Rob Hipskind
@rshipskind.bsky.social
He/Him | Never cross a picket line.
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The Starbucks Workers United website now had a STRIKE FUND DONATION button!! Top right, people! Let’s go!https://sbworkersunited.org/
Home - Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks is one of the most profitable companies on the planet. As partners, we’re building a movement to have a real voice in determining and sharing that success.
sbworkersunited.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Starbucks Workers United website now had a STRIKE FUND DONATION button!! Top right, people! Let’s go!https://sbworkersunited.org/
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Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the Ship of Theseus we made along the way
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the Ship of Theseus we made along the way
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“Another officer says, ‘They’re starting to resist more now,’ to which an officer replies: ‘We’re going to end up shooting some of them.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest
Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“Another officer says, ‘They’re starting to resist more now,’ to which an officer replies: ‘We’re going to end up shooting some of them.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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surely just coincidence that today, news broke that workers at Tesla’s flagship Fremont plant have formed an organizing committee with the UAW
Tesla and Anti-Union Elon Musk Make Enticing Targets for UAW's Next Push
The union has before tried and failed to organize the electric-car leader.
t.co
October 30, 2023 at 10:00 PM
surely just coincidence that today, news broke that workers at Tesla’s flagship Fremont plant have formed an organizing committee with the UAW
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Yearly reminder that nobody gives away free fentanyl to trick-or-treaters cause drugs are expensive and dealing drugs is a purely capitalist enterprise, and anyone who falls for that myth has proven themselves to be completely uninformed and unreliable
October 30, 2023 at 10:57 PM
Yearly reminder that nobody gives away free fentanyl to trick-or-treaters cause drugs are expensive and dealing drugs is a purely capitalist enterprise, and anyone who falls for that myth has proven themselves to be completely uninformed and unreliable
Somehow I'm still surprised a Republican judge would just straight up cancel my vote mid-election.
Fairfax school board candidate disqualified over address error
Marcia St. John-Cunning, a candidate from the Franconia district, may not appear on the ballot because she listed her street number incorrectly, a judge said.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2023 at 3:05 PM
Somehow I'm still surprised a Republican judge would just straight up cancel my vote mid-election.
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New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson this week claimed that Roe V. Wade unjustly allowed women to choose NOT to give birth to “able bodied workers in the economy,” which is why everything is so expensive.
Very cool, very normal, very forced-birth eugenics
Very cool, very normal, very forced-birth eugenics
October 27, 2023 at 2:41 PM
New GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson this week claimed that Roe V. Wade unjustly allowed women to choose NOT to give birth to “able bodied workers in the economy,” which is why everything is so expensive.
Very cool, very normal, very forced-birth eugenics
Very cool, very normal, very forced-birth eugenics
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I'm not an expert on American politics, but I think having two speakers is called a stereo.
One GOP lawmaker tells me “Kevin McCarthy and Jordan run together with Jordan as asst speaker” is being floated. — Juliegrace Brufke, Axios
October 24, 2023 at 9:52 PM
I'm not an expert on American politics, but I think having two speakers is called a stereo.
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In 2022, “in nearly 1,800 local school board races nationwide, conservative candidates who opposed discussions of race or gender in classrooms, or opposed mask mandates during the pandemic, lost 70% of races, according to Ballotpedia.” t.co/1u0kPJzPGg
Where’s ‘Woke’? Republicans Test a Different Education Message
Ron DeSantis rose to prominence in part on his “anti-woke” agenda, especially when it comes to education. In some settings, culture-war messaging seems to be receding.
t.co
August 28, 2023 at 11:12 PM
In 2022, “in nearly 1,800 local school board races nationwide, conservative candidates who opposed discussions of race or gender in classrooms, or opposed mask mandates during the pandemic, lost 70% of races, according to Ballotpedia.” t.co/1u0kPJzPGg
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BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
August 22, 2023 at 12:39 AM
BREAKING: Pilots at American Airlines have approved a new contract that includes raises of more than 46%.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
The immediate payments and bonuses alone are worth $1.1 billion.
Worker power gets results.
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When you’re getting indicted but your lawyer won’t stop beatboxing
August 9, 2023 at 5:33 PM
When you’re getting indicted but your lawyer won’t stop beatboxing
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BREAKING: Visual Effects (VFX) workers at Marvel have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
If they’re successful they’ll be the first visual effects professionals to unionize.
If they’re successful they’ll be the first visual effects professionals to unionize.
For the First Time, VFX Workers Vote to Unionize at Marvel
On Monday, a group of more than 50 on-set employees filed a petition for an election to be represented by IATSE.
t.co
August 7, 2023 at 9:24 PM
BREAKING: Visual Effects (VFX) workers at Marvel have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.
If they’re successful they’ll be the first visual effects professionals to unionize.
If they’re successful they’ll be the first visual effects professionals to unionize.
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I miss when my house had electricity. Hope to do it again soon
July 30, 2023 at 12:17 PM
I miss when my house had electricity. Hope to do it again soon