“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
A short story on Labor Day. I hope you enjoy a day off from the rat race. Or is it?
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Capitalism is destroying the planet. So, let’s stop it.
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$25 million in super PAC money couldn't buy an out of touch establishment the NY Mayor's seat because people want new, bold, authentic, and progressive leaders that will fight to lift up working families. Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani and the grassroots community that made this victory possible.
🧵 NYC: Zohran Mamdani is an extraordinary political talent and he CAN win this.
What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.
If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.
happy summer solstice. this will be the coolest summer of the rest of your life.
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In days like these when immigrants are being immorally attacked by this corrupt administration — when we live in a time when borders are walls instead of bridges, it feels more important than ever to remember where millions of others and I came from. open.substack.com/pub/poorpost...
An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
"I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense."
RIP David Lynch 😭
#FilmSky
tweet from @hearinladotcom Today is a good day to remember, last year LA City Council approved the mayor's budget to cut $23 million from the LA Fire Dept as well as cuts to many other departments, so they could give the LAPD a $138 million increase even though crime has decreased and there's fewer cops.
I disagree. He definitely isn’t “obviously” the MVP. Allen and Burrow very much deserve it too. But my vote is for Josh Allen because MVP should be based on how the team would perform without that individual. It’s clear as day that Allen is the most valuable player all around.
Big NYPD van with school safety on the side
Using the NYPD’s billions to house students who are sleeping on the streets would do infinitely more for the real safety of our kids.
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Enjoying my yearly tradition of binge watching Lord of the Rings. Going out is cool and all, but sometimes nothing beats the solitude of your own home.
#FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Just added a monthly donation. Right now I really feel like labor solidarity and mutual aid are the best ways to spend my money. If you can afford it, I'd encourage you to do the same
A cartoon by artist Lalo alcaraz showing a male and a female farm worker sitting behind a Thanksgiving table full of food with the words Thankful for farm workers
Happy Thanksgiving! Check out cartoon by artist Lalo Alcaraz: This #Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for farmworkers! #WeFeedYou
Feliz día de acción de gracias. Vea la caricatura del artista Lalo Alcaraz: ¡Este Día de Acción de Gracias, estoy agradecido por los campesinos! #SoyEsencial
The quote from Vonnegut reads: "No matter how corrupt, greedy, and healed our govt, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music."
Kurt Vonnegut on music:
You know who else can match my writing style without killing the planet?
ME.
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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