maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yes. 7 and 9. 2 in the family but cook for friends and neighbors all the time. Big garden and constant food prep. I’m a tall, strong woman, though not as tall as you. I keep in shape to lift the LCs and the big KA mixer. 110
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s excellent cookware with a great warranty. I had two 25-30 years of hard use dutch ovens (7 and 9) that developed enamel problems at different times. I was the original owner and they sent me replacements without any fuss. Worth every penny. 030
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026Collectively, the cases we’ve documented show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, it has run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens, too, and on a scale not seen in generations. Read our full story:projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump… 5378168
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 28/09/2026By 2032, America will be faced with a choice: Do we want to be a country where a man can become a trillionaire, or do we want to be a country that keeps its promise to seniors? Vote for candidates you trust with your earned Social Security benefits! 310741
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 27/09/2026Republican politicians voted to cut more than $1 trillion from healthcare programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act in order to offset their tax cuts for the ultra-rich. Now, the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are getting left behind. 310943
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 362828763
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialEconomic Policy Institute @epi.org · 10/09/2026Affordability: it's the outcome of a race between income and prices. @hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here.aft.orgWages, Inequality, and the Roots of America’s Affordability Crisis 0117
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Bombardier workers in both the US and Canada are unionized with the IAM Union (Machinists). 032
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources. Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW. "When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.prospect.orgMamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American ProspectThe new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy. 141785484
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I read it aloud every Halloween, which is fun, but The Telltale Heart is more gloriously over the top. Luridly campy even. 010
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Wage growth continues to slow, down to 3.1% year-over-year, well below inflation. 0199
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Working on shorebird ID, so appreciate the flash quiz. Dunlin. Have a good day. 100
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialShane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union. 153287838
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ai signs and posters are all so graphically muddy and hard to read. They never have any negative space to allow you to focus on what they are actuallly trying to communicate. 000
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Nordice Ware is an old Minneapolis-based company that makes a raft of great products beyond their Bundt pans. The Nordic Ware factory store in St.Louis Park (a readily accessible South Minneapolis suburb) should be a must-visit on any baker’s trip to the Twin Cities. 021
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Only health care providers can violate HIPAA. 150
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Qz...youtube.comGuy Clark - Homegrown TomatoesYouTube video by yipstube 000
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026So many horror stories. The other big chain pharms also terrible. 020
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The only thing worse than the customer experience at CVS is the employee experience, especially in the pharmacy. 1311
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I watched an immature indigo bunting absolutely harass its beleaguered parent for food today. The only thing better than the spring migration is the summer hungry teenage period. 100
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I’m considering concocting some kind of weird ritual summoning of the ghost of William Henry Harrison in observation of Independence Day 010
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026It is the best patriotic song, hands down, whether as the Battle Hymn or John Brown’s Body. July 4th is the anniversary of the Union victory at Vicksburg. July 3d is the anniversary of the Union victory at Gettysburg. Your son has excellent taste and timing. 031
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Wala Blegay is the real progressive choice here. She fought the good fight, but it’s hard to overcome the millions of tech, crypto, and AIPAC $$ poured into this race for Oracle lobbyist Boafo. Bareebe is a millionaire health care exec who self funded .Yuck. Dunn doesn’t live in the district. Sigh 000
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialWORKER19 @blogwood.com · 24/06/2026Solidarity Strikes and Taft-Hartley’s Long Shadowcepr.netSolidarity Strikes and Taft-Hartley’s Long ShadowOn the anniversary of the Taft-Hartley Act, we examine how its ban on solidarity strikes weakened US unions and still shapes labor law today. 084
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Apple has closed down the first of its US stores to unionize. Over half of the 70 unionized workers at the Towson, MD store are losing their jobs. The union says Apple is retaliating after it only offered transfers to workers at the two nonunion stores it also closed. 18735287
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 11/06/2026Immigrants are a critical part of the U.S. workforce and play a key role in strengthening Social Security’s finances. We can afford to deliver earned Social Security benefits through the rest of the century if billionaires pay their fair share! @pkrugman.bsky.social 916075
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/06/2026The only comfort we can draw from Trump’s assault on the National Labor Relations Board is the possibility that it’ll make working-class voters more aware that he is not their champion, and never was. We’ll all pay a heavy price for that misapprehension. trib.al/7lfTcoa 58032
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Deviled eggs most of the year. And not bland ones - tangy with the glue of the family sweet pickle brine and a lot of fresh grated horseradish in addition to hot sauce, Coleman’s dry, etc. In summer, a big old plate of sliced home grown tomatoes. 070
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialLiz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A new @epi.org report found that US companies are spending more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting consultants and lawyers. They’ll spend unlimited money crushing workers’ voices and then claim there’s no money for better conditions.theguardian.comUS employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report findsCritics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers 3214107
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The only creature I have ever chased with a hoe while screaming bloody murder. It survived to raid my garden another day. 020
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Don't shop at REI during this year's annual sale and help @reiunion.bsky.social send a message to management: union busting is disgusting. Learn more about how you can support workers at ourrei.com 18145
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Inter-league play blows enormous chunks. The one division/year thing was bearable if still not interesting, but the play the whole other league thing is stupid. Skews standings. Impossible make-up games. Regular season baseball shouldn’t be a bunch of fucking exhibition crap. 000
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Agree. Preordered the hardcover. His Scraping By is easily among my favorites of the last decade or so. 030
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I used that quote at the opening of a labor history class I taught to rank and file members of my union. 020
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026There’s some old saying about parsley being the devil’s herb because of how many times it goes back and forth from hell before it germinates. 130
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Page playoffs are great in curling - dominating the round robin should mean something. 030
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 27/04/2026He just won’t be happy until it resembles one of his shitty hotels. 000
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialMartin O'Malley @martinomalley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026There is no cap on taxable income when it comes to the Medicare tax. So why should we have one for Social Security that allows billionaires to avoid paying their fair share? 310338
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I had one deep in a drawer which my husband tie dyed and wears it to cut the grass and weed whack. 100
Reposted by @maryimchugh.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026A new report from the University of California shows that the state's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr didn’t hurt jobs, or raise prices much. Data from over 2,000 restaurants shows that the $20/hr minimum wage didn’t reduce employment. /1capitalandmain.comDespite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill JobsUC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices. 11157192084
maryimchugh.bsky.social @maryimchugh.bsky.social · 12/04/2026We labor to keep ivy at bay, but it is not nearly the nemesis that wire grass is for us. Every once in a while we’ll pull out a huge juicy piece and declare that it must be the source off all wire grass in Southern Maryland. Alas, it never is 130
