Paul Sonn
@paulsonn.bsky.social
worker justice, new puppy dad, outdoors enthusiast, Boston native, tweets my own
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Thrilled to see our Pres & CEO Rebecca Dixon named to Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ’s Committee on Worker Justice. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thrilled to see our Pres & CEO Rebecca Dixon named to Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ’s Committee on Worker Justice. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Kvelling over the 100+ JFREJers who canvassed in Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, & Brooklyn and rallied with the People's Majority coalition for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social today. >2 DAYS to win a path to a more just NYC: Make your plan to vote Tues & join Jews 4 Zohran on doors + phones: jfrej.org/field
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Kvelling over the 100+ JFREJers who canvassed in Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, & Brooklyn and rallied with the People's Majority coalition for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social today. >2 DAYS to win a path to a more just NYC: Make your plan to vote Tues & join Jews 4 Zohran on doors + phones: jfrej.org/field
Deliveristas need protection against rampant unfair firing by the delivery apps. Kudos to @justinbrannan.bsky.social, @bradlander.bsky.social & @galebrewernyc.bsky.social for fighting to make that happen
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Deliveristas need protection against rampant unfair firing by the delivery apps. Kudos to @justinbrannan.bsky.social, @bradlander.bsky.social & @galebrewernyc.bsky.social for fighting to make that happen
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Dan Goldman thinks that over 150 years of inherited generational wealth is being a “beneficiary of the American Dream” … and that’s a reason to vote FOR him.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Dan Goldman thinks that over 150 years of inherited generational wealth is being a “beneficiary of the American Dream” … and that’s a reason to vote FOR him.
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Also, it's a real coward's move not to link to the post, which proceeds to explain *why* and *in what way* it represents a cautionary tale!
Here's the post, so you can judge:
lpeproject.org/blog/why-we-...
Here's the post, so you can judge:
lpeproject.org/blog/why-we-...
I held out hope for Matt Y longer than most because of his support for codetermination and other economic reforms, but this lazy, engagement-driven dismissal of LPE and blind support for all-things-Uber really points up my earlier error in perception.
July 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Also, it's a real coward's move not to link to the post, which proceeds to explain *why* and *in what way* it represents a cautionary tale!
Here's the post, so you can judge:
lpeproject.org/blog/why-we-...
Here's the post, so you can judge:
lpeproject.org/blog/why-we-...
This is bad enough coming from MAGA legislators. But in deep-blue DC, @murielbowser.bsky.social and @chmnmendelson.bsky.social are shockingly doing the same thing: rolling back badly needed voter-approved wage increases for tipped workers and slashing paid family leave
Last year, Missouri voters approved paid sick leave and a higher minimum wage by 58%. Republicans just enacted legislation eliminating sick leave and automatic updates to the minimum wage that had been in place since 2006. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
Missouri's governor just signed a law repealing the paid sick leave passed by voters last year
Business groups lobbied heavily to overturn Proposition A, passed by 58% of Missouri voters in November 2024, arguing it would cost jobs. The bill also repeals annual inflation adjustments for the min...
www.kcur.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is bad enough coming from MAGA legislators. But in deep-blue DC, @murielbowser.bsky.social and @chmnmendelson.bsky.social are shockingly doing the same thing: rolling back badly needed voter-approved wage increases for tipped workers and slashing paid family leave
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Still basking in the glow of Zohran's primary win? Me too! But please also take 1 minute to defend the closed primary system that helped make Z's win possible.
Eric Adams' commission is trying to open primaries so that Republicans can vote in Dem primaries. Tell them NO. bit.ly/NoOpenPrimariesNYC 🧵
Eric Adams' commission is trying to open primaries so that Republicans can vote in Dem primaries. Tell them NO. bit.ly/NoOpenPrimariesNYC 🧵
No Open Primaries NYC: Action ask
No Open Primaries in NYC: Action Options 1st Option (Estimate time commitment: 1 min) 👉Use this tool to testify (with content automatically chosen for you): No Open Primaries emailing tool. 👉Click t...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Still basking in the glow of Zohran's primary win? Me too! But please also take 1 minute to defend the closed primary system that helped make Z's win possible.
Eric Adams' commission is trying to open primaries so that Republicans can vote in Dem primaries. Tell them NO. bit.ly/NoOpenPrimariesNYC 🧵
Eric Adams' commission is trying to open primaries so that Republicans can vote in Dem primaries. Tell them NO. bit.ly/NoOpenPrimariesNYC 🧵
Why the hell are @murielbowser.bsky.social and @chmnmendelson.bsky.social blocking a badly needed wage increase for tipped workers? They're bought and paid for by the DC restaurant lobby and are a national embarrassment.
www.nelp.org/mayor-bowser...
www.nelp.org/mayor-bowser...
Mayor Bowser and D.C. Council Must Respect the Will of D.C. Voters by Rejecting Repeal of Initiative 82 - National Employment Law Project
If D.C.'s leaders repeal the voter-approved law, D.C.'s minimum wage for tipped workers will fall to $5.95 an hour.
www.nelp.org
July 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why the hell are @murielbowser.bsky.social and @chmnmendelson.bsky.social blocking a badly needed wage increase for tipped workers? They're bought and paid for by the DC restaurant lobby and are a national embarrassment.
www.nelp.org/mayor-bowser...
www.nelp.org/mayor-bowser...
So proud of @shahanafrombk.bsky.social and the voters of the 39th district for showing that caring for your neighbors and real results are more powerful than big money and hate
June 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
So proud of @shahanafrombk.bsky.social and the voters of the 39th district for showing that caring for your neighbors and real results are more powerful than big money and hate
As we celebrate the Zohran earthquake, deep thanks to @bradlander.bsky.social for his heroic and selfless movement leadership and solidarity
June 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
As we celebrate the Zohran earthquake, deep thanks to @bradlander.bsky.social for his heroic and selfless movement leadership and solidarity
For anyone needing to be caught up on the D39 City Council race in Brooklyn, here’s the definitive explainer
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June 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
For anyone needing to be caught up on the D39 City Council race in Brooklyn, here’s the definitive explainer
www.instagram.com/reel/DLJRHzj...
www.instagram.com/reel/DLJRHzj...
I heard you can post a selfie with @bradlander.bsky.social and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social + Brad’s adorable parents and get a thousand likes
#DREAMteam #DontRankCuomo
#DREAMteam #DontRankCuomo
June 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I heard you can post a selfie with @bradlander.bsky.social and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social + Brad’s adorable parents and get a thousand likes
#DREAMteam #DontRankCuomo
#DREAMteam #DontRankCuomo
BREAKING: carpetbagger Maya Kornberg didn’t even register to vote in Brooklyn until 2022
Vote @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
Vote @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
When we called out @mayaforcouncil.bsky.social for running a campaign on MAGA $, she called us "an outside group." We've been organizing in BK for 8.5 yrs. And now it turns out that Maya didn't even register to vote here until 2022! See 👇 👇
bit.ly/DontVoteMaya
Vote:
@shahanafrombk.bsky.social
bit.ly/DontVoteMaya
Vote:
@shahanafrombk.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
BREAKING: carpetbagger Maya Kornberg didn’t even register to vote in Brooklyn until 2022
Vote @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
Vote @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
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In a pickle about voting this year? Your friendly neighborhood Bagel Guys here to remind you to schmear all five ranked choice spots — and make sure your order has NO CUOMO CAPERS!
➡️ Get your voter guide at jfrej.org/ballot
(for video credits: www.instagram.com/reel/DLH7VHZ...)
➡️ Get your voter guide at jfrej.org/ballot
(for video credits: www.instagram.com/reel/DLH7VHZ...)
June 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In a pickle about voting this year? Your friendly neighborhood Bagel Guys here to remind you to schmear all five ranked choice spots — and make sure your order has NO CUOMO CAPERS!
➡️ Get your voter guide at jfrej.org/ballot
(for video credits: www.instagram.com/reel/DLH7VHZ...)
➡️ Get your voter guide at jfrej.org/ballot
(for video credits: www.instagram.com/reel/DLH7VHZ...)
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social powerfully explains why all NY'ers should rank @bradlander.bsky.social #1 -- and why we can't afford to return Andrew Cuomo to power
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
Opinion | Brad Lander Doesn’t Belong in Jail. Does He Belong in City Hall?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social powerfully explains why all NY'ers should rank @bradlander.bsky.social #1 -- and why we can't afford to return Andrew Cuomo to power
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
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My choice to protect our neighbors from ICE and Trump:
✅Showed up today to support (and last week, and the one before that ).
✅ has passed and introduced legislation to stop ICE
✅ chaired the Immigration committee
That’s @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
✅Showed up today to support (and last week, and the one before that ).
✅ has passed and introduced legislation to stop ICE
✅ chaired the Immigration committee
That’s @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
I’m relieved that our courageous Comptroller is released and safe. But I am deeply concerned about the wellbeing of our immigrant New Yorkers who need to come into this building to process their asylum claims.
June 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My choice to protect our neighbors from ICE and Trump:
✅Showed up today to support (and last week, and the one before that ).
✅ has passed and introduced legislation to stop ICE
✅ chaired the Immigration committee
That’s @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
✅Showed up today to support (and last week, and the one before that ).
✅ has passed and introduced legislation to stop ICE
✅ chaired the Immigration committee
That’s @shahanafrombk.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just got yet another super-PAC mailer backing @mayaforcouncil.bsky.social
This time it’s from “Moving New York Families Forward” — a pro-charter school super-PAC funded by Mike Bloomberg.
Does Maya Kornberg want to privatize our public schools?
This time it’s from “Moving New York Families Forward” — a pro-charter school super-PAC funded by Mike Bloomberg.
Does Maya Kornberg want to privatize our public schools?
June 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Just got yet another super-PAC mailer backing @mayaforcouncil.bsky.social
This time it’s from “Moving New York Families Forward” — a pro-charter school super-PAC funded by Mike Bloomberg.
Does Maya Kornberg want to privatize our public schools?
This time it’s from “Moving New York Families Forward” — a pro-charter school super-PAC funded by Mike Bloomberg.
Does Maya Kornberg want to privatize our public schools?
How NYC's next mayor can raise the minimum wage without waiting for Albany -- my latest with Columbia Law's Dennis Fan
NYC used to be a leader in the minimum wage, but now we are falling behind and working families are suffering.
We can't wait for Albany to act. It's time NYC leaders tackle the affordability crisis and #RaiseTheWage.
New op-ed by @nelp.org:
nydailynews.com/2025/06/04/n...
We can't wait for Albany to act. It's time NYC leaders tackle the affordability crisis and #RaiseTheWage.
New op-ed by @nelp.org:
nydailynews.com/2025/06/04/n...
NYC’s mayor can raise the city’s minimum wage
Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that as mayor he would push to raise the minimum wage in New York City to $20 an hour made headlines in what may be a tightening primary race. Brad Lander and Zohran Mam…
nydailynews.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
How NYC's next mayor can raise the minimum wage without waiting for Albany -- my latest with Columbia Law's Dennis Fan
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Opened my mailbox to a 2nd Uber mailer and an MSG mailer alongside one small one from the actual Maya campaign.
I’m PROUD my rep @shahanafrombk.bsky.social stands up for workers and communities so much and legislates so effectively they want to unseat her.
I’m PROUD my rep @shahanafrombk.bsky.social stands up for workers and communities so much and legislates so effectively they want to unseat her.
June 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Opened my mailbox to a 2nd Uber mailer and an MSG mailer alongside one small one from the actual Maya campaign.
I’m PROUD my rep @shahanafrombk.bsky.social stands up for workers and communities so much and legislates so effectively they want to unseat her.
I’m PROUD my rep @shahanafrombk.bsky.social stands up for workers and communities so much and legislates so effectively they want to unseat her.
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The fact that so much outside money is flooding into this local race is all the more galling when you consider that Hanif's opponent, worked at the Brennan Center for Justice on "money in politics."
May 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The fact that so much outside money is flooding into this local race is all the more galling when you consider that Hanif's opponent, worked at the Brennan Center for Justice on "money in politics."
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Because @shahanafrombk.bsky.social is standing up for workers and fighting for things like paid sick leave, Uber is backing her opponent with over $129,000 in mail and digital ad spending. If you live in District 39 in Brooklyn, please vote for Shahana Hanif. Let's keep big money out of politics.
‘Money vs. democracy’: Hanif and supporters accuse Uber of election interference • Brooklyn Paper
Rideshare drivers, delivery workers, labor activists and local Democrats rallied May 28 in Kensington with City Council Member Shahana Hanif, who accused Uber
www.brooklynpaper.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Because @shahanafrombk.bsky.social is standing up for workers and fighting for things like paid sick leave, Uber is backing her opponent with over $129,000 in mail and digital ad spending. If you live in District 39 in Brooklyn, please vote for Shahana Hanif. Let's keep big money out of politics.
Fun day at the Grand Army farmer’s market talking to voters about @shahanafrombk.bsky.social — they get that if Uber is spending big for her opponent she must be fighting the good fight @jfrejnyc.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Fun day at the Grand Army farmer’s market talking to voters about @shahanafrombk.bsky.social — they get that if Uber is spending big for her opponent she must be fighting the good fight @jfrejnyc.bsky.social
@dartmouthcollege.bsky.social president @sianbeilock.bsky.social insists to alums that she's fighting Trump's attacks on higher ed - yet hires a Stephen Miller ally as general counsel
Why did Dartmouth hire a head lawyer who is unqualified, argues against birthright citizenship, uses racist language, and is full-on MAGA?
The same school, not incidentally, with a President who won’t sign the letter that almost 700 other schools have signed, objecting to TACO overreach.
The same school, not incidentally, with a President who won’t sign the letter that almost 700 other schools have signed, objecting to TACO overreach.
Column: Unqualified and unprepared: Why Dartmouth’s head lawyer needs to go
Dartmouth College has a new general counsel and senior vice president. But there’s a problem. Matt Raymer is not qualified for his role.
www.vnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
@dartmouthcollege.bsky.social president @sianbeilock.bsky.social insists to alums that she's fighting Trump's attacks on higher ed - yet hires a Stephen Miller ally as general counsel
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NYC council member @shahanafrombk.bsky.social and @jfrejnyc.bsky.social member @paulsonn.bsky.social talk about Uber's terrible track record and the fact that spending thousands to support Hanif's primary challenger.
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#BelieveInFilm
Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Ilford 3200.
#BelieveInFilm
May 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
NYC council member @shahanafrombk.bsky.social and @jfrejnyc.bsky.social member @paulsonn.bsky.social talk about Uber's terrible track record and the fact that spending thousands to support Hanif's primary challenger.
Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Ilford 3200.
#BelieveInFilm
Nikon FM2n, Nikon Nikkor 105mm f2.5, Ilford 3200.
#BelieveInFilm