Lea Woods
@lea9223.bsky.social
She/Her. Women’s economic policy at The Century Foundation. Formerly Economic Policy Institute and Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Memes and labor rights. Tweets my own.
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
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It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It's illegal for the president to relieve student loan debt. It's completely fine for the president to unilaterally decide to have the head of a foreign nation black bagged on foreign soil.
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I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
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[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
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And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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“The Trump administration is confirming what we’ve always known: its promise to leave abortion to the states was a lie. No one is safe from their anti-abortion crusade, not even our nation’s veterans,“ @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“The Trump administration is confirming what we’ve always known: its promise to leave abortion to the states was a lie. No one is safe from their anti-abortion crusade, not even our nation’s veterans,“ @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social
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While there will be far fewer ballot initiatives affecting abortion access in the 2026 midterm elections than there were in the previous national election, two in Republican-led states could be consequential. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...
Ballot questions on abortion in Missouri, Idaho likely to spur more legal fights • Ohio Capital Journal
While there will be far fewer ballot initiatives affecting abortion access in the 2026 midterm elections than there were in the previous national election, two in Republican-led states could be…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
While there will be far fewer ballot initiatives affecting abortion access in the 2026 midterm elections than there were in the previous national election, two in Republican-led states could be consequential. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/23/r...
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🚨My @ms.now SCOOP on VA abortion ban has been UPDATED w/ more detail:
Screenshots of an internal memo sent Monday to the leaders of the VA’s 18 regional care systems by the VA’s under secretary of health say the VA must comply with the DOJ memo effective immediately. 👇
Screenshots of an internal memo sent Monday to the leaders of the VA’s 18 regional care systems by the VA’s under secretary of health say the VA must comply with the DOJ memo effective immediately. 👇
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨My @ms.now SCOOP on VA abortion ban has been UPDATED w/ more detail:
Screenshots of an internal memo sent Monday to the leaders of the VA’s 18 regional care systems by the VA’s under secretary of health say the VA must comply with the DOJ memo effective immediately. 👇
Screenshots of an internal memo sent Monday to the leaders of the VA’s 18 regional care systems by the VA’s under secretary of health say the VA must comply with the DOJ memo effective immediately. 👇
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60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
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FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch full episodes of FRONTLINE, the PBS documentary series, and explore news investigations from FRONTLINE's award-winning journalism team.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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A reminder: Bari Weiss signed the Harper's Letter.
Where those Harper’s Letter folks at
December 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A reminder: Bari Weiss signed the Harper's Letter.
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Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story because she wanted to have Stephen Miller included and demanded to control the language 60 Minutes used to describe the men who were brutally tortured after being sent to El Salvador without due process.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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I'm proud to announce I'm running for Congress in Maryland's 7th Congressional District. Baltimore is one of the great cities in our country and I'm proud to call it home. Join me as we turn the page on bought and paid for politicians so we can finally have a better future, together.
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I'm proud to announce I'm running for Congress in Maryland's 7th Congressional District. Baltimore is one of the great cities in our country and I'm proud to call it home. Join me as we turn the page on bought and paid for politicians so we can finally have a better future, together.
Now is a great time to listen to this podcast episode that explains why and how this is happening. As they note, many well intentioned Dems are backing policies that make this possible. Censoring progressive communities and content does not make the internet safer for kids bsky.app/profile/lea9...
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Now is a great time to listen to this podcast episode that explains why and how this is happening. As they note, many well intentioned Dems are backing policies that make this possible. Censoring progressive communities and content does not make the internet safer for kids bsky.app/profile/lea9...
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Sex workers have warned y'all about this for many years, but y'all were too busy wanking to "sex trafficking" fantasies to listen.
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sex workers have warned y'all about this for many years, but y'all were too busy wanking to "sex trafficking" fantasies to listen.
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Aside from how wildly inappropriate (and blatantly disregards the separation of church & state) this whole prayer at federal worksite is, as a Jewish woman, I am deeply disturbed that DOL handed the mic to a rabbi to speak vile that contradicts the views of the majority of Jews.
🚨 NEW from me @ms.now: Labor Dept Sec. Chavez-DeRemer held a prayer service yesterday for employees, during work hours, after being inspired by the a similar event at the Pentagon
Legal experts say it violates the Constitutional separation of church + state. ⤵️
Legal experts say it violates the Constitutional separation of church + state. ⤵️
The Labor Department just held a prayer service for employees
The event went ahead despite warnings that it would violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, which separates church and state. The agency said it was voluntary.
www.ms.now
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Aside from how wildly inappropriate (and blatantly disregards the separation of church & state) this whole prayer at federal worksite is, as a Jewish woman, I am deeply disturbed that DOL handed the mic to a rabbi to speak vile that contradicts the views of the majority of Jews.
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SCOTUS appears set to rule that the President can fire the heads of independent agencies—including the NLRB.
Former NLRB chair Lauren McFerran explains the inherent risks, and explores proposed alternatives for resolving labor disputes.
Former NLRB chair Lauren McFerran explains the inherent risks, and explores proposed alternatives for resolving labor disputes.
How to Save Labor Law from Slaughter
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question whether independent agencies, as they have been known for the last ninety years, can continue to
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December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
SCOTUS appears set to rule that the President can fire the heads of independent agencies—including the NLRB.
Former NLRB chair Lauren McFerran explains the inherent risks, and explores proposed alternatives for resolving labor disputes.
Former NLRB chair Lauren McFerran explains the inherent risks, and explores proposed alternatives for resolving labor disputes.
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Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
December 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
Noem: We have not deported military veterans.
Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.
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As Ward 1 Councilmember, I will fight to bring costs down, improve traffic safety, make transit more reliable, and ensure that our transit workers have stable, union jobs.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
As Ward 1 Councilmember, I will fight to bring costs down, improve traffic safety, make transit more reliable, and ensure that our transit workers have stable, union jobs.
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Conspiracy theorist Mike Benz will start looking for proof of non-existent plots at USAID. He won't find any. What then?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation
Mike Benz was brought aboard to find evidence for his claims that the agency is secretly a spy operation.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Conspiracy theorist Mike Benz will start looking for proof of non-existent plots at USAID. He won't find any. What then?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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NEW: The average cost of child care is $13,000/year nationwide. Costs are rising in all but five states, and rising faster than inflation in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEW: The average cost of child care is $13,000/year nationwide. Costs are rising in all but five states, and rising faster than inflation in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
@lfevalle.bsky.social and @kashenj.bsky.social explore the state of the care economy and its workforce: go.tcf.org/carecrisis
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Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS
Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS
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I remember this heartbreaking pain all too well. Alzheimer’s crept into my mother’s brilliant brain when she was only 60. It’s why I will continue to fight for paid leave, because I can’t solve Alzheimer’s but I can fight for policies that make sense for caregivers. #paidleaveforall
A few weeks ago, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I won’t lie—it's been incredibly challenging for me and my family.
Now, I’m embarking on a journey to answer the questions so many of us face when it comes to providing care for our loved ones.
I hope you’ll join me.
Now, I’m embarking on a journey to answer the questions so many of us face when it comes to providing care for our loved ones.
I hope you’ll join me.
My Dad’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Becoming a Caregiver
YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim
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December 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I remember this heartbreaking pain all too well. Alzheimer’s crept into my mother’s brilliant brain when she was only 60. It’s why I will continue to fight for paid leave, because I can’t solve Alzheimer’s but I can fight for policies that make sense for caregivers. #paidleaveforall