David Dayen
ddayen.bsky.social
David Dayen
@ddayen.bsky.social
Executive editor, The American Prospect. Author, Chain of Title and Monopolized. Tips at ddayen-at-prospect-dot-org or Signal at ddayen.90
Here's what these kids are earning, based on interviews with 61 workers. Most of them were born in the US to migrant parents.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
And Part II, which is about the exposure of these children to toxic pesticides.
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Lax Oversight, Few Inspections Leave Child Farmworkers Exposed to Toxic Pesticides - The American Prospect
Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Google Alton brown Green bean casserole
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
No i made the soup
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
stay tuned for more on this from me next week
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
4-4 but with some swingy seats.
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1/2: If Wisconsin's top court replaces the GOP gerrymander in 2026, Dems might flip 2-3 of the 6 GOP seats, & the map would likely split 4-4 on average.

On my map, GOP seats 1 & 6 flip to Harris, 3 stays similar with a weak incumbent, & 8 becomes a reach seat: davesredistricting.org/join/d78e8b9...
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's too sweeping to quote-skeet but well worth hiding from the family for a half-hour, to understand the roots of who Rubio and the administration is throwing in with in Venezuela.
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The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela - The American Prospect
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just don't let them leave the Rose Bowl so we can go to UM-UCLA in a couple years!
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There are a lot of ways to do this, in fact one they actually did, by saying no money appropriated could go to firing workers. Workers at the CDC returned this week.
The power of the purse is powerful, more than its current usage.
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Fortunately, the state AGs didn't join this settlement. The gap between the old, lenient mindset regarding corporate power and the new, aggressive mindset is growing.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM