Jerica Hucke
jjcostumes.bsky.social
Jerica Hucke
@jjcostumes.bsky.social
Textile Artist | Garment Engineer
TTRPG Playtester | Boardgame Enthusiast
Citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Member of IATSE Local 769
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Every worker should be able to go home safe and healthy at the end of their shift.

The Trump administration gutting NIOSH will have devastating effects on workers’ lives. This action is a gift to corporations that want to slash worker protections to create more profits.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough."

Corey Booker, just now.
April 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Corey Booker is actively doing SOMETHING‼️

April 5th nationwide protest march; you can too.
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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The stakes are just too high.
March 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Per @janemayer.bsky.social:

“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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In Chicago, we know women have been leading in the labor movement from the very beginning.

During #WomensHistoryMonth, we celebrate the women who have always fought for workers’ rights, dignity and respect in the workplace, and are doing the work to stand up for workers today.
March 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Elon Musk and DOGE are firing or trying to fire tens of thousands of federal workers who keep the essential programs that working families rely on running every day.

We want to hear your story: How have you been impacted? act.aflcio.org/forms/share-...
February 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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In a BIG win for federal workers, a judge ruled in our favor, stating that the Trump/Musk/DOGE mass firing of probationary workers at OPM's direction was illegal.

We will always stand up for federal workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...
Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
A federal judge in California ordered the retraction of the memos. He suggested, but did not order, that the layoffs be stopped.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM