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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I feel about Gemini the way I felt about Internet Explorer. Google keeps forcing me to say no to it when I’m trying to use their other products to the point I’ll never use it on principle!

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 19/03/2026

Houston council members seek to change how Houston police work with immigration agents, a week after Mayor John Whitmire tweaked the same policy. bit.ly/3Plbe4z

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’m at Commissioners Court today listening to dozens of Harris County residents share their thoughts on the decisions that will be made today. It’s great to see so many people engage with government in this way. I wish more people knew that they can do this (and more) to make their voices heard. 🧵

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The country where they have a system where they think God chose you to be in the monarchy by birth arrested a royal Epstein co-conspirator while our elected president who is in the files many thousands more times with worse allegations is not even facing impeachment.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

You can tell that the Trump admin is full of abusers based on the rhetoric they use. Homan really just pulled a, “I wouldn’t be hitting you if you hadn’t made me so mad,” during his comments on MN.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Calling the Gestapo “the Gestapo” is causing the Gestapo to act like the Gestapo.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I need folks to internalize that for every injustice we see there are many we do not see. There are many Liams that have been disappeared into detention that we must also find and bring home. That we must care for even though we don’t know their names.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I’ve finally realized that the *magic* of the magic scotch tape is that it disappears every time I want to wrap Christmas gifts.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I love the thrill of clicking a Wolf and Badger ad because you might click a gorgeous dress and it’s $150 or you might click and it’s more than your mortgage.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Serious question: can we remove the rainbow paint from the crosswalk and then build something amazing above the street level instead?

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

For Labor Day, I thought I'd recommend some books that have stood out in helping me think about work, how we relate to it, the relationship between labor and capital, the history of labor, and what the future might hold. 1/8

The covers of seven books about organized labor, clockwise from top right: Thick Skin by Hilary Peach, We Are the Union by Eric Blanc, The Long Deep Grudge by Toni Gilpin, Copper Crucible by Jonathan D. Rosenblum, And the Wolf Finally Came by John Hoerr, Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly by Peter Cole, and Memoirs of a Wobbly by Henry McGuckin

The spines of seven books about organized labor, from left to right: And the Wolf Finally Came by John Hoerr, The Long Deep Grudge by Toni Gilpin, Thick Skin by Hilary Peach, Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly by Peter Cole, We Are the Union by Eric Blanc, and Memoirs of a Wobbly by Henry McGuckin.

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New Economy For Working Houston @newhouston.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🌀 Houston knows hurricanes and floods. Disaster relief isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. This week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hosting a roundtable in Kashmere Gardens to discuss community recovery and affordable flood insurance for affected neighborhoods.

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New Economy For Working Houston @newhouston.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

“The Kashmere Garden Community and surrounding areas are suffering; the denial of claims made to FEMA is disappointing.” - Host of this Roundtable Huey German-Wilson stated. Climate change can be confusing especially in underserved communities. #climatejustice #roundtable #FEMA

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

If they are announcing repeatedly that it’s a completely full flight and I see you put your carry on AND backpack in the overhead, just know you are being watched and judged accordingly.

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Space City Weather @spacecitywx.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

We take a temperature check on TikTok, which seems hot and bothered about the possibility of a hurricane hitting Houston. IRL, we discuss the forecast for the week ahead, which includes an elevated chance of rain on Friday from a tropical disturbance that should move into Louisiana. #houwx

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Apparently TikTok is convinced a hurricane will hit Houston this weekend

In brief: In today’s post we take a quick temperature check on TikTok, which seems hot and bothered about the possibility of a hurricane hitting Houston. In the real world, we discuss the for…

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

“Why won’t Dems let US do 34 felonies and stay loyal? Wahhhhh”

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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Stay safe while working in the heat! Join us Thursday for a new webinar on heat exposure and heat-related illness in the workplace and learn practical tips to reduce exposure to heat in indoor and outdoor environments. Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/237...

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Thinking about how bad we can be at creating effective systems for organizing. While we don’t have to over professionalize our spaces, we absolutely can and should treat our work with the level of seriousness we do our workplace responsibilities without making it overly formal or uninviting.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Bored at the airport and so just posting into the void: Why is gate seating at IAH so sparse? There are way more people standing at my gate than there are seats. Did they consider googling how many passengers sit on a plane?

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Even with the increasing threat of natural disasters, Texas lawmakers and officials have been largely asleep at the wheel — unable or unwilling to take better precautions that, in hindsight, seem both necessary and painfully obvious. My latest for @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Opinion | Texas lawmakers could have funded emergency response systems — but they didn’t

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural disasters.

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New Economy For Working Houston @newhouston.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Did you know Harris County filed 76,321 evictions in 2024 - 20% above pre-pandemic levels. Nearly half of all renter households are housing cost burdened. One missed paycheck shouldn't mean losing your home. #HarrisCounty

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18/06/2025

What Eisenhower said over 70 years ago is even more true today.

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

When they try to explain to us that we have to engage in preemptive strikes on Iran because they could have weapons of mass destruction, we should remember Iraq and the words spoken by our president at the time: “Fool me once, shame on you… Fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”

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nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 14/06/2025

I'm sure Talia is sick of posting this every time so I'll do it. Wild Faith is available from wherever books are sold

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.

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bowie deschanel @raisingonebrow.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The news this morning is a terrible underscore to Governor Walz’s appeal

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New Economy For Working Houston @newhouston.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Join us for a teach-in on the Houston Apartment Inspection Ordinance led by our partners at Texas Housers! Understand the proposed High Risk Apartment Inspection program, your rights as a Texas renter, and how you can get involved. www.eventbrite.com/e/houser-aca...

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 08/06/2025

An Attack on One Is an Attack on All. Stand Up. Speak Out. Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms. 📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand:  ✊The release of David Huerta  🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids  📣 The right to protest without fear 🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids

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#FreeDavidEndRaids

On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Folks should call their county commissioner and let them know that everyone deserves a living wage, no exceptions!

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Community Voices for Public Education @houstoncvpe.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

On Mon, TEA extended the harmful HISD takeover for 2 more years—doubling down on a failed experiment that’s actively harming students. The 4 new board members seem handpicked to sell off HISD real estate piece by piece, put exec salaries 1st and kids dead last. www.houstoncvpe.org/tea_doubles_...

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2 More Years of Harm: TEA Doubles Down on Failed HISD Takeover

Promoting community-led school reform to strengthen our public school system

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Last week, I joined the Area Labor Federation at the Working Families Awards Celebration. From raising wages for Harris County workers to enrolling 800+ Houstonians in apprenticeships, ALF shows what’s possible when we organize and invest in working people.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda." My report:

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State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’

The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Just went to a Lynx game and Houston needs our WNBA team back.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Thursday nights are for hanging out at the intersection of having gotten so much done this week and having too much left to do.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

your child will toil valiantly in the factory. it will be masculine. it will restore our national character. it will make america great again. oh my child? my child will run a lucrative rightwing podcast

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I ordered a pair of boots I’ve been eyeing for months and today the delivery showed up with only ONE boot. I’m so mad but also can’t stop thinking about how there’s just this single boot out there lost in the world.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The NWS released a statement this morning that essentially says “Yeah, it’s possible that a bunch more upper air obs may just randomly go missing because of staffing cuts.” We are cooked. www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

“Andy, that’s not true” absolutely slayed me.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

@ericblanc.bsky.social exactly! “You don’t have to work in a factory to be a “real worker” or to economically prosper. But you probably do need a union.”

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This isn’t the way I expected him to defund people’s retirement plans.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thinking about picking my early pandemic canning obsession back up.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I just found out John Slattery’s actual wife is Talia Balsam who played his wife on Mad Men and idk why but that made my night.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thanks for beating out Thurmond but no I will not Chip In. I got this is how things work but this feels like such a cynical approach.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I find it very odd that headlines about Val Kilmer’s passing all mention Batman. In my mind that’s such a minor blip in his career with several other stand out roles?

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 01/04/2025

This is not an exaggeration: illegally gutting this program will cause Americans to freeze to death in their homes.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This is a very important point. Breathlessly vague headlines and summaries of these executive orders created for the executive powers it does not have. This kind of press contributed to authoritarian regime change.

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Amy Zachmeyer @amyzon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Today I leaned to bring snacks to the Commissioners Court if I’m going to go. Thank goodness for a friend who snagged me a brownie at 6 pm.

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New Economy For Working Houston @newhouston.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

When we build an economy that invests in its workers and gives them what they need to not only survive but instead thrive, everyone is better for it. Local businesses will benefit because Harris County workers have more money in their pockets to spend. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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Harris County could raise minimum wage for all employees and contractors

Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Lesley Briones are advocating for a new minimum wage of $20 an hour for county employees and $21.65 for contracted workers.

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