Astrid M. Aune
@AstridMAune
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hobbies include plotting, scheming |@CUNYLaw ‘25 | 🌹 ➡️Opinions my own, dude
Astoria, Queens
Joined March 2011
Taking a break from my bar prep twitter hiatus to share something I wrote for @ballsstrikes. Basically, the cause of labor is the hope of the world. Ty for the editing, @jaywillis. Ty organized labor for…like everything else. https://t.co/24NvqgE1lt
ballsandstrikes.org
Organized labor has spent decades building the infrastructure to protect the rights of workers. That work is paying off.
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THE CITY is looking to hire three editors to join our newsroom and help fulfill our mission to serve the people of New York. Learn more about each role here:
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Who wrote this season of Only Murders in the Building? I just want to talk.
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"I'm a strong believer in due process," Adams affirmed this morning, before going on to say he has no problem with people getting picked up off the street by ICE, sent to a gulag, and held incommunicado in El Salvador without due process. https://t.co/RnjxgogR0l
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No mayoral candidate has more experience suing women into silence than Andrew Cuomo
Exclusive | Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed new court papers threatening a defamation suit against sex-harass accuser Charlotte Bennett — before Albany could pass a law to hinder such cases targeting alleged victims.
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Bringing it back
BREAKING: The FDA is planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections, according to CBS News.
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I really love Jessica Ramos. She is ride or die with labor and working people in a way that truly inspires. She led on the minimum wage, led on ending exploitative labor practices, was THE voice to get billions for excluded workers during the pandemic.
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I spent time at the @vbgcq as a kid, so this moment is deeply personal. ❤️ Securing $2.5M for a new pool here is about making sure every child has access to life-saving skills like swimming — no matter their zip code.
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Proud to earn the support of 15,000 New York State Iron Workers.
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🚨 Immigration reporters! I know there are so many of you out there doing incredible work, especially freelance work. Here's an unexpected but killer opportunity for a full-time gig at @nysfocus. We're looking for those who know the beat, how to dig, and how to tell a story.
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NYS spent $452M to purchase medical equipment during the #covidpandemic to save lives, including ventilators, oxygen tanks & pulse oximeters. My new audit found out of the 247K+ items purchased, only 3 were distributed.
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This is an extremely good reason to want that
Bojangles employees want their wages to go up to $25 per hour because they get cut and burned at work. https://t.co/1tvQPsXGJc
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This is why New York needs to be ready to fight back with everything we’ve got. The RECOURSE Act, which I’ve introduced with @jessicaramosqns, would authorize NY to withhold payments to the Federal government if and when Trump holds up money we are owed.
nysenate.gov
Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of...
President Donald Trump said that he is working on “papers” to withhold all federal funding to sanctuary cities, a move that would hit finances from New York to San Francisco
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#OneGoodJob because one job should be enough. #VamosRamos
NEW: Today I am announcing One Good Job - a new public employment initiative to put New Yorkers on a path to the middle class solving the biggest problems we face. One Good Job is a modern day WPA. This program revives a New Deal initiative unlocked by Mayor LaGuardia used to
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We demand @smartunionworks apprentice Kilmar Armando Abrego-Garcia be returned to his family. Bring him home now.
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ICYMI - Sen. @JessicaRamosQNS swung by the studio to discuss pay equity legislation and her proposal to encourage more federal workers to enter the state workforce. https://t.co/Txs5gxt2gT
capitolpressroom.org
Sen. Ramos discusses legislation requiring employers to disclose more information to prospective employees about their potential compensation and benefits.
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“The number of criminal defendants found mentally unfit to stand trial in New York City's state courts has more than doubled in the last five years.” @samanthaellimax @_charleslane
gothamist.com
Defendants who were found unfit to stand trial waited on Rikers an average of 79 days as of last fall, according to the Independent Rikers Commission report.
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