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NEW: Ron DeSantis is at the center of yet another major political scandal. DeSantis appointees have allowed the state's largest power company to increase Floridians' utility rates by billions. Why? The same power company is running a vast effort to buy GOP control of the state.

UPDATE: Kroger workers in Columbus, OH, voted to authorize a strike. 82 stores and 12,500 workers could walk off the job.

NEW: Mississippi's governor says he may use the water crisis in Jackson to privatize the city's water system. He's weighing a plan to lease Jackson's water system to an unnamed corporation over the objections of the mayor & local residents. perfectunion.us/jacksons-water…

Puerto Rico never recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Maria (2017). Now, the island is completely flooded and without electricity again. Please DO NOT DONATE to the Red Cross or FEMA. Instead, send support to trusted local organizations [THREAD]:

BREAKING: Nearly 300 workers at Home Depot in Philadelphia have filed to unionize. This would be the first union at Home Depot in the United States.

It's day 4 and over a million people in Puerto Rico still don't have power. Thousands don't have water. And there's now a heat advisory, with the heat index reaching 112 on some parts of the Island. Don't let the 24 hour social media cycle just move past Hurricane Fiona.

Steel workers across three locals in Russell County, Alabama voted to authorize a strike last Thursday. In the letter below, South Carolina USW locals call for unity and solidarity with their fellow workers in Alabama. All power to the workers!

Alabama prison officials just confirmed to me that prisoners at all major facilities are striking by refusing to work. Prisoners offered several reasons including the “humanitarian crisis” inside. And in case you forget: DOJ is already investigating AL’s prisons.

UPDATE: Labor protests will spread to 21 other airports tomorrow. ORD, LAX, ATL, DEN, PHX, etc. washingtonpost.com/business/2022/…

RED CUP REBELLION. OVER 100 STARBUCKS STORES ARE ON STRIKE TODAY. #redcuprebellion

Almost 50,000 academic workers are on strike in California, over 100 Starbucks stores are on strike today, and next week over 20,000 nurses are set to hold a two-day strike. The labor movement is still surging.

Twitter apparently just told all employees that the office buildings are temporarily closed and that badge access is suspended. If the ship goes down I’ll miss you all!

If Twitter goes down, our other social media + links to leftist resources are down below. #SolidarityForever ✊

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After banning @elonjet, which he said he wouldn’t, Musk has now banned Mastodon (@[email protected]) after it tweeted that users could follow the jet-tracking account on their platform.

Holy shit now Matt Binder too. Whose been reporting on Musk extensively