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Mara Novak
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Co-Executive Director, NJ 11th For Change
LFGM! Shakespeare, words, birds, flowers, math. Dog person. Abortion rights voter. Apparently I'm a Jersey girl now
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Does #NJ07 Rep Tom Kean Jr agree with Trump and Hegseth that Democrats in Congress who served in the Armed Forces committed some sort of crime by reminding military members to... do what it says on this plaque at West Point?

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Today’s announcement marks 283 people granted clemency under Governor Murphy – more than previous governors have granted in the past thirty years combined.

We’re grateful for Governor Murphy’s commitment to decarceration and hope he continues to grant clemency until the end of his term.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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BREAKING: @govmurphy.bsky.social just announced 36 pardons and 19 commutations, including 4 of our Clemency Project clients.

By embracing categorical clemency, Governor Murphy is changing lives and New Jersey for the better.

www.aclu-nj.org/press-releas...
ACLU-NJ Celebrates Fourth Round of Releases Under The Clemency Project - ACLU of New Jersey
The ACLU of New Jersey celebrates Governor Murphy’s announcement today of 36 pardons and 19 commutations as part of his commitment to categorical clemency.
www.aclu-nj.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill says probe of Arizona senator is ‘abuse of power’ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/gov-e...
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill says probe of Arizona senator is 'abuse of power' • New Jersey Monitor
Gov.-elect Sherrill said U.S. Sen Mark Kelly, now under investigation by the Trump administration, has "served our country with distinction."
newjerseymonitor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Trump and Congressional Republicans still haven’t unveiled their "healthcare plan.” Why? Because there isn't one.

Here's a real solution: stop cutting Medicaid and extend ACA tax credits that millions of Americans rely on ASAP.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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New Jersey progressive groups are mounting a lame-duck push for a broad social-justice agenda, which will likely set the tone for the incoming Assembly and, especially, for Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill.

njdemocrat.substack.com/p/lame-duck-...
LAME DUCK: PROGRESSIVES SET AMBITIOUS AGENDA
The People’s Agenda, the Black Agenda, and ‘Tax the Millionaires’
njdemocrat.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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listen to me. listen to me right now. if you don't know what this tweet means, just close your device. don't look anything up. go for a walk. return in a week. if you don't listen to me, your life will be ruined and i can't be held accountable
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Listen, you do not have to hand it to him. Or to her.
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I’m just gonna pretend I did not see any of the news.
Anyway, saw a fun show! Raul Esparza was amazing! And a friend was in the chorus!
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Election to succeed Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in Congress will be April 16 newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/mikie...
Election to succeed Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in Congress will be April 16 • New Jersey Monitor
Voters in the 11th Congressional District will decide on April 16 who succeeds Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in Congress.
newjerseymonitor.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Wow. This is a big deal! New Jersey Supreme Court rules shaken baby syndrome testimony unreliable and inadmissible in child abuse cases
NJ high court rules shaken baby syndrome testimony unreliable and inadmissible in child abuse cases
New Jersey’s highest court has ruled that expert testimony about shaken baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in two upcoming trials
abcnews.go.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the New Jersey Democratic Governor-elect, has resigned from Congress. #nj11 now vacant.

House now 219 R, 213 D

2 other vacancies:
#tn07 (Green/R) Dec 2 special election
#tx18 (Turner/D) Jan 31 runoff election
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Trump is working harder to protect literal Nazis than he is to lower your costs.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.

The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Can I get a ruling on yesterday’s pangram @bcdreyer.social 🐝

It was my last word and by that point I was just throwing random combinations of words together
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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THIS COUNTS FOR TOM HOLLAND RULE PURPOSES.

Must watch. Must re-post.

www.youtube.com/watch?embeds...
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Attorneys general of 23 blue states have become an organized, surgical, and vital bulwark against the White House’s assaults on the Constitution. slate.trib.al/j3EyIpb
What One Attorney General Learned From Suing Trump 46 Times
California’s Rob Bonta has been one of the busiest AGs in the country.
slate.trib.al
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM