Chris Aikin
@chrisaikin.bsky.social
Texpat, Mets Fan, Union Organizer, Sci-Fi Enthusiast, Ordained Minister (ULC), Playlist Obsessive, New Deal Democrat, Unlikely Beach Bum, Cocktail Waitress, Middling Cook.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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The Murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
A Cup of Coffee Extra
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January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Francisco Lindor homering against the Phillies is my love language.
April 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Francisco Lindor homering against the Phillies is my love language.
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
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April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Fun, instructive history from @shaunrichman.org
LaGuardia: the pro-union mayor: Today’s City Hall contenders must follow Fiorello’s labor agenda
In New York’s mayoral election, plenty of candidates claim to be the anti-Trump. But, when it comes to protecting workers’ rights and reducing economic inequality, the better question is who will b…
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April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fun, instructive history from @shaunrichman.org
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The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East, AFL-CIO (WGAE), Executive Director Sam Wheeler:
![Last night President Trump issued an unlawful Executive Order purporting to strip nearly two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights. This illegal attack on roughly 700,000 federal workers and their unions is an assault on the entire labor movement and all American workers.
It's not surprising that the billionaires in the Trump Administration hate unions. Unions are a bulwark against tyranny, both in the
workplace and in civil society.
Right now, federal union members are defending the American people from Elon Musk's reckless and unconstitutional dismantling of the federal government. [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dxphnrtri3v6a2lyl2khufyv/bafkreievnufnim4nktwhuv7whwuxtkz2pu4mvwqovphcga5qsgyogek444)
March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The following is a statement from Writers Guild of America East, AFL-CIO (WGAE), Executive Director Sam Wheeler:
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage