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movement organizing/ education, photography (deborah@zenfolio.com), all the nature, covid isn't over
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
🧵1/ I’m releasing my documentary “A Visit to a Homeless Shelter for Transgender Ugandans” in 5 parts.

In Part 1, we begin in Kampala’s “7 hills” to show how far from industry trans ugandans are living—as they try to avoid eviction.

(To support them: gofundme.com/minorityshelters)
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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inthesetimes.com
Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.
Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities
Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.
inthesetimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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inthesetimes.com
With rising grocery prices and increasingly sparse options, more places are considering municipal-owned grocery stores to create equitable access to food.

@leftiecowboy.bsky.social explains how this is Medicaid, but for milk and eggs.

inthesetimes.com/article/muni...
A smiling woman wearing a hijab shops with her baby in a sling in a brightly lit store. Shelves packed with products are visible, and an airplane flies overhead.
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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natlash.bsky.social
2/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture typically attributes bird flu outbreaks to cases where farmers have not done enough to protect flocks from contamination by wild birds.

But that's not what happened here.
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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aljazeera.com
Deaths came after miners rushed a makeshift bridge at the Kalando mine in southeastern Lualaba province, official says.
Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine
Deaths came after miners rushed a makeshift bridge at the Kalando mine in southeastern Lualaba province, official says.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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avilewis.ca
For those who've followed the story of Wet'suwet'en land defenders—criminalized for peacefully fighting the CGL pipeline through their lands—read this statement on the final judgement in their case. The power and wisdom of this struggle are incredibly moving.

www.yintahaccess.com/news/sentenc...
Sentencing Decision — Gidimt'en Yintah Access
“No matter what they said, no matter what they did, they couldn’t touch us because we’re standing on what our ancestors fought and died for.” -Sleydo’ “Since the beginning I feel like we’ve always...
www.yintahaccess.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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sbworkersunited.org
While workers in 40+ cities began their ULP strike today, union baristas are also holding Red Cup Rallies in 17 cities!

Here's a glimpse from Pittsburgh, where Starbucks customers are demanding the company stop union-busting and finalize fair contracts! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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jacobinmag.bsky.social
More than $8 million from Mike Bloomberg.

$3 million from Airbnb's co-founder.

$3 million from the Estée Lauder family.

$2 million from Bill Ackman.

$1 million from DoorDash.

$200K from Walmart's heiress.

Zohran didn't just beat Andrew Cuomo. He beat the elite.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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renissance1.bsky.social
I will be back to get some! This is my only and favorite bookstore.

Highly recommend!
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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therealnews.com
The strike began on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and spans hundreds of medical centers and offices in California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Calling in from the picket line, we speak with striking Registered Nurse First Assistant Nick Eng of @ofnhp.bsky.social
31,000 healthcare workers are on strike at Kaiser Permanente—and more may be joining soon
The strike began on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and spans hundreds of medical centers and offices in California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Calling in from the picket line, we speak with striking Registered Nurse Firs...
therealnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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jacobinmag.bsky.social
When Italy’s dockworkers organized a strike in solidarity with Palestine on October 3, they showed that solidarity and internationalism are still alive in the Italian labor movement.
The Making of Italy’s Pro-Palestine General Strike
When Italy’s dockworkers organized a strike in solidarity with Palestine on October 3, they showed that solidarity and internationalism are still alive in the Italian labor movement.
jacobin.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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translash.org
We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social
An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
October 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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ucblaborcenter.bsky.social
The UC Berkeley Labor Center mourns Kent Wong, our longtime colleague and friend. A passionate champion for workers—especially immigrants—and students, Kent dedicated his life to justice. Our hearts are with our colleagues at the UCLA Labor Center.
Photo of Kent Wong, smiling and looking into the camera, in front of a building with a Labor Center logo.
October 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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meactnet.bsky.social
#MEAction is asking you to take action to save telehealth NOW!

You can call or email your member of Congress. To make this action easier, we have drafted up a sample script you can use: www.meactions.org/telehealth

#Telehealth #PwME #LongCovid #MECFS #Congress #Disability
Image of a megaphone at bottom corner and Capitol building in top right corner. Text: Contact congress today to keep telehealth!
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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samtlevin.bsky.social
NEW: Six people detained in California’s newest + largest ICE facility speak out, saying they are confined in filthy cells, struggling to access basic medications, going hungry due to insufficient food, drinking dirty water, and faced with “military-like” staff.

“This place is built to break us”
‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help
Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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grist.org
The oceans just hit an ominous milestone
A new report sounds the alarm on ocean acidification as Earth breaches the seventh of nine "planetary boundaries."

grist.org/oceans/the-o...

#Climate #Oceans #Heat #Seas #Fish #MarineLife #Environment #Water
The oceans just hit an ominous milestone
A new report sounds the alarm on mounting ocean acidification as Earth breaches the seventh of nine "planetary boundaries."
grist.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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ryangrim.bsky.social
Italian dockworker Romeo Pelliccaria tells @dropsitenews.com that Genoa workers are now coordinating with dockworkers from around Europe for a full-scale blockade of arms shipments to Israel.
September 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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jonathan4212.bsky.social
Important tenant strike+victory here - solidarity with all renters facing off against corporate landlords!

@debtcollective.bsky.social
@lapublicpress.bsky.social

lapublicpress.org/2025/08/la-t...
These LA tenants saw some utility fees double. So they went on strike
The controversial billing system their landlord uses was banned in West Hollywood three years ago.
lapublicpress.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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jvp.bsky.social
Qatar. Syria. Tunisia. Lebanon. Yemen. Gaza. The Israeli military is bombing country after country – six in the span of three days – with total impunity.
September 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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rlmartstudio.bsky.social
The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is being observed and commemorations across the Gulf Coast, focusing on remembrance, resilience, and recovery efforts since the devastating storm made landfall on August 29, 2005.
A vertical poster, ink and watercolor in a scratchboard technique. It is framed by an orange archway with a metal rail on top, evoking gulf coast architecture, with the curved words "New Orleans". In the archway, a person in a purple/gold/green mardi gras style jester costume, their head bowed so as not to see their face, holds a limp dark-skinned body in their arms, facing the viewer. They are walking through water tinged in the same color scheme; three large circular ripples spread across the page. In one set of the ripples are the block letters, "If living were a thing that money could buy, the rich would live and the poor would die. - Trad." At bottom: Katrina, 2005 - Louisiana - Mississippi - Alabama.
August 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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mondoweiss.net
A growing number of journalists and first responders in Gaza are going on hunger strike amidst the famine. “If you want to eat, you have to run after aid trucks. I refuse to do it,” says Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for the Gaza Civil Defense.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/unti...
‘Until the last child is fed’: Gazans go on hunger strike in the midst of famine
A growing number of journalists and first responders in Gaza are going on hunger strike amidst the famine. “If you want to eat, you have to run after aid trucks. I refuse to do it,” says Mahmoud…
mondoweiss.net
August 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 14 Aug 2007 over 600 workers on the Heglig oil field in South Sudan went on strike. The workers, employed by Chinese road and bridge construction company LPEB were protesting against low pay and discrimination against Sudanese workers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7749...
August 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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altcdc.altgov.info
Auto-reply email of the year. 🏆

FDA official resigning in spectacular fashion

#badass
#dropthemic
#goals

🔗 www.instagram.com/p/DNG3MdWyto...
Badass auto reply. #goals Screenshot of a resignation letter from Elizabeth Booker Houston, JD, MPH. She writes that she is no longer with the FDA, stating the U.S. government has been taken over by fascists and incompetent hires chosen for loyalty to a wannabe dictator rather than merit. She says she will fight the administration elsewhere, calls the dismantling of public health systems an atrocity, and criticizes people like Makary and RFK Jr. for their role. She condemns illegal firings, expresses love for the agency but says leaving is the right choice, praises dedicated civil servants still fighting, promises to advocate from outside the Executive Branch, and ends with “The sun will rise again!” followed by her signature.
August 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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motherjones.com
They fled Haiti only to endure brutal working conditions at a Colorado plant run by the world’s largest meatpacker. Now they face deportation.

From our friends at @thefern.org:
They fled Haiti and work America's most dangerous jobs. Trump plans to deport them.
After being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, they faced grueling conditions on the line. Is the worst yet to come?
www.motherjones.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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juliadoubleday.bsky.social
In 2020, Arundhati Roy wrote that the pandemic had the potential to serve as a portal to a different world, a better one.

Last week’s piece was my love letter to the few who were brave enough to step through that portal while most returned to normal:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...
The Pandemic Has Been a Portal (for a few of us)
It's true that most people keep choosing "normalcy". But the COVID conscious community is showing us a radical new way forward, that centers care
www.thegauntlet.news
July 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM