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lefty organizer in philly

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h
This was a choice. Remember this.
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The Guild at Local Progress @guildatlp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Since February, over two-thirds of the new collective bargaining agreement has been tentatively settled. This includes protecting the 4-day work week, fair comp time policies, and compensation for second languages on the job. But after 30 bargaining sessions, negotiations have stalled.
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Kelly @kelmorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
mood- fire don mattingly and make drexel pay pilots
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 18/09/2026
A bid for the mayor’s office would pit Brooks, the leader of the city’s Working Families Party, against Parker, a centrist aligned with the Democratic Party establishment.
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Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks is considering running for mayor, sources say
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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jennifer kates @jenniferkates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s our air, our lives, and our city — we should decide 🦅 Two potential data center sites have already been identified in Philly—but the city has no rules to protect communities. We're rallying on 9/14 to demand City Council press PAUSE on data center development. Join us at philly.my/sep14rally
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Kelly @kelmorton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you’re looking for municipal solutions to PA’s housing crisis, check out this toolkit!
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The NewsGuild of New York @nyguild.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
All of our @usatoday.com bargaining units signed onto this statement, calling for the company to rescind its deal with Palantir, a company with a well-documented history of ethical issues. Read more here..... newsguild.org/usa-today-jo...
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USA Today Co.’s unionized journalists and media workers demand company end partnership with Palantir | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If progressives lose, it’s bad for progressives. If progressives win, though, it’s also bad for progressives. Gotta love narrative setting.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:
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Queen of Jeans @queenofjeans.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
they announced that we got LeBron over the PA speakers at the Acme lmao
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The Guild at Local Progress @guildatlp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Earlier this month, Local Progress held its annual National Convening, where the LP Guild showed up for each other & our members. We believe in the mission of LP and the work our members do every day to support their constituents, which is why we are fighting for a fair contract!
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"In the financial year ending March 2026, the three tech companies emitted 119m mTCO₂e (metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), or about a third of those of France." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France
Microsoft, Amazon and Google say they still aim to achieve net zero output despite construction boom
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
On World Refugee Day I'm sharing this sonnet by Damian Gorman that is filled with the most touching images. But of greater importance it contains a truth that can be easily forgotten. ‘our worth is more than the weight we put upon the earth’ #poetry #poemoftheday #WorldRefugeeDay
Poem - 'Available Light' by Damian Gorman
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LittleSis @mapthepower.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Join @kairosfellows.bsky.social tomorrow for session four of their Building Powerful Campaigns against AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series. Register: www.mobilize.us/wethefighter...
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Building Powerful Campaigns against AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series · Organizing to Fight Oligarchy / We The Fighters
The Data Center Working Group, Kairos Fellowship, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Ea...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The New York Assembly and Senate have both passed a one-year moratorium on the construction of AI hyperscale data centers. The bill is now on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Just hours after Gov. Sherrill said ICE would step aside outside Delaney Hall to allow NJ state police to “protect protesters,” ICE is armed and back out in full force. Per Mercado Media stream: www.youtube.com/live/GixFCom...
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Six words Marisa Kabas. Delaney Hall Must-read
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Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜
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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BIG WIN: 8-5! We just passed a temporary data center moratorium and I was proud to be lead author alongside my colleague Jason Chavez, @jchavezmpls.bsky.social 🧵
THE MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL PASSES A TEMPORARY
DATA CENTER MORATORIUM – a photo of the Minneapolis skyline
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The Guild at Local Progress @guildatlp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hey! We’re the Local Progress Guild. We’re glad to be here! We’re in the middle of bargaining our new contract and it’s time to tell you all about it as a loud and proud union.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/05/2026
Rising resistance to data centers is not just about NIMBYism, says writer and organizer Astra Taylor. It's also about asserting "democratic governance over AI" and pushing back against "Silicon Valley and its authoritarian agenda."
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Astra Taylor on AI Data Center Resistance & Fighting “Billionaire Big Tech Agenda”
As the “supercharged” construction of new data centers to power artificial intelligence blankets the country, a growing resistance movement to these massive corporate projects amid a lack of public ov...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 16/05/2026
Chris Rabb is challenging the entire approach that both major parties have taken regarding wars in particular and foreign policy in general. bit.ly/4uJ75Xn
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Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House
A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America’s 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Incredible organizing in Wisconsin. Check out this story.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 14/05/2026
Hey, Philly! @chrisrabb.com is rallying with @aoc.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY! Go see 'em and vote for RABB in the PA-03 Democratic Primary! secure.actblue.com/donate/aoc4r...
Graphic reading RALLY with Chris Rabb and AOC / Friday May 15 / doors 5 pm / program 6 pm / Garden of Prayer / 2217 N 29th St / Philadelphia PA. Fun retro style with swirly letters and grainy, newsprint effect over the images of Rabb and AOC.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Nearly 50,000 people in the Lake Tahoe area have been told that their utility will stop providing power to them, because it's redirecting that power to data centers. /1
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'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune
Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/05/2026
Our new polling shows more than 90% of working people want job and privacy protection from AI, and overwhelmingly trust unions, not Big Tech or either political party, to deliver those protections for them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/ma…
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US workers overwhelmingly support union-backed policies on AI, poll says
Nine out of 10 workers express support for policies on artificial intelligence that labor unions may fight for
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Pat Gallen, CBS Sports Philadelphia @patgallen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I love overtime hockey because it gives you the feeling of being so incredibly alive, yet absolutely dying simultaneously. Truly magical.
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Philly Power Research @researchphilly.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New @mapthepower.bsky.social and ACRE report found that "the largest beneficiary of the [EITC and OSTC] school voucher tax credit programs is a company led by the state’s richest man and prolific school privatization advocate, billionaire Jeff Yass" littlesis.org/reports/comp...
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Companies run by Pennsylvania billionaires among top recipients of state's school voucher tax credit program - Little Sis
Top beneficiaries of the tax credit include entities led by Jeffrey Yass, Joel Greenberg, and Arthur Dantchik of Susquehanna Investment Group
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Guaranteed paid leave. Ending algorithmic price-gouging by big grocery chains. Abolishing Super PACs. It's not enough for Democrats to simply oppose Trump. They must offer working people something to vote FOR. The Congressional Progressive Caucus' Affordability Agenda is an excellent start.
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The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Contract with America - The American Prospect
Reminiscent of the Gingrich Revolution, a multi-bill package would attack higher costs, raise wages, and get big money o
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Kelly @kelmorton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
There’s a lot of misogyny out here but this isn’t that. It’s a spotlight on aipac money and a complete lack of preparedness for an electoral campaign. Vote Chris Rabb
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Today, I urge everyone to find and financially support an independent news outlet — one that will not be attending a spectacle dinner tonight to schmooze with the Trump administration while they berate the press.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Virginia becomes the first state in the South to pass paid family and medical leave. www.whsv.com/2026/04/22/v...
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Virginia enacts Paid Family & Medical Leave Program, set to start in 2028
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, alongside the General Assembly passed legislation Wednesday, establishing Virginia’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 24/04/2026
Backing from Ocasio-Cortez is the latest sign that national progressives are coalescing around Rabb, a five-term state representative from Northwest Philadelphia.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Chris Rabb in Philadelphia congressional race
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Kelly @kelmorton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
www.dropsitenews.com/p/aipac-udp-...
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Despite Denials, AIPAC Is Now Funding Campaign of Ala Stanford In Philadelphia
AIPAC has been funneling money into the campaign of Dr.
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Philly Power Research @researchphilly.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Latest filing by 314 Action Fund, the Super PAC supporting Ala Stanford, shows a $500k contribution from a mysterious "Kimbark Foundation" on 3/9/26. The "foundation" just filed its incorporation on 12/19/25. Seems highly sus as possible AIPAC pass-through. 1/ docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...
Screenshot of Bizapedia page from Kimbark Foundation with text:

"Company Overview: Kimbark Foundation is a Domestic Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The business was filed on December 19, 2025 and is currently listed as Active with the Delaware Secretary of State. The official file number for this entity is 10446337.

The Registered Agent on file is Cogency Global Inc., located at 850 New Burton Road Suite 201 Dover, DE 19904."

https://www.bizapedia.com/de/kimbark-foundation.html
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Inquirer endorses Chris Rabb in that contested Philly congressional primary, a great choice Meanwhile, 👀
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 19/04/2026
MAJOR! @inquirer.com has endorsed Rabb for PA-03! #PA #PA03!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." —Zohran Mamdani
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Rabb for Congress! (PA-03) @chrisrabb.com · 17/04/2026
BIG NEWS: We raised $385,000  – almost DOUBLE our opponents! ✨1,800+ small-dollar donors – 7x more than opponents; ✨1,200+ Philly donors – almost 5x more than opponents. Our campaign is people-powered. This is how we take on the billionaires & win! Join us: mobilize.us/chrisrabb
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Kelly @kelmorton.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
anyone else in Philly get a super gross push poll for the congressional race today?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
What do these companies have in common? -Block -Citigroup -Coinbase -CVS -Dominion Energy -Disney -Halliburton -Hasbro -HP -Kohl's -Live Nation -Palantir -Paypal -PG&E -Southwest Airlines -Tesla -United Airlines They all paid a lower effective income tax rate than you: zero.
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Local Progress @localprogress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
School board members across our network are sounding the alarm about the theft of public dollars from our schools. As Fox Chapel School Board member Ariel Zych has seen firsthand, the voucher scam is here to take public money away from students and hand it over to greedy corporations.
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Lindsay Ballant @lballant.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Of note, a state with a fierce bipartisan independent streak got this done before a state with a fixed Democratic party machine beholden to corporate donors www.wsj.com/us-news/main...
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Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban New Data Centers
Legislation that could be enacted this spring would pause construction of large new data centers until November 2027.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 02/04/2026
Washington State just enacted a historic “millionaire tax”—and as organizers set their sights on state legislatures, more could soon follow suit. inthesetimes.com/article/slog...
Screenshot of an In These Times article headlined “More Than A Slogan: Labor’s New Gambit to Tax the Rich,” by Rebecca Burns, dated March 31, 2026. Below the headline is a large photo of a protest outside a modern building: several demonstrators hold signs reading “Overpaid CEO Tax Now!” and “Taxing Greed to Pay for What We Need.” Behind them are oversized cartoon props of a cigar-smoking rich man in a blue suit covered with dollar bills and a giant money bag with a dollar sign.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We just caught ICE in a bombshell lie. They do NOT have the authorization they've claimed to arrest immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza. Courthouse arrests must end now. There's never been a stronger case for why this rogue, lawless agency should be abolished.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 24/03/2026
When working people peacefully come together and fight for each other, we can stand up to the wealthiest bosses and the most powerful politicians. Join America’s unions at a #NoKings event near you: www.mobilize.us/?q=No%20Kings%20AFL…
March 28, NO KINGS. We fight for workers | AFL-CIO
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 12/03/2026
#PA01 Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Seat Could ‘Decide the Majority in November.’ He Was Just Listed as One of the ‘Most Vulnerable Republicans in Congress’
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Seat Could ‘Decide the Majority in November.’ He Was Just Listed as One of the ‘Most Vulnerable Republicans in Congress’ - Bucks County Beacon
“Pennsylvanians deserve a Congressman who will stand up to Trump and actually do something to lower prices – but Fitzpatrick is weak and caves to his own party when it matters most,” said DCCC spokesp...
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