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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History July 22, 1916: Someone set off a bomb during the pro-war “Preparedness Day” parade in San Francisco. As a result, 10 people died and 40 were injured. A jury convicted two labor leaders, Thomas Mooney and Warren Billings, based on false testimony. Both were pardoned in 1939. Billings and Mooney were both anarchists and members of the IWW. Not surprisingly, only anarchists were suspected in the bombing. A few days after the bombing, they searched and seized materials from the offices of “The Blast,” Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman’s local San Francisco paper. They also threatened to arrest Berkman.

In 1937, Mooney filed a writ of habeas corpus, providing evidence that his conviction was based on perjured testimony and evidence tampering. Among this evidence was a photograph of him in front of a large, ornate clock, on Market Street, clearly showing the time of the bombing and that he could not have been at the bombing site when it occurred. The Alibi Clock was later moved to downtown Vallejo, twenty-five miles to the northeast of San Francisco. Alibi Bookshop, in Vallejo, is named after this clock. On May 11, 2024, I did a reading there from my working-class historical novel, Anywhere But Schuylkill, during the Book Release Party for Roberta Tracy’s, Zig Zag Woman. Her novel takes place at the time of the Los Angeles Times bombing, in 1910, when two other labor leaders, the McNamara brothers, were framed.

In 1931, while they were still in prison, I. J. Golden persuaded the Provincetown Theater to produce his play, “Precedent,” about the Mooney and Billings case. Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times wrote, "By sparing the heroics and confining himself chiefly to a temperate exposition of his case [Golden] has made “Precedent” the most engrossing political drama since the Sacco-Vanzetti play entitled Gods of the Lightening... Friends of Tom Mooney will rejoice to have his case told so crisply and vividly."

You can read my complete article on Mooney and Billings here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/05/

You can get Anywhere But Schuylkill here:
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Or send me $25 via Venmo (@Michael-Dunn-565) and your mailing address, and I will send you a signed copy!
And purchase Zigzag Woman here:
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#workingclass #LaborHistory #warrenbillings #tommooney #sanfrancisco #bombing #anarchism #union #IWW #labor #alexanderberkman #prison #emmagoldman #playwright #theater #books #writer #author #historicalfiction #novel #author #anywherebutschuylkill #zigzagwoman @bookstadon

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Der Verdacht, dass Jens #Spahn zum Nachteil der Steuerzahler eigene Amigos bevorteilt hat, bleibt solange im Raum, bis alles aufgeklärt ist. Und es geht um einen Milliardenschaden!!!

Mutmaßlich hat die #Union etwas Schwerwiegendes zu verbergen, sonst bräuchte sie nicht so massiv zu mauern.

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It's better in a #union! Liz Shuler on the power of the people

"Early this month, the AFL-CIO launched the ‘Better in a Union Bus Tour’ where union leaders and members will be traveling to stops in 26 states across the country in order to amplify workers’ voices."

#TheContrarian #AFLCIO #Democracy
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The Contrarian · It's better in a union! Liz Shuler on the power of the peopleBy Elizabeth Shuler
Alexander Julius

Das ist schon unglaublich krass - der Teil mit der Bohrinsel war mir noch nicht bekannt:

„Schon 1982 hat #Exxon eine Studie über den #CO2 Gehalt und Temperatur gemacht. Und guck, 2019 waren wir genau da, wo uns die Studie sah! Man wusste also Bescheid, über die #Klimakatastrophe.

—> Man wollte wissen, wie viel höher eine Bohrinsel gebaut werden muss,bei steigendem Meeresspiegel.“

#Lesch #klimawandel #klimaschutz #klima #transformation #grune #energiewende #union

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Bluesky Social · fradie 💚☕🥁💻🤎🏳️‍🌈 Reich gegen Arm geht weiter (@fradie.bsky.social)Schon 1982 hat #Exxon eine Studie über den #CO2 Gehalt und Temperatur gemacht. Und guck, 2019 waren wir genau da, wo uns die Studie sah! Man wusste also Bescheid, über die #Klimakatastrophe. Man wollte wissen, wie viel höher eine Bohrinsel gebaut werden muss,bei steigendem Meeresspiegel. #Lesch
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#resist #resistance #protest #family #rally #unite #union #unionstrong #UnitedStates

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