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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SOLIDARITY! On International Coffee Day - and every day - farm workers stand with Starbucks workers in their struggle! Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy employers for the contract they deserve. #NoContractNoCoffee

A farm worker at the side of a field wearing a face mask holding a sign saying farm workers support Starbuck workers #nocontractnocoffee

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Senator Mike Simmons @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the world, they shouldn't have to do it alone. I’m proud to stand with working people to #BoycottStarbucks until baristas win a fair union contract. I’m committing to have a Starbucks-free campaign and office to support union baristas!

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Y’all heard me. NO CONTRACT. NO COFFEE. ☕️ Support the boycott. Support the workers. 💜 #BoycottStarbucks @sbworkersunited.org

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I don’t think that our players have mysteriously become much worse than they were last season (eg McConville, Córdoba, Mattsson). There are 3 elements do a defense: scheme/setup, decision-making, and execution, and PC has to be looking at all 3 elements here. #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Does anyone know if Yongwa has ever played RB? #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Why did Bolton leave McConville so free to score off a corner? Because Makama absolutely bulldozed the two defenders in front of him as Schwartau’s cross came in. #ncfc

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 18/09/2026

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol makes 1,700x more than the average barista. That same CEO claims a $9 coffee is affordable and commutes to work in a private jet. Meanwhile, many baristas struggle to afford getting to work. We're joining sbworkersunited.org in a Starbucks boycott.

Boycott Starbucks No Contract? No coffee. Period. Boycottstarbucks.net

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That was Grimshaw’s mistake. Went for the cross, missed it, didn’t get back quickly enough to cover the goal. #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Forgot to mention it earlier, but PC is showing a lot of confidence in Chrisene today by taking Yongwa out of the squad. Fisher would’ve been the backup LFB so after Stacey came on either Chrisene plays the full 90 or we see…Field? #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One thing’s for sure: following Wagner, Hoff Thorup, and Manning, Clément has made #ncfc matches a whole lot less dull.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Why are there so many empty seats in the Riverside? Looks like it’s at most 3/4 full #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I honestly don’t think that PC’s squad rotation has been the issue here. Would Kristgaarden at 9 or Schwartau at 10 have prevented any of those goals? PC hasn’t changed any of the back 4, or Mattsson/McLean, today. #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mirko Topic will fix everything when he gets back on the pitch. #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Everyone seems to agree that Fisher and McConville have had disappointing starts to the season. Which goes along with all the goals and chances we’ve been conceding. My question is whether they’re both just playing poorly, or if PC has changed tactics & exposed them a bit #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s like watching Doug Moe’s Denver Nuggets from the 1980s #ncfc

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What 9/11 showed is that Osama bin Laden understood the US would tilt into madness after an attack. And we did everything possible to prove him right. We dishonored the dead, made our country crueler, and started wars that killed up to a million people. That should also be what we remember.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ref is treating Makama like Shaquille O’Neal - he’s so big and strong that the defenders get to foul him whenever they want just to even the odds #ncfc

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Realizing the extent to which this is true wildly changed my opinions about how to deal with Trumpism, since they're never going to be satisfied unless they're actively dominating everyone else. You can't give them some concessions and go back to the status quo: they're reactionary revolutionaries.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I mean, it depends on the kind of cheating. Deliberately handling the ball in an effort to score a goal is a “cautionable offense” (ie, a YC), which doesn’t carry a 2-game suspension. Most team sports don’t suspend players retroactively for deliberately getting away with something like that. #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If anyone is watching this Wolves-Blackburn match…the Championship is back, baby!!

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This Day in Labor History: August 7, 1978. President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency at Love Canal, New York, in response to the discovery of massive amounts of toxins underneath a school and near a housing development for the working class who lived in the city of Niagara Falls!

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Jake Berman @lostsubways.com · 03/08/2026

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Attanasios as ⚾️ owners, a primer for #ncfc supporters… Major League Baseball players belong to a union, the MLBPA. The collective bargaining agreement expires Dec 1, 2026. MLB is the only 1 of the Big 4 leagues in the US/Canada (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) without a salary cap. MLB teams pay

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Big congratulations to Kylian Mbappé on the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot. And to the Three Lions for the assist.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Simple football - cross to the back post, cutback to a trailer - but what great execution. The cross, Williams holding off a defender and cushioning his header, and an unstoppable thunderbastard for 1-0.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Is there a special Peacock subscription I can pay for that blocks all the shots of celebrities watching the match? Fox is basically to blame for the consternation cutaways from the game to see crowd reactions, and this paparazzi BS is just the next step in enraging tv sports production.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm so glad these Warriors can finally get the gender-affirming care they've always needed

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Well, we’ve got Trouble Right here in Bangor City! With a capital T That rhymes with E And that stands for Establishment!

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Yeah that does sound pretty urgent now that you mention it.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“Man, I’m sure glad that helpful mobster I know let me play this game I didn’t belong in.” This is not a post about poker or the Sopranos.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In all seriousness, I’ll bet it turns out that it was Gio Reyna’s parents who called Infantino about Balogun’s RC.

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Alex Hughes @alexphughes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Presume you’ve seen this from the other place? Amazing.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I was saying to my GF when there were 6 minutes left in added time that CV would be better off trying to sneak a goal before full time than getting 10 guys behind the ball through ET hoping for PK’s. ARG kept creating good chances and sooner or later CV’s luck was bound to run out.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Things you have to love: 1) Cape Verde 🇨🇻 scoring a goal to level with Argentina 🇦🇷 2) something bad on the ⚽️ pitch happening to Emi Martinez

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Just here to post this again like I do every year, not only because Douglass was one of the founding philosophers of American liberty but because I am so moved by the kids Frederick Douglass’ descendants deliver “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”

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‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Neil Kinnock has a message for our next Prime Minister, "We after 10 years after loss and cost and decline, must make the argument, incessantly and continually, to rejoin the European Union" "It. Is. Our. Imperative."

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Okay Canaries, our man is staring at CB and it’s time to lock in - kickoff in 45 minutes! #ncfc youtu.be/fuKDBPw8wQA?...

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Van Halen - Panama (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Van Halen

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Aren Aizura @incommensurati.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Feds are out in Minneapolis and St Paul this morning, arresting observers and people who protested Metro Surge. There are maybe 5-6 that I know of so far, that’s 5-6 too many. We knew this could happen. Check in with your people and secure your devices.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

More praise for an #ncfc player at the World Cup. I only stayed up for the first half of AUS-TUR, but Warren Barton kept talking up Mo Touré’s movement and pace, especially his willingness to run the channels and make CB’s play where they aren’t comfortable.

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Mayor comes on in the World Cup! #ncfc

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I didn’t think I could hate a televised sports gimmick any more than Fox’s constant fan reaction shots, but their constant celeb/rich asshole shots are actually making me hate this network (and the World Cup) even more.

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Ryan Rosenblatt @ryanrosenblatt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A 40% pay increase, the right to walk off the job if federal agents (i.e. CBP/ICE) pose a threat to them *and* the contract expires in April 2028 so they can demand more ahead of the Olympics. Shoutout Local 11, shoutout unions.

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW: In February, I visited Raw Farm. You may have heard of it. RFK Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are customers. It supplies raw dairy products to 500 stores nationwide. And regulators have linked it to over a dozen recalls and outbreaks that have made hundreds sick. 🧵👇

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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 04/06/2026

This is your daily reminder that Trump and Republicans are spending billions of your tax dollars on an unauthorized war in Iran and Stephen Miller’s ICE agenda while gutting Medicaid, slashing SNAP, and driving up your health care costs.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 03/06/2026

NEW at @autonomynews.co: The nation's largest abortion fund and support service went dark for a day last week because workers went on strike over management's refusal to bargain with them on AI protections. This ongoing dispute could lead to tremendous disruptions in the abortion access landscape:

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National Abortion Hotline Went Dark Amid Worker Strike Over AI

“This work is not just a paycheck for us. Each and every caller matters, so it was extremely difficult for us to come to the decision to strike,” the workers’ union said.

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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

How workers died last week: 11 die in paper mill explosion, 6 die in highway work zone incidents, electrocution, forklifts, highway construction zone, tree care, construction equipment, electrocution, drowning, helicopter crash, shootings & vehical collisions jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

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Nick Alpers @nickalps.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I can’t remember when I started sponsoring LGM on Patreon, but I’ll happily spread the word to anyone here who might, for whatever bizarre reason, be swayed by my endorsement. Go sponsor LGM 💰💰💰

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