Maya Contreras
@mayatcontreras.bsky.social
(She/Hers) Writer and Advocate. Rep’d by Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret LLC. Art & Public Policy MA NYU. 🩷💜💙
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It’s official. I have a book coming out next year! Published by Amistad/Harper Collins.
Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva has already signed the discharge petition. There are now 218 signatures which means it is now LOCKED (or frozen). No one can remove their names.
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva has already signed the discharge petition. There are now 218 signatures which means it is now LOCKED (or frozen). No one can remove their names.
It’s official. Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva has been sworn in!
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It’s official. Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva has been sworn in!
Without paywall:
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Without paywall:
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that President Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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And just like that 🤬
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
And just like that 🤬
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OK this is amazing.
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
OK this is amazing.
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
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The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political weapon. The fate of his taxes on imports from nearly every country now rests in the Supreme Court's hands, and most of the justices sounded skeptical on Wednesday of Trump's assertion of trade powers.
A Skeptical Supreme Court Puts Trump’s Tariffs and Economic Agenda in Question
President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political cudgel. A decision invalidating them could hamper his power.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political weapon. The fate of his taxes on imports from nearly every country now rests in the Supreme Court's hands, and most of the justices sounded skeptical on Wednesday of Trump's assertion of trade powers.
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Alito: What if the government reissued all of these tariffs tomorrow using [a different law]
Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
el oh el
Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
el oh el
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alito: What if the government reissued all of these tariffs tomorrow using [a different law]
Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
el oh el
Neal Katyal: ...then we would have that case, but that's not what the government argued
el oh el
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100%. I teach this theory in Labor Law during a class when we focus on arguable constitutional protections for strikes, and I think it's absolutely correct.
one of my spicy takes, for example, is that limits on strikes are unconstitutional under the 13th Amendment, because if we have a right to be free from forced labor, we must necessarily have a right to stop working and negotiate the conditions of our labor
I been saying I don't think Republicans are uniquely capable of creative legal thinking
personally I would like to see more 'if you wanna act funny, I can act hilarious'-type legal arguments in furtherance of good things
personally I would like to see more 'if you wanna act funny, I can act hilarious'-type legal arguments in furtherance of good things
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
100%. I teach this theory in Labor Law during a class when we focus on arguable constitutional protections for strikes, and I think it's absolutely correct.
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sdklfj Gorsuch asked a question like, so if the pres unliterally declared a 50% tariff on all gas-powered vehicles to respond to the unusual & extraordinary threat of global warming?
DOJ says well we'd say that's a hoax & not a threat
Gorsuch dripping w condescension goes I'm sure you would lmao
DOJ says well we'd say that's a hoax & not a threat
Gorsuch dripping w condescension goes I'm sure you would lmao
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
sdklfj Gorsuch asked a question like, so if the pres unliterally declared a 50% tariff on all gas-powered vehicles to respond to the unusual & extraordinary threat of global warming?
DOJ says well we'd say that's a hoax & not a threat
Gorsuch dripping w condescension goes I'm sure you would lmao
DOJ says well we'd say that's a hoax & not a threat
Gorsuch dripping w condescension goes I'm sure you would lmao
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Roberts: "Mr. Gorsuch?"
[pause]
[me sitting up]
Gorsuch: * JUMPS IN ON THAT ASS *
yeah it's a wrap
these tariffs are going down
[pause]
[me sitting up]
Gorsuch: * JUMPS IN ON THAT ASS *
yeah it's a wrap
these tariffs are going down
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Roberts: "Mr. Gorsuch?"
[pause]
[me sitting up]
Gorsuch: * JUMPS IN ON THAT ASS *
yeah it's a wrap
these tariffs are going down
[pause]
[me sitting up]
Gorsuch: * JUMPS IN ON THAT ASS *
yeah it's a wrap
these tariffs are going down
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Laura Loomer is now officially part of the Pentagon press corps.
We live in Idiocracy.
We live in Idiocracy.
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Laura Loomer is now officially part of the Pentagon press corps.
We live in Idiocracy.
We live in Idiocracy.
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honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
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dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners
John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.
deadline.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.
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“Hell yeah, I’m a look like LL Cool J” - every single one
October 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Hell yeah, I’m a look like LL Cool J” - every single one
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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More than 1000 people marched to San Francisco’s federal building tonight www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM9SaYhf/
More than 1,000 protestors marched from Embarcadero Plaza to the Department of Homeland Security building Thursday evening, decrying Trump, ICE, and federal troops in the Bay Area. #sanfrancisco #baya...
TikTok video by The San Francisco Standard
www.tiktok.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
More than 1000 people marched to San Francisco’s federal building tonight www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM9SaYhf/
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The US froze aid to Colombia
Much of which is used to fight drug cartels
Because the president of Colombia said the US killed Colombian fishermen
In what is supposed to be a US military campaign to stop drug cartels
Much of which is used to fight drug cartels
Because the president of Colombia said the US killed Colombian fishermen
In what is supposed to be a US military campaign to stop drug cartels
October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The US froze aid to Colombia
Much of which is used to fight drug cartels
Because the president of Colombia said the US killed Colombian fishermen
In what is supposed to be a US military campaign to stop drug cartels
Much of which is used to fight drug cartels
Because the president of Colombia said the US killed Colombian fishermen
In what is supposed to be a US military campaign to stop drug cartels
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Johnson accidently telling the truth there at the end
Johnson: That is not the principles of the Republican Party. You want me to articulate them? We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology.
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Johnson accidently telling the truth there at the end
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And from image events, we get POLYSEMIC images that carry multiple forms of ideology into the present. Here, we have the convergence of Shepard Fairey's iconic HOPE poster for the Obama campaign with the frog icon from #NoKings. The is how you visually dismantle fascist iconography.
October 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
And from image events, we get POLYSEMIC images that carry multiple forms of ideology into the present. Here, we have the convergence of Shepard Fairey's iconic HOPE poster for the Obama campaign with the frog icon from #NoKings. The is how you visually dismantle fascist iconography.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
www.thewrap.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
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“While we are bound by United States Supreme Court precedent, we are not bound to stay silent as to the underlying racism and prejudices that are woven into the very fabric of those opinions,” said Sal Mungia, a Washington Supreme Court justice
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful
"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."
ballsandstrikes.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“While we are bound by United States Supreme Court precedent, we are not bound to stay silent as to the underlying racism and prejudices that are woven into the very fabric of those opinions,” said Sal Mungia, a Washington Supreme Court justice
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful
"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."
ballsandstrikes.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...