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Terri McCullough, the first woman to serve in a formal role as chief of staff to a House speaker, worked alongside Nancy Pelosi on big policy wins and broke a marble ceiling of her own.
The woman who made history with Nancy Pelosi
Terri McCullough, the first woman to serve in a formal role as chief of staff to a House speaker, worked alongside Pelosi on big policy wins and broke a marble ceiling of her own.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Terri McCullough, the first woman to serve in a formal role as chief of staff to a House speaker, worked alongside Nancy Pelosi on big policy wins and broke a marble ceiling of her own.
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“Accurate historical data on LGBTQ+ immigrants is scarce. Today, it is estimated that approximately 1.3 million queer immigrants live in the United States, and that 3 percent of all immigrants identify as LGBTQ+.” More: 19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion
Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“Accurate historical data on LGBTQ+ immigrants is scarce. Today, it is estimated that approximately 1.3 million queer immigrants live in the United States, and that 3 percent of all immigrants identify as LGBTQ+.” More: 19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
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"This piggy won’t be quiet"
I spent some time with a group of Ohioans who took two overnight bus trips to DC and back this weekend for the #RemovetheRegime protest:
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I spent some time with a group of Ohioans who took two overnight bus trips to DC and back this weekend for the #RemovetheRegime protest:
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‘This piggy won’t be quiet’: The women who spent two nights on a bus to protest the president
Days after President Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of fellow women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip to Washington to fight for regime change.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"This piggy won’t be quiet"
I spent some time with a group of Ohioans who took two overnight bus trips to DC and back this weekend for the #RemovetheRegime protest:
19thnews.org/2025/11/ohio... via @19thnews.org
I spent some time with a group of Ohioans who took two overnight bus trips to DC and back this weekend for the #RemovetheRegime protest:
19thnews.org/2025/11/ohio... via @19thnews.org
Days after President Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip to Washington to fight for regime change.
‘This piggy won’t be quiet’: The women who spent two nights on a bus to protest the president
Days after President Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of fellow women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip to Washington to fight for regime change.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Days after President Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip to Washington to fight for regime change.
For now, a federal judge has stopped the president from going after the New York attorney general and former FBI director, two of his most high-profile targets.
From Letitia James to James Comey, Trump has treated the DOJ like an instrument of revenge
The New York AG and former FBI director are two of the most high-profile targets, but the president’s playbook in seeking retribution has been used on many others in the past — including other Black w...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For now, a federal judge has stopped the president from going after the New York attorney general and former FBI director, two of his most high-profile targets.
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Emmanuel’s story enraged many Houston residents as community members grappled with the cruelty of keeping a disabled child locked away from his mother.
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A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days.
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Emmanuel’s story enraged many Houston residents as community members grappled with the cruelty of keeping a disabled child locked away from his mother.
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Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them. 19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe... via @19thnews.org
Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them.
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them. 19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe... via @19thnews.org
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress. The Georgia Republican, who campaigned as a Trump loyalist, says she's disillusioned by him and the party.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll resign in January
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican who campaigned as a Trump loyalist, says she's disillusioned by him and the party.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress. The Georgia Republican, who campaigned as a Trump loyalist, says she's disillusioned by him and the party.
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rico-born woman elected to Congress and a longtime voice for working-class voters, announced she would not run for reelection in her New York City district. https://bit.ly/48tMxK8
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rico-born woman elected to Congress and a longtime voice for working-class voters, announced she would not run for reelection in her New York City district. https://bit.ly/48tMxK8
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a new female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — designed with the intent of addressing the gender gap when it comes to car safety. https://bit.ly/4oWq1j6
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a new female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — designed with the intent of addressing the gender gap when it comes to car safety. https://bit.ly/4oWq1j6
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder.
From @capitalb.bsky.social:
From @capitalb.bsky.social:
Officer found not guilty in killing of pregnant Black mother Ta’Kiya Young
An attorney for Young’s family called the outcome “an American tragedy.”
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November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder.
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Last week, 20-year-old Amber Czech was murdered by a coworker who told law enforcement he simply did not like her.
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them.
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
19thnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Last week, 20-year-old Amber Czech was murdered by a coworker who told law enforcement he simply did not like her.
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them.
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
19thnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
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In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality counted 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides. Read more here:
On Trans Day of Remembrance, advocates call on politicians to halt anti-trans rhetoric
In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality found 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality counted 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides. Read more here:
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Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
This year, LGBTQ+ advocates are using the somber day to call on politicians to stop demonizing trans and gender non-conforming people — and to take responsibility for their anti-trans rhetoric.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, advocates call on politicians to halt anti-trans rhetoric
In the past year, Advocates for Trans Equality found 27 violent deaths of trans people in the United States, as well as 21 suicides.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This year, LGBTQ+ advocates are using the somber day to call on politicians to stop demonizing trans and gender non-conforming people — and to take responsibility for their anti-trans rhetoric.
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The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
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“[Our research] shows that family caregivers span the full spectrum… Yet people of color, women and LGBTQ Americans experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes."
@slooterman.bsky.social reports.
@slooterman.bsky.social reports.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“[Our research] shows that family caregivers span the full spectrum… Yet people of color, women and LGBTQ Americans experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes."
@slooterman.bsky.social reports.
@slooterman.bsky.social reports.
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Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.
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Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leavi...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ice-...
19thnews.org/2025/11/ice-...
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We finally have jobs numbers out this morning from September and take a look at this: big jump again in Black women's unemployment, now 7.5% from 6.7% in August.
This figure has been ticking up all year. This is now the highest unemployment rate Black women have faced in 4 years, since mid-2021.
This figure has been ticking up all year. This is now the highest unemployment rate Black women have faced in 4 years, since mid-2021.
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We finally have jobs numbers out this morning from September and take a look at this: big jump again in Black women's unemployment, now 7.5% from 6.7% in August.
This figure has been ticking up all year. This is now the highest unemployment rate Black women have faced in 4 years, since mid-2021.
This figure has been ticking up all year. This is now the highest unemployment rate Black women have faced in 4 years, since mid-2021.
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.
Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leavi...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Child care workers, a substantial portion of whom are immigrants, are setting up detailed protection plans with the families in their care in case parents or the workers themselves are detained, leaving the children behind.