From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   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.   
      
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