Jackie Goldman (they/them)🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🌹
@jackiegoldman.bsky.social
Harm reduction researcher with the People, Place and Health Collective at Brown University, loud-mouth leftist, Rhode Island lover, fighting for a better future
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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Thanks to the Trump admin, the IRS’s FREE Direct File tool will not be available next tax season.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thanks to the Trump admin, the IRS’s FREE Direct File tool will not be available next tax season.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
This tool lets Americans file taxes without paying an expensive service.
This is just another way that Trump is helping big corporations profit by screwing over working people.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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I don't feel at liberty to comment directly on any of the handful of recent public health related headlines out of RI but I can't over-emphasize how important real-time interstate and international collaboration are in getting a handle on disease transmission and food contamination
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I don't feel at liberty to comment directly on any of the handful of recent public health related headlines out of RI but I can't over-emphasize how important real-time interstate and international collaboration are in getting a handle on disease transmission and food contamination
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Providence Ward 3 Councilor @sueanderbois.bsky.social's entry into the LG race opens up a third City Council seat next year. (Wards 5 and 11 have term-limited councilors.)
One person who *won't* be running is School Board member @coreyjonespvd.bsky.social, who narrowly lost to AnderBois in 2022.
One person who *won't* be running is School Board member @coreyjonespvd.bsky.social, who narrowly lost to AnderBois in 2022.
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Providence Ward 3 Councilor @sueanderbois.bsky.social's entry into the LG race opens up a third City Council seat next year. (Wards 5 and 11 have term-limited councilors.)
One person who *won't* be running is School Board member @coreyjonespvd.bsky.social, who narrowly lost to AnderBois in 2022.
One person who *won't* be running is School Board member @coreyjonespvd.bsky.social, who narrowly lost to AnderBois in 2022.
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Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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I was saying to a non-media-industry friend the other day:
IMO, the media story of Trump 1.0 was a lot of outlets/institutions failing to rise to the challenge of covering Trump properly.
The story of Trump 2.0 is that large swaths of the news media are now captured or compromised.
IMO, the media story of Trump 1.0 was a lot of outlets/institutions failing to rise to the challenge of covering Trump properly.
The story of Trump 2.0 is that large swaths of the news media are now captured or compromised.
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I was saying to a non-media-industry friend the other day:
IMO, the media story of Trump 1.0 was a lot of outlets/institutions failing to rise to the challenge of covering Trump properly.
The story of Trump 2.0 is that large swaths of the news media are now captured or compromised.
IMO, the media story of Trump 1.0 was a lot of outlets/institutions failing to rise to the challenge of covering Trump properly.
The story of Trump 2.0 is that large swaths of the news media are now captured or compromised.
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a resume portal via his transition site, offering jobs for people of all skill levels “to help build an administration of public servants that will drive down costs and keep all New Yorkers safe.”
www.transition2025.com/apply
www.transition2025.com/apply
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a resume portal via his transition site, offering jobs for people of all skill levels “to help build an administration of public servants that will drive down costs and keep all New Yorkers safe.”
www.transition2025.com/apply
www.transition2025.com/apply
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Food pantries near you 🍎 RIPTA is proud to support access to essential resources across #RhodeIsland. Visit RIPTA.com/Food to find local food pantries and the bus routes that serve them.
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Food pantries near you 🍎 RIPTA is proud to support access to essential resources across #RhodeIsland. Visit RIPTA.com/Food to find local food pantries and the bus routes that serve them.
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Thank you RIPTA for putting this food resources guide together!
Food pantries near you 🍎 RIPTA is proud to support access to essential resources across #RhodeIsland. Visit RIPTA.com/Food to find local food pantries and the bus routes that serve them.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thank you RIPTA for putting this food resources guide together!
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Amazon is firing 14,000 employees so that it can invest more in AI.
Record profits for billionaire CEOs has never stopped greedy corporations from screwing over working people.
The system is rigged.
Record profits for billionaire CEOs has never stopped greedy corporations from screwing over working people.
The system is rigged.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Amazon is firing 14,000 employees so that it can invest more in AI.
Record profits for billionaire CEOs has never stopped greedy corporations from screwing over working people.
The system is rigged.
Record profits for billionaire CEOs has never stopped greedy corporations from screwing over working people.
The system is rigged.
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A spokesperson for Brett Smiley said the Providence mayor “has committed to signing” the amended Community Police Relations Act, a 2017 ordinance that already puts limits on how much police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Providence City Council to hold final vote on amended police relations ordinance, mayor expected to sign
The Providence City Council is holding its second and final vote on the amended Community Police Relations Act on Thursday.
www.wpri.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A spokesperson for Brett Smiley said the Providence mayor “has committed to signing” the amended Community Police Relations Act, a 2017 ordinance that already puts limits on how much police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Last night, I carved my first pumpkin ever and decided to memorialize Mount Pleasant High School.
In times of great darkness, it is a real joy to add just a bit of light.
In times of great darkness, it is a real joy to add just a bit of light.
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last night, I carved my first pumpkin ever and decided to memorialize Mount Pleasant High School.
In times of great darkness, it is a real joy to add just a bit of light.
In times of great darkness, it is a real joy to add just a bit of light.
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📣 IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY TURN IT INTO A COMMUNITY PANTRY ASAP IF YOU ARE ABLE
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
📣 IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY TURN IT INTO A COMMUNITY PANTRY ASAP IF YOU ARE ABLE
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This is a piece of the Mamdani campaign that I think is really underdiscussed—that in a moment of terror and despair, his premise is that standing up against fascism can be joyous.
My wife is Chilean and there are lots of parallels to the referendum on Pinochet where he was defeated. The pro-Pinochet ads were doom and gloom. The anti were upbeat and sunny. There was a movie about it: youtu.be/lt8VayTqQhQ?...
NO | Official Trailer HD (2013)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics
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October 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is a piece of the Mamdani campaign that I think is really underdiscussed—that in a moment of terror and despair, his premise is that standing up against fascism can be joyous.
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When I moved to Providence in 2016, my rent was $750 for an attic one bedroom and that was HIGH. Same spot is more than double now.
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
When I moved to Providence in 2016, my rent was $750 for an attic one bedroom and that was HIGH. Same spot is more than double now.
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#BREAKING: In the Illinois National Guard case, #SCOTUS is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague @martylederman.bsky.social in an amicus brief):
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#BREAKING: In the Illinois National Guard case, #SCOTUS is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague @martylederman.bsky.social in an amicus brief):
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
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Shame on @aaas.org.
Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?
Shame on @aaas.org.
Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?
On Sept 17th, 2025, @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social hosted Jay Bhattacharya—NIH Director—as the keynote for the National Health Research Forum.
Less than two weeks later, he spoke at the MAHA Action hour alongside Oz, Russel Brand, Tony Lyons, and Callie Means.
I have a call to action:
Less than two weeks later, he spoke at the MAHA Action hour alongside Oz, Russel Brand, Tony Lyons, and Callie Means.
I have a call to action:
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Shame on @aaas.org.
Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?
Shame on @aaas.org.
Their capitulation harms 🧪. Have they not learned that giving in to a bully is not the way out?
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41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
October 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
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If @governor.ny.gov can get Amtrak to cap fares at $99 each way for trips between NYC & Albany (starting spring 2026), @govdanmckee.bsky.social should do the same for Amtrak service between Providence & Westerly!
Especially now that RIPTA’s express bus service to Westerly has been severely reduced!
Especially now that RIPTA’s express bus service to Westerly has been severely reduced!
We need RIDOT to back the CTrail Shore Line East extension to Westerly and ideally Wickford Junction to connect with the MBTA and close Rhode Island’s commuter rail gap! 🚆
RI should also work with Amtrak to subsidize service between Providence and Westerly! Fares can be less expensive!!
RI should also work with Amtrak to subsidize service between Providence and Westerly! Fares can be less expensive!!
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If @governor.ny.gov can get Amtrak to cap fares at $99 each way for trips between NYC & Albany (starting spring 2026), @govdanmckee.bsky.social should do the same for Amtrak service between Providence & Westerly!
Especially now that RIPTA’s express bus service to Westerly has been severely reduced!
Especially now that RIPTA’s express bus service to Westerly has been severely reduced!
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Brett smiley made it worse as part of his plan to remediate traffic from the bridge. Didn't do shit for traffic clearly but it did make it extremely hard to to cross and patronize those businesses
This insane intersection in Providence is a pedestrian nightmare: Wickenden St. between S. Water St. & S. Main St.
Counted three drivers who didn’t yield to me as I crossed this street. Don’t get me started with the amount of time the pedestrian signal provides for crossing: 15 SECONDS OF HELL. 😭
Counted three drivers who didn’t yield to me as I crossed this street. Don’t get me started with the amount of time the pedestrian signal provides for crossing: 15 SECONDS OF HELL. 😭
October 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Brett smiley made it worse as part of his plan to remediate traffic from the bridge. Didn't do shit for traffic clearly but it did make it extremely hard to to cross and patronize those businesses