@adbryant.bsky.social
Heard on the local news: in my home state, homelessness is up 9% from last year, and the percentage of people living outside has increased by 65%. This, nestled in between talk on the importance of bundling up at the bus stop.
Leaders, where are you in the midst of this growing crisis?
Leaders, where are you in the midst of this growing crisis?
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Heard on the local news: in my home state, homelessness is up 9% from last year, and the percentage of people living outside has increased by 65%. This, nestled in between talk on the importance of bundling up at the bus stop.
Leaders, where are you in the midst of this growing crisis?
Leaders, where are you in the midst of this growing crisis?
ALSO!! A 15-year-old is not an adult. So, we should change the language of how this is presented.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ALSO!! A 15-year-old is not an adult. So, we should change the language of how this is presented.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.
"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.
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“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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September 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If ABC can bring back Jimmy Kimmel, MSNBC can bring back Joy Reid. That is, if she would even want to return after her erasure from the programming. Now I'm tagging you, @msnbc.com.
The sense of irony on the reporting about Kimmel's cancellation isn't lost on MSNBC viewers. Here's looking at you.
The sense of irony on the reporting about Kimmel's cancellation isn't lost on MSNBC viewers. Here's looking at you.
September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If ABC can bring back Jimmy Kimmel, MSNBC can bring back Joy Reid. That is, if she would even want to return after her erasure from the programming. Now I'm tagging you, @msnbc.com.
The sense of irony on the reporting about Kimmel's cancellation isn't lost on MSNBC viewers. Here's looking at you.
The sense of irony on the reporting about Kimmel's cancellation isn't lost on MSNBC viewers. Here's looking at you.
Please stop showing glamorous pictures of Epstein and Maxwell! Show them for what they are, not as if they were normal. Please? Representation matters.
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Please stop showing glamorous pictures of Epstein and Maxwell! Show them for what they are, not as if they were normal. Please? Representation matters.
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
I find it disturbing how very many images of Epstein and Maxwell are circulating that show the two as a happy, blissful, romantic couple. Always dressed up, smiling, Maxwell looks to be anything but the victimizer she is. The news retraumatizes victims with every pic.
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I find it disturbing how very many images of Epstein and Maxwell are circulating that show the two as a happy, blissful, romantic couple. Always dressed up, smiling, Maxwell looks to be anything but the victimizer she is. The news retraumatizes victims with every pic.
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
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We will never forgive, or forget, the Trump-Texas Betrayal of 2025... www.joyannreid.com/p/a-daily-re...
A Daily Reid: Republicans betrayed Black Americans in 1877 and they just did it again in Texas (and screwed Latinos, too)
We should never forget , nor forgive, The Trump-Texas Sellout
www.joyannreid.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
We will never forgive, or forget, the Trump-Texas Betrayal of 2025... www.joyannreid.com/p/a-daily-re...
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Here, fixed it.
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here, fixed it.
Yes, and also, we MUST HOLD MEDIA OUTLETS to account when they erase, omit, revise, and misrepresent our actions of strategic noncompliance. Have had it with CBS, NBC, ABC, etc., for failing us every day in every way. People have no idea what is happening in this country because of it.
DEI is not an optional fad but a necessity in a world where racism, sexism, LGBTQ+ phobia and discrimination in general is rampant. Money is the only thing working, boycott is the most effective way to make our voices heard.
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
Target’s CEO is stepping down as customers turn away | CNN Business
Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI.
edition.cnn.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Yes, and also, we MUST HOLD MEDIA OUTLETS to account when they erase, omit, revise, and misrepresent our actions of strategic noncompliance. Have had it with CBS, NBC, ABC, etc., for failing us every day in every way. People have no idea what is happening in this country because of it.
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Judaism, at its core, is not neutral in the face of suffering. Read @rabbisandra.bsky.social’s essay, Losing A Generation: Moral Clarity, Gaza, and The Soul of Judaism.
open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
August 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Judaism, at its core, is not neutral in the face of suffering. Read @rabbisandra.bsky.social’s essay, Losing A Generation: Moral Clarity, Gaza, and The Soul of Judaism.
open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
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Gerrymandering: the art of mathematically disproving majority rule.
July 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gerrymandering: the art of mathematically disproving majority rule.
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For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For the first time since she was freed from an immigration prison, Rümeysa Öztürk speaks. And she does so by ... writing:
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
"Writing is the heart of freedom of expression. Unbelievably, this single opinion piece, published in our student newspaper, would lead to my arrest and detention."
Is ANYONE keeping tabs on the demographics of the people they are firing? Their actions are so obviously based in racism, sexism, and bigotry of all kinds. I am hoping for a report on this soon from any of the mainstream media outlets.
“We have observed approximately 90% of the workers targeted for terminations due to a perceived association with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are women or nonbinary,” said an attorney representing federal staffers.
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
www.propublica.org
July 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Is ANYONE keeping tabs on the demographics of the people they are firing? Their actions are so obviously based in racism, sexism, and bigotry of all kinds. I am hoping for a report on this soon from any of the mainstream media outlets.
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My colleagues and I strongly condemn the effort to expel MK Ayman Odeh from the Israeli Knesset, which is a direct response to Odeh’s brave calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
If Israel is going to call itself a democracy, it must tolerate peaceful dissent.
If Israel is going to call itself a democracy, it must tolerate peaceful dissent.
July 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My colleagues and I strongly condemn the effort to expel MK Ayman Odeh from the Israeli Knesset, which is a direct response to Odeh’s brave calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
If Israel is going to call itself a democracy, it must tolerate peaceful dissent.
If Israel is going to call itself a democracy, it must tolerate peaceful dissent.
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The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
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Florida is committing "enforced disappearance," a very serious violation of international human rights law.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
July 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Florida is committing "enforced disappearance," a very serious violation of international human rights law.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
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If you read one thing today… jasongarcia.substack.com/p/alligator-...
Alligator Alcatraz: A legal black hole, hidden in a swamp
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
jasongarcia.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you read one thing today… jasongarcia.substack.com/p/alligator-...
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The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Masked Terror
At this point, we have all seen the videos.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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The heroes at the Yale Budget Lab are calculating tariff faster than Trump can change them.
Right now the tariff rate is up +15.6 %-pts to 18 percent, roughly ten times that of other industrialized nations, and the highest since 1934.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
Right now the tariff rate is up +15.6 %-pts to 18 percent, roughly ten times that of other industrialized nations, and the highest since 1934.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
July 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The heroes at the Yale Budget Lab are calculating tariff faster than Trump can change them.
Right now the tariff rate is up +15.6 %-pts to 18 percent, roughly ten times that of other industrialized nations, and the highest since 1934.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
Right now the tariff rate is up +15.6 %-pts to 18 percent, roughly ten times that of other industrialized nations, and the highest since 1934.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
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The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees:
✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law
Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.
✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law
Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.
July 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees:
✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law
Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.
✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law
Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.
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$54,000,000 is being withheld from Connecticut's public schools.
Public education empowers the American Dream. President Trump is taking opportunities away from families so he can continue to line the pockets of his billionaire donors.
Public education empowers the American Dream. President Trump is taking opportunities away from families so he can continue to line the pockets of his billionaire donors.
July 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
$54,000,000 is being withheld from Connecticut's public schools.
Public education empowers the American Dream. President Trump is taking opportunities away from families so he can continue to line the pockets of his billionaire donors.
Public education empowers the American Dream. President Trump is taking opportunities away from families so he can continue to line the pockets of his billionaire donors.