Scott Hanson
@scott4walks.bsky.social
Dad, spouse, son, 7th generation Wisconsinite, grandparents were farmers, dad worked at the unionized family-supporting-jobs mill, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just like at least 3 others my age on my street, played piano drums and sang.
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Given the #AffordabilityCrisis, it’s no surprise that @lbilik.bsky.social’s feature on universal childcare in @usatoday.com made our #Bestof2025.
Check out our blog on New Mexico’s investment to support families and subsidize childcare.
🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/new-mex...
Check out our blog on New Mexico’s investment to support families and subsidize childcare.
🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/new-mex...
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Given the #AffordabilityCrisis, it’s no surprise that @lbilik.bsky.social’s feature on universal childcare in @usatoday.com made our #Bestof2025.
Check out our blog on New Mexico’s investment to support families and subsidize childcare.
🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/new-mex...
Check out our blog on New Mexico’s investment to support families and subsidize childcare.
🔗 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/new-mex...
Rather than give military members an extra $1776, they got a $1776 basket of oil company stocks?
December 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Rather than give military members an extra $1776, they got a $1776 basket of oil company stocks?
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Check it out: solidaritywithbaristas.org
This season, we’re not buying Starbucks while @sbworkersunited.org baristas are on strike. That means more than skipping lattes: not buying Starbucks means no beans, no bearista cups, and NO GIFT CARDS. This year, it’s time to give something else: working class solidarity. Let’s talk about it>🧵 1/8
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Check it out: solidaritywithbaristas.org
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The richest 0.001% own 3X more wealth than half of humanity.
That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The bottom 50%? Just 2%.
This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.
That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The bottom 50%? Just 2%.
This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The richest 0.001% own 3X more wealth than half of humanity.
That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The bottom 50%? Just 2%.
This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.
That’s 56,000 people holding more than $4 billion combined.
The richest 10% own 75% of global wealth.
The bottom 50%? Just 2%.
This isn’t inequality — it’s engineered injustice. We must, and we can, TAX THE RICH.
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NEW: This Friday, our union is launching a strike authorization vote.
Thousands of workers across the country are ready to finish our contracts. It's time for Starbucks to get serious and return to the bargaining table!
Thousands of workers across the country are ready to finish our contracts. It's time for Starbucks to get serious and return to the bargaining table!
Starbucks Workers United set to vote on strike authorization
Starbucks Workers United is trying to secure a contract that addresses hours and pay, among other issues.
www.cnbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEW: This Friday, our union is launching a strike authorization vote.
Thousands of workers across the country are ready to finish our contracts. It's time for Starbucks to get serious and return to the bargaining table!
Thousands of workers across the country are ready to finish our contracts. It's time for Starbucks to get serious and return to the bargaining table!
I just got home from the Kroger store. I got a gallon of milk and 1 quart of Orange juice.::
October 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I just got home from the Kroger store. I got a gallon of milk and 1 quart of Orange juice.::
Does anyone know any farmworkers not legally in the country disappointed to hear that ICE is making a strong showing at the Super Bowl and is now desperate to sell a Super Bowl ticket on the cheap?
October 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Does anyone know any farmworkers not legally in the country disappointed to hear that ICE is making a strong showing at the Super Bowl and is now desperate to sell a Super Bowl ticket on the cheap?
“Just like Rebecca Bradley, Maria Lazar has spent her career rolling back people’s rights, attacking reproductive health care and voting rights, and doing the bidding of powerful special interests and her billionaire friends,” Supreme Court.”
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Conservative Judge Maria Lazar running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Conservative Judge Maria Lazar has launched a campaign for the state Supreme Court, telling voters her race will be different than the highly politicized elections that have become the norm in Wiscons...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“Just like Rebecca Bradley, Maria Lazar has spent her career rolling back people’s rights, attacking reproductive health care and voting rights, and doing the bidding of powerful special interests and her billionaire friends,” Supreme Court.”
www.wpr.org/news/conserv...
www.wpr.org/news/conserv...
The Texan Plague that got its start in 1946 has evolved into all sorts of threats to public health, education and to the middle class. This NYT headline sums it the state of the pandemic.
September 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Texan Plague that got its start in 1946 has evolved into all sorts of threats to public health, education and to the middle class. This NYT headline sums it the state of the pandemic.
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A new poll confirms what Wisconsinites know: life is pricier under Trump. Families are getting squeezed on groceries, gas & housing – while wages stay flat. I’m running for Governor to lower costs, invest in childcare & schools, and deliver real relief. #WIGov
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/pol...
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Poll: Vast majority of Americans say life is getting pricier under Trump
A Scripps News/Talker Research poll finds that a majority of the country feels that everyday goods, monthly expenses and travel have all gone up since the start of President Trump’s second term.
www.scrippsnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A new poll confirms what Wisconsinites know: life is pricier under Trump. Families are getting squeezed on groceries, gas & housing – while wages stay flat. I’m running for Governor to lower costs, invest in childcare & schools, and deliver real relief. #WIGov
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/pol...
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/pol...
The speakers in my 2010 car are tired and have an unacceptable klank. I might need to replace the car.
September 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The speakers in my 2010 car are tired and have an unacceptable klank. I might need to replace the car.
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Authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Has Trump succeeded in normalising American autocracy?
People who have experienced the kind of authoritarianism the US used to condemn abroad highlight worrying signs
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I wonder who will be the USA Government official to resign before announcing information important to people, but politically unpopular for the President.
August 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I wonder who will be the USA Government official to resign before announcing information important to people, but politically unpopular for the President.
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When workers are free to advocate for higher wages and better benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole. #UnionsForAll seiu.co/3IZ2z4I
Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality
A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
seiu.co
August 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
When workers are free to advocate for higher wages and better benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole. #UnionsForAll seiu.co/3IZ2z4I
It won’t surprise me if a commentator buzzes about players - the athletes - singing or not singing during the Mexican anthem or USA anthem. Both national singers were great.
July 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It won’t surprise me if a commentator buzzes about players - the athletes - singing or not singing during the Mexican anthem or USA anthem. Both national singers were great.
In Austin, Texas now, the audience booed after the singing of the USA national anthem at the start of the MLS All-Star game almost as loudly as the sound of the exploding rockets at the song’s conclusion. And…
July 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In Austin, Texas now, the audience booed after the singing of the USA national anthem at the start of the MLS All-Star game almost as loudly as the sound of the exploding rockets at the song’s conclusion. And…
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…
Today, in the 21C = www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
Today, in the 21C = www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
The 'New Economic Bill of Rights' Comic Strip: A Vision for 2024 and Beyond | Common Dreams
After 50 years of class war from above and concerted efforts to suppress the working class, the great majority of Americans still crave—and deserve—an economy built for working people. Now we have to ...
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July 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…
Today, in the 21C = www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
Today, in the 21C = www.commondreams.org/opinion/econ...
About the 50 states in 50 days and Wisconsin. Culver’s is great, makes Wisconsinites proud, excellent corporate ambassadors with excellent cheese curds!
July 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
About the 50 states in 50 days and Wisconsin. Culver’s is great, makes Wisconsinites proud, excellent corporate ambassadors with excellent cheese curds!
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Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-farm worker here.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.
Not true AT ALL.
Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.
The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.
At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.
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Maybe the future of July 4th celebrations? Nothing scary for canine family members and I can sleep through it. Kudos to Westmorland Park for showing the way. #Madison
Got to attend a drone light show last night and it was so fun!
July 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Maybe the future of July 4th celebrations? Nothing scary for canine family members and I can sleep through it. Kudos to Westmorland Park for showing the way. #Madison