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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I strongly believe we are due for a renaissance of analog letter-writing and maybe you should try and catch that wave, gang Manufacture that excuse to start a cute washi tape/eraser collection Overcome your fear of "messing up" your "good paper" by actually using it BE FREE

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 10h

Never After Dark was pretty solid. Really liked the slacker protagonist, the setting, and the soundtrack. Kind of a shame there was only one showing at the River Oaks, since I think people would eat this up given that it's Halloween season.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

❗Attention, union supporters ❗ We're asking Wizards and Hasbro to voluntarily recognize our union—and you can help! Sign our petition today and show our leadership that you want change in the gaming industry. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A Canadian federal worker I met a couple years ago at Labor Notes told me there were bats in the building he worked in. I keep waiting to read about an Ottawa rabies outbreak.

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Anton Treuer @antontreuer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Enokiijig = Workers Ojibwe word of the day! Learning languages is fun and honors our ancestors and future generations. Follow #Ojibwe WOD on YouTube (link in bio)! Miigwech (thank you)! #workers

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Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) @organizeworkers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Disappointed by Amazon Prime Day? ☹️ There's a better way to spend a few bucks every month. EWOC sustaining donors grow the labor movement, making it strong and vibrant by helping workers in nonunion workplaces learn how to build power and win. 🧵

Illustration of the EWOC Tamagotchi (link to donate below)

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mrteamster.bsky.social @mrteamster.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Samuel Nnamdi is my brother Teamster who was illegally kidnapped and deported while wearing his UPS uniform. The Teamsters and their general president, Sean O’Brien, should be demanding his return. All of the kidnappings are atrocious but this one in particular hits close to home.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lin King, who translated Yang Shuang-zi's #TaiwanTravelogue from Mandarin to English, charges an European publisher for copyright infringement over commissioning a translator who cannot read Mandarin to create a third-language translation using King's English text, original footnotes, and afterword.

How is a translated work distinct from the original work? In literature, there is no such thing as an “objectively accurate” translation. Even this statement you are reading can be translated into millions of word permutations. Language is an imprecise human creation that evolves, imprecisely, over time. This is a concept that the public understands in the context of classical texts like The Odyssey, but less deference is paid to a translator’s creative authority in contemporary literature.

一部翻譯作品，如何與原著是不同的個體？翻譯文學中，並沒有所謂「客觀精準」的標準答案。就連您正在閱讀的這段文字，也能被翻譯成數百萬種用字組合。語言本身就是人類創造的不精準產物，且隨著時間不精準地演化。對於《奧德賽》這類古典作品的不同譯本，大眾似乎都能理解這個概念，但是面對當代文學，譯者的創作自主權卻鮮有對等的尊重。

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Alma Avalle @goodbyealma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NEW CWA SIBLINGS!! ROLL FOR UNION!!

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 05/10/2026

Fantastic news!!! The Supreme Court declined to hear the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to pay back its workers for the cuts to pay, illegally implemented increases in health care costs & more. When we fight, we win!!! ✊✊✊

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Union Now! @unionnow.org · 05/10/2026

We love to see it 🙌

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Trace Wood @tracewood.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

First orcas, now sperm whales. Well, maybe the sperm whales are just getting back into it after a century. Still, it seems like the intelligent creatures of the sea have had enough. Isn't it weird that they don't attack research vessels? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

independent.co.uk

Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific

Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Carnificina no Brasil. Meu Deus.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If only there was a union for translators!

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

all this is both foolish and unnecessary

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dwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[0008389] Vampire in Fort is always tired

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sounds like a Friday night well spent. I think Supernatural Birth Machine may be my favorite Cathedral record.

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Dave @unioncard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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 · 02/10/2026

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 · 28/09/2026

If there's a union already there, you should know about it by now (or your steward/rep is horrible at their job). If you wanna organize a union and don't know where to start, contact EWOC! workerorganizing.org

workerorganizing.org

Organize a Union and Improve Your Workplace - EWOC

Want to learn how to get a raise? Safer working conditions? Fill out our form and a workplace organizer will reach out within 48 hours.

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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...

youtube.com

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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