#Workers

Rebecca Vallas

rebeccavallas

Hey Florida… we need to talk. About a bill filed this week in the Florida legislature to carve out people with felony convictions from the state’s new $15 minimum wage.

L Harris

ladyduckpojok

TRA glossaryWoman = (aka Transwoman) any human being who identifies as a woman. Don’t worry about the circularity of the definition. You will know when your ladycock gets hard while

Sujata Gamage

sujatagamage

Ministry of Education should divest itself from the present 373 national schools, not add 800 more. REASON: Ministry is trying to do the impossible task of managing schools across the

Intellectual Duck Web

pixelkitties

I want to talk about #TLOU2 for a moment.I love this game. I'm having fun, I'm feeling emotionally exhausted, I love the characters and world building. I'm glad it's

Astoria Bookshop

astoriabookshop

It's holiday shopping crunch time! Hanukkah begins this week (!) and Christmas is 2 ½ weeks away. What does that mean if you are planning to give books to your

Socialist Appeal

socialist_app

With thousands of people tweeting about 'New Labour' over the weekend, following the return of arch-Blairite Lord Mandelson, we are re-sharing this excellent long-read on the origins and legacy of

Benjamin Millar

BenjaminMillar

The striking thing about the full 252-page report is that this is not merely a case of 20/20 hindsight, nearly every concern that it outlines was being raised in real-time

MoCoTeachersUnite - Paid Shutdown Now

mocoteachers

Some of testimonies at the BOE meeting last week were full of false and misleading statements about opening school buildings. It's time to correct the record. Myth: Teachers are

1% Better Every Day

1pBetterDaily

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO, here’s the best things I’ve learned from him.// THREAD // 1. To change your mind, be ready.As Bezos famously said: "The complexity of

Mx. Jessica Schomberg

schomj

So I was planning to ignore Annual as much as possible because, while I am not officially done, I am done.But then this statement came out and every trans lib

Lauren Caruba

LaurenCaruba

There is not a COVID reporter out there who is not struggling mightily right now. The burden only grows heavier as time passes.https://twitter.com/dataeditor/status/1358939331071795201 I’ve been very open about the detrimental

Scott Fullwiler

stf18

1/n There are 3 separate issues regarding ability to provide SS/Medicare in future years--financial ability to pay, legal authority to pay, & productive capacity to provide increasing standard of living

Fredrik Knudsen

FredInTheKnud

If you've been looking for ways to make an impact on the world, here's a thread all about how you can do so in a practical way by simply altering

Dr Karen Carr

Quatr_us

Luddites and cops: a generally unrecognized reason why police abolition is going to meet enormous resistance from corporation and their government agents (a thread):1) The Luddites were weavers in small

Anupam Singh

anupampom

It is so sad when academics use observational studies and self-promotional press conferences to make statements about efficacy of drugs ,in the process confusing general public, media and needlessly politicising

Lindsay P Cohn

lindsaypcohn

To build on @LorenRaeDeJ ‘s excellent points:I spent only one year at DOD, but my DASD worked insane hours, as did nearly every civilian in the office (incl admin staff).

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