Amy J Higer
@amy-higer1.bsky.social
Political scientist academic pro-union non-carnivore.
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I don’t know that this will get much attention but it should
A huge night for Democrats:
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I don’t know that this will get much attention but it should
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Donald Trump promised to lower costs, but Americans are struggling to afford healthcare and food.
Trump has made billions since January 20. How much has your family made as Trump profits off the Oval Office?
Trump has made billions since January 20. How much has your family made as Trump profits off the Oval Office?
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Donald Trump promised to lower costs, but Americans are struggling to afford healthcare and food.
Trump has made billions since January 20. How much has your family made as Trump profits off the Oval Office?
Trump has made billions since January 20. How much has your family made as Trump profits off the Oval Office?
Sen. Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov has a message: “There is a corruption tax in this country...He sees it in Republicans (obviously) but he also "sees it in New Jersey political bosses trying to protect their turf and ice out independent investigation."
prospect.org/2025/12/04/a...
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Andy Kim vs. the Machine—Again - The American Prospect
The New Jersey senator is opposing his own party’s efforts to defang anti-corruption measures. In an interview, he depicted the fight as critical to regaining public trust.
prospect.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sen. Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov has a message: “There is a corruption tax in this country...He sees it in Republicans (obviously) but he also "sees it in New Jersey political bosses trying to protect their turf and ice out independent investigation."
prospect.org/2025/12/04/a...
prospect.org/2025/12/04/a...
Incredibly proud of my senator, @kim.senate.gov for fighting corruption in his own party in NJ. Hoping governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social will join him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZh...
Building an Anti-Corruption Movement in NJ and Nationally
YouTube video by Senator Andy Kim
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Incredibly proud of my senator, @kim.senate.gov for fighting corruption in his own party in NJ. Hoping governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social will join him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZh...
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Social media feeds are full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped, but Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops helping ICE terrorize our communities. app.sosha.ai/s/T7ngbtyS
Spotify: Wrapped in complicity
app.sosha.ai
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Social media feeds are full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped, but Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops helping ICE terrorize our communities. app.sosha.ai/s/T7ngbtyS
Kicking ass. Go @kim.senate.gov !!!
Corruption eats away at our politics no matter where we live. That’s why we need to build an anti-corruption movement to fight against what we see from the Oval Office to our own communities. I went up to Trenton today to stand up for integrity in the face of corruption.
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Kicking ass. Go @kim.senate.gov !!!
Democracy starts at home. Thank you @kim.senate.gov for fighting for democracy in NJ.
I just finished testifying in front of a NJ State Senate hearing against a bill that would weaken our fight against corruption. I stood alongside AG Platkin and Comptroller Walsh to call on state senators and members of the assembly to vote against this wrong move.
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Democracy starts at home. Thank you @kim.senate.gov for fighting for democracy in NJ.
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The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes
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If I were Starbucks management, and I saw Lina Khan on a picket line talking about our record number of instances unfair practices, I would be scared.
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If I were Starbucks management, and I saw Lina Khan on a picket line talking about our record number of instances unfair practices, I would be scared.
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
Go @sbworkersunited.org! Go @linamkhan.bsky.social! Make them sweat!
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So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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Helpful tracker!
UPDATE — With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus), there are now at least 12 congressional Democrats, 15 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 8 Democratic candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Helpful tracker!
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Unspeakable harm. Ongoing.
Three victims of sexual trafficking by Epstein and Maxwell have died from suicide or drug overdoses:
Virginia Giuffre (2025)
Carolyn Andriano (2023)
Leigh Skye Patrick (2017)
Those are just the ones we know of and who came forward. One cannot help but wonder how many more did not survive.
Virginia Giuffre (2025)
Carolyn Andriano (2023)
Leigh Skye Patrick (2017)
Those are just the ones we know of and who came forward. One cannot help but wonder how many more did not survive.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Unspeakable harm. Ongoing.
Good for her! Go @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
Grijalva: It has been 50 days since the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district elected me to represent them. 50 days that over 800,000 arizonans have been left without access to the basic services that every constituent deserves.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Good for her! Go @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social
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No, those Dems were just the ones that don't have an election to worry about. They ran cover for the rest.
Schumer must go.
Schumer must go.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
No, those Dems were just the ones that don't have an election to worry about. They ran cover for the rest.
Schumer must go.
Schumer must go.
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They chose senators either not up for reelection next year or retiring, like we wouldn't even notice.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
They chose senators either not up for reelection next year or retiring, like we wouldn't even notice.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
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2/2
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
2/2
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
You think Dem voters would have turned out in the numbers, and with the enthusiasm, they did JUST FIVE DAYS AGO if they thought the party was going cave like this? Jesus
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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Schumer is spreading the word he was against the deal. But he is the leader. So he either tacitly let it happen or he failed as a leader. No excuse works for him. This is a fail.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Schumer is spreading the word he was against the deal. But he is the leader. So he either tacitly let it happen or he failed as a leader. No excuse works for him. This is a fail.
Thank you @mikiesherrill.bsky.social !
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thank you @mikiesherrill.bsky.social !