History will not be kind to Stefanik.

It’s possible to oppose the killing of innocent civilians in Gaza and still care for the safety of Israeli hostages. One can worry about Israelis who were evacuated from their homes after Oct 7 and still be horrified by the conditions in which so many are currently living in Gaza

Bandcamp Friday - Run On, Timber, Mofungo, Information, Blinding Headache, Fish & Roses, Les Batteries, V-Effect (nothing new, e’rything good!) brownoutspassed.bandcamp.com

Seasonal song from Run On’s _Start Packing_ album ( Matador, ‘96). Free listen, but proceeds from sales go to American Society for Suicide Prevention
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All living and reachable members of the bands are more or less okay with this being exposed (that is, nobody said “hell no”)
Thanks Marc!

To my fellow SAG-AFTRA members: If you have yet to make it to the picket line, please consider showing up tomorrow. Especially all of you big, famous folks--your guest cast could sure use your help out there. #solidarity #UnionStrong #SAGAFTRAStrong

This is a really important point.

NYT (et al) relentlessly present GOP fracture as broader failure of 'politics' and 'Washington' and 'institutions' and 'governance.' No one did it; it just happened.

Then reports that public has lost confident in governance, Washington, etc

The Labor Notes team has been doing great work reporting on the shop-floor resistance that's accompanied the UAW strike in the plants that haven't walked out yet. I think that's the most exciting and promising aspect of the strike so far. jewishcurrents.org/revaluing-the-…

Justin Bowden, 39, striking Ford worker, signed up to work at Ford because he was “under the impression this was a good job, seeing my father work at Chrysler.”

His father had his own house + rental properties

Bowden makes $18/hr, rents, + has 2nd job at Dollar Tree

Repping the UAW strikers at Middle School today. #StandUpUAW

As the UAW strike started, media swarmed union president Shawn Fain.

But when they asked him questions he pointed to the workers around him and said:

'You need to be taking their pictures. You need to be asking these guys what it's about. This is what we're fighting for.'

More than 353k workers in the U.S. have walked off the job this year.

Now workers are prepared to strike tonight at the Big 3 automakers for the first time.

I'll be in Detroit area covering what could be a historic moment for organized labor:
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Last year was a fun day! Have another.

Scab!

I have trouble spelling certain words so not sure if she got ‘secede’ right (she did!) But holy shit she’s talking about civil war 2 based on lies and xenophobia!!

Trump has spent years lying about 9/11, using the tragedy to boost his own image while smearing others.

Never forget.

8/8

Great time playing, capped with that amazing few rounds at Madden's! Thank you.

Wish I'd seen this dancing/nodding/head bobbing while we were playing! Sweet! Thank you Vinnie. and Bob(?) Very fun show for me and Che, too!

Thank you so much V' Enthusiastic Eunuch 🙏
One class gig!

Today is a good day. 75 Dollar Bill are in Belfast

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