-

Find me on Bluesky!

[- @RyanTraughber]

Hey friends! I’m coming back to social media!
If you want to see what I’m up to or reconnect, find me on Bluesky!

https://t.co/270Q1X5JrC

[- @RyanTraughber]

https://t.co/XVQQKmLgOJ

[- @RyanTraughber]

https://t.co/HcnD2v6QsG

[- @RyanTraughber]

https://t.co/54U59rdsC0

[Fifty Shades of Whey @davenewworld_2]

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 had the support of 100,000 workers after wages were cut for the 3rd time in a year. Railroad barons used militias, the National Guard, and federal troops to stop the strike by killing about 100 people.

They don't teach any of this in school.

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

BREAKING: Twitter sued by employees in class action over the mass layoffs, for violating law that mass layoffs by large companies require 60 days notice.

Case filed yesterday in federal court in San Francisco.

[- @RyanTraughber]

@BetoORourke … it’s time to vote and be bold!

… it’s time to vote out the old!

… to do what he is told!

… for his soul has been sold!

… Cuz his heart is covered in mold!

… the people’s vote has been polled!

… like origami, he will fold!

Any of these would have been catchier…

[- @RyanTraughber]

@eyesonthestorm Second favorite: the episode of Deep Space 9 where OBrien winks at the camera and says “…he was a Union man!”

[- @RyanTraughber]

… it’s time to vote and be bold!

… it’s time to vote out the old!

… to do what he is told!

… for his soul has been sold!

… Cuz his heart is covered in mold!

… the people’s vote has been polled!

… like origami, he will fold!

Any of these would have been catchier…

[Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke]

We can’t rely on the grid when it’s hot.

We can’t rely on the grid when it’s cold.

We can’t rely on Greg Abbott. It’s time to vote him out and fix the grid.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

THREAD. Police are rarely forced to talk about what they actually do. This is a failure of journalism and governance. I've updated my list of questions to ask *any* police chief. Do you know a local reporter or anyone in local government? Here are things they can ask:

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

This is the scene in Philadelphia during reported active shooter during firework show tonight.

We need to stop debating and start acting on gun safety. All Americans- left and right do not want gun violence to continue. It doesn’t have to be this way.

https://t.co/exp5DGoAYJ

[The Onion @TheOnion]

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/QENqYuJHKP

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

happy 4th of july