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Great read! Nice that someone is putting out actionable steps
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.

In Denmark:

- Health care and college are free.  

- The starting wage is $22/hr.

- Paid parental leave is 1 year.

- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.  

- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Working class Americans live SEVEN years shorter lives than the rich.

In many respects, being working class in America is a death sentence.

www.newsweek.com/bernie-sande...
Sen. Sanders: Why Do Working People Die Younger Than the Wealthy? | Opinion
Everyone wants to live a long, happy, and productive life. If you're working class in America, that's tough to do.
www.newsweek.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
They need some direction! And this is something they haven't really tried. Hopefully it's not because they are just as corrupt
Some of us have been saying this since 2020 and even before: Dems should make corruption *the* central issue in US politics and public life and go on the offensive against GOP/MAGA/Trump transparent and hypocritical corruption and grifting. Most voters hate corruption.
March 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Absolutely correct! This is such a scam
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to make you believe that they are cutting “waste,” but they’re actually reaching into your wallet to fund tax cuts for their “rich as hell” friends.

Spread the word.
March 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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We need a Labor Secretary who will be a champion of working families.

We need a Labor Secretary who will raise the minimum wage and vigorously defend workers' right to bargain collectively.

We need a Labor Secretary who has the courage to stand up to an anti-worker POTUS.
February 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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The fundamental issue that DOGE is failing to address isn’t the size of the government or how “efficient” it is — but who our government is for.

Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us?
The REAL Waste That DOGE Should Cut
DOGE is a trojan horse for Elon Musk to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections. If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax ...
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February 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The international community is booing the US national anthem, the vast majority of fentanyl comes in via US citizens, and the Biden administration secured the same deal of 10,000 border troops in 2021 without plunging the country (and markets) into chaos. But sure, great work 👍
February 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM