Paula Collins
@collinsforny.bsky.social
Democrat from New York. We can put food on the table, gas in the car, and a roof over heads by a comprehensive plan to raise wages, expand Medicare for all, and preserve the environment.
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Hi! I'm Paula Collins. I'm a tax, bankruptcy, and cannabis attorney in New York. I write on Democratic politics, rural democracy, and campaign finance.
Every day, I read the paper and go, "Wait...what did they do this time?"
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U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Every day, I read the paper and go, "Wait...what did they do this time?"
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Didn't he just meet with JD?
Didn't he just meet with JD?
Pope Francis Dies at 88: Latest News
His groundbreaking pontificate worked to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership.
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April 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Didn't he just meet with JD?
Didn't he just meet with JD?
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Did Vatican officials ask whether JD Vance was vaccinated? The Pope is in precarious health.
Did Vatican officials ask whether JD Vance was vaccinated? The Pope is in precarious health.
Pope Meets With JD Vance After Criticism of Trump Administration
Francis and the vice president briefly exchanged Easter wishes, the Vatican said. An earlier meeting between Mr. Vance and church officials involved “an exchange of opinions” on migration.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Did Vatican officials ask whether JD Vance was vaccinated? The Pope is in precarious health.
Did Vatican officials ask whether JD Vance was vaccinated? The Pope is in precarious health.
Maybe we should be writing notes on what is happening right now, bundling them with accurate US History textbooks, and burying them deep in the ground for future generations to find.
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Trump’s American History Revolution
As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s story is told, in Washington and beyond.
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April 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Maybe we should be writing notes on what is happening right now, bundling them with accurate US History textbooks, and burying them deep in the ground for future generations to find.
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I just want them to answer the phone when I call on behalf of a client.
I just want them to answer the phone when I call on behalf of a client.
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.
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April 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I just want them to answer the phone when I call on behalf of a client.
I just want them to answer the phone when I call on behalf of a client.
I'm very concerned about the fallout from a contempt order. I am equally concerned about the fallout of not holding key government actors in contempt.
We are staring at the abyss.
We are staring at the abyss.
April 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm very concerned about the fallout from a contempt order. I am equally concerned about the fallout of not holding key government actors in contempt.
We are staring at the abyss.
We are staring at the abyss.
Checking the news one more time tonight to see if maybe it was all just a bad dream.
April 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Checking the news one more time tonight to see if maybe it was all just a bad dream.
Where will JD send his little offspring to college if all of these schools are crushed? Or the little Muskrats...where will they go to college?
April 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Where will JD send his little offspring to college if all of these schools are crushed? Or the little Muskrats...where will they go to college?
That money that Soros is paying the protestors...is that tax free? I don't see why I should give up any of the money I get from protesting DOGE by sending in tax money to pay for the things that DOGE is eliminating.
I mean - it's illogical.
I mean - it's illogical.
April 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That money that Soros is paying the protestors...is that tax free? I don't see why I should give up any of the money I get from protesting DOGE by sending in tax money to pay for the things that DOGE is eliminating.
I mean - it's illogical.
I mean - it's illogical.
I get the damndest email messages from recruiters. Like -- HELL NO, I won't interview for a gig with Tesla.
April 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I get the damndest email messages from recruiters. Like -- HELL NO, I won't interview for a gig with Tesla.
I'm kinda over Hillary's emails. How 'bout you?
April 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm kinda over Hillary's emails. How 'bout you?
Still waiting for my money from George Soros. Is coming through on Zelle or Venmo? Anybody know?
April 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Still waiting for my money from George Soros. Is coming through on Zelle or Venmo? Anybody know?
Ridiculous that we need SCOTUS to tell the government that they have to return a wrongfully-deported-and-incarcerated individual.
Talk about government inefficiency.
Talk about government inefficiency.
April 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ridiculous that we need SCOTUS to tell the government that they have to return a wrongfully-deported-and-incarcerated individual.
Talk about government inefficiency.
Talk about government inefficiency.
Nothing makes my little blue heart happier than the phrase, "Republican infighting."💙
April 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Nothing makes my little blue heart happier than the phrase, "Republican infighting."💙
Every week feels like five in this administration.
April 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Every week feels like five in this administration.
I predict that goods will simply pile up in the ports because we lack customs officials and process to deal with the tariffs.
April 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I predict that goods will simply pile up in the ports because we lack customs officials and process to deal with the tariffs.
Some days in America, I just get depressed about it all.
Does this happen to anybody else?
Does this happen to anybody else?
April 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Some days in America, I just get depressed about it all.
Does this happen to anybody else?
Does this happen to anybody else?
In other words, Greg Abbott has not yet figured out a way to get a win for MAGA in Harris County.
Liar Greg Abbott says he has refused to set a special election to fill the seat of recently diseased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner because he says Harris County doesn’t do their elections properly.
April 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In other words, Greg Abbott has not yet figured out a way to get a win for MAGA in Harris County.
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"Records show the advertising blitz overwhelmingly went to raising more money rather than persuading Florida voters."
In other words, they spent most of the money trying to make more money, but they still got a 25% cut.
"Records show the advertising blitz overwhelmingly went to raising more money rather than persuading Florida voters."
In other words, they spent most of the money trying to make more money, but they still got a 25% cut.
Meet the 23-Year-Old Student Who Raised $25 Million in Democratic Losses
A law student in Florida has a lucrative side gig: fund-raising consultant. His firm earns a 25 percent cut of “profit” from donations, and critics have begun to pile up after two special elections.
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April 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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"Records show the advertising blitz overwhelmingly went to raising more money rather than persuading Florida voters."
In other words, they spent most of the money trying to make more money, but they still got a 25% cut.
"Records show the advertising blitz overwhelmingly went to raising more money rather than persuading Florida voters."
In other words, they spent most of the money trying to make more money, but they still got a 25% cut.
I've done some pretty brazen things in my life, but I've never single-handedly crashed a global economy.
April 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I've done some pretty brazen things in my life, but I've never single-handedly crashed a global economy.
Like Elon Musk, Laura Loomer has no official title or job within the government. Yet her recommendations are being followed by Trump?
April 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Like Elon Musk, Laura Loomer has no official title or job within the government. Yet her recommendations are being followed by Trump?
I just apologized to my 34-year-old daughter for the actions of our government that have now produced the third "once-in-a-generation financial crisis" of her lifetime. Her generation will never recover.
April 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I just apologized to my 34-year-old daughter for the actions of our government that have now produced the third "once-in-a-generation financial crisis" of her lifetime. Her generation will never recover.
@booker.senate.gov thank you for disrupting. We need to acknowledge that these are not normal times.
April 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
@booker.senate.gov thank you for disrupting. We need to acknowledge that these are not normal times.
I hate it when I call a business and they play music while I'm on hold.
Can we tariff that, please?
Can we tariff that, please?
March 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I hate it when I call a business and they play music while I'm on hold.
Can we tariff that, please?
Can we tariff that, please?
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Just in time for the so-called Liberation Day.
Just in time for the so-called Liberation Day.
Missouri lawmakers hold back on public defender plans for marijuana money • Missouri Independent
The Missouri House will debate a budget that denies pay raises for public defenders, despite ample cannabis sales tax revenue.
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March 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Just in time for the so-called Liberation Day.
Just in time for the so-called Liberation Day.