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We are a state affiliate of the AFT, AFL-CIO. Our local unions represent over 19,000 workers in K-12, community college & higher education in faculty, academic professional & classified positions, as well as child care workers. lnk.bio/AFTOregon

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AFT @aft.org · 7h
AFT members will join millions of Americans at #NoKings events across the country on 10/17—to vote early where possible, make a plan to vote, and organize our families, co-workers and neighbors to get ready to participate. Join or organize an event near you here ⤵️ go.aft.org/nokings
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AFT @aft.org · 7h
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on governors to reject Trump's voucher program, arguing public dollars should be spent in ways that benefit public schools—which 90% of America’s students attend—but that public school parents would be left “hunting for stray pennies” under the voucher scheme.
washingtonpost.com
Treasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher program
With the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in.
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AFT @aft.org · 7h
Investing in affordable higher education means investing in students, workers and our future. Watch @rweingarten.bsky.social join @afthighered.bsky.social, @apscuf.org, @aftpa.org, & @aaup.org members in PA to call for stronger investments in public colleges and passage of the PA Promise plan ⤵️
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AFT @aft.org · 01/10/2026
Public dollars should help every student succeed—not be diverted from public schools to Trump’s private school voucher scheme. @rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on state governors to reject this “poison pill” and invest in smaller class sizes, modern buildings and instruction instead ⤵️
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‘Poison Pill’: AFT’s Weingarten Slams Trump Voucher Scam
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Trump administration released new regulations for its unpopular national private school voucher scheme:
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AFT @aft.org · 30/09/2026
Trump's extreme deportation agenda is driving up prices, eliminating jobs, and gutting local economies. Read the new "ICE Tax" report from @americasvoice.bsky.social ⤵️
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NEW REPORT: America's Voice "End the ICE Tax" Finds Mass Deportation Is Driving Up Costs and Straining Minnesota's Economy - America's Voice
The Twin Cities know first hand the pain and violence of ICE raids; Another casualty is to the economy MINNESOTA – A new report from America’s Voice, “End the ICE Tax,”…
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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#NOMORE
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ACLU @aclu.org · 30/09/2026
The multiple deaths at Delaney Hall are the predictable outcome of a rapidly expanding detention system, with no transparency or accountability. Congress must pass the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end mandatory detention, family detention, and private facilities like Delaney Hall.
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A Congressman said reports of deadly conditions at an ICE detention center were a “false narrative.” Then two more people died. - ACLU of New Jersey
Immigration detention is cruel and inhumane. It’s also deadly.
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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#RatepayerProtectionAct
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The more than comes out, the more horrified we all are. Cornell has explaining to do. bsky.app/profile/newy... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/n...
nytimes.com
Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fetterman is garbage. He betrays the people who fought for him when he was at his lowest point - and that fight is the only reason he’s in the senate. Now he’s actively working to raise money for Republican PACs.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
El Salvador is still imprisoning ICE deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing.
theatlantic.com
ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/09/2026
Trump is trying to sabotage the elections. But in America, power belongs to the people—not wannabe kings.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No limits on the model. No limits on the park. Tell your members of Congress to kill the Yosemite giveaway before they come back.
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Ray @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are not being governed. We are being looted.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WH says Trump's new TV ads aren't campaign ads because he's not on the ballot One of them IS his campaign ad - - Same footage from 2024, minus the donate link, plus a govt funding tag Taxpayers are $1.7M in More @forbes.com👇 -TN
forbes.com
Trump’s Controversial Taxpayer-Funded Ads Could Violate These Laws
Congress has long blocked government funds from being used on propaganda, though the Trump administration claims they’re “public service announcements.”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/09/2026
On October 17, we’re taking to the streets again to stop the fascists’ election sabotage. Find (or organize) your No Kings event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bernie's Right.......
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A 26-year-old cutting back at the grocery store. A 32-year-old wondering if a home or family will ever be within reach. A 70-year-old searching for cheaper groceries. Different generations. Same squeeze. Working people deserve better than this.
abcnews.com
'Can't catch a break': Shoppers squeezed by surging inflation and higher interest rates
Consumers spoke with ABC News about weathering a monthslong surge of inflation.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Warren on data centers: Republicans are with the big tech guys and those boys want to be able to come in and build whatever they want to build, and they don't want to pay for the consequences.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 30/09/2026
America’s unions are proud to celebrate the history, culture and contributions Hispanic communities have made in our lives on and off the job. Hispanic workers are vital to our workplaces and make our labor movement even more powerful! ✊
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves, a “pain compliance” tool and recent hit with ICE officers that function similarly to tasers at a lower voltage.
motherjones.com
California bans ICE’s favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said the agency “will not abide” by any state ban.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 30/09/2026
"We can build the infrastructure America needs without sacrificing the wildlife we have a responsibility to protect and that Americans cherish," said one campaigner.
commondreams.org
Senate Permitting Deal 'Would Bulldoze America's Most Important Wildlife Law'
"We can build the infrastructure America needs without sacrificing the wildlife we have a responsibility to protect and that Americans cherish," said one campaigner.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED,JACK.....
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This 👇
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
metrotimes.com
Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ex-WV police chief violently attacked a woman over an expired registration. Though innocent, she spent five days in jail before the charge was dismissed. He resigned and was decertified.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯🤔...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 30/09/2026
"The ocean is changing, and those changes are reaching into the lives, livelihoods, and security of people everywhere. We have the knowledge. We have the evidence. Now we need the political will to act."
commondreams.org
Report Delivers 'Starkest Warning Yet' of How Climate Emergency Is Causing 'Profound Changes' for Oceans
The 10th annual Copernicus Ocean State Report reveals alarming ocean warming and extreme events, signaling profound shifts due to the climate crisis. Are we ready to face the consequences of continued fossil fuel extraction? The time to act is now. #ClimateCrisis #OceanHealth #ActNow 🌊🔥
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sign being used in stores across Canada, thanks to Trump. =====================
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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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