Maura McHugh
@mauramchugh.bsky.social
History nerd, theatre kid, environmentalist
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Maura McHugh
@mauramchugh.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
This is so important:
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Thanks to the Trump-GOP agenda, Americans are paying more for nearly everything, while Michigan farmers and manufacturers are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in exports. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
In battleground Michigan, tariffs cast a long shadow over the economy
Business owners and local leaders in three Michigan towns say their hopes for economic recovery are challenged by tariffs and the government shutdown.
www.csmonitor.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to the Trump-GOP agenda, Americans are paying more for nearly everything, while Michigan farmers and manufacturers are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in exports. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
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Join the Norwell Democratic Town Committee ans we collect food for the Norwell Food Pantry Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at First Parish Church, 24 River Street, Norwell.
@manmet80.bsky.social
@manmet80.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Join the Norwell Democratic Town Committee ans we collect food for the Norwell Food Pantry Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at First Parish Church, 24 River Street, Norwell.
@manmet80.bsky.social
@manmet80.bsky.social
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Exactly right. Fighting to keep premiums from spiking is good, but they should really be fighting to truly fix this broken system. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Exactly right. Fighting to keep premiums from spiking is good, but they should really be fighting to truly fix this broken system. #MedicareForAllNOW
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We must fight back.
• Get connected to the resistance:
fiftyfifty.one/groups
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get connected to the resistance:
fiftyfifty.one/groups
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We must fight back.
• Get connected to the resistance:
fiftyfifty.one/groups
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get connected to the resistance:
fiftyfifty.one/groups
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Shoud we be worried that Mark Zuckerberg built a multimillion dollar bunker in Hawaii. That Tr*mp is fortifying the White House bunker. And that several Tr*mp regime members moved onto military bases?
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Shoud we be worried that Mark Zuckerberg built a multimillion dollar bunker in Hawaii. That Tr*mp is fortifying the White House bunker. And that several Tr*mp regime members moved onto military bases?
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AP: “A U.S. Senate investigation report released by @ossoff.senate.gov has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide…” apnews.com/article/immi...
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
AP: “A U.S. Senate investigation report released by @ossoff.senate.gov has uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide…” apnews.com/article/immi...
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Learn more about how to #CancelSpotify and some of the other mega corporations supprting ICE at boycotthere.com
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
Boycott Here – Join the Economic Noncooperation Movement
boycotthere.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Learn more about how to #CancelSpotify and some of the other mega corporations supprting ICE at boycotthere.com
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
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Wondering if Spotify needs the Fox and Tesla treatment with people protesting outside their headquarters. After all optics is another big part of being a big company 🤔
Learn more about how to #CancelSpotify and some of the other mega corporations supprting ICE at boycotthere.com
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
#Boycott #50501Movement #BoycottHomeDepot #BoycottTarget
Boycott Here – Join the Economic Noncooperation Movement
boycotthere.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wondering if Spotify needs the Fox and Tesla treatment with people protesting outside their headquarters. After all optics is another big part of being a big company 🤔
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Reminder that Spotify has still not gotten rid of their ICE ads. They think they can just stay silent without answering to the public. Let’s show them how wrong they are, let’s hit them where it hurts! These corporations don’t understand anything unless it hurts their bottom line.
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reminder that Spotify has still not gotten rid of their ICE ads. They think they can just stay silent without answering to the public. Let’s show them how wrong they are, let’s hit them where it hurts! These corporations don’t understand anything unless it hurts their bottom line.
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Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill overnight adding an additional $5 million in funds to food banks in the area to help feed those without the necessary assistance they should be getting from the federal government.
www.wpxi.com/news/local/g...
www.wpxi.com/news/local/g...
Gov. Shapiro signs disaster declaration, announces $5M in funding for Pennsylvania food banks
Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP benefits are getting some help from the state.
www.wpxi.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill overnight adding an additional $5 million in funds to food banks in the area to help feed those without the necessary assistance they should be getting from the federal government.
www.wpxi.com/news/local/g...
www.wpxi.com/news/local/g...
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This Tuesday, November 4th, is a HUGE election day in NYC, Minneapolis, VA, NJ, TX, and CA.
The fight for a brighter future continues at the ballot box.
Vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUHSbZyX4
The fight for a brighter future continues at the ballot box.
Vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUHSbZyX4
The Fight Against Trump Isn’t Over
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This Tuesday, November 4th, is a HUGE election day in NYC, Minneapolis, VA, NJ, TX, and CA.
The fight for a brighter future continues at the ballot box.
Vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUHSbZyX4
The fight for a brighter future continues at the ballot box.
Vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUHSbZyX4
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Happy Halloween! Forget ghouls, ghosts & goblins, the scariest thing this season is #TrumpsTariffs, inflation & higher grocery bills. That's why House Dems introduced legislation to help protect SNAP food assistance benefits to keep our hardworking families, kids and seniors fed.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Happy Halloween! Forget ghouls, ghosts & goblins, the scariest thing this season is #TrumpsTariffs, inflation & higher grocery bills. That's why House Dems introduced legislation to help protect SNAP food assistance benefits to keep our hardworking families, kids and seniors fed.
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The horrors! Two episodes of Absolute Units in one week. And an absolute shocker this time too, all about Halloween and folklore (with done discussion if Scooby Doo). This time, @joevaughan.net and I are joined by the amazing Mark Norman, host of @folklorepod.bsky.social. Enjoy!
the bravest podcast listeners are about to meet their mightiest match, for our extremely nefarious bonus Halloween episode has arrived.
candles out, headphones on, & listen now — if you dare!*
(*wherever you get your podcasts)
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
candles out, headphones on, & listen now — if you dare!*
(*wherever you get your podcasts)
merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The horrors! Two episodes of Absolute Units in one week. And an absolute shocker this time too, all about Halloween and folklore (with done discussion if Scooby Doo). This time, @joevaughan.net and I are joined by the amazing Mark Norman, host of @folklorepod.bsky.social. Enjoy!
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A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News kills its climate unit
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
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In just days, Equality Voters in California, New Jersey, and Virginia will send a clear message by rejecting anti-equality power grabs and electing pro-equality champions up and down the ballot.
YOU can help mobilize people in your network to vote with our customizable GOTV toolkit: hrc.im/GOTV2025
YOU can help mobilize people in your network to vote with our customizable GOTV toolkit: hrc.im/GOTV2025
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In just days, Equality Voters in California, New Jersey, and Virginia will send a clear message by rejecting anti-equality power grabs and electing pro-equality champions up and down the ballot.
YOU can help mobilize people in your network to vote with our customizable GOTV toolkit: hrc.im/GOTV2025
YOU can help mobilize people in your network to vote with our customizable GOTV toolkit: hrc.im/GOTV2025
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Recently, the Trump administration implemented a rule weakening NEPA—one of the last defenses holding back the floodgates of unchecked pollution and ecological degradation. Guest blogger Dr. Bruce W. Strouble Jr. explains how this change threatens to worsen the impacts of environmental racism.
The NEPA Rollback Is a Direct Assault On Democracy, Here's What You Need to Know
We’re at a critical juncture.
blog.ucs.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Recently, the Trump administration implemented a rule weakening NEPA—one of the last defenses holding back the floodgates of unchecked pollution and ecological degradation. Guest blogger Dr. Bruce W. Strouble Jr. explains how this change threatens to worsen the impacts of environmental racism.
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Michigan House Democrats' Keeping Food on the Table package would provide support for the 1.4 million Michiganders who rely on SNAP to keep their families fed. We’re fighting to make sure no one goes hungry.
USDA orders November SNAP hold; Michigan lawmakers move to protect 1.4 million
Michigan lawmakers propose $900M SNAP Fund and boost food banks to avert a Nov. aid gap after the USDA pause, protecting 1.4M residents.
www.lmtonline.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Michigan House Democrats' Keeping Food on the Table package would provide support for the 1.4 million Michiganders who rely on SNAP to keep their families fed. We’re fighting to make sure no one goes hungry.
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House Dems are tired of seeing Republicans use Michiganders as political pawns. DC Republicans are playing with your health care, SNAP benefits and livelihoods. We are fighting to protect our neighbors and communities across the state because we believe in #PeopleOverPolitics. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
House Dems are tired of seeing Republicans use Michiganders as political pawns. DC Republicans are playing with your health care, SNAP benefits and livelihoods. We are fighting to protect our neighbors and communities across the state because we believe in #PeopleOverPolitics. 🧵
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TONIGHT: The Great Teen Escape! 🏚️ Can your crew solve the mystery before 7:30pm, or will you be permanently checking out? (We're legally required to let you leave, but where's the fun in that?) Ages 12-18 welcome. Courage optional but recommended.
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
TONIGHT: The Great Teen Escape! 🏚️ Can your crew solve the mystery before 7:30pm, or will you be permanently checking out? (We're legally required to let you leave, but where's the fun in that?) Ages 12-18 welcome. Courage optional but recommended.
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Nov 1 @ 12;30pm
Woodstock Library (immediately following our Coffee & Conversations event)
We will go door-to-door, talking to democrats to encourage them to vote in the Nov 4 election.
This is not sponsored by the library.
https://www.mobilize.us/georgiademocrats/event/862790/
Woodstock Library (immediately following our Coffee & Conversations event)
We will go door-to-door, talking to democrats to encourage them to vote in the Nov 4 election.
This is not sponsored by the library.
https://www.mobilize.us/georgiademocrats/event/862790/
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nov 1 @ 12;30pm
Woodstock Library (immediately following our Coffee & Conversations event)
We will go door-to-door, talking to democrats to encourage them to vote in the Nov 4 election.
This is not sponsored by the library.
https://www.mobilize.us/georgiademocrats/event/862790/
Woodstock Library (immediately following our Coffee & Conversations event)
We will go door-to-door, talking to democrats to encourage them to vote in the Nov 4 election.
This is not sponsored by the library.
https://www.mobilize.us/georgiademocrats/event/862790/
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Are you affected by SNAP benefits pausing on Saturday? Gather with neighbors to learn to grow your own food. Also this week, learn to access land and resources for homeownership, and, of course, get ready to vote.
outliermedia.org/detroit-civi...
outliermedia.org/detroit-civi...
Know your voting rights and more ways to get involved in Detroit
Know your voting rights, learn about food production and more ways to get involved in Detroit.
outliermedia.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Are you affected by SNAP benefits pausing on Saturday? Gather with neighbors to learn to grow your own food. Also this week, learn to access land and resources for homeownership, and, of course, get ready to vote.
outliermedia.org/detroit-civi...
outliermedia.org/detroit-civi...
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“A handshake instead of a hammer.” Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
@nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social
@nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“A handshake instead of a hammer.” Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
@nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social
@nickbowlin.bsky.social @readfrontier.bsky.social