I found this lovely coat in the clearance section of a vintage store - maybe the 3/4 sleeves put people off? Beautiful work by a member of the ILGWU and datable to 1960-63.

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US garment workers helped pioneer multi-ethnic labor unions, which united people across racial, religious, gender, linguistic, and cultural divides. Also native-born citizens and immigrants. I think about that sometimes when I see people suggest such divides are unbridgeable.

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And they built housing co-ops that *still* welcome incredibly diverse communities — the one where we live sits at the intersection of century+ old Jewish, Chinese-American, Dominican & Puerto Rican communities, is a naturally-occurring retirement community for elders, and hosts a community garden.

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Airbnb is banning its hosts from making guests do things like “stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.” The hosts....are not taking it well: www.wired.com/story/airbnb...

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Hegseth: We are banning reporters from the Pentagon. Washpost: We have exclusive photos of the historic Dwight Eisenhower globe that was damaged in Hegseth's zeal to move it out of storage and into his office. Gift link ⤵️ wapo.st/3WF2YQo

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