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Has this been resolved @support.bsky.team? Restore @sarahkendzior.boat.social’s account. She is a needed and trusted voice.
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Has this been resolved @support.bsky.team? Restore @sarahkendzior.boat.social’s account. She is a needed and trusted voice.
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“His only real ‘offense’ was speaking clearly about Israel’s genocidal war crimes against Palestinians,” said one advocate.
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After More Than 2 Weeks in ICE Detention, UK Commentator Sami Hamdi Released
The Trump administration’s agreement acknowledged that he is not “a danger to the community or to national security.”…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“His only real ‘offense’ was speaking clearly about Israel’s genocidal war crimes against Palestinians,” said one advocate.
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This echoes the conservative counterargument to union rights a century ago, the so-called "liberty of contract."
As FDR's Interior Secretary Harold Ickes noted, that kind of "liberty" merely gave helpless individuals the freedom to "drive a bargain with a great corporation."
As FDR's Interior Secretary Harold Ickes noted, that kind of "liberty" merely gave helpless individuals the freedom to "drive a bargain with a great corporation."
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This echoes the conservative counterargument to union rights a century ago, the so-called "liberty of contract."
As FDR's Interior Secretary Harold Ickes noted, that kind of "liberty" merely gave helpless individuals the freedom to "drive a bargain with a great corporation."
As FDR's Interior Secretary Harold Ickes noted, that kind of "liberty" merely gave helpless individuals the freedom to "drive a bargain with a great corporation."
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As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
As we learn more and more about the costs associated with GenAI, I continue to wonder how institutions and their leadership decide that yes, incorporating anything OpenAI produces into the lives of educators and students is worth the harms.
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"Rather than retreat from the horrors of slavery as was happening in Central and South America, Southern states in America committed to a new era of harsher conditions, dehumanizing control, and brutal punishment of enslaved people."
On this day in 1831, an enslaved Black man named Nat Turner was hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia, after being convicted of leading a revolt against slavery.
Nov. 11, 1831 | Nat Turner Hanged and White Mobs Killed Hundreds of Black People
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Rather than retreat from the horrors of slavery as was happening in Central and South America, Southern states in America committed to a new era of harsher conditions, dehumanizing control, and brutal punishment of enslaved people."
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“You all know how grateful I am to all of you and to everyone’s families,” he said. “The sacrifices you’ve made. You’ve gone above and beyond what anyone could ever ask for. So, I just want to say cheers to the strikers. Cheers to the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh."
'This is everyone’s win': Striking PG workers celebrate a big victory - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Monday started out as one of those cold, dreary Pittsburgh Mondays that you have to plod through as if it were sticky and slick with mud. The previous night’s Steelers’ game, a loss, made it worse. Yi...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“You all know how grateful I am to all of you and to everyone’s families,” he said. “The sacrifices you’ve made. You’ve gone above and beyond what anyone could ever ask for. So, I just want to say cheers to the strikers. Cheers to the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh."
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The new doumentary “Free Joan Little” chronicles the case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence.
Little’s 1975 trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice and survivors’ rights to self-defense.
Little’s 1975 trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice and survivors’ rights to self-defense.
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The new doumentary “Free Joan Little” chronicles the case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence.
Little’s 1975 trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice and survivors’ rights to self-defense.
Little’s 1975 trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice and survivors’ rights to self-defense.
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What can unions do to survive in the second Trump presidency? What tactics and strategies can help organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on labor and other rights?
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What can unions do to survive in the second Trump presidency? What tactics and strategies can help organize more new members and best survive an all-out assault on labor and other rights?
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Register now! www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
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Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
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As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As expected, most schools receiving @GovBillLee’s private school voucher taxpayer handouts have shady testing & transparency, and “patchwork” curriculums “largely based in Christianity”
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
(Betsy Devos openly admitted “advancing God’s kingdom” is the goal) nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Whoop-whoop! I love that our book is getting this visibility because it is full of such useful and necessary wisdom. I want everyone to know ‘Read This’ is here for them. Speaking as a fan as well as contributing author.
Read This When Things Fall Apart made Bookshop's Bestsellers of the Week list!
Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week
Last Week's Bestselling Books: A Taste of the US We're leaning in on politics and history nowadays with a compilation of letters to activists and a new exploration of the US Justice Department.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whoop-whoop! I love that our book is getting this visibility because it is full of such useful and necessary wisdom. I want everyone to know ‘Read This’ is here for them. Speaking as a fan as well as contributing author.
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Big thanks to everyone who contributed to help Samaa create this new home for her family. It's simple but much better than being in a tent. All she needs now is a large rechargeable battery so they can have lights on at night. gofund.me/db56c7ce3 @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social #Gaza 🍉
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Big thanks to everyone who contributed to help Samaa create this new home for her family. It's simple but much better than being in a tent. All she needs now is a large rechargeable battery so they can have lights on at night. gofund.me/db56c7ce3 @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social #Gaza 🍉
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My Kaiser individual plan deductible is $9200. For the previous 2 years it was $2500. It’s seems inexplicable that such an increase is allowed.
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My Kaiser individual plan deductible is $9200. For the previous 2 years it was $2500. It’s seems inexplicable that such an increase is allowed.
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#VeteransDay
WWII vet Maceo Snipes was killed on July 18, 1946 by KKK for bravely casting vote in Georgia Democratic Primary. 💔
He may have survived Klan #terrorism, but, after walking 3 miles to hospital, Jim Crow hospital denied him treatment. ⬇️#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mu...
WWII vet Maceo Snipes was killed on July 18, 1946 by KKK for bravely casting vote in Georgia Democratic Primary. 💔
He may have survived Klan #terrorism, but, after walking 3 miles to hospital, Jim Crow hospital denied him treatment. ⬇️#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mu...
July 18, 1946: Murder of Maceo Snipes
WWII veteran Maceo Snipes was murdered after casting his vote in the Georgia Democratic Primary.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#VeteransDay
WWII vet Maceo Snipes was killed on July 18, 1946 by KKK for bravely casting vote in Georgia Democratic Primary. 💔
He may have survived Klan #terrorism, but, after walking 3 miles to hospital, Jim Crow hospital denied him treatment. ⬇️#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mu...
WWII vet Maceo Snipes was killed on July 18, 1946 by KKK for bravely casting vote in Georgia Democratic Primary. 💔
He may have survived Klan #terrorism, but, after walking 3 miles to hospital, Jim Crow hospital denied him treatment. ⬇️#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mu...
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Trying to piece together footage from the last few months in any coherent way just feels like making a trailer for a horror movie starring the feds...and all things considered, that's probably about where we're at.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trying to piece together footage from the last few months in any coherent way just feels like making a trailer for a horror movie starring the feds...and all things considered, that's probably about where we're at.
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Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
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This Veterans Day, instead of uplifting our veterans, Trump & Republicans are letting them go hungry.
1.2M veterans need SNAP benefits to feed themselves & their families, as do 13% of active military personnel.
This is intentional policy harm, and they deserve better.
1.2M veterans need SNAP benefits to feed themselves & their families, as do 13% of active military personnel.
This is intentional policy harm, and they deserve better.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This Veterans Day, instead of uplifting our veterans, Trump & Republicans are letting them go hungry.
1.2M veterans need SNAP benefits to feed themselves & their families, as do 13% of active military personnel.
This is intentional policy harm, and they deserve better.
1.2M veterans need SNAP benefits to feed themselves & their families, as do 13% of active military personnel.
This is intentional policy harm, and they deserve better.
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For the past few years, I have partnered with @blackbirdletterpress.com around this time of year on a handmade notebook. Proceeds support REBUILD. I am so excited to share this year's notebook inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks's words. www.blackbirdletterpress.com/limited-edit... - limited edition
Magnitude and Bond notebook for REBUILD by Blackbird Letterpress — Blackbird Letterpress
Magnitude and Bond notebook for REBUILD by Blackbird Letterpress. Partnering with Mariame Kaba to raise funds findmeatherapist.org. A letterpress printed journal with snippet of Gwendolyn Brooks poem,...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For the past few years, I have partnered with @blackbirdletterpress.com around this time of year on a handmade notebook. Proceeds support REBUILD. I am so excited to share this year's notebook inspired by Gwendolyn Brooks's words. www.blackbirdletterpress.com/limited-edit... - limited edition
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Last week at a daycare center in Chicago, employee Diana Santillana was violently abducted and detained by immigration agents in front of young children.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Last week at a daycare center in Chicago, employee Diana Santillana was violently abducted and detained by immigration agents in front of young children.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
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In Little Village, a small group has closed down 26th Street in front of the arch. About 12 hours after news that Bovino et al may be on their way out.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In Little Village, a small group has closed down 26th Street in front of the arch. About 12 hours after news that Bovino et al may be on their way out.
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“People don't really understand when, in a situation where the Democrats were seen to be winning the politics of the shutdown, when Donald Trump was flailing — why would you end this now?” - @ddayen.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“People don't really understand when, in a situation where the Democrats were seen to be winning the politics of the shutdown, when Donald Trump was flailing — why would you end this now?” - @ddayen.bsky.social.
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When you actually think about how many issues are tied to disability you never think about, it’s intentional.
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Capitalists Were Never Going To Protect Your Healthcare When Your Disablement Is For Profit
When I first began my career in disability advocacy as a professional, I was bright-eyed, believing that I would be working with the most vocal supporters of DEI and who rallied behind diversity as…
crutchesandspice.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When you actually think about how many issues are tied to disability you never think about, it’s intentional.
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Which Pittsburgh companies employ the most H-1B visa holders, and how is a new federal policy endangering that workforce? buff.ly/3XL4mr5
Trump change in visa fee could curb hiring by Pitt, BNY, UPMC and others
A new $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications may deter hires of international talent, and could discourage skilled foreign workers from staying here.
www.publicsource.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Which Pittsburgh companies employ the most H-1B visa holders, and how is a new federal policy endangering that workforce? buff.ly/3XL4mr5
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I have not forgotten the last shutdown where I stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial & they all made big speech about protecting DACA folks and LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
THEY CAPITULATED and where are DACA folks now.
THEY CAPITULATED and where are DACA folks now.
anyway if dems think I'm gonna forget this shit in 5 months, they're wrong. if they think I'm gonna forget it in 5 years, they're wrong. they have fully convinced me that purging the party of these inept losers in the senate is more important than retaking the senate in the next election cycle
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I have not forgotten the last shutdown where I stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial & they all made big speech about protecting DACA folks and LOOK WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
THEY CAPITULATED and where are DACA folks now.
THEY CAPITULATED and where are DACA folks now.
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With more than 5,000 positive cases of measles, Canada lost its measles elimination status.
Why has Canada lost its measles-free status – and could the US be next?
With more than 5,000 positive cases of measles, Canada lost its measles elimination status.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
With more than 5,000 positive cases of measles, Canada lost its measles elimination status.