GretchenD
@gbdonart.bsky.social
She/her.Workers' rights and child care campaigner. Big Purp retiree. Idaho→DEN→CHI→NYC→ SEA→DCA→OAK. Now in Richmond CA.
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This is the prototype of the first nuclear powered jet engine that sits next to EBR-1, the first breeder reactor that produced electricity for Arco. This clearly wasn't going to fly and was killed in 61. But it still fills my fantasies.
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is the prototype of the first nuclear powered jet engine that sits next to EBR-1, the first breeder reactor that produced electricity for Arco. This clearly wasn't going to fly and was killed in 61. But it still fills my fantasies.
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There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
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"Ah, nothing. I'm just a gutter racist, see."
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"Ah, nothing. I'm just a gutter racist, see."
Exclusive: How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files - www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
Exclusive: How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files
The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility one morning in April. Their mission: to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Marti...
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Exclusive: How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files - www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
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"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
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Our USDA Secretary who doesn't even know what the cattle cycle is
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
Brooke Rollins on spiking beef prices in November 2025: "There's a lot of reasons for that. The Biden-Harris administration had a war on cattle because they talked about climate change and cattle, um -- it was crazy."
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our USDA Secretary who doesn't even know what the cattle cycle is
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
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We're at the part of the cattle cycle where the number of cattle is down, so prices are up. That's… literally just how the cattle market works.
Throw on top of that a very consolidated, cartel-like beef packing industry, & screwworm (so we can't import much from Mexico), high prices are the result.
Throw on top of that a very consolidated, cartel-like beef packing industry, & screwworm (so we can't import much from Mexico), high prices are the result.
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're at the part of the cattle cycle where the number of cattle is down, so prices are up. That's… literally just how the cattle market works.
Throw on top of that a very consolidated, cartel-like beef packing industry, & screwworm (so we can't import much from Mexico), high prices are the result.
Throw on top of that a very consolidated, cartel-like beef packing industry, & screwworm (so we can't import much from Mexico), high prices are the result.
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BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
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In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
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Teachers and staff: as the Trump administration carries out a "mass deportation" agenda, make sure you're prepared to protect your immigrant students' rights.
See our full guide covering the rights of students, teachers, and staff ⤵️
See our full guide covering the rights of students, teachers, and staff ⤵️
Know Your Rights: Back to School - ACLU of Maine
Politicians are attacking students' and teachers' rights throughout the country, including here in Maine – but as the Supreme Court ruled in 1969, students do not "shed their constitutional rights to…
ACLUMaine.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Teachers and staff: as the Trump administration carries out a "mass deportation" agenda, make sure you're prepared to protect your immigrant students' rights.
See our full guide covering the rights of students, teachers, and staff ⤵️
See our full guide covering the rights of students, teachers, and staff ⤵️
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Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
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While this administration has declared open war on working families, immigrants, and basic human dignity, we stand UP for workers and justice. That’s why I stand with my brother @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social and will work until every family is safe from fear. #JusticeForDavid
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
While this administration has declared open war on working families, immigrants, and basic human dignity, we stand UP for workers and justice. That’s why I stand with my brother @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social and will work until every family is safe from fear. #JusticeForDavid
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So great, immense solidarity.
For a labor movement in harmony with the Earth — to borrow from the Wobblies.
For a labor movement in harmony with the Earth — to borrow from the Wobblies.
Scoop: Park Service staff at 24 parks and offices are petitioning to unionize. Federal employees at a dozen including Grand Canyon filed for an election today, following staff at a dozen others including Joshua Tree who recently did same www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Parks Service Union Movement Spreads to Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree
Employees in dozens of park units are organizing to fight attempts by the Trump administration to downsize the agency.
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So great, immense solidarity.
For a labor movement in harmony with the Earth — to borrow from the Wobblies.
For a labor movement in harmony with the Earth — to borrow from the Wobblies.
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SHELVE YOUR DAGGER, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD STEAL OUR JOY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
SHELVE YOUR DAGGER, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD STEAL OUR JOY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a court upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision for the union.
www.publicsource.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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Starting January 1st, California will mandate that any use of AI-altered real estate photos in listings be disclosed, and that a link to the unaltered image be included.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Starting January 1st, California will mandate that any use of AI-altered real estate photos in listings be disclosed, and that a link to the unaltered image be included.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
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Scene: Thanksgiving at Grandma's, entire family present (70+ppl), all us cousins are playing outside. My cousin Robbie throws a football, it goes wild, and smacks Aunt Sue straight in the face. Breaks her nose. An important fact about Aunt Sue is she is the most miserable, horrible, awful, 🧵
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Scene: Thanksgiving at Grandma's, entire family present (70+ppl), all us cousins are playing outside. My cousin Robbie throws a football, it goes wild, and smacks Aunt Sue straight in the face. Breaks her nose. An important fact about Aunt Sue is she is the most miserable, horrible, awful, 🧵
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Did you know Starbucks is the biggest labor-law violator in modern U.S. history, and Colorado workers are now filing even more complaints?
This piece lays out exactly what baristas are up against and why the ULP strike is happening.
https://seiu.co/3XOx8y0
This piece lays out exactly what baristas are up against and why the ULP strike is happening.
https://seiu.co/3XOx8y0
How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado
The coffee giant shuttered a store in Colorado Springs in 2022 shortly after its workers voted to unionize. A federal agency later ordered Starbucks to reopen that store, along with 22 others.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Did you know Starbucks is the biggest labor-law violator in modern U.S. history, and Colorado workers are now filing even more complaints?
This piece lays out exactly what baristas are up against and why the ULP strike is happening.
https://seiu.co/3XOx8y0
This piece lays out exactly what baristas are up against and why the ULP strike is happening.
https://seiu.co/3XOx8y0
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Wow this is bad.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wow this is bad.
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NEW: 88 Ski Patrollers for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming are unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW: 88 Ski Patrollers for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming are unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social.
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"Juanito" shares, "I am an irrigator. Right now my job is to water the celery so it will be ready to harvest for Thanksgiving. It is thanks to us farm workers, and the hard work we do in the fields, the holiday produce which so many enjoy will be on our tables." #WeFeedYou
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Juanito" shares, "I am an irrigator. Right now my job is to water the celery so it will be ready to harvest for Thanksgiving. It is thanks to us farm workers, and the hard work we do in the fields, the holiday produce which so many enjoy will be on our tables." #WeFeedYou