Audrey Smith
@audreyecs.bsky.social
digital strategy at @americanprogress.bsky.social
formerly @refugeesinternational.org
go dawgs 🍑
formerly @refugeesinternational.org
go dawgs 🍑
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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This is such a crucial part of the story: losing meds & sometimes documentation that is necessary to access social benefits, employment, medical care—lost shit that is a nightmare to regain even for people already well off
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Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:
August 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is such a crucial part of the story: losing meds & sometimes documentation that is necessary to access social benefits, employment, medical care—lost shit that is a nightmare to regain even for people already well off
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If you’re wondering how you can help DC residents right now, donate to Remora House if you can afford to do so.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
IF YOU SEE AN ENCAMPMENT BEING CLEARED TONIGHT
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you’re wondering how you can help DC residents right now, donate to Remora House if you can afford to do so.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
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Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
July 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
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A moment of silence please for #USAID, which is officially shuttered after months of dismantling.
Why a moment of silence? Not only for the employees. But also for the estimated 14 MILLION deaths by 2030 predicted without the agency.
@altusaid.altgov.info
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Why a moment of silence? Not only for the employees. But also for the estimated 14 MILLION deaths by 2030 predicted without the agency.
@altusaid.altgov.info
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A moment of silence please for #USAID, which is officially shuttered after months of dismantling.
Why a moment of silence? Not only for the employees. But also for the estimated 14 MILLION deaths by 2030 predicted without the agency.
@altusaid.altgov.info
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Why a moment of silence? Not only for the employees. But also for the estimated 14 MILLION deaths by 2030 predicted without the agency.
@altusaid.altgov.info
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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It is mechanically not possible to bankrupt Medicaid.
Unlike Medicare & Social Security, there’s no pot of money for the program where spending stops if it runs out. Cutting ppl off Medicaid doesn’t leave more for others.
Republicans are cutting Medicaid because they want it to cover fewer people.
Unlike Medicare & Social Security, there’s no pot of money for the program where spending stops if it runs out. Cutting ppl off Medicaid doesn’t leave more for others.
Republicans are cutting Medicaid because they want it to cover fewer people.
July 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It is mechanically not possible to bankrupt Medicaid.
Unlike Medicare & Social Security, there’s no pot of money for the program where spending stops if it runs out. Cutting ppl off Medicaid doesn’t leave more for others.
Republicans are cutting Medicaid because they want it to cover fewer people.
Unlike Medicare & Social Security, there’s no pot of money for the program where spending stops if it runs out. Cutting ppl off Medicaid doesn’t leave more for others.
Republicans are cutting Medicaid because they want it to cover fewer people.
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Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
June 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.
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House Republicans will make homelessness worse by cutting health care & SNAP. Medicaid cuts include requiring address verification, impacting the most vulnerable. https:/www.americanprogress.org/article/congressional-republican-budget-bill-proposes-weakening-support-for-homeless-individuals/
Congressional Republican Budget Bill Proposes Weakening Support for Homeless Individuals
Changes to basic assistance eligibility in the bill would make it difficult for homeless individuals to address their basic needs.
www.americanprogress.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
House Republicans will make homelessness worse by cutting health care & SNAP. Medicaid cuts include requiring address verification, impacting the most vulnerable. https:/www.americanprogress.org/article/congressional-republican-budget-bill-proposes-weakening-support-for-homeless-individuals/
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BREAKING: We’ve ratified a new contract! This victory strengthens pay, improves working conditions, and reaffirms CAP’s commitment to a fair, inclusive workplace.
We’re proud to stand with our fellow workers—fighting for dignity, rights, and power on the job.
We’re proud to stand with our fellow workers—fighting for dignity, rights, and power on the job.
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BREAKING: We’ve ratified a new contract! This victory strengthens pay, improves working conditions, and reaffirms CAP’s commitment to a fair, inclusive workplace.
We’re proud to stand with our fellow workers—fighting for dignity, rights, and power on the job.
We’re proud to stand with our fellow workers—fighting for dignity, rights, and power on the job.
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This May Day, our union stood in solidarity with the hundreds of workers fighting against the billionaire class. Don’t forget to thank a union—today and every day.
May 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This May Day, our union stood in solidarity with the hundreds of workers fighting against the billionaire class. Don’t forget to thank a union—today and every day.
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The world deserves better than this administration's cruelty and chaos.
@americanprogress.bsky.social is hosting a virtual conversation on Monday 04/28 to lay out the domestic and international harms Trump's DOGE is inflicting by shuttering USAID.
www.americanprogress.org/events/cutti...
@americanprogress.bsky.social is hosting a virtual conversation on Monday 04/28 to lay out the domestic and international harms Trump's DOGE is inflicting by shuttering USAID.
www.americanprogress.org/events/cutti...
Cutting Deep Abroad and at Home: Slashing Foreign Assistance Causes Worldwide Harm
Please join the Center for American Progress for the third in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans; this event will focus o...
www.americanprogress.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The world deserves better than this administration's cruelty and chaos.
@americanprogress.bsky.social is hosting a virtual conversation on Monday 04/28 to lay out the domestic and international harms Trump's DOGE is inflicting by shuttering USAID.
www.americanprogress.org/events/cutti...
@americanprogress.bsky.social is hosting a virtual conversation on Monday 04/28 to lay out the domestic and international harms Trump's DOGE is inflicting by shuttering USAID.
www.americanprogress.org/events/cutti...
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The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that could block millions of American citizens from voting. Here's what you need to know from @gbedekovics.bsky.social:
April 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that could block millions of American citizens from voting. Here's what you need to know from @gbedekovics.bsky.social: