Robyn Schultz (she/her)

@justrobyns.bsky.social

Proponent for the future

Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Workers at Ghirardelli’s shop in San Francisco began a three-day strike yesterday. The company has been charging customers a 6% “healthcare fee” while simultaneously cutting workers’ care. This is why we need unions. substack.com/@usdemocrati...

US Democratic Socialists (@usdemocraticsocialists)

HUGE: Workers at Ghirardelli’s shop in San Francisco began a three-day strike yesterday. The company has been charging customers a 6% “healthcare fee” while simultaneously cutting workers’ care. This ...

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Heritage wrote the blueprint this administration is governing by, and now they want a movement to end birth control and bring back consequences for sex. That means punishment, and the punishment falls on women.

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BREAKING: Pirro has dismissed the case against Davey Hearn for vandalizing the reflecting pool, saying that there's no way vandals could have caused the damage.

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When we march at LGBT+ Pride events we are echoing the Stonewall rioters' demand for human rights, safety and dignity. When someone attacks a Pride event, as we saw so horrifically in Berlin this weekend, they mean to silence the rest of us. We must only shout louder. We are love, and we will win.

PURE EVIL Stephen Miller’s worldview in one video clip. "I think the ideal solution would be to cut off their fingers. I don't think it's necessary to kill them entirely. We're not a barbaric people. We respect life. Therefore, torture is the way to go. Because tortured people can live.”

China just got a heliostat plant – a concentrated solar power (CSP) station using a large field of computer-controlled mirrors, [heliostats], to reflect the sun on to a tall central tower – to power 170k homes a year and save 130k tons of CO2. The US is getting a ballroom.