Anne Thompson

$200B for war. But no healthcare. No raises. No relief. And when gas prices go up, everything goes up. Some people profit. The rest of us pay. @32BJSEIU

They keep asking how to rebuild the middle class. It’s not a mystery. The Working Class Guy from @32BJSEIU explains how unions built it the first time. Workers organized. Workers fought. Workers won. And we will do it again. ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

Few Notes on the attacks on Iran: 1. Israel started the attacks, then joined by the US, according to most sources. 2. Iran was hit hard in Tehran and elsewhere, causing many casualties including an entire girls school (death toll at 87 now). 3. Iran struck back at Israel and US Bases in Arab countries. 4. Arab Governments condemned Iran’s response (WTF?). These include KSA, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, and now Egypt. 5. Israel has been hit hard in Tel Aviv and Haifa by Iranian missiles and drones, with marked damage 6. The UK just joined the American-Israeli offensive. Genocidal maniacs come together. 7. Hizballah has not joined in. 8. Iran is beginning to hit using advanced weapons/rockets it has not used in the 12-Day “war” (e.g., liguid fuel rockets, as reported). 9. Israeli Channel 15 is claiming Iran hit Tel Aviv with nuclear warheads (clearly untrue, but a potential pretext for escalation). Keep watching for "pretexts" for going all out. 10. The Straight of Hurmuz has been closed according to reports. 11. The United States has not yet gone all out, reflecting trepidation despite it’s fire power. This also applied to Israel, and certainly Iran. 12. American social media and Americans are for the first time in memory producing opposition statements that range from condemning US attacks to saying things ubiquitously like “we started this, now we must eat a di*k.” This is NOT insignificant, and driven by the 80%-85% opposition to this unprovoked attack widely view as being carried out on behalf of Israel. ---- For now, one noticeable note, perhaps among many others: Iran has clearly “learned,” or changed its policy of restraint it adopted during Israel’s Genocide in Gaza (when HIzballah possessed its full force, weapons and leadership) or the restraint it exhibited during the 12-day war and response to the US strikes mid-year 2025. That policy of restraint (and potentially restraining Hizballah) was considered a potentially fatal mistake on the part of Iran by many. Iran is not going all out yet, but is no longer restrained, recognizing 1) this "war" is existential [hello!] and 2) it will not be quick, calling for rationing resources, not least as the “coalition” stacked against it expands. Those who see a clear outcome, ought to think again. Ramifications will become apparent in 24 ours, economic, diplomatic, and otherwise, determining the next course of events. This is not just about sheer military power. [the image below is from Dubai]

The “Israel War Room” posts this clip of a worldwide children’s advocate and a mayor fighting for free childcare right after bombing a girls’ school and killing at least 85 students

The single best statement from a Democratic politician that I have seen today - get rid of useless Schumer and just put someone like Gallego in charge of the party in the Senate.

We are the dumbest country my God

Young people illegally being offered up as sacrificial lambs by a decaying, senile fascist to quench the bloodthirst of a small minority of sociopathic war hawks.

Taking this straight to Kalshi

Working Class Guy is calling it. Tonight's #SOTU: No unity. Division is the strategy. While we’re being distracted, the real fight gets buried. Healthcare gutted. Unions and workers are under attack. Billions to billionaires. Keepin' It Real: Between higher healthcare costs, inflation, and tariffs working people are getting squeezed. That's not leadership, that's neglect. ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼

Words they don’t use: illegal, war, coup, international law, violation, sovereignty. This is how you normalize imperialism.

Great, a news channel saying they’re not gonna rely on expert or academic analysis because they want to appeal to unnamed/unidentified ‘average Americans.’ Our mainstream media is broken. Zeteo.com/subscribe

This is how Spanish TV announced its withdrawal from the Eurovision contest over Israel's inclusion, in order to make it crystal clear why it has made this decision. On Wednesday, Iceland will decide whether it will join the boycott.

ICYMI: @jvplive Executive Director Stefanie Fox told @DeanObeidallah how JVP and other orgs being targeted by President Trump is him using authoritarian power

Comments by Jadaliyya Co-Editor @4Bassam at today's Press Conference (CAIR) on why students are protesting, held after the brutal dismantling of the GW Encampment last night by DC Police and the arrest of at least 30 students (part 1). Join him and Lisa Wedeen tomorrow at 3pm EST for a conversation with said students at the encampments at GW as well as Univ. of Chicago and beyond (for details: x.com/jadaliyya/stat…)

Starbucks @SBWorkersUnited baristas at corporate stores nationwide are on strike! For 4 years, they have fought tirelessly for a fair contract, and Starbucks has responded by union-busting. America’s unions stand in solidarity with baristas. We have your backs! ✊

No more elite impunity. Release the files. ReleaseTheFilesNow.org

Healthcare cuts.. food assistance cuts.. isn't the government supposed to serve the people???

Trump may not want to hear about affordability, but we do!

As workers, we're all we got. Good thing is: we're all we need. These companies don't care about us.. but we can damn sure make them

@FightForAUnion He’s smarter than Trump

The whole economy is connected, so we're really not sure how anyone believes we can just cut the bottom out, and not have it affect everyone?? SNAP dollars move back into the economy as soon as they're given out! We're all going to feel these cuts.