Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...

A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says

Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.

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At a time when US violence and belligerence toward Iran keeps reaching terrifying new heights, this call to action from dockworkers is so concrete, so needed. These are the same unions that pulled off dockworker strikes in solidarity with Palestinians, so they mean it when they put out these calls.

Behind every smile, wave and heartfelt moment are dedicated Cast Members who aim to give visitors memories that will last a lifetime. But as Magic United continues bargaining for a fair first contract, issues like paid parental leave and shift flexibility remain on the line. https://lat.ms/4592zqx

You're paying $2,358 in federal taxes for Trump's mass deportations. @epi.org 's new calculator shows what your community could have instead www.epi.org/deportation-...

Workers at TSA are facing a big privatization push by the Trump administration that would force thousands of federal workers to work for private contractors for lower pay, fewer benefits, and no union contract www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push

Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors

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This is kindergarten logic. “We like it when it our athletes take a stand for a good cause, yet we don’t like it when they’re bigots or crackpots?” Uh, yes?

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 12h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1

1.5 million of those were children www.cbpp.org/blog/number-... There is no job data showing 5 million people, or anywhere close, found new jobs because work requirements don't work and many of these people were already working. www.cbpp.org/blog/work-re...

Number of Children Receiving SNAP Continues to Drop Under Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law

In the 19 states with publicly available data or that have shared unpublished data, the harmful Republican reconciliation law has taken SNAP food assistance away from more than 1 million children...

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Rollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."

Let's sit with this: the IRS can audit any working person—and audits every president—but it will no longer audit President Trump. This is a privilege that no other American worker has. When working people say the rules are rigged, THIS is what folks mean.

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

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Nurses in Portland, Maine are protesting tomorrow after one of their colleagues was taken by ICE despite her pending asylum case

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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It's unfortunately not streaming anywhere, Sayles said they are in the process of retaining the rights to Matewan and his other movies, but it's posted online a couple places archive.org/details/Mate...

Matewan. John Sayles. V. O. S. Castellano. DVDRip. Xvi D

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Dave Kamper@dskamper.bsky.social · yesterday

Great movie. Every once in a while someone will post the climactic shootout with a comment like, "Hell yeah! The workers beat the bosses!" and that's how I know they've never watched the movie.

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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Ep 319 - Keffiyeh Spiderman www.patreon.com/posts/165741... tinyurl.com/WSEP319 Taylor Farms, gig workers, WestJet, Corewell Health, Brown University Health, UC, Microsoft, UK Labour Party, Indian workers struggle in every sector, academic worker updates and the AAUP

So Trump and McMahon now are trying the velvet glove approach to get universities to submit. It’s just a watered down version of the compact they tried to impose last year. No self-respecting university should comply. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter (Gift Article)

The open letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon fell far short of the attempt at a compact last year that dangled research money in return for embracing the Trump administration’s agenda.

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these are the smoothbrains who famously lost two elections to Donald Trump after telling the left it's help wasnt needed

Matt Seyfang@mseyfang.bsky.social · 2d ago

The left has a very flawed theory of politics. They can win a primary, but there's zero evidence to date that their ideas can win a general election outside strongly Dem areas. They're chasing the white no college voters who are the Republican base and are terrible at coalition building.

The Teamsters endorsed Max Miller, despite the domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, after Miller cosponsored the Teamsters' faster labor contracts act Miller is not pro-union, he has a 14% lifetime score from the AFL-CIO, including voting against the PRO Act

Michael Sainato@msainato.bsky.social · 3w ago

Over an ironworker, the Ohio Teamsters endorsed Max Miller, who is accused by his ex-wife, the daughter of Senator Moreno, of domestic violence after a former White House press sec made similar allegations. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“As with [Trump's] first compact, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their administrations and governing boards reject Compact 2.0. There is every reason to believe we can do so again." - @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org's @proftwolf.bsky.social

AFT, AAUP Respond to Trump Compact 2.0

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following response to the Trump administration’s new higher education comp...

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My interview with director/writer John Sayles looking back on Matewan www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice

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ICE just announced that an immigrant in New Jersey's Delaney Hall died on Saturday after an unspecified medical emergency. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo was 41 years old.

Detainee passes following medical emergency in New Jersey

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador who was detained at Delaney Hall Detention Facility, was pronounced deceased Aug. 1 by medical personnel at University Hospital in New...

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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Friday p​icket at the Royal Sonesta Boston, where workers are asking the company for a fair process to decide on a union, without fear of harassment, intimidation, or retaliation. "Sonesta should show us the same respect we show its guests,” said Neida, a Room Attendant.

Friends, familia. I want to share some wild/incredible news: After 9 seasons and nearly 400 episodes, the original Working People podcast feed I started has crossed 1 million downloads! I'm honestly kind of speechless (for once). There's so much I want to say but for now I'll just say this...

"Jessica" has worked harvesting and packing table grapes in the Delano, Arvin and Richgrove CA area for 20+ years. "We just earn CA minimum wage. This is hard work especially now in this current heat wave when I need to work 8 hrs a day in temps that reach 105°." #WeFeedYou

Once again: AI is the reverse printing press that makes asynchronous communication impossible

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

Jesus Christ these guys are supposed to stand up to people committing genocides and Rowling threatens a lawsuit and they simply decide we aren’t worth it

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 6d ago

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

"“I am panicking. I can’t eat. I can’t sleep,” said Marlene [a TPS holder]. “My kid is wondering if he goes to school, will I be there when he comes home?”

Lauren Kaori Gurley@laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social · 5d ago

This week: Nursing homes terminated hundreds of Haitian workers with TPS. Major airports fired Haitian janitors, cabin cleaners and wheelchair attendants. Schools let go of drivers and landscapers. My reporting on the fallout of Haiti TPS termination. t.co/vCyqrl7hK3

“To demand that the AAUP remain silent about the political attack on academia is ridiculous. To demand that the AAUP should do nothing to fight for academic freedom is wrong.” #academicsky

Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of Neutrality

The AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.

insidehighered.com

⭐️”At a competing press conference held by the American Association of University Professors, students and faculty presented a different view. They said their universities are acting beyond the law’s bounds and curtailing politically unpopular courses, degree programs and departments.” ⬇️

Texas lawmakers call SB 37 a success. Professors say it limits teaching.

Texas lawmakers say SB 37 is working. Professors argue some universities are going beyond what the law requires.

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Not everyone knows! Keep spreading the word!

Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · 6d ago

Blogged it. Happy Hater Week. aftermath.site/war-crime-n6...