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Brittany Page

@brittanyepage.bsky.social

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Eager lifelong learner. Therapy is political. Poverty is a policy choice. Page Perspective on YouTube/Co-host I Doubt It Podcast. https://linktr.ee/brittanyepage

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · Nov 7

If you don't think therapy is political, please know therapists are right now helping
- Young trans people navigate uncertainty over whether they will be able to access healthcare
- Immigrants living in fear of their family being deported
- Folks harmed by emboldened racists

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 2h

After giving tax cuts to the wealthy and gutting SNAP and Medicaid, Donald Trump is now going after benefits for older Americans with disabilities, rolling out new plans to force them into jobs instead. And Dr. Oz is making the rounds to sell it all to the public! www.youtube.com/watch?v=POPK...

Donald Trump & Dr. Oz WILL FORCE Elderly Disabled People Into Work Instead of End of Life Dignity!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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The 51st @51st.news · 1d

This article is part of @streetsensedc.bsky.social's D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project, in collaboration with other local newsrooms.

See more from the project here: bit.ly/DCHCRP

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciate Jordie for giving me the opportunity to cry my eyes out this afternoon.

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Jordie Poncy attempts to live in the moment | The Moth

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 2d

"Older adults with the fewest financial resources die, on average, nine years earlier than those with the greatest wealth.

“It is shocking and unacceptable that in the United States in 2025, poverty steals almost a decade of older Americans’ lives."

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How Income Matters for Longevity

According to research, older adults in the lowest 20% of income die 9 years earlier than their wealthier peers. And 80% of households with older adults—or 47 million—are financially struggling or are ...

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 3d

Donald Trump & Elon Musk’s legacy of death continues.

This article is devastating.

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 3d

Chuck Grassley praying for the strength to go out and defend his party while they prevent the release of the Epstein Files to expose child predators, gut our social safety net and push millions to certain poverty, and kidnap our neighbors from the streets because of the color of their skin.

Senator Chuck Grassley bowing his head in prayer in the Senate while Senate Chaplain Barry Black leads the morning prayer.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3d

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 4d

gotta say I don't think it's a great sign for society that the top editor of a major American news outlet thinks we're in a "fight for the West." (against WHOM, Bari?)

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 4d

bellissima

We're thrilled to announce that Anduril founder Palmer Luckey will join Bari Weiss live in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. for a conversation on the future of American power-and the fight for the West.
Tickets are LIVE- get them here!

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5d

I hope Democrats understand that if and when they get back to power, defaulting to “unity” politics and empty reconciliation without any real accountability would not only be morally abhorrent, but also politically suicidal: The desire for at least some semblance of justice will be overwhelming.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 8d

Here’s my anti-racist message to white Christian nationalist pastor, Joel Webbon, who said to Black Americans, “If slavery never happened, then you would be in a grass hut. The greatest moment in history for any brown or black country is the moment that the white man’s ships arrive on your shore.”

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 6d

White Power Pete at it again!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 6d

One of the joys of being tall is having a random person at the store ask me to get something from the top shelf. I will always happily grab whatever items my shorter friends need!

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 6d

My ruling on this: acceptable! 🤣

Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 6d

Many significant issues are competing for our attention, but I think we need to have a serious conversation about the pumpkin spice cult! Pumpkin spice bacon spotted at Wegmans!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 8d

Mike Johnson is making the rounds to convince the American public that the Republican Party is concerned about what happens to Americans during the government shutdown, but we haven't forgotten what Trump has done to essential government programs! What kind of government are we actually funding?

Mike Johnson SQUIRMS AFTER CONFRONTATION About His & Trump’s Lie About Government Shutdown!!!

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Embrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 8d

Help me understand what the word “best” means in this context, cause at least four of these podcasts regularly promote dangerous conspiracy theories, sometimes overtly antisemitic ones! Do we just not care about the ethics of content if it’s in pod form? Imagine “The Jews Did It!” winning an Emmy.

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS.
Podcasts Eligible for Golden Globes Best Podcast Award

- 20/20
- Rotten Mango

- 48 Hours
- Shawn Ryan Show

- Armchair Expert with Dax
- SmartLess

Shepard
- Stuff You Should Know

- Call Her Daddy
- The Ben Shapiro Show

- Candace
- The Bill Simmons Podcast

- Crime Junkie
- The Daily

- Dateline NBC
- The Joe Rogan Experience

- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Megyn Kelly Show

- Morbid
- The Mel Robbins Podcast

- MrBallen Podcast: Strange,
- The Tucker Carlson Show

Dark & Mysterious Stories
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo

- Pardon My Take
Von

- Pod Save America
- Up First

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 9d

I’m eating dinner in a restaurant in DC as the lights flicker and the power almost goes out. Everyone goes silent as we’re all looking around, trying to figure out what’s going on. Then I hear, “I’m so ready for the end. Bring. It. On.”

We’re all doing great!!!!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 10d

Who knew we'd get a ruling like this from a Reagan-appointed conservative federal judge? In his 161-page ruling, Judge Young goes in on Donald Trump and his Administration's attacks on First Amendment rights, but he doesn't stop there.

I talk about it here: youtu.be/gNA536Gw-SQ?...

A screenshot of Judge Young's ruling in AAUP vs. Rubio: "And there's the issue of masks. This Court has listened carefully to the reasons given by Ozturk's captors for masking-up and has heard the same reasons advanced by the defendant Todd Lyons, Acting Director of ICE. It rejects this testimony as disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard them as they go about implementing our immigration laws. It should be noted that our troops do not ordinarily wear masks. Can you imagine a masked marine? It is a matter of honor -- and honor still matters. To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police."

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 11d

The stigma around addiction treatment is so rooted that even medical professionals can’t get beyond it. That’s a reason why @melodyglenn.bsky.social wrote MOTHER OF METHADONE. @brittanyepage.bsky.social buff.ly/YHUTfxv

Failures of America’s Drug Laws and Addiction Treatment w/ Dr. Melody Glenn!!!

Brittany Page is joined by Dr. Melody Glenn, associate professor of addiction and emergency medicine at the University of Arizona and author of the new book, "Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a…

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Lady Law @ladylaw59.bsky.social · 11d

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Donald Trump WAGES WAR AGAINST FAIR HOUSING ACT After 1970s Lawsuit!!!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 11d

Remember when Trump's Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper came forward to tell us Trump wanted to direct the military to shoot protestors in the summer of 2020? Let's revisit this as we watch Trump tell the "gathering of generals" about their role in defeating the "enemy within."

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 12d

Trump in the headlines, 1973: "Major Landlord Accused of Antiblack Bias in City"

Trump in the headlines, 2025: "Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws"

Some things never change! I talk about it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tnE...

A screenshot of two separate headlines:

On top: Major Landlord Accused of Antiblack Bias in City - New York Times article from October 16th, 1973

On bottom: "Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws - Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and DEI in disguise." from September 2025

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