Andrea Vaghy
@avaghy.bsky.social
I’m a social worker focused on workforce development, employment, labor markets and job quality and equity. Mom of teenage twins. Old movies, film podcasts, tv and pop culture are my thing. Detroit will always be home.
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i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i'm thinking about doing a live reading of Nuzzi's entire book and selling tickets to raise funds for a charity that teaches kids not to read
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Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?
Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
Amazon
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?
Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
Amazon
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
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man, what the fuck is in these files that would a) be worse than anything we have ever learned about him, b) make him willing to risk a maga civil war over it, and c) have him desperately calling half of the republicans in the house and begging them to vote against their release
Trump on Epstein Files: I don’t want to talk about it because fake news like you—you’re a terrible reporter—fake news like you just keeps bringing up to deflect from the tremendous success of The Trump Admin
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
man, what the fuck is in these files that would a) be worse than anything we have ever learned about him, b) make him willing to risk a maga civil war over it, and c) have him desperately calling half of the republicans in the house and begging them to vote against their release
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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💥 A growing number of U.S. service members are now reaching out to outside legal counsel to determine whether the orders coming from Trump & Hegseth are lawful. https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/news-growing-number-of-military-service?r=art2k&utm_medium=ios
NEWS: Growing Number of Military Service Members Seek Outside Legal Counsel to Determine if Trump's Orders are Legal
Growing number of military service members seek outside counsel to determine if Trump's orders are legal, Trump furious at Indiana Republicans who won't redistrict, Epstein survivors demand action
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
💥 A growing number of U.S. service members are now reaching out to outside legal counsel to determine whether the orders coming from Trump & Hegseth are lawful. https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/news-growing-number-of-military-service?r=art2k&utm_medium=ios
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“Trump looks out for himself at our expense” is not that complicated
I don’t understand why Dems have to choose? “Trump is a corrupt billionaire pedo whose self-serving policies have made your life more expensive” is not that hard of a message imo
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Trump looks out for himself at our expense” is not that complicated
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
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The California State Senate is not a meritocracy or an aristocracy, nor is it supposed to be. It's a democracy. She's running in it. If voters don't like her they can choose not to elect her but there's nothing illegitimate about the choice to run.
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The California State Senate is not a meritocracy or an aristocracy, nor is it supposed to be. It's a democracy. She's running in it. If voters don't like her they can choose not to elect her but there's nothing illegitimate about the choice to run.
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Above all else, the privileged always privilege their privileges.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Above all else, the privileged always privilege their privileges.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
Smallpox was so bad that two nations who were threatening to nuke everyone and everything agreed on eradication.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
smallpox eradication is one of the greatest achievement of humans, up there with 'hey maybe we should wash our hands'
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Thinking of this quote from Mamdani’s victory speech.
“We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid a mighty price” !!!!!! Say it louder so mr Schumer can hear!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thinking of this quote from Mamdani’s victory speech.
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Just saw a Little Caesars employee get betrayed by their coworkers.
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Just saw a Little Caesars employee get betrayed by their coworkers.
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This is literally the job of senate leadership and its why none of them want to call for Schumer's ouster.
Why would they want to get rid of him? Look at how everyone blames Schumer for everything while they get to be complicit quietly?
Why would they want to get rid of him? Look at how everyone blames Schumer for everything while they get to be complicit quietly?
Right. There is always going to be a group acting as a shield for the rest of them doing what they wanted to do anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is literally the job of senate leadership and its why none of them want to call for Schumer's ouster.
Why would they want to get rid of him? Look at how everyone blames Schumer for everything while they get to be complicit quietly?
Why would they want to get rid of him? Look at how everyone blames Schumer for everything while they get to be complicit quietly?
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It would in fact be throwing 10s of millions people out in the cold without any clothing. Again, how would this make sense to the Democratic party???
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It would in fact be throwing 10s of millions people out in the cold without any clothing. Again, how would this make sense to the Democratic party???
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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you probably shouldn't let what commentators like Ezra Klein say be the limit of your imagination or determine what you think is politically possible. He doesn't have a clue what is possible.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
you probably shouldn't let what commentators like Ezra Klein say be the limit of your imagination or determine what you think is politically possible. He doesn't have a clue what is possible.
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We can actually build new transit systems.
The suburbs exist and mass-transit there is expensive, inconvenient, and sometimes doesn't exist at all.
Almost everything a driverless car does transit can do better with the added benefit of not having to think about your car.
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We can actually build new transit systems.
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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ok impeach this clown
but also, why is he still trying to grab and grab stuff, I mean? give over, aren't you done? crikey
but also, why is he still trying to grab and grab stuff, I mean? give over, aren't you done? crikey
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ok impeach this clown
but also, why is he still trying to grab and grab stuff, I mean? give over, aren't you done? crikey
but also, why is he still trying to grab and grab stuff, I mean? give over, aren't you done? crikey
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New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...