Lisa Pratt-Swoboda
@mamalyps.bsky.social
Grandma was a Garment Worker’s of America union organizer & local rep, dad was an iron worker, union roots run deep. Workers need to know who their real enemy is.
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“Since we launched, e-commerce revenue for bookstores has increased over 600%” — Check out our CEO and Founder, Andy Hunter, on Going Direct as they discuss how Bookshop.org works, the resurgence of local bookstores, and how we can continue to support them. goingdirect.substack.com/p/47-andy-hu...
#47 Andy Hunter: Anti-Amazon Tech Platform Reviving Independent Bookstores
Watch now | Bookshop.org has raised $43M for local bookstores through an e-commerce and affiliate engine that serves as a blueprint to revive local retail.
goingdirect.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“Since we launched, e-commerce revenue for bookstores has increased over 600%” — Check out our CEO and Founder, Andy Hunter, on Going Direct as they discuss how Bookshop.org works, the resurgence of local bookstores, and how we can continue to support them. goingdirect.substack.com/p/47-andy-hu...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Here is what EPIC's Surveillance Oversight team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help them advocate for better oversight of surveillance systems, while identifying, making public &, where appropriate, rolling back advanced surveillance technologies. Donate now: epic.org/donate
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Here is what EPIC's Surveillance Oversight team wants to see more & less of in 2026! Your support will help them advocate for better oversight of surveillance systems, while identifying, making public &, where appropriate, rolling back advanced surveillance technologies. Donate now: epic.org/donate
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings
No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...
www.mobilize.us
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I took action with People Not Politicians - Missouri. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...
Pledge To Collect Signatures to Protect Missouri's Congressional Maps · People Not Politicians - Missouri
Sign up to receive more information about upcoming events to collect signatures with the People Not Politicians campaign.
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I took action with People Not Politicians - Missouri. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Farmington IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Farmington IL · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
September 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Farmington IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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I don’t wanna hear a single word about conservatives caring about the safety of women. Full stop. Absolute treacherous liars
February 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I don’t wanna hear a single word about conservatives caring about the safety of women. Full stop. Absolute treacherous liars
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If we want to change how we feel, how we think, and even how we show up in the world, we need to be more deliberate about what—and who—we’re paying attention to. Here are 3 simple ways to get started.
Want to Change Your Life? First Change Your Algorithm
Feeling overwhelmed by doomscrolling? What you feed your brain matters. Change what you click on to retrain your mind, shift your outlook, and build a more hopeful life.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If we want to change how we feel, how we think, and even how we show up in the world, we need to be more deliberate about what—and who—we’re paying attention to. Here are 3 simple ways to get started.
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Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it)
March 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it)
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Donate now to help Ukraine finish the war — so we can all suit up after🕴️
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Donate now to help Ukraine finish the war — so we can all suit up after🕴️
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
If you’re feeling disappointed — turn your frustration into donations. Show solidarity with those who defend freedom and democracy — donate $24 towards armored evacuation vehicles to help save them: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...
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Trust me, bro.
February 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trust me, bro.
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February 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”
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Here’s what we did today
February 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s what we did today
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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February 7, 2025
February 7, 2024
Maya Miller of the New York Times reported today that the congressional phone system has been jammed with tens of millions of calls from outraged constituents contacting their representatives to deman...
open.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
February 7, 2025
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Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ketchup On Walls Alert: HIGH
😭
Today, a convicted felon will become president.
January 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
😭
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January 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
These are perfect! This cartoonist is brilliant. I was bawling by the last one.
I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.
December 31, 2024 at 5:41 AM
These are perfect! This cartoonist is brilliant. I was bawling by the last one.
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I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
December 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I’d recommend everyone regardless of medical risk bring a mask on your airplane journey, a disinfectant wipe to clean the seat you’re in and hand sanitizer.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
It’s going to be on you alone to protect your health.
Warning signs are everywhere.
Dear 2024,
Thank you for showing me the true colours of the people around me.
Thank you for showing me the true colours of the people around me.
December 11, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Dear 2024,
Thank you for showing me the true colours of the people around me.
Thank you for showing me the true colours of the people around me.