Deborah L Williams
@mannahattamamma.bsky.social
Ambivalent New Yorker & former Abu Dhabi dweller (no, not Dubai). Writer, PhD, feminist, aspirational crone. Words in Rumpus, NYT, Markaz Review, Inside Higher Ed, etc. https://linktr.ee/mannahattamamma
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Why aren’t you telling your platform that last night was a test vote and there’s still time to change minds?
20 million lives depend on it.
Call to save healthcare!
20 million lives depend on it.
Call to save healthcare!
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@schumer.senate.gov read the room and get your senators in formation: vote no no no nonnonono ... don't Charlie Brown this moment.
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@schumer.senate.gov read the room and get your senators in formation: vote no no no nonnonono ... don't Charlie Brown this moment.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
@schumer.senate.gov here's one of the most accurate headlines I've seen recently. Nancy P. would NEVER have allowed folks to break ranks.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@schumer.senate.gov here's one of the most accurate headlines I've seen recently. Nancy P. would NEVER have allowed folks to break ranks.
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Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight" BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SO TRUSTWORTHY WE TOTALLY TRUST THEM AGAIN? WELCOME TO THE POLITICAL PARTY OF CHARLIE BROWN. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end | CNN Politics
A critical group of at least eight Senate Democratic centrists has reached a deal with Senate GOP leaders and the White House to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanc...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight" BUT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SO TRUSTWORTHY WE TOTALLY TRUST THEM AGAIN? WELCOME TO THE POLITICAL PARTY OF CHARLIE BROWN. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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Just a reminder.
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just a reminder.
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I wish we could put a sign on Florida that says, “Closed. Florida is over their occupancy limit on assholes.”
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I wish we could put a sign on Florida that says, “Closed. Florida is over their occupancy limit on assholes.”
"What we have is each other and our will to remake the world.” Some beautiful words about what's happening in #Chicago as part of the #resistICE: organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"What we have is each other and our will to remake the world.” Some beautiful words about what's happening in #Chicago as part of the #resistICE: organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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These are crimes against humanity. None of us is capable of truly internalizing suffering at this scale. Elon Musk and many other members of the Trump Administration should be put on trial at The Hague.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
These are crimes against humanity. None of us is capable of truly internalizing suffering at this scale. Elon Musk and many other members of the Trump Administration should be put on trial at The Hague.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
The entire Tesla operation should hang its head in shame. Or worse
marco rubio and elon musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The entire Tesla operation should hang its head in shame. Or worse
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Paul’s threads are one of the best things on Bluesky, and this one in particular is a must
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Paul’s threads are one of the best things on Bluesky, and this one in particular is a must
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
I DoubtThat, Ross. Please go away. Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I DoubtThat, Ross. Please go away. Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
This is why we love you
Aside from absolutely everything else having to do with them, I am ecstatic to see the end of Giuliani, whose name I mistyped every freaking time, and the arrival of Mamdani, whose name is crazy easy to type.
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is why we love you
We coulda … but nooooo people didn’t like Kamala’s laugh or eggs were expensive or something
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We coulda … but nooooo people didn’t like Kamala’s laugh or eggs were expensive or something
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That’s the second reported and sourced story on US soldiers not being fed today
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
That’s the second reported and sourced story on US soldiers not being fed today
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
Why are you a billionaire, shorties? #billieEllish
And THIS is what it’s really all about.
Dems need to push this right up there with ballrooms and Gatsby vs. groceries, healthcare, SNAP and Unemployment Insurance…
Dems need to push this right up there with ballrooms and Gatsby vs. groceries, healthcare, SNAP and Unemployment Insurance…
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Why are you a billionaire, shorties? #billieEllish
But even so: if you're in line to vote, VOTE. And if you haven't voted yet and the polls are open, VOTE.
Decision Desk HQ calls the New Jersey governor race for Mikie Sherrill
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
But even so: if you're in line to vote, VOTE. And if you haven't voted yet and the polls are open, VOTE.