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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · 1d

At times like this, we turn to our #trustedsources

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media over the false neutrality of legacy outlets, support Democracy Docket by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · 1d

Join: Fri, Oct 10, 5:30pm, Foley Square! STAND UP for AG Tish James. #HandsOff
www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Donate & share her defense fund:
secure.actblue.com/donate/dagal...
She always fights for us & has our back! Now it's time for us to show her we have her back, and to fight for her!

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · 6d

Example: A 55 year old couple making $85k a year will see their health insurance spike from $7k a year to $24k a year. There is no way they will be able to afford that. @steverattner.bsky.social @kff.org

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · 6d

GOP is Dismantling the ACA Piece by Piece!
ACA gave 20M Americans health insurance. The GOP is taking it away from 70% of them by:
Removing enhanced tax credits, Forcing insurance providers to increase premiums 18%, health insurance will be unaffordable & people will drop out of ACA. #factcheck

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stricxl.bsky.social @stricxl.bsky.social · 22d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you to all who gathered at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery last night for a mayoral forum hosted by 12 downtown Manhattan Democratic clubs.

These local activists do the frontline work of sustaining our democracy—knocking on doors, making calls, keeping hope alive.

Zohran on stage holding a mic and addressing the forum.

Zohran and former State Senator Tom Duane.

A group photo of the hundreds of attendees at the forum.

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Sep 8

@cnn.com @politico.com @pbs.org @brennancenter.org @internationalidea.bsky.social

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Sep 8

Trump says the US is the only country w/mail-in voting, that's false! 34 countries have form of mail-in ballots, including: UK, Canada, Germany, & S Korea. He wants to end mail-in voting because his policies are deeply unpopular & wants to suppress the vote by making it harder to vote. #FactCheck

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Jul 12

Our government shouldn't be able to consign people to conditions in a foreign country that would be constitutional violations, and criminal too, here.

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Some of the Worst Elements:
- $150B ICE increase: terrorize our communities
- Rich get richer, poor get poorer
- Massive cuts: Medicaid, SNAP, Medicare
- Cause 51K preventable deaths yearly
- Rollback clean energy investments & tax credits
- Skyrocketing deficit kill the economy

Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Cuts to energy tax credits by Dec 2025, cuts to Medicare before Dec 2025. Impact of the monstrous ICE funding will be immediate! Sources: @americanprogress.bsky.social, @nytimes.com , #NYGovernorOffice, @steverattner.bsky.social, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social, @brennancenteres.bsky.social

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Trump's #BigUglyBill is massive transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich. Breaking our healthcare system, & allows federal overreach via the expanding ICE, ICE is now the largest fed law enforcement agency. Most Medicaid cuts start after 2026 midterms. #factcheck

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Take a listen and then join us with co-host, @markers4democracy.bsky.social & friends on Tuesday morning on our Zoom to hear from Kathryn Grody! link in bio.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 12

“We’re purposeful messes.” Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody recently discussed their viral success, the ups and downs of marriage and their passionate political activism. Read or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/3IHBxyk

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · Jul 11

"You'll never guess why Grok loves Hitler." — @jvl.bsky.social's Triad today @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...

Elon Musk and the Mystery of the Nazi AI

You'll never guess why Grok loves Hitler.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 12

In the wake of the most costly & regressive tax bill in US history, conservative anti-tax crusaders are urging Trump to issue an order that would give rich investors another tax break—and further increase the deficit by $100B-$200B.

"Read the room," writes senior editor @michaelmechanic.bsky.social

The big, bad Republican bill wasn't regressive enough for the anti-tax crusaders

There's a plan afoot to further reward America's rich investors, with or without Congress.

www.motherjones.com

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

Great! Will this be enforced?

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Jul 12

BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work.

She orders the agencies to stop.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jul 12

@rosie.com is getting to him! Great job. Very think-skinned.

Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · Jul 12

Oof that’s fascist.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Jul 12

Trump wants to strip citizenship away from a U.S. citizen who opposes him politically.

His April 28th executive order let's his AG target political opponents.

His counterterrorism czar said political opponents should be considered domestic terrorists.

You see where this is going, right?

Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Jun 22

The media is vastly underreporting the number of rallies and protestors against the Trump administration. But data shows a dramatic increase in protests in 2025 compared to 2017. #factcheck @gelliottmorris.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Jun 22

So maybe it is regime change? There is no telling with this guy.

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · May 25

Now the Trump administration is considering cutting a $56 million grant to teach first responders how to administer Narcan. And cutting $33 billion from HHS would eliminate the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · May 25

Data released by CDC: death by drug overdoses⬇️27% in '24 frm '23 likely due to progress frm programs started during the Biden presidency.
Read more of the Unity Agenda, created by Biden-Harris to combat opioid epidemic. Since '23, Narcan, is available OTC & carried by 1st responders.

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · May 25

President Biden prioritized big challenges like the opioid epidemic & the mental health crisis, now Trump may take away funding for these programs. #factcheck #CDC @potus46archive.bsky.social @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · May 11

-Trump's 100 day-in approval rating is lowest of any president @ 39%. The 2nd lowest was Trump's 1st term at 42%
-Trump has more than doubled inflation expectations, from 2.8% to 6.5%
-Consumer sentiment dropped 27% over the 100 days
-Annual measles (YTD) outbreaks skyrocketed

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · May 11

How are you feeling 100 days into Trump presidency:
-Goldman Sachs predicting 45% chance of recession

-S&P 500, which had been steadily climbing, is down 7% also very volatile & has been down as much as 17%
@steverattner.bsky.social #factcheck

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kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · May 7

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social is so good at this. He should be the leader of the People’s Cabinet that the DNC is forming. @kenmartin.bsky.social @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · May 7

To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.

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Downtown Nasty Women Social Group @downtownnastywomen.bsky.social · Apr 28

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