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Law Professor Emerita; former president , NLG-Bay Area; former Deputy State Public Defender; Previvor #BRCA #criminaljustice #GoldenStateWarriors
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You want to read this piece. Thank you @brianbroome.bsky.social . I’m subscribing. open.substack.com/pub/bbromba/...

WalMart, the largest private-sector employer in the United States, with approximately 1.5 million employees, half of whose take home pay is less than $19,177/yr. When employees complain they are not making enough to support their families, HR tells them to apply for Food Stamps!

10,000 King Soopers workers are currently on strike for better pay and working conditions. Instead of negotiating in good faith, parent company Kroger has been using scabs and prioritized $7.5B in stock buybacks. Don't tell me they can't afford to pay a living wage.

BREAKING: Los Angeles fast food workers are ON STRIKE. As activists and immigrants across the nation are learning their rights, the fast food industry is lobbying against Know Your Rights Training for 50,000 LA fast food workers.

1500 in Oakland! @wkamaubell.bsky.social showed up! It was organized by a few people in a matter of days. Bo at his 7th protest. #Notmypresidentday

This is a horrible story. I'm assuming there are many more like this and that these horror stories will continue.

FFS! 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 are firing National Park Service EMTs There will be no one to attend to you if you get attacked by wildlife, fall while climbing/hiking, have a skiing incident, are drowning, break a leg/arm/your neck, etc Alex Wilds is one such federal employee. Read what he's saying

The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?

Hearing that @indivisible.org and @moveon.org are pissing off house dems by mobilizing their constituents to call them too much is frankly the single best endorsement I've ever heard for a political action groups.

"We stand ready to fight against any misinformation or attempts to influence our journalism." 🔥 from @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social in The Guild Eagle: What's really happening at the L.A. Times? latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

do laws matter in the usa if they are not enforced, let alone evenly? do elected officials matter when they do not listen to or act based on constituents needs and concerns? is there still a democratic republic in the usa? seriously dark passing thoughts.

"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."

1/Last August, there was reporting on a conversation Russell Vought, co-author of Project 2025 who was confirmed just by the Senate over the objection of every Dem & Independent to head OMB (sort of like the HR office for the feds), had with people he thought were donors. But they were journalists.

Some photos from across the country for the 50 States 50 State Capitols march today Feb 5 2025: I will add more photos from more cities as I come across them. (sorry, not able to credit photographers) Lansing MI Austin TX Denver CO Harrisburg PA

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

About 40k people are signed up for this call tonight. This is not a rally. We're going to be talking about what we can actually do wherever we live to be part of this fight. If you've been feeling overwhelmed or powerless, come hear us out. Tape the Grammys.

Enough. The Democrats must shut down the Senate and use their power. Stop voting for these idiots. Stop all unanimous consent. Demand answers. Filibuster. Where is the fucking outrage?

Thank you @jimmykimmel.com for acknowledging the incarcerated firefighter💕

God bless

A federal court has declared that warrantless searches of US person’s communications collected for national security purposes is unconstitutional. Now it’s our job to make sure Congress knows that when they renew this law in a little over a year.

@sifill.bsky.social is an important read today: It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Chicago: ICE raids potentially starting on 1/21/25. Please RP. Share with your friends and neighbors!

If you are not in Chicago, refer to same