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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Jul 27

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...

Opinion | The World Is Letting Gaza Starve

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 25

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Jun 25

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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CHOAM Nomsky (thankful) @samthielman.com · Jun 20

I think the Catholic Church should do this every day in every city

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · Jun 20

.@CBS8 in San Diego reports that due to Bishop Michael Pham’s presence in the courtroom, in effect, cases of migrants today were postponed.

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Protest gathering steam at Foley Square now!

#AbolishICE #EndDeportations #FreeThemAll #FamiliesBelongTogether #NoBordersNoWalls #ImmigrantsAreWelcome #MigrantJustice #StopICE

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · May 19

Congrats to our lovely interns Iris & Peter, and all these other wonderful students:

Yale Economic Growth Center @yaleegc.bsky.social · May 19

🎓 Congrats to the Class of '25!

Today EGC & #InclusionEconomics celebrated:
📘 @yaleeconomics.bsky.social PhDs (dev, trade, econ history)
📊 #YaleIDE Master’s grads
📈 Predocs
💼 Undergrad interns & Salus Populi Foundation members

So proud of you all!
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250519/...

Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · May 12

🎉 I’ve started a new role as Comms Director at Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs! Grateful for 5+ years w the @yaleegc.bsky.social & #InclusionEconomics team (pictured) & and glad I’m just up the street so we can keep collaborating.

Excited to share Jackson stories – and get them on BlueSky!

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · May 8

Who cares

Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 22

chng.it/hYT7Bn5dPN

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

We won't fly Avelo until they stop ICE flights! ¡No volaremos con Avelo!

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Nihil Dev @nihildev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

www.ourhealthroi.com

Our Health ROI

Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

www.ourhealthroi.com

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Yale Economic Growth Center @yaleegc.bsky.social · Apr 21

🌍 How are low- and middle-income countries faring with different strategies to combat climate change and its consequences?

For #EarthDay, EGC researchers provide valuable insights on the economic toll of #ClimateChange

🆕 Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250416/...

Yale researchers offer new economic perspectives on climate mitigation, adaptation & negotiations

How are low- and middle-income countries faring with different strategies to combat climate change and its consequences? For Earth Day, research by affiliates of the Economic Growth Center and Inclusi...

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 20

Amazing crowd in NYC for #OurCityOurFight!

#ActOnClimate #SanctuaryCity #AbolishICE #NYCProtest #April19

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 19

The line line for #DragRace finale at @3dollarbill.bsky.social 💅🏻

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 18

TOMORROW Sat April 19, 12PM
Bryant Park, NYC
OUR CITY, OUR FIGHT ✊🌍
Protect Migrants. Protect the Planet.

We demand:
❌ #ICEOutOfNYC
♻️ #NoNewFossilFuels

Backed by @XR_NYC @ClimateFamiliesNYC @NYCC @350Brooklyn @ClimateDefiance + more.
#OurCityOurFight #ActOnClimate

Our City, Our Fight: Protect Migrants, Protect the Planet

Join us this Earth Day to send a clear message: Our NYC Mayor must stand up to Trump, protect migrants, and fight for our planet. Together, we can build a New York that works for all of us—not for the...

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 18

Dear @sanders.senate.gov & @aoc.bsky.social: I just donated $100 to #FightOligarchy tour as my thank-you for coming to my hometown NAMPA, ID & packing the Snake River Stampede rodeo grounds. It was the “Wildest, Fastest Show on Earth.” Now your rally takes the title. ❤️✊🤠 berniesanders.com/oligarchy/

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 16

🌍 Emissions trading markets can work in developing countries!

@yale.edu @yaleegc.bsky.social @j-pal.bsky.social researchers evaluated world’s 1st cap & trade for particulate matter. It reduced emissions & lowered costs for firms.
Proof of concept for #carbon markets:
news.yale.edu/2025/04/15/l...

Large-scale study in India shows that a pollution market can reduce emissions

Yale economists Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan, and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter, finding it significantly reduced emissions and lowered costs.

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Yale Economic Growth Center @yaleegc.bsky.social · Apr 7

🇭🇹 The power of information disclosure in improving education in #Haiti

EGC's Christopher Neilson and colleagues from the Inter-American Development Bank reveal that simply sharing school test scores led to better market efficiency.

🔎 Read more: egc.yale.edu/research/rep...

Report cards for schools improve learning in Haiti’s private education market

In rural Haiti, most children attend low-cost private schools – many of uncertain quality. A large-scale study led by EGC’s Christopher Neilson and coauthors finds that giving parents clear, simple da...

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 5

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 5

#HandsOff

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 5

#HandsOff NYC is huge

1.5 hours later we finally going down 5th Ave #Resist

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · Apr 3

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.

She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.

This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (1/2):

“It is unconscionable that Rümeysa Öztürk—a young woman pursuing her education, exercising her First Amendment rights, and contributing to her community—remains detained by DHS. Her ongoing incarceration is not only a blatant violation of her constitutional rights to due process and free speech, but it is now an egregious denial of her fundamental right to medical care.

Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (2/2):

“According to her lawyer, Rümeysa has not received her required asthma medications and has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in custody. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

“As her representatives in Congress, we demand DHS immediately provide Rümeysa with access to the health care she needs, and absent compelling evidence justifying her detention and the revocation of her status, we call for Ozturk’s release and the restoration of her visa. Every minute she remains in custody is another minute her health and rights are at risk, and DHS must move with urgency.”

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Vestal McIntyre @ve5tal.bsky.social · Apr 3

Whoever runs @heardislandgov.bsky.social BlueSky account is brilliant:

Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · Apr 3

Our open letter response to the #USCommerceDept and #POTUS

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Marcy Kaptur @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social · Apr 2

Pay attention to what is happening at Social Security. DOGE has created serious tech problems, gutted the staff, overwhelmed call centers, and created much confusion in its wake. Pay attention Americans—you earned these benefits. Nobody has the right to them—but you.

Congresswoman Kaptur Floor Speech On Severe Impacts Of DOGE Meddling With Social Security Database

YouTube video by USRepMarcyKaptur

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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · Apr 2

Jewish students at Columbia have chained themselves to a gate (already locked) to protest ICE detentions of student protestors. They accuse members of our board of trustees of providing information about students to ICE and are demanding accountability.

A group of students holding signs saying Jews against ice and free Mahmoud now sitting inside a university gate

A close-up of a student whose hands are changed to a gate. Next to a sign that says release Mahmoud Khalil now

Students holding signs that say “Jews against ICE”

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