sam
samanthawrites.bsky.social
sam
@samanthawrites.bsky.social
atlanta 🍑 writer 👩🏽‍💻 lawyer/consultant 📑 elder millennial mom 👵🏽

substack: https://samanthajose.substack.com
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February 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Pt. 2/2 ⬇️
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
my valentine’s gift to my husband is grilling steaks at 8am.
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze

Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen

-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
dirty dancing was a pro choice, (white) feminist film and we don’t talk about that aspect enough.
February 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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if i text you this just know you’re cooked
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
kendrick getting an entire stadium to scream “A MINORRRR” while dancing in flare jeans is the energy i’m bringing to the rest of 2025 #kendricklamar #superbowl
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media.tenor.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i can always tell if someone grew up reading and/or writing fanfiction, depending on what type of romance content they love. some of booktok’s faves are poorly written, temu game of thrones smut with no character development 🙂‍↔️
February 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
👵🏽 the youths don’t know what it was like to record vhs tapes of your favorite show weekly before dvr or streaming.
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
acab, but i love a character-driven crime procedural like #willtrent
February 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The universe speaks in mysterious ways.
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
season 2 of #bridgerton was its peak because the chemistry is unmatched #kanthony
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media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
the best parts of #gladiator2 were denzel washington swanning around, dripped out
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media.tenor.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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We are ready to help pave a path for lower medication and healthcare costs for taxpayers

journals.lww.com/fpmrs/fullte...
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Effect on... : Urogynecology
imated $1.29 billion reduction in 2020 costs if they replaced the Medicare prices. Objectives We sought to investigate the savings for all drugs commonly used in urogynecology. Study Design We r...
journals.lww.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Democracy Docket will never back down. It will never compromise. It does not obey.

If you are looking to support a fiercely independent, pro-democracy news platform, consider becoming a Democracy Docket member today. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
January 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
@aoc.bsky.social is one of the only dems calling out trump & the gop’s disregard for the constitution & fascism. & hypocrisy across parties re: voting with their investments.
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media.tenor.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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We updated TrumpGolfTrack.com to include the price of eggs and gas per your request. And a nice little home screen icon. More to come 🤣
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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"where are all the protests?"

read our series showing the legacy of both the Trump and Biden admins—from BLM in the 2010s, to Standing Rock, to George Floyd, to the Palestine encampments—as protest suppression and criminalization. politicians want to call blocking traffic and masking "terrorism."
Welcome to the United States of Suppression
Our new series documents the recent crackdown on dissent and protests in the U.S.
www.teenvogue.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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"It’s important to explore what capitalism actually involves and the arguments for and against it, so you can make your own decisions about the world you’d like to live in." ⤵️
Everything You Need to Know About Capitalism
What it is, how it works, and who is for and against it.
www.teenvogue.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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As legal battles over Trump’s executive orders play out, here’s what to know about the history of birthright citizenship. ⤵️
Trump Is Trying to End Birthright Citizenship. What Would That Mean?
It was established in 1868 by the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution:
www.teenvogue.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM