Windrake
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Windrake
@windrake.bsky.social
· Oct 22
“Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”
― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
No religion ever made it this clear. Families could stay together, and wars might even be averted if they did. But religions would go out of business. #Discworld
― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
No religion ever made it this clear. Families could stay together, and wars might even be averted if they did. But religions would go out of business. #Discworld
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Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let’s be clear: Every year the retirement age is raised is a 7% benefit cut.
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
We can afford to INCREASE Social Security benefits if billionaires pay their fair share!
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Expiring ACA tax credits will hit small businesses especially hard. Meanwhile, 74% of small business owners are worried that their business won’t survive due to Trump’s tariffs.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Expiring ACA tax credits will hit small businesses especially hard. Meanwhile, 74% of small business owners are worried that their business won’t survive due to Trump’s tariffs.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
Trump is crushing small businesses while doling out tax breaks to his big corporate donors.
Priorities.
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Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Remember to shop small on Cyber Monday and during the holidays. You'll be supporting your communities and your neighbors, not just padding the profits of some massive corporation or funding the next yacht purchase by a billionaire CEO.
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Millions of workers are toiling away from their families this holiday weekend.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
So thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail.
Pay all workers a living wage.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Trump is the embodiment of all the abuses people in this country are raised to tolerate. They're the actions of a child who the teachers are afraid to discipline, both because their parents have money, and because they know the obnoxious bully has no self-control.
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Trump is the embodiment of all the abuses people in this country are raised to tolerate. They're the actions of a child who the teachers are afraid to discipline, both because their parents have money, and because they know the obnoxious bully has no self-control.
I miss who I thought people were.
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I miss who I thought people were.
My ex couldn't see through Hyacinth Bucket's pretense. He thought "Keeping Up Appearances" was about an obnoxious upper-class English woman like any other.
I hated one of his best friends. He was cold until he wanted something. Then he got weaselly.
I trusted my gut and left.
I hated one of his best friends. He was cold until he wanted something. Then he got weaselly.
I trusted my gut and left.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My ex couldn't see through Hyacinth Bucket's pretense. He thought "Keeping Up Appearances" was about an obnoxious upper-class English woman like any other.
I hated one of his best friends. He was cold until he wanted something. Then he got weaselly.
I trusted my gut and left.
I hated one of his best friends. He was cold until he wanted something. Then he got weaselly.
I trusted my gut and left.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
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Pratchett was deeply wise to make certain we all understood this concept. I got taught by some very smart, very dedicated people, people who absolutely believed this— but none of them articulated it quite the same way. I think they would have if they’d had the right moment to say so.
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Pratchett was deeply wise to make certain we all understood this concept. I got taught by some very smart, very dedicated people, people who absolutely believed this— but none of them articulated it quite the same way. I think they would have if they’d had the right moment to say so.
I'm a military veteran. An unlawful order is one the government won't accept responsibility for. If I had followed an unlawful order, I would have been ignoring the laws I swore an oath to uphold and defend.
It's absurd to expect military members to act outside the law for superiors who know this.
It's absurd to expect military members to act outside the law for superiors who know this.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I'm a military veteran. An unlawful order is one the government won't accept responsibility for. If I had followed an unlawful order, I would have been ignoring the laws I swore an oath to uphold and defend.
It's absurd to expect military members to act outside the law for superiors who know this.
It's absurd to expect military members to act outside the law for superiors who know this.
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6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
6 people have died from a nationwide listeria outbreak.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
31 babies have been hospitalized with botulism from contaminated baby formula.
Instead of firing crucial FDA employees & attacking the agency, Trump should be hiring more experts to crack down on these dangerous outbreaks.
Cancelled my dentist appointment because I don't feel well.
They replied "Have a GREAT day!"
They replied "Have a GREAT day!"
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Cancelled my dentist appointment because I don't feel well.
They replied "Have a GREAT day!"
They replied "Have a GREAT day!"
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When power demands the unthinkable, integrity is your anchor. Courage means refusing unlawful and illegal commands. Democracies fall when people obey what they know is wrong. Hold the line. Stand firm.
#Don'tGiveUpTheShip
#Don'tGiveUpTheShip
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When power demands the unthinkable, integrity is your anchor. Courage means refusing unlawful and illegal commands. Democracies fall when people obey what they know is wrong. Hold the line. Stand firm.
#Don'tGiveUpTheShip
#Don'tGiveUpTheShip
Bullies hate to see anyone get what they want through kindness because it reminds them that getting their way by being horrible was a choice.
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Bullies hate to see anyone get what they want through kindness because it reminds them that getting their way by being horrible was a choice.
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Across the West, governments are failing. Trump, Starmer, Macron, Merz and others are losing authority at the very moment crises demand leadership. Far-right movements are fracturing. Neoliberalism has run out of ideas.
youtu.be/8avLxqNs75s?...
youtu.be/8avLxqNs75s?...
Why governments across the West are collapsing
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Across the West, governments are failing. Trump, Starmer, Macron, Merz and others are losing authority at the very moment crises demand leadership. Far-right movements are fracturing. Neoliberalism has run out of ideas.
youtu.be/8avLxqNs75s?...
youtu.be/8avLxqNs75s?...
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Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
"Facing Unprecedented Labor violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely"
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
inthesetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
Women do make men laugh, though many refuse to laugh with us. Those men prefer to laugh at us.
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Women do make men laugh, though many refuse to laugh with us. Those men prefer to laugh at us.