Caroline Friesen

comms @solidaritycntr // proud union member // views are my own

[Union Jobs @UnionJob]

The Solidarity Center seeks a Director / Assistant Director of Resource Development to be based in Washington, DC (hybrid). Details can be found at: https://t.co/HYWRtzsmIf #1u #UnionStrong @SolidarityCntr

[Annie Wu (all socials: @annie_wu_22) @Annie_Wu_22]

As someone who’s been an advocate for the evolution of our media ecosystem - and for independent media - the conversation around “independent media” needs to be way more thoughtful and nuanced than it currently is… 🧵

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

Can an administration defender explain how the "if I fear for my life for one moment I can fire off three rounds in someone's face standard" works for citizens who get grabbed out of their car by masked guys in unmarked vehicles? Because that seems pretty scary!

[Dan Koh @dank]

Yes, it's terrifying to think that there are people in government who DON'T think it can be a force for good.

Why are they even there if they don't believe that?

[Amanda Litman @amandalitman]

DC deserves better than this.

[Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr]

Most drivers working on digital platforms are considered "independent contractors" instead of employees according to their country's labor laws. Employers often say this gives drivers more freedom, but in reality, it just leaves them without the protections all workers deserve.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

To explain just how much it's not hyperbole, three Justices of the Supreme Court say as much; that today's decision is going to lead to some people becoming "second-class citizens" who must constantly carry documents to prove their citizenship.

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

Let me get this straight: The same Supreme Court that ruled colleges CAN’T use race in the admissions process has just ruled that law enforcement officers CAN use race to conduct raids and detain people. You can’t make this up.

[Dan Shafer @DanRShafer]

Republicans will say this and then cut funding for mental health at every opportunity.

[SourcingJournal @SourcingJournal]

The tiny southern African nation of Lesotho is watching the days pass with a growing sense of despair—and desperation.

As the White House’s “Liberation Day” tariff deadline of Aug. 1 creeps closer with no sign of a deal for the country President Donald Trump once said “nobody has ever heard of,” nor the renewal of a critical trade program that has boosted economic development on the Sub-Saharan continent for a quarter of a century, the outlook for Lesotho is nothing short of bleak. https://t.co/MyfNsVSxyL

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

No. That’s what pastors and civilians should be doing. We pay members of Congress to ask hard questions, start investigating, find out if the government could have done more. Do it now before the next storm. We aren’t paying you to pray. We are paying you to help all of us.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

She voted for it, but she’s against it and hopes the House makes changes. The Republican Party.

[Caroline Friesen @carofriesen]

girl WHY are you yelling

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Leavitt: "No other president in history could have ever dreamed of such a success, and that's exactly why the fake news media is now trying to demean and undermine the president. We've seen this playbook before ... it's not a coincidence that it was written by the exact same CNN reporter who wrote the original story falsely alleging that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation."

[Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr]

We don’t just support worker rights — we help workers turn those rights into reality because when workers have the power to improve their own lives, democracy is stronger, economies grow & society becomes more just for everyone.

#Solidarity
#WorkerRights

[Rebecca Rainey @RebeccaARainey]

A trio of worker rights and international development organizations say the US Department of Labor violated the law when it canceled millions in grants meant to address child and forced labor in foreign supply chains.
https://t.co/AyCSFN44tv

[Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr]

Our US Department of Labor’s ILAB-supported programs have protected workers by helping stop abuse, support businesses that follow the rules & make sure workers aren’t paid so little or treated so badly that it drives down wages & standards everywhere.

#WorkerRights
#Solidarity

[Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr]

Cutting these programs abandons workers & rolls back decades of progress combating forced & child labor.

[Solidarity Center @SolidarityCntr]

Eliminating programs will:

🚨 Leave workers & children vulnerable to forced labor
🚨 Silence efforts to improve working conditions peacefully
🚨 Ignore root causes of migration: poverty wages & unsafe work
🚨 Enable a race to the bottom, lowering labor standards everywhere

[Lauren Kaori Gurley @LaurenKGurley]

Scoop: Emails show that Trump admin has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in more than 40 counties around the world.

"This will affect some of the world’s most vulnerable children.”

https://t.co/j7ykPpqoNt