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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19d

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

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kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · Sep 8

#FactsMatter Downtown Nasty Women searchable database of Facts here: dnwsg.org/fact-check/

kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check out full Downtown Nasty Women FACT CHECK here: dnwsg.org/2025/09/08/t...

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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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Alissa @itsmealissad.bsky.social · May 29

If the shoe fits…

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · May 28

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kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · May 22

Where is the voice of the Opposition Party? This GOP bill will ruin people’s lives and plunge our country further into debt only to make corporations and the rich even richer. Why aren’t Dems unified and talking about this? #shadowcabinet

Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers @drtiffanyaflowers.bsky.social · May 22

I am really astounded at how calm everyone is about the GOP putting a 500 billion dollar cut for Medicare in the new tax bill.

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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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kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · Apr 25

@kenmartin.bsky.social Why isn’t @govpritzker.illinois.gov part of the DNC People’s Cabinet? This is the kind of messaging we need. This is how we take control of the narrative

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Apr 25

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 20

Trump’s Easter message to America is about all the Americans he hates and has nothing to do with Easter.

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cassie willson @cassiewillson.bsky.social · Apr 16

I hit the mean streets of the Upper East Side with @dreamfornyc.bsky.social to see how voters in Cuomo Country really feel about Trump, Musk, harassing women (allegedly), and how many politicians it takes to fail New York's public schools.

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · Apr 16

LIVE Video with Ellen Bender & Susan Wagner - Thursday April 17 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT) Join us! open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...

LIVE Video with Ellen Bender & Susan Wagner - Thursday April 17 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT)

It Needs to Be Said

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is brave
This is good
Thank you

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 16

I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

youtube.com

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kimbeck.bsky.social @kimbeck.bsky.social · Apr 16

That is so depressing

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 16

A new poll shows Republican voters overwhelmingly support Trump to be their nominee in 2028, even though he is constitutionally ineligible to run.

🔗: youthpoll.yale.edu/spring-2025-...

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · Apr 10

Crazy that four dems voted for the save act...
Voter suppression.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 13

@warren.senate.gov: "State attorneys general have the same opportunity to investigate, dig in, get what the facts are. So for example, Letitia James, the NY attorney general, which has jurisdiction over the stock market and the trading that happens in NY, might decide she would take a look at this."

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Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · Apr 8

Justice Sotomayor with a bone-chilling dissent today: “The implication of the govt’s position is noncitizens AND US citizens could be taken off streets, forced onto planes, confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress…This Nation's laws is designed to prevent, not en-able, their rise.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Apr 2

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.

Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Mar 25

Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · Mar 24

This @joshtpm.bsky.social is on the mark. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/schum...

Schumer Didn’t Know the Can of Whoop-Ass He Was Opening

I don’t want to say I told you so. Because lots of...

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Ellen Bender @ellenbnyc.bsky.social · Mar 21

Another reason for New Yorkers to DREAM (Don't Rank Eric or Andrew for Mayor!) nysfocus.com/2025/03/20/a...

Cuomo Failed to Disclose Lobbyists Who Bundled Donations

Donors solicited by at least three undisclosed bundlers — Tonio Burgos, Jim Whelan, and Rick Ostroff — were told their gifts would be matched with public…

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Mar 18

“Many who in fair weather routinely cite the heroism that launched the US republic have held their tongues since the storm clouds arrived. When a government fears the people there is liberty, goes the saying, but when a people fear their government there is tyranny.“
— @edwardluce.bsky.social

The US establishment is scared of its own shadow

Fear and muddled thinking are stopping Trump’s opponents from acting in defence of a democracy in peril

www.ft.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Mar 17

Schumer has canceled his book tour over “security concerns.” That means he’s afraid to face the voters after giving a blank check to Musk and hanging house Dems out to dry. He needs to RESIGN as minority leader NOW abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen...

Sen. Chuck Schumer's book tour postponed for 'security concerns' amid funding vote controversy

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's three planned book tour events scheduled for this week have abruptly been postponed as of Monday morning.

abcnews.go.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Mar 16

We get the Party we demand. If our leaders aren't up to the task, we have to call it, or their failure is on us too. How many times do we have to learn this painful lesson? RBG, Feinstein, Biden.

NOBODY thinks we're going to WIN votes in NC, GA, or ME next year with Schumer at the helm. Get real.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · Mar 16

"In a vote, the two groups gave us clear direction: 82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader. ....We need new leadership in this moment." indivisible.org/statements/i...

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