Mara Novak
@maranovak.bsky.social
Co-Executive Director, NJ 11th For Change
LFGM! Shakespeare, words, birds, flowers, math. Dog person. Abortion rights voter. Apparently I'm a Jersey girl now
LFGM! Shakespeare, words, birds, flowers, math. Dog person. Abortion rights voter. Apparently I'm a Jersey girl now
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
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Sounds like a campaign solan to me.
Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sounds like a campaign solan to me.
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My statement on the proposed Senate deal
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My statement on the proposed Senate deal
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I can’t support this bill. It doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment and deliver actual relief that can pass both chambers of Congress.
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I can’t support this bill. It doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment and deliver actual relief that can pass both chambers of Congress.
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
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Yes. This.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Yes. This.
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All Americans deserve access to affordable, quality healthcare. Full stop.
This deal doesn’t deliver the results that Americans are rightfully demanding and if it comes to the House, I will be a hard no. I have and will continue to hold the line - no matter what.
This deal doesn’t deliver the results that Americans are rightfully demanding and if it comes to the House, I will be a hard no. I have and will continue to hold the line - no matter what.
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
All Americans deserve access to affordable, quality healthcare. Full stop.
This deal doesn’t deliver the results that Americans are rightfully demanding and if it comes to the House, I will be a hard no. I have and will continue to hold the line - no matter what.
This deal doesn’t deliver the results that Americans are rightfully demanding and if it comes to the House, I will be a hard no. I have and will continue to hold the line - no matter what.
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This Mar-a-Lago video alleging Trump won in 2020 literally has a news clip from New Jersey that says “VOTE 2022”. As Trump’s team writes…”FACTS ARE FACTS”
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This Mar-a-Lago video alleging Trump won in 2020 literally has a news clip from New Jersey that says “VOTE 2022”. As Trump’s team writes…”FACTS ARE FACTS”
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Hey New Jersey. We knew the answer! We………..⬇️
#NewJersey
#NewJersey
Put a Woman in Charge (feat. Rosanne Cash)
YouTube video by Keb' Mo' - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hey New Jersey. We knew the answer! We………..⬇️
#NewJersey
#NewJersey
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latino voters swinging 60 points against trump is really something
Passaic County precinct analysis shows strong correlation between % Latino and swing
Some Latino Trump voters switched to Democrats, but swing also due to compositional change
Latino communities saw more churn in electorate — it looks like many Trump voters stayed home, and new voters broke D
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Some Latino Trump voters switched to Democrats, but swing also due to compositional change
Latino communities saw more churn in electorate — it looks like many Trump voters stayed home, and new voters broke D
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November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
latino voters swinging 60 points against trump is really something
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"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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Racist and misogynist who co-authored the papers laying out the structure of DNA has died.
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Racist and misogynist who co-authored the papers laying out the structure of DNA has died.
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Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/07/r...
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown • New Jersey Monitor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying wit...
newjerseymonitor.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued by Trump administration despite shutdown newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/07/r...
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This is utterly delightful
Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca read Letterboxd reviews and guessed which Scorsese movie they were about.
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This is utterly delightful
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As a suburban soccer mom, I can tell you that quite a few of the even moderately left suburban soccer moms you know are pissed off, amazing at multi-tasking and organizing, and ready to fight
I gotta say, I’m seeing the most Live Laugh Love women I went to all girls high school with in Ohio posting anti-ICE Instagram reels and demanding people pay attention to the threat of fascism
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
As a suburban soccer mom, I can tell you that quite a few of the even moderately left suburban soccer moms you know are pissed off, amazing at multi-tasking and organizing, and ready to fight
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1.1 million jobs cut, skyrocketing costs, and unprecedented tariffs. This is Trump's economy.
We deserve better than this chaos and uncertainty.
We deserve better than this chaos and uncertainty.
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
1.1 million jobs cut, skyrocketing costs, and unprecedented tariffs. This is Trump's economy.
We deserve better than this chaos and uncertainty.
We deserve better than this chaos and uncertainty.
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💜💜💜💜💜
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Michael Hayes and Brian Lehrer on @wnyc.org looking for a baseball analogy to describe @mikiesherrill.bsky.social victory last night and deciding the best comparison was Ohtani’s 3 hr/6 shutout inning game in the World Series? Yes please
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Michael Hayes and Brian Lehrer on @wnyc.org looking for a baseball analogy to describe @mikiesherrill.bsky.social victory last night and deciding the best comparison was Ohtani’s 3 hr/6 shutout inning game in the World Series? Yes please
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American Society of Mikeys just updated their power rankings.
Congratulations on NJ Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill for coming in at #2 behind Mutant Ninja Turtle Emeritus Mikey L Angelo
Congratulations on NJ Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill for coming in at #2 behind Mutant Ninja Turtle Emeritus Mikey L Angelo
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
American Society of Mikeys just updated their power rankings.
Congratulations on NJ Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill for coming in at #2 behind Mutant Ninja Turtle Emeritus Mikey L Angelo
Congratulations on NJ Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill for coming in at #2 behind Mutant Ninja Turtle Emeritus Mikey L Angelo
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“I have been saying since we went out canvassing for her, when you meet her, and you speak with her, and she looks right at you, you understand integrity.” — Democratic organizer Dawn Rowe.
Mikie Sherrill was underestimated. So was the extent of anti-Trump sentiment in New Jersey.
And for many Democrats scarred by Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss last year, Sherrill’s win sent a strong signal that yes, women can win competitive races.
www.inquirer.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“I have been saying since we went out canvassing for her, when you meet her, and you speak with her, and she looks right at you, you understand integrity.” — Democratic organizer Dawn Rowe.
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The Power Of US
“Here in New Jersey, we know that this nation has not ever been, nor will it ever be ruled by kings. We take oaths to a Constitution, not a king.” - Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social #NoKings
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Power Of US
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
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Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack (Official Lyrics Video)
YouTube video by Ray Charles
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM