February 24, 2023 by V Leigh

Multi-billion dollar corporations will claim they don’t have the money to pay workers better, then spend millions so that they don’t have to pay workers better.

BREAKING: The Labor Dept has released some horrifying findings in its child labor investigation in meatpacking plants.

They say Packers Sanitation employed *at least 102 kids* as young as 13 across 8 states. Minors cleaned ‘back saws, brisket saws and head splitters.’
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) February 17, 2023

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You’re not only closer to homelessness than being a billionaire. You’re closer to homelessness than to buying any home in many major cities. You’re closer to homelessness than being able to ever actually retire. When you see it that way, the crisis is impossible to ignore.
— Dana White (@ItsDanaWhite) January 26, 2023

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Multi-billion dollar corporations will claim they don’t have the money to pay workers better, then spend millions so that they don’t have to pay workers better. pic.twitter.com/kcPyaHJ8oF
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) January 26, 2023

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January 20, 2023 by V Leigh

The price of groceries and rent will never go back down. In one year, they made cost of living go up so much that any raise anyone got at any time in the last 5 years is completely wiped out.

The price of groceries and rent will never go back down.

In one year, they made cost of living go up so much that any raise anyone got at any time in the last 5 years is completely wiped out.
— Hanukkah Solo (@BostonJerry) January 4, 2023

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40% of homeless people in the United States have either a part time or a full-time job.https://t.co/6sWW1A52vQ
— Say it loud (@thetimeisnowTB) January 2, 2023

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The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at Home Depot is 455:1.https://t.co/2ekpb3oYfs https://t.co/0QHDrm5DUh
— jordan (@JordanUhl) December 30, 2022

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Amazon has hired Trey Kovacs, a former Special Assistant at the US Department of Labor, as a union-busting consultant.

Kovacs has been holding captive audience meetings at ONT8 in Moreno Valley, California since April 2022. 🧵#UnionBusting #Amazon #Kovacs #LaborRights pic.twitter.com/3e0w1cv9pJ
— Seth Goldstein (@SethGoldstein13) December 26, 2022

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Starting tomorrow, insulin prescriptions will be co-pay capped at $35 a month for seniors.

While it’s a good step, this doesn’t impact younger people or seniors who still can’t afford $35/month.

These are crumbs. Insulin should be free—all healthcare should be free.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) December 31, 2022

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Last year Walgreens repeatedly sounded the alarm about shoplifting. But today, a Walgreens exec admitted that they might have “cried too much last year” about theft.

What he didn’t acknowledge is that Walgreens is losing money because of billions in fines, not robbery. 🧵
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) January 5, 2023

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November 2, 2022 by V Leigh

Landlords are going on a capital strike, holding thousands of units vacant while homelessness reaches Great Depression era levels. Clearly a profit driven system will never solve the housing crisis. We need social housing and tenant control.

Also follow @brian_goldstone on housing and homelessness and read everything he writes https://t.co/c17IF2aHt2
— Dr. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) October 15, 2022

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There are folks who are experiencing homelessness and have a job. Having a job is not some magical title that makes everyone upper-middle class. Telling our unhoused neighbours to “just get a job” is ridiculous.
— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) October 20, 2022

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There are 61,000 SF housing units, rentals included, that are sitting empty on any given day for one of a variety of reasons, and putting even a fraction of these into service as supportive housing would solve homelessness in the city overnight. https://t.co/Uc3L0owoNP
— SFist (@SFist) October 20, 2022

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Landlords are going on a capital strike, holding thousands of units vacant while homelessness reaches Great Depression era levels.

Clearly a profit driven system will never solve the housing crisis.

We need social housing and tenant control. https://t.co/p7QgXrniIz
— Sumathy Kumar (@Sumathy_Kumar_) October 19, 2022

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September 30, 2022 by V Leigh

We have two options: – Universal housing -Homelessness There is one rational option and one extreme option. Allowing over 500,000 people to sleep on the streets tonight is extreme.

Anti-homeless architecture can take many forms and be tough to spot but it is a hidden fixture of cities and towns across the world 🌍 https://t.co/NnYWMZQYti
— The Big Issue (@BigIssue) September 17, 2022

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BREAKING NEWS: We’re suing @LondonBreed, @SFPD & the City of SF for their efforts to criminalize homelessness through an array of brutal policing practices that violate the constitutional rights of unhoused San Franciscans.

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— Coalition on Homelessness (@TheCoalitionSF) September 28, 2022

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Homeless people and their advocates sued San Francisco, demanding that the city stop harassing and destroying the belongings of people living on the streets with nowhere to go. The plaintiffs are also pressing for action on affordable housing. https://t.co/egq35dwJ0V
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 28, 2022

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We have two options:

-Universal housing
-Homelessness

There is one rational option and one extreme option.

Allowing over 500,000 people to sleep on the streets tonight is extreme.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) September 20, 2022

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June 19, 2022 by V Leigh

Cornrows, braids, Bantu knots, Afros, bald heads, and sisterlocks: Black hair and the CROWN Act

Racist Hair Policy Blocks Student From School https://t.co/aA1spMhQG8 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) May 3, 2022

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16 states and 42 municipalities have enacted #TheCROWNAct or legislation inspired by the CROWN Act. While this is a great accomplishment, it’s not enough. The CROWN Act must pass at the federal level for all of our CROWNs to be protected. #PassTheCROWN pic.twitter.com/wApYVvmtMB
— The CROWN Act (@thecrownact) June 13, 2022

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Cornrows, braids, Bantu knots, Afros, bald heads, and sisterlocks: Black hair and the CROWN Acthttps://t.co/izfkzGa4mw
— Black America Cares (@BlkAmericaCares) June 13, 2022

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June 7, 2022 by V Leigh

During 2021 average workers’ pay rose 4.4%, average consumer prices rose 8.5%, and average CEO pay (in 500 biggest corporations) rose 17%. #WeCanDoBetterThanCapitalism

During 2021 average workers’ pay rose 4.4%, average consumer prices rose 8.5%, and average CEO pay (in 500 biggest corporations) rose 17%. Even in pandemic, capitalism deepens inequality. Gross. #WeCanDoBetterThanCapitalism https://t.co/TNvvZbe8nJ
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) June 1, 2022

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.@Amazon is trying to ban words like “restrooms,” “slave labor,” & “union” from employees’ chats to bust unions.

Their track record of inhumane treatment, worker surveillance & union busting must not be tolerated.@SenWarren & I have questions.https://t.co/T5w5FtDZfa
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) June 2, 2022

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Chris Smalls was fired from Amazon at the beginning of the pandemic, and now, he’s the president of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), leading the charge for labor rights across company employees. #ESSENCE https://t.co/35xr7FWraL
— ESSENCE (@Essence) May 27, 2022

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The propaganda is to make politics believe this is just a gig work. Meaning drivers are not full-time, not part-time, drivers are “GiG Workers”? Name us one (1) Wall St listed company that is worth above 45 Billion on the back of less than PT workers ( <25 hrs). @USDOL @WHD_DOL pic.twitter.com/6KeofogS2I
— Uber Labor Union (@UberLaborUnion) June 1, 2022

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The National Education Association, largest US labor union representing about 3M members, criticized the proposal of arming teachers as a solution to mass shootings in schools.

“Bringing more guns into schools makes schools more dangerous,” they said.https://t.co/IHPDB5hWxJ
— Fiona Webster 🌎🌏🌍 #PrideMonth🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@fiona_webster22) May 28, 2022

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And that this is him union busting. The way the media just let him say any GD thing with no challenge you’d think he was the police… wait… https://t.co/7KaLg82xRn
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) June 3, 2022

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The labor movement created the middle class in America.

Strong unions mean a strong middle class.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 3, 2022

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Capitalism rests on a network of privately-owned infrastructure, with shipping at its heart – but now the industry is in chaos as the profiteering of rentier corporations sends the world system into meltdown, writes @graceblakeley.https://t.co/11KgIdNuxt
— Tribune (@tribunemagazine) May 31, 2022

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Capitalism. https://t.co/2RLU4PdL82
— Becky Jae (@cubismdream) June 5, 2022

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May 16, 2022 by V Leigh

The killing of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent, #Shereen_Abu_Aqleh, while covering an Israeli raid on #Jenin refugee camp in the occupied #WestBank is a bloody reminder of the deadly system Palestinians are locked in.

🚨 The killing of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent, #Shereen_Abu_Aqleh, while covering an Israeli raid on #Jenin refugee camp in the occupied #WestBank is a bloody reminder of the deadly system Palestinians are locked in. Justice is the only way forward. End Israel’s apartheid. pic.twitter.com/nXH0lkyoYP
— Amnesty MENA (@AmnestyMENA) May 11, 2022

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Imagine watching this and arguing that she was killed by a stray bullet from palestinian fighters. Clear as day there is a israeli sniper somewhere in the distance who killed her and is trying to kill the people helping her. Sick. https://t.co/96MYbCNesm
— Moud (@MoudtheDood) May 11, 2022

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⭕ LIVE: Israeli occupation forces are beating crowds carrying the casket of killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ⤵️ https://t.co/f3VVuZNJ2g
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 13, 2022

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The closest video of the #Israeli police suppressing the funeral procession of Shireen Abu Aqleh as the coffin was leaving the French hospital towards the cemetery pic.twitter.com/TaOsvCUUCd
— Rushdi Abualouf (@Rushdibbc) May 13, 2022

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“Spare me any talk about journalistic standards, a commitment to anti-racism and decolonisation, promotion of democracy, freedom, and justice unless you stand with Palestine.”

— #AJOpinion by @AyyashMark https://t.co/yRclc7Tjwy
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 15, 2022

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May 8, 2022 by V Leigh

The Supreme Court of the United States decided not to extend basic constitutional rights to residents in state territories, including Puerto Rico.

Indigenous Taíno people in Puerto Rico struggle to get their concerns acknowledged by the U.S., so they’re going to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.https://t.co/yewVYz7BTT
— grist (@grist) May 7, 2022

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President Biden’s administration, like the Trump administration before it, defended Congress’s right to exclude residents of Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program without violating the Constitution’s promise of equal protection. https://t.co/mWBktGjP7n
— The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@IBJIYONGI) April 21, 2022

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There is a nationwide power outage across US colony Puerto Rico right now

The US government, which appointed an unelected colonial board to control Puerto Rico’s finances, forced the privatization of the power grid to a corporation

Ever since there have been constant blackouts https://t.co/lcQlHIqafZ
— Benjamin Norton (@BenjaminNorton) April 7, 2022

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A recently published bill in Puerto Rico seeks to prohibit abortions after 22 weeks with the only exception being if the pregnant person’s life is in danger. We call for urgent objective public hearings and meaningful human rights scrutiny of this bill.https://t.co/CuIUeYtYsM pic.twitter.com/pKzLGz3slg
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) April 21, 2022

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Puerto Rico accounts for 1% of the US pop. but 7% of US cases. Hospitalizations are up 3x. The reasons:
– explosion in travel
– end of mask + vax requirements
– low boost rate (despite 78% primary vax rate)

Given the right ingredients, COVID will cook.https://t.co/NhcTCa2fQt
— Dr. Taison Bell (@TaisonBell) May 4, 2022

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“The Supreme Court of the United States decided not to extend basic constitutional rights to residents in state territories, including Puerto Rico.”https://t.co/0NPUt4BBiN
— Affinity Magazine (@TheAffinityMag) April 29, 2022

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November 29, 2021 by V Leigh

‘No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.’ — @AOC

.@AliVelshi: Taxing ultra-wealthy Americans differently than the rest of us is not a controversial idea. https://t.co/IGzJ80BaVg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 26, 2021

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If we’re serious about taking on the military industrial complex & cutting the Pentagon budget, we have to expose the military contractors who profit from endless war.

Share this clip from our film “Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers” and help expose the for-profit war machine! pic.twitter.com/3iLBV5P9MO
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) August 14, 2021

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20 years after taking out student loans, the typical white borrower owes about 5% of their debt. The typical Black borrower owes about 95%. Because of the wealth gap & systemic discrimination, Black students go into more debt & have a harder time paying it. #CancelStudentDebt
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) November 3, 2021

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No one should have to ration life-saving medication due to price, and yet 1/4 diabetic Americans aren’t taking insulin as prescribed because of its skyrocketing cost. Today, on #WorldDiabetesDay, I’m wearing earrings made from old insulin vials to keep the pressure on Big Pharma. pic.twitter.com/BSAMmtt9pM
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) November 14, 2021

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‘No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.’ — @AOC pulled no punches when discussing income inequality, capitalism, and the ultra wealthy’s grip on power in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/74LMHVM6O4
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 16, 2021

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How Manchin and Sinema’s status as Senate holdouts is proving lucrative

“The Democratic senators have received a flood of money from conservative donors, leading some to raise concerns of corruption”https://t.co/phePsgUB1i
— Coal Miner’s Granddaughter (@TerenehIdia) November 28, 2021

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November 28, 2021 by V Leigh

“If he didn’t break the law, we should change the law.”

This photo says it all! Black kids need to know their lives matter! #JusticeForAhmaud pic.twitter.com/pJLQUBwnED
— Arndrea Waters King (@ArndreaKing) November 24, 2021

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This #JusticeForAhmaud came from people speaking out & showing up. Remember we went 74 days without an arrest; this was never inevitable. Gratitude to all. To the runners, the #BLM activists, the preachers, the local citizens, all who said that his life mattered. pic.twitter.com/FTHHF4lqxz
— Heather McGhee (@hmcghee) November 24, 2021

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Police have killed 961 people this year. To date, officers have being charged with a crime in only 10 of these killings – 1% of the total. https://t.co/vqURbJZyIR
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 24, 2021

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Check out Mississippi Goddam Chapter 6: Mississippi Justice https://t.co/fqqRqcq7yZ
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) November 27, 2021

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Footage shows the killing of the 32-year-old Black man in his home by a white officer — over the objections of his Black, more-experienced partner. Both officers are still on duty.https://t.co/4iFwxeJx4s
— ProPublica (@propublica) November 22, 2021

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“If he didn’t break the law, we should change the law.”

— @StephenAtHome hits at Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal after killing 2 protesters and injuring 1 during Black Lives Matter demonstration. pic.twitter.com/gMPUQLmmI6
— The Recount (@therecount) November 23, 2021

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Landlords are going on a capital strike, holding thousands of units vacant while homelessness reaches Great Depression era levels. Clearly a profit driven system will never solve the housing crisis. We need social housing and tenant control.

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We have two options: – Universal housing -Homelessness There is one rational option and one extreme option. Allowing over 500,000 people to sleep on the streets tonight is extreme.

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