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Kim Kelly

@GrimKim

labor journalist & author (FIGHT LIKE HELL, Fight to Win). class war correspondent @inthesetimesmag +elsewhere. booking: @shipman_agency 💌 kimkellywrites@gmail

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✨ And now, for my next trick… ✨ This is the book I was born to write. Growing up with a rare disability, I often felt all alone in the world—until I found the sideshow and the disabled performers who brought it to life. I can’t wait to share their stories—and mine—with you.
Publishers Marketplace announcement: Labor journalist and author of FIGHT LIKE HELL, Kim Kelly’s EXQUISITE STRANGERS, a hybrid of memoir, original reporting, and archival research on the political and cultural history of disabled sideshow performers, following the stories of women who found both empowerment and exploitation in the American circus, as well as the author’s own account of growing up with ectrodactyly, again to Nicholas Ciani at One Signal, by Chad Luibl at Janklow & Nesbit Associates. (World)

ALT Publishers Marketplace announcement: Labor journalist and author of FIGHT LIKE HELL, Kim Kelly’s EXQUISITE STRANGERS, a hybrid of memoir, original reporting, and archival research on the political and cultural history of disabled sideshow performers, following the stories of women who found both empowerment and exploitation in the American circus, as well as the author’s own account of growing up with ectrodactyly, again to Nicholas Ciani at One Signal, by Chad Luibl at Janklow & Nesbit Associates. (World)

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almost exact same story with prisons
arne ness (@arne__ness) profile picturearne ness@arne__nessNov 11
pack it up folks, show's over. Data Centers are not a Job Engine for Rural America but yet another Increase in the Organic Composition of Capital. who would have thought
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this quote is from my story just in case anyone wants to source it leftonbase.beehiiv.com/p/mlb…
MLB Content Staff Vote to Unionize

MLB Content Staff Vote to Unionize

MLB will voluntarily recognize the union, the first of its kind for any sports league.

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@PopBaseNov 11
The MLB's content department is unionizing: "Given the uncertainty around the future of Major League Baseball and the impending lockout, unionization felt like a necessary step in ensuring the rights of workers." They will join the Writer's Guild of America East.
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what's unserious is having a $68 billion endowment and paying your workers shit wages thecrimson.com/article/2026/…
A Paid Strike Is Unserious

A Paid Strike Is Unserious

A Paid Strike Is Unserious

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After police raids on more than 50 Asian massage parlors, workers are pushing for licensing that recognizes their expertise and an end to the “rescue” model. @grimkim inthesetimes.com/article/mas…
Seattle’s Massage Workers Demand Safety and Solidarity—Not Stigma

Seattle’s Massage Workers Demand Safety and Solidarity—Not Stigma

After police raids on more than 50 Asian massage parlors, workers are pushingfor licensing that recognizes their expertise and an end to the “rescue” model.

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Howard Berkes@hberkesNov 11
Now available for streaming: Coal's Human Cost from @frontlinepbs. Directed, produced & written by @molly_born. Producer & Correspondent: @hberkes. A collaboration w/@pubhealthwatch, @NPR & the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/docum…
Coal's Human Cost | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

Coal's Human Cost | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

Veteran underground coal miners are suffering from an incurable lung disease at the highest rates in nearly 50 years.

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matt bernstein@mattxivNov 9
new york + philadelphia we’re looking for our friend please share if you can ♥️
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Ahmed Moor
@AhmedMoorNov 9
My name is Ahmed Moor and I’m running for US Senate here in PA (election 2028). I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing. I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption. And finally, for the protection of our civil liberties in America. Join the fight at moorforsenate.com
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Dozens of Korean workers have died in recent years from overwork at the U.S.-headquartered e-commerce giant Coupang. Their grieving families are fighting for justice and accountability. dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
Deadly Work at the Amazon of Korea - Dissent Magazine

Deadly Work at the Amazon of Korea - Dissent Magazine

Dozens of Korean workers have died in recent years from overwork at the U.S.-headquartered e-commerce giant Coupang. Their grieving families are fighting for justice and accountability.

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Today in Southern labor history, Nov 12, 1892, we remember the New Orleans General Strike that shook the foundations of racial capitalism, uniting Black & white workers for a 10-hr work day & better conditions in a militant show of solidarity against exploitation. #LaborHistory
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"In prison, the health conditions that typically define someone as “elderly” begin at 55... a full decade before most outside of prison begin to meet this definition" Mass incarceration is a public health crisis. thenation.com/article/societ…
America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration”

America’s Crisis of “Death by Incarceration”

The US prison population is aging rapidly, and incarcerated seniors are not getting the care they need.

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Miners at IMIP, world’s largest nickel mine site with 120k+ workers have begun a sit-in at after days of protest for a fair contract. Workers say there are monthly deaths due to lack of safety measures. Morowali is the world’s largest source of nickel for EV batteries and steel
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Now featuring @emanabdelhadi @hamiltonnolan @GrimKim and our first artist at-large @mollycrabapple Learn more: bit.ly/itt_hasan
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Hey y'all, a request: Our team at the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press works *REALLY HARD* and they're going into overtime to cover this election right now. Please show them some love, help us grow AND give our team deserved raises with a donation: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Give Now to Grow MFP Journalism in 2026!

Give Now to Grow MFP Journalism in 2026!

Help us grow our newsroom in Mississippi and our systemic reporting to make a difference for our home state and beyond.

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Lisa Xu 🌹@l_l_xuNov 5
THIS is now the craziest story I've ever written for Labor Notes. UFCW Local 8 staff reps are stalking a dissident candidate for office, chasing him across California, in the union's first ever competitive local elections. I wonder what they have to lose? labornotes.org/2026/11/refor…
Reform Candidate Says UFCW Rep Tailed Him for 300 Miles to Thwart

Reform Candidate Says UFCW Rep Tailed Him for 300 Miles to Thwart

In a union that has been headed by one family with no competitive elections since 1984, a group of grocery workers is organizing for change. But this week, they say, union staff who back the

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For 50 years, In These Times’ razor sharp analysis and deep reporting has centered the struggles of working families. Narrated by @hasanthehun . Donate to support independent media at: bit.ly/itt_hasan
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don’t care didn’t ask get bent bozo
Rabbi Jeff (@RabbiJeffx) profile pictureRabbi Jeff
@RabbiJeffxNov 4
JUST IN: 𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡 𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗠 𝗜𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬. Keep billions in U.S. aid flowing to Israel, or he’ll 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬.
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John@JohnnyWalsh__Nov 4
Now that PA Dems have their first trifecta in 33 years, we’re closer to having a fully funded SEPTA than ever before. Please sign this petition and ask your legislators on day 1 to have a plan ready for a PERMANENT funding solution: 5thsqadvocacy.org/accelerate…
SEPTA Accelerate Petition | 5th Square Advocacy

SEPTA Accelerate Petition | 5th Square Advocacy

Let your state legislators know that the Philly region deserves a modern transit system, with a fully-funded capital budget.

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now give Evelyn Normielib a gun
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An excellent piece by @GrimKim on Prairieland, and a great introduction to the case and its stakes thehandbasket.co/p/haymarket…
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