If Elon is mass firing thousands of people who didn’t do anything wrong, but Trump won’t fire anyone after Signal Gate, the message is that accountability is only for people at the bottom. People at the top can get away with anything.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income. Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?

Elon: everyone who protests against me or Trump is a Paid Protester Also Elon: I will spend $250 million on elections and hand out bags of cash to win the Wisconsin court race

Congrats to UNITE HERE Philly for a hard-fought victory!

Great reminder from Meagan Day that the best way to address cultural issues is through social and economic policy, not doubling down on culture wars. jacobin.com/2025/04/norway…

"Third Way’s insistence that candidates avoid blaming the corporations and the rich presents a conundrum for would-be Democratic populists: how are they meant to make “the economy” a central talking point, if they don’t have anything to talk about?" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"Federal employees are all over the country. These are doctors, park rangers, food safety inspectors, air traffic controllers, mine safety managers, among others. If they lose their jobs, the impacts will be felt in every community in the country." jacobin.com/2025/04/federa…

A bloodthirsty, psychotic, murderous state with an endless stream of cynical lies. That's all it is.

"I’m a proud veteran and a Teamster. Many of our Teamster brothers and sisters have served this country,” said TDU member and Local 804 Teamster Basil Darling. “We need to support those who support us at the VA, and stand against these cuts." tdu.org/unions-protest…

Theo Von: “It feels like we are just owned by Israel… and we just never knew it.” Follow: AF Post

Scientists still aren't even sure how they did it.

People should listen to what Shawn Fain actually has to say about about Trump and tariffs It's not easy to support targeted tariffs while opposing Trump's otherwise reactionary agenda, but the UAW is threading that needle pretty well

Israel October 2023: How dare you say we bombed Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital? We would never bomb a hospital! Israel 2023-2025: *bombs all hospitals in Gaza* Israel April 2025: We're getting ready to bomb Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital again.

I'm noticing that a lot of the stuff the Trump administration does seems to have no tangible benefit for the country other than psychic pleasure for their hardcore base. From pardoning people who beat up cops on Jan 6. to deporting Afghan Christian asylees.

It's wild how few people in Chicago know the city has been running on nearly 100% clean power for decades—thanks to local nuclear plants. I worry we’re headed for a “don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone” moment as data centers start buying up that baseload power…

Teamsters Win Strike at Nestle Purina in Pennsylvania After nearly two months on the picket line, more than 450 members of Teamsters Local 773 who work at the Nestle Purina PetCare plant in South Whitehall Township have ratified a strong four-year contract. The agreement

I'm dead🤣🤣

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