Marisa
@mar-shea.bsky.social
Advocate. Lawyer. Former #CAleg staffer. State legislature enthusiast. Big fan of flowers. MD resident. She/Her pronouns.
Talented state lawmakers are working to ensure tech works for American families vs just enriches Big Tech billionaires. And now those companies are trying to cash in on all the ways they've enriched this Administration at all of our expense.
Big Tech is plotting a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to oppose AI regulation at the state and federal level.
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
Now, House Republicans are reportedly looking to resurrect a ban on all state-level AI regulation.
Always follow the money. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UdbOMihC-XQ
What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know About AI
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Talented state lawmakers are working to ensure tech works for American families vs just enriches Big Tech billionaires. And now those companies are trying to cash in on all the ways they've enriched this Administration at all of our expense.
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The Trump family made over $3 billion this year alone, by the way.
Nearly a quarter of U.S. households live paycheck to paycheck, report finds
The percentage of Americans just scraping by financially is rising as wage growth slows and inflation flares, Bank of America finds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Trump family made over $3 billion this year alone, by the way.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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me: no, really, latent misogyny & sexism is still a really big problem! even in elite spaces!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
me: no, really, latent misogyny & sexism is still a really big problem! even in elite spaces!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
them: wanna post a lil misogyny & sexism in the paper of record?
but seriously - there are still big problems with professional men feeling entitled to harass, demean, & (negatively) stereotype women!
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.,
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Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
October 31, 2025
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.
No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that
Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested
on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants
to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report
back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiczapq36myqhzcrdp4jfodg5rkso7nuvlta4e5b5r4l5upce7b3le@jpeg)
![As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP
benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4];
Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of
SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, § 6, 138
Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L.
No. 119-4, § 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature
of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. § 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available
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Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT
Document 26 Filed 10/31/25
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through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve
account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at
93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiac7aa6icx44x5xjkilpwj7il5oriyttttnrslzrhkwvw6b32cbnm@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
The potential for corruption here - particularly from foreign influences - should be incredibly alarming. But when people don't know how they're going to afford healthcare or food its hard to properly elevate...
Reuters interviewed half a dozen foreign crypto entrepreneurs who met with the Trump brothers. Five of them said they sought out the younger Trumps for business opportunities because of their proximity to the 79-year-old president and hopes of cashing in on his political and financial power.
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The potential for corruption here - particularly from foreign influences - should be incredibly alarming. But when people don't know how they're going to afford healthcare or food its hard to properly elevate...
So not only will this Administration do nothing to protect consumers/actively work to harm them, they'll also actively work to ensure state lawmakers can't protect them either?
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So not only will this Administration do nothing to protect consumers/actively work to harm them, they'll also actively work to ensure state lawmakers can't protect them either?
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What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
Excited that this week's democracy.news is looking at the risk monopolies present to our democracy. With last week's Anti-Trust Law/Oligarchy event at Fordham Law and reading yesterday's New Republic piece I'm looking forward to seeing this conversation build.
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Democracy.News
October 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Excited that this week's democracy.news is looking at the risk monopolies present to our democracy. With last week's Anti-Trust Law/Oligarchy event at Fordham Law and reading yesterday's New Republic piece I'm looking forward to seeing this conversation build.
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Need to catch up on the latest corruption and democracy news you might've missed this week?
Look no further. 👇
Look no further. 👇
Corruption Watch: Firing FBI Agents, Sending Black Hawk Helicopters to Chicago, Indicting an Attorney General as Revenge, and More
Democratic Senators grilled Attorney General Bondi on what she plans to do about “border czar” Tom Homan allegedly accepting a $50,000 bride from undercover agents
www.democracy.news
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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lol +1 to this
i am honored to be a Legionnaire of the Antichrist
peter thiel please try to make an insult that sounds less cool
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
peter thiel please try to make an insult that sounds less cool
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction
In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
lol +1 to this
The antichrist being anti-capitalist seems like a weird pitch fwiw.
Thiel "argued that those who propose limits on technology development not only hinder business but threaten to usher in the destruction of the United States and an era of global totalitarian rule, according to the recordings."
Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction
In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The antichrist being anti-capitalist seems like a weird pitch fwiw.
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I typically feel like some version of this meme when I think about the recently formed AI Super Pacs... but today's democracy.news lays out why we need to be paying attention to Big Tech's monetary investments in state elections. tinyurl.com/AISuperPacs
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I typically feel like some version of this meme when I think about the recently formed AI Super Pacs... but today's democracy.news lays out why we need to be paying attention to Big Tech's monetary investments in state elections. tinyurl.com/AISuperPacs
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Big Money and bribes are fueling Trump and Homan’s corrupt deportation system.
Deportation, Bribes and Big Money: The Corruption Behind America’s Racial Profiling Crisis
Corruption is Fueling the Trump-Era Deportation Efforts
www.democracy.news
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Big Money and bribes are fueling Trump and Homan’s corrupt deportation system.
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I'm the target demo for this (except for not living in NYC) and I'm obsessed lol
October 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm the target demo for this (except for not living in NYC) and I'm obsessed lol
The idea that Trump is fighting for anyone other than himself/rich donors is so incredibly laughable when you see reporting like this. The harm being done to Americans by his Admin's policy decisions is remarkable. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The idea that Trump is fighting for anyone other than himself/rich donors is so incredibly laughable when you see reporting like this. The harm being done to Americans by his Admin's policy decisions is remarkable. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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Corrupt Trump is asking his corporate donors for their wish lists of consumer protection laws to kill.
It's exactly why we need to Unrig Washington and ban corporate PACs from meddling in our elections.
It's exactly why we need to Unrig Washington and ban corporate PACs from meddling in our elections.
Corporate America’s Most Wanted
The Trump administration asked corporations to identify regulatory “burdens” — now they’re building a hit list of their most hated consumer protection laws.
www.levernews.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Corrupt Trump is asking his corporate donors for their wish lists of consumer protection laws to kill.
It's exactly why we need to Unrig Washington and ban corporate PACs from meddling in our elections.
It's exactly why we need to Unrig Washington and ban corporate PACs from meddling in our elections.
Instead of spending time with your loved ones, our gov makes you beg your representatives to care enough about your humanity to continue funding just a small portion of your healthcare while you’re facing stage-four thymic carcinoma.
Tony has stage-four thymic carcinoma.
With the expanded ACA tax credits, he's been able to get life-saving care.
Without them, his healthcare costs would jump & he'd have to drop his coverage altogether.
While Democrats fight for families like his, Republicans chose to shut down the government.
With the expanded ACA tax credits, he's been able to get life-saving care.
Without them, his healthcare costs would jump & he'd have to drop his coverage altogether.
While Democrats fight for families like his, Republicans chose to shut down the government.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Instead of spending time with your loved ones, our gov makes you beg your representatives to care enough about your humanity to continue funding just a small portion of your healthcare while you’re facing stage-four thymic carcinoma.
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We believe healthcare is a right for every American.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We believe healthcare is a right for every American.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.
Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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This seems like a really terrible precursor for the next election cycle. And suggests lawmakers really should be taking action around AI deepfakes and election interference 🫠 www.politico.com/live-updates...
Hakeem Jeffries slams ‘racist and fake’ video posted by Trump
"When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face," the House minority leader said.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This seems like a really terrible precursor for the next election cycle. And suggests lawmakers really should be taking action around AI deepfakes and election interference 🫠 www.politico.com/live-updates...
Truly wild how we now have entire agencies now providing spin vs. getting American families the information they need.
This should go without saying, but it is highly inappropriate and unethical for a government agency to politicize a looming government shutdown in this way.
HUD should be prioritizing serving the public—not partisan talking points.
HUD should be prioritizing serving the public—not partisan talking points.
HUD website says ‘radical left’ will hurt America in shutdown, raising ethics concerns
A bright red banner alarmed federal workers Tuesday morning as shutdown anxiety mounted.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Truly wild how we now have entire agencies now providing spin vs. getting American families the information they need.