Roberta Castorani
@njrobertac.bsky.social
Member of South Jersey Democratic Women's Forum (SJDWF)
English as A Second Language Instructor
Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother
Democracy Advocate
English as A Second Language Instructor
Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother
Democracy Advocate
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Share this if you want to see Hakeem Jeffries debate Mike Johnson to one-on-one debate on the House floor over the budget resolution.
April 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Share this if you want to see Hakeem Jeffries debate Mike Johnson to one-on-one debate on the House floor over the budget resolution.
I'm ashamed, and disgusted about the way that Trump and Vance treated President Zielinski. They completely turn their back on democracy for Ukraine and the USA. They are traitors who have betrayed all of us.
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm ashamed, and disgusted about the way that Trump and Vance treated President Zielinski. They completely turn their back on democracy for Ukraine and the USA. They are traitors who have betrayed all of us.
It’s worse than you think because so far all DOGE has done is drop a boulder into the middle of a pond. If you think this is bad, wait for the ripples.
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
www.wired.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s worse than you think because so far all DOGE has done is drop a boulder into the middle of a pond. If you think this is bad, wait for the ripples.
Good read ending the with a positive
Anatomy of a sociopath — Trump and the GOP dismantled
Social Synthesist and author Eileen Workman provides answers to two pressing questions I have about Donald Trump. 1) Has he always been this abusive and cruel in his business and political dealings…
take-note.ca
February 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Good read ending the with a positive
DOGE, Musk and President Trump have touted billions of dollars saved through terminating contracts deemed wasteful and in violation of Trump's executive orders. There's little transparency, though, about the changes.
NPR digs into the data behind DOGE's cost cutting efforts
Musk, DOGE and President Trump have touted billions of dollars of cost reductions by ending contracts deemed wasteful and in violation of Trump's executive orders. But there's little transparency.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
DOGE, Musk and President Trump have touted billions of dollars saved through terminating contracts deemed wasteful and in violation of Trump's executive orders. There's little transparency, though, about the changes.
Ken Martin Will Be the DNC Chair as Democrats Attempt to Rebuild
February 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Ken Martin Will Be the DNC Chair as Democrats Attempt to Rebuild
Read this and take action NOW! It's time to take back our country and our democracy! We can't sit back and wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves!
How to light a fire under your elected officials
Six ways everyday citizens can force elected leaders to fight back against fascism
shannonwatts.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Read this and take action NOW! It's time to take back our country and our democracy! We can't sit back and wait for someone to save us. We have to save ourselves!
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Canceling my Amazon Subscribe and Save, buying in bulk from Costco. Easy.
Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30
Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Canceling my Amazon Subscribe and Save, buying in bulk from Costco. Easy.
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The "SAVE Act" may come up for a vote as early as next week & must be stopped!
It makes it harder to register to vote & will purge registered voters from the rolls.
Sign the petition, & share!
Call your Senators/Reps & tell them VOTE NO!
#Voterizer #StopTheSAVEAct social.fieldteam6.org/s/4Ghq4XTy
It makes it harder to register to vote & will purge registered voters from the rolls.
Sign the petition, & share!
Call your Senators/Reps & tell them VOTE NO!
#Voterizer #StopTheSAVEAct social.fieldteam6.org/s/4Ghq4XTy
Sign the Petition!
social.fieldteam6.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The "SAVE Act" may come up for a vote as early as next week & must be stopped!
It makes it harder to register to vote & will purge registered voters from the rolls.
Sign the petition, & share!
Call your Senators/Reps & tell them VOTE NO!
#Voterizer #StopTheSAVEAct social.fieldteam6.org/s/4Ghq4XTy
It makes it harder to register to vote & will purge registered voters from the rolls.
Sign the petition, & share!
Call your Senators/Reps & tell them VOTE NO!
#Voterizer #StopTheSAVEAct social.fieldteam6.org/s/4Ghq4XTy
It's time to call your Governors and find out what they're going to do to stop this new insanity
A New Government Memo Feels Like It’s Straight Out Of 'The Handmaid’s Tale'
The memo also said recipients of federal transportation dollars must cooperate with immigration enforcement, a hit to so-called sanctuary cities.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's time to call your Governors and find out what they're going to do to stop this new insanity
This 🤬
White House Issues New Orders Tying Departmental Funding to Immigration Enforcement, Birth Rates, Vaccine Mandates | CT News Junkie
HARTFORD, CT – Only a few days after President Donald Trump rescinded an order this week pausing all federal grants and loans, the federal Department of Transportation issued new directives tying fund...
ctnewsjunkie.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This 🤬
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The campaign against trans rights is also about stripping away everyone’s protections against discrimination, reviving, as Douglass put it “the moral blindness” of those who “persuade themselves that they are safe, though the rights of others may be struck down.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The campaign against trans rights is also about stripping away everyone’s protections against discrimination, reviving, as Douglass put it “the moral blindness” of those who “persuade themselves that they are safe, though the rights of others may be struck down.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
After working 17 years as a government contractor I can tell you that what he's saying is far from the truth. Blaming Democrats for this is unconscionable.
DC CRASH: President Trump blames DEI, poor hiring standards in government on midair collision
YouTube video by LiveNOW from FOX
m.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
After working 17 years as a government contractor I can tell you that what he's saying is far from the truth. Blaming Democrats for this is unconscionable.
“An AGI race is a very risky gamble, with huge downside,” he said. “No lab has a solution to AI alignment today. And the faster we race, the less likely that anyone finds one in time.” Alignment is the process of keeping AI working toward human goals and values, not against them.
Another OpenAI researcher quits—claims AI labs are taking a ‘very risky gamble’ with humanity amid the race toward AGI
The comments come amid increased attention on a global AI race between the U.S. and China.
fortune.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“An AGI race is a very risky gamble, with huge downside,” he said. “No lab has a solution to AI alignment today. And the faster we race, the less likely that anyone finds one in time.” Alignment is the process of keeping AI working toward human goals and values, not against them.
" I serve at the pleasure of the president" RFK, Jr.
WATCH LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary | Day 1
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
" I serve at the pleasure of the president" RFK, Jr.
Temporary reprieve
Judge blocks Trump’s spending freeze
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now.,
www.politico.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Temporary reprieve
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I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
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Extra! Extra! 1/26
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Extra! Extra! 1/26
A surprisingly long list of wins for the week!
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Extra! Extra! 1/26
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...