Melissa Pyle-Hamilton

Thank you for speaking up!!

I’m sorry who is the dude with sunglasses on?

If this endures, it will be interesting to see if the opposition parties delay pulling the trigger on an early election with a vote of no confidence after Parliament returns.

The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know The bill would make it harder for women, people of color, young voters, and other marginalized groups to register to vote.

“If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport —assuming she has one, which only about half of Americans do— she may not be able to vote in the next election if the SAVE Act becomes law,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells Glamour

Trump's failure to deliver on one of his basic campaign promises—the promise that targeted centrist newswriters and politics knowers—is suddenly all disembodied abstractions, *a shifting tone resetting expectations*, a natural process happening entirely on its own

Senate Republicans Refuse to Question Kash Patel About Evidence of Perjury, Conflicts of Interest Why are Senate Republicans helping Kash Patel avoid questions about potential perjury and conflicts of interest? 

Senate Republicans Refuse to Question Kash Patel About Evidence of Perjury, Conflicts of Interest: Why are Senate Republicans helping Kash Patel avoid questions about potential perjury and conflicts of interest? 

“People are doing things.”

Every single Senate Democrat stood against the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.

Trump wants to trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda, sympathized with Putin and Assad, and falls for conspiracy theories.

A title I never thought would be needed - but here we are.

AFL-CIO, Affiliate Unions, Economic Policy Institute File Emergency Lawsuit Against DOGE to Protect Privacy of Worker Data | AFL-CIO In addition to the AFL-CIO, lawsuit plaintiffs include AFGE, AFSCME, SEIU, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the Economic Policy Institute.

Workers have a right to privacy. The Department of Labor safeguards sensitive data - like workplace complaints, wage theft claims, and safety violations. We’re taking legal action because these protections matter, and we intend to defend them.

Former National Labor Relations Board member sues Trump for her firing Gwynne Wilcox’s lawsuit is the first to challenge the president’s ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.

Gwynne Wilcox’s firing wasn’t just about one person. It threatens the independence of the entire National Labor Relations Board and the rights of all working people.

Elon Musk’s unaccountable DOGE has no place in the Department of Labor. Working people built this country. We won’t let a billionaire harm the very agency meant to protect us.

Gwynne Wilcox was illegally fired from the NLRB, grinding their operations to a halt and leaving workers on their own against union-busting. Congress must act now to reinstate her.

Call your reps: 866-832-1560. go.aflcio.org/wilcox

We showed up strong at AFGE’s rally because federal workers won’t be bullied or pushed aside. Their work keeps this country running.

Elon and his billionaire buddies want to gut the federal workforce, but workers aren’t having it. We’re at AFGE’s Capitol Hill rally, standing with them to hold the line for fair pay, strong unions, and real respect.

Trump’s Pick to Lead Counterterrorism Is a White Supremacist Dream Donald Trump has picked Joe Kent to head the National Counterterrorism Center.

“[In 2022] Kent paid known Proud Boy and formerly convicted stalker Graham Jorgensen $11,375 for “consulting.” Oath Keeper Wendy Rogers endorsed Kent, and Christian nationalist Joey Gibson spoke at one of his fundraisers.” newrepublic.com/post/191116/...

The Honeymoon Won't Last Why Trump's honeymoon is likely to be much shorter than most

“Trump appears determined to test if he can squander the goodwill he has, and when he does, it will only serve to reinforce what many already know: his leadership is a clear and present danger to the principles that hold this nation together.” My latest:

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-honeym...

Happy hump day, BlueSky.

Workers with disabilities have long been undervalued and exploited under subminimum wage laws. The Biden admin's move to end this injustice is a monumental step forward. Fair pay is a right - not a privilege. Thank you, President Biden, for standing with workers.

Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.

Trump Picks Former Representative Billy Long to Lead I.R.S. Billy Long served six terms as a representative from Missouri. Since then, he has helped businesses claim a pandemic-era tax credit that has been riddled with fraud and cost the government billions mo...

President-elect Donald Trump said that he would nominate Billy Long, a former Missouri congressman, to lead the IRS.

Long, after losing a Senate primary in 2022, has hawked a pandemic-era tax credit that has been riddled by fraud and cost the government billions more than expected.

Believe me, there is something seriously wrong with you if you get information from Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Jim Jordan, James Comer, MTG and Faux News and then decide to vote for a pathological liar and convicted felon.

What does that say about you?
Yes, you are scum too.
Period.

On this day 69 years ago, in a historic move that changed the course of the labor movement, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the two largest labor federations, merged to form the AFL-CIO.

Happy Founding Day!

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