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aspiring mountain goat and centipede charmer. he/his. interested in media, politics, and critical theory. county council executive assistant. tweets mine.

Maui, Hawaiian Kingdom
Joined January 2013
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Gonna leave this shithole for Bluesky or Mastodon, and I'd recommend that everyone consider doing the same to discontinue any support for this platform and its owner. Any other good text based apps you'd recommend?
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If you watch anything today, make it this:
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Workers have a right to organize. In 1965, Filipino workers, including Larry Itliong, Phillip Vera Cruz, Pete Velasco, and Andy Imutan, organized a strike for workers' rights against Coachella grape growers in Delano, CA, sparking the West Coast farmworkers’ movement. #APAHM
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The idea that corporate profits contribute to inflation went from conspiracy theory to real and probably good
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2 kinds of tourist
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We have to make a radical, militant labor movement that uses the withholding of labor as a tool to shape the world around us- So the next generations can take over and take it further. They're counting on us to not let this moment pass us by. Let's win.
I passed an elementary school with my WGA ON STRIKE sign and a bunch of the kids in PE yelled, “yay writers, you’ve got this!!!!” 🥹🥹🥹🥹
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It's time for us to move to a 32-hour work week with no loss in pay. Technology and worker productivity has exploded in recent years. That transformation should benefit all, not just the few. It should create more time for friends, for family, for rest, and for relaxation.
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I don't know how to say this in a punchy, eloquent way... but the climate and environmentalist movements need to get very serious about creating alliances with labour movements and working-class political formations. And fast...
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Love my boss and our office. We get to work on doing good things for the people of Maui.
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Mayor has not yet weighed in... why not? We're doing what we can to support and back our healthcare workers with Reso 23-105. Come by Friday and support, and give UPW a shout out for staying strong. mauicounty.legistar.com/View…
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INBOX: @HSTAVoice endorsing progressive challenger @sergio4hawaii over incumbent @RepEdCase in #HI01 Dem primary — Teachers union endorsed Case in the past, but recently criticized his policies as co-chair of centrist / conservative Blue Dog Coalition #Hawaii #Election2022 @KITV4
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla's decision applies only to their salaried workforce. wsj.com/articles/elon-… Salaried workers at Ford are not unionized and Ford laid-off 580 workers in April. Similarly to Tesla, Ford laid-off 10% of its total salaried workforce in 2019. freep.com/story/money/ca… chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bi…
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The expanded #ChildTaxCredit “directly benefited American families by giving them cash and trusting that they knew the best use for it.” The advance payments last year “immediately lifted 3 million children out of poverty.” vox.com/the-highlight/230568…
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