Maureen Flaherty
@maureenflaherty.bsky.social
woman in construction working on climate adaptation - magpie - twin mama - Flatbush public school parent - beachlarker - mutual aid welcoming our newest neighbors in Flatbush -
Pinned
All day yesterday, as I braced for disappointment, I repeated this quote to myself.
To all of you hopeful fighters, good morning. You won a round.
To all of you hopeful fighters, good morning. You won a round.
I grew up a the end of a tomato field. I waited for the school bus and watched these *extremely skilled* workers plant, weed, and harvest tomatoes. If anything, they should be paid *more*, and offered more protections as climate change makes their work more hazardous.
As Thanksgiving nears, US Dept of Labor is attempting to reduce migrant farmworker wages up to $7/hr. Workers will lose $2.46 B annually in wages. Public comment period open a few more days. @ufw.bsky.social has made it super easy to support workers at link (plus short background 🧵)
Take action to stop Trump Admin’s H2A proposal which could slash wages for farm workers
Comment period ends December 1: Sign on to stop Trump Admin’s H2A wage changes.
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers. #WeFeedYou
act.seiu.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I grew up a the end of a tomato field. I waited for the school bus and watched these *extremely skilled* workers plant, weed, and harvest tomatoes. If anything, they should be paid *more*, and offered more protections as climate change makes their work more hazardous.
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As Thanksgiving nears, US Dept of Labor is attempting to reduce migrant farmworker wages up to $7/hr. Workers will lose $2.46 B annually in wages. Public comment period open a few more days. @ufw.bsky.social has made it super easy to support workers at link (plus short background 🧵)
Take action to stop Trump Admin’s H2A proposal which could slash wages for farm workers
Comment period ends December 1: Sign on to stop Trump Admin’s H2A wage changes.
Sign on today and say “NO” to slashing wages for farm workers. #WeFeedYou
act.seiu.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
As Thanksgiving nears, US Dept of Labor is attempting to reduce migrant farmworker wages up to $7/hr. Workers will lose $2.46 B annually in wages. Public comment period open a few more days. @ufw.bsky.social has made it super easy to support workers at link (plus short background 🧵)
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I am ready to go beyond implication and say after reading the facts here that one of the most recognizable people working in the White House almost certainly had ICE arrest her nephew's mother as a favor to her brother
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I am ready to go beyond implication and say after reading the facts here that one of the most recognizable people working in the White House almost certainly had ICE arrest her nephew's mother as a favor to her brother
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3 days ago, I'd never touched a 3D printer in my life. Last night, thanks to the @wawhistles.bsky.social group, I printed the first 2 whistles.
Philly has the 1st 2 whistles with the Juntos.org rapid response number on it.
Please repost and get in touch if you want to help!
#IceWhistles
Philly has the 1st 2 whistles with the Juntos.org rapid response number on it.
Please repost and get in touch if you want to help!
#IceWhistles
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
3 days ago, I'd never touched a 3D printer in my life. Last night, thanks to the @wawhistles.bsky.social group, I printed the first 2 whistles.
Philly has the 1st 2 whistles with the Juntos.org rapid response number on it.
Please repost and get in touch if you want to help!
#IceWhistles
Philly has the 1st 2 whistles with the Juntos.org rapid response number on it.
Please repost and get in touch if you want to help!
#IceWhistles
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Does anyone know of groups spreading whistles in Boston or Cleveland? We’re getting inquiries from folks who want to help.
#icewhistles #blowthewhistleonice #migrawhistles #boston #cleveland
Art by Landon Sheely
#icewhistles #blowthewhistleonice #migrawhistles #boston #cleveland
Art by Landon Sheely
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Does anyone know of groups spreading whistles in Boston or Cleveland? We’re getting inquiries from folks who want to help.
#icewhistles #blowthewhistleonice #migrawhistles #boston #cleveland
Art by Landon Sheely
#icewhistles #blowthewhistleonice #migrawhistles #boston #cleveland
Art by Landon Sheely
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
I joined Sea Scouts in 1989. In 1988, CA Girl Scouts had moved under the Scouting USA umbrella. The reason?
Our insurance dropped us because Sea Scout activities were deemed too risky for girls.
And this was possible because in 1977, BSA opened up to girls.
*Three years before Hegseth was born.*
Our insurance dropped us because Sea Scout activities were deemed too risky for girls.
And this was possible because in 1977, BSA opened up to girls.
*Three years before Hegseth was born.*
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts n.pr/3M48mr2
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. Military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formally known as the Boy Scouts
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I joined Sea Scouts in 1989. In 1988, CA Girl Scouts had moved under the Scouting USA umbrella. The reason?
Our insurance dropped us because Sea Scout activities were deemed too risky for girls.
And this was possible because in 1977, BSA opened up to girls.
*Three years before Hegseth was born.*
Our insurance dropped us because Sea Scout activities were deemed too risky for girls.
And this was possible because in 1977, BSA opened up to girls.
*Three years before Hegseth was born.*
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CONFIRMED: HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they are exposed to the virus.
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
CONFIRMED: HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
“Girls vaccinated before age 16 were 80% less likely to develop cervical cancer. The reviews also confirm that HPV vaccines are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm.”
Ever have colposcopy? That pain is NOT transient.
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I can't find this guy on bsky but this newsletter issue is very good.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I can't find this guy on bsky but this newsletter issue is very good.
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The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
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Email [email protected]!
Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Email [email protected]!
Make it easy to be a non-drinker at your house!
If you pull out the weird squooshy fruit in the drawer tonight, you can have some delightful shrubs by Thursday.
My friend @dietsch.bsky.social wrote two books about them. Apple/cranberry is always in my winter fridge. food52.com/story/11893-...
If you pull out the weird squooshy fruit in the drawer tonight, you can have some delightful shrubs by Thursday.
My friend @dietsch.bsky.social wrote two books about them. Apple/cranberry is always in my winter fridge. food52.com/story/11893-...
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Make it easy to be a non-drinker at your house!
If you pull out the weird squooshy fruit in the drawer tonight, you can have some delightful shrubs by Thursday.
My friend @dietsch.bsky.social wrote two books about them. Apple/cranberry is always in my winter fridge. food52.com/story/11893-...
If you pull out the weird squooshy fruit in the drawer tonight, you can have some delightful shrubs by Thursday.
My friend @dietsch.bsky.social wrote two books about them. Apple/cranberry is always in my winter fridge. food52.com/story/11893-...
These are all so excellent.
October and June are my favorites.
October and June are my favorites.
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
These are all so excellent.
October and June are my favorites.
October and June are my favorites.
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Gift link!
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
By Sarah Wildman
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
By Sarah Wildman
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Gift link!
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
By Sarah Wildman
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
By Sarah Wildman
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(For the unaware: they're chanting at the 51st minute because of widespread and longstanding local support for DC becoming the 51st state, and they're chanting "free DC!" in reference to the ongoing deployment of National Guard troops and federal immigration agents in the city)
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
(For the unaware: they're chanting at the 51st minute because of widespread and longstanding local support for DC becoming the 51st state, and they're chanting "free DC!" in reference to the ongoing deployment of National Guard troops and federal immigration agents in the city)
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Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
I assume my mutual group is typical in that like 70% of us have ADHD and have dropped everything to hyperfocus on Ice Whistles, KYR trainings & rapid response.
Just clap our hands, & jump in to a project where we don’t need permission. Just sweet, sweet logistics, creativity & chatting.
Ready? GO.
Just clap our hands, & jump in to a project where we don’t need permission. Just sweet, sweet logistics, creativity & chatting.
Ready? GO.
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I assume my mutual group is typical in that like 70% of us have ADHD and have dropped everything to hyperfocus on Ice Whistles, KYR trainings & rapid response.
Just clap our hands, & jump in to a project where we don’t need permission. Just sweet, sweet logistics, creativity & chatting.
Ready? GO.
Just clap our hands, & jump in to a project where we don’t need permission. Just sweet, sweet logistics, creativity & chatting.
Ready? GO.
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If you are looking for ways to disrupt the abduction detention & deportation machine check out the new mini-toolkit from @interruptcrim.bsky.social gathering opportunities for action from orgs like @detentionwatchnetwork.org @siembranc.bsky.social BAJI +
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you are looking for ways to disrupt the abduction detention & deportation machine check out the new mini-toolkit from @interruptcrim.bsky.social gathering opportunities for action from orgs like @detentionwatchnetwork.org @siembranc.bsky.social BAJI +
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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So proud of my colleagues @fightforthefuture.org and the massive coalition of local folks that made this happen www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/o...
Oakland rejects $2 million contract with surveillance company over concerns of ICE spying
Flock Safety was shown the door after hundreds rallied against the company.
www.mercurynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So proud of my colleagues @fightforthefuture.org and the massive coalition of local folks that made this happen www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/o...
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The Department of Education is proposing a definition that could strip nurse practitioners and CRNAs of “professional degree” status.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Department of Education is proposing a definition that could strip nurse practitioners and CRNAs of “professional degree” status.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
Chiropractors keep it. Nurses risk losing it. And that change would fall hardest on women in healthcare.
This is political and it is sexist.
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All the greatest hits have returned
Measles
Tarrifs
Nazis
This shit
Measles
Tarrifs
Nazis
This shit
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
All the greatest hits have returned
Measles
Tarrifs
Nazis
This shit
Measles
Tarrifs
Nazis
This shit
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I want to see Texans rise up against this en masse.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I want to see Texans rise up against this en masse.
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"The attorney in the New York office spoke in depth about the plan being recently updated to include mosques and liberal synagogues in the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in the New York City mayor’s race."
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"The attorney in the New York office spoke in depth about the plan being recently updated to include mosques and liberal synagogues in the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in the New York City mayor’s race."