Ravo Root
@ravoroot.bsky.social
Lead Organizer with Citizen Action of New York. Politics, sports, and a little life advice. Opinions are my own.
@billsimmons.bsky.social are you thinking Ewing Theory with Caitlin Clark for these playoffs yet?
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
@billsimmons.bsky.social are you thinking Ewing Theory with Caitlin Clark for these playoffs yet?
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"Do you think the government should increase taxes on the wealthiest to strengthen the country's social and safety net programs?"
Yes: 73%
No: 26%
Beacon/Shaw / Sep 9, 2025
Yes: 73%
No: 26%
Beacon/Shaw / Sep 9, 2025
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Do you think the government should increase taxes on the wealthiest to strengthen the country's social and safety net programs?"
Yes: 73%
No: 26%
Beacon/Shaw / Sep 9, 2025
Yes: 73%
No: 26%
Beacon/Shaw / Sep 9, 2025
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New Yorkers deserve a Governor who will fight for us—who will push back on Trump, not cut deals with him, and make our state safer and more affordable for all of us. That’s why we’re proud to endorse Antonio Delgado @delgadoforny.bsky.social for Governor!
September 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New Yorkers deserve a Governor who will fight for us—who will push back on Trump, not cut deals with him, and make our state safer and more affordable for all of us. That’s why we’re proud to endorse Antonio Delgado @delgadoforny.bsky.social for Governor!
Honored to stand with workers at today’s Labor Day rally. We must become a state and a country of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers. Together, we are strong, unstoppable, and we will win.
September 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Honored to stand with workers at today’s Labor Day rally. We must become a state and a country of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers. Together, we are strong, unstoppable, and we will win.
Happy Labor Day! Today we honor the workers who build, care, and serve our communities. We must become a state and a country that is of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers. Together, we are strong, unstoppable, and we will win!
September 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy Labor Day! Today we honor the workers who build, care, and serve our communities. We must become a state and a country that is of the workers, by the workers, and for the workers. Together, we are strong, unstoppable, and we will win!
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Great quote from @citizenactionny.org organizer @ravoroot.bsky.social: "...These actions are reckless. Governor Hochul must step up and lead on climate, not bow down to Trump and the oil and gas industry."
www.wicz.com/news/activis...
www.wicz.com/news/activis...
Activists Call on Gov. Hochul to Support Clean Energy, Reject Trump-Backed Pipelines
Southern Tier environmental activists are slamming Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Public Service Commission Chair, Rory Christian for rejecting a major renewable energy infrastructure project.
www.wicz.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Great quote from @citizenactionny.org organizer @ravoroot.bsky.social: "...These actions are reckless. Governor Hochul must step up and lead on climate, not bow down to Trump and the oil and gas industry."
www.wicz.com/news/activis...
www.wicz.com/news/activis...
Kelsey Mitchell is the most underrated player in the WNBA.
July 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Kelsey Mitchell is the most underrated player in the WNBA.
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Happy Independence Day.
I love this country. Not because it’s perfect, but because people have always fought to make it better.
Patriotism means closing the gap between our ideals and our reality. That means no kings. No billionaires in charge. No one above the people.
Here’s to the work. 🇺🇸
I love this country. Not because it’s perfect, but because people have always fought to make it better.
Patriotism means closing the gap between our ideals and our reality. That means no kings. No billionaires in charge. No one above the people.
Here’s to the work. 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Happy Independence Day.
I love this country. Not because it’s perfect, but because people have always fought to make it better.
Patriotism means closing the gap between our ideals and our reality. That means no kings. No billionaires in charge. No one above the people.
Here’s to the work. 🇺🇸
I love this country. Not because it’s perfect, but because people have always fought to make it better.
Patriotism means closing the gap between our ideals and our reality. That means no kings. No billionaires in charge. No one above the people.
Here’s to the work. 🇺🇸
Mike Lawler looked into the camera and lied directly to your face.
Mike Lawler is nothing more than just another corporate politician that says anything to get elected then stabs us in the back when he goes to vote in Washington.
Mike Lawler is nothing more than just another corporate politician that says anything to get elected then stabs us in the back when he goes to vote in Washington.
I wonder how Congressman Mike Lawler will vote on this. Remember, words from politicians are empty, actions matter!
NEWS: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of various Republican plans for Medicaid spending reveals that, under every scenario laid out by the GOP, millions would lose insurance. The GOP's plans would have a disproportionate impact on low-income and elderly populations.
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Mike Lawler looked into the camera and lied directly to your face.
Mike Lawler is nothing more than just another corporate politician that says anything to get elected then stabs us in the back when he goes to vote in Washington.
Mike Lawler is nothing more than just another corporate politician that says anything to get elected then stabs us in the back when he goes to vote in Washington.
The Republican Party is voting in lockstep today to show they are:
❌ Against safe, affordable housing
❌ Against healthcare access
❌ Against food assistance
💰 For billionaires getting another massive tax break while shitting on the rest of America.
❌ Against safe, affordable housing
❌ Against healthcare access
❌ Against food assistance
💰 For billionaires getting another massive tax break while shitting on the rest of America.
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Republican Party is voting in lockstep today to show they are:
❌ Against safe, affordable housing
❌ Against healthcare access
❌ Against food assistance
💰 For billionaires getting another massive tax break while shitting on the rest of America.
❌ Against safe, affordable housing
❌ Against healthcare access
❌ Against food assistance
💰 For billionaires getting another massive tax break while shitting on the rest of America.
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Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you do is shit on the middle class.
I'm voting hell no.
I'm voting hell no.
July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Don't tell me you give a shit about the middle class when all you do is shit on the middle class.
I'm voting hell no.
I'm voting hell no.
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The One Big Beautiful Scam will kick 1.5 million New Yorkers off their healthcare.
No one in Upstate New York should lose their healthcare so billionaires and big corporations can get another handout.
No one in Upstate New York should lose their healthcare so billionaires and big corporations can get another handout.
July 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The One Big Beautiful Scam will kick 1.5 million New Yorkers off their healthcare.
No one in Upstate New York should lose their healthcare so billionaires and big corporations can get another handout.
No one in Upstate New York should lose their healthcare so billionaires and big corporations can get another handout.
Proud to have a Congressman representing us who is voting against this bill which puts working class people last and billionaires first.
The former guy who held this seat would have gladly voted yes on these disastrous cuts as he did many times when he was in office.
The former guy who held this seat would have gladly voted yes on these disastrous cuts as he did many times when he was in office.
The Senate voted to cut Medicaid.
To slash food assistance.
To put rural hospitals one step closer to shutting their doors.
I don't know a single person in Upstate New York who thinks we should balance the budget by taking meals from kids and healthcare from working families.
To slash food assistance.
To put rural hospitals one step closer to shutting their doors.
I don't know a single person in Upstate New York who thinks we should balance the budget by taking meals from kids and healthcare from working families.
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Proud to have a Congressman representing us who is voting against this bill which puts working class people last and billionaires first.
The former guy who held this seat would have gladly voted yes on these disastrous cuts as he did many times when he was in office.
The former guy who held this seat would have gladly voted yes on these disastrous cuts as he did many times when he was in office.
Destroying the lives of millions of Americans doesn’t serve anyone in Alaska or across the country.
This is what you will be remembered for Senator Murkowski.
This is what you will be remembered for Senator Murkowski.
The staredown says it all. @lisamurkowski knows she sold out America.
She could’ve voted NO. She didn’t. That will be her legacy.
She could’ve voted NO. She didn’t. That will be her legacy.
July 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Destroying the lives of millions of Americans doesn’t serve anyone in Alaska or across the country.
This is what you will be remembered for Senator Murkowski.
This is what you will be remembered for Senator Murkowski.
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Support For Reducing Federal Funding For Low-Income Food Assistance:
⚪ All: 22%
🔴 GOP: 42%
🔵 DEM: 8%
-> usapolling.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
⚪ All: 22%
🔴 GOP: 42%
🔵 DEM: 8%
-> usapolling.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Bombs in the Polls
Most Americans reject key parts of the plan, as even Republicans waver
usapolling.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Support For Reducing Federal Funding For Low-Income Food Assistance:
⚪ All: 22%
🔴 GOP: 42%
🔵 DEM: 8%
-> usapolling.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
⚪ All: 22%
🔴 GOP: 42%
🔵 DEM: 8%
-> usapolling.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
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June 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Win or lose this Indiana Pacers team is one of the very best teams I have ever had the privilege to watch.
They would have beaten my Celtics and been here no matter what.
#NBAsky #Pacers #NBAFinals
They would have beaten my Celtics and been here no matter what.
#NBAsky #Pacers #NBAFinals
June 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Win or lose this Indiana Pacers team is one of the very best teams I have ever had the privilege to watch.
They would have beaten my Celtics and been here no matter what.
#NBAsky #Pacers #NBAFinals
They would have beaten my Celtics and been here no matter what.
#NBAsky #Pacers #NBAFinals
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"Do you think the US military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran?"
🔴 No: 60%
⚫ Yes: 16%
-> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
🔴 No: 60%
⚫ Yes: 16%
-> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
No Boots, No Bombs: Americans Reject War Path
Majority prefer diplomacy or non-involvement as tensions rise between Iran and Israel
open.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Do you think the US military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran?"
🔴 No: 60%
⚫ Yes: 16%
-> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
🔴 No: 60%
⚫ Yes: 16%
-> open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...
Juneteenth is a song of freedom, born from struggle and carried with hope.
We honor the past and dream forward, toward justice that is real and freedom that is full.
We honor the past and dream forward, toward justice that is real and freedom that is full.
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Juneteenth is a song of freedom, born from struggle and carried with hope.
We honor the past and dream forward, toward justice that is real and freedom that is full.
We honor the past and dream forward, toward justice that is real and freedom that is full.
Regime change wars have never worked. They destabilize entire regions, cost countless lives, and serve only to enrich billionaire defense contractors. While the military-industrial complex thrives, everyday people, both here and abroad, pay the price in blood, suffering, and lost futures.
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Regime change wars have never worked. They destabilize entire regions, cost countless lives, and serve only to enrich billionaire defense contractors. While the military-industrial complex thrives, everyday people, both here and abroad, pay the price in blood, suffering, and lost futures.
Congressman Riley is right. This is plan is going to kill people, plain and simple.
Hospital closures. Staff shortages. Cuts to rural care.
That’s the reality under the GOP’s so-called health care plan—and it’s going to cost lives.
www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse...
That’s the reality under the GOP’s so-called health care plan—and it’s going to cost lives.
www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse...
New York hospitals face $7B annual hit under GOP plan, trade groups warn
A new analysis from the state’s biggest hospital groups estimates Republican budget proposals would cost New York’s hospitals $7 billion a year.
www.crainsnewyork.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Congressman Riley is right. This is plan is going to kill people, plain and simple.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
What dystopian reality is this? Blatant lies and it’s all on tape.
CONFIRMED
ICE accuses Lander of assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer
ICE accuses Lander of assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer
June 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What dystopian reality is this? Blatant lies and it’s all on tape.
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New York needs more leaders ready to stand up in the face of this authoritarian regime.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New York needs more leaders ready to stand up in the face of this authoritarian regime.