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Antonia Scatton

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Writer, ReframingAmerica.Substack.com Protege of George Lakoff. Working to improve the Democratic Party and make basic human decency popular again!

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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello Bluesky! Please join me in my two missions: fix the messaging and brand of the Democratic Party through reframing, and do an end run around money in politics by building real political capacity in communities. Also, please subscribe to my newsletter! 💙 reframingamerica.substack.com

Reframing America | Antonia Scatton | Substack

Changing the way the American Left engages in the public debate. Click to read Reframing America, by Antonia Scatton, a Substack publication.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Essentially it is this, yes.

Jason Kander posts:
“Dems: We’ll vote for a budget if you let sick people go to the doctor.
Republicans: Let us take doctors away from sick people or we’re gonna take food away from poor families.”
He ends with the hashtag #shutdown2025.

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 4d

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

Dear New York, at the very least, please give wonderful Democratic Socialist Mamdani a massive landslide victory so that he has a mandate.

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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

www.nytimes.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.

California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.

Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 4d

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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 7d

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7d

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7d

I have a very bad feeling about this...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6d

@davidsirota.com says those hoping for more politicians like Zohran Mamdani who can stand up to billionaires and oligarchs “should be looking at New York City's public financing system as a replicable model.”

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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 6d

NEW POST: Dems picked the right issue on which to take a stand. While sticker shock might win support right now, it’s not enough. Taking on the health insurance industry - for real this time - as part of a larger crusade for economic fairness may be what finally wins voters back over to our side.

The Great Health Insurance Mutiny

Have Americans finally reached their "pain point"?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10d

Food stamps are set to run out of funding in early November & I’m just here to remind you that if you catch someone stealing food at the grocery store then you should immediately call the ghostbusters because you clearly saw a ghost and they clearly vanished into thin air and you didn’t see nothin.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 10d

I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10d

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JennyBeeFightsFascists🐝🟦✡️🎗️💛🕊️🪩🌟 @benbennybee.bsky.social · 10d

GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL ELECTIONS NOW! HELP ENSURE YOU WILL HAVE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE, FULLY STAFFED POLLING LOCATIONS, WHATEVER YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS!!!

Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 10d

When Democrats win the House, accountability will be restored in Congress.

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Joan ❌👑 @still4dems.bsky.social · 10d

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10d

Trump is once again using the White House as a personal piggy bank. trib.al/dmMVJFY

A Florida-based drone manufacturer, which Don Trump Jr. joined as an adviser in November 2024 (around when his father was elected president), just received its largest-ever contract to supply parts to the Pentagon.

Trump’s DOD Gives Massive Contract to Company With Ties to His Son

Donald Trump Jr. joined the company as an adviser in November 2024, right around when his father was elected president.

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 10d

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Hazel Brandybuck @voodooforce.bsky.social · 10d

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LindasHadEnough @lindawarner.bsky.social · 10d

Drug running is not a capital offense. Selling drugs is not a capital offense. Taking drugs is not a capital offense. Operating a boat in international waters is not a capital offense. He is just straight up murdering people without any kind of checks and balances.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof.

How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-illegal-executions

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 10d

This obsession to dehumanize, demonize, intimidate, and abuse both undocumented and documented immigrants, as well as American citizens, is sick.

WIRED @wired.com · 10d

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10d

A friend recently told me that they didn’t think ICE would deploy tear gas in well to do neighborhoods with a high density of white people. I understood their thinking, but disagreed. Today, they gassed Lakeview. Nothing is off limits to these people.

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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 10d

Himmler’s American Gestapo, Miller’s wet dream…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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