emma williamson
@eawilliamson.bsky.social
manic policy dream girl, hype woman, organizer, cat person. views are clearly my own
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Ever wonder where the tomato on your #July4th burger comes from? These Central Valley tomato harvesters spend hours bent over under the sun harvesting. On an average they lift around 170 buckets a day. Each bucket weighs 25 lbs. It’s exhausting, physical labor. #WeFeedYou
July 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ever wonder where the tomato on your #July4th burger comes from? These Central Valley tomato harvesters spend hours bent over under the sun harvesting. On an average they lift around 170 buckets a day. Each bucket weighs 25 lbs. It’s exhausting, physical labor. #WeFeedYou
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A sad moment for Americans, the United States Senate has passed their version of the budget, which is undeniably the most devastating attack on food assistance in our lifetime. projectbread.org/news/united-...
United States Senate Eviscerates SNAP and Medicaid in Budget Passed with Tie Breaking Vote
A sad moment for Americans, the United States Senate passed their version of the budget, which is undeniably the most devastating attack on food assistance in our lifetime.
projectbread.org
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A sad moment for Americans, the United States Senate has passed their version of the budget, which is undeniably the most devastating attack on food assistance in our lifetime. projectbread.org/news/united-...
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And this was before the shenanigans this weekend.
Rich get more and more, millions will lose health care, food, and access to good, clean energy jobs.
Big Bad Bill.
Rich get more and more, millions will lose health care, food, and access to good, clean energy jobs.
Big Bad Bill.
New: distributional analysis of the tax part of the Senate plan
Under the Senate plan, people who make at least a million dollars per year get more than twice as much as the bottom half of America combined
After incorporating the Medicaid & SNAP cuts, the poor get poorer while the rich get richer
Under the Senate plan, people who make at least a million dollars per year get more than twice as much as the bottom half of America combined
After incorporating the Medicaid & SNAP cuts, the poor get poorer while the rich get richer
June 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
And this was before the shenanigans this weekend.
Rich get more and more, millions will lose health care, food, and access to good, clean energy jobs.
Big Bad Bill.
Rich get more and more, millions will lose health care, food, and access to good, clean energy jobs.
Big Bad Bill.
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This July, 15 states and localities will increase their minimum wage, while others will claw back gains for workers www.epi.org/blog/this-ju...
This July, 15 states and localities increase their minimum wage while others claw back gains for workers
On July 1, the minimum wage will increase in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.—lifting wages for more than 880,000 workers and collectively raising their earnings by more than $397 million (see Fig...
www.epi.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This July, 15 states and localities will increase their minimum wage, while others will claw back gains for workers www.epi.org/blog/this-ju...
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Propaganda we’re not falling for: SNAP edition. There’s some concerning propaganda about SNAP coming from legislators who want to cut it. Don’t fall for it: SNAP cuts will devastate the economy and harm our most vulnerable communities.
Take action now: projectbread.org/act
#SaveSNAP #SNAPmatters
Take action now: projectbread.org/act
#SaveSNAP #SNAPmatters
June 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Propaganda we’re not falling for: SNAP edition. There’s some concerning propaganda about SNAP coming from legislators who want to cut it. Don’t fall for it: SNAP cuts will devastate the economy and harm our most vulnerable communities.
Take action now: projectbread.org/act
#SaveSNAP #SNAPmatters
Take action now: projectbread.org/act
#SaveSNAP #SNAPmatters
I’m two factor authenticating my youth away
June 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’m two factor authenticating my youth away
life outside of political despair lately: officiating my best friends wedding in Italy, summer beers, moving to a new house, and ofc cat cuddles
June 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
life outside of political despair lately: officiating my best friends wedding in Italy, summer beers, moving to a new house, and ofc cat cuddles
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Seems bad!
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Seems bad!
since the world is crumbling again i've started missing tw*tter so here i am trying bluesky for the 3rd or 4th time - hoping my perfect and accurate takes have somewhere to live!!!
June 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
since the world is crumbling again i've started missing tw*tter so here i am trying bluesky for the 3rd or 4th time - hoping my perfect and accurate takes have somewhere to live!!!
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