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A news media collective for Vermont's working class. DM or email us: TheRakeVermont @ gmail Support us: https://t.co/vfjsuS1t5f
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creating a pro-worker, anti-capitalist media co-op for Vermont.
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This afternoon, Vermonters staged a protest and sit-in at White Cap Business Park in Williston, where the Department of Homeland Security houses an ICE digital surveillance facility as part of many anti-ICE actions in Vermont during the last week.
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This afternoon, a dozen people protested in the atrium outside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices at the White Cap Business Park in Williston.
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Scott has framed return to office as an “equity issue” to pit state workers against “everyday Vermonters” as if state employees are not also the latter. All the while Scott acts in accordance with his worldview, and bails out commercial landlords.
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When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in August that, starting December 1, all Vermont State employees would be required to return to the office at least three days a week, it sparked a chain of...
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The return to office mandate places the burden of longer commute times and higher costs onto Vermont state employees, and Vermont taxpayers, all while Scott demands more spending cuts, particularly to education.
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When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in August that, starting December 1, all Vermont State employees would be required to return to the office at least three days a week, it sparked a chain of...
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The site of the new lease by the state, Pilgrim Park Road, is owned by Wayne Lamberton, a friend of Scott, who once served as VP for Scott’s former business, DuBois Construction. Lamberton and associates are set to make $2.2M over the 5-year lease.
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When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in August that, starting December 1, all Vermont State employees would be required to return to the office at least three days a week, it sparked a chain of...
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With Vermont Governor Phil Scott forcing state employees back to in-office work, among the beneficiaries is a personal friend of Scott, set to earn over $400,000 per year in state dollars after a lease deal was struck in Waterbury earlier this month.
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When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced in August that, starting December 1, all Vermont State employees would be required to return to the office at least three days a week, it sparked a chain of...
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Part 3 of our series: Middlebury College’s Alexander Hamilton Forum Regularly Platforms Transphobes, Bigots, and Authoritarians with No Consequences https://t.co/iqA7lxpFCx
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Middlebury’s disinterest and oftentimes hostility towards LGBTQ+ students and faculty is reflected in the ideological makeup of some members of its faculty who hold high-profile academic positions....
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As The Rake reported last year, ICE’s enforcement actions and deportations have always been a bipartisan affair. ICE shows no signs of letting up, but neither do the Vermonters who oppose it. A larger rally is planned for Wednesday, December 10.
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Dozens of Vermonters rallied and raised a ruckus this morning to protest the planned expansion of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Williston. “Today we are sounding the alarm...
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ICE gained power long before Trump. Flags outside ICE offices were at half mast, in observance of Vice Pres. Dick Cheney's death. Cheney and the rest of the George W. Bush Admin were architects of ICE, which was established in 2003 as part of the new Dept. of Homeland Security.
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ICE is on a hiring spree in Vermont, looking to fill 100 call center positions, offering $50k signing bonuses. Every call received on the ICE tipline is routed to Williston. ICE also plans to hire contractors to scour social media to find people for ICE to kidnap & deport.
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“ICE abducts a person in the so-called U.S. every minute and a half, which amounts to 965 kidnappings every day. So we are sounding our car alarms every minute and a half to sound the alarm on the national emergency that is ICE.”
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Dozens of Vermonters rallied and raised a ruckus this morning to protest the planned expansion of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Williston. “Today we are sounding the alarm...
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Dozens of Vermonters rallied and raised a ruckus this morning to protest the planned expansion of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Williston.
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Middlebury College is Failing its Transgender Students Part 2: The Overdose of Evelyn Mae Sorensen, a Student and Trans Woman, Exposed Middlebury College’s Priorities https://t.co/sWsOC19qLu
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Evelyn Mae Sorensen, the oldest of three children, came from a single-parent household and worked several jobs to support herself. She enjoyed biking, photography, and mountaineering, and she was...
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Middlebury continued its history of platforming right-wing extremists. In February, a panel featured Brianna Wu and Leor Saphir, two right-wing transphobes, allowing them to parrot debunked talking points, placing LGBTQ+ students on campus safety at risk.
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On October 19, Middlebury College student Lia Smith was reported missing, a week after the town of Middlebury celebrated its fourth annual Pride celebration. Four days later, she was found dead.
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