The particularly frustrating thing is that Nelson has progressive bona fides, and has not minced words about what her values are. If Bernie and this DC group wanted to endorse a progressive candidate with a working class (and union) background, why not just endorse her?
Persepolis was a major work, a revelatory examination of Iranian history and society. It fully deserves its status as one of the great modern memoirs.
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Fascists in Belfast set fire to buildings with people inside them. People of colour left work early to stay indoors.
This is being actively encouraged by the world’s richest man whose openly pro-white nationalist platform X is still used by the UK government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Pride thread
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Here's your reminder this isn't about schools or libraries. It's about any books the right deems against white supremacy in any place, whether or not they're for kids or adults. The children are but props in the genital obsessed party's drive for power.
Satisfying to help set the record on work requirements straight with @adrianna.bsky.social
"Given the research evidence and policy details, we conclude that, in the real world, Medicaid work requirements are much more likely to worsen poverty than to reduce it."
Protests across the city turned violent on Tuesday night – with some police officers acting as if it wasn’t safe to intervene
My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/
I'm trying to make sense of the Dem primary in OK District 5. Jena Nelson, a longtime school teacher, has been campaigning for several months.
But right before the filing deadline, Trey Martin, a union member & iron worker, entered the race. He quickly got an endorsement from Bernie Sanders.
New at Can We Still Govern: The Trump admin released a report saying that Medicaid work requirements will increase work and reduce poverty. There is a technical term for this: malarkey.
Actual experts @chloeneast.bsky.social & @adrianna.bsky.social break it down.
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