Mike Williams

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Twitter refugee @drummike2012 on twitter - drummer, programmer, very liberal. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA now in Boston, MA. #TwitterMigration #Choice #VoteBlue #climate #vets #StandWithUkraine

On May Day, I commemorate the Bayview Massacre in Wisconsin.

In 1886, workers were organizing for an 8-hour workday.

On May 1, workers started to demonstrate in Chicago. By May 3th, over 14,000 workers were demonstrating near the Bay View Rolling Mill in Wisconsin.

The Republican Governor ordered 250 Guardsmen to kill any workers entering the mill.

On May 5th as the workers approached the mill, the guards killed 7 people including a 13-yo child.

Demand Better!

You aren't struggling because of other poor people

You aren't struggling because people won't have babies

You aren't struggling because of drag queens

You are struggling because you are oppressed by the ultra-wealthy who manipulate you to hate other poor people instead of them

Elon is going to make the bird site unusable. Just make your account here and settle in. You won’t be sorry.
Anyway, now that a ton of journalists are flocking back to Mastodon... you should read my article about how all your articles about Mastodon "slumping" were bullshit. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/08/lazy-reporters-claiming-fediverse-is-slumping-despite-massive-increase-in-usage/
Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage

There’s been this weird series of articles lately, trying to frame the rapid growth of the fediverse (mainly Mastodon), as somehow now failing. It started last month, with the Guardian’…

Techdirt

Mike Lee : I want to get rid of social security
Rick Scott : I want to get rid of social security
Ron Johnson : I want to get rid of entitlements

Joe Biden #SOTU : guys Republicans don't like Social Security

GOP : OMG OMG LIAR BULLSHIT LIAR LIAR WE WOULD NEVER *pearls clutch*

#Politics #SOTU

https://www.newsweek.com/video-resurfaces-senator-mike-lee-vowing-gut-social-security-1756796

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/republicans-social-security-medicare.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/

Video of Mike Lee vowing to gut Social Security resurfaces

"It will be my objective to phase out Social Security," Senator Mike Lee of Utah said while campaigning for his current seat in 2010.

Newsweek
See how nice this went last time when the DEMs had the majority & had to elect their speaker? #HouseSpeaker
It's Jan 6th: a good day to reflect on what we have learned, how far we have come, and what we still have left to do to hold those responsible to account. https://shero.substack.com/p/jan-6th-is-groundhog-day
Jan. 6th is Groundhog Day

On the anniversary of this tragic day, it's a good time to reflect on what we have learned, how far we have come, and what we still have left to do to hold those responsible to account.

SHERO

"The homes or offices of five elected Democratic officials in #NewMexico, including the new attorney general, have been hit by #gunfire over the past month, and authorities are working to determine if the attacks are connected."#news

https://apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-new-mexico-state-government-831e1d985a1795eea69ac6489f0698ed

Democratic officials' homes, offices, shot up in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The homes or offices of four elected Democratic officials in New Mexico have been hit by gunfire over the past month, and authorities are working to determine if the attacks are connected.

Associated Press

Netflix has made the interview with Zelenskyy and Letterman free and public for everyone in case anyone is interested.

https://youtu.be/liooTXAF5Xo

#Ukraine #RemovePutin

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Full Episode | Netflix

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