Mackenzie Rittenberg
@macrittenberg.bsky.social
Michigan Organizer & Mobilizer.
Reproductive Freedom Advocate.
Detroit Lions diehard.
Reproductive Freedom Advocate.
Detroit Lions diehard.
Shapiro took it to church here and you can’t tell me different.
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Shapiro took it to church here and you can’t tell me different.
lol remember that one time in France when people just wanted bread and the government said “no”? And then the government was like “a little oartt for ourselves here and there wint hurt” and then the people said fuck that and they got a whole new government instead?
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
lol remember that one time in France when people just wanted bread and the government said “no”? And then the government was like “a little oartt for ourselves here and there wint hurt” and then the people said fuck that and they got a whole new government instead?
It takes a village to raise a child.
SNAP benefits are the village. Free lunch is the village. Medicaid is the village. Mental health services are the village. K-12 education is the village. Public libraries are the village.
SNAP benefits are the village. Free lunch is the village. Medicaid is the village. Mental health services are the village. K-12 education is the village. Public libraries are the village.
July 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It takes a village to raise a child.
SNAP benefits are the village. Free lunch is the village. Medicaid is the village. Mental health services are the village. K-12 education is the village. Public libraries are the village.
SNAP benefits are the village. Free lunch is the village. Medicaid is the village. Mental health services are the village. K-12 education is the village. Public libraries are the village.
It was a beautiful day in Morley Plaza turning pain into purpose! Great Lakes Bay Moms Demand Action and Saginaw HELP put together a powerful and peaceful Wear Orange Day honoring lives lost to gun violence and demanding change.
June 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It was a beautiful day in Morley Plaza turning pain into purpose! Great Lakes Bay Moms Demand Action and Saginaw HELP put together a powerful and peaceful Wear Orange Day honoring lives lost to gun violence and demanding change.
"Governments aren't made to be efficient," said Martez Johnson, a former student. "They're made to help people..."
The department of labor just abandoned 147 students in Genesee county.
www.wnem.com/2025/05/31/f...
The department of labor just abandoned 147 students in Genesee county.
www.wnem.com/2025/05/31/f...
Flint’s Job Corps center is shutting down earlier than expected
Staff report systems already offline, 147 students and dozens of employees impacted.
www.wnem.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Governments aren't made to be efficient," said Martez Johnson, a former student. "They're made to help people..."
The department of labor just abandoned 147 students in Genesee county.
www.wnem.com/2025/05/31/f...
The department of labor just abandoned 147 students in Genesee county.
www.wnem.com/2025/05/31/f...
I’d like to recommend the problematic 2004 NYT best seller “He’s Just Not That Into You” by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo to 77,302,580 Americans. For real it’s available on Kindle Unlimited.
May 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’d like to recommend the problematic 2004 NYT best seller “He’s Just Not That Into You” by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo to 77,302,580 Americans. For real it’s available on Kindle Unlimited.
Powerful day in Lansing for End Gun Violence Michigan Lobby Day! We talked about gun industry accountability, DV shelter funding, and even got a visit from Big Gretch! Grateful for our strong 94th crew and Rep. Amos O’Neal’s support
#momsareeverywhere #momsdemandaction #MILeg #endgunviolence
#momsareeverywhere #momsdemandaction #MILeg #endgunviolence
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Powerful day in Lansing for End Gun Violence Michigan Lobby Day! We talked about gun industry accountability, DV shelter funding, and even got a visit from Big Gretch! Grateful for our strong 94th crew and Rep. Amos O’Neal’s support
#momsareeverywhere #momsdemandaction #MILeg #endgunviolence
#momsareeverywhere #momsdemandaction #MILeg #endgunviolence
Easter began not just as a religious holiday, but as a radical act of resistance!
Early Christians saw the Resurrection as a political statement, directly challenging the Roman Empire by declaring Jesus—not Caesar—as “Lord.”
Early Christians saw the Resurrection as a political statement, directly challenging the Roman Empire by declaring Jesus—not Caesar—as “Lord.”
April 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Easter began not just as a religious holiday, but as a radical act of resistance!
Early Christians saw the Resurrection as a political statement, directly challenging the Roman Empire by declaring Jesus—not Caesar—as “Lord.”
Early Christians saw the Resurrection as a political statement, directly challenging the Roman Empire by declaring Jesus—not Caesar—as “Lord.”
Reposted by Mackenzie Rittenberg
HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.
February 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
HHS has ordered CDC to stop its influenza vaccine “Wild to Mild” media campaign. This is an award-winning campaign that effectively explains how influenza vaccine may not prevent infection but does decrease illness severity. We are currently having one of the worst influenza seasons in 15 years.
Eyelash extensions, hair extensions, lip filler, microblading, body waxing…. all gender affirming care babe.
February 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Eyelash extensions, hair extensions, lip filler, microblading, body waxing…. all gender affirming care babe.
Immediate Danielle Sassoon fan.
Danielle Sassoon resigned rather than carry out the Trump administration's order to drop corruption charges against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, setting off other resignations within the Justice Department and standing up for the independence that has defined her Manhattan office for decades.
Danielle Sassoon, a Manhattan Prosecutor, Quits Rather Than Do Trump’s Bidding
Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, built a life on conservative values and amassed a daunting resume. On Thursday, she took a stand against the Justice Department where she had ma...
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Immediate Danielle Sassoon fan.
I had to fact check the NYT because of how hard I guffawed when I read this.
Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Minting New Pennies to Cut Waste
President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I had to fact check the NYT because of how hard I guffawed when I read this.
There are more billionaires in Trumps cabinet than there are college trans athletes.
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
There are more billionaires in Trumps cabinet than there are college trans athletes.
Abortion bans have deadly consequences. States with more restrictive abortion policies have higher maternal mortality rates. Data also shows that pregnant women living in states with limited abortion access face higher rates of intimate partner homicide. 🧵⬇️
February 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Abortion bans have deadly consequences. States with more restrictive abortion policies have higher maternal mortality rates. Data also shows that pregnant women living in states with limited abortion access face higher rates of intimate partner homicide. 🧵⬇️
This!
Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.
February 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This!
Reposted by Mackenzie Rittenberg
If the President doesn’t want the job he has, that’s fine (and frankly better for us), but he just doesn’t get to outsource it to a random billionaire from South Africa.
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If the President doesn’t want the job he has, that’s fine (and frankly better for us), but he just doesn’t get to outsource it to a random billionaire from South Africa.
Reposted by Mackenzie Rittenberg
Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government (Gift Article)
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Besides @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social, what reps are unapologetically calling out what is happening before our eyes? Where’s the outrage? Are you seeing it locally?
February 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Besides @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social, what reps are unapologetically calling out what is happening before our eyes? Where’s the outrage? Are you seeing it locally?
Thanks you @altcdc.bsky.social !!! Important work!
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thanks you @altcdc.bsky.social !!! Important work!
“Wtf is going on” is currently trending on Twitter. It’s project 2025 babe, catch up.
a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone
ALT: a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone
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February 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“Wtf is going on” is currently trending on Twitter. It’s project 2025 babe, catch up.
Controlling and restricting data Americans paid for… public health no longer belongs to the public
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Controlling and restricting data Americans paid for… public health no longer belongs to the public
Reposted by Mackenzie Rittenberg
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
Blue skies smiling at me 🦋
November 16, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Blue skies smiling at me 🦋