JenStewart4RI.bsky.social
@jenstewart4ri.bsky.social
State Representative for District 59 - Oak Hill, Woodlawn, Pawtucket, R.I. Teacher and Community Advocate. A Brave Voice for Rhode Island.
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As I begin my 2nd term representing my #Pawtucket neighbors in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, I am grateful for the trust placed in me and mindful that I need to do everything I can to advocate for government which serves all of us, not just rich elites & those who "know a guy."
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Those of us who've been observing Alviti for 10+ years know: every accusation is a confession.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Alviti tears into 'lies' about who's to blame for Washington Bridge failure, withheld report
The RIDOT chief also slammed critics accusing his department of "inaction" on warnings about the dangerous condition of the now-closed westbound span.
www.providencejournal.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Those of us who've been observing Alviti for 10+ years know: every accusation is a confession.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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Watching the Washington Bridge hearing now. Deep link here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/watch/stream...
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Watching the Washington Bridge hearing now. Deep link here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/watch/stream...
Yesterday at the hearing of the Oversight Committees of the RI General Assembly, #RhodeIsland could see that RIDOT Director Peter Alviti does not know basic things about the agencies he runs, & has no plan for oversight of the private contractors he relies on. Time for him to go.
RI’s former top federal prosecutor grilled RIDOT Director Peter Alviti at length over the failure of the westbound Washington Bridge at a legislative oversight hearing.
Here's a recap: https://www.wpri.com/traffic/i-195-washington-bridge-closure/washington-bridge-oversight-hearing-nov-13/
Here's a recap: https://www.wpri.com/traffic/i-195-washington-bridge-closure/washington-bridge-oversight-hearing-nov-13/
Under oath, Alviti blames contractors for missing Washington Bridge failure
Lawmakers hope to get answers from RIDOT Director Peter Alviti on what led up to the bridge’s closure in December 2023 and whether it was properly inspected and maintained.
www.wpri.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yesterday at the hearing of the Oversight Committees of the RI General Assembly, #RhodeIsland could see that RIDOT Director Peter Alviti does not know basic things about the agencies he runs, & has no plan for oversight of the private contractors he relies on. Time for him to go.
Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov 🌎 🌞 🌳🏡🌲 🌊 ⚓️
“Americans don’t like being cheated, screwed, or lied to.”
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov 🌎 🌞 🌳🏡🌲 🌊 ⚓️
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“It’s not the natural state of America that we are polarized about climate change. It’s artificial, created by the billions in spending by the fossil fuel industry “ defending its $700 billion in subsidies.
“An industry will undertake all kinds of wickedness to defend a $700 billion subsidy”.
“An industry will undertake all kinds of wickedness to defend a $700 billion subsidy”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“It’s not the natural state of America that we are polarized about climate change. It’s artificial, created by the billions in spending by the fossil fuel industry “ defending its $700 billion in subsidies.
“An industry will undertake all kinds of wickedness to defend a $700 billion subsidy”.
“An industry will undertake all kinds of wickedness to defend a $700 billion subsidy”.
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“Americans don’t like being cheated, screwed, or lied to.”
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Americans don’t like being cheated, screwed, or lied to.”
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
My badass Senator Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov is the ONLY representative of my federal government here at #COP30 in Belém
And he’s right.People need to know how killling renewables and driving climate disaster
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www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... RI Politics Weekend Column: Cunha & Alviti; Shutdown Ends; LG Race Percolates; Ken Burns; Meet PVD’s Young Entrepreneurs; Does RI Do Enough to Promote Its History? More
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Nov. 14, 2025
The use of a former federal prosecutor raised fresh insights on the Washington Bridge saga. Plus, is Rhode Island doing enough to promote tourism?
www.oceanstatemedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... RI Politics Weekend Column: Cunha & Alviti; Shutdown Ends; LG Race Percolates; Ken Burns; Meet PVD’s Young Entrepreneurs; Does RI Do Enough to Promote Its History? More
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Coming Tuesday: “Immigration Encounters: Rights, Risks, and Responses.”
Attorney Zachary Lyons explains Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a CA case reshaping how “reasonable suspicion” is evaluated in immigration enforcement, and why the implications reach Rhode Island too.
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Attorney Zachary Lyons explains Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a CA case reshaping how “reasonable suspicion” is evaluated in immigration enforcement, and why the implications reach Rhode Island too.
Subscribe: linktr.ee/rwulaw
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Coming Tuesday: “Immigration Encounters: Rights, Risks, and Responses.”
Attorney Zachary Lyons explains Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a CA case reshaping how “reasonable suspicion” is evaluated in immigration enforcement, and why the implications reach Rhode Island too.
Subscribe: linktr.ee/rwulaw
Attorney Zachary Lyons explains Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, a CA case reshaping how “reasonable suspicion” is evaluated in immigration enforcement, and why the implications reach Rhode Island too.
Subscribe: linktr.ee/rwulaw
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From @danmcgowan.bsky.social: Rhode Island was early to legalize sports betting. It should be early to fix it, too.
Rhode Island was early to legalize sports betting. It should be early to fix it, too. - The Boston Globe
Now state leaders have a chance to again achieve first-mover status, only this time they could make a move that saves the integrity of professional and college sports rather than solely worrying about...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
From @danmcgowan.bsky.social: Rhode Island was early to legalize sports betting. It should be early to fix it, too.
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20,000 documents from Epstein’s estate are now compiled into an easily searchable repository. Find it here:
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
www.beltway.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
20,000 documents from Epstein’s estate are now compiled into an easily searchable repository. Find it here:
Amazon has laid off 30k since April, and UPS has laid off 20k. Why are #Pawtucket taxpayers subsidizing the building of a new warehouse with no tenant for NY real estate speculators? #SaveMorleyField
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Amazon has laid off 30k since April, and UPS has laid off 20k. Why are #Pawtucket taxpayers subsidizing the building of a new warehouse with no tenant for NY real estate speculators? #SaveMorleyField
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Dr. Patty Heyda is coming to @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social to talk about her book The Radical Atlas of Ferguson USA by @beltpublishing.bsky.social publishing. If you're a map nerd, sociologist, political scientist, journalist, environmentalist or interested in social justice, don't miss it.
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Dr. Patty Heyda is coming to @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social to talk about her book The Radical Atlas of Ferguson USA by @beltpublishing.bsky.social publishing. If you're a map nerd, sociologist, political scientist, journalist, environmentalist or interested in social justice, don't miss it.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Tonight at @symposiumbooks.bsky.social in Providence, I'll be chatting with Osita Nwanevu about his excellent book, "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding."
Join us!
Join us!
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Tonight at @symposiumbooks.bsky.social in Providence, I'll be chatting with Osita Nwanevu about his excellent book, "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding."
Join us!
Join us!
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“The Black Warrior: Accounts of Citizens, Soldiers of Color, Rhode Island, and the Civil War,” lecture by Providence City Archivist, Caleb Horton.
Saturday, November 8th at 1pm, Weaver Library in East Providence.
Presented by RIGS.
rigensoc.org/eventListing...
Saturday, November 8th at 1pm, Weaver Library in East Providence.
Presented by RIGS.
rigensoc.org/eventListing...
Rhode Island Genealogical Society - RIGS Events
This is the official web site for the Rhode Island Genealogical Society (RIGS). Individuals and organizations can join RIGS, initiate queries to RIGS members, review events, and purchase publication
rigensoc.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“The Black Warrior: Accounts of Citizens, Soldiers of Color, Rhode Island, and the Civil War,” lecture by Providence City Archivist, Caleb Horton.
Saturday, November 8th at 1pm, Weaver Library in East Providence.
Presented by RIGS.
rigensoc.org/eventListing...
Saturday, November 8th at 1pm, Weaver Library in East Providence.
Presented by RIGS.
rigensoc.org/eventListing...
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#RhodeIsland food distribution this Friday, Nov 14 2:00pm - 6:00pm, or until supplies last.
32 East Ave. #Pawtucket
#Solidarity
#StrongerTogether
#TakeCareofEachother
#RhodeIsland food distribution this Friday, Nov 14 2:00pm - 6:00pm, or until supplies last.
32 East Ave. #Pawtucket
#Solidarity
#StrongerTogether
#TakeCareofEachother
November 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
repost from George Wiley Center:
#RhodeIsland food distribution this Friday, Nov 14 2:00pm - 6:00pm, or until supplies last.
32 East Ave. #Pawtucket
#Solidarity
#StrongerTogether
#TakeCareofEachother
#RhodeIsland food distribution this Friday, Nov 14 2:00pm - 6:00pm, or until supplies last.
32 East Ave. #Pawtucket
#Solidarity
#StrongerTogether
#TakeCareofEachother
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I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet.
To all the veterans,
Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice; your service inspires us all. I am thinking of my grandfather today who served in World War II fighting against fascism.
Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice; your service inspires us all. I am thinking of my grandfather today who served in World War II fighting against fascism.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
To all the veterans,
Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice; your service inspires us all. I am thinking of my grandfather today who served in World War II fighting against fascism.
Thank you for your bravery and sacrifice; your service inspires us all. I am thinking of my grandfather today who served in World War II fighting against fascism.
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"Do you think taxes should be raised on billionaires?"
🟢 Yes: 72%
⚫️ No: 15%
⚪️ Unsure: 13%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
🟢 Yes: 72%
⚫️ No: 15%
⚪️ Unsure: 13%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
Americans Unite Against Billionaire Influence
Voters across party lines say billionaire power has gone too far and demand higher taxes
usapolling.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Do you think taxes should be raised on billionaires?"
🟢 Yes: 72%
⚫️ No: 15%
⚪️ Unsure: 13%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
🟢 Yes: 72%
⚫️ No: 15%
⚪️ Unsure: 13%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
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I was elected to help make life easier and fairer for regular people. There is *no reason* for us to accept the increasing concentration of wealth at the top while ordinary folks lack affordable housing, health care and food. My op-ed in @globeri.bsky.social:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
As income inequality grows, a state senator renews the call to strengthen Rhode Island’s safety net - The Boston Globe
We must not accept the increasing concentration of wealth at the top while ordinary people lack affordable housing, health care and even food, she writes.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I was elected to help make life easier and fairer for regular people. There is *no reason* for us to accept the increasing concentration of wealth at the top while ordinary folks lack affordable housing, health care and food. My op-ed in @globeri.bsky.social:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/m...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver
I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.
www.muellershewrote.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
repost from @otdRhodeIsland:
#OnThisDay Nov. 10, 1780, the Free African Union Society, the 1st Black benevolent society in the U.S., was formed at Abraham Casey's house in Newport. It was composed of "free Africans & other people of colour" who worked to free enslaved people. #RhodeIsland #History
#OnThisDay Nov. 10, 1780, the Free African Union Society, the 1st Black benevolent society in the U.S., was formed at Abraham Casey's house in Newport. It was composed of "free Africans & other people of colour" who worked to free enslaved people. #RhodeIsland #History
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
repost from @otdRhodeIsland:
#OnThisDay Nov. 10, 1780, the Free African Union Society, the 1st Black benevolent society in the U.S., was formed at Abraham Casey's house in Newport. It was composed of "free Africans & other people of colour" who worked to free enslaved people. #RhodeIsland #History
#OnThisDay Nov. 10, 1780, the Free African Union Society, the 1st Black benevolent society in the U.S., was formed at Abraham Casey's house in Newport. It was composed of "free Africans & other people of colour" who worked to free enslaved people. #RhodeIsland #History
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"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
The average SNAP recipient gets $6 a day. What's it like to live on that little?
Even before benefits stopped arriving in November, relying on SNAP for food aid wasn't easy.
www.providencejournal.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Melissa Cherney, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, said food pantries have seen demand double, if not triple. People are coming in and saying that they haven’t eaten in days."
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
Via @antoniafarzan.bsky.social.
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The little School House Rock bill never told us what to do if there's an asshole Speaker who won't allow votes on any bills he doesn't like.
a cartoon of a man holding a bill in his hand .
Alt: a cartoon bill and a little boy sit on the steps of the capitol while a man in a brown suit comes running down the steps
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The little School House Rock bill never told us what to do if there's an asshole Speaker who won't allow votes on any bills he doesn't like.