Demet Haksever
@dhak25.bsky.social
Originally from Turkey, witnessed the devastating impact of losing democracy & rule of law. Economist, activist, love poetry & photography. 🚫coin 🚫DM. Married. #RESIST #SAVEDEMOCRACY
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Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
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People should lift each other up and cheer each other on, not try to outdo each other. The sky would be terribly dark with only one star.
June 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
People should lift each other up and cheer each other on, not try to outdo each other. The sky would be terribly dark with only one star.
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I really like Van Hollen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...
Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I really like Van Hollen. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad: "I am convinced that the staff cuts that we saw were a contributing factor to the inability of the emergency managers to respond."
July 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Former NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad: "I am convinced that the staff cuts that we saw were a contributing factor to the inability of the emergency managers to respond."
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It's a #prism of sorts, this thing that separates light from its different shades to darkness. Each has its purpose, its value. There is no one prettier than another. They are all interdependent, relying on each other for their display. Then they are all one. Yet not. #vss365
July 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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ICYMI: 9,000 Philadelphia city workers are on strike for the first time in 40 years as they fight for better pay, benefits, and more.
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
July 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICYMI: 9,000 Philadelphia city workers are on strike for the first time in 40 years as they fight for better pay, benefits, and more.
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
These workers provide essential services for their communities day in and day out. Philadelphia doesn’t run without them.
Solidarity!
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“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.” - Turkish Proverb
July 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.” - Turkish Proverb
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The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions tomorrow in some or all of the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including:
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions tomorrow in some or all of the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including:
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.
I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Haverhill made history on Saturday, June 7th with its very first Pride event! It was an honor for GHI to join the parade as a group, as one of the participating organizations. We are so proud of the Haverhill community and everyone who participated, marched, and cheered along the route.
June 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Haverhill made history on Saturday, June 7th with its very first Pride event! It was an honor for GHI to join the parade as a group, as one of the participating organizations. We are so proud of the Haverhill community and everyone who participated, marched, and cheered along the route.
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"Getting rid of USAID is a very easy way of winning headlines... But if your one accomplishment in government is to rip funds away from the neediest, so that they can die, so they can be unmedicated, so that they can starve, that is a moral stain that I hope will haunt you 'til the day you die."
May 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Getting rid of USAID is a very easy way of winning headlines... But if your one accomplishment in government is to rip funds away from the neediest, so that they can die, so they can be unmedicated, so that they can starve, that is a moral stain that I hope will haunt you 'til the day you die."
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Asking for a "best and final" offer might be a useful way of auctioning a house. But it doesn't really seem like a sincere form of negotiation.
And how should these countries respond to Trump randomly adding new tariffs every time he's called a TACO?
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
And how should these countries respond to Trump randomly adding new tariffs every time he's called a TACO?
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
June 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Asking for a "best and final" offer might be a useful way of auctioning a house. But it doesn't really seem like a sincere form of negotiation.
And how should these countries respond to Trump randomly adding new tariffs every time he's called a TACO?
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
And how should these countries respond to Trump randomly adding new tariffs every time he's called a TACO?
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
May 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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New data finds Americans are more likely to support labor unions over Big Business than at any time in the past 60 years.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
May 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New data finds Americans are more likely to support labor unions over Big Business than at any time in the past 60 years.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power.
If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.
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The world can be better because of YOU…
The world can be better because of YOU…
May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌎🫶🌎🫶🌍🫶🌏🫶🌎
The world can be better because of YOU…
The world can be better because of YOU…
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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If House Republican Medicaid and ACA cuts pass, and enhanced ACA premium tax credits aren't extended, the state with the biggest increase in the number of people uninsured: Florida.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
May 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If House Republican Medicaid and ACA cuts pass, and enhanced ACA premium tax credits aren't extended, the state with the biggest increase in the number of people uninsured: Florida.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
www.kff.org/affordable-c...