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Lauren Jacobs

@laurenrants.bsky.social
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Cities, labor, racial justice & the corporate agenda vs all of us. (views are my own not those of my employer or any other organization)

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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 02/10/2026
"Corporations that make billions off our work and our communities need to take a stand against attempts to keep us from voting." — @laurenrants.bsky.social in @fastcompany.com by @jennifermattson.bsky.social www.fastcompany.com/91617586/may...
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Voting rights protests: List of October events calling on Amazon, Target, and more to defend democracy against Trump
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with early voting already underway in some states, the May Day Strong coalition is urging Americans to take action.
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kicking off tomorrow! Let's make cowardice a bigger problem for corporations than speaking up would be. Thanks @jennifermattson.bsky.social for covering in @FastCompany.com. www.fastcompany.com/91617586/may...
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Voting rights protests: List of October events calling on Amazon, Target, and more to defend democracy against Trump
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with early voting already underway in some states, the May Day Strong coalition is urging Americans to take action.
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National Nurses United @nationalnurses.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"They are killing our neighbors in the streets, and no one in Washington seems prepared to hold them accountable." — NNU Executive Director Puneet Maharaj From Maine to Texas to Minnesota, nurses say: Abolish ICE!
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National Nurses United condemns ICE murder in Maine
National Nurses United (NNU) is today condemning the latest murder by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, this time in Biddeford, Maine. NNU maintains that the only way forward on this ...
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Shark on Fire
Alt: Shark on Fire
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yessssssss! Cabo Verde!!!!
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Don’t say $h@; to me. My team won. Y’all can’t tell me nothing. Knicks!!!!
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Yes!!!! But still mad at these refs and their garbage calls.
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 16/05/2026
Chicago has a message for Amazon: Pay what you owe our communities! This morning, Chicagoans disrupted business as usual at Amazon’s Bridgeport warehouse, calling out the corporation for fueling the fascists instead of funding our futures.
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 08/05/2026
"We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.” - Rep. Pearson On Wednesday, the Tennessee Governor, Senate + House passed a new congressional map, redrawing district lines + attempting to squash the power of Black + Brown voters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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After SCOTUS destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern states rush to pass Jim Crow voting maps
“We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.”
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Turkopticon @turkopticon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Dataworkers, if you work on Mercor.ai, please be aware they were involved with a data breach. Considering the level of information they retain on workers, we wanted to make this announcement so you can take steps to protect your identity.
A twitter post screen shot from Mercor.ai that informs the public of a data breach that reads as follows: The privacy and security of our customers and contractors is foundational to everything we to at Mercor. we recently identified that we were one of thousands of companies impacted by a supply chain attack involving LiteLLM. Our Security team moved promptly to contain and remediate the incident. We are conducting a thorough investigation supported by leading third-party forensics experts. We will continue to communicate with our customers and contractors directly as appropriate and devote the resources necessary to resolving the matter as soon as possible.
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Trump regime isn't slowing down with its authoritarian violence and power grabs. I wrote a few thoughts about how Minnesotans went head-to-head with the regime while also engaging the whole country to act in solidarity with them. www.powerswitchaction.org/updates/what...
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What We Learned from Minnesota
3 big lessons: play offense, build trust, prepare now
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Clear and right on statement from Representative Ansari.
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 30/01/2026
🎯🎯🎯 TOMORROW - SATURDAY 1/31 🎯🎯🎯 Join nonviolent actions at Target stores across the country to demand that corporation stand with Minnesotans! Target is a Minnesota company, and it’s time for it to pick a side. Find an action near you: bit.ly/target131
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Ali Winston @awinston.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained. Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
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Athena Coalition @athenaforall.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Mom-and-pop businesses in MN are showing more backbone against tyranny than all of the Big Tech oligarchs combined 💪 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day). What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 12/12/2025
New research from @ilsr.bsky.social uncovers billions of $$$ that Amazon is capturing in govt contracts all across the country. Next month, experts and organizers will unpack what this means and how we fight back: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @athenaforall.bsky.social @laurenrants.bsky.social
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Break Up with Amazon: A Citizen’s Guide to Ending Amazon’s Government Contracts. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
A recent investigation by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has uncovered that Amazon is capturing billions of dollars in government purchasing in cities, counties, and school districts across the...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies. Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market. This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won. But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
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United for a New Economy - UNE @unecolorado.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
When we build deep, genuine connections with voters at their doors, we can build the power we need to truly transform our communities and the systems that are holding us down. Help us keep deep canvassing to take down TABOR by heading to bit.ly/UNEdonate and donating TODAY. #ColoradoGivesDay
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Brian Callaci @briancallaci.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai...
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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WIRED @wired.com · 25/10/2025
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
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DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I used to focus on left versus right. Now I’m much more worried about the money at the top. But while it might seem strange to say it, I think this is a hopeful way of looking at the world that opens the door to coalitions that seemed impossible before. My first for the @newrepublic.com:
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
It is not “big tent” to bring in one group of people by kicking out another group of people.
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ritaswartz.bsky.social @ritaswartz.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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Nearly 1,000 ‘worker over billionaire’ actions planned for Labor Day in US
Rallies from Alaska to Hawaii will highlight cuts to wages, unions and social safety nets under Trump policies
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Straight up nazi sh*t
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 17/07/2025
"When we sign up to be organizers or campaigners or strategists, we sign up to say, "I'm going to take responsibility, I'm going to be a protagonist for changing the balance of power." Listen to our ED @laurenrants.bsky.social on the Craft of Campaigns podcast 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/4LM1...
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Craft of Campaigns
Podcast · Training for Change · The Craft of Campaigns podcast highlights stories and lessons from issue-based action campaigns, beyond one-off mobilizations and single election cycles. Campaigns chan...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like. I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/07/2025
"Democrats are freaked out because their nominee for mayor in New York City wants to run a pilot program with five municipal-owned grocery stores. Meanwhile, last week the U.S. government became the largest shareholder in the mining company MP Materials."
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LOL Nothing Matters 🫠
Inflation is back. The government is nationalizing one private company and blackmailing another. But no one cares because . . .
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
If you think a group of workere should strike (or not strike) it’s very simple. 1. Get a job doing that work 2. Organize your workplace 3. Convince your coworkers to do that thing 4. Do it your self (together) Until you do all that, don’t tell other workers they should strike
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Oh, but she was talking LOUD racist shit the other day.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Since May: Federal district courts have ruled against Trump admin 94% of the time. Supreme Court has sided with the Trump admin 94% of the time. A judiciary at war with itself.
Bar chart titled “The Supreme Court vs. The Lower Courts: Rulings on the Trump Administration” showing three horizontal bar charts for May 1-June 23, 2025. Federal District Courts: large red bar (82 cases, 94.3% against) with tiny green bar (5 cases, 5.7% for). Circuit Courts of Appeal: medium red bar (15 cases, 68.2% against) with smaller green bar (7 cases, 31.8% for). Supreme Court: tiny red bar (1 case, 6.3% against) with large green bar (15 cases, 93.7% for). Shows dramatic reversal from lower courts ruling against Trump administration to Supreme Court ruling for it.
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Athena Coalition @athenaforall.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We really hope she'll use this chance to call for Amazon to cut its contracts with ICE and the Israeli military. www.essence.com/entertainmen...
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Erykah Badu To Headline Amazon Music’s Juneteenth Livestream, “Badu Presents: Echos 19” | Essence
The Dallas native will perform live from The Bomb Factory as part of the “Forever In Rotation” Black Music Month celebration.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
“Siri? How do I recall my senator?” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...
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Fetterman Calls California Protests ‘Anarchy’ as He Criticizes Democrats
The Pennsylvania senator warned that his party would lose “the moral high ground” if it did not go further in condemning acts of destruction or violence, which local officials said were under control.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Tariffs & ICE raids are connected insofar as they are attempts to blame economic & social conditions entirely on the actions of foreigners while attempting to paint domestic enemies as a traitorous fifth column working with the foreigners to undermine the country
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Doechii♥️
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Before you criticize protestors take a beat and consider what they are protesting…they are protesting, the violent vicious ethnic cleansing of our cities and communities. Still think they are unreasonable or out of control? The regime created this crisis, period
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The professional agitators are ICE.
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Lauren Jacobs @laurenrants.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
No sound more grating than the voice of a talking head criticizing protesters with “this is a distraction.” The regime escalated all of this not the people.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 08/06/2025
Back to the federal building, the protestors have exploded in numbers and are approaching the building again This is WAY BIGGER than any previous protest. The national guard is instigating far LARGER of a response and the feds are LOSING.
hundreds of. protestors approaching federal building with ice
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard — over the objections of the state’s governor — in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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PowerSwitch Action ⚡️ @powerswitchaction.org · 23/05/2025
Why are corporations and billionaires like Amazon and Bezos throwing their weight behind the Trump regime? The recent domestic spending bill—full of tax giveaways—gives us an answer. @laurenrants.bsky.social and @sarahanderson.bsky.social write in @thenation.com 👇 www.thenation.com/article/econ...
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Why Jeff Bezos Loves Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill
The legislation contains massive giveaways to the oligarch class.
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