Maura Sullivan
@mauraks564.bsky.social
My favorite things: Dogs, nature, chocolate, books, women's basketball - not necessarily in that order
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“The myth of millionaire mobility has done its job: it’s made policymakers nervous and kept billionaires comfortable.”
In #FiresideStacks🔥 , Jacob Spitz shows how the fear of tax flight is hindering progress on the reforms we need.
https://www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-rich-dont-flee-they-bluff
In #FiresideStacks🔥 , Jacob Spitz shows how the fear of tax flight is hindering progress on the reforms we need.
https://www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-rich-dont-flee-they-bluff
The Rich Don’t Flee, They Bluff
Across the US, UK, and France, governments are revisiting how to tax extreme wealth, ranging from property to unrealized gains to corporations. The motives differ—some seek fairness, others fiscal sur...
www.firesidestacks.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“The myth of millionaire mobility has done its job: it’s made policymakers nervous and kept billionaires comfortable.”
In #FiresideStacks🔥 , Jacob Spitz shows how the fear of tax flight is hindering progress on the reforms we need.
https://www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-rich-dont-flee-they-bluff
In #FiresideStacks🔥 , Jacob Spitz shows how the fear of tax flight is hindering progress on the reforms we need.
https://www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-rich-dont-flee-they-bluff
Today was a great day for our democracy. Proud to have added my voice to the songs of protest (with Betsy Rose) and to the cheers every time someone honked in support. #NoKingsHercules
@indivisiblenortheb.bsky.social
@indivisiblenortheb.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today was a great day for our democracy. Proud to have added my voice to the songs of protest (with Betsy Rose) and to the cheers every time someone honked in support. #NoKingsHercules
@indivisiblenortheb.bsky.social
@indivisiblenortheb.bsky.social
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I've been warning for years that this was how Republicans would ban birth control - by twisting language and redefining certain types of contraception as 'abortifacients'
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
The GOP’s Plan to Ban Birth Control (Part I)
Redefining Contraception as 'Abortion'
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September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I've been warning for years that this was how Republicans would ban birth control - by twisting language and redefining certain types of contraception as 'abortifacients'
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
jessica.substack.com/p/the-gops-p...
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I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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Headlines say AI is replacing workers, but beneath the headlines is a more sinister truth—they're being reorganized, outsourced, and devalued to make automation possible.
@samshorey.bsky.social lays it all out in the latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-...
@samshorey.bsky.social lays it all out in the latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-...
August 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Headlines say AI is replacing workers, but beneath the headlines is a more sinister truth—they're being reorganized, outsourced, and devalued to make automation possible.
@samshorey.bsky.social lays it all out in the latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-...
@samshorey.bsky.social lays it all out in the latest #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/patchwork-...
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Trump’s second term is damaging. It’s being defined by consolidation, deregulation, sabotage, and power grabs.
We call for rebuilding government to be faster, fairer, and truly serve the people.
It’s time for a new vision. #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming...
We call for rebuilding government to be faster, fairer, and truly serve the people.
It’s time for a new vision. #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming...
August 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump’s second term is damaging. It’s being defined by consolidation, deregulation, sabotage, and power grabs.
We call for rebuilding government to be faster, fairer, and truly serve the people.
It’s time for a new vision. #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming...
We call for rebuilding government to be faster, fairer, and truly serve the people.
It’s time for a new vision. #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/reclaiming...
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Really proud of this! I wrote a proposal for the @rooseveltinstitute.org about how to design a universal system for child care, after school, and summer.
In my latest newsletter, I talk about what it would look like, how it would work, and the potential it holds.
open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...
In my latest newsletter, I talk about what it would look like, how it would work, and the potential it holds.
open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...
Let's go as big as families deserve
My proposal for a universal Child Development System
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July 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Really proud of this! I wrote a proposal for the @rooseveltinstitute.org about how to design a universal system for child care, after school, and summer.
In my latest newsletter, I talk about what it would look like, how it would work, and the potential it holds.
open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...
In my latest newsletter, I talk about what it would look like, how it would work, and the potential it holds.
open.substack.com/pub/kedsecon...
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On 7/17, about 100 passionate people in Hercules, CA protesting and making sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn! @indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @repgaramendi.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
On 7/17, about 100 passionate people in Hercules, CA protesting and making sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn! @indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @repgaramendi.bsky.social
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On 7/17, on the overpass over I-80, about 25 passionate people in Pinole, CA protesting with 100 honks and making sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn! @indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @repgaramendi.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
On 7/17, on the overpass over I-80, about 25 passionate people in Pinole, CA protesting with 100 honks and making sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn! @indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @repgaramendi.bsky.social
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Worth amplifying: youtu.be/O3BRI6Ng7ZQ?...
It's Our Job to Make Sure People Know the Truth
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Worth amplifying: youtu.be/O3BRI6Ng7ZQ?...
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It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country.
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It was my honor to work with distinguished lawyer colleagues on this statement of commitment to the principles that must undergird American democracy. It appears today as full page ad in the @nytimes.com & in papers around the country.
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
Learn more at @weholdthesetruths.bsky.social
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Here's the proof: Republicans are only looking out for their millionaire and billionaire friends – and they're willing to gamble with your lives to pay them off.
July 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here's the proof: Republicans are only looking out for their millionaire and billionaire friends – and they're willing to gamble with your lives to pay them off.
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Republicans on whether poor Americans can get health care:
Sen. Joni Ernst: “We all are going to die.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell: “They’ll get over it.”
Vice President JD Vance: “Immaterial.”
$1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts. 12 MILLION people kicked off health care. Republicans don’t care.
Sen. Joni Ernst: “We all are going to die.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell: “They’ll get over it.”
Vice President JD Vance: “Immaterial.”
$1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts. 12 MILLION people kicked off health care. Republicans don’t care.
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Republicans on whether poor Americans can get health care:
Sen. Joni Ernst: “We all are going to die.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell: “They’ll get over it.”
Vice President JD Vance: “Immaterial.”
$1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts. 12 MILLION people kicked off health care. Republicans don’t care.
Sen. Joni Ernst: “We all are going to die.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell: “They’ll get over it.”
Vice President JD Vance: “Immaterial.”
$1 TRILLION in Medicaid cuts. 12 MILLION people kicked off health care. Republicans don’t care.
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I’m struck by how little coverage there’s been of this story, because it’s a big fucking deal.
jessica.substack.com/p/judge-repe...
jessica.substack.com/p/judge-repe...
Judge Repeals Abortion Privacy Protections
The Biden-era HIPAA expansion was just struck down by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk
jessica.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I’m struck by how little coverage there’s been of this story, because it’s a big fucking deal.
jessica.substack.com/p/judge-repe...
jessica.substack.com/p/judge-repe...
Proud to show up with my West Contra Costa County community!
About 350 people or maybe 500 here in Hercules for the #nokings protest. Incredible. @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Proud to show up with my West Contra Costa County community!
A well organized, great community building rally!
Before our protest, we had a great rally with maybe 100 people. Thank you Mayor Sasai of Pinole, Councilmember Bana of Richmond, Gioia of CoCo Board of Supervisors, Walker-Griffin of Hercules city council!@indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
A well organized, great community building rally!
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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off! Hercules Fights Back!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Hands Off! Hercules Fights Back! · Indivisible
This a local Indivisible event! Join us in Hercules, CA at the 4 corners of Sycamore Ave. and San Pablo Ave. to protest! Bring your signs! We will meet to protest every other Saturday.
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off! Hercules Fights Back!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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"It's high time we stopped thinking politically...and started thinking patriotically as Americans."
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
June 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"It's high time we stopped thinking politically...and started thinking patriotically as Americans."
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
We're here! Come join us!
May 17! Join us as we protest in Hercules, CA at the corner of San Pablo and Sycamore from 11 AM - 1 PM Pacific! @indivisible.org
May 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We're here! Come join us!
Another day, another protest. We need to keep up the pressure! At a Tesla dealership in Berkeley, CA.
May 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Another day, another protest. We need to keep up the pressure! At a Tesla dealership in Berkeley, CA.
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Cuts to the IRS threaten the agency’s ability to enforce tax laws, especially for the ultra-wealthy.
Gutting tax enforcement doesn’t save money; it shifts the burden to everyone else. fortune.com/2025/05/07/d...
Gutting tax enforcement doesn’t save money; it shifts the burden to everyone else. fortune.com/2025/05/07/d...
DOGE cuts at IRS are ‘Christmas coming early’ for tax cheats, policy analyst says
Staff reductions have eliminated one-third of the of the IRS staff who collect tax money—with more on the way.
fortune.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Cuts to the IRS threaten the agency’s ability to enforce tax laws, especially for the ultra-wealthy.
Gutting tax enforcement doesn’t save money; it shifts the burden to everyone else. fortune.com/2025/05/07/d...
Gutting tax enforcement doesn’t save money; it shifts the burden to everyone else. fortune.com/2025/05/07/d...
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Contra Costa County May Day Strong: We are the Many · May Day Strong
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.