Jess Newman
@jessnewman.bsky.social
Native Michigander | Political & Policy Strategist | Lawyer
The power lies with us to build a better world 🌹
The power lies with us to build a better world 🌹
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trump (after zohran mamdani charms him for 5 minutes): “we’re looking very strongly at implementing socialism, many people are saying it. they love redistribution of wealth and you’re hearing it more and more. there’s a term, they call it, a centrally planned economy. it’s an old fashioned term”
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
trump (after zohran mamdani charms him for 5 minutes): “we’re looking very strongly at implementing socialism, many people are saying it. they love redistribution of wealth and you’re hearing it more and more. there’s a term, they call it, a centrally planned economy. it’s an old fashioned term”
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“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.”
- Fred Hampton
- Fred Hampton
August 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.”
- Fred Hampton
- Fred Hampton
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This guy is going to be married to the richest woman in the world
August 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This guy is going to be married to the richest woman in the world
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DSA endorsee Denzel McCampbell won his primary for Detroit City Council! 🎊
“Do you want a city government that works for developers and the wealthiest Detroiters? Or do we need working class elected representatives who understand us and will fight for us?” 😤
electoral.dsausa.org?p=1251
Stats 👇👇👇
“Do you want a city government that works for developers and the wealthiest Detroiters? Or do we need working class elected representatives who understand us and will fight for us?” 😤
electoral.dsausa.org?p=1251
Stats 👇👇👇
August 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
DSA endorsee Denzel McCampbell won his primary for Detroit City Council! 🎊
“Do you want a city government that works for developers and the wealthiest Detroiters? Or do we need working class elected representatives who understand us and will fight for us?” 😤
electoral.dsausa.org?p=1251
Stats 👇👇👇
“Do you want a city government that works for developers and the wealthiest Detroiters? Or do we need working class elected representatives who understand us and will fight for us?” 😤
electoral.dsausa.org?p=1251
Stats 👇👇👇
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Former NY State Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Housing @lindseyboylan.bsky.social writes about her decision to join @socialists.nyc: indypendent.org/2025/08/why-...
Why I Joined the DSA
From Albany insider to card-carrying socialist, former Cuomo aide, whistleblower reflects on her political journey
indypendent.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Former NY State Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Housing @lindseyboylan.bsky.social writes about her decision to join @socialists.nyc: indypendent.org/2025/08/why-...
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Mariah Carey wearing a "Protect The Dolls" jacket while performing at Brighton Pride
August 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Mariah Carey wearing a "Protect The Dolls" jacket while performing at Brighton Pride
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Breaking news from the other site regarding #investinmikids
Why are they so afraid? 😏
Why are they so afraid? 😏
July 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Breaking news from the other site regarding #investinmikids
Why are they so afraid? 😏
Why are they so afraid? 😏
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STEWART: “I feel like I’m watching something so self-evidently inhumane and horrific and to be told I have to shut up because I risk the Jewish state by speaking out? I would say the opposite — they’re putting the likelihood of a surviving Jewish state much more at risk.”
July 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
STEWART: “I feel like I’m watching something so self-evidently inhumane and horrific and to be told I have to shut up because I risk the Jewish state by speaking out? I would say the opposite — they’re putting the likelihood of a surviving Jewish state much more at risk.”
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John Cazale mid-70's type run
July 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
John Cazale mid-70's type run
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This is the kind of gap between rank and file voters and the party establishment that will likely cause some real havoc and disruption in the party's politics and primaries. In a different way, it's what gave rise to Trump in GOP.
It seems the pro-Israel consensus among Democrats is well and truly dead at this point. Dem primary voters prefer candidates who refuse to travel to Israel (by net +45%) and back a bill to end military aid to Israel (by net +61%). www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/202...
July 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is the kind of gap between rank and file voters and the party establishment that will likely cause some real havoc and disruption in the party's politics and primaries. In a different way, it's what gave rise to Trump in GOP.
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Wealthy CEOs want to hide how much they make. The SEC hosted a roundtable laying the groundwork to do their bidding. They call it 'simplification.' We call it hiding the truth about corporate greed.
July 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wealthy CEOs want to hide how much they make. The SEC hosted a roundtable laying the groundwork to do their bidding. They call it 'simplification.' We call it hiding the truth about corporate greed.
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Last weekend, we joined @socialists.nyc volunteer appreciation day to celebrate the thousands of members—old and new—who knocked on doors, made phone calls, and organized day after day for our victory in the primary.
Onward to November and beyond.
Onward to November and beyond.
July 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Last weekend, we joined @socialists.nyc volunteer appreciation day to celebrate the thousands of members—old and new—who knocked on doors, made phone calls, and organized day after day for our victory in the primary.
Onward to November and beyond.
Onward to November and beyond.
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The left-most candidate – who was endorsed by AOC, Bernie and the Working Families Party – won the congressional primary, and the NYT is spinning it as a loss for Mamdani’s politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The left-most candidate – who was endorsed by AOC, Bernie and the Working Families Party – won the congressional primary, and the NYT is spinning it as a loss for Mamdani’s politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
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why are we doing age verification? we're all 38
July 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
why are we doing age verification? we're all 38
The organization that molded the candidacy & platform for the very candidate you’re supporting is “awful”? The political organization that numbers over 10k members across the city & is the infrastructure for his campaign is “awful”? If mamdani & his campaign are the path forward, so is DSA.
And it also feels like some folks have decided to hate Mamdani because of his association with DSA and are looking for any little bit of info to confirm that bias. And I agree that the DSA is an awful, problematic organization. But there are much larger issues at stake in this election.
July 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The organization that molded the candidacy & platform for the very candidate you’re supporting is “awful”? The political organization that numbers over 10k members across the city & is the infrastructure for his campaign is “awful”? If mamdani & his campaign are the path forward, so is DSA.
I truly hope left & prog candidates can ride the Zohran wave and boot centrists from the party, & it is also imperative that we beat the drum that a healthy DSA chapter was an essential ingredient in forming who Zohran is & is inextricable at every level from his campaign’s success t.co/GftxUKQ4Rq
July 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I truly hope left & prog candidates can ride the Zohran wave and boot centrists from the party, & it is also imperative that we beat the drum that a healthy DSA chapter was an essential ingredient in forming who Zohran is & is inextricable at every level from his campaign’s success t.co/GftxUKQ4Rq
That’s my Congresswoman 🥲🥲
July 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That’s my Congresswoman 🥲🥲
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people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
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My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
July 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
This should put to bed the idea that passing and implementing populist policies isn’t good politics. They need to be well administered, publicized, and the effects clearly demonstrated. Oh and take the damn credit loudly and proudly !
It's insane how much more popular NYC's congestion pricing got when it was implemented and people started actually seeing it work
July 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This should put to bed the idea that passing and implementing populist policies isn’t good politics. They need to be well administered, publicized, and the effects clearly demonstrated. Oh and take the damn credit loudly and proudly !
Hakeem Jeffries is a despicable piece of shit full stop. He deserves nothing less than full public humiliation and to leave office in disgrace
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is a despicable piece of shit full stop. He deserves nothing less than full public humiliation and to leave office in disgrace
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We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Ok, then I don’t want to hear another fucking word about how Rashida should have publicly endorsed Kamala.
Today, Gov. Hochul explicitly declined to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor despite his victory in the Democratic primary. She also mistakenly mispronounced his name both times she said it as "Mandami" (like Cuomo, but likely without the malice) www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Hochul declines to endorse Mamdani, mispronounces his name
The governor is the de facto head of the state Democratic Party, but she’s not so sure about the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor.
www.cityandstateny.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ok, then I don’t want to hear another fucking word about how Rashida should have publicly endorsed Kamala.
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The Detroit Socialist is back! Check out the latest in Metro Detroit DSA’s chapter publication and stay tuned for future drops.
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The Detroit Socialist – Medium
The newspaper of the Detroit chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Detroit Socialist is back! Check out the latest in Metro Detroit DSA’s chapter publication and stay tuned for future drops.
medium.com/dsa-detroit-...
medium.com/dsa-detroit-...