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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · 17h

An image of text that says 'EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO SAFE AND QUALITY EDUCATION REGARDLESS REGARDLESS OF THEIR EDUCATION FAMILY'S INCOME OR ZIP CODE. A VOTE FOR PERSIS IS A VOTE FOR PEOPLE TO GET AN EDUCATION WITHOUT TAKING ON A LIFETIME OF DEBT. PERSIS YU for State for State Senate'

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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale @prowroxroz.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a lively upcoming year - we've got a race for the Norfolk & Suffolk State Senate district, held by Mike Rush for over a decade. Newly announced challenger: Persis Yu, @persisyu.bsky.social
www.electpersis.com

Persis Yu for State Senate

Persis Yu's campaign

www.electpersis.com

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · 1d

A healthy environment is critical for students to succeed. As a Boston Public School mom, I know firsthand that improvements to our schools' buildings and infrastructure are long overdue.

Our kids deserve better.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/m...

Image of children in a school cafeteria. Text reading: Higher-income, suburban school districts get more state building aid despite lower levels of need, report says
By Christopher Huffaker Globe Staff,Updated October 7, 2025, 5:44 p.m.

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · 1d

We filed an amicus brief on behalf of 41 veteran, legal services, and consumer orgs to fight back against the Trump Administration's efforts to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting announcement!!

I’m running for Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Suffolk District of Massachusetts! I pledge to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first.

www.ElectPersis.com

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David Halperin @davidhalperin.bsky.social · 20d

www.republicreport.org/2025/we-must...

We Must Be Honest: This Is Fascism. | Republic Report

A couple of people I know criticized me for calling the Trump administration fascist. They said I didn't know what fascism is or that using that word is

www.republicreport.org

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 20d

Free speech & academic freedom are essential to our country and our campuses. That’s why @afthighered.bsky.social & @aaup.org launched a campaign fighting for higher education for all. Because we know that higher education saves lives, builds futures, & powers our economy. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20d

“With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” Colbert said. “If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive.”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · 21d

Got to hang out with Meghna Chakrabsrti in the @wbur.org studio while Adam Minsky and I broke down the state of private student loans after the One Big Beautiful Bill on @npr.org’s On Point. Tl;dr: it’s bad for students and good for big banks.

Listen here: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

What to know as the student loan industry becomes more privatized

Congress has overhauled the federal student loan system, including big changes on borrowing caps and loan restrictions. Education experts say this will up the demand for private loans. So, what does t...

www.wbur.org

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Sep 2

It’s corruption, plain and simple.

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day Boston

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Protect Borrowers @borrowerjustice.bsky.social · May 7

@persisyu.bsky.social on @pbs.org /@pbsnews.org:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Feb 26

AOC: The order has come down to this committee. Find $880 billion to pay for a tax cuts on yachts, jets, billionaires, and mega corporations while working class people pay higher tax rates than Facebook does. Undocumented immigrants pay more in taxes than many large corporations

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Feb 22

Lesley Stahl reports on President Trump’s efforts to halt the work and cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an enforcement agency that was created in response to the 2008 financial crisis. 60 Minutes, Sunday.

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Council President Ruthzee Louijeune @ruthzee.bsky.social · Feb 21

My statement on President Trump’s Cruel Decision to Cancel TPS Protections for Haitian Immigrants. Note that the cancellation would go into effect August 3 of this year.

If you are in need of information or resources, please see our immigrant resource guide: bit.ly/RLbosguide

Graphics with quotation marks and a statement that says: Today President Trump continues his assault against the American people and our immigrant communities. The Trump Administration has removed legal protections for roughly 500,000 Haitian residents in the United States who escaped unspeakable and unrelenting fear. They came to the United states following a legal pathway through Temporary Protected Status (TPS). These are our bus drivers, our healthcare workers, our teachers, and valued community members contributing to our economy. Now is not the time to cower. It is the time to defend our neighbors and reject the xenophobia and fear-mongering that Trump uses as weapons to hide his failure to deliver for the American people.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · Feb 15

Call it what it is: a plan to re-segregate the federal workforce. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next

A DOGE team plans to fire federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal documents show.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · Feb 15

My grandfather died (circumstance disputed) in a political prison in China following the Cultural Revolution. His charge was criticizing the government. My family history has been heavy on my mind. The parallels frighten me.

Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · Feb 15

Power cartoon by Zezvaz.com

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · Feb 15

Donald Trump said he’d lower costs for working people on "day one"—but his actions have done nothing but look out for his billionaire boys club, captained by Elon Musk and his DOGE allies.

@alexsjacquez.bsky.social www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Chi Chi Wu @chichiwu.bsky.social · Feb 15

Daily reminder of this. One of the clients in our attempt to save the CFPB medical debt rule is a truck driver who voted for Trump but deals with massive medical debt. Grateful to have him in the fight

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Feb 15

People who voted Trump who are feeling pissed off right now about broken promises are an organizing opportunity, not a gloating opportunity

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · Feb 15

Julia Barnard is a fierce advocate and a good friend. Her role as Student Loan Ombudsman is vitally important. Firing her and so many others makes students, borrowers, and our country at large less safe to predatory actors. And to be clear: that is Trump, Musk, and Vought’s goal.

Protect Borrowers @borrowerjustice.bsky.social · Feb 14

By eliminating CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman, the President is making clear his crusade to “delete” the CFPB is a gift to corporations and a betrayal of working families.

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"This work matters. It’s a lifeline for borrowers and a safeguard against a system that too often fails them. Dismantling this function is unconscionable and will cost real people real money." — Julia Barnard, illegally fired top student loan industry watchdog

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · Feb 15

The decades-long trend of corporate concentration limited competition, resulting in dire consequences.

"All of these attacks converge on a single goal: to clear the remaining structures of democracy so that oligarchs like Musk can run freely."

More ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/m...

Musk Wants to Delete the CFPB to Enrich Himself. It Gives a Green Light to All Corporate Scammers. - Roosevelt Institute

In the name of “government efficiency,” Elon Musk has marked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for “deletion,” though there is significant pushback to the outlandish idea that a special government contractor could zero out an agency funded by Congress.

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Protect Borrowers @borrowerjustice.bsky.social · Feb 14

By eliminating CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman, the President is making clear his crusade to “delete” the CFPB is a gift to corporations and a betrayal of working families.

protectborrowers.org...

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Persis Yu @persisyu.bsky.social · Feb 13

I get so many questions about what shutting the Dep't of Ed would mean for borrowers. @stephmhall.bsky.social lays out how harmful this would be to students, borrowers and their families. 👏👏👏👏

www.teenvogue.com/story/what-w...

What Will Happen to Your Student Loans if Trump Closes the Department of Education?

Dismantling the department would put Pell grants and other need-based aid programs at risk.

www.teenvogue.com

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Protect Borrowers @borrowerjustice.bsky.social · Feb 13

Currently @Linda_McMahon is testifying before the Senate for her confirmation hearing as @POTUS’s pick for Secretary of ED.

McMahon has ZERO relevant education policy experience & would usher in radical #Project2025 proposals, like abolishing ED itself. #EducationNotDebt

Live tweet thread👇

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Protect Borrowers @borrowerjustice.bsky.social · Feb 11

Musk is working to turn Twitter/X into a financial behemoth.

CFPB exists to rein in abuses by firms like the one Musk is building. His radical play to “delete” CFPB isn’t just bad government—it’s a case study in public corruption.

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