If you have that kind of pull, make the call now. Otherwise, you are the hostage taker. 

#hostage #russia #vote #election #extortion #ethics #EvanGershkovich #WallStreetJournal

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 Not great. 

Source: https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/23/spineless/ 

#monopoly #monopsony #consolidation #PrivateEquity #anticompetitive #economy #economics #USpol #politics #healthcare

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 Supporting our friends who are protecting us and our friends is a good idea. Glad we are again now.     

#Ukraine #russia #UnitedStates #US #UA #security #allies #defense #defence #GlobalSecurity

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 Could be handy. 

#school #knowledge #learning

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 We’re at a crossroads 🛣️

#crossroads #Orwell #AnimalFarm #BraveNewWorld #Fahrenheit451 #dystopia #books #dystopian

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 YouTube's systems are confused. Steamboat Willie entered public domain today (Mickey Mouse's first appearance). I uploaded it to my YouTube, and YouTube systems are still drunk from last night. Fun with copyright disputes! 

Watch it here on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygJt_i1f6rQ 

#copyright #SteamboatWillie #PublicDomain #Mickey #Mouse #MickeyMouse #Disney #silly #share #IntellectualProperty

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 Hard to avoid this conclusion. 

#ActorsStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #u1 #power #money

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 He makes a point. 

#Congress #House #speaker #USpol

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 “In-house Visual Effects (VFX) workers at Walt Disney Pictures unanimously voted in favor of unionizing with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in an election...” 

Union protection from Iger mistakes needed.

https://iatse.net/walt-disney-pictures-vfx-workers-vote-unanimously-for-unionization-in-labor-board-election/ 

#UnionStrong #IATSEstrong #IAstrong #vfx #Disney #DIS 

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 No position that works in TV and film is immune to being damaged by AI used with no guardrails. 

Read part of why: https://deadline.com/2023/10/tom-hanks-warns-fans-that-its-not-him-pitching-a-dental-plan-in-ai-created-video-1235561184/ 

#ActorsStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #u1 #TomHanks #AI #GenerativeAI #likeness #voice 

 If not now, when?

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 1937’s words ringing true in 2023. 

#labor #work #capital #business #economy #autoworkers #uaw #sagaftra #UAWstrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #UAWstrong #SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #u1

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 Until the risks are gone, avoiding crowds, wearing masks (especially inside), improving ventilation (opening windows helps) and getting fully vaccinated and boosted are still good ideas to stay healthier. 

#COVID #CovidIsNotOver

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 Posting this on multiple platforms. Medieval Times needs to make a good deal with their performers, and they need to do it now. 

Medieval Times Performers United: https://www.mtunited.org 

#MedievalTimes #KnightOnStrike #ActorsStrike #UnionStrong #stunts #u1

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 I do now. 👀

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 🚗🚙💪 

#autoworkers #UAWstrong #jobs #USpol #UAW #UnionStrong

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 Credit for WGA proposed contract goes to WGA negotiators, strike captains, lot coordinators, WGA staff, unions in solidarity worked together to get the WGA to this point and fans and supporters. 

In many ways, it's not done until both the striking unions have new contracts in place and then when in 2024 IATSE and Teamsters have a new contract in place. 

This year we set the tone, next year we bring it home. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #UnionStrong

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 This otter seems very wise to me. Wise and cute. 🦦

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 I’m not an organizer of this, but strike captains can get anything you need to know about this. 

Details: https://www.sagaftra.org/uaw-sag-aftra-new-england-solidarity-day-928 

#AutoworkersStrike #ActorsStrike #UAWstrong #SAGAFTRAstrong #UAWstrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #UnionStrong #Mansfield #Massachusetts #MA #Stellantis

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 Now that's a good rewrite. 

#BillMaher #WritersStrike #WGAstrike #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #ActorsStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #maher #u1

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 Ah yes, the consequences of their own actions. 

Please share far and wide. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #union #BillMaher #Maher #DrewBarrymore #Barrymore #u1 #strike #UAWstrike

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 They’re right ya know. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #actors #writers #crew #film #tv #movies #television #u1 #union

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 Some good thoughts by Amie McNee, aka inspiredtowrite

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 For the next week, if you say “Lauren” 3 times in a theatre, then a Congressperson will appear and disrupt the show. 🤦‍♂️ CO-3 you deserve better. 

context: https://youtu.be/FSwq_AIg-tE 

details: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/12/lauren-boebert-removed-beetlejuice-musical-denver/amp/ 

#LaurenBoebert #COpol #USpol 

 Thousands of Film & TV professionals and their supporters rallied and marched in Los Angeles on today (Wednesday). The AMPTP companies continue to refuse to speak with them, damaging their companies and the industry. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #u1

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 Doing the work of someone on strike is bad. Don’t do that. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrike #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #union #screenwriting #tv #television

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 Wearing a mask, avoiding crowds, improving ventilation (often opening a window helps) and getting fully vaccinated and boosted are good ways to stay healthier. 

source: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/covid-19-study-suggests-long-term-damage-immune-system 

#COVID

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 Elon Musk, guardian of the Russian fleet and accessory to Putin. 

Like if GM in the early 1940s said, “we can’t make engines for planes, because then they would take on the Luffwaffe [nazi Germany’s air force] and we’d be part of a major war effort.” 

#US #Ukraine #Russia #war

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 I am not an organizer of this, but the strike captains and coordinators at the lot/building can get anything you need to know about this. 

#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #union #SB799 #WeEarnedIt

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 Reading about the Ludlow Massacre and how it helped make working better. 

Child labor laws and the 8 hour workday were achieved with bloody sacrifice. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre 

#LaborDay #HappyLaborDay #ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #UnionStrong #u1

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 Cuddly 🦇

(doll by Anna Yastrezhembovskaya https://www.instagram.com/yast.anna/ )

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