Missy Egelsky
@megelsky.bsky.social
Pollster and Political Consultant at Upswing Research. Forever a Nittany Lion. Safe space, will always fight for underdogs anywhere. Board game friends probably know me as SweetnLow.
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Every chance you get, say “fuck you” to authoritarian demands. One of the regime’s tools is making people believe resistance is futile—that acquiescence is the only option. But especially for those with power and privilege, the most basic, necessary act is to say: FUCK YOU.
April 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Every chance you get, say “fuck you” to authoritarian demands. One of the regime’s tools is making people believe resistance is futile—that acquiescence is the only option. But especially for those with power and privilege, the most basic, necessary act is to say: FUCK YOU.
It would be great if we still weren’t fighting for these basic things in 20 freaking 25, but glad to see this bit of progress.
www.espn.com/tennis/story...
www.espn.com/tennis/story...
WTA announces paid maternity leave for players
Pregnant women's tennis players can now get 12 months of paid maternity leave, and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay under a program...
www.espn.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It would be great if we still weren’t fighting for these basic things in 20 freaking 25, but glad to see this bit of progress.
www.espn.com/tennis/story...
www.espn.com/tennis/story...
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I think there is a legitimate sense that there never seems to be enough to go around to help Americans here at home. The problem isn't foreign aid, but I understand why billionaires like Elon Musk want you to think it is.
February 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I think there is a legitimate sense that there never seems to be enough to go around to help Americans here at home. The problem isn't foreign aid, but I understand why billionaires like Elon Musk want you to think it is.
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A few facts about USAID:
1. It's only .6% of the federal budget
2. Gutting its programs will cede American leadership abroad to China & Russia.
3. It's not up to an unelected billionaire to decide its future.
Only Congress has the power of the purse.
1. It's only .6% of the federal budget
2. Gutting its programs will cede American leadership abroad to China & Russia.
3. It's not up to an unelected billionaire to decide its future.
Only Congress has the power of the purse.
Musk on USAID: ‘Time for it to die’
His statement comes as signs increasingly point to the Trump administration folding the development aid agency into the State Department.
www.politico.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A few facts about USAID:
1. It's only .6% of the federal budget
2. Gutting its programs will cede American leadership abroad to China & Russia.
3. It's not up to an unelected billionaire to decide its future.
Only Congress has the power of the purse.
1. It's only .6% of the federal budget
2. Gutting its programs will cede American leadership abroad to China & Russia.
3. It's not up to an unelected billionaire to decide its future.
Only Congress has the power of the purse.
Oh Jack Daniels, say it ain’t so…
Emboldened by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, conservative activists have used the courts and social media to target workplace programs.
List: These US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives
Emboldened by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, conservative activists have used the courts and social media to target workplace programs.
www.wmur.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Oh Jack Daniels, say it ain’t so…
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GitHub change logs make it possible to see how and where the government has been scrubbing web pages of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility content.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
GitHub change logs make it possible to see how and where the government has been scrubbing web pages of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility content.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
Does anyone have a decent repository of corporations who have not bent over for the orange overlord and co-president Elon on DEI? I feel like my purchases need to be streamlined.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/...
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.
www.cnbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Does anyone have a decent repository of corporations who have not bent over for the orange overlord and co-president Elon on DEI? I feel like my purchases need to be streamlined.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/...
Cecile Richards died. Trump is set to start lighting the constitution on fire (again) in just over an hour. On MLK Day. This is some cosmic bullshit.
January 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Cecile Richards died. Trump is set to start lighting the constitution on fire (again) in just over an hour. On MLK Day. This is some cosmic bullshit.
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The great Cecile Richards has died.
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died
Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.
19thnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The great Cecile Richards has died.
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incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
January 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
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Today as we mourn the loss of President Jimmy Carter, we must remember and honor his remarkable life. A true public servant, he dedicated his life to peace, compassion, and service. His legacy of humility and humanity will inspire generations to come.
December 29, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Today as we mourn the loss of President Jimmy Carter, we must remember and honor his remarkable life. A true public servant, he dedicated his life to peace, compassion, and service. His legacy of humility and humanity will inspire generations to come.
Just when it seemed we couldn’t lose any more decency in politics this year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Carter had been receiving hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Just when it seemed we couldn’t lose any more decency in politics this year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
December 29, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
If you need *another* reason to root for Saquon Barkley to break Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing record next week, here it is.
www.tmz.com/2017/08/27/e...
www.tmz.com/2017/08/27/e...
Eric Dickerson Plans to Golf with O.J. Simpson When He Gets Out of Jail
Eric Dickerson plans to rekindle his friendship, and golfing skills, with O.J. Simpson when he gets out.
www.tmz.com
December 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM
If you need *another* reason to root for Saquon Barkley to break Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing record next week, here it is.
www.tmz.com/2017/08/27/e...
www.tmz.com/2017/08/27/e...
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Let us please stop pretending Donald Trump understood everything his admin was doing at the time, much less now.
Today, defending Musk, Trump claimed he "always" has supported H1B Visas. But on June 22, 2020, Trump issued an executive action suspending H1B Visas because he said the program was taking jobs from American workers
trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential...
trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential...
December 29, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Let us please stop pretending Donald Trump understood everything his admin was doing at the time, much less now.
Random thing I spend too much time thinking about: Why does the caveman guy keep hanging out with people who intentionally bring up GEICO all the time? They must know it bothers him and still do it. 🤔
December 14, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Random thing I spend too much time thinking about: Why does the caveman guy keep hanging out with people who intentionally bring up GEICO all the time? They must know it bothers him and still do it. 🤔
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Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
Now that attacking birthright citizenship has become a Day 1 project for the incoming Trump admin, I dug out this rather comprehensive piece I wrote in 2011. It includes the source of Sen. Lindsay Graham’s emergence as the pitch man on this issue. politicalresearch.org/2011/03/01/c...
The Conservative Attack on Birthright Citizenship
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
politicalresearch.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
No lies detected in the circled “spell.” That first one though? I’m familiar with being filled with rue, just not sure how to put it in a shoe. #unintentionalrhyme
December 8, 2024 at 2:15 AM
No lies detected in the circled “spell.” That first one though? I’m familiar with being filled with rue, just not sure how to put it in a shoe. #unintentionalrhyme