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femiwonk.bsky.social
@representwomen.bsky.social is out with a new report: In Portland OR, for the first time, women hold half the seats on the city council, and four of those six women are women of color.

This must be why Trump has declared it a war zone.

Just imagine. Equal representation for women.

#momsky
femiwonk.bsky.social
Bring your frog suits!

#nokings #momsky
lm100.bsky.social
❗️ We’re eight days away from #NoKings Day, and over 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — because Courage is contagious.

social.demcast.com/s/HmjKGtEN
Find An Event Near You
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femiwonk.bsky.social
At least we still have laughter.

MAGA hasn't tried to illegally ban that, right?
femiwonk.bsky.social
Is there a frog fund we can donate to? I'll gladly chip in for more frog suits on the streets in "war-torn" Portland.
dcminx.bsky.social
📣The Freedom Frogs are multiplying‼️

This is the way Portland 🫡❤️🐸
Video @oregonian.com
femiwonk.bsky.social
Off topic, but it's a miracle that Chicago and Portland, OR would even be in the running.

You know, because they are "war zones." I mean, Trump said Portland stores don't even have windows.

If Trump said it, it must be true, right?

Right...?
senchrislarson.bsky.social
Our secret is out! Milwaukee has been named the 3rd-best big city in the U.S. for the 3rd year in a row by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. How many of the top 5 have you visited?

1. Chicago, Illinois
2. San Francisco, California
3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4. Portland, Oregon
5. New Orleans, Louisiana
femiwonk.bsky.social
jesscraven101.bsky.social
Here’s my Epstein Bible study with Mike Johnson’s office. ⛪️
femiwonk.bsky.social
Higher infant mortality.

Higher maternal mortality -- especially for Black women.

More deaths from preventable diseases.

Shorter life expectancy.

That's what our healthcare system delivers for a price tag that is higher than in other countries.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown #momsky
terilg.bsky.social
Democrats are rejecting a 7-week “band-aid” that delays the fight—because waiting means 20M face higher premiums & 15M could lose Medicaid.

Better to fight now than abandon families later.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
femiwonk.bsky.social
Another day of #TrumpsHealthcareShutdown.

Republicans still aren't showing up for work.

Everyday families still don't have access to affordable health care.

Rich people still enjoying their massive tax breaks.

#momsky
femiwonk.bsky.social
We are where we are because America couldn't face the idea of a female president.

Twice.

Folx looked past p***y grabbing, fraud, mocking people with disabilities, an attempted insurrection (and more) to avoid voting for a woman.

"I'd rather burn it down," they said.
politico.com
EXCLUSIVE: Americans remain wary of electing a female president, per a new poll.

Four in 10 Americans say they know someone who would not vote for a woman president.
Americans remain wary of electing a female president, new poll reveals
Four in 10 Americans say they know someone who would not vote for a woman president.
www.politico.com
femiwonk.bsky.social
A couple nearing retirement in WI will see their costs for health insurance soar due to Republicans.

When the ACA enhanced tax credits expire and 2026 increases go into effect, this couple may be unable to afford coverage.

And why? For tax cuts for millionaires.

#momsky
femiwonk.bsky.social
The Republicans have indefensible positions on most things, including healthcare.

So they lie.

Repeatedly and incessantly.

#momsky
charlesgaba.com
I could write several blog entries about this, but I’ll just focus on one here: No, Dems aren’t putting anyone earning 4x the poverty level on Medicaid; the cutoff under the ACA is 138% FPL.

And if they were, that could actually cost less than the subsidies provided to enrollees earning 138-400%.
atrupar.com
KERNEN: Watch your colleagues in some of the red states wimp out and decide that we're gonna pretend that we care and we're gonna renew these subsidies

HASSETT: Right. Well, a lot of people share your opinion about Obamacare
femiwonk.bsky.social
Here in Dane County, a 62-year-old couple looking forward to retirement will see their costs soar.

This doesn't make America great.

It makes families who are struggling to make ends meet even more strapped for cash.

All so Republicans can give the richest among us tax breaks that they don't need.
femiwonk.bsky.social
Admittedly, I thought this was an account like the @nytpitchbot.bsky.social.

Sadly, this is an actual NPR headline.
femiwonk.bsky.social
Put another way, our system is broken and we all pay the price with our wallets and our health while corporations make trillions of dollars.
femiwonk.bsky.social
Not only do other countries make universale health care work, they do it with lower costs and with better health outcomes.

Lower maternal mortality.

Lower infant mortality.

Fewer preventable deaths.

Longer life expectancy.

www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
femiwonk.bsky.social
And they stopped measuring hunger, to boot.
femiwonk.bsky.social
This is incredibly important as families are squeezed by Trump's tariffs, which are increasing food prices, Republican cuts to food assistance, and Trump's terrible economy.

Read more about Reagan and discriminatory pricing here:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
www.theatlantic.com
femiwonk.bsky.social
Reagan stopped enforcing regulations 4 decades ago which allowed suppliers to give big grocery chains better prices.

This drove out small, local grocers and created areas where families didn't have access to grocery stores.

State & local leaders can act to bring back more grocery stores.

#momsky
stacyfmitchell.bsky.social
Kroger is closing a Fred Meyer in Seattle, creating a new food desert. Great to see the city moving to ban covenants, which Kroger has used to block competitors from opening on its old sites. State lawmakers should follow by mandating suppliers give local grocers fair pricing.
Mayor Harrell Proposes Legislation Banning Anti-Competitive Covenants that Block New Grocery Stores and Pharmacies  - Office of the Mayor
Legislation aims to address food insecurity and reduce barriers to acquiring needed medications Seattle—Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the submission of legislation to the Seattle City Council…
harrell.seattle.gov
femiwonk.bsky.social
See how different policies could make for a stronger home for families with young children using the interactive link.

For example, among Great Lakes states, WI lags in family resources because Republican's in control of the state legislature have not increased the min wage since 2009.

#momsky
femiwonk.bsky.social
No more illegal arrests of citizens and residents, no more starving of kids in Africa, no more wasteful spending on golden ballrooms...
femiwonk.bsky.social
Republicans in Congress, by failing to act or by marching in lock step with their mad king, are responsible for everything that has happened and everything that comes next.

#nokings
femiwonk.bsky.social
At any point in time, a group of Republicans in Congress can end the madness.

No more tariffs, no more humiliating nonsensical speeches, no more unhinged social media posts, no more illegality, no more trashing of the Constitution.

No more.

#momsky
femiwonk.bsky.social
WWJD, amirite?
atrupar.com
Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."