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Emma Golub

@emmagolub.bsky.social

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Maternal-child health & Medicaid policy analyst in Philly. Love protected bike lanes & Tolkien. Jew for a free Palestine. Opinions are mine only. She/Her

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am *livid* People who live on Spruce & Pine live in the middle of our country’s 6th biggest city! Cyclists are asking for 2 bike lanes total east & west so that we are not murdered. Why are your cars more important than our lives? www.inquirer.com/news/philade... @bikeaction.org @bcgp.bsky.social

Judge orders Philly to stop taking parking spaces on Pine and Spruce Streets for bike-friendly loading zones

The “neighborhood loading zones” were intended to give residents, delivery trucks, and contractors a place to stop without parking in a bike lane, which is now prohibited.

www.inquirer.com

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · 3d

It’s great to be back in Baltimore for the @zerotothree.bsky.social Conference! Saw Gov. Wes Moore speak, presented on our @healthysteps.bsky.social implementation, evaluation, and policy work at @policylabchop.bsky.social with my wonderful colleagues, & Baltimore seafood.

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PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia @policylabchop.bsky.social · 4d

Evidence-based policies can help kids get a healthier start.

New PolicyLab research in Health Affairs shows that $300/month during pregnancy can help families improve their child’s health.

Learn how this simple support can make a difference. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · 15d

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 29d

Go off Samwise

Sean Astin Elected To Succeed Fran Drescher As SAG-AFTRA National President; Michelle Hurd Wins Secretary-Treasurer

Sean Astin has been elected to serve as the next president of SAG-AFTRA, succeeding Fran Drescher

deadline.com

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Sep 5

Grateful to ride with @bikeaction.org tonight after yet another Philadelphia cyclist was murdered this week. Our safety is just worth more than your convenience.

Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Aug 15

The judge ordered the city to stop taking parking spaces to create bike-friendly loading zones -- so trucks will then either stop traffic, or stop in the bike lane (MUCH more likely)

Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Aug 15

The judge's quote at the end is killing me. Of course this would help prevent trucks & cars from stopping in bike lanes! The residents' interests have been adversely affected?! How about my interest of me & my husband coming home alive?

Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Aug 15

Judge orders Philly to stop taking parking spaces on Pine and Spruce Streets for bike-friendly loading zones

The “neighborhood loading zones” were intended to give residents, delivery trucks, and contractors a place to stop without parking in a bike lane, which is now prohibited.

www.inquirer.com

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Leonid Baezhnev @rev-avocado.bsky.social · Aug 12

These are concentration camps.

Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Aug 10

Fiancée of someone currently detained in Alligator Alcatraz details how her loved one has been in there for nearly a month. Conditions are so bad that he tried to commit suicide, and he has fungus due to constant water intrusion into the tent where he is caged.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 6

“Ask for what actually fixes the problem — and then go out there and fight for it.”

On Monday, @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social came to NYC to talk about universal childcare, and why we shouldn’t listen to billionaires who say making life affordable for working families isn't possible.

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Jul 17

Well I was just biking in the Spruce St bike lane and in front of me I see a city parking enforcement employee ticketing cars parked in the bike lane! I declared my love for this man! (Sorry husband @bennydoc.bsky.social) More of this please, Philly!!!!!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Jul 14

Just a reminder that literally nothing can happen - anonymous comments made on Facebook! - and you can write a big negative story about a politician if you don't like them and have it blasted across social media with a negative photo choice

CNN @cnn.com · Jul 14

Across various private New York Facebook groups viewed by CNN – such as those for residents of the Upper East Side – some users have anonymously discussed potential plans to move out of the city following Zohran Mamdani’s primary win. cnn.it/3IpkOjr

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · Jul 13

unironically feelin like sam telling frodo “there is some good in this world…and it’s worth fighting for” reading this

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 13

At a comedy show, Mahmoud Khalil told Zohran Mamdani, “I am excited about the possibility of raising my son in a city where you are mayor.” It was a stunning moment, Hanif Abdurraqib writes.

Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are In on the Joke

What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.

www.newyorker.com

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Jul 7

No words for how vile and horrifying this is

NPR @npr.org · Jul 6

NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

By Anas Baba

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jul 3

reminder of a really understated consequence of the megabill:

Bolts @boltsmag.org · Jul 1

The U.S. Senate has just approved a massive reconciliation bill. Analyses by the CBO show it would lead to million of peoples losing Medicaid coverage.

Among other effects, research has shown that when Medicaid has been cut, crime rates have gone up: boltsmag.org/medicai...

“We Need to See the Bigger Picture”: How Cuts to Medicaid Hurt Public Safety

A new study found that when people lose health insurance, crime rates go up. Bolts spoke to one of the authors about the implications, at a time of a nationwide drop-off in Medicaid.

boltsmag.org

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pennsylvanians won't forget this, Bresnahan.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 3

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.

This is Washington at its worst.

We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · Jul 3

Again this from #Andor seems relevant with all the falsehoods about the reconciliation bill & #Medicaid cuts:

“The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.” -Mon Mothma

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trump and Miller are intent on building an unaccountable domestic secret police force that would be the world's third-biggest security force by funding levels, after the US and China's *militaries*.

That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Senate just passed the largest cut to low-income programs in a single law in history. It would rip health insurance from more than 10 million people & take food assistance away from millions of households, including families w/ kids.

It now goes to the House where we have a chance to defeat it.

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Danny Blinderman @dannyblinderman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Probably not as agonizing as the children who are going to go to sleep famished because you took food out of their mouths by cutting SNAP.

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · Jul 1

Lisa Murkowski talks to the press shortly after she voted, quietly, “aye” on Trump’s tax bill. She said she hopes the House and Senate go to conference to improve it and called her vote “agonizing.”

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Jun 26

Seventh set of Byrd droppings is out, and WOW!

We won on trans care in Medicaid, provider taxes, FMAP, immigrants in Medicaid, and other issues.

These victories are amazing for the people they help - and cost Rs more than $250 billion of their savings by rough calculations, largely not curable.

Byrd Rule Violations Continue to Mount on the Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

www.budget.senate.gov

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jun 25

Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, a crucial Eric Adams supporter who notably chose to endorse Cuomo in the primary, now says she'll support Mamdani in the general.

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn tweets:

Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making our city more affordable, a message that resonated with voters, who decisively chose him tonight. I support Mamdani in the general election.
To everyone who had reservations, I ask you to put them aside in this moment and come together...

STATEMENT: PARTY CHAIR BICHOTTE HERMELYN ON ZOHRAN MAMDANI'S VICTORY IN THE NYC DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making our city more affordable. The people have spoken and as the clear winner of the Democratic primary, I support Mamdani in the general election.
To everyone who had reservations, I ask you to put them aside in this moment and come together for the future of our city and our party. Mamdani has shown he is committed to representing all Democrats from every neighborhood and borough, as evidenced by his overwhelming victory in Brooklyn and across the city. Brooklyn stands firmly behind Zohran Mamdani as we head into November. Let's unite as Democrats for a brighter future for our city.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · Jun 25

brad lander primary chuck schumer

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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Emma Golub @emmagolub.bsky.social · Jun 25

BACK TO THE BURBS CUOMO

Becky with the good scare 🎃👻💀🕸️ @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social · Jun 25

Brad Lander has arrived at his election night party. "The ranked choice tabulations will take a few days, but this much is clear: We are sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs," Lander said to applause. "With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee"

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