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May Day Reminder:
The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr.
UNACCEPTABLE.
The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr.
UNACCEPTABLE.
May 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
May Day Reminder:
The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr.
UNACCEPTABLE.
The Federal Minimum Wage - in the richest country EVER - is still only $7.25/hr.
UNACCEPTABLE.
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Well yeah. We’re going to need spares if we poison some of them
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Well yeah. We’re going to need spares if we poison some of them
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THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
April 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens.
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1)
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In court filings Thursday, 30-year-old Rümeysa Öztürk for the first time described the circumstances under which she was taken by federal immigration officials — and how she’s been treated during her imprisonment.
(via @wgbh.org)
(via @wgbh.org)
Detained Tufts student alleges poor medical treatment, religious freedom restrictions in detention
Rümeysa Öztürk says she thought the plain clothes officers who detained her “were going to kill [her].”
www.wgbh.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In court filings Thursday, 30-year-old Rümeysa Öztürk for the first time described the circumstances under which she was taken by federal immigration officials — and how she’s been treated during her imprisonment.
(via @wgbh.org)
(via @wgbh.org)
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The site has crashed repeatedly in recent weeks, with outages lasting from 20 minutes to nearly a full day. Musk staffers’ reliance on AI to rebuild the system has failed spectacularly, yet they continue to insist it can replace experienced personnel.
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The site has crashed repeatedly in recent weeks, with outages lasting from 20 minutes to nearly a full day. Musk staffers’ reliance on AI to rebuild the system has failed spectacularly, yet they continue to insist it can replace experienced personnel.
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The Social Security website continues to experience frequent crashes as Musk pushes for cuts to the agency’s IT staff. Americans face chronic outages and login issues while trying to access their accounts—despite being urged to conduct more of their Social Security business online.
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Social Security website continues to experience frequent crashes as Musk pushes for cuts to the agency’s IT staff. Americans face chronic outages and login issues while trying to access their accounts—despite being urged to conduct more of their Social Security business online.
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The Trump regime and DOGE are rolling out this playbook to attack Social Security — one of the most popular and effective government programs.
They're deliberately sabotaging it by firing SSA workers and cutting services.
Why? Because they don't want it to work.
They're deliberately sabotaging it by firing SSA workers and cutting services.
Why? Because they don't want it to work.
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Trump regime and DOGE are rolling out this playbook to attack Social Security — one of the most popular and effective government programs.
They're deliberately sabotaging it by firing SSA workers and cutting services.
Why? Because they don't want it to work.
They're deliberately sabotaging it by firing SSA workers and cutting services.
Why? Because they don't want it to work.
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A federal judge in Washington has reinstated Susan Tsui Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency responsible for adjudicating labor disputes between federal employees and management, after her removal by the Trump administration last month.
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A federal judge in Washington has reinstated Susan Tsui Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency responsible for adjudicating labor disputes between federal employees and management, after her removal by the Trump administration last month.
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Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
March 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
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I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch
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Who do I know who's an artist and also willing to work on this campaign (The People's Union, the group that's organizing the rolling series of boycotts/blackouts)?
March 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Who do I know who's an artist and also willing to work on this campaign (The People's Union, the group that's organizing the rolling series of boycotts/blackouts)?
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Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
www.npr.org
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.