New York for a decade. I am very, very concerned about antisemitism.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani would fight to protect my life and my rights. I have no doubt the ADL has entirely failed to protect me and my family from fascists.
I know where my allegiance lies.
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This is it. It ain't easy but it's how we win. The only way out is through. ❤️
AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is it. It ain't easy but it's how we win. The only way out is through. ❤️
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THE PROPHESY HAS BEEN FULFILLED
DAYENU
DAYENU
why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
THE PROPHESY HAS BEEN FULFILLED
DAYENU
DAYENU
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Being antifascist is still a badge of honor in some places
Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades
About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and Ireland
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Being antifascist is still a badge of honor in some places
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I spoke with Richard Hooker Jr., who leads Teamsters Local 623 in Philly, about his run against Sean O'Brien for President of the Teamsters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Labor activist takes on Teamsters leader allying with Trump: ‘He doesn’t represent the workers’
Richard Hooker Jr is running to replace Trump ally Sean O’Brien as president of the Teamsters International union
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I spoke with Richard Hooker Jr., who leads Teamsters Local 623 in Philly, about his run against Sean O'Brien for President of the Teamsters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Lmao literally having a "we're rich" party while they cut SNAP is like cartoon level evil it's like the villain in a Dr. Seuss book
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Lmao literally having a "we're rich" party while they cut SNAP is like cartoon level evil it's like the villain in a Dr. Seuss book
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
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congrats to Israel, Benjamin Netanuahu, and the ADL for playing a nontrivial role in this
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
congrats to Israel, Benjamin Netanuahu, and the ADL for playing a nontrivial role in this
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the broad taboo on antisemitism is just dead www.unpopularfront.news/p/a-viper-in...
A Viper in its Bosom
The Right nourished and protected its Antisemitic Wing
www.unpopularfront.news
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
the broad taboo on antisemitism is just dead www.unpopularfront.news/p/a-viper-in...
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The main thing I want to hit on is the entirely incorrect linkage between the 1924 Immigration Act and the labor upsurge of the 1930s.
This is a story a LOT of people like to tell, and not just on the Right, sadly. But it's not true. Let me explain a bit.
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This is a story a LOT of people like to tell, and not just on the Right, sadly. But it's not true. Let me explain a bit.
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I'm going to have a lot more to say about this total bullshit claim by JD Vance, but just for now:
The state with the highest union density in the US is Hawaii, where multiracial unionism is a deep and abiding tradition.
The state with the highest union density in the US is Hawaii, where multiracial unionism is a deep and abiding tradition.
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The main thing I want to hit on is the entirely incorrect linkage between the 1924 Immigration Act and the labor upsurge of the 1930s.
This is a story a LOT of people like to tell, and not just on the Right, sadly. But it's not true. Let me explain a bit.
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This is a story a LOT of people like to tell, and not just on the Right, sadly. But it's not true. Let me explain a bit.
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
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Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Diversity doesn’t weaken unions. Racist bosses like Vance using racism to divide workers by race so they can exploit them weakens unions. All this stuff is arsonists complaining about the temperature in the building they set on fire. bsky.app/profile/diew...
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HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
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I actually think this is worth dwelling on in the context of college "indoctrination"
Obviously there's some broad objection to Zohran (essentially) asserting that the Haitian Revolution was good. But the the anger is more fundamentally caused by the fact that he knows about it at all
Obviously there's some broad objection to Zohran (essentially) asserting that the Haitian Revolution was good. But the the anger is more fundamentally caused by the fact that he knows about it at all
Finally someone bold enough to ask, is new york ready for a mayor who opposes slavery? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I actually think this is worth dwelling on in the context of college "indoctrination"
Obviously there's some broad objection to Zohran (essentially) asserting that the Haitian Revolution was good. But the the anger is more fundamentally caused by the fact that he knows about it at all
Obviously there's some broad objection to Zohran (essentially) asserting that the Haitian Revolution was good. But the the anger is more fundamentally caused by the fact that he knows about it at all
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
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When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.
New York has her back.
Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.
New York has her back.
Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.
October 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.
New York has her back.
Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.
New York has her back.
Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.
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Update: UC asks Calif Supreme Court to block release of Trump extortion letter: www.latimes.com/california/s...
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Update: UC asks Calif Supreme Court to block release of Trump extortion letter: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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As Trump murders alleged minor drug dealers in boats, he has pardoned founder of Biance- "a colossal money-laundering hub through which sanctioned groups and criminal organizations laundered billions of dollars in illicit funds" which no doubt included drug money.
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company.
www.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As Trump murders alleged minor drug dealers in boats, he has pardoned founder of Biance- "a colossal money-laundering hub through which sanctioned groups and criminal organizations laundered billions of dollars in illicit funds" which no doubt included drug money.
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...