Nancy Hicks
@nancyhicks.bsky.social
Black Lives Matter, Native American Lives Matter, Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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I support public education & M4A.
Science is my religion.
I love birds.
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Science is my religion.
I love birds.
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He will delay the vote until after the TN special election first week of December. They are confident the Republican will win that seat, that’s why we need to support Aftyn Behn no matter where you live, help her win that seat!
It may be a long shot, but it may be worth the effort to support Aftyn Behn in the TN07 special election.
I’m a NYer & I just donated to her campaign.
I’m a NYer & I just donated to her campaign.
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Companies should be required to explain why they can’t pay living wages, and why taxpayers need to subsidize their profits when they force their employees to rely on SNAP.
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Companies should be required to explain why they can’t pay living wages, and why taxpayers need to subsidize their profits when they force their employees to rely on SNAP.
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Great writeup on The Montana Plan by Outside Magazine columnist and adventure travel writer Wes Siler (@wessiler.bsky.social)!
Citizens United Broke American Politics. This New Plan From Montana Aims To Fix That
By removing dark money from politics, The Montana Plan could restore American democracy
wessiler.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Great writeup on The Montana Plan by Outside Magazine columnist and adventure travel writer Wes Siler (@wessiler.bsky.social)!
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As a hedge fund owner, Scott Bessent avoided over $900K in Medicare taxes by exploiting a major loophole.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As a hedge fund owner, Scott Bessent avoided over $900K in Medicare taxes by exploiting a major loophole.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
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After weaponizing the shutdown to block SNAP benefits for hungry people, the Trump Admin is using the oldest trick in the book to do more of the same.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
After weaponizing the shutdown to block SNAP benefits for hungry people, the Trump Admin is using the oldest trick in the book to do more of the same.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
This kind of red tape does nothing to prevent fraud — it just makes it harder for working people to get the benefits they need.
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Trump is having his DOJ pay himself and his friends millions of dollars, and Republican Senators put a $500k payoff to themselves in the shutdown bill.
They’re stealing our tax dollars while telling you the mom on SNAP wanting to buy a box of cookies for her kids is the problem.
They’re stealing our tax dollars while telling you the mom on SNAP wanting to buy a box of cookies for her kids is the problem.
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump is having his DOJ pay himself and his friends millions of dollars, and Republican Senators put a $500k payoff to themselves in the shutdown bill.
They’re stealing our tax dollars while telling you the mom on SNAP wanting to buy a box of cookies for her kids is the problem.
They’re stealing our tax dollars while telling you the mom on SNAP wanting to buy a box of cookies for her kids is the problem.
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On this day in 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals. A white mob protested her arrival, screaming slurs.
Nov. 14, 1960 | Six-Year-Old Ruby Bridges Integrates Elementary School Amidst Riots
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals. A white mob protested her arrival, screaming slurs.
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In my Brooklyn neighborhood, white people are actually disproportionately responsible for driving up prices and displacing legal Latino citizens.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
In my Brooklyn neighborhood, white people are actually disproportionately responsible for driving up prices and displacing legal Latino citizens.
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Immigrants aren’t taking housing from Americans, Blackstone Group, JP Morgan Chase asset management and other investment firms are buying up homes and turning them into rental property.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Immigrants aren’t taking housing from Americans, Blackstone Group, JP Morgan Chase asset management and other investment firms are buying up homes and turning them into rental property.
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Leonidas Polk is known to historians as "arguably the worst tactical or strategic military leader in the entire [Civil War.]" He was an enslaver who boasted about whipping Black people. His name was restored on a Louisiana army base earlier this year.
Fort Polk, Louisiana
Leonidas Polk was an enslaver who bragged about whipping Black people.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Leonidas Polk is known to historians as "arguably the worst tactical or strategic military leader in the entire [Civil War.]" He was an enslaver who boasted about whipping Black people. His name was restored on a Louisiana army base earlier this year.
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A House Judiciary Committee report shows that pardons issued during President Trump's second term have cost victims and the public at large $1.3 billion in restitution and fines
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A House Judiciary Committee report shows that pardons issued during President Trump's second term have cost victims and the public at large $1.3 billion in restitution and fines
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This is another example of what has become one of the most dangerous — yet underreported — aspects of the Trump Administration: they fire people who tell the truth.
Trump administration prepares to fire worker for TV interview about SNAP
The employee warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal government to put food on the table.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is another example of what has become one of the most dangerous — yet underreported — aspects of the Trump Administration: they fire people who tell the truth.
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Across the country, voters support many of Zohran Mamdani's ideas, including:
-Increasing taxes on the rich
-Universal childcare
-Freezing rent
-Raising the minimum wage
Everything Democrats do must focus on enacting popular policies that help working people.
That is the path forward.
-Increasing taxes on the rich
-Universal childcare
-Freezing rent
-Raising the minimum wage
Everything Democrats do must focus on enacting popular policies that help working people.
That is the path forward.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Across the country, voters support many of Zohran Mamdani's ideas, including:
-Increasing taxes on the rich
-Universal childcare
-Freezing rent
-Raising the minimum wage
Everything Democrats do must focus on enacting popular policies that help working people.
That is the path forward.
-Increasing taxes on the rich
-Universal childcare
-Freezing rent
-Raising the minimum wage
Everything Democrats do must focus on enacting popular policies that help working people.
That is the path forward.
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Notice how nobody in the Trump regime ever asks, “But how will we pay for it?” when it comes to priorities that benefit them?
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Notice how nobody in the Trump regime ever asks, “But how will we pay for it?” when it comes to priorities that benefit them?
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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On this day in 1957, a Texas police chief threatened to jail local NAACP leaders for refusing to disclose confidential information about their members.
Nov. 13, 1957 | Texas Officials Threaten and Jail NAACP Officers for Not Disclosing Members
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On this day in 1957, a Texas police chief threatened to jail local NAACP leaders for refusing to disclose confidential information about their members.
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Trump’s classified “legal analysis” for his strikes in the Caribbean is chilling. He wants to use the military at any time, for any reason, without congressional approval.
After 25 years of war, Americans deserve a public debate on the use of our military. Trump is stifling it.
After 25 years of war, Americans deserve a public debate on the use of our military. Trump is stifling it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Trump’s classified “legal analysis” for his strikes in the Caribbean is chilling. He wants to use the military at any time, for any reason, without congressional approval.
After 25 years of war, Americans deserve a public debate on the use of our military. Trump is stifling it.
After 25 years of war, Americans deserve a public debate on the use of our military. Trump is stifling it.
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A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students.
Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.
(Published Dec. 2024)
The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students.
Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.
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No surprise here:
Conservative Problem Solvers Caucus Democrats exist to undermine the Dem Party in the name of “bipartisanship,” to advance a GOP agenda.
Notice how they never get Republican Problem Solvers to cross the aisle for Democratic priorities.
Conservative Problem Solvers Caucus Democrats exist to undermine the Dem Party in the name of “bipartisanship,” to advance a GOP agenda.
Notice how they never get Republican Problem Solvers to cross the aisle for Democratic priorities.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
No surprise here:
Conservative Problem Solvers Caucus Democrats exist to undermine the Dem Party in the name of “bipartisanship,” to advance a GOP agenda.
Notice how they never get Republican Problem Solvers to cross the aisle for Democratic priorities.
Conservative Problem Solvers Caucus Democrats exist to undermine the Dem Party in the name of “bipartisanship,” to advance a GOP agenda.
Notice how they never get Republican Problem Solvers to cross the aisle for Democratic priorities.
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I’m a hard no on this sham of a funding bill.
I will not stand by as Trump & Congressional Republicans let Americans’ health care costs double or even triple.
You can count on me to keep fighting for affordable health care in America.
I will not stand by as Trump & Congressional Republicans let Americans’ health care costs double or even triple.
You can count on me to keep fighting for affordable health care in America.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I’m a hard no on this sham of a funding bill.
I will not stand by as Trump & Congressional Republicans let Americans’ health care costs double or even triple.
You can count on me to keep fighting for affordable health care in America.
I will not stand by as Trump & Congressional Republicans let Americans’ health care costs double or even triple.
You can count on me to keep fighting for affordable health care in America.
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A 30-year mortgage currently has an interest rate of 6.3%. A reasonable guess it that a 50-year mortgage rate would be about 7.0%.
⇒ The monthly payment on a $500k mortgage:
- 30 years: $3,050 per month
- 50 years: Only $100 less at $2,950 (but 240 months longer).
⇒ The monthly payment on a $500k mortgage:
- 30 years: $3,050 per month
- 50 years: Only $100 less at $2,950 (but 240 months longer).
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A 30-year mortgage currently has an interest rate of 6.3%. A reasonable guess it that a 50-year mortgage rate would be about 7.0%.
⇒ The monthly payment on a $500k mortgage:
- 30 years: $3,050 per month
- 50 years: Only $100 less at $2,950 (but 240 months longer).
⇒ The monthly payment on a $500k mortgage:
- 30 years: $3,050 per month
- 50 years: Only $100 less at $2,950 (but 240 months longer).
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My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!)
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!)
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
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The Senate’s spending bill eliminates or delays food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses and contamination.
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
The Government Shutdown Deal Is Endangering Food Safety
After intense lobbying and major campaign donations, the emergency spending bill intended to end the federal government
jacobin.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Senate’s spending bill eliminates or delays food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses and contamination.
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe.
Hello?
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Friends don’t want friends engaged in extrajudicial killings. Of course the UK doesn’t want to be complicit in Trump and Hegseth illegally blowing up boats and people in the Caribbean.
Trump is shredding our Constitution and international law while alienating our allies. It has to end.
Trump is shredding our Constitution and international law while alienating our allies. It has to end.
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Friends don’t want friends engaged in extrajudicial killings. Of course the UK doesn’t want to be complicit in Trump and Hegseth illegally blowing up boats and people in the Caribbean.
Trump is shredding our Constitution and international law while alienating our allies. It has to end.
Trump is shredding our Constitution and international law while alienating our allies. It has to end.