Reposted by Eddie ValeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 50770512509
Reposted by Eddie ValeDavid Crowley @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tom Tiffany went to Washington and sold out Wisconsin. Now we’re all paying the price. 0157
Reposted by Eddie ValeMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A few dozen candidates for the House and Senate this year have backgrounds in the labor movement www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comRevenge of the labor movement: Democrats with union backgrounds aim to retake CongressMeet the candidates with labor ties vying for Senate and House seats in midterm races. Most of the nominees are Democrats as the party looks to rebuild support among working-class voters 212138
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 17/09/2026unionmaxxing www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...americanprogress.orgHow Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start FamiliesNew CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees. 011
Reposted by Eddie ValeLiz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Today in DC, hundreds of leaders gathered for the @futureoflife.org summit to talk about AI and the threat it poses to our workers, planet and future. Our unions are out in full force. Here’s what I hear from workers about AI — and what I see as the best path forward: 1104
Reposted by Eddie ValeMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sending a message to your current audience that you'd prefer to have a different audience results in losing the former without gaining the latter. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...thewrap.comRefurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings DropThe “60 Minutes” Season 59 premiere drew 7.7 million viewers, down 19% year over year. 822081344
Reposted by Eddie ValeLiz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy Labor Day from Eastern Maine! I’m spending it with Maine’s union family and celebrating working people in every corner of this country. This day belongs to all of us. 0276
Reposted by Eddie ValeDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Part of his plot to force everyone to eat steak well-done. 1183
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Had a good time shitting on useless prediction markets! www.notus.org/2026-electio...notus.orgPolitical Operatives Warn Campaigns: Don't Trust Prediction MarketsPrediction market companies are trying to get their foot in the door as traditional polling falters. 000
Reposted by Eddie ValeJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026just going to re-up last week's post from @msignorile.bsky.social: Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men? www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...signorile.comIs Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men?Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator? 95720
Reposted by Eddie ValePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 30/07/2026They should ask how The Post managed to turn its business around using the same strat– excuse me, I’m being handed a note. 361846284
Reposted by Eddie ValeOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026“Ashley Brouillette said that on the same day her ex-husband told her he’d joined ICE, he left her a voicemail calling her a “disgusting, fat” expletive and saying that her throat should be slit.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comICE officer’s troubled past renews questions about vettingAshley Brouillette said her former spouse, David Brouillette, told her he is the ICE officer who shot and killed an immigrant in Maine. She and others said Brouillette has a volatile history. 1010836
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Gov Evers endorsing David Crowley in WI Gov race apnews.com/article/davi...apnews.comGov. Tony Evers to endorse David Crowley in Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primaryWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers endorses Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary. This comes a day after Lt. Gov. 011
Reposted by Eddie Vale🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Ex-Wives of ICE pitching this straight to Netflix 1455862950
Reposted by Eddie ValeGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16/07/2026“He was asking me to lie for him and to cover for his character,” Ashley Brouillette said. “I told him that I was not going to lie for him. And then he tried to say that it was a justified shooting because the guy tried to hit him with his car.” 311650
Reposted by Eddie Valesouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026They’ve obviously got to redo this after the final with whoever loses in the tub 6863143
Reposted by Eddie ValeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Shuler: Workers are fed up with an entire political system that they feel is getting in the way. So what we can do here as elected officials—what you all can do—is invest in good union jobs. When people see you investing in good union jobs, they feel hopeful... 341757419
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/06/2026Every worker has a stake in how AI is developed and used on the job. That's why unions are leading the fight to make sure this technology creates opportunity instead of leaving workers behind.punchbowl.newsTech: What unions want on AI policyAnd when it comes to AI, labor leaders argue that unions have an existential fight at the prospect of widespread automation. They’re promising to go big in the upcoming AI policy fights in Washington ... 24216
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/06/2026The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda seeks to pit working people against each other—but the labor movement rejects that politics of fear. Congress must protect TPS holders and create a swift pathway to citizenship for the people whose work helps our country prosper. 14825
Reposted by Eddie ValeApril Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 24/06/2026After a week at the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention, one truth followed me everywhere: nobody makes it alone. I wrote more about the hope I’m carrying from this week on my Substack. Head to the link in my bio for the full article. 082
Reposted by Eddie ValeLaura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Scoop: Her DACA status doesn't expire till 2027. ICE deported her anyway, separating Jessica Treviño from her 3 U.S. citizen kids “I'm not mad at the country, I'm more mad at the president,” said Sarah, Jessica’s 14yo daughter. “Why is he just separating families?” www.ms.now/news/trump-i...ms.nowThe Trump administration is deporting ‘Dreamers.’ Their kids are paying for it.Jessica Treviño Villegas’ DACA status was still valid when she was deported to Mexico. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, are now navigating life without her. 48055
Reposted by Eddie ValeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Oldie but a goodie.theonion.comKnicks Fans Discover Striking Palms Together Makes Uplifting And Appreciative NoiseNEW YORK—Following the Knicks’ surprising 4-2 start, fans’ instinctual boos have been interrupted by what many are referring to as "a strange, repeated bringing-together motion of the hands," an act r... 793659
Reposted by Eddie ValeRyan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years. 18558682073
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The one and only Don Gonyea www.npr.org/2026/06/10/n...npr.orgUnion organizing, midterms take center stage at AFL-CIO convention in MinneapolisWith the AFL-CIO convention in the rearview and the UAW convention ahead, the future of union participation in politics is far from settled, especially as membership gets more politically diverse. 010
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10/06/2026President Everett Kelley of AFGE: “In the midst of what they thought would destroy us, it built us!” 0127
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10/06/2026America’s unions are happy to have former acting labor secretary Julie Su with us in the fight for economic justice and to create good union jobs ✊ 0349
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 10/06/2026The Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda is bad for our jobs, our communities, our economy and our labor movement. @weareliuna.bsky.social President Brent Booker is right: an attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers! 02610
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 09/06/2026AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social has always been a team player 🏈 0184
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026After the Metrodome collapsed in Minneapolis, the city and our NFLPA union brothers on the Minnesota Vikings needed a new stadium. Labor stepped up, built the US Bank Stadium ahead of schedule with a diverse workforce from the community, and showed what’s possible in a union.youtu.beHome of the Vikings | AFL-CIO Convention 2026YouTube video by AFL-CIO 0268
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026Thank you, Maximo, for joining us in Minneapolis today with your family to share your story of solidarity with your union and community ✊ An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. We won’t let any billionaire, boss or politician divide us. 0258
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026Our @iamunion.bsky.social brother Maximo Londonio was unjustly detained by ICE last year. But, his union family jumped into action, fought back and won. That is the power of our solidarity.youtu.beMaximo's Story | AFL-CIO 2026 ConventionYouTube video by AFL-CIO 0267
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026Dolores Huerta is a giant of our labor movement who has dedicated their life to championing farm workers and fighting for civil and labor rights for all. Welcome, Dolores Huerta, to the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention! 04819
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🚨🚨 BAD ASS surprise guest about to pop up on stage at @aflcio convention tune in NOW aflcio.org/afl-cio-tvaflcio.orgAFL-CIO Convention Livestream | AFL-CIO TV | AFL-CIOWatch the livestream events and videos on the issues that matter to working people. 100
Reposted by Eddie ValeLiz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My union story is like so many others, growing up in a working-class family that scraped to get by from paycheck to paycheck until our lives were changed by an @ibewinternational.bsky.social apprenticeship. Our family lived the union difference. #AFLCIO26 3319
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026Elon Musk and his Big Tech billionaire friends would rather fold paper than pay attention to how workers’ lives would be impacted by his products. That’s what they think of working people, and we’re fighting back. 03412
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/06/2026At this unprecedented moment, with attacks on worker and civil rights from the most anti-labor administration in history and the wealthy and well-connected consolidating power and profit, we’ll be led by history and continue the fight. 0539
Reposted by Eddie ValeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 06/06/2026America’s unions are stepping up to fight back against attacks on our democracy and our rights. As we gather in the Twin Cities, Americans are looking to the labor movement as a strong voice for a secure future. More from AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social:contrariannews.orgAmerica’s Workers Are Fighting Back — and WinningWe are working toward policy solutions that improve the lives of working people and provide a more just future for all Americans. 110636
Reposted by Eddie ValeThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 05/06/2026"Let us be reminded of the incredible progress we have made for workers and throughout the history of America when we have come together in unity, clarity of purpose, and unshakeable solidarity." Read @lizshuler.bsky.social latest.contrariannews.orgAmerica’s Workers Are Fighting Back — and Winning We are working toward policy solutions that improve the lives of working people and provide a more just future for all A 15915
Reposted by Eddie ValeChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026It will buy you one gallon of gas by the end of Trump’s term. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comTrump appointees push $250 banknote with his portraitThe director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email. 1191253199
Reposted by Eddie ValeTimothy Noah @timothynoah.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The phrase “the dignity of labor” has never been more necessary than in the age of AI. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/2109...newrepublic.comPope Leo’s Vital Message About Work in the Age of AIIn his new encyclical, Leo revives the importance of the dignity of labor. 156
Eddie Vale @evale72.bsky.social · 26/05/2026"largest unionization of private-sector workers...since Ford went union in 1941" 130
Reposted by Eddie ValeTexas Challengers @txchallengers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Democrats are competing everywhere in Texas for the first time in years. Meet the Texas Challengers: candidates running in districts that have gone uncontested for too long. Texas is in play. We're playing to win. youtu.be/L_MXWp25-W4youtu.beTexas ChallengersYouTube video by Challengers Admin 1106
Reposted by Eddie ValeDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 12/05/2026World Champion long blinker. 1263
Reposted by Eddie ValeMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We fought. We won. Others can too. www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...mediamatters.orgMedia Matters secures complete and total victory against the Federal Trade Commission 6673721563
Reposted by Eddie ValeFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Something different is happening this Met Gala… Not a red carpet. Not billionaires playing dress up. But workers telling the truth. www.youtube.com/live/QhexOWY...youtube.comBall Without Billionaires | LABOR IS ART!YouTube video by Fight for a Union 1209
Reposted by Eddie ValeDavid Nir @davidnir.com · 30/04/2026Purcell principle: Courts can't intervene in an election even if one is is months away Also Purcell principle: Legislatures can postpone elections even if one has already startedlailluminator.comFollowing Supreme Court decision, La. Republicans weigh canceling US House primary elections • Louisiana IlluminatorLouisiana’s elected Republican leaders are debating whether to postpone the May 16 primary elections for the state’s six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, even though absentee ballots have m... 13211