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My own thoughts on unions, education and public finance.

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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Michelle Tafoya accidentally supporting the Starbucks union's call for a boycott.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks to @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @vanhollen.senate.gov for opposing this bill to turn back the clock on college athletes. College sports might need some reform, but this wasn't it
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 09/09/2026
We read through legislation in all 50 states so you don't have to. Heartland Signal presents the Bad Bill Tracker: 1,182 GOP state bills pushing to roll back basic rights, health standards, and common sense. Search your state now:
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Proof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland Signal
Republicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,182 bills, 48 states, everything from abortion bounties to a study of chemtrails. Search it by issue,...
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PA State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler @repfiedler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I will never support a union-busting company, especially not when its unionized workers have been fighting for a contract for YEARS! No Starbucks for me, at my events, or in my office until Starbucks workers get the contract they deserve. #BoycottStarbucks
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Arthur Steinberg @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Trump +18 district! A big deal #PApolitics
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
People potentially subject to the nyc pied-à-terre tax are being treated with 1% of the administrative hostility of SNAP and Medicaid applicants, and they’re throwing 100x the fit
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
When I was an intern, starting at @aft.org, I volunteered for a demonstration. It got a rowdy w/the other side trying to take space. I didn't know what to do, but Foster Stringer pointed to the ground in front of us, smiled, and said “we stand right here.” I’ve been trying to do that ever since.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The right has fought a decades long battle to preempt the power of cities in the red states. If the election goes well, freedom for those cities needs to be part of the agenda.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 28/07/2026
“If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
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The American Transgender Refugee Crisis
If this were occurring abroad, to an ethnic minority, we would call it ethnic cleansing.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Statement from Abbe Lowell and Marilyn Bednarski, my emphasis:
"Today, the government filed a notice of its intent to dismiss the charge against David Huerta. When this becomes final, it means this case is gone forever.

"We said from the outset that this prosecution had no legal basis. David Huerta was arrested for peacefully protesting outside an ICE operation, exercising rights protected by the First Amendment.  This case, like others, sought to silence criticism of the administration’s improper immigration actions.  Today's filing is proof that David and other critics will not be silenced. 

*"This case revealed that the Department of Justice was willing to charge a labor leader with a crime, hold it over him for months, and then walk away from it once the charge couldn't survive scrutiny.* That is not how a justice system is supposed to work. 

"Our country needs more brave leaders like David Huerta to stand up for the wrongs they see around them."
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Fox Sports managing to give Neil Diamond's Coming to America the Born in the USA treatment is kind of amazing even if it is unsurprising. Needs a new verse "they're coming for ranch dressing and Costco...."
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 09/05/2026
We don't ordinarily publish posts at [checks watch] 8:51 PM on a Friday night, but state constitutional law expert Quinn @yeargain.bsky.social has an outside-the-box idea for reversing the VA Supreme Court that is very much worth taking seriously: Dems can simply lower the retirement age.
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How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court
The state Constitution gives lawmakers complete latitude to set the judicial retirement age. They should use it.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 08/05/2026
here we go again, the new york times calling an increase of 115k jobs under Trump "solid" while it called similar or considerably bigger gains under Biden "disappointing" or "weak"
1. **Job Growth Slows, Sowing a Mix of Concern and Calm**
   - U.S. employers added 150,000 workers in October, falling short of expectations, but the labor market remains spark nearly three years into a recovery.
   - By Talmon Joseph Smith
   - Nov 3, 2023

2. **U.S. Job Growth Remains Strong Despite Economic Clouds**
   - Employers added 339,000 workers in May, the Labor Department said, though the report also offered signs of shakiness.
   - By Sydney Ember
   - June 2, 2023

3. **Against the Odds, the U.S. Economy Chugs Along, as Fears Linger**
   - Hiring slowed last month, a sign that the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting campaign is taking hold. But with rising wages and low unemployment, the labor market remains resilient.
   - By Talmon Joseph Smith
   - July 7, 2023

4. **Job Market Slows Significantly, Raising Economic Jitters**
   - U.S. employers added 144,000 jobs in July, far short of forecasts, and unemployment rose to 4.3 percent, the highest level since 2021.
   - By Sydney Ember
   - Published Aug 2, 2024
   - Updated Aug 7, 2024

5. **June Jobs Report**
   - U.S. Job Growth Cooled in June
   - Hiring slowed last month, a sign that the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting campaign is taking hold. But with rising wages and low unemployment, the labor market remains resilient.
   - Published July 7, 2023
   - Updated May 10, 2025

6. **U.S. Employers Keep Hiring, but Signs of Easing Are Seen**
   - The economy added 311,000 jobs in February despite higher interest rates. But hourly earnings rose more slowly as the pool of available workers grew.
   - By Lydia DePillis
   - March 10, 2023

7. **Job Growth Slowed in April, Muddling Expectations**
   - The increase of 266,000 fell short of estimates, though strong economic growth is still forecast for the months ahead.
   - By Patricia Cohen
   - May 2022

8. **Job Openings and Hiring Are at a 3-Year Ebb**
   - March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.
   - By Ben Casselman
   - May 1, 2024

9. **Weak Job Gains Leave Washington on High Alert**
   - The Federal Reserve and White House had hoped for strong job gains, and the August report did not deliver. That makes coming numbers critical.
   - By Jeanna Smialek and Jim Tankersley
   - Published Sept 3, 2021
   - Updated Oct 8, 2021
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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · 27/04/2026
Last night @carnage4life.bsky.social accused me of helping perpetuate negative myths about AI. I hate when people perpetuate negative myths about AI, so this thread will be about the very many real harms committed using AI by Dare's employer Meta. 1/
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Politicians of both parties stop proposing exempting entire classes of people from paying taxes we’re a society & taxes are the price of participation challenge bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Huascar knew what to do #lgm
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Citadel presumably makes corporate decisions based on the bottom line. Choosing to cancel an office tower because of pique over a tax on vacation properties, an entirely different class of real estate, seems more like elementary school drama that clear headed business acumen.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The 2024 election had the largest Black-White turnout gap in more than three decades. It's a crisis, my friends. goodauthority.org/news/2024-br...
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This is very good tax policy, well explained
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I have plenty of disagreements with Gov. Shapiro, but I do like when he's advocating for steelworkers.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Most woke ideas? Today's is revamp corporate governance so everyone can vote their shares. Maintain unions' traditional role here & allow folks w/401ks or pension funds not governed by workers to designate a proxy organization, set rules governing those orgs. I'd sign up w/the AFL's or the Nun's...
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AFT @aft.org · 26/03/2026
Thank you to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for standing up for employees in the state and calling for the respect and dignity they deserve: www.governor.ks.gov/Home/Compone... @aftkansas.bsky.social
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I cannot overemphasize the role that @rweingarten.bsky.social played in breathing life into No Kings before it was a thing. What an incredible leader - so thankful she's on our side.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
If you’re a state legislator in a state that’s opted into the federal scholarship tax credit AND has state-funded school vouchers: You should be a hard no on new state funds for vouchers—that would just replicate the new federal $$. Save your state funds for public schools.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 21/03/2026
Despite the anti-renewables narrative, solar + wind hit a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025 Add rooftop solar? ~19%. No slogans. No spin. Just growth. Cost curves don’t argue. They win. This isn’t a debate anymore — it’s a takeover. #Bettrification
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Wind & Solar Generated A Record 17% Of U.S. Electricity In 2025 - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Over the past 20 years, electricity from wind power and utility-scale solar power has increased to 17% of generation in the U...
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
For state tax policy appreciators, @jdcmedlock.bsky.social goes at an incorrect claim that the MA millionaires tax caused harmful tax flight
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AAUP @aaup.org · 19/03/2026
@abigailspanberger.com: amend VA's collective bargaining bill to include faculty & grad workers. "If you want a strong university that can protect itself against political attacks...that means collective bargaining." — @tim-gibson.bsky.social , @aaupmason.bsky.social & @aaupvirginia.bsky.social
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Public college faculty left out of Virginia's collective bargaining expansion
Advocates called the labor bill a "huge win," but also a "partial victory."
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Fellow MDers, you probably know AIPAC is a pro Netanyahu PAC & J Street is a pro-peace-process group. @alsobrooks.senate.gov has J Street support. An antisemitic & racist disinfo campaign, "Track AIPAC," is equating J Street w/AIPAC (down is up) & claiming she supports "genocide.' Don't buy it
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UAM-UMD @uam-umd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Today the bill granting collective bargaining rights to Maryland's non-tenure track faculty passed out of the Senate! Unfortunately while certain groups of non-tenure track faculty are omitted, today's vote brings us closer than ever to granting all faculty the rights already enjoyed... [1/3]
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I'm disappointed with Bluesky because none of the 100's of quote tweets here have mentioned @jaketapper.bsky.social's great coverage warning us about the President's mental decline.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Levy's bakery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
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Henry S. Levy and Sons - Wikipedia
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
57 Channels. Its both that bad and a constant reminder that Darkness exists.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This made me so angry I didn't quite have the words. @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social did
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
He's being totally positive, inclusive, on point, respectful and celebratory. And he's using the wide space Irish Americans have to criticize imperialist occupation to make a shillelagh to swing at todays occupation in ways that might otherwise get pushback. This is next level.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This is amazing
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 17/03/2026
Apparently, Emily Oster was wrong. Treating HIV does pay--so long as the US is willing to hold treatment hostage for mineral rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
U.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”
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Colorado WINS @cowinsunion.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Colorado's health care, education, child care, and state services need more funding. A Graduated Income Tax (GIT) would help by raising taxes on Colorado's top 3%! Join us tomorrow to "GIT" this on the ballot!
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If Richard Sherman really described Loyd Howell as a "project boyfriend" we have to start thinking about what cabinet seat he should have.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Its a little too on the nose that this win feels like stolen valor.
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Cassiopeia 🔞 ✍️ 🔜 @badlesbianartist.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Good news! In two weeks that’s a ball
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Daniel Biss @danielbiss.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I’m so honored to have the support of @iftaft.bsky.social and @rweingarten.bsky.social in this campaign! In Congress, I’ll work hand in hand with education and public service professionals to fight for the future we deserve.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
One of the really encouraging things about the Democratic party in the last 15 years is that, particularly at the state level, its elected officials are way more likely now to see standing with unions as basic, natural and good
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Rooftops - 1926 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten…
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Note for @kateriga.bsky.social:, whose work I appreciate There isn't a union of workers who build homes. NAHB is a trade association for the companies that do that work, and is currently led, for example by the president of Owens Construction. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Clyburn’s Daughter Will Have to Wait As Her Dad Decides to Run for 18th Term
‘We’ll Just See How Things Go’ A few days ago, Rep. Jim...
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Mitchell Robinson Marcella Hazen's alfredo recipe made tonight by Kid A Kid B taking con law and telling me that Lochner was a "Dad case"
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Glad to see. If charter school argue that they are public schools, then they should follow the same rules. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/11/m...
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SJC rules charter schools must comply with public records law - The Boston Globe
The court concluded that charter schools qualify as government entities under the law because they perform a core public function and operate with taxpayer funding.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Here's my bottom line: Much of what they are doing is bad. Much of what they are doing is unpopular. Pushback is working. We are winning. Keep fighting. Be creative. Push for what you'd want. Allow for insiders and outsiders. Realize that change takes time. Reduce harm in the meantime.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Watching tons of folks take a totally predictable bill whose purpose is to say "the GOP screwed up and we're trying to help" and treat it as some kind of strategic own goal.
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edmuir.bsky.social @edmuir.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I get irked when my federal officials act in ways that legitimize what's happening. So I think its important to thank @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @vanhollen.senate.gov for refusing to do so today and standing up for us
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