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The day: The Saturday night of Netroots Nation 2009
The place: The bar at the Westin in Pittsburgh
The culprits: Spedwybabs, Stranded Wind, Donnamarie, Floja Roja
The conversation: Politics of ...
by Spedwybabs
 12 comments
on Sun Aug 15, 2010 at 03:38 PM PDT
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The Blog Workers Industrial Union does many things for its members and the newest, most exciting thing is ... an email list where we pass around information on jobs that might fit bloggers and ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
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on Thu May 27, 2010 at 09:26 AM PDT
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Our trip to D.C. hit critical mass after just one day and I didn't have a chance to diary as we went. I've been back home for a week and it doesn't seem to be slowing down, so I'm going to bull ...
by Stranded Wind
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on Sun May 16, 2010 at 02:16 AM PDT
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The [http://goiam.org IAMAW] has sponsored the creation of a social networking site, [http://unionofunemployed.com Union of Unemployed], and among the 120,000 members there are 1,700 very active ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
62 comments
on Sat May 15, 2010 at 01:39 PM PDT
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As the Blog Workers Industrial Union does more service work for Progressive issues and Democratic candidates we get recognized.
Part of that recognition now includes a free, long term Salsa account ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
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on Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 04:03 AM PDT
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Interesting phrase, isn't it? I first saw it in a book on World War II and it was attributed to Winston Churchill. I was fact checking this diary (how unjournalistic of me!) and I find that ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
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on Sun Apr 04, 2010 at 08:18 AM PDT
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
12 comments
on Fri Jan 29, 2010 at 04:17 AM PST
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We need new means of organizing ourselves. The Blog Workers Industrial Union & Benevolent Society, an old time sounding name picked out by the only minor to make the Nixon White House enemies list, ...
by Stranded Wind
7 comments
on Sat Jan 23, 2010 at 10:13 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
6 comments
on Thu Jan 07, 2010 at 07:56 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
3 comments
on Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 07:00 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
4 comments
on Tue Jan 05, 2010 at 07:30 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
10 comments
on Mon Jan 04, 2010 at 07:21 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
4 comments
on Tue Dec 22, 2009 at 07:54 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
11 comments
on Mon Dec 21, 2009 at 08:32 AM PST
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Welcome to a very special edition of Get to Know a Democratic Candidate- today's featured Candidate happens to be celebrating a BIRTHDAY today...so won't you join us for a special birthday party?
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
13 comments
on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 07:59 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
29 comments
on Fri Dec 18, 2009 at 07:48 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
19 comments
on Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 06:31 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
9 comments
on Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 07:34 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
14 comments
on Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 07:23 AM PST
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The power of the Internet, the power of blogging, the power of Daily Kos is that it puts politics back in the hands of the people... where we all know it rightfully belongs. Forget the red, white ...
by Blog Workers Industrial Union
16 comments
on Mon Dec 14, 2009 at 07:00 AM PST
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