We lost the great Val Kilmer this week and so naturally I have been thinking back to my favorite role of his as Doc Holliday in Tombstone. "A man like Ringo has got a great big hole, right in the middle of him. He can never kill enough, or steal| Welcome to Hell World
Today Mel Buer writes about lessons learned over the years working in the restaurant industry and how those can apply to fostering a general sense of solidarity among workers everywhere. It's a great piece and also kind of gave me PTSD. Working in restaurants for so many years was certainly| Welcome to Hell World
UFW - fighting for farm workers since 1962. Sí se puede!| Bluesky Social
Our hearts are heavy for the grieving family of Jaime Alanis, who died from injuries sustained during a chaotic raid on Thursday. We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.| Bluesky Social
LA-based independent multimedia journalist. Union member. Covering labor, media, and movements at wordsaboutwork.news | Work featured all over || Send tips, inquiries to melbuer@proton.me Support me: buymeacoffee.com/mel_buer https://linktr.ee/mel_buer| Bluesky Social
You can see the tear gas floating above the road where Border Patrol blew many cans of it in order to leave the area Cars are kicking it up and it’s blowing on the breeze into town| Bluesky Social
After a short speech, a demonstrator asked for volunteers to head to another intersection, where she said some volunteers were beaten and gassed by the agents holding that line. We’re out here in the night, with only the truck and moonlight to break through the darkness| Bluesky Social
A firework went off and spooked the crowd a bit, an armored truck rolled up and turned on its spotlights. A worker is leaving from behind the skrimish line and out toward the intersection (not pictured)| Bluesky Social
I’m out here in Camarillo, CA, with @acatwithnews.bsky.social, where hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protests today’s raids. As we walk up, you can hear hundreds chanting. Lots of press here as well| Bluesky Social
A haunting yet darkly humorous exploration of a world teetering on the edge of collapse. In stories that pulse with both the familiar and the uncanny, O’Neil’s characters struggle to survive in a reality rife with violence, climate catastrophe, and the crushing weight of modern life. From the threat of police brutality to the absurdity of predatory healthcare, his sharp observations of societal decay leave a lasting impact. Yet, in the midst of the turmoil, his signature wit emerges—off...| OR Books
