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She/her.Workers' rights and child care campaigner. Big Purp retiree. Idaho→DEN→CHI→NYC→ SEA→DC→OAK (East Bay).

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between the secretary of the treasury going on cable news to discuss war strategy, and the secretary of state speaking on a roundtable about college sports during a war... i'm starting to wonder how much it actually matters who is secretary of what over there

06.03.2026 23:05 👍 215 🔁 41 💬 3 📌 0
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Camp East Montana will remain open': internal messages say Employees at Camp East Montana were told the massive detention center will remain open, internal messages obtained by the El Paso Times show.

www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

06.03.2026 22:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
El Paso Times:

Akima Global Services, LLC is an Alaska Native Corporation "owned by 15,000+
Iñupiat shareholders," according to its website. It is based in Herndon, Virginia.
The security firm was subcontracted with Acquisition Logistics LLC, which is based in Henrico, Virginia. Acquisition Logistics received a $1.2 billion contract for constructing and managing soft-sided detention center.

El Paso Times: Akima Global Services, LLC is an Alaska Native Corporation "owned by 15,000+ Iñupiat shareholders," according to its website. It is based in Herndon, Virginia. The security firm was subcontracted with Acquisition Logistics LLC, which is based in Henrico, Virginia. Acquisition Logistics received a $1.2 billion contract for constructing and managing soft-sided detention center.

Camp East Montana, in El Paso:

06.03.2026 22:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
haloed men snoozing in a renaissance painting, a detail from a depiction of christ in the garden of gethsemane

haloed men snoozing in a renaissance painting, a detail from a depiction of christ in the garden of gethsemane

me and the boys when 3pm hits

06.03.2026 21:12 👍 97 🔁 21 💬 4 📌 0

And jfc the grammatical crimes they commit here to say 'there wasn't enough left to visually identify' just end up underscoring how devastating this strike must have been while Trump's partying and watching himself on TV.

06.03.2026 18:33 👍 17 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

@seiu.org 👆🏼

06.03.2026 17:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The airplane flying the University of Wisconsin men's hockey to Penn State right now, N459AW, was used to fly shackled ICE detainees from Michigan to Louisiana on Sunday.

04.03.2026 19:58 👍 141 🔁 91 💬 2 📌 3
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Bay Area mom arrested by ICE with her two young kids. Her attorneys can’t find them Immigration attorneys are scrambling to find a Bay Area mother and her two young children, one of whom has severe disabilities, after she was arrested by federal immigration officers in San...

Bay Area mom arrested by ICE with her two young kids. Her attorneys can’t find them www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

06.03.2026 11:58 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

05.03.2026 14:11 👍 5973 🔁 2110 💬 110 📌 123
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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 👍 9786 🔁 5158 💬 614 📌 622
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NCAA memo to membership warns against potential travel logjam with aircrafts for upcoming March Madness events When the brackets are released on March 15, the logistics of promptly flying all teams to NCAA Tournament sites could be bumpy

Planes that could carry college basketball teams to March Madness are instead flying deportation routes for ICE Air.

This year is not business as usual. Universities must commit to not using airlines connected to ICE Air. #DeICEflights
https://seiu.co/4b7dJPb

05.03.2026 19:56 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1
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It's time, go ahead and tax the rich because they are not going anywhere.

05.03.2026 22:18 👍 35 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1

Noem is out largely due to massive public activism, especially in MN, Democrats expressing increasing interest in impeachment and investigations, and resulting media coverage.

Keep pushing. These people are not invincible or immune from public opinion.

05.03.2026 23:53 👍 2308 🔁 461 💬 41 📌 19
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, 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 👍 12114 🔁 7332 💬 287 📌 335
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BIG win at Duke today!
Starting wages are going up to $20/hour across the University and Health System.
That’s organizing. That’s showing up. 🎉

05.03.2026 21:13 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Reuters photographer Kylie Cooper captures the day's photo

05.03.2026 21:20 👍 187 🔁 44 💬 2 📌 10

bsky.app/profile/fare...

05.03.2026 21:20 👍 28 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
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Indiana lawmakers are once again trying to weaken child labor laws: Bill sponsored by business owner would enable employers to hide child labor violations Coordinated, industry-backed campaigns to weaken child labor protections continue to target state legislatures in 2026. Yesterday, the Indiana Senate passed a bill to completely eliminate requirements...

Indiana lawmakers passed a bill eliminating requirements for businesses to document the employment of child workers.

Experts warn it could make it easier to hide child labor violations. Weakening protections for young workers isn’t progress—it’s a huge step backward. https://seiu.co/4r9EGYB

05.03.2026 21:11 👍 29 🔁 23 💬 2 📌 3

Markwayne called Rand Paul a “freaking snake” last week and said he supported his neighbor beating the crap out of him. Let’s see who the chair of the Senate Homeland Security committee is…oh goody it’s Rand Paul.

05.03.2026 20:21 👍 1518 🔁 283 💬 23 📌 27
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The Chemical & Engineering News Guild has overwhelmingly won its union election, with 96% of participants voting in favor of unionization!

@wbng.org @newsguild.org

05.03.2026 20:33 👍 52 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 2

Are you up for this Richmond and San Pablo? Those civil defense sirens you test every Wednesday at 11 will have a use beyond letting us know the Chevron refinery is about to explode.

05.03.2026 20:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Donald Trump just fired Kristi Noem but this fight is far from over.

Steven Miller.
Todd Lyons.
Tom Homan.

They ALL must go alongside their murderous agenda.

05.03.2026 20:13 👍 494 🔁 117 💬 16 📌 1
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Workplace Amputations Are on the Rise - Public Health Watch Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those numbers are expected to go up with reduced federal oversight under the Trump...

The danger of this Administration turning its back on workers and trying to strip protections for workers in the most dangerous jobs. publichealthwatch.org/2026/03/04/w...

04.03.2026 17:58 👍 3 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

05.03.2026 18:56 👍 14765 🔁 2649 💬 305 📌 119

I cannot say aloud what I think should happen to these people

05.03.2026 13:47 👍 109 🔁 8 💬 5 📌 1
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🎉🎉 HOORAY 🎉🎉The Child Care Workforce Standards Bill has passed the Senate 🥳

Thanks to 2,000+ educators, parents, and community members who signed in, emailed lawmakers, and rallied in Olympia! You made this happen!

#WAleg #UnionsForAll

04.03.2026 20:48 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Gorgeous moonrise last night in the East Bay.

05.03.2026 07:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I always found it ironic that the original Pilot pens leaked their indelible ink if you took them on a plane.

05.03.2026 01:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Oversight Committee, in a bipartisan effort, just successfully subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi for her egregious mishandling of the Epstein Files.

We are holding the line. Justice and accountability are on the horizon. AG Bondi, we'll see you in committee.

05.03.2026 00:57 👍 114 🔁 25 💬 7 📌 3

I lived in Boston a couple of times over the years, and those folks take their Dunkin' seriously. RFK Jr. should be scared to death right now. Because they're coming for him. 100%.

05.03.2026 00:58 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0