Derek Houck
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He/him. The Venn diagram of X-Men, professional wrestling, and Kevin Costner movies. Ruby on Rails software engineer. Former actor. Textbook Napoleon complex.
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Happy holidays from the Starbucks picket line!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
December 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy holidays from the Starbucks picket line!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
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BREAKING: While baristas continue the largest ULP strike in Starbucks history, 19 more stores filed for a union election today - one of the biggest filing days since our union began.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: While baristas continue the largest ULP strike in Starbucks history, 19 more stores filed for a union election today - one of the biggest filing days since our union began.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
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It is crazy that the president can sue anyone while he is president by the way. There is always incentive to settle if he is office and it always effectively a bribe. Congress needs to eliminate that possibility
December 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It is crazy that the president can sue anyone while he is president by the way. There is always incentive to settle if he is office and it always effectively a bribe. Congress needs to eliminate that possibility
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Say good morning to our striking baristas in Champaign-Urbana, IL! ☃️
It's DAY FORTY of our national ULP strike. Want to support baristas? Don't cross the picket line! That means DON'T BUY STARBUCKS (including last minute gift cards!) #NoContractNoCoffee
It's DAY FORTY of our national ULP strike. Want to support baristas? Don't cross the picket line! That means DON'T BUY STARBUCKS (including last minute gift cards!) #NoContractNoCoffee
December 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Say good morning to our striking baristas in Champaign-Urbana, IL! ☃️
It's DAY FORTY of our national ULP strike. Want to support baristas? Don't cross the picket line! That means DON'T BUY STARBUCKS (including last minute gift cards!) #NoContractNoCoffee
It's DAY FORTY of our national ULP strike. Want to support baristas? Don't cross the picket line! That means DON'T BUY STARBUCKS (including last minute gift cards!) #NoContractNoCoffee
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Day THIRTY-NINE of our national ULP strike - and baristas are fired up, united, and taking action.
Our demands are clear: Starbucks needs to stop union busting and finalize a contract with the pay, hours, and protections we need to succeed. #NoContractNoCoffee
Our demands are clear: Starbucks needs to stop union busting and finalize a contract with the pay, hours, and protections we need to succeed. #NoContractNoCoffee
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Day THIRTY-NINE of our national ULP strike - and baristas are fired up, united, and taking action.
Our demands are clear: Starbucks needs to stop union busting and finalize a contract with the pay, hours, and protections we need to succeed. #NoContractNoCoffee
Our demands are clear: Starbucks needs to stop union busting and finalize a contract with the pay, hours, and protections we need to succeed. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Workers at Code for America are bargaining for a fair contract, but management is demanding cuts to their benefits and time-off.
Show your solidarity with OPEIU Tech Workers Union Local 1010: sign the letter to stand with workers for dignity, respect and benefits. https://bit.ly/3YmQDhH
Show your solidarity with OPEIU Tech Workers Union Local 1010: sign the letter to stand with workers for dignity, respect and benefits. https://bit.ly/3YmQDhH
Fair Union Contract at Code for America
Friend, Thank you for your union solidarity and past support of one of our OPEIU, AFL-CIO campaigns. It's time to rally to show solidarity to the workers at Code for America who are organizing for a fair second contract! Workers at Code for America, a...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Workers at Code for America are bargaining for a fair contract, but management is demanding cuts to their benefits and time-off.
Show your solidarity with OPEIU Tech Workers Union Local 1010: sign the letter to stand with workers for dignity, respect and benefits. https://bit.ly/3YmQDhH
Show your solidarity with OPEIU Tech Workers Union Local 1010: sign the letter to stand with workers for dignity, respect and benefits. https://bit.ly/3YmQDhH
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Ambetter just raised my health insurance premium 26.5% without even knowing if the ACA subsidies would be voted through.
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Ambetter just raised my health insurance premium 26.5% without even knowing if the ACA subsidies would be voted through.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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Today the California Labor Movement came together to show strong solidarity with the striking workers of @sbworkersunited.org!
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today the California Labor Movement came together to show strong solidarity with the striking workers of @sbworkersunited.org!
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Hundreds of fast food workers, Starbucks baristas on ULP strike, @sagaftra.org members, and allies are in Los Angeles RIGHT NOW demanding Starbucks finalizes a fair union contract.
The longer @sbworkersunited.org's ULP strike goes on, the more the labor movement is showing up!
#NoContractNoCoffee!
The longer @sbworkersunited.org's ULP strike goes on, the more the labor movement is showing up!
#NoContractNoCoffee!
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hundreds of fast food workers, Starbucks baristas on ULP strike, @sagaftra.org members, and allies are in Los Angeles RIGHT NOW demanding Starbucks finalizes a fair union contract.
The longer @sbworkersunited.org's ULP strike goes on, the more the labor movement is showing up!
#NoContractNoCoffee!
The longer @sbworkersunited.org's ULP strike goes on, the more the labor movement is showing up!
#NoContractNoCoffee!
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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BREAKING: Police have been called on striking Starbucks baristas who were peacefully protesting, both in PA and NV.
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: Police have been called on striking Starbucks baristas who were peacefully protesting, both in PA and NV.
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
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Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
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Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Starbucks workers are STILL on ULP strike in over 130 cities and growing. Support our fight for better pay, scheduling, and protections - as well as a resolution to all outstanding unfair labor practices - by NOT BUYING STARBUCKS at ANY location for the duration of our strike!
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This morning, in the largest expansion yet, hundreds of new union baristas are walking off the job in 34 cities.
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This morning, in the largest expansion yet, hundreds of new union baristas are walking off the job in 34 cities.
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
That means there are now:
🗣️ 3,800 baristas
☕️ across 180 stores
📍 in over 130 cities
on an open-ended ULP strike!
We’re 👏 only 👏 getting 👏 stronger
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.
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I don’t think people outside of healthcare realize how much AAP is standing out as a moral backbone of medicine right now, especially in pediatrics. There is so much fear at institutions. Seeing an org directly and repeatedly targeted refuse to budge an inch is extraordinary.
AAP: ‘Stop wasting government resources to amplify false claims’ about vaccines, autism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its website to include false claims linking vaccines and autism, prompting a swift rebuke from the AAP and other medical experts.
publications.aap.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I don’t think people outside of healthcare realize how much AAP is standing out as a moral backbone of medicine right now, especially in pediatrics. There is so much fear at institutions. Seeing an org directly and repeatedly targeted refuse to budge an inch is extraordinary.
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Starbucks workers are truly making some of the best picket art in the game
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Starbucks workers are truly making some of the best picket art in the game
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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On Black Friday, Starbucks workers expanded their ULP strike to 85+ cities.
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
On Black Friday, Starbucks workers expanded their ULP strike to 85+ cities.
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.