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(she/they) solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong 💪 Comrade on unceded Coast Salish territories. find me on tiktok @unionmaid22
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I'm an aggressively pro-union, queer, neurodivergent, nerdy, history-loving, leftist Canadian who posts labour news/education via silly internet memes and tiktok dances. I believe in #LandBack 🧡🍉 and #anticapitalism worldwide. If any of that sounds vaguely appealing, we should be friends!
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This is the essay Albertans need to read going into the municipal election. I can’t say I’ve ever been more disgusted by public discourse anywhere in this country than the current race to the bottom for mayor. Calgary comes off as a city without a single courageous leader.
Regardless of statistics showing crime is dwindling, safety is a major concern for Calgarians—why?

In my latest essay, i explore this question, alongside the implications of letting our bourgeois fears guide our city’s policy agenda.
Are you afraid of poverty?
Why responding to middle-class fears won’t make Calgary a more equitable city
iwouldprefernotto.substack.com
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I really suggest that people learn what kettling is before they go to any protest and also spend a lot of time looking at the police to see if they are mobilizing for it. You can’t always avoid being kettled but you should really try to be aware of it.
Wait.

WAIT.

People are advising that if things get violent during the No Kings protest you should sit down and show the police you’re not a threat?

Are you trying to get trampled or impede other people’s ability to safely remove themselves from the situation?! Cause that’s what you’re doing!
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US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…
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Today, unjust charges were filed against SEIU USWW President David Huerta, arrested while peacefully exercising his constitutional rights at an LA ICE raid.

SEIU members will not be silenced when our communities and rights are under attack.

Our statement:
www.seiu.org/2025/10/char...
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white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...
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#OtD 16 Oct 1918 the Immigration Act of 1918 (aka: Alien Anarchists Exclusion Act of 1918) was signed into US law by Pres Wilson. It expanded earlier powers to target anarchists and @IWW members, nearly 1000 of whom were later deported stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8829...
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im not seeing any clear denunciations of American fascism and how Canada can respond if we had actual principles in articles in cdn mainstream media

lots of propaganda like Scott describes here

putting your elbows in your eyes so you don't see what's happening isn't going to work

seriously
Are you mad at the US? Well you are now a Chinese agent. The US is merely responding to the higher threat of global war. Something it had no hand in contributing towards. Two news outlets in Canada published an author who essentially said this unironically, let's delve into the jingoism. #cdnnews
Opinion Columnist Determined to Absolve US of All Responsibility
Raquel Garbers puts a fine point on running defence for US imperialism
readthecatch.ca
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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
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Some American trade unionists have argued that labor should remain “neutral” on the question of Palestine.

In fact, the US labor movement has never been neutral: its union officialdom has a more-than-century-long history of allying with Zionism.
American Labor’s Shameful History of Support for Zionism
Some American trade unionists have argued that labor should remain “neutral” on the question of Palestine. In fact, the US labor movement has never been neutral: its union officialdom has a more-than-century-long history of allying with Zionism.
jacobin.com
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BREAKING: 45,000 health care workers just launched the biggest strike of the year.

Workers at Kaiser Permanente on the West Coast and in Hawaii have walked out to secure a contract.

These essential workers are fighting for patient care, good wages, and decent staffing.
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People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.
There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Striking Canada Post workers will move to rotating strikes as of tomorrow — but they’re still fighting the uphill battle for both Canada Post and their labour rights.

For @parismarx.com, the Carney government continuing to chip away at this essential service is the last straw:
I hate having hopes dashed repeatedly, but once again, the border *may* be opening and my friend Marwan is still trying to raise funds to get his young family to safety. Even if they cannot flee, they need more support to survive the unimaginable conditions that they've managed to endure #mutualaid
With news that the Rafah border may be opening, it is so urgent for us to raise funds for my friend Marwan, his wife Doaa and two small children to escape Gaza. They have been fundraising for almost a year w/little help and most $ they raised had to go to increasing costs for food etc to survive.
Donate to Help Dooa and her family escape the hell of war, organized by AMEL OUALID
Here is her story: Hello, I am Doaa from Gaza. I am the mother of two bea… AMEL OUALID needs your support for Help Dooa and her family escape the hell of war
www.gofundme.com
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Attorney says video shows 'CBP agent taunting her—“Do something, bitch” before "steering unmarked vehicle into hers and opening fire."

"“La Maggie” Martinez survived a federal shooting in #Chicago, [h]er attorney says body-cam footage shows agents provoked it." migrantinsider.com/p/chicago-la...
Chicago Latina Shot by Border Patrol Survives, Lawyers Up
“La Maggie” Martinez survived a federal shooting in Chicago. Now her attorney says body-cam footage shows the agents provoked it. The public deserves to see the tape.
migrantinsider.com
Damn, it hurts extra bad when you gotta call out someone who calls themselves a socialist for repeating anti-union talking points. 😵‍💫 Like look inside yourself!!! You know this to be untrue!!!
That makes sense. I think it's that subjective "things they consider sinful" that provides a protective layer from self-reflection happening, among other things of course. It's interesting to me that one conclusion seems to be more common than the other in this train of thought
Legitimate question because it baffles me: do these people ever consider the possibility that God is punishing them for being evil, or is it always that they are being attacked by Satan for being good? The first delusion would be my go-to, but I managed to get crippling guilt w/o religion so idk 🤷‍♀️
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Solid turnout for this morning’s Alberta Teachers’ Association rally in Edmonton.
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“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”
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“I’m Mexican, I’ve tasted spicier”

protect him at all costs, Portland 🥹
Portland Frog updates about getting pepper sprayed in his fan intake 🐸🫡