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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 12h

From the liner notes of the Venom MMV boxed set, 2005.

HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC

SO ARE VENOM.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 13h

RIP Cronos, who taught us an invaluable lesson: "to hold the flag of Hades high, defying all the gods."

A Venom's Legions patch on a filthy battle jacket.

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Daisy Rockwell @shreedaisy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Delighted that my translation of Geetanjali Shree’s Our City that Year is in this excellent long list from @womenintranslation.bsky.social ! 🧿

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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This may seem very basic, but the @texasobserver.org finally has a separate subscription process for you to buy a gift subscription for someone else! It's still just $5/month. If you already subscribe but want to help more, I think it's one of the best ways: texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/give/

texasobserver.fundjournalism.org

Join the Texas Observer

The best of investigative journalism since 1954.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 30/09/2026

Having a pet should not be a luxury and we gotta figure out how to deal with the skyrocketing costs of running veterinary practices; the long arm of PE; and wages not keeping pace with costs of living.

hyperallergic.com

How Are Artists Affording Pet Care?

From $1,600 dental bills to $16,000 emergency procedures, artists and culture workers weigh in on the rising cost of caring for their closest companions.

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Day in Labor History: September 29, 1917. The Army intervenes in the strikes of the Northwest forests and sends in the military to get out the wood for airplanes. It both busted the IWW and also massively improved conditions on the ground for workers. Let's talk about this unusual moment!

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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aujourd’hui marque un tournant pour les Travailleuses·eurs d’Ubisoft Montréal : le lancement public de leur campagne! Leur première action, la pétition pour préserver le travail hybride, est accessible à tous les employés d’Ubisoft Montréal. Faites-le savoir à votre réseau!

Poster des Travailleuse·eurs d'Ubisoft Montréal sur un pilône, avec un QR code vers la pétition et le texte "Nous avons marqué l'histoire à distance - préservez le travail hybride"

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'The Tube Station', Bank Station (c.1932) by Cyril Power

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(New Account) Owl @empowlractual.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lots of flash flooding forecast for Texas this week, be weather aware & turn on your alerts.

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Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The man drinks and smokes and swears AND has three rescue dogs!

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

AutoZone workers in White Plains, NY, on Saturday became the first in their company to win a union election. Since then, the company has fired Nathan DuCongé, one of its key worker-organizers 1/4

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A supermajority of digital media workers at Theorist Media have signed cards to unionize with WGAW and IATSE Local 700. UNI is calling on LunarX CEO Clemens to do right by their workers and let them form a union by agreeing to card-check recognition. @teamtheorist @Clemens_Semel #TheoristsUnite

Graphic urging Theorist/LunarX to recognize a union for digital workers.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 12 (block walking for labor-endorsed candidates in Alief edition).

My door-knocking partner pets a friendly Siamese cat. They are both cool dudes.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 11.

A grey cat with green eyes and a green collar lounges on the sidewalk. He is a cool dude.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have 25+ years' worth of t-shirts and this one is evergreen.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Less than 10K views in 10 years. People don't know art when they see it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LBj...

youtube.com

Municipal Waste is gonna fuck you up! 1 hour

YouTube video by Michael Broen

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some of my amazing comrades from the NWU's Literary Translators Division are about to speak at the Center for Fiction's 2026 Day of Translation. Check it out! www.youtube.com/live/V7HS8nl...

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2026 Day of Translation: Panel 3: A Radical Proposal

YouTube video by The Center for Fiction

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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Mr. Trump called the Chinese leader 'an expert on stone' who 'loves good granite' as Mr. Xi stood by without changing his expression." As a former interpreter, I am sending solidarity to the poor soul who had to translate this while maintaining diplomatic decorum

nytimes.com

Live Updates: Trump Greets Xi at White House, Where Pomp May Mask Tensions

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Delta AFA @afadelta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s not your fault when you get sick! 🤧😷 But that doesn’t stop Delta management from punishing us for it - Only a union contract will give us a seat at the table to lock in a fair sick time policy. Sign or update your card, let’s get OUR union! ✊ #DeltaFlightAttendant #SickPolicy #UnionStrong

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CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today, 268 dedicated video game workers lost their livelihoods as XBOX continues to put profits ahead of the workers who are the heart and soul of the platform's games. CWA does not expect today's layoffs to impact union-represented workers.

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United Steelworkers Union @steelworkers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tired of being offered a pizza party when what you really need is better benefits to afford living in 2026? Organize! Unions will tell your CEOs where they can put that pizza. 😏

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

John Whitmire's gonna be sad.

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Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reposting my @theglobeandmail.com op-ed from last year re: Air Canada strike in light of the Carney gov't's current plan to "reform" the Canada Labour Code in a way that will curtail workers' Charter-protected right to strike. It seems that they still don't want to learn from history 1/

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.

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Idaho News Guild @idahonewsguild.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our Service Reporter Hali Smith explains what McClatchy’s massive layoffs mean for Idaho. 📰 Prefer to watch videos on TikTok? You can follow us there too @IdahoNewsGuild_

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They finally fucking did it, what a show of solidarity

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.

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Sara Cress @saracress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A friend checked her voter registration in August. It was active. This week, it was in suspense. Nothing had changed, she votes regularly. Trust no one. Check it regularly. Maybe track down your voter registration card (which you don't need to vote, but it is some kind of proof.)

goelect.txelections.civixapps.com

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This Day in Labor History: September 17, 2011. A group of activists started protesting in Zucotti Park in Lower Manhattan. Soon gaining the nation’s attention and spawning similar groups across the country, Occupy Wall Street was the first grassroots protest against inequality in the New Gilded Age!

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Sickness of Reason (2003). Robert Longo's charcoal drawings of nuclear explosions Untitled (Hercules)

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

this is so fucking crazy. huge huge huge scoop www.404media.co/inside-proje...

In a dashboard available to the workers, human reviewers are able to select which “task” they want to take on. Once they click that, they are presented with the real ChatGPT user’s prompt. 404 Media has seen multiple real prompts but is not quoting any of them for source protection reasons. Some of the prompts indicate the ChatGPT user does not expect that a human may end up reading their conversation, because they ask ChatGPT to keep the content to themselves.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You meet some cool dudes walking down the street, part 10 (knocking doors in Independence Heights edition).

A grey tabby cat with a clipped ear squinting in the sun. He is a cool dude.

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Gustavo Mano @mano.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Você tem de um lado o maior presidente da história do Brasil e do outro um gângster completo e ainda assim precisa tentar convencer as pessoas de que não é uma boa ideia votar no gângster.

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Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I hope today brings you something as beautiful as this old Kmart Halloween bag.

"Halloween Lives at Kmart" shopping bag, from the 1990s.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Who is the audience for a show where every hour is just a guy logging in to track his ex via flock cameras

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Slow-walking the automation of broadcast news jobs? Surely this won’t end badly,

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 11/09/2026

Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Tonight at River Oaks Theatre: WITCHFINDER GENERAL! Not the first movie I watched because Cathedral wrote a song about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NGm...

youtube.com

Cathedral - Hopkins (The Witchfinder General) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Earache Catalog

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Austin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com · 11/09/2026

If you want to read about the Rockstar tribunal case and get an overview of the opening day, @kerrblimey.bsky.social's reporting is solid. www.gamedeveloper.com/production/r...

gamedeveloper.com

The core arguments behind the Rockstar union busting trial

Both parties have set out their stall in legal documents obtained by Game Developer.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10/09/2026

A barista from Washington took on Starbucks with their union and won over TWO YEARS worth of pay. If you think this is the only time Starbucks has had to pay up at union stores... think again. ✊

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

something i really resent is that they made a machine that uses every public thought we've ever had, and now it's our job to carefully edit every public thought so it doesn't sound like the machine, which is continuing to steal our every public thought by the minute

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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · 09/09/2026

When workers take on one of the biggest corporations in the world, they shouldn't have to do it alone. We’re proud to join workers to #BoycottStarbucks until baristas win a fair union contract! Let’s show Starbucks that Texas workers stand together ➡️ BoycottStarbucks.net

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UAW @uaw.org · 09/09/2026

"Quit trying to carry the ball alone."🏈 As we enter football season, a call to unionize from the newspaper of the UAW, 1937. From the archives at the Walter P. Reuther Library.

Art from UAW newspaper that says, "Quit trying to carry the ball alone. Join The International Union, United Automobile Workers of America." Shows drawing of footballs players carrying the ball or tackling.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/09/2026

The day after Labor Day seems like a great day to start a paid subscription to the only reproductive rights and justice news outlet without a history of union busting or taking money from corporate interests :)

autonomynews.co

Autonomy News

A worker-owned reproductive rights and justice publication.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

EWOC all-organizer calls are cooler than anything held on a quarterly basis should be.

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