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The Independence Law Center has also intervened in the current SCOTUS arguments, filing amicus briefs on behalf of 55 PA school board members—weighing in on anti-trans lawsuits in other states.
As the Supreme Court weighs whether states can ban trans students from girls’ & women’s sports, this investigation from @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social shows how those fights are seeded locally—through school boards and a Christian Right legal group, the Independence Law Center.
“Clever as Serpents”: How a Legal Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across a State
In Pennsylvania, parents are challenging Independence Law Center policies while trying to avoid a legal case that could go to the conservative Supreme Court.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The Independence Law Center has also intervened in the current SCOTUS arguments, filing amicus briefs on behalf of 55 PA school board members—weighing in on anti-trans lawsuits in other states.
After 1,100+ days, @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reports, the longest-running strike in the U.S. is over—and the workers won.
A federal appeals court sided with striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, proving again that collective action works.
A federal appeals court sided with striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, proving again that collective action works.
Workers Win As Longest Running Strike In The US Ends
After a lengthy legal process, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals decisively sided with striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
After 1,100+ days, @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reports, the longest-running strike in the U.S. is over—and the workers won.
A federal appeals court sided with striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, proving again that collective action works.
A federal appeals court sided with striking journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, proving again that collective action works.
"...No nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits, or less dignity for doing lifesaving work. Our nurses have kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The Largest Nurses Strike in New York City History Just Kicked Off
Nearly 15,000 healthcare workers across New York City are on the picket lines demanding safe staffing and workplace protections.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"...No nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits, or less dignity for doing lifesaving work. Our nurses have kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Housing costs are out of control—and tenants are fighting back.
This 2024 deep dive on tenant unions shows why collective action remains one of the most powerful tools we have to rein in rent hikes, stop evictions, and keep people housed.
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This 2024 deep dive on tenant unions shows why collective action remains one of the most powerful tools we have to rein in rent hikes, stop evictions, and keep people housed.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Housing costs are out of control—and tenants are fighting back.
This 2024 deep dive on tenant unions shows why collective action remains one of the most powerful tools we have to rein in rent hikes, stop evictions, and keep people housed.
inthesetimes.com/article/hous...
This 2024 deep dive on tenant unions shows why collective action remains one of the most powerful tools we have to rein in rent hikes, stop evictions, and keep people housed.
inthesetimes.com/article/hous...
As the Supreme Court weighs whether states can ban trans students from girls’ & women’s sports, this investigation from @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social shows how those fights are seeded locally—through school boards and a Christian Right legal group, the Independence Law Center.
“Clever as Serpents”: How a Legal Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across a State
In Pennsylvania, parents are challenging Independence Law Center policies while trying to avoid a legal case that could go to the conservative Supreme Court.
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
As the Supreme Court weighs whether states can ban trans students from girls’ & women’s sports, this investigation from @kathrynajoyce.bsky.social shows how those fights are seeded locally—through school boards and a Christian Right legal group, the Independence Law Center.
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Solidarity with union nurses on strike in NYC. Corporate hospitals’ execs make bank but don’t want to pay their workers what they deserve. Strikes are the most powerful weapon we workers have!
Nearly 15,000 nurses are on strike across NYC—the largest nurses strike in the city’s history.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
The Largest Nurses Strike in New York City History Just Kicked Off
Nearly 15,000 healthcare workers across New York City are on the picket lines demanding safe staffing and workplace protections.
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Solidarity with union nurses on strike in NYC. Corporate hospitals’ execs make bank but don’t want to pay their workers what they deserve. Strikes are the most powerful weapon we workers have!
Nearly 15,000 nurses are on strike across NYC—the largest nurses strike in the city’s history.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
The Largest Nurses Strike in New York City History Just Kicked Off
Nearly 15,000 healthcare workers across New York City are on the picket lines demanding safe staffing and workplace protections.
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Nearly 15,000 nurses are on strike across NYC—the largest nurses strike in the city’s history.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
Members of @nynurses.bsky.social say hospital management left them no choice as they fight for safe staffing and workplace safety.
"The Trump administration is trying desperately to politicize the murder of Renee Good to further attack its political enemies. Agents kill an innocent woman and then the Trump administration uses her death to villainize the people protesting her killer."
ICE Is the Domestic Terror Threat
The federal agent who killed Renee Nicole Good shot her because he knew he could—because the Trump administration has purposely empowered law enforcement to act with impunity.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"The Trump administration is trying desperately to politicize the murder of Renee Good to further attack its political enemies. Agents kill an innocent woman and then the Trump administration uses her death to villainize the people protesting her killer."
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~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
This piece ran last summer—but it reads differently now. In June 2025, Phyllis Bennis warned that Trump’s strikes on Iran were an illegal act of war. Months later, the country is spiraling into dystopian violence.
End the U.S. War on Iran Now
Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are a dangerous act of war. Congress must act now to end the attacks and stop the U.S. from getting involved in another forever war.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
This piece ran last summer—but it reads differently now. In June 2025, Phyllis Bennis warned that Trump’s strikes on Iran were an illegal act of war. Months later, the country is spiraling into dystopian violence.
"The Independence Law Center has financial ties and a history of collaborating with Christian Right advocacy behemoth Alliance Defending Freedom, including on a lawsuit against a school district outside Philadelphia that allowed a trans student to use the locker room aligned with their gender."
“Clever as Serpents”: How a Legal Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Took Root in School Districts Across a State
In Pennsylvania, parents are challenging Independence Law Center policies while trying to avoid a legal case that could go to the conservative Supreme Court.
inthesetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
"The Independence Law Center has financial ties and a history of collaborating with Christian Right advocacy behemoth Alliance Defending Freedom, including on a lawsuit against a school district outside Philadelphia that allowed a trans student to use the locker room aligned with their gender."
"The invasion of Venezuela went forward even while millions of Americans did the math on just surviving until the next paycheck."
End Military Action in Venezuela and Help Working Class Americans
Healthcare costs are doubling, food prices are rising and the safety net is shredded. So why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
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January 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"The invasion of Venezuela went forward even while millions of Americans did the math on just surviving until the next paycheck."
"NSPM-7 names anti-fascism as domestic terrorism, implying that “terrorists” are brave teachers, neighbors, librarians, and community members blowing whistles, protecting students, advocating for trans rights, & organizing for economic & social equity."
The Antidote to Fear is Courage
Why we have to be louder and bolder about being against fascism.
inthesetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"NSPM-7 names anti-fascism as domestic terrorism, implying that “terrorists” are brave teachers, neighbors, librarians, and community members blowing whistles, protecting students, advocating for trans rights, & organizing for economic & social equity."
"This is a national tragedy. A completely avoidable death if only ICE officers could exercise any level of restraint. If only the DHS wasn’t actively invading Minneapolis and indiscriminately targeting its residents — citizens and immigrants alike."
ICE Is the Domestic Terror Threat
The federal agent who killed Renee Nicole Good shot her because he knew he could—because the Trump administration has purposely empowered law enforcement to act with impunity.
inthesetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"This is a national tragedy. A completely avoidable death if only ICE officers could exercise any level of restraint. If only the DHS wasn’t actively invading Minneapolis and indiscriminately targeting its residents — citizens and immigrants alike."
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~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
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~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
~NEW EPISODE~
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s New Imperialism Threatens Greenland
In our latest, we talk w/ journalist @adamfederman.bsky.social
w/ @typeinvestigations.org and @inthesetimes.com about Trump’s obsession with Greenland and how he’s planning to take it “whether they like it or not.”
🎙️: bit.ly/49ltRvm
Trump’s rhetoric on Venezuela seems to point toward justifying military action by the United States.
“The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in Venezuela and frankly in many many places around the world.”
@undertheshadow.bsky.social reported in 2019
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“The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in Venezuela and frankly in many many places around the world.”
@undertheshadow.bsky.social reported in 2019
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January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Trump’s rhetoric on Venezuela seems to point toward justifying military action by the United States.
“The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in Venezuela and frankly in many many places around the world.”
@undertheshadow.bsky.social reported in 2019
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“The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in Venezuela and frankly in many many places around the world.”
@undertheshadow.bsky.social reported in 2019
inthesetimes.com/article/vene...
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In August, after rejecting resolutions supporting recognition of Palestinian statehood and an arms embargo on Israel, DNC chair Ken Martin promised to appoint a task force to study Democratic policy towards Israel. There has since been no word about this task force.
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Democratic Leadership Still Hasn’t Caught Up to the Party’s Base on Gaza
Amid growing calls for an end to U.S. support for Israel among Democrats, the consensus is starting to shift—even if the establishment tries to stand in the way.
inthesetimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
In August, after rejecting resolutions supporting recognition of Palestinian statehood and an arms embargo on Israel, DNC chair Ken Martin promised to appoint a task force to study Democratic policy towards Israel. There has since been no word about this task force.
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Be better informed in 2026. Cut out NPR, NYT, & MSNOW.
Try these instead:
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Try these instead:
@inthesetimes.com @democracynow.org @blackagendareport.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @prospect.org @levernews.com @boltsmag.org @onthemedia.bsky.social @aljazeera.com @thedigradio.bsky.social @theappeal.org
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Be better informed in 2026. Cut out NPR, NYT, & MSNOW.
Try these instead:
@inthesetimes.com @democracynow.org @blackagendareport.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @prospect.org @levernews.com @boltsmag.org @onthemedia.bsky.social @aljazeera.com @thedigradio.bsky.social @theappeal.org
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"We have a responsibility to connect the position of anti-fascism to a positive vision of real freedom and self-determination...In fact, our connections to historical people’s movements for human rights and power should give us the courage we need." via @inthesetimes.com
The Antidote to Fear is Courage
Why we have to be louder and bolder about being against fascism.
inthesetimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
"We have a responsibility to connect the position of anti-fascism to a positive vision of real freedom and self-determination...In fact, our connections to historical people’s movements for human rights and power should give us the courage we need." via @inthesetimes.com
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January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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"Thirty-eight states enacted laws in 2025 regulating AI in one way or another. They range from prohibiting stalking via AI-powered robots to barring AI systems that can manipulate people’s behavior."
Dozens of states have placed regulations on artificial intelligence technology to protect residents from an array of potential harms. Now these protections could be under threat due to actions by the Trump administration.
The Serious Risks of Trump’s Executive Order Curbing State Regulation of AI
Dozens of states have placed regulations on artificial intelligence technology to protect residents from an array of potential harms. Now these protections could be under threat due to actions by the ...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
"Thirty-eight states enacted laws in 2025 regulating AI in one way or another. They range from prohibiting stalking via AI-powered robots to barring AI systems that can manipulate people’s behavior."
"...the United States shouldn’t be in the business of deposing every questionable leader in the world by military force."
Why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
Why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
End Military Action in Venezuela and Help Working Class Americans
Healthcare costs are doubling, food prices are rising and the safety net is shredded. So why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
inthesetimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"...the United States shouldn’t be in the business of deposing every questionable leader in the world by military force."
Why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
Why are we launching an illegal war to profit oil companies?
"Equating terrorism with anti-fascism is an attempt to intimidate and silence our movements."
The Antidote to Fear is Courage
Why we have to be louder and bolder about being against fascism.
inthesetimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"Equating terrorism with anti-fascism is an attempt to intimidate and silence our movements."
"Even after shooting Good, ICE agents refused to allow a doctor who was at the scene to provide aid. When an ambulance arrived 15 minutes later, it was blocked by ICE vehicles."
ICE Is the Domestic Terror Threat
The federal agent who killed Renee Nicole Good shot her because he knew he could—because the Trump administration has purposely empowered law enforcement to act with impunity.
inthesetimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Even after shooting Good, ICE agents refused to allow a doctor who was at the scene to provide aid. When an ambulance arrived 15 minutes later, it was blocked by ICE vehicles."