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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 1d

CA just banned price fixing via algorithm across the economy!

As corporations weaponize this technology to rip off consumers and hurt competition it's great to see @governor.ca.gov sign AB 325 to stop this practice!

Here's our own Lee Hepner testifying in support of the bill earlier this year👇

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 1d

An icon. Rest peacefully, hero.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 5d

At the Corporate Fair Share hearing

Sen. Liz Miranda: “When we allow large corporations to exploit the tax code, we are not just draining resources from our commonwealth we are deepening racial and economic inequality.” #mapoli

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 6d

I truly do not understand the appeal of cruises. Almost every headline about a cruise is like “everyone got sick in the pool and couldn’t get off the boat,” or “engine failed and people resorted to eating spoiled food.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d

Almost 100 people came down with norovirus aboard a Royal Caribbean ship amid a 13-day voyage, the CDC reported this week.

Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Nearly 100 on Royal Caribbean Cruise

Four crew members and 94 passengers came down with norovirus while sailing from San Diego to Miami.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 7d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Protect Our Care @protectourcare.org · 7d

📰 NEW KFF analysis shows that ACA premiums will more than DOUBLE if Republicans refuse to extend ACA tax credits.

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 8d

Really in awe of all people who shared their stories this evening about why fighting for Americans’ health care is important & necessary in this moment. Thankful for the Dems who rallied & are standing strong! #HealthcareOverBillionaires @4taxfairness.bsky.social @fairshareamerica.bsky.social

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 8d

We’re at the Capitol to call out the government shutdown

Join us to call for a budget for our country, not just billionaires 📢
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Healthcare Over Billionaires Rally

YouTube video by Fair Share America

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 12d

www.democracynow.org/2025/9/26/bl... = Please take a moment today to read the letter that Assata Shakur wrote to Pope John Paul II in 1998 during his trip to Cuba

I am so thankful that she did not die in jail

Rest in power forever and ever

Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile

The Cuban government has announced Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.

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Fair Share America @fairshareamerica.bsky.social · 12d

FACT: Republicans control the House, Senate and White House.

If the government shuts down, it’s because they chose to shut it down rather than pass a budget that protects our health care and keeps costs from rising.

Let's get that message out on Tuesday - see the rally details here:

TUESDAY: “Health Care Over Billionaires” Rally Will Call on Republicans to Protect Health Care & Keep the Government Open

Join us to hear from Members of Congress and impacted individuals hours before Republicans are prepared to shut down the government rather than protect Americans’ health care needs.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

Please join us tonight, rain or shine, for a mass mobilization to make clear:

We want ICE out of New York City.

We won’t stop showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 13d

If ICE agents don’t want to be called gestapo thugs, then they need to stop acting like it. This kind of violence IN FRONT OF HER CHILDREN is absolutely despicable.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 13d

Nice try, RUSS. This administration of heartless clowns did mass firings when the the gov't was open, so this threat has no teeth.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13d

The warning came in a memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which directed federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale dismissals should a shutdown occur. All brought to you by Russell Vought, part of Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation.

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15d

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16d

Public pressure matters. Your voice is important. As a deeply unpopular President, it's what Trump is most afraid of.

The more people who speak up, the more people who will stand up to him.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16d

BREAKING:

Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 16d

I’m sorry but the fact that Christian fundamentalists can’t pick a different day for their rapture and just HAD to choose Rosh Hashanah really shows me that they’re very unoriginal and maybe a little jealous.

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 21d

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Most Of Billionaires’ $7.6 Trillion Has Never Been Taxed - Americans For Tax Fairness

Total Billionaire Wealth Is Up 160% Since First Trump Tax Law; Proposed New Levy Would Finally Tax Unrealized Gains of the Wealthiest American billionaires reached a record breaking $7.6 trillion of p...

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 21d

BREAKING: Billionaires in America now hold a record $7.6 TRILLION in wealth.

That's a $4.7 TRILLION increase since the last Trump tax scam.

Yes, wealth increase is a form of INCOME. And most of that income will never be taxed.

This is why we need a Billionaires Income Tax.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 21d

Trump promised to lower prices on day one. Instead, he's raising the cost of your groceries, utility bills and health care to give more tax breaks to billionaires. Today I'm introducing my Billionaires Income Tax to make billionaires finally pay their fair share.

Senate Finance Committee @senatefinance.bsky.social · 21d

NEWS: Wyden, Cohen, Beyer Introduce the Billionaires Income Tax Act

Wyden, Cohen, Beyer Introduce the Billionaires Income Tax Act | The United States Senate Committee on Finance

Wyden, Cohen, Beyer Introduce the Billionaires Income Tax Act

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 21d

I believe this to my core. They're using trans people as a test case to dismantle individual rights in the US.

Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 21d

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth

You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22d

The right wing billionaires are soon going to control almost every single major media outlet.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22d

* ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ

$ORCL

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 22d

i know everyone wants to talk about health care, but how can you make a govt funding deal when trump is already illegally not following the current deal? he's illegally not doing cancer research, k-12 funding, etc.

unless a deal prevents that, what funding have you actually secured in some deal?

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Liz Zelnick @lizzelnick.bsky.social · 22d

To my friends and colleagues in the progressive space—take this seriously. Take some time to ensure your information is more secure across platforms. This is not hyperbole and likely was their plan all along.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23d

White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups
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Open authoritarianism. Happening right in front of us.

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