Alix Paultre
@smartalix.bsky.social
A signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and now work for a variety of publications in the electronic design community. I also have a YouTube channel about watches: https://youtube.com/@talkingtimepieces
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
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Ryan Marino: Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection, and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer. Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Risks of Revising Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendation
This Viewpoint from infectious disease experts cautions about the consequences of rescinding the ACIP policy to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
ja.ma
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ryan Marino: Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection, and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer. Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
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Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York City
Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York City
The judges all worked at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, which houses a court that reviews cases of migrants attempting to regularize their status. Images of scuffles with police and of immigrant families being separated have gone viral around the world, making the address a symbolic site of Trump's crackdown on migrants nationwide.
www.lemonde.fr
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York City
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“I wanted bad things to happen to other people, not me.”
- Every trump voter
- Every trump voter
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“I wanted bad things to happen to other people, not me.”
- Every trump voter
- Every trump voter
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We Know, But Corporate Media Continues To Ignore….
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We Know, But Corporate Media Continues To Ignore….
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Cartoon by Rob Rogers | Andrews McMeel
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Cartoon by Rob Rogers | Andrews McMeel
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You'd think it would be more concerning to this country that the President of the United States keeps confusing a cognitive decline test with an IQ Test.....
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You'd think it would be more concerning to this country that the President of the United States keeps confusing a cognitive decline test with an IQ Test.....
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You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
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Tax the rich like we tax lottery winnings .
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Tax the rich like we tax lottery winnings .
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
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Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
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🚨 Only Trump can stop Jewish settlers terrorizing Palestinians. This is how
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025... 🧵
By @hadarsusskind.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025... 🧵
By @hadarsusskind.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🚨 Only Trump can stop Jewish settlers terrorizing Palestinians. This is how
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025... 🧵
By @hadarsusskind.bsky.social
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025... 🧵
By @hadarsusskind.bsky.social
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Reminder, not everyone is paying attention to elections.
Lots of folks still don't know there are special elections happening in TN, NJ, and more today.
If your friends and family live in areas with elections, send them a text and remind them to get out there and vote.
Lots of folks still don't know there are special elections happening in TN, NJ, and more today.
If your friends and family live in areas with elections, send them a text and remind them to get out there and vote.
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Reminder, not everyone is paying attention to elections.
Lots of folks still don't know there are special elections happening in TN, NJ, and more today.
If your friends and family live in areas with elections, send them a text and remind them to get out there and vote.
Lots of folks still don't know there are special elections happening in TN, NJ, and more today.
If your friends and family live in areas with elections, send them a text and remind them to get out there and vote.
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I you didn't vote AGAINST Trump, if you did not do everything in your power to keep him from becoming president - and now are acting morally superior to those of us who did? You are the fucking worst. Nothing you say will ever make me respect you.
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I you didn't vote AGAINST Trump, if you did not do everything in your power to keep him from becoming president - and now are acting morally superior to those of us who did? You are the fucking worst. Nothing you say will ever make me respect you.
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“I went into a room with dark suits & men with gray hair..."
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking the Male Fortress
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“I went into a room with dark suits & men with gray hair..."
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
Yes. This.
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yes. This.
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Electric cars are known for losing efficiency in the winter. However, there are many ways to mitigate these losses.
insideevs.com/features/650...
insideevs.com/features/650...
How To Maximize Your Electric Car's Range In Cold Winter Weather
Electric cars tend to lose a significant amount of range in the cold. However, there are many ways to drive more efficiently in the winter. We list several ways to gain back some range.
insideevs.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Electric cars are known for losing efficiency in the winter. However, there are many ways to mitigate these losses.
insideevs.com/features/650...
insideevs.com/features/650...
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As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
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🇺🇸 Marco Rubio will not attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’ summit in Brussels, scheduled for December 3–4.
🔹The last time a U.S. Secretary of State missed this meeting was in 1999
🔹The last time a U.S. Secretary of State missed this meeting was in 1999
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🇺🇸 Marco Rubio will not attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’ summit in Brussels, scheduled for December 3–4.
🔹The last time a U.S. Secretary of State missed this meeting was in 1999
🔹The last time a U.S. Secretary of State missed this meeting was in 1999
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This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
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Everyone shut thefuck up in that they discovered ribose and, for the first time in any extraterrestrialsample, glucose on Bennu.
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples - NASA
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As
www.nasa.gov
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everyone shut thefuck up in that they discovered ribose and, for the first time in any extraterrestrialsample, glucose on Bennu.
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
This adds to earlier this yr 14 of the 20 amino acids thatlife on Earth uses to make proteinsand all five nucleobases that lifeon Earth uses
www.nasa.gov/missions/osi...
Defending hate groups? Go F yourself.
atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/21/b...
Frankly, I don't care what "critics" speaking in defense of hate groups say.
Frankly, I don't care what "critics" speaking in defense of hate groups say.
'Thought I Was Going to Die': Black Musician Attacked While Recording White Nationalist Group Marching In Boston Receives $2.7M Judgment, Critics Say It's Tactic to 'Bankrupt the Group'
The white nationalist group Patriot Front and its leader, Thomas Rousseau, have been hit where it hurts most in a civil rights violation ruling. On Jan.
atlantablackstar.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Defending hate groups? Go F yourself.