Bill Leavy
@vanderbilt44.bsky.social
Organic intelligence. Green dot in a red state. Card-carrying union member!
An Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Mamdani, a Political Moderate www.commondreams.org/opinion/nade...
An Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Mamdani, a Political Moderate | Common Dreams
The social democratic countries in Europe and other countries, including Canada, have long had much broader social safety nets that go far beyond what you have proposed. There's a deeper reason the ol...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
An Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Mamdani, a Political Moderate www.commondreams.org/opinion/nade...
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Despite claims that his administration is lifting up working class Americans, President Trump has undermined labor unions and other federal agencies designed to protect workers since his reelection.
We deserve better.
Lawrence S. Wittner on @inequality.org
We deserve better.
Lawrence S. Wittner on @inequality.org
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Trump's second term in office has been an all-out assault on organized labor.
inequality.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Despite claims that his administration is lifting up working class Americans, President Trump has undermined labor unions and other federal agencies designed to protect workers since his reelection.
We deserve better.
Lawrence S. Wittner on @inequality.org
We deserve better.
Lawrence S. Wittner on @inequality.org
"What Democrats Must Pledge to America,
"Share this with any Democrat interested in running for, or remaining in, office, and ask him or her to make the pledge:
"These 10 steps are crucial for making America affordable again. We pledge to back every one of them."
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"Share this with any Democrat interested in running for, or remaining in, office, and ask him or her to make the pledge:
"These 10 steps are crucial for making America affordable again. We pledge to back every one of them."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What Democrats Must Pledge to America
Ten ways to make America more affordable
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December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"What Democrats Must Pledge to America,
"Share this with any Democrat interested in running for, or remaining in, office, and ask him or her to make the pledge:
"These 10 steps are crucial for making America affordable again. We pledge to back every one of them."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"Share this with any Democrat interested in running for, or remaining in, office, and ask him or her to make the pledge:
"These 10 steps are crucial for making America affordable again. We pledge to back every one of them."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"The big deception in this country is polarization: red state/blue state, conservative/liberal, fighting each other. The process of deceiving the people, and divide and rule, goes back 2,000+ years, and we’ve got to confront it directly."
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Ralph Nader on Trump's "Entrenching Dictatorship," Reclaiming Congress, and Fighting Big Money
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"The big deception in this country is polarization: red state/blue state, conservative/liberal, fighting each other. The process of deceiving the people, and divide and rule, goes back 2,000+ years, and we’ve got to confront it directly."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do0I...
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Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations
The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.
www.independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
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We stand in solidarity with our #SagAftraMembers in public media who provide critical services and content to their communities and whose jobs must be protected. https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/11/13/california-public-media-leaders-say-loss-of-federal-funding-puts-local-news-at-risk
California public media leaders say loss of federal funding puts local news at risk
Public media leaders spoke at an informational hearing of the State Assembly’s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism at KPBS.
www.kpbs.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We stand in solidarity with our #SagAftraMembers in public media who provide critical services and content to their communities and whose jobs must be protected. https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/11/13/california-public-media-leaders-say-loss-of-federal-funding-puts-local-news-at-risk
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When billionaires can buy elections, you don't have a Democracy, you have an auction.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When billionaires can buy elections, you don't have a Democracy, you have an auction.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
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"“No Kings” is neither sustained nor ubiquitous, nor a movement. Building a movement requires a broad-based grassroots opposition organization that is independent of the two main parties permitted to participate in U.S. electoral politics. There is no such group or party."
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Trump Is Every Day. The Resistance Is Every Few Months. Wonder Why He's Winning? - Ted Rall's Rallblog
Hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrators marched on Saturday through the streets of thousands of American cities, to expose general opposition to the ruling Republican Party and to...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"“No Kings” is neither sustained nor ubiquitous, nor a movement. Building a movement requires a broad-based grassroots opposition organization that is independent of the two main parties permitted to participate in U.S. electoral politics. There is no such group or party."
rall.com/2025/10/24/t...
rall.com/2025/10/24/t...
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A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse.
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse.
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
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For years, fossil fuel lobbyists have swarmed international climate summits with a mission to derail progress, spread disinformation & dodge accountability. An international commitment to information integrity at #COP30 can help remove barriers to strong national climate solutions.
Bad COP to Good COP: Blocking Fossil-Fueled Disinformation in Belém and Beyond
How do we prevent industry obstruction of science-based policy, and what would a climate summit look like if fossil fuel interests were finally shut out?
blog.ucs.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For years, fossil fuel lobbyists have swarmed international climate summits with a mission to derail progress, spread disinformation & dodge accountability. An international commitment to information integrity at #COP30 can help remove barriers to strong national climate solutions.
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“The UN and the World Economic Forum have each declared that Climate Change and disinformation are the greatest threats to Humanity. To truly make this COP the COP of Truth, we need firmly established guardrails against mis and disinformation,” said UCS’s Kate Cell from #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“The UN and the World Economic Forum have each declared that Climate Change and disinformation are the greatest threats to Humanity. To truly make this COP the COP of Truth, we need firmly established guardrails against mis and disinformation,” said UCS’s Kate Cell from #COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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Global climate negotiations are complex. #COP30 brings together nearly 200 countries to address a shared crisis. That level of coordination is extraordinary, and disagreement is plentiful. Some reflect genuine differences, but others are deliberate efforts to stall, dilute, or redirect ambition.
Recognizing and Resisting Obstruction at COP30
As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, for the annual UN climate summit COP30, both expectations and stakes are high. This conference marks thirty years of global climate negotiations, and ten years s...
blog.ucs.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Global climate negotiations are complex. #COP30 brings together nearly 200 countries to address a shared crisis. That level of coordination is extraordinary, and disagreement is plentiful. Some reflect genuine differences, but others are deliberate efforts to stall, dilute, or redirect ambition.
"Attorney General Merrick Garland [believed that his office needed] to turn the page from Donald Trump and not look at this as the top of the conspiracy."
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"Injustice": How Biden's DOJ Failed to Hold Trump Accountable for Jan. 6, Corruption & More
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"Attorney General Merrick Garland [believed that his office needed] to turn the page from Donald Trump and not look at this as the top of the conspiracy."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWzV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWzV...
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The clear takeaway from Energy Analyst Mike Jacobs' study of data center transmission costs from earlier this fall is that data centers should pay for their grid connections—but instead, they’re passing them onto you. Total costs shifted to consumers in '24 was at least $4.3B in just 7 states.
Finally, Something Everyone Agrees On: Data Centers Should Cover Their Own Costs
Data centers should pay the cost of their grid connections—but instead, they’re passing those expenses to you.
act.ucsusa.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The clear takeaway from Energy Analyst Mike Jacobs' study of data center transmission costs from earlier this fall is that data centers should pay for their grid connections—but instead, they’re passing them onto you. Total costs shifted to consumers in '24 was at least $4.3B in just 7 states.
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Every one of our endorsed candidates won last night! Join us in sending a congratulations to all.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Every one of our endorsed candidates won last night! Join us in sending a congratulations to all.
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The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
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Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
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As its new right-wing leadership comes under scrutiny, CBS News was found to have edited out a question from Trump's "60 Minutes" interview in which he was interrogated about his "corrupt" pardon of a crypto executive.
CBS Spiked Interview Question About Trump's Crypto 'Corruption'
"According to the standard set by the Trump FCC, Trump's efforts to control the interview content "could qualify as news distortion and deserve an investigation," according to a spokesperson for the only Democratic FCC commissioner.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As its new right-wing leadership comes under scrutiny, CBS News was found to have edited out a question from Trump's "60 Minutes" interview in which he was interrogated about his "corrupt" pardon of a crypto executive.
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"He should have died in The Hague."
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84
Cheney was a chief architect of the US invasion of Iraq and broader "war on terror" that has killed millions of people since its inception.
www.commondreams.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"He should have died in The Hague."
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"The current iteration of the Republican Party is a direct consequence of a political environment that was already in decay because of what Dick Cheney forcefully and intentionally normalized."
Donald Trump is Dick Cheney's Legacy
Stating the obvious.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"The current iteration of the Republican Party is a direct consequence of a political environment that was already in decay because of what Dick Cheney forcefully and intentionally normalized."
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Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!
We'd never had gotten Dick Cheney (or Trump) if we'd had a NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.
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State status: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY The National Popular Vote bill wo...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We'd never had gotten Dick Cheney (or Trump) if we'd had a NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.
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Corporate America Accelerates Layoffs As Trump Economy Flashes Red Warning Signs
Corporate America Accelerates Layoffs As Trump Economy Flashes Red Warning Signs
US Corporations announce major layoffs as economy weakens. Job cuts reach highest levels since 2020 shutdown. Experts predict worsening labor market.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Corporate America Accelerates Layoffs As Trump Economy Flashes Red Warning Signs