More Perfect Union
moreperfectunion.bsky.socialA worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to âJust turn around and not look. Letâs get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
Ryan Haas
ryanjhaas.bsky.socialFor more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view. Workers I spoke to are pissed.
Leah Sottile
leahsottile.bsky.socialLast week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working. A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first.
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
audrelawdamercy.blacksky.appOOP New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!'
jamelle
jamellebouie.netit is, among other things, incredibly striking to see that roberts was so solicitous of the burden the clean power plan might put on fossil fuel executives, when, a decade later, he is indifferent to the way trumpâs moves have thrown hundreds of thousands of lives into turmoil.
Kevin M. Kruse
kevinmkruse.bsky.socialChief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.
Kyle Griffin
kylegriffin1.bsky.socialGov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has signed into law a bill to end tax exemptions for a slate of Confederacy-related organizations in the state.
Oliver Willis
owillis.bsky.socialabigail spanberger is out here canceling tax breaks for confederate groups and getting rid of confederate license plates and i for one think this is absolutely wonderful for the centrist wing of the democratic party
Adrienne LaFrance
adriennelaf.bsky.socialThis is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement:
Ryan Goodman
rgoodlaw.bsky.socialOMG Kash Patel appears to be a drunken national security threat "Meetings and briefings had to be rescheduled for later in the day as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights." "A request for 'breaching equipment' ... was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors."
George Conway âď¸đşđ¸
gtconway.bsky.social"[Several officials] said that [Kash Patel] is known to drink to the point of obvious intoxication, in many cases at the private club Nedâs in Washington, D.C., while in the presence of White House and other administration staff."
Rachel Maddow
maddow.bsky.social"Sheâs been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..." "One of her children recently enlisted in the military...
Gus Bova
gusbova.bsky.socialTexas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. Sheâs lived in America for 35 years:
Texas Observer
texasobserver.orgMeenu Batra has lived in the South Texas border colonia of Laguna Heights since 2002. Sheâs a court interpreter, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. But, on March 17, Batra was detained by ICE agents at the Harlingen Airport:
Anne Applebaum
anneapplebaum.bsky.socialOrban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime
Rebecca Solnit
rebeccasolnit.bsky.socialOrban has lost. What a great day! (Unlike some sundowning clowns we know, he has admitted he lost, too.)
Marisa Kabas
marisakabas.bsky.socialNEWâI got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
Jennifer N. Victor
jenvictor.bsky.socialSomeday, someone is going to make a movie about the tech-bros who recklessly dismantled the professional US administrative state and itâs going to be devastating. Gripping excerpt from âInto the Wood Chipper,â Nicholas Enrich. h/t @marisakabas.bsky.social
David Roberts
volts.wtfOne of the most enraging aspects of [waves hands] all this is that the assholes dismantling America's government *do not understand it*. They are stupid, incurious people who've spent their lives marinating in RW agitprop. They have no idea what they are destroying.
Anne Applebaum
anneapplebaum.bsky.socialHow did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law
Bill Kristol
billkristolbulwark.bsky.social"The defeat of OrbĂĄn required the construction of a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots social movement. By building exactly that, Hungaryâs opposition changed politics around the world...If OrbĂĄn can lose then his Russian and American admirers can lose too."
News Eye
newseye.bsky.socialGrowing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East. This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family. Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships. Full story đ
Hoodlum đşđ¸
nothoodlum.bsky.socialThe DoD spent over $93 billion in a single month, a record. That included $6.9M on lobster tails, $2M on king crab, $15.1M on ribeye, $1M on salmon, $139K on doughnuts and $124K on ice cream. Meanwhile, troops got carrots, old beef, and a fried boot.
Elizabeth Bear
matociquala.bsky.socialDonald Trump and Pete Hegseth's "Department of War" is such a clusterfuck that it can't even manage to feed sailors at sea.
Jennie Coughlin
jenniecoughlin.bsky.socialHochul will formally propose a yearly tax surcharge on second homes in NYC that are worth $5 million or more, she said on Tuesday. The exact cost of the surcharge has not yet been ironed out, but the governor hopes to raise $500M annually that would be used to address the city's deficit.
Brad Lander
bradlander.bsky.socialA luxury tax on second homes worth $5 million+ owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents â to help pay for universal child care & essential public services â makes enormous sense. (1/2)
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