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Tevita ‘Uhatafe

@tevitauhatafe.bsky.social
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Family man | Tongan 🇹🇴 | U.S. Labor Movement’s resident Hellraiser | Rank & File Unionist | President of North Texas Area Labor Federation | Opinions mine linktr.ee/tevitauhatafe therealnews.com/meet-the-tongan-ame…

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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the labor movement, I stood tall beside Starbucks unionists making their case that Palestine deserved to be free from the jump. The world is changing because the brave ones refuse to stay silent. 🎥 IG: Tariq Ra’ouf
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Photo of the Week: 10,000 public service workers across New Zealand went on strike on 9 September, in a major show of strength in support of fair pay and decent working conditions.
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.
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Operation Metro Surge Wasn't the End - Dissent Magazine
The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.
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Chron.com @chron.com · 21/09/2026
Not only that, but the Aggies lost Saturday.
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Hegseth uses slur while promoting 'gender neutral' forces at Texas A&M
Not only that, but the Aggies lost Saturday.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Local Texas media have been sharing reports of a person shot in the back and a car filled with bullet holes. ICE has once again opened fire on American streets with no regard for the safety of those around them. Release the body cam footage. Abolish & prosecute ICE:
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The reported shooting in Austin came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why do we need ICE? Abolish ICE should be a litmus for any candidate moving forward.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They'll cut working hours so we don't qualify for benefits. They'll misclassify us as contractors to try to avoid giving us a retirement. They fight every raise tooth and nail and then brag about record profits to investors.
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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 21/09/2026
📢 More than 700 people have been killed in work-related deaths in the past decade, despite the Key government's overhaul of workplace health and safety laws following the P... 👉[Ad] Business email on your domain: NZ$5/mo, 10GB, aliases, IMAP/SMTP, DNS help. webservices.photonmark.com/email
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'His life was worth nothing to them' - Heartbroken families speak out against work safety rule changes
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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026
NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Protesters took over the intersection where the ICE shooting occurred. Austin politicians are having a separate news conference no where near the crime scene. 🎥: IG @greg.j.stoker
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Feral Appalachian witch in Texas 🌞🌻🏳️‍🌈 @cybrarerin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Can we just stop shooting people during “traffic stops”?
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ICE Agent Shoots And Wounds Man In Austin, Texas, Officials Say
The man is hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being shot once in the torso, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Alex Driggars at the Austin Statesman tweeted a photo of the traffic camera at the intersection of today's ICE shooting in Austin. Just went and checked, and this is from 4 minutes ago. Crowd not leaving.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Another unarmed victim shot by ICE agents in Austin today. The Austin Mayor and Rep Greg Cesar are calling for an independent investigation, which would be conducted by Austin PD and Texas Rangers. Something tells me we won’t get any justice, just like we haven’t gotten justice in Houston.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The streets of Austin will be live tonight with protests. ICE continues to kill people with no regard for anything other than to terrorize anyone who “looks” like they are undocumented.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am a Tongan first. This story resonates because it is known that a Tongan must show warmth and hospitality wherever an interaction occurs. Pasifika people are wired to go out of their way to honor complete strangers 💯❤️
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I look forward to spreading my wings again and visiting picket lines across the country as often as I want to very soon!
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My Labor Day address to working people of North Texas. If you represent unions and spoke on the struggle of the labor movement, then you correctly articulated the real point of the holiday itself.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
😂😂😂
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Houthis captured the Bab Al-Mandab strait, completing the Iran-coalitions control over both straits, by farmworkers rocking sandals and assault rifles 😅
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s always an honor to welcome a fellow president to North Texas in this fashion 😂
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m trying to weigh out if the blatant disrespect is worth it anymore.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rest in piece Pierre Damas Bel, another victim of Trump and ICE's sadistic cruelty.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I honor the Black radical ancestors every morning I open my eyes by living to serve the people and standing on principles. This is the way 🙏🏾✊🏾
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Union Difference: NBA Players Edition ✊🏾 The NBA dropped the biggest hammer in league history on the LA Clippers for trying to cheat the league’s salary cap system. I ran into this clip of journalist Pablo Torre Finds Out explaining the role the NBA Players Association played in the outcome
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They’re telling you straight up they’re colonizing Venezuela but saying that resources will be swapped 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What Pablo Torre did was ridiculously impressive. Uncovered a conspiracy between rich guys, withstood a propaganda campaign by one of the richest guys in the world with a pretty good reputation, didn't buckle or panic, and just kept reporting. That's some Pulitzerin' right there.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Someone asked if I was taking a page out of Al-Sayed’s black shirt deal. Trick, I been wearing an all-black attire for over 2 years now! 😂 Anyway, Delta FAs unionize! @afadelta.bsky.social ✊🏾
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Honored to contribute to this video in support of Delta Flight Attendants organizing a union with AFA-CWA. Unionized flight attendants know what support looks like from me and I stand in full solidarity of every FA ready to stand for each other. First above wing, then below wing at Delta! ✊🏾✈️
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Nobody can ever make me hate Miss Rachel 💯
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My coworkers see me nightly not knowing I’ve been threatened for arrest so many times this year alone 🤷🏽‍♂️😂
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: Trump’s Iran War has burned through well *over 90%* of key long-range missiles Sources tell @swin24.bsky.social that the percentage of critical long-range missiles that the Trump administration has depleted in its failing war is in ‘at least the high nineties.’ From @zeteo.com —
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SCOOP: Trump’s Iran War Has Burned Through Well Over 90% of Key Long-Range Missiles
Sources tell Zeteo the percentage of critical long-range missiles that the Trump administration has depleted in its failing war is in ‘at least the high nineties.’
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Proud to have been interviewed in this article sharing the revitalizing of the labor movement today through central labor bodices. ALF/CLCs are where well-rounded Union leaders are molded & supported, helping bring more fighters into the ranks who organize for collective action in our communities.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Washington Examiner out here throwing anything out there to see if anything sticks 😂
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some exciting news about to drop soon about the area labor federation’s first combined Labor Day event in North Texas. Although this year’s event seems a little scaled back, let’s just say the “Top of the Ticket” in the 2026 election want to hang out with us on our day! Stay tuned! ✊🏾
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A Black author put my story in her book because the idea that someone is willing to do whatever I do is revolutionary. Another Black woman showed me how to galvanize people on a picket line. Another Black woman told me to continue being misunderstood because they got no choice but to watch.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Texas Republicans are another level of racists.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ok!!!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A massive win in the face of mountains of corporate PAC/AIPAC cash no matter the margin
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I hate it here, but I can’t afford to move all my people out the damn state with me! 🤦🏽👎🏾
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
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She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
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YourFavoriteGuy @guychristensen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
How To Mobilize Against Flock Cameras
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It’s being reported that the U.S. will be escalating their military operations in Iran, threatening to attack infrastructure and civilian structures alike tonight. The only thing I hate working overnights on Saturdays is being the 1st to see the reports of more war crimes made with our tax dollars.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ms. Rachel expresses support for Abdul El-Sayed, Cori Bush, Justin Pearson, Jarrett Keohokalole, Peggy Flanagan, Becca Balint, William Lawrence, Elijah Manley, Troy Jackson, Donavan McKinney, Oliver Larkin, and Angie Nixon. "These are some folks I believe care about all kids."
Ms. Rachel Instagram post expressing support for Abdul El-Sayed; Cori Bush; Justin Pearson; Jarrett Keohokalole; Peggy Flanagan; Becca Balint; William Lawrence; Elijah Manley; Troy Jackson; Donavan McKinney; Oliver Larkin; and Angie Nixon.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Rank & File members of the local Teamsters 767 in DFW are raising funds to get their coworkers to TDU Convention 2026! I see this as an investment in the local movement to send more rank & file members to conferences they can hone their organizing skills at. Let’s get these workers to Chicago! ✊🏾
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Congresswoman Stevens has received $47,500 from DTE.
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Tevita ‘Uhatafe @tevitauhatafe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Democratic Party clinging on to a relationship with Israel shows how much they have yet to learn about their missteps in 2024. The party’s approval rating is on par with Trump’s.
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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Anybody who calls another person "a traitor to the West" is off their rocker, unless it is in reference to LeBron leaving the Lakers and going to Philly.
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