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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 1h

Good News on Book Bans eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/g... #Books #Fascism

Should Adolph Hitler’s book Mein Kampf be banned from libraries in Oregon? That is the question members of Authors Against Book Bans asked visitors to our table at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers…

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 1h

One year after students at the University of #Oregon won union recognition, the university is retaliating by cutting 100 student workers' jobs. eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/u... #1u

UO Budget Hits Student Workers

The University of Oregon Student Workers union interim president is currently looking for a new position at the university. Mae Bracelin says, “That does make me the third out of four campus labor …

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 1h

#Eugene Scientist Says There’s Potential Life on #Mars eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/e... #Science

Eugene Scientist Says There’s Potential Life on Mars

They’re not completely sure. They never are. But this time, they’re pretty sure. Or, at the very least, sure enough to alert the media. Scientists monitoring the Perseverance Mars rover mission hav…

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 1h

Combo Meal: Data Center and Shrimp Farm eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/09/c... #Eugene #Oregon

Combo Meal: Data Center and Shrimp Farm

An Iowa-based entrepreneur is considering building a computer data center in west Eugene and using cooling water from the facility as warm water for a shrimp farm that would be built next door. The…

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

‘Orange Crush’ Officers Sexually Humiliated, Abused Men in #Illinois Prisons, Lawsuit Says theappeal.org/illinois-ora... #PoliceBrutality

‘Orange Crush’ Officers Sexually Humiliated, Abused Men in Illinois Prisons, Lawsuit Says

Incarcerated men say Illinois prison guards forced them into painful stress positions and forced them to rub their genitals on one another.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

How Deeply #Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

Fighting for Better Patient Care, Mercyhealth East UAW Members Mark 100 Days on Strike uaw.org/fighting-for... #Healthcare #Wisconsin #1u

Fighting for Better Patient Care, Mercyhealth East UAW Members Mark 100 Days on Strike - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

UAW Local 95 Unit 14 members at Mercyhealth’s East Clinic in Janesville, WI, have reached a major milestone — 100 days on strike. Since July 2, these dedicated health care workers have been standing u...

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 2h

White-collar workers are done with burnout, layoffs, and corporate spin. They’re organizing for fair pay and real power on the job. Union strength isn’t just for one class of worker—it’s for all workers. 💪 https://seiu.co/47qitOb

The future of white-collar work may be unionized

Law firms, banks and tech companies are seeing an uptick in employees choosing to join unions.

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Save Our Schools Arizona @sosarizona.org · 2h

🌦️Even in the pouring rain, #TeamSOSAZ volunteers are out in the community, connecting with Arizona voters! We continue to knock doors ✊ and make calls ☎️ to ensure voters across the state know that now is the time to VOTE YES on ALL bonds & overrides.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

Search underway for man who reportedly was swept away in flooding near Goodyear www.abc15.com/news/local-n... #Arizona #ClimateChange

Search underway for man who reportedly was swept away in flooding near Goodyear

A search is underway after a man and his truck were swept away in floodwaters near Goodyear early Sunday morning.

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Ben D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 2h

The film "NO" about the plebiscite that took down Pinochet has definitely influenced my advocacy. The lesson was, if you seem fun and upbeat, even in very serious times, the public is much more likely to stand with you.

These folks are doing it right!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

They were the first group of undergrad workers to organize at a public university in #Pennsylvania. temple-news.com/temple-resid... #1u

Temple resident assistants, peer mentors vote to unionize

The Temple Union of Resident Assistants will join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

Let me guess -- they're scabs.

realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

Demonstrations in #Ecuador over rapidly rising fuel prices. The police are rioting. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor... #HumanRights

Demonstrators in Ecuador clash with police amid strike over fuel prices

Sunday's protest was the latest confrontation in a series of nationwide demonstrations now testing Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa. Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization called the strikes 21 day...

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 2h

Federal workers are either locked out of their jobs or being forced to work without pay because of the #Trump shutdown. Just another reason why federal workers should have the right to strike. #1u

realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 4h

So the police were rioting. Got it.

vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 4h

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 4h

As you can tell, he's pining away for the days of Obama.

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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 4h

"Mamdani is bad for being a Muslim and hating trans people, who I also hate..." is reaching Aaron Sorkin levels of Republican

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 6h

The NY Times admits in a headline that Israel's conduct of the war in #Gaza may have cost it the support of a whole generation of Americans.

realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 7h

During the weekend, shootings across five #Mississippi counties left nine people killed, including shootings at Alcorn State and Jackson State. This is in addition to three on Friday night, including two homecoming games. The NRA owns this. www.mississippifreepress.org/six-dead-and... #GunControlNow

Nine Dead, at Least 15 Injured in Shootings Across 5 Mississippi Counties

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 7h

While you weren't watching b/c of the false peace in #Gaza, Israeli troops refused to allow Palestinian farmers in Idnha, in the #WestBank, to harvest their olives, depriving them of their livelihoods. (Quds News Network)

realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 7h

Help Community Leader & Mom of 2 Find Stability and Safety www.gofundme.com/f/help-commu... #BlackLivesMatter

Donate to Help Community Leader & Mom of 2 Find Stability and Safety, organized by Leteria Bailey

Hello Everyone, My name is Latti founder of @youngblac… Leteria Bailey needs your support for Help Community Leader & Mom of 2 Find Stability and Safety

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 7h

Kickstarter workers in #NYC are on strike over Vulture Capitalist and billionaire Fred Wilson's effort to return to 40-hour workweeks and get out of paying workers an $85,000 salary, which is what people need to live there. nycclc.org/news/kicksta... #1u #NewYork

Kickstarter United NYC-OPEIU 153, Elected Officials & Labor Leaders Hold Strike Rally

In a show of solidarity, nearly 50 union workers, including Kickstarter United (KSRU), rallied and pic

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realjournalism.bsky.social @realjournalism.bsky.social · 7h

Around 50,000 signatures have been signed for a petition to repeal mid-term redistricting in #Missouri. More than 3,100 Missourians have volunteered to collect signatures. (Missouri Democratic Party)

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