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Kim Kelly

@kimkelly.bsky.social

A friendly May Day reminder that cops aren’t workers and never have been. Their continued inclusion in our unions (and of police “unions” within the @aflcio.bsky.social) remains a stain on the entire labor movement. They’re just bosses with a license to kill www.teenvogue.com/story/what-t...

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ChemicalProphet's avatar ChemicalProphet @chemicalprophet.bsky.social
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Smoke 'em if you gottem!

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Bottas Heimfe (18+)'s avatar Bottas Heimfe (18+) @bottasheimfe.bsky.social
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I've been saying for years that Cops are just government Sanctioned Gangsters. they use many of the same tactics Gangsters use, the same mindsets, the same disregard for actual order. the only difference between a Gangster and an American Cop is Government recognition.

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Nero ☭ 🇦🇷🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar Nero ☭ 🇦🇷🏳️‍⚧️ @ner0.bsky.social
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not even bosses, just thugs. lapdogs that will follow orders from their corporare bosses and commit atrocities without blinking an eye.

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Baked_Rachel🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar Baked_Rachel🏳️‍⚧️ @bakedrachel.bsky.social
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Violent foremen

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Carl Nyberg 's avatar Carl Nyberg @carlnyberg312.bsky.social
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US elites (capitalists) have a managed labor movement that is more white guy & more Right Wing than the workforce generally. There are a bunch of techniques that go into this, but many of the details are "out in the open".

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Nessa 's avatar Nessa @vmcf.bsky.social
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Side note- Teen Vogue is consistently doing great journalism, they put NYT to shame!

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(=_=) Hype Tornado /Capt. Nemo///'s avatar (=_=) Hype Tornado /Capt. Nemo/// @joulesbyrne.bsky.social
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Class traitors stop being workers.

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Lord Delicious The Genius's avatar Lord Delicious The Genius @lorddelicious.bsky.social
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just kept repeating "am i being detained or am i free to go" cops dont play. they beat the F*#k out of me for NOT talking

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Sic Transit's avatar Sic Transit @sictransit.bsky.social
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@michaeldeforge.bsky.social has a helpful reminder

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Al Petterson's avatar Al Petterson @eyelessgame.bsky.social
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Yeah. The union that still has the power and resources to call me at my home and shake me down for donations when I don't even belong to it is not the same as the other unions.

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Elliot Ghoul 's avatar Elliot Ghoul @elliotghoul.bsky.social
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Fuck the Police

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While (but also BECAUSE) their entire presence in "labor" was symbolic and had nothing to do with bargaining, I appreciated this move in 2020-

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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iquanyin 's avatar iquanyin @iquanyin.bsky.social
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🎯

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Carl Gibson 🍉's avatar Carl Gibson 🍉 @crgibs.bsky.social
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One of my all-time favorite memes:

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Wendel's avatar Wendel @wendelschwab.bsky.social
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Cops aren't workers. ACAB.

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Tim Mullaney's avatar Tim Mullaney @timmullaney.bsky.social
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Tell me you don't know any cops without...

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prince egregious, heir apparent 's avatar prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social
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they're literally "brotherhoods" so they aren't "unions" lol THEYD ON'T WANT TO BE INCLUDED

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Shrimp LOL Mein's avatar Shrimp LOL Mein @sammerstein.bsky.social
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I've never seen a cop labeled an "individual contributor" a day in my life 😂😂😂

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