Mel Buer

Sup nerds, I've been working my ass off over the last couple weeks to get this finished, and now that it is, I'm excited to show you what I've been up to: Words About Work is now The Common Route. Same great movement reporting as I've been doing, but a much more expanded scope. I hope you dig it

I'm very excited to present New England Week at @flaminghydra.com. Our first entries come from @milesklee.bsky.social on what New England "means" and a new writer who is trying her best so be nice @raxkingisdead.bsky.social on Shirley Jackson in Vermont. flaminghydra.com/issue-676/

hello, SPOTLIGHT? please figure out why my phone isn't working

just gonna get rid of over a quarter of our workforce, which is an amount roughly the size of the population of Carson City, Nevada

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who spared a thought for my country today, who amplified information about the coup d’état attempt, and worried about Brazil’s democratic future—the world’s democratic future. We won! Women won! The Amazon won! Young people won! Democracy won! Hope won!

Despite their efforts to crush the vote, the fascists lost in Brazil. Good, Fuck em

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in a seismic political shift.

This is legit how a lot of people are going to become lifelong Democratic voters and why contesting for attention on streaming and video is so important. People who are up for grabs aren’t reading news sites every day.

furnace is out and it's cold as fuck tonight, love this for me

It rained so hard last night. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen such an intense thunderstorm in just pitch blackness. Went out to feed the livestock this morning and the entire valley is covered in mist—watched the fog swallow the nearest treeline as I fed the goats New Mexico, I love ya

I wrote about the end of Catapult defector.com/catapult-eli...

NEWS: the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders have unionized and the Cowboys have agreed to recognize the union

lol. RAGBRAI has over 20,000 bike riders peddling 400 miles every year—and it is one of the biggest events in the entire state bringing in millions in tourism and economic stimulus to small towns. Also, we have 11 bikes. 🚲 We ride bikes in Iowa, sir.

US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.

Putting out a general call here: Are there any historians of past left movements who would like to come on the radio to talk about the historical parallels to Trump's NSPM-7 directive? Hit my DMs!

your government has abandoned you GI

Putting out a general call here: Are there any historians of past left movements who would like to come on the radio to talk about the historical parallels to Trump's NSPM-7 directive? Hit my DMs!

A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy and content moderation policies on Facebook.

Getting important updates from my sister

"Freelancers carry a disproportionate share of the risk in war zones." "43 of the journalists and media workers killed in 2024, more than a third of the total and a record high, were freelancers." "The following year was deadlier still." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Media #Labour #Genocide

Wondering if there’s an underlying anxiety about elder folks realizing there’s no safety net in their old age, and becoming concerned that they’ll fall through the cracks if family members won’t take care of them

godard arrested while filming the riots in paris, may 1968

Last week, after two years of bargaining attempts, members of Activision Quality Assurance United voted to authorize a potential strike. If you want to support these workers in their standoff which stands to establish precedent and set baselines for the entire industry, now's your chance:

They should come up with a cool name for their team, something that implies the world revolves around their power

Quite easily:

LOL.

Ma niece est corniste dans cet orchestre :( (elle va bien)

tout le monde déteste la police

On Saturday, US citizen Ricardo Gonzalez was reportedly hit by an unmarked federal vehicle, tased twice by ICE agents and then handcuffed while face down in the gutter screaming that his arm was broken. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/ice-assaulte...

Nothing quite sums up the abhorrent violence inherent in the state (anywhere, everywhere in the world) than a video of the cops tear gassing an orchestra playing music at the Place de la Republique in France yesterday

obviously many more important takeaways from the French approach to protest, but much respect to the absolute varsity level Whimsy of throwing a whole ass piano at the cops

Update: the photojournalist is being released without charges after being transported to the local jail Despite no charges filed, the intended effect has already been accomplished: that photographer was forced away, in a cop car, from the newsworthy event, thus frustrating an attempt to cover it

Saw a video of some Yellow Vests putting a giant yellow vest on the statue amidst the roar of the crowd and I gotta be honest, I got a little misty-eyed