Holly Torgerson
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The UFW stands w/ @sbworkersunited.org workers going on strike today.
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The UFW stands w/ @sbworkersunited.org workers going on strike today.
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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It’s wild how MAGA falls in love with people like nepo baby developer Bill Pulte, who was born on 3rd base and thinks he hit a triple, because he investigated Schiff, then he rolls out a plan for a lifetime of debt slavery with 50-year mortgages and they are somehow surprised.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s wild how MAGA falls in love with people like nepo baby developer Bill Pulte, who was born on 3rd base and thinks he hit a triple, because he investigated Schiff, then he rolls out a plan for a lifetime of debt slavery with 50-year mortgages and they are somehow surprised.
Who else thinks there will be an insurance company bailout that exceeds the cost of the ACA subsidies?
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Who else thinks there will be an insurance company bailout that exceeds the cost of the ACA subsidies?
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
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A coalition of local legal advocates together with Amica Center for Immigrant Rights and Free DC are teaming up to offer weekly Know Your Rights sessions. Join the next one tomorrow at 12 PM on Zoom, or at an upcoming session that works for you: freedcproject.org/kyr
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A coalition of local legal advocates together with Amica Center for Immigrant Rights and Free DC are teaming up to offer weekly Know Your Rights sessions. Join the next one tomorrow at 12 PM on Zoom, or at an upcoming session that works for you: freedcproject.org/kyr
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BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
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“The most recent carrier strike group to return from combat operations had more than 500 sailors with shaving waivers, including several senior leaders.”
New Grooming Policy Will Undermine Recruiting, Retention, and Readiness
The policy will immediately distract from warfighting readiness.
www.usni.org
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“The most recent carrier strike group to return from combat operations had more than 500 sailors with shaving waivers, including several senior leaders.”
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Here is the terrifying truth: D.C. residents outnumber the populations of Vermont and Wyoming. What’s happening to them now could happen to those of us who enjoy the full privileges of the Constitution.
trib.al/iYqQKGR
trib.al/iYqQKGR
Like It or Not, We Are All D.C. Now
The residents of the nation’s capital have long been denied their democratic rights. If Trump has his way, other cities may soon feel what that’s like.
trib.al
August 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Here is the terrifying truth: D.C. residents outnumber the populations of Vermont and Wyoming. What’s happening to them now could happen to those of us who enjoy the full privileges of the Constitution.
trib.al/iYqQKGR
trib.al/iYqQKGR
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Trump declares intention to issue an Executive Order mandating Voter ID for all votes, restricts mail-in voting to exceptions, and insists on paper ballots only.
August 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Trump declares intention to issue an Executive Order mandating Voter ID for all votes, restricts mail-in voting to exceptions, and insists on paper ballots only.
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CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
August 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports.
Horrifying news for public health.
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This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
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This is enraging and heartbreaking.
Another senseless death caused by a chaotic ICE operation.
They took 13 workers from the scene they even chased workers with their cars.
abc7.com/post/man-fle...
Another senseless death caused by a chaotic ICE operation.
They took 13 workers from the scene they even chased workers with their cars.
abc7.com/post/man-fle...
Man fleeing ICE raid at Home Depot in Monrovia hit and killed by vehicle after running onto 210 Fwy
A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway Thursday in Monrovia as he was fleeing from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation at a Home Depot in Monrovia.
abc7.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is enraging and heartbreaking.
Another senseless death caused by a chaotic ICE operation.
They took 13 workers from the scene they even chased workers with their cars.
abc7.com/post/man-fle...
Another senseless death caused by a chaotic ICE operation.
They took 13 workers from the scene they even chased workers with their cars.
abc7.com/post/man-fle...
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Vladeck: There’s one video showing a DEA officer telling a D.C. resident he couldn’t drink alcohol on his porch—D.C. law says exactly the opposite. It also highlights how these officers aren’t even trained in the laws they’re purportedly enforcing.
August 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Vladeck: There’s one video showing a DEA officer telling a D.C. resident he couldn’t drink alcohol on his porch—D.C. law says exactly the opposite. It also highlights how these officers aren’t even trained in the laws they’re purportedly enforcing.
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NEW: After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map
After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
www.propublica.org
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
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The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
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“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
www.bbc.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
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Darren Beattie, fired from the Trump White House in 2018 after it was revealed he attended a white supremacist conference, has just been appointed acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, according to the State Department.
July 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Darren Beattie, fired from the Trump White House in 2018 after it was revealed he attended a white supremacist conference, has just been appointed acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, according to the State Department.
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The Scots did not hold back
Top Scottish Protest Signs of Trump
As I carry on my tradition of featuring the best protest signs against Trump, this time we go international as the Scots turned out to protest his visit to their country as he plays golf on the US tax...
www.meidasplus.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Scots did not hold back
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They waited *more than an hour* to enter the Hortman home after watching Mark Hortman get shot in the doorway
Unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking
And, of course, they publicly congratulated themselves on a great, lifesaving police response when they’d let a lawmaker bleed out. Uvalde is everywhere
Unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking
And, of course, they publicly congratulated themselves on a great, lifesaving police response when they’d let a lawmaker bleed out. Uvalde is everywhere
New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response
The Minnesota Star Tribune found that Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home and that several law enforcement agencies were unaware of the situation for hours.
www.startribune.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
They waited *more than an hour* to enter the Hortman home after watching Mark Hortman get shot in the doorway
Unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking
And, of course, they publicly congratulated themselves on a great, lifesaving police response when they’d let a lawmaker bleed out. Uvalde is everywhere
Unbelievably tragic & heartbreaking
And, of course, they publicly congratulated themselves on a great, lifesaving police response when they’d let a lawmaker bleed out. Uvalde is everywhere
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Heat kills. A bill just reintroduced in Congress can save lives. Urge your members of Congress to back federal heat bill introduced on July 16th. Go to:
act.seiu.org/a/heat2025?m... #WeFeedYou #Calor
act.seiu.org/a/heat2025?m... #WeFeedYou #Calor
July 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Heat kills. A bill just reintroduced in Congress can save lives. Urge your members of Congress to back federal heat bill introduced on July 16th. Go to:
act.seiu.org/a/heat2025?m... #WeFeedYou #Calor
act.seiu.org/a/heat2025?m... #WeFeedYou #Calor
Oh look, The NY Times can use active voice after all. Gazans are dying of STARVATION.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Oh look, The NY Times can use active voice after all. Gazans are dying of STARVATION.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
On top of this the Knesset voted 71-13 today to annex the West Bank. Symbolically or otherwise it’s a full out assault on the lives and ancestral rights of Palestinians in Gaza and beyond.
It’s estimated that 500,000 Palestinians will die in the next 6 months due to a violent colonizer occupying their nation and genociding the population. If it goes on 18 more months, add another 2 million to that total. US, UK, France, Germany, and more must stand trial with Israel.
July 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
On top of this the Knesset voted 71-13 today to annex the West Bank. Symbolically or otherwise it’s a full out assault on the lives and ancestral rights of Palestinians in Gaza and beyond.