@profpetercole.bsky.social
Historian of labor, race, and (dock)workers. Unionist. Vegan. None of us are free until all of us are free. Ubuntu
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Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
Dockerworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
wagingnonviolence.org
The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊
Make America boring and white again! trumpmaga policies are making it harder, slower & more expensive for musicians to tour in the US, like one of my fave bands, Tinariwen, from Mali. ‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Make America boring and white again! trumpmaga policies are making it harder, slower & more expensive for musicians to tour in the US, like one of my fave bands, Tinariwen, from Mali. ‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
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Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
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January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
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“the federal agents flooding this city, like the president,…have misjudged the ground beneath their feet: a state full of ordinary people…who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin. “ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“the federal agents flooding this city, like the president,…have misjudged the ground beneath their feet: a state full of ordinary people…who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin. “ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs
Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges
Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges
St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention
During her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and bei...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs
Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges
Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges
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So NFL forced every team and game to kiss trump-maga arse w/ moments of silence for a murdered white dude but if someone wants to protest murdering 50,000 Palestinians or George Floyd. Then...suddenly, sports and politics shouldn't mix. NFL hypocrisy is gross, racist, and plain to see
Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair has reportedly been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide”
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
So NFL forced every team and game to kiss trump-maga arse w/ moments of silence for a murdered white dude but if someone wants to protest murdering 50,000 Palestinians or George Floyd. Then...suddenly, sports and politics shouldn't mix. NFL hypocrisy is gross, racist, and plain to see
Asked if he was glad he had spied for the ANC, Dr. Christie didn’t hesitate:“I was working for Nelson Mandela & uMkonto we Sizwe...I’m very proud of that. We won. We got a democracy.” Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged apartheid Regime’s Nuclear Program. Presente! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Asked if he was glad he had spied for the ANC, Dr. Christie didn’t hesitate:“I was working for Nelson Mandela & uMkonto we Sizwe...I’m very proud of that. We won. We got a democracy.” Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged apartheid Regime’s Nuclear Program. Presente! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d tell people to join a labor union! Martin Luther King Jr. was a union man! My @us.theconversation.com essay might be from 2019 but it's applies today just as sure as it did then. Solidarity and happy MLK Day! theconversation.com/martin-luthe...
Martin Luther King Jr., union man
Most people think of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader who led the nation in addressing the evils of systemic racism. What many don’t know is that he also championed labor unionism.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d tell people to join a labor union! Martin Luther King Jr. was a union man! My @us.theconversation.com essay might be from 2019 but it's applies today just as sure as it did then. Solidarity and happy MLK Day! theconversation.com/martin-luthe...
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86. I'll be teaching this incredible woman's story alongside Danielle McGuire's classic history *Dark End of the Street* in my Civil Rights Movement course this term #shero www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86. I'll be teaching this incredible woman's story alongside Danielle McGuire's classic history *Dark End of the Street* in my Civil Rights Movement course this term #shero www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
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The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
Fascists and other authoritarian regimes always attack universities and public schools. They fear the truth and facts. Their solution is always censorship and blunt repression. They will never win. Resist!
In a week, Texas A&M goes from censoring Plato to canceling Dr. Leonard Bright's Ethics & Public Policy course on unfounded allegations it taught "race & gender ideology."
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
‘Censored’: Texas A&M cancels course under new ‘race and gender ideology’ policy
Texas A&M’s government and public service department alleges a professor refused to submit information about his class for review.
www.star-telegram.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Fascists and other authoritarian regimes always attack universities and public schools. They fear the truth and facts. Their solution is always censorship and blunt repression. They will never win. Resist!
Solidarity with the people of #Minnesota fighting against tyranny and fascism and a wannabe king with solidarity and direct action!
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Solidarity with the people of #Minnesota fighting against tyranny and fascism and a wannabe king with solidarity and direct action!
More war crimes from the greatest threat to world peace, the trump Rubio hegseth junta
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
More war crimes from the greatest threat to world peace, the trump Rubio hegseth junta
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!
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches climate treaty he claimed ran “contrary to the interests" of the US. Somehow trump forgot last year's widespread flooding, deadly wildfires & 2nd or 3rd -hottest year globally on record. Long after his death US will be suffering theconversation.com/damn-the-tor...
Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
At the same time, Americans have been facing worsening storms, wildfires and deadly heat waves.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches climate treaty he claimed ran “contrary to the interests" of the US. Somehow trump forgot last year's widespread flooding, deadly wildfires & 2nd or 3rd -hottest year globally on record. Long after his death US will be suffering theconversation.com/damn-the-tor...
Illinoisans! Please fill out postcards to Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to endorse the equity funding formula. Instead of basing funding on flat % increase for, new formula would allocate funding on metric of what each requires to provide equity for students www.ift-aft.org/upifunding
Illinois Federation of Teachers | Higher Education Funding
Years of underfunding by the state have forced most public universities to increase tuition, cut programs, and reduce staff. This directly harms student opportunities and academic success. At the same...
www.ift-aft.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Illinoisans! Please fill out postcards to Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to endorse the equity funding formula. Instead of basing funding on flat % increase for, new formula would allocate funding on metric of what each requires to provide equity for students www.ift-aft.org/upifunding
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"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust."
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
AAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher Learning
Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...
www.aaup.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust."
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
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ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
ICE recruitment is going well.
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".
"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Just so I'm understanding this right if Iran shoots protesters our country will have a military response. But when OUR government shoots protesters it's okay and the people deserve it .
January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Just so I'm understanding this right if Iran shoots protesters our country will have a military response. But when OUR government shoots protesters it's okay and the people deserve it .