October 22, 2024 by V Leigh

No bank executives arrested for laundering $670,000,000 in drug cartel money.

No bank executives arrested for laundering $670,000,000 in drug cartel money. But jump a turnstile and get arrested or shot for $2.90. https://t.co/PGhy9XUIpM
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 14, 2024

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— Solidarity (@1WhiteRabbitt) December 1, 2022

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NEW: Wages rose fastest for the top 1% and 0.1% of earners in 2021, while the bottom 90% took a pay cut.

Inequality has skyrocketed over the past 40 years. This growing inequality isn’t inevitable—it is a result of policy choices to reduce worker power. https://t.co/h1Ex1MdaAX pic.twitter.com/WQYPjiqkjO
— Economic Policy Institute (@EconomicPolicy) December 21, 2022

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August 1, 2024 by V Leigh

Capitalism is a failed economic system.

Capitalism is a failed economic system. pic.twitter.com/cTh8KM1fKM
— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) July 10, 2024

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— holly (@girlziplocked) July 11, 2024

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Texas doesn’t have funding for mental health professionals but their politicians found time to pass a law making sure the police get more funding each year. https://t.co/eSEaPlcxMs
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 21, 2024

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— 🌹 🔥 🍉Dark Warlord 🍉🔥 🌹 (@drkwarlord) July 21, 2024

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You can be HIV free, for ~$90,000 per year.

They plan to charge $42,250 for this miraculous HIV drug that could be sold for $40 a year, which would still provide 30% profit.

We have wealth care, not health care in this country. https://t.co/XmzeYKoY1E
— Dr. Victoria Dooley (@DrDooleyMD) July 24, 2024

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Federal minimum wage in:

2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25

Folks, it’s time to raise the damn wage already.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 24, 2024

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Homelessness is a failure of government, no one should be without a home in the richest country on earth.

An economy that “prospers” while people are unhoused is not truly great.

Criminalizing people for being unable to afford or hold housing is despicable. https://t.co/VS8TBB9NkG
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) July 25, 2024

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Important story: Homelessness in the USA was the highest ever on record in 2023.

In 2024, homeless shelters and services are seeing an uptick in people WITH JOBS who are living in cars, etc.

Low-wage workers can’t afford rent. pic.twitter.com/le3SzFHAGg
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) July 29, 2024

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July 7, 2024 by V Leigh

It is absolutely disgusting that in the wealthiest nation in the world, our government would rather criminalize homelessness instead of providing everyone with dignified housing.

If it’s hot outside, increase the price of water.

If there’s a pandemic, increase the price of the vaccine.

If there’s housing crisis, increase the price of homes.

If there’s a healthcare crisis, increase the price of seeing a doctor.

Corporate greed should be a crime. https://t.co/kY8yYMsRg9
— Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) June 25, 2024

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The term “unskilled labor” is used by the ruling class to justify poverty wages.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) June 21, 2024

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It is absolutely disgusting that in the wealthiest nation in the world, our government would rather criminalize homelessness instead of providing everyone with dignified housing.
— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) June 28, 2024

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May 3, 2024 by V Leigh

this political cartoon, originally published during the Gilded Age, has only gotten more relevant

this political cartoon, originally published during the Gilded Age, has only gotten more relevant pic.twitter.com/iOXvWLpb70
— Gritty is the Way (@Gritty20202) April 4, 2024

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House Republicans have voted against a Biden admin rule capping credit card fees at $8 a month.

Chairman Andy Barr said “the vast majority of Americans” want high fees.

Completely out of touch. Nobody supports these junk fees. pic.twitter.com/pAFJQIbSJw
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 18, 2024

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Telling generations of young people that there isn’t enough money for free college or free healthcare and then spending billions to commit the gravest assault on Gaza really does elicit a very particular type of rage. https://t.co/HKAa7Yqq4Z
— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) April 21, 2024

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CEO learns that nothing runs without labor. pic.twitter.com/IJf3KiPCP8
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 23, 2024

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Capitalism is built on the meritocratic idea that everyone gets what they deserve in the marketplace. This May Day, let’s reject that idea — wealth creation is a fundamentally social process, and the rich have no right to hoard all the resources and power.https://t.co/DIaGX8pxnd
— Jacobin (@jacobin) May 1, 2024

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The union of Southwest Airlines flight attendants has ratified a new contract that includes a 22.3% raise starting tomorrow and $364 million in back pay.

They’re now the highest paid attendants in the industry.

This deal will change thousands of lives. pic.twitter.com/6BIu3YLvHu
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 30, 2024

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March 15, 2024 by V Leigh

The most cunning part of late stage capitalism has been to convince people that they don’t need healthcare, vaccines, clean air or water, so they won’t demand it of their governments.

The most cunning part of late stage capitalism has been to convince people that they don’t need healthcare, vaccines, clean air or water, so they won’t demand it of their governments.
— Amanda Hu (@amandalhu) February 24, 2024

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Wells Fargo is asking for more time to counter expert reports in our lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. This is the 21 century, yet Wells Fargo still engaged in this unconscionable behavior in its lending practices. Now, WITHOUT delay, is the time to hold them accountable!
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 6, 2024

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No, seriously,
They need to stop asking this ridiculous question.

B/c everything else that motivates me ain’t got shit to do w/ this job OR this company.

I am a number to you.
You are a paycheck to me.

And that’s ALL we need to be for each other…nothing more, nothing less. https://t.co/EjunlrwVaS
— Adrian C. Jackson (@AdrianCJax) March 8, 2024

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— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 7, 2024

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— Working Families Party 🐺 (@WorkingFamilies) March 1, 2024

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I genuinely believe this should be a viral national story. Google refused to come to the bargaining table after this team unanimously unionized. We bring a reso supporting the workers to council. The day the workers show up to testify on the reso, Google lays off the entire team. https://t.co/KihF9l8Rwp
— André Treiber (@andrebttx) March 1, 2024

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Because people can’t afford rent or groceries.

Rent is now unaffordable for 50% of renters.

2023 saw homelessness rise 12% to a record level.

Things are hard out here for the average person. And Democrats claiming the economy is “booming” only serves to sound out of touch. https://t.co/rGBW6zqZkY
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 23, 2024

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“We have to get back to a nation, and a world, that puts humanity first. That’s not going to happen [through] corporations and businesspeople; it’s going to have to happen [through] labor unions.” — @ShawnFainUAW https://t.co/tE1edTwcdB pic.twitter.com/QBruXYdp8a
— UAW (@UAW) March 12, 2024

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February 24, 2024 by V Leigh

just the phrase “cost of living” is insane

Are we good at being a country? pic.twitter.com/qy8NrjD3vB
— Gareth Reynolds (@reynoldsgareth) February 18, 2024

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just the phrase “cost of living” is insane
— // C H E R E L E // (@HAILCHERELE) February 16, 2024

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Prior to 1982, the SEC considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. But under President Reagan, stock buybacks were made legal. Now, instead of investing profits into people, big corporations use them to line the pockets of wealthy shareholders. They’re a scam.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 17, 2024

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This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged for the rich. We need a federal wealth tax. Now. pic.twitter.com/U3vc5XRpLi
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 18, 2024

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November 12, 2022 by V Leigh

In the last 24 hours, Twitter has lost the Chiefs of Trust & Safety, Sales, Information Security, Compliance, and Privacy. The head of legal is on record warning employees about the risk of legal exposure if they follow Musk’s orders. It’s a total loss of confidence.

Well, Twitter blue was beautiful while it lasted pic.twitter.com/YMi7ldN1YA
— Read Jackson Rising by @CooperationJXN (@JoshuaPHilll) November 11, 2022

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Twitter Blue erased a few billion in market cap for Lockheed Martin pic.twitter.com/RsMBfRyhO1
— litquidity (@litcapital) November 11, 2022

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The power of $8 pic.twitter.com/JHSy8aLJXy
— Esther C, MD MPH (@choo_ek) November 11, 2022

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Eli Lilly stock isn’t just tanking because of a satirical Tweet on Musk’s hellscape, it’s tanking because millions of people are asking why we have to pay for insulin, when it was made to be free.

That’s why other insulin stocks are falling too.

Happy Disability Awareness Month
— Rafael Shimunov is on Mastodon (@rafaelshimunov) November 11, 2022

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elon basically forcing brands to tweet things like “we’re sorry you ever thought insulin could be free,” incredible scenes https://t.co/D2X6ciJQZa
— Brandon Hardin (@hardin) November 10, 2022

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Back to back tweets. pic.twitter.com/TpnMrmGJr5
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 11, 2022

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Great work today guys pic.twitter.com/Q15Hkkf7KB
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) November 11, 2022

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To do this so abruptly & just expect people to adjust schedules, child/elder care, monthly expenses etc asap to adhere to this in a matter of HOURS as if they didn’t have 2+ yrs at an org that championed flexibility & self care and made life decisions based on that. I’m furious. https://t.co/j1lMtZvWt2
— God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera) November 10, 2022

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elon musk posted a photo of a nazi followed by a post telling ppl to vote republican. 30 minutes apart. pic.twitter.com/wWz9OwF02Z
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) November 7, 2022

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Here is the link to @alexeheath‘s report for The Verge, which is genuinely disturbing.

The company’s chief privacy officer, chief information security officer, and chief compliance officer all resignedhttps://t.co/WajvgZPGSr
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 10, 2022

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November 5, 2022 by V Leigh

what stage of capitalism is this

what stage of capitalism is this pic.twitter.com/LhtYwcI0Ll
— Emily Herring (@EtheHerring) November 1, 2022

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So the Twitter layoffs are really real. Horrifying example of why tech workers, like all workers, need a union. https://t.co/iQrV5P10RE
— Joseph Kohlmann · @jkohlmann@mastodon.social (@jkohlmann) October 30, 2022

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63% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck because capitalism demands we continue to fatten the bank accounts of Billionaires, Stockholders and Corporations that don’t pay taxes. https://t.co/wIPLTMZ0op pic.twitter.com/frCylob1Xo
— So it goes… (@melaniesdavis) November 4, 2022

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I think this is an important fact that will explain why Elon Musk is doing what he is with Twitter: His Tesla factories are rife with injuries, because all the safety signage is the wrong color, because he hates the color yellowhttps://t.co/3uSBMlShCD
— Todd in the Shadows (@ShadowTodd) October 31, 2022

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We’re not talking enough about how the Supreme Court is about to make it illegal for companies to pursue diversity in hiring https://t.co/xwjOtD4H4d
— Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff) October 31, 2022

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With NYC’s salary law now in place, I’ve been looking at some companies’ salary ranges, & I can already see that the “good faith” part of the law is going to be tested.

A salary range of $50,000 to $145,000 is deeply unserious. (This is the New York Post Tech Reporter role, btw) pic.twitter.com/dstqZSI2Iq
— Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) November 1, 2022

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pretty amazing results already 😬 https://t.co/KM3b0uoRbQ pic.twitter.com/0Zyuck0Wdi
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 1, 2022

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🚨 Undercover investigation finds workers in China making clothes for Shein, world’s biggest fast-fashion brand, are:
👗 Paid 3p per item
👚 Working 18-hour days
👙 Given no weekends + only one day off a month@Channel4 findings shared with @theipaper:https://t.co/rKma5ewuQU
— Rob Hastings (@robhastings) October 15, 2022

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October 15, 2022 by V Leigh

Americans WANT: —to raise the minimum wage —strengthen social safety nets & unions —make the wealthy & corporations pay their fair share —and much more Why won’t Congress get it done?

These UW librarians say they won’t be shushed when it comes to calling for fair pay. https://t.co/IWccLeyshd
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) October 14, 2022

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Congratulations to the faculty unions at Rutgers who were able to reverse the lifting of the university’s mask mandate after filing a legal challenge.https://t.co/Y8ljOqRagg
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) October 5, 2022

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— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) September 30, 2022

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Starbucks fires yet another outspoken pro-union barista—supposedly for wearing a suicide awareness pin

Will Westlake was once summoned to an hourlong anti-union session where it was just him & 6 managers

The union says Sbucks has fired 100 baristas who helped lead union efforts https://t.co/OCfpV0qpky
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) October 5, 2022

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Corporations: “We have no choice but to raise prices due to inflation!”

Also corporations: pic.twitter.com/hvfD35Qn9E
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) October 13, 2022

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Amazon’s products can collect data about you when you

Talk
Sleep
Walk by
Show your face
Cough
Snore
Come home
Leave home
Turn on the lights
Turn up the heat
Play music
Watch TV
Join Wifi
Wash your hands
Cook popcorn
Receive a package
Drive places
… https://t.co/ZvlpnFnGcG
— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) October 12, 2022

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Americans WANT:
—to raise the minimum wage
—strengthen social safety nets & unions
—make the wealthy & corporations pay their fair share
—and much more

Why won’t Congress get it done?

Because their corporate donors tell them not to.#UnionStrong
— SEIU (@SEIU) July 18, 2022

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September 28, 2022 by V Leigh

This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership. Workers have won elections to form unions in industries that have never had them, including at Starbucks and Amazon. Meet the leaders powering the movement

This year has seen a wave of union activism after decades of declining membership.

Workers have won elections to form unions in industries that have never had them, including at Starbucks and Amazon.

Meet the leaders powering the movement. 👇https://t.co/Ks1NwRBu99
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) September 10, 2022

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This family of billionaires owns all the food in your house.

Their company has been named “the worst company in the world” and they once had an intelligence operation “bigger than the CIA.”

So who are they? pic.twitter.com/tRWQqVsW1c
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 17, 2022

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Kroger sent this ‘no one wins with a strike’ memo out to workers ahead of the strike vote overwhelming approved by workers in the Columbus, Ohio area pic.twitter.com/DOAHrm4uYC
— Michael Sainato (@msainat1) September 16, 2022

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“While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade…”

Charles confronted by a member of the public about the cost of living crisis pic.twitter.com/yl19KjTBKc
— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) September 16, 2022

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When we say “There are no ethical billionaires, because if they were ethical they would no longer be billionaires,” here’s proof. https://t.co/QOTm4nbsA9
— Gwen C. Katz (@gwenckatz) September 15, 2022

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Hey, friends, we just gave our company to planet Earth. OK, it’s more nuanced than that, but we’re closed today to celebrate this new plan to save our one and only home. We’ll be back online tomorrow.https://t.co/fvRFDgOzVZ
— Patagonia (@patagonia) September 14, 2022

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Netflix just dropped a new series about money management in the middle of an economic crisis. All I can do is laugh at this point. https://t.co/a4rgKKwpa0
— Heaux House™️ (@MadeInHawaii___) September 11, 2022

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1/8 I want to share a few stories from this year that will call attention to the irreversible havoc rail carriers have placed on their employees, customers, and the nation. #railstrike https://t.co/q2TZLL0SHR
— Jason Doering (@jtdoering) September 12, 2022

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BREAKING: Nearly 300 workers at Home Depot in Philadelphia have filed to unionize.

This would be the first union at Home Depot in the United States.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 20, 2022

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How does @Starbucks treat workers? Shareholders want to know! A group of investors—led by @NYCComptroller Brad Lander/NYC pension funds—filed a shareholder proposal seeking an audit of @Starbucks labor practices on @SBWorkersUnited. By @josheidelson https://t.co/OYYwf4vNss
— Terri Gerstein (@TerriGerstein) September 19, 2022

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CEO of $12 billion company told investors he’s “praying for inflation,” an unusually candid admission of a dirty secret in the business world: corporations use inflation as a pretext to jack up prices. https://t.co/fKyLnjdlig
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) September 28, 2022

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“UPMC opened a food bank for employees who were struggling to make ends meet. It was staffed by employees, and stocked by donations from employees.

It should not be this way.” pic.twitter.com/pqCaKVOGhY
— Hospital Workers Rising (@PGHHospitalWork) September 26, 2022

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Home Depot managers have poured into the Philly store where a worker recently filed a union petition. One worker told me eight managers pulled them aside to talk in the past week: “Before this, I didn’t even know what my district manager looked like” https://t.co/Z0uUSCgaXs
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) September 27, 2022

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