@courtmanort.bsky.social
“Oh they’re one of the best places to work for! Always on top 50 lists” ..sure. Try asking their contract employees, not just full time. #seebrilliantly
February 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Oh they’re one of the best places to work for! Always on top 50 lists” ..sure. Try asking their contract employees, not just full time. #seebrilliantly
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We know you can do this one. Democracy dies in the darkness. Thursday, February 13, at 8 PM your time, turn off all the lights and TVs visible from the outside. #3E #LightsOut
February 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
We know you can do this one. Democracy dies in the darkness. Thursday, February 13, at 8 PM your time, turn off all the lights and TVs visible from the outside. #3E #LightsOut
What’s the point of a canary in a coal mine if we just carry on after watching it suffer. Canary just needs to stop being so sensitive?
February 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What’s the point of a canary in a coal mine if we just carry on after watching it suffer. Canary just needs to stop being so sensitive?
Revolution is canceled. Class consciousness is a lie.
February 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Revolution is canceled. Class consciousness is a lie.
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Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic #PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and in certain scenarios pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the EPA says in a draft risk assessment. For @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2025/01/14/e...
EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer risk
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says.
www.texastribune.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic #PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and in certain scenarios pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the EPA says in a draft risk assessment. For @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2025/01/14/e...
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Otherwise known as the Kavanaugh Special
"The FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, does not include interviews with Hegseth’s ex-wives or with the woman who accused him of sexual assault in a California hotel room in 2017."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Pete Hegseth's FBI background check does not include interviews with key women from his past
The report doesn't have material from his ex-wives or a woman who accused Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has said that encounter was consensual, and prosecutors never filed charges.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Otherwise known as the Kavanaugh Special
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Maybe instead of stealth bombers we should invest in firefighting plane squadrons
January 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Maybe instead of stealth bombers we should invest in firefighting plane squadrons
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The Biden administration has carved out a loophole for itself so the TikTok ban won't apply to certain government staff, according to a document signed by Secretary of State Blinken and leaked to me:
Biden Administration Quietly Carves TikTok Ban Loophole for Itself, Leaked Document Shows
TikTok ban for thee but not for me
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The Biden administration has carved out a loophole for itself so the TikTok ban won't apply to certain government staff, according to a document signed by Secretary of State Blinken and leaked to me:
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Rednote Chinese netizens are posting this image at TikTok US netizens today
January 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Rednote Chinese netizens are posting this image at TikTok US netizens today
Y’all started saying “facts!” After agreeing with someone’s opinion and now the whole world can’t tell the difference between the two
January 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Y’all started saying “facts!” After agreeing with someone’s opinion and now the whole world can’t tell the difference between the two
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday targeting undocumented immigrants for deportation if they’re charged with nonviolent crimes such as shoplifting. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/07/c...
U.S. House approves legislation to deport undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes
The proposal requires immigration authorities to hold and deport immigrants charged with crimes like burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting. The bill now goes to the Senate where Republicans hold the...
www.texastribune.org
January 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday targeting undocumented immigrants for deportation if they’re charged with nonviolent crimes such as shoplifting. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/07/c...
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Mark Zuckerberg: I built this platform to give the people a voice
Me: okay but actually you built it to rate how hot the woman at your school were
Me: okay but actually you built it to rate how hot the woman at your school were
January 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mark Zuckerberg: I built this platform to give the people a voice
Me: okay but actually you built it to rate how hot the woman at your school were
Me: okay but actually you built it to rate how hot the woman at your school were
You would not be so easily offended if you knew, even subconsciously, that your actions/behaviors are easily defendable.
January 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
You would not be so easily offended if you knew, even subconsciously, that your actions/behaviors are easily defendable.
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The woman who got called a fraud yesterday messaged me to ask if the people offering to charge her to promote her fundraiser are real…
GAZANS GET SCAMMED WAY MORE THAN ARE SCAMMERS
GAZANS GET SCAMMED WAY MORE THAN ARE SCAMMERS
December 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM
The woman who got called a fraud yesterday messaged me to ask if the people offering to charge her to promote her fundraiser are real…
GAZANS GET SCAMMED WAY MORE THAN ARE SCAMMERS
GAZANS GET SCAMMED WAY MORE THAN ARE SCAMMERS
What radicalized me? Being told I was a radical for my own beliefs. It pushed me into finding more radical spaces, opening to more radical beliefs. Guess this happened on the other side too. How do we become more inclusive as a society to not radicalize people against one another?
December 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
What radicalized me? Being told I was a radical for my own beliefs. It pushed me into finding more radical spaces, opening to more radical beliefs. Guess this happened on the other side too. How do we become more inclusive as a society to not radicalize people against one another?
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New poll: Americans of all political stripes support fairer taxes! Most worry, Trump will cut taxes for the rich. Let’s make the wealthy and corporations pay their share!
📖 Full details: https://buff.ly/404QFME
#TaxTheRich #FairTaxation #EconomicFairness #LaborPartyUS
📖 Full details: https://buff.ly/404QFME
#TaxTheRich #FairTaxation #EconomicFairness #LaborPartyUS
New Poll Shows Voters Across Party Lines Share Progressive Tax Positions & Concerns - Americans For Tax Fairness
A recent Navigator Research poll, conducted during the 10-day period around Election Day, revealed that most voters in the 2024 elections feared Donald Trump would grant additional tax cuts to…
buff.ly
December 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
New poll: Americans of all political stripes support fairer taxes! Most worry, Trump will cut taxes for the rich. Let’s make the wealthy and corporations pay their share!
📖 Full details: https://buff.ly/404QFME
#TaxTheRich #FairTaxation #EconomicFairness #LaborPartyUS
📖 Full details: https://buff.ly/404QFME
#TaxTheRich #FairTaxation #EconomicFairness #LaborPartyUS
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Big car companies are making it harder for people to get their car fixed at a local, independent shop – a tactic that lets them jack up the repair price and sell your data for an extra buck.
We’re pushing these automakers to stop ripping Americans off. www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/2...
We’re pushing these automakers to stop ripping Americans off. www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/2...
Senators rip into automakers for selling customer data and blocking right to repair
The auto industry’s commitment to right to repair is being tested.
www.theverge.com
December 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Big car companies are making it harder for people to get their car fixed at a local, independent shop – a tactic that lets them jack up the repair price and sell your data for an extra buck.
We’re pushing these automakers to stop ripping Americans off. www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/2...
We’re pushing these automakers to stop ripping Americans off. www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/2...
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Unionized Starbucks workers are on strike in:
-California
-Colorado
-Illinois
-Massachusetts
-New Jersey
-New York
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-Missouri
-Texas
-Washington
The strike could reach “hundreds of stores” by Tuesday, according to @sbworkersunited.org.
-California
-Colorado
-Illinois
-Massachusetts
-New Jersey
-New York
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-Missouri
-Texas
-Washington
The strike could reach “hundreds of stores” by Tuesday, according to @sbworkersunited.org.
December 23, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Unionized Starbucks workers are on strike in:
-California
-Colorado
-Illinois
-Massachusetts
-New Jersey
-New York
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-Missouri
-Texas
-Washington
The strike could reach “hundreds of stores” by Tuesday, according to @sbworkersunited.org.
-California
-Colorado
-Illinois
-Massachusetts
-New Jersey
-New York
-Ohio
-Oregon
-Pennsylvania
-Missouri
-Texas
-Washington
The strike could reach “hundreds of stores” by Tuesday, according to @sbworkersunited.org.
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BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
December 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
BREAKING: The biggest strike against Amazon in U.S. history is happening right now.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
The Teamsters are picketing facilities across the country.
The union has organized workers at 10 Amazon locations AND they're putting up picket lines at hundreds of other Amazon sites nationwide.
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I’ve literally never lived without Mitch McConnell having some kind of elected position over me and I’m 45 😭
My own US Rep has been in office since I was *7*. I am 42
He is 74 and has esophageal cancer!! LET GO OF THE REINS ALREADY
December 16, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I’ve literally never lived without Mitch McConnell having some kind of elected position over me and I’m 45 😭
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Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Last week, HRW published a report on labor abuses and sexual exploitation in Colombian webcam studios.
Learn more about the impact of this research and advocacy ⤵️
Last week, HRW published a report on labor abuses and sexual exploitation in Colombian webcam studios.
Learn more about the impact of this research and advocacy ⤵️
“I Kept Saying, ‘I Don't Want To.’"
People creating adult content in Colombian webcam studios are subject to a wide range of labor rights abuses and sexual exploitation. Researcher Erin Kilbride speaks about the surprising findings in t...
www.hrw.org
December 17, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Last week, HRW published a report on labor abuses and sexual exploitation in Colombian webcam studios.
Learn more about the impact of this research and advocacy ⤵️
Last week, HRW published a report on labor abuses and sexual exploitation in Colombian webcam studios.
Learn more about the impact of this research and advocacy ⤵️
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Americans who say they have confidence in:
The Military: 83%
Financial Institutions: 61%
Honesty of Election: 51%
Judicial System: 35% (New Low)
National Government: 26% (New Low)
The Military: 83%
Financial Institutions: 61%
Honesty of Election: 51%
Judicial System: 35% (New Low)
National Government: 26% (New Low)
December 17, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Americans who say they have confidence in:
The Military: 83%
Financial Institutions: 61%
Honesty of Election: 51%
Judicial System: 35% (New Low)
National Government: 26% (New Low)
The Military: 83%
Financial Institutions: 61%
Honesty of Election: 51%
Judicial System: 35% (New Low)
National Government: 26% (New Low)
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U.S. renters spent an extra $3.8 billion last year because of pricing algorithms used by landlords, according to a new analysis from the White House.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
Why Is the Rent So Damn High? The Real Reason Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:26 PM
U.S. renters spent an extra $3.8 billion last year because of pricing algorithms used by landlords, according to a new analysis from the White House.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
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A congressional investigation has found that Amazon manipulated warehouse worker injury data.
Instead of addressing the fact that the corporate giant has twice the serious injury rate of other warehouses, they tried to hide it.
qz.com/amazon-worke...
Instead of addressing the fact that the corporate giant has twice the serious injury rate of other warehouses, they tried to hide it.
qz.com/amazon-worke...
Amazon ignored warnings about workplace injuries and manipulated data, Bernie Sanders-led probe says
Amazon criticized Sanders and his Senate committee for relying on “selective, outdated information” that isn’t “grounded in reality”
qz.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
A congressional investigation has found that Amazon manipulated warehouse worker injury data.
Instead of addressing the fact that the corporate giant has twice the serious injury rate of other warehouses, they tried to hide it.
qz.com/amazon-worke...
Instead of addressing the fact that the corporate giant has twice the serious injury rate of other warehouses, they tried to hide it.
qz.com/amazon-worke...