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@profpetercole

Historian of labor, race, and (dock)workers. Unionist. Vegan. None of us are free until all of us are free. Ubuntu

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Ice lies and lies and lies.

07.03.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait for the Benghazi 2.0 hearings to happen over abandoning US Officials and Diplomats across the Middle East because a child rapist and money launderer is being blackmailed to start a war on behalf of Benjamin Netanyahu.

06.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 3708 πŸ” 1312 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 38
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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 9726 πŸ” 4652 πŸ’¬ 555 πŸ“Œ 627

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 29698 πŸ” 7354 πŸ’¬ 225 πŸ“Œ 235
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12237 πŸ” 7398 πŸ’¬ 292 πŸ“Œ 337
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 9966 πŸ” 5247 πŸ’¬ 624 πŸ“Œ 633
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Trump’s War now providing a massive influx of cash for Iran’s ally Russia so they can continue to bomb civilians in Ukraine while we ask Ukraine for help against Iranian drones. Trump’s foreign policy in a nutshell.

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2388 πŸ” 1014 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 47
two purchases of LHX stock from Mullin. each between 15-50 thousand. One on may 13 2025 and another on February 13 2025

two purchases of LHX stock from Mullin. each between 15-50 thousand. One on may 13 2025 and another on February 13 2025

Conflicts of interest are already cropping up in Marywayne Mullin's bid to become the next DHS Secretaryβ€”he's invested tens of thousands of dollars in a company that agreed to a $62 million settlement last year to resolve claims that it knowingly misled the government about pricing in its contracts.

05.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 546 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 16
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

NEW: Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @bxroberts.org @shaw.al

05.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Some Evacuation Flights Begin for Travelers Stranded in Middle East

The lack of planning for war is stunning if not surprising. Trump's war of choice left 10,000s of Americans in a massive war zone literally risking their lives. As if Congress needed more reasons to IMPEACH & CONVICT trump www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/w...

04.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And there it is …

04.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 7427 πŸ” 2719 πŸ’¬ 1121 πŸ“Œ 365
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One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

02.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 13391 πŸ” 4254 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 174
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U.S. Citizens Killed by Israel Soldiers and Settlers in Palestine AMERICAN BODY COUNT They were journalists reporting the news. Aid workers delivering food. Peace activists protesting home demolitions. Teenagers shot at checkpoints. A 78-year-old grandfather detaine...

A reminder that Israel has killed 14 US citizens in the last few decades--which is exactly 14 more than Iran did before being attacked a few days ago. dawnmena.org/u-s-citizens...

02.03.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

01.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 23215 πŸ” 7876 πŸ’¬ 698 πŸ“Œ 321
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They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge.

They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership.

We do not have serious people running our country.

01.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 6746 πŸ” 2128 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 93

All of this is happening because Donald Trump doesn’t want to lose power and die in prison for raping children, selling government secrets, and money laundering to other nations.

01.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 1822 πŸ” 515 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 30

The first massacre of the US Israel war. Won’t be the last. Neither trump nor Netanyahu give a frack about innocent children being slaughtered by their bombs

02.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on Saturday, health officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear which country hit the school. Our reporters are trying to confirm details of the attack. trib.al/HxXybV9

02.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 640 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 63
Remarks at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio | The American Presidency Project

Trump in August 2016: The US "strategy of nation- building and regime-change is a proven, absolute failure." Trump in 2025-26 (so far) has ordered the US military to attack foreign nations 8 times. He's definitely the front runner for Nobel Peace prize! www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...

01.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I promise you that the government that murdered Alex Pretti and Renee Good does not give a flying fuck about the protests in Iran.

28.02.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 19211 πŸ” 3950 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 118

Let me guess, wealthy people who moved to Dubai to avoid paying taxes now want the countries they moved from to protect them?

01.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 16298 πŸ” 3851 πŸ’¬ 548 πŸ“Œ 181
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Fact-check: In Trump’s Case for an Attack on Iran, False or Unproven Claims Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran do not hold up.

Key elements of the Trump administration’s arguments this week for another military campaign against Iran are either false or unproven. Here's a fact-check. nyti.ms/46tj8P5

28.02.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 17

the fact the president of the united states is even thinking about asserting emergency powers to disrupt an election - just a few years after he incited an armed coup attempt - should be the top issue. but the media mostly shrugs and the opposition doesnt focus on it.

26.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 13433 πŸ” 4372 πŸ’¬ 523 πŸ“Œ 185
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A major shift, via Gallup. More from @joshuakeating.bsky.social www.vox.com/politics/480...

27.02.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 2509 πŸ” 735 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 205
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Hundreds of film-makers back Berlinale director in row over winners’ Gaza comments Tilda Swinton among those to sign petition supporting Tricia Tuttle, who reportedly faces sack after pro-Palestine speeches at gala

So many smart people have argued that Germany is head over heels in censorship over Palestine, and the answer is blatant denial www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

27.02.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s a thought for James Comer.

There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton.

It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein.

You know, just to see what she knows.

26.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 28532 πŸ” 8247 πŸ’¬ 899 πŸ“Œ 424
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How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought backβ€”fast.

They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

26.02.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 6864 πŸ” 1855 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 175
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Strike!!! Strike!!! Strike!!! On This Day in 1941 Dutch Workers Said No to the Nazi Persecution of Dutch Jews It was the first and largest mass protest against the Nazis during World War II.

Strike!!! #tdih in 1941 Dutch Workers Said No to Nazi Persecution of Dutch Jews. That its symbol is a docker statue explains why I wrote this: dockworkers leading other workers in the fight against fascism @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social @myhnn.bsky.social www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/stri...

25.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I somehow managed to fill my life with other things for 3 hours last night but learned this morning that the USA is WINNING!!! I'm so glad to learn this! And to think that I was under the impression that the last year sucked rotten eggs.

25.02.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Authoritarianism is rising because our democracy was failing before Trump.

When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.

We need a new democracy.

24.02.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 5677 πŸ” 1098 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 101