The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy | Robert Reich YouTube video by Robert Reich

Trump and his authoritarian lackeys are spreading lies about immigrant workers in Los Angeles.

Know the truth.

Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute 1. Uni graduates pay more in HECS than the gas industry pays in PPRT University used to be free but is now more expensive than ever. After graduating with an arts degree a young Australian will now re...

Five reasons why young Australians should be pissed off - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/five-re...

From blackout to 'black hole': How streaming services like 9Now and Kayo could swing the election Streaming providers know where you shop, where you travel, and if you are a parent. And they'll let political parties target you using this data — but won't tell you how.

Streaming platforms know if you’re a parent, a gamer or a young renter. And they're selling political advertisers the ability to target you using this information.

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JFREJ Screening of 'The Encampments' Join JFREJ members for a screening  and discussion of Watermelon Pictures' The Encampments .  Film Synopsis: When a group of students at Columbia…

JFREJ is hosting a private screening & discussion of #TheEncampments on Mon, 4/21, 5:30pm @ The Angelika The documentary features the Columbia campus movement for Palestinian freedom. Proceeds will go to a legal fund assisting students taken by ICE! Join us!
Tix: www.jfrej.org/events/2025/...

The actual bosses are the billionaires but we get the fiction every couple of years via voting that we have a say in the decisions that impact our lives.

The ranks of federal employee unions are swelling as they attempt to shield their members from a barrage of executive orders from President Trump, who with billionaire advisor Elon Musk, has launched an unprecedented assault on the federal workforce aimed at reducing its size and weeding out "disloyal" civil servants. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, grew to a record size of 319,233 active members after adding more than 14,000 in the past five weeks. That's nearly as many as the union added in the previous 12 months, according to union spokesman Tim Kauffman.

the boss is the best organizer, federal edition

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#OtD 8 Feb 1840 began the fight for the 8-hour working day in New Zealand. Samuel Parnell (pictured), a carpenter from London, insisted on 8 hours when offered a job, to which the employer had to agree, leading to more 8-hour day organising in the country stories.workingclasshistory.c...

‘Extremely prevalent’: Election betting rife in halls of Parliament Political staffers speaking anonymously have revealed election betting remains rife despite scandals overseas and calls for reform.

"[Election betting] probably accounts for one-third of all group chat messages," one former Coalition staffer told Crikey.

The official death toll in Gaza is over 45,000, but the true figure "is closer to 300,000," says Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a British Palestinian surgeon. "This is literally and mathematically a genocidal project."
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/30/gaza_hospitals

“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”

Things Not Seen Since October 7th, 2023, fault lines around Palestinian solidarity have changed the landscape of visual art.

Censorship: Since October 7th, 2023, fault lines around Palestinian solidarity have changed the landscape of visual art.
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Labor Notes National Call: Union Solidarity with Immigrant Workers As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented workers, that persecution threatens the power and solidarity of all of us in the labor movement. From farm workers to food processing to janitor...

Monday, JAN 6: Join workers in a training led by Jorge Mujica from the Arise Chicago workers center and a panel of union members and leaders including:

Olga Miranda (SEIU Local 87)
Mounica Sreesai (UE 1122)
Edgar Franks (Familias Unidas Por La Justicia)

Sign up: labornotes.org/events/2024/...

After Destroying Gaza Hospital, Israel Has Disappeared the Doctor Who Led It Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s family fears he’s being held at torture camp Sde Teiman, but Israel won’t share his location.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s family fears he’s being held at torture camp Sde Teiman, but Israel won’t share his location.

Israel cannot lose a ‘humanity’ it never had A recent Haaretz editorial claimed, “Israel Is Losing Its Humanity in Gaza,” but this ignores the brutal history of the Zionist colonization of Palestine, of which the Gaza genocide is just the latest...

A recent Haaretz editorial claimed, 'Israel Is Losing Its Humanity in Gaza,' as if Zionist colonization ever left room for humanity. The Gaza genocide isn’t a deviation—it’s the plan." mondoweiss.net/2025/01/isra...

U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says.

Research published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, at the University of Maryland, finds that the strongest predictor of carrying out extremist violence inside the country is serving in the US military.
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Labor condemns perceived antisemitism, ignores Islamophobia The Labor PM and NSW Premier have been quick to demonise community members supporting justice in Palestine and quick to wrongly conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism — all of which have repercussions, as Paul Gregoire points out.

Labor condemns perceived antisemitism, ignores Islamophobia www.greenleft.org.au/content/labor-condemns-p... #Auspol

Let’s get this right. Israel is not a democracy - Pearls and Irritations A common refrain from supporters and right-wing politicians is that Israel is the only democratic country in the Middle East.

Let’s get this right. Israel is not a democracy johnmenadue.com/lets-get-this-right-isra... #Auspol

How Workplace Injuries Spurred The Holiday Strike Against Amazon Amazon's leading E-commerce operations also lead the industry in injury rates. Drivers and warehouse clerks are now on strike, demanding safer working conditions.

Ok, if anyone has better info direct from the #AmazonLaborUnion PLEASE let me know! The best I can find on how to support the #strike is to contact Amazon & let them know you support the #union, & they should recognize the union & come to the bargaining table.

12/27/2024- Nosferatu www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/de...

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Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on van in Gaza Men were asleep in marked press vehicle, say witnesses, as renewed hostage negotiations reach impasse

Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on van in Gaza

Men were asleep in marked press vehicle, say witnesses, as renewed hostage negotiations reach impasse

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Australian media may not be informing you but #Amnesty knows that #Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gazans in hospitals & shelters continues & was out protesting against war crimes for 63rd week in #Sydney

Caught in a crackdown on Brisbane’s rough sleepers, Sasha lost her child and home on the same day As the city’s homeless are ordered from their tents after sweeps by council ‘pink shirts’, some claim it is more about visibility than a ‘security issue’

Ah Queensland, Australia's 'deep south'. Deeply racist one day, indiscriminately cruel the next. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

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‘Soul of my soul’: Israeli shelling kills Gaza grandfather who moved world Advocates pay tribute to Khaled Nabhan, Palestinian grandfather who became known for his grief, charity and defiance.

‘Soul of my soul’: Israeli shelling kills Gaza grandfather who moved world with his grief, empathy and resistance. Without the support of a global weapons supply chain, focused on the US but including Australia, this war would end. Let’s make it end. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...