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   On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:47:55 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/19/2026 4:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:01:22 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/19/2026 2:45 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:09:47 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 2/19/2026 1:44 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:38:57 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 2/19/2026 12:43 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:39:03 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> On 2/19/2026 7:40 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:35:08 +0000, Julian    
   >>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> a union thug and his cabal of communist academics have awoken a   
   sleeping   
   >>>>>>>>>>> giant: behold, your first look at the billionaire counterattack in   
   the   
   >>>>>>>>>>> war for California’s future   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> There you have it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Key words: Economic Impact   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> What happened to the labor movement?   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Not sure you've thought this through.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> They are now thugs and a cabal of communist academics.>   
   >>>>>>>>> Critics, argue it could negatively impact working people and that the   
   >>>>>>>>> top 1% already pay nearly half of the state's income taxes.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> And so it is that the labor movement has become thugs and a cabal of   
   >>>>>>>> communist academics.  Nah, you can't fool me with that shit.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> That's because you have not thought this through. Otherwise, you would   
   >>>>>>> have posted your arguments, pro or con, to this list, instead of   
   >>>>>>> infantile emotional outbursts.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Nah, I simply reject any premise that ends up with   
   >>>>>> labor movement has become thugs and a cabal of   
   >>>>>> communist academics   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> Obviously, you've not read any California labor union history, or even   
   >>>>> thought about it.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> California Teamsters were often labeled "thugs" and "commies" due to a   
   >>>>> combination of violent, coercive strike tactics, deeply ingrained   
   >>>>> corruption.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The union used intimidation, engaged in mafia-related corruption notably   
   >>>>> under Jimmy Hoffa. Remember him?s.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Right, he disappeared something like 65 years ago.  Time to give labor   
   >>>> unions a break.   
   >>>>   
   >>> For the record, I am anti-union and support your right to work.   
   >>   
   >> Right to work.  Another mis-naming of something to hide what it is   
   >> really about.   
   >>   
   >You have a right to work.   
   >   
   >Let me be clear: People have individual freedom to work by preventing   
   >forced association with unions or collecting mandatory dues from   
   >workers. You have a right to work without being forced to pay union dues   
   >and/or join a union in order to work.   
      
   Total shapeshifter.  Instead of my right to work, this is really about   
   employers right to bust unions.  Which is where we are right now. Some   
   people with special skills have unions.  The rest of us nothing.   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
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