Melanie D’Arrigo
@darrigomelanie.bsky.social
Executive Director of Campaign for New York Health, VP Legislation National Organization for Women NYS, LGBTQ+ nonprofit co-founder, and former congressional candidate in NY03
Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito received over $2.4 million in "unreported gifts" from conservative billionaires with business before the Supreme Court, funneled through an organization whose mission is to pack the SCOTUS with their right-wing judges.
Unrig the Supreme Court.
Unrig the Supreme Court.
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito received over $2.4 million in "unreported gifts" from conservative billionaires with business before the Supreme Court, funneled through an organization whose mission is to pack the SCOTUS with their right-wing judges.
Unrig the Supreme Court.
Unrig the Supreme Court.
Taxpayers are paying for FBI Agents to escort Kash Patel's girlfriend's drunk friends home after nights of partying, and pulling elite tactical agents away from SWAT missions to chauffeur his girlfriend around.
...something, something, waste and fraud...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
...something, something, waste and fraud...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Taxpayers are paying for FBI Agents to escort Kash Patel's girlfriend's drunk friends home after nights of partying, and pulling elite tactical agents away from SWAT missions to chauffeur his girlfriend around.
...something, something, waste and fraud...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
...something, something, waste and fraud...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
"Polyworking" is the fancy, sanitized term invented to normalize people being forced to work multiple jobs to afford basic necessities.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Polyworking" is the fancy, sanitized term invented to normalize people being forced to work multiple jobs to afford basic necessities.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
Racism, conservative ideologies and endorsements of authoritarianism have been linked to low intelligence.
Just posting this reminder today for no reason at all.
Just posting this reminder today for no reason at all.
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Racism, conservative ideologies and endorsements of authoritarianism have been linked to low intelligence.
Just posting this reminder today for no reason at all.
Just posting this reminder today for no reason at all.
Trump reversing the safe staffing mandate is his way of saying, “Happy Holidays and I hope your loved ones die.”
Trump administration repeals Biden-era nursing home staffing mandate
HHS repealed the rule on Tuesday, which would have required nursing homes to increase staffing, saying the regulations would have disproportionately harmed rural communities.
www.healthcaredive.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump reversing the safe staffing mandate is his way of saying, “Happy Holidays and I hope your loved ones die.”
From the newspaper owned by the billionaire who also owns a large supermarket chain and grocery delivery service.
This is what it looks like when billionaires control the media.
This is what it looks like when billionaires control the media.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
From the newspaper owned by the billionaire who also owns a large supermarket chain and grocery delivery service.
This is what it looks like when billionaires control the media.
This is what it looks like when billionaires control the media.
This is what it looks like when billionaires own the media.
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is what it looks like when billionaires own the media.
25% of buy now / pay later users are going into debt to buy groceries.
The average medical debt is $7,931.
The average student loan debt is $39,075
Grocery debt
Medical debt
Student loan debt
We’re driving people into debt for basic necessities while CEOs get more tax breaks.
The average medical debt is $7,931.
The average student loan debt is $39,075
Grocery debt
Medical debt
Student loan debt
We’re driving people into debt for basic necessities while CEOs get more tax breaks.
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
25% of buy now / pay later users are going into debt to buy groceries.
The average medical debt is $7,931.
The average student loan debt is $39,075
Grocery debt
Medical debt
Student loan debt
We’re driving people into debt for basic necessities while CEOs get more tax breaks.
The average medical debt is $7,931.
The average student loan debt is $39,075
Grocery debt
Medical debt
Student loan debt
We’re driving people into debt for basic necessities while CEOs get more tax breaks.
The Nazis used the term "Lying Press" (Lügenpresse) to discredit and censor all dissenting media, simultaneously targeting journalists, and seizing, and giving their political allies control of news outlets to crush any opposition.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The Nazis used the term "Lying Press" (Lügenpresse) to discredit and censor all dissenting media, simultaneously targeting journalists, and seizing, and giving their political allies control of news outlets to crush any opposition.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
Just mentioning that now for no reason at all.
“I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT!”
Food prices ⬆️
Utility prices ⬆️
Healthcare costs ⬆️
Credit card delinquencies ⬆️
Auto loan delinquencies ⬆️
Rent delinquencies ⬆️
...while Trump golfs at his country club and builds himself a ballroom with bribes.
Food prices ⬆️
Utility prices ⬆️
Healthcare costs ⬆️
Credit card delinquencies ⬆️
Auto loan delinquencies ⬆️
Rent delinquencies ⬆️
...while Trump golfs at his country club and builds himself a ballroom with bribes.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT!”
Food prices ⬆️
Utility prices ⬆️
Healthcare costs ⬆️
Credit card delinquencies ⬆️
Auto loan delinquencies ⬆️
Rent delinquencies ⬆️
...while Trump golfs at his country club and builds himself a ballroom with bribes.
Food prices ⬆️
Utility prices ⬆️
Healthcare costs ⬆️
Credit card delinquencies ⬆️
Auto loan delinquencies ⬆️
Rent delinquencies ⬆️
...while Trump golfs at his country club and builds himself a ballroom with bribes.
The White House just released a propaganda portal on their official website to spread easily debunked lies and attack reporters, media outlets and his political enemies.
Government sponsored propaganda is a feature of fascism, not a bug in Democracy.
Government sponsored propaganda is a feature of fascism, not a bug in Democracy.
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The White House just released a propaganda portal on their official website to spread easily debunked lies and attack reporters, media outlets and his political enemies.
Government sponsored propaganda is a feature of fascism, not a bug in Democracy.
Government sponsored propaganda is a feature of fascism, not a bug in Democracy.
Trump not knowing who he pardoned, if he pardoned them, or that they are a crypto CEO who just gave his family a $2 billion deal and then received a pardon, is a way bigger controversy than Biden and an autopen.
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump not knowing who he pardoned, if he pardoned them, or that they are a crypto CEO who just gave his family a $2 billion deal and then received a pardon, is a way bigger controversy than Biden and an autopen.
One chart that explains why politicians tell us that we shouldn’t tax billionaires.
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
One chart that explains why politicians tell us that we shouldn’t tax billionaires.
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
63% of Americans support Medicare for All:
✅ everyone is covered
✅ families save money
✅ no premiums, deductibles or copays
✅ prescriptions covered
✅ you pick your doctors
✅ cuts spending by $650B per year
✅ covers dental, vision, hearing and long term care
It’s time.
✅ everyone is covered
✅ families save money
✅ no premiums, deductibles or copays
✅ prescriptions covered
✅ you pick your doctors
✅ cuts spending by $650B per year
✅ covers dental, vision, hearing and long term care
It’s time.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
63% of Americans support Medicare for All:
✅ everyone is covered
✅ families save money
✅ no premiums, deductibles or copays
✅ prescriptions covered
✅ you pick your doctors
✅ cuts spending by $650B per year
✅ covers dental, vision, hearing and long term care
It’s time.
✅ everyone is covered
✅ families save money
✅ no premiums, deductibles or copays
✅ prescriptions covered
✅ you pick your doctors
✅ cuts spending by $650B per year
✅ covers dental, vision, hearing and long term care
It’s time.
Trump’s immigration detention camps exist to drive profits for the prison companies giving him money.
The more profit they make, the more money they’ll give him, and the more people he’ll find to fill up those prisons — it’s not about crime and it won’t stop with immigrants.
The more profit they make, the more money they’ll give him, and the more people he’ll find to fill up those prisons — it’s not about crime and it won’t stop with immigrants.
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Trump’s immigration detention camps exist to drive profits for the prison companies giving him money.
The more profit they make, the more money they’ll give him, and the more people he’ll find to fill up those prisons — it’s not about crime and it won’t stop with immigrants.
The more profit they make, the more money they’ll give him, and the more people he’ll find to fill up those prisons — it’s not about crime and it won’t stop with immigrants.
GDP data
Jobs data
Inflation data
Food insecurity data
Right-wing violence data
The reports aren’t being deleted and withheld because they contain good news.
Jobs data
Inflation data
Food insecurity data
Right-wing violence data
The reports aren’t being deleted and withheld because they contain good news.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
GDP data
Jobs data
Inflation data
Food insecurity data
Right-wing violence data
The reports aren’t being deleted and withheld because they contain good news.
Jobs data
Inflation data
Food insecurity data
Right-wing violence data
The reports aren’t being deleted and withheld because they contain good news.
“should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
Everyone upset that Democrats reminded the military that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders can reread that part as many times as they need to.
Everyone upset that Democrats reminded the military that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders can reread that part as many times as they need to.
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
Everyone upset that Democrats reminded the military that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders can reread that part as many times as they need to.
Everyone upset that Democrats reminded the military that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders can reread that part as many times as they need to.
When billionaires can buy elections, you don't have a Democracy, you have an auction.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When billionaires can buy elections, you don't have a Democracy, you have an auction.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
This chart explains why things only get worse for the working class.
Swastikas and nooses are dangerous hate symbols used by white supremacists to celebrate the history of hatred, mass murder and terrorism of the white supremacist movement.
Removing the hate symbol classification is an attempt to normalize white supremacy.
Never let hate win.
Removing the hate symbol classification is an attempt to normalize white supremacy.
Never let hate win.
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Swastikas and nooses are dangerous hate symbols used by white supremacists to celebrate the history of hatred, mass murder and terrorism of the white supremacist movement.
Removing the hate symbol classification is an attempt to normalize white supremacy.
Never let hate win.
Removing the hate symbol classification is an attempt to normalize white supremacy.
Never let hate win.
The military is legally obligated to disobey illegal orders.
Trump wants the Democrats reminding them of that to be arrested, and reposting calls for them to be executed.
This is fascism — and pretending it’s not only empowers him to do worse.
Pay attention.
Trump wants the Democrats reminding them of that to be arrested, and reposting calls for them to be executed.
This is fascism — and pretending it’s not only empowers him to do worse.
Pay attention.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The military is legally obligated to disobey illegal orders.
Trump wants the Democrats reminding them of that to be arrested, and reposting calls for them to be executed.
This is fascism — and pretending it’s not only empowers him to do worse.
Pay attention.
Trump wants the Democrats reminding them of that to be arrested, and reposting calls for them to be executed.
This is fascism — and pretending it’s not only empowers him to do worse.
Pay attention.
They’re not “donations.”
They’re bribes.
Donald Trump took $116 million in bribes from at least 30 individuals or companies who then directly benefited from his actions.
Everyone understands it, and yet he’s still allowed to sell off his policies to the highest bidder.
They’re bribes.
Donald Trump took $116 million in bribes from at least 30 individuals or companies who then directly benefited from his actions.
Everyone understands it, and yet he’s still allowed to sell off his policies to the highest bidder.
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
They’re not “donations.”
They’re bribes.
Donald Trump took $116 million in bribes from at least 30 individuals or companies who then directly benefited from his actions.
Everyone understands it, and yet he’s still allowed to sell off his policies to the highest bidder.
They’re bribes.
Donald Trump took $116 million in bribes from at least 30 individuals or companies who then directly benefited from his actions.
Everyone understands it, and yet he’s still allowed to sell off his policies to the highest bidder.
Taxpayers paid $103B for stock buybacks for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics & Northrop Grumman over the last decade.
They donated to politicians who bought their stocks and gave them contracts, then both made money.
And you’re worried about what people buy with SNAP?
They donated to politicians who bought their stocks and gave them contracts, then both made money.
And you’re worried about what people buy with SNAP?
How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
popular.info
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Taxpayers paid $103B for stock buybacks for Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics & Northrop Grumman over the last decade.
They donated to politicians who bought their stocks and gave them contracts, then both made money.
And you’re worried about what people buy with SNAP?
They donated to politicians who bought their stocks and gave them contracts, then both made money.
And you’re worried about what people buy with SNAP?
Trump’s “healthcare” plan will bankrupt and kill millions of Americans.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump’s “healthcare” plan will bankrupt and kill millions of Americans.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.
We can eliminate the private insurance industry, and save $650B per year with Medicare for All — which would cover everyone, save families money, and include dental, vision, hearing, prescriptions and longterm care.