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I was made redundant a couple weeks ago. From a school I’d worked at for 15 years, They gave us 5 days notice

Fortunately, I’m a member of a union. As were all the other teachers.

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) were with us every step of the way. They made sure it was all above board, kept our dodgy bosses in check, & even helped us negotiate an enhanced redundancy package

So if you haven’t already, join a union

Here's my cat wearing the union badge

#union #iww #cats #CatsOfMastodon

Tennessee Republicans Advance Bill That Will Create a Public List of the State’s Trans People

https://transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-republicans-advance-bill

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Tennessee Republicans Advance Bill That Will Create a Public List of the State’s Trans People

House Bill 754 forces medical providers to hand trans people’s medical information over to the state, allowing the state to identify them. And under the bill, the data will be released to the public.

Transitics

"Grammarly will face a class action lawsuit over its “Expert Review” feature that dispensed writing advice using the names of prominent journalists, academics, and authors, Wired reported on Wednesday.

Technology journalist Julia Angwin is the only named plaintiff on the original filing. Angwin’s lawyer, Peter Romer-Friedman, said on Thursday morning that he’s since heard from “40 to 50 people” who object to being featured in the AI-powered editing tool without their consent."

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/journalist-julia-angwin-files-class-action-lawsuit-over-grammarlys-ai-sloppelgangers/

Journalist Julia Angwin files class action lawsuit over Grammarly’s AI “sloppelgangers”

Grammarly will face a class action lawsuit over its "Expert Review" feature that dispensed writing advice using the names of prominent journalists, academics, and authors, Wired reported on Wednesday. Technology journalist Julia Angwin is the only named plaintiff on the original filin…

Nieman Lab

Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra In Stable Condition After Stroke: 'I Still Have a Lot of Great Stuff in Me'
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dead-kennedys-jello-biafra-stroke-1235524315/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Music News @music-news-RollingStone

Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra In Stable Condition After Stroke: ‘I Still Have a Lot of Great Stuff in Me’

Jello Biafra formerly of the punk rock group Dead Kennedys said he’s in stable condition after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke Saturday night.

Rolling Stone
1. Major news out of San Jose State University. The University has REJECTED Trump's demands to ban trans people from bathrooms, dorms, and other facilities. This comes after Trump threatened them for once having a trans student athlete. Subscribe to support our journalism.

San José State University Sues...
San José State University Sues Trump Admin Over Anti-Trans Threats—Refusing to Capitulate

The Trump regime said San José State had to break state law to discriminate against trans students, but the university said it isn’t budging.

Erin In The Morning
Emergence, by The Messthetics

from the album The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

The Messthetics
The Messthetics / James Brandon Lewis: Deface the Currency

Read Stephen Thomas Erlewine’s review of the album.

Pitchfork

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own

You cannot “describe when, how, or why individuals determine their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.”

https://truthout.org/articles/florida-has-deemed-all-existing-intro-to-sociology-textbooks-illegal/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own

The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.

Truthout
NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet. All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...