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#defundbillionaires

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Ray Gulick, he/him/wtf 🇺🇦<p>New (to me) hashtag dropped.<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a></p>
JackTheRebelCat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FuckPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckPutin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FuckNetanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckNetanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BoycottAmericanGoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottAmericanGoods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BoycottTechNazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTechNazis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a> </p><p>Grr. 🤬🤬🤬</p><p>🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 🇺🇦</p>
❣️a standard deviant<p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luigi</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/sabine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabine</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/eatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/defundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defundBillionaires</span></a></p>
❣️a standard deviant<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hannu_ikonen</span></a></span> </p><p>… would be great if groups of people gathered to these same places and times… dressed as luigi… to play pokemon go, or recite alice’s restaurant in four part harmony. </p><p>oh, that is my nee current hope for wednesday at noon. </p><p>strangers, dressed as nintendo’s <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/luigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luigi</span></a>, gather and sing <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/alicesRestaurant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alicesRestaurant</span></a> all the way through, and then go about their business. </p><p>on the first of every month at noon, in every state capital and city hall… all across the u.s.</p><p>maybe arlo would even attend one. : ) i will make extra hats and scarves, just in case. </p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/defundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defundBillionaires</span></a></p>
Rod Faulkner<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a></p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@RustyBertrand" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RustyBertrand</span></a></span><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@RustyBertrand/113328798403911066" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kolektiva.social/@RustyBertran</span><span class="invisible">d/113328798403911066</span></a></p>
Rod Faulkner<p>And remember y’all, though they aren’t mentioned, “revolutionary” tech like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ai</span></a> and Zuckerberg’s version of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/metaverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metaverse</span></a> are expensive, resource intensive, and have yet to pay off. </p><p>Investors won’t continue to be patient forever. </p><p>We really do need to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24272195/meta-layoffs-whatsapp-instagram-reality-labs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2024/10/16/242721</span><span class="invisible">95/meta-layoffs-whatsapp-instagram-reality-labs</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Also: [thread] Elon Musk: anti-Semitism<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111013789254186238" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1110</span><span class="invisible">13789254186238</span></a></p><p>Elon Musk Flirts w. Fake AOC Twitter Account<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/173086/elon-musk-flirting-fake-aoc-twitter-account" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/173086/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-flirting-fake-aoc-twitter-account</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakeNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XCorp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WealthTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WealthTax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TAXtheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TAXtheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericaPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakeNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InternetTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetTrolls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CultureWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CultureWars</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Project 2025: How the far-right’s tax plan would hike middle-class taxes while slashing taxes for the wealthy<br><a href="https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/08/29/project-2025-how-the-far-rights-tax-plan-would-hike-middle-class-taxes-while-slashing-taxes-for-the-wealthy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationofchange.org/2024/08/29/</span><span class="invisible">project-2025-how-the-far-rights-tax-plan-would-hike-middle-class-taxes-while-slashing-taxes-for-the-wealthy</span></a></p><p>* radical tax reforms disproportionately burden middle-income Americans<br>* significant tax breaks to wealthiest persons/corporations</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WealthInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WealthInequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxAvoidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxAvoidance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>No Surprise RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump: Both Backed by Billionaire Timothy Mellon<br><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/its-no-surprise-rfk-jr-endorsed-trump-theyre-backed-by-the-same-billionaire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/its-no-s</span><span class="invisible">urprise-rfk-jr-endorsed-trump-theyre-backed-by-the-same-billionaire</span></a></p><p>Secretive billionaire bankrolls RFK Jr., Donald Trump<br><a href="https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/08/26/the-billionaire-behind-rfk-jr-and-trump-timothy-mellons-influence-on-the-2024-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationofchange.org/2024/08/26/</span><span class="invisible">the-billionaire-behind-rfk-jr-and-trump-timothy-mellons-influence-on-the-2024-election</span></a></p><p>* critical concern: influence of wealth on American democracy</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimothyMellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimothyMellon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimMellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimMellon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimothyMellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimothyMellon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefundBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundBillionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenerationalWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerationalWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocracy</span></a></p>
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Elon Musk Forced to Reveal Shady X Investors
Musk said Sean Diddy Combs as investor made it OK that hate speech was increasing on X
newrepublic.com/post/185174/el
washingtonpost.com/technology/

* Sean Combs
* Andreessen Horowitz
* Sequoia Capital
* 8VC/Joe Lonsdale >> mastodon.social/@persagen/1129
* Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
* Bill Ackman

#ElonMusk #billionaires #Xcorp #Twitter #EnablingFascism #FarRight #racism #anti-LGBT #transphobia #Trumpism #GOP #disinformation #AmericaPAC #DefundBillionaires

The New Republic · Elon Musk Forced to Reveal Shady X InvestorsElon Musk said that having Sean “Diddy” Combs as an investor made it OK that hate speech was increasing on X.
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Addendum 4

New [2023-09-22] ProPublica bombshell report tying Clarence Thomas To Charles Koch.

Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
propublica.org/article/clarenc

* Clarence Thomas attended at least 2 Koch donor summits
* in extraordinary position of having helped political network that brought multiple cases before SCOTUS

Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court. Image: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Bohemian Grove, a secretive all-men’s retreat in Northern California, with billionaire industrialist David Koch, right, and Ken Burns, whose films Koch has financially supported. Credit: ProPublica Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus
#ClarenceThomas#SCOTUS#JudicialMisconduct
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Addendum 3 cont'd

Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests
mastodon.social/@persagen/1104

Harlan Crow’s Minions Keeping Your Rent High
mastodon.social/@persagen/1107

MastodonPersagen.com 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮🏳️‍🌈 (@persagen@mastodon.social)Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests. https://www.levernews.com/clarence-thomas-billionaire-benefactor-is-grateful-for-latest-scotus-bombshell/ Last month, in a 5-4 ruling on Sackett v. EPA SCOTUS dramatically narrowed the scope of the 1972 Clean Water Act ... * Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackett_v._Environmental_Protection_Agency #SCOTUS #SackettVsEPA #CleanWaterAct #environment #ClarenceThomas #HarlanCrow
#ClarenceThomas#SCOTUS#JudicialMisconduct
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Addendum 3
Seminal ProPublica bombshell article:

Judicial misconduct: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, billionaire Harlan Crow
mastodon.social/@persagen/1105

Above the Law: Supreme Court Rebuff Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe
mastodon.social/@persagen/1109

Justices Clash on Congress’ Power Over Supreme Court Ethics
mastodon.social/@persagen/1109

MastodonPersagen.com 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ ☮🏳️‍🌈 (@persagen@mastodon.social)Addendae 1 Judicial misconduct: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, billionaire Harlan Crow Clarence Thomas & the Billionaire https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow ProPublica Investigates Clarence Thomas’ Relationship w. Harlan Crow Lavish travel, real estate deal, tuition https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-investigation-origins Clarence Thomas & Anthony Welters https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110837922021447151 Clarence Thomas’s $267,230 luxury RV & Anthony Welters #JudicialMisconduct #SCOTUS #ClarenceThomas #DefundBillionaires #HarlanCrow #AnthonyWelters
#ClarenceThomas#SCOTUS#JudicialMisconduct
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Addendum 10
See also addendae 3-5

Ultrarich Techies Want to Build a City f. Scratch. What Could Go Wrong?
nytimes.com/2023/09/17/opinion

Mysterious company spent $800 million to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land
People behind deals a who’s who of tech industry
nytimes.com/2023/08/25/busines

The New York TimesOpinion | Beware Tech Billionaires Building Brand New CitiesBy Molly Turner
#oligarchy#meritocracy#plutocracy
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A6 cont'd 4

UAW President Shawn Fain: “It Is Long Past Time to Stand Up for the Working Class”
jacobin.com/2023/09/shawn-fain

* speech to United Auto Workers members, Shawn Fain laid into the Big Three
* explained the UAW's new “stand-up strike"

* [Oy! 🤨 ] invoked Bible to declare their battle a righteous fight for justice 🤦‍♀️

jacobin.comUAW President Shawn Fain: “It Is Long Past Time to Stand Up for the Working Class”In a speech to United Auto Workers members on Wednesday, Shawn Fain laid into the Big Three, explained the UAW's new “stand-up strike,” and invoked the Bible to declare their battle a righteous fight for justice. We print his prepared remarks here in full.
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UAW Members Are Striking Against Corporate Power. Americans Overwhelmingly Back Them
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* United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said “We fight for the good of the entire working class”
* Americans believe him. In massive numbers, they tell pollsters they back UAW over Big Three auto companies

jacobin.comUAW Members Are Striking Against Corporate Power — and Americans Overwhelmingly Back ThemUnited Auto Workers president Shawn Fain has said, “We fight for the good of the entire working class,” and Americans seem to believe him. In massive numbers, they tell pollsters they back the UAW over the Big Three auto companies.
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Big Three Autoworkers Striking Against Concessions While Shareholders Reap Bonanza
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* 2023-09-15 UAW launched landmark strike vs. Big Three automakers for inadequate pay, job security
* m/w automakers auth. $5 billion stock buybacks

U.S. auto strike expected to affect Canada in deeply integrated industry
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jacobin.comBig Three Autoworkers Are Striking Against Concessions While Shareholders Reap a BonanzaThis morning, the United Auto Workers launched a landmark strike against the Big Three automakers for their refusal to provide adequate pay and job security. Meanwhile, over the last year, the automakers have authorized $5 billion in stock buybacks.
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United Auto Workers Strike Has Begun
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* UAW launched historic strike, 2023-09-15
* workers at 3 plants across Big Three walking out
* UAW leader Shawn Fain declaring an "all-out strike is possible"
* 1st time UAW has struck all three major automakers simultaneously

jacobin.comThe United Auto Workers Strike Has BegunThe UAW launched a historic strike this morning, with workers at three plants across the Big Three walking out and UAW leader Shawn Fain declaring that an
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