Andrea Watts
@andreamwatts.bsky.social
🌶️ Fighting for justice + better bike lanes ✨
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ACTION ALERT 🚨 Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman of the T&I Committee drafting the next transportation bill, recently shared an alarming insight: “It's gonna be a traditional highway bill... We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ACTION ALERT 🚨 Rep. Sam Graves, Chairman of the T&I Committee drafting the next transportation bill, recently shared an alarming insight: “It's gonna be a traditional highway bill... We’re not gonna be spending money on murals and train stations or bike paths or walking paths.”
It’s 1am, I’m giddy as hell. I feel hope for this first time in awhile. And folks, hope is America’s best strategy 🇺🇸 🌊 Read my latest musings: open.substack.com/pub/andreawa...
The Dawn of a Better Day for Humanity
The rise of moral imagination and a generational shift from status quo politics to structural change
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
It’s 1am, I’m giddy as hell. I feel hope for this first time in awhile. And folks, hope is America’s best strategy 🇺🇸 🌊 Read my latest musings: open.substack.com/pub/andreawa...
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Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
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📰 DEADLY NEW RECORD REACHED IN INDY (AGAIN) 🚨
Bicyclists Falling Victim To Traffic Violence At Never Before Seen Pace
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Read our full Press Release at the link below.
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky #VisionZero
Bicyclists Falling Victim To Traffic Violence At Never Before Seen Pace
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Read our full Press Release at the link below.
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky #VisionZero
Safe Streets Indy
Advocating for Safe Streets in Indianapolis, Indiana.
safestreetsindy.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📰 DEADLY NEW RECORD REACHED IN INDY (AGAIN) 🚨
Bicyclists Falling Victim To Traffic Violence At Never Before Seen Pace
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Read our full Press Release at the link below.
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky #VisionZero
Bicyclists Falling Victim To Traffic Violence At Never Before Seen Pace
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Read our full Press Release at the link below.
#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky #VisionZero
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“The truth is out now. Maybe, just maybe, this is the start of Indianapolis demanding something better. Could 2027 finally be the showdown between the good-government Democrats and the corrupt machine? Let’s hope voters are paying attention.” — a good read from @andreamwatts.bsky.social
#hoosiersky
#hoosiersky
How Indianapolis Lost Its Moral Compass
City Hall’s rot is not a mystery. It’s what happens when ego replaces ethics
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“The truth is out now. Maybe, just maybe, this is the start of Indianapolis demanding something better. Could 2027 finally be the showdown between the good-government Democrats and the corrupt machine? Let’s hope voters are paying attention.” — a good read from @andreamwatts.bsky.social
#hoosiersky
#hoosiersky
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Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has cultivated a reputation for public integrity, ignored conflicts of interest involving his former top aide Thomas Cook, a secret relationship, and millions of dollars in city incentives. New joint investigation from IndyStar and @mirrorindy.org indystar.com/story/news/i...
Hogsett ignored Thomas Cook's secret relationship as money flowed to developers
An IndyStar and Mirror Indy investigation has found that Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives.
indystar.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has cultivated a reputation for public integrity, ignored conflicts of interest involving his former top aide Thomas Cook, a secret relationship, and millions of dollars in city incentives. New joint investigation from IndyStar and @mirrorindy.org indystar.com/story/news/i...
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A @mirrorindy.org/IndyStar investigation has found that Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives.
Perhaps nobody benefited as much as Thomas Cook.
Read the full story here:
mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-...
Perhaps nobody benefited as much as Thomas Cook.
Read the full story here:
mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-...
Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest as city incentives flowed to developers
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett ran on ethics reform, but an investigation found that he ignored conflicts of interest.
mirrorindy.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A @mirrorindy.org/IndyStar investigation has found that Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives.
Perhaps nobody benefited as much as Thomas Cook.
Read the full story here:
mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-...
Perhaps nobody benefited as much as Thomas Cook.
Read the full story here:
mirrorindy.org/joe-hogsett-...
For years I’ve been saying it: The headlines write themselves — sweetheart deals for your sweetheart.
It’s surreal to finally see it in print. Big thanks to the reporters who stuck with this story and did the work to make the truth public.
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
It’s surreal to finally see it in print. Big thanks to the reporters who stuck with this story and did the work to make the truth public.
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
Hogsett ignored Thomas Cook's secret relationship as money flowed to developers
An IndyStar and Mirror Indy investigation has found that Hogsett ignored conflicts of interest involving millions of dollars in city incentives.
www.indystar.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
For years I’ve been saying it: The headlines write themselves — sweetheart deals for your sweetheart.
It’s surreal to finally see it in print. Big thanks to the reporters who stuck with this story and did the work to make the truth public.
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
It’s surreal to finally see it in print. Big thanks to the reporters who stuck with this story and did the work to make the truth public.
www.indystar.com/story/news/i...
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The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
October 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
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Weird way to say you seek attention
September 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Weird way to say you seek attention
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Allison Janney on playing a character who becomes the first female American president on “The Diplomat”: “It seems like television sometimes is showing us where we ought to go.” #TAF25
Watch more: bit.ly/3IkhDd9
Watch more: bit.ly/3IkhDd9
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Allison Janney on playing a character who becomes the first female American president on “The Diplomat”: “It seems like television sometimes is showing us where we ought to go.” #TAF25
Watch more: bit.ly/3IkhDd9
Watch more: bit.ly/3IkhDd9
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It’s Knozone Action Day #5 of 2025 in Indianapolis. Leave the car at home today, and avoid fueling up or doing yard work today!
IndyGo is a great way to get around as an alternative, and you can plan your trip with @transit.app, MyStop, or Google Maps.
IndyGo is a great way to get around as an alternative, and you can plan your trip with @transit.app, MyStop, or Google Maps.
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s Knozone Action Day #5 of 2025 in Indianapolis. Leave the car at home today, and avoid fueling up or doing yard work today!
IndyGo is a great way to get around as an alternative, and you can plan your trip with @transit.app, MyStop, or Google Maps.
IndyGo is a great way to get around as an alternative, and you can plan your trip with @transit.app, MyStop, or Google Maps.
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Good morning, everyone!
Please remember to take good care of yourself.
Stay hydrated.
Get up and move.
Stretch.
Get a snack.
Please remember to take good care of yourself.
Stay hydrated.
Get up and move.
Stretch.
Get a snack.
September 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Good morning, everyone!
Please remember to take good care of yourself.
Stay hydrated.
Get up and move.
Stretch.
Get a snack.
Please remember to take good care of yourself.
Stay hydrated.
Get up and move.
Stretch.
Get a snack.
yesterday’s mood: unpaid intern at the mayor’s action center, specializing in ✂️ civic landscaping cardio ✂️
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
yesterday’s mood: unpaid intern at the mayor’s action center, specializing in ✂️ civic landscaping cardio ✂️
Got a touch of the ‘tism
September 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Got a touch of the ‘tism
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Kyle Lucas, executive director of the advocacy group Better Streets Chicago, described the saga as “a giant waste of everyone’s time over meaningless political games.”
“The pilot program needs to happen,” Lucas said. “So whichever path gets us there is the path that we would like to see.”
“The pilot program needs to happen,” Lucas said. “So whichever path gets us there is the path that we would like to see.”
Advocates hope action on sidewalk snowplow program heats up soon
One advocate described the City Council saga as “a giant waste of everyone’s time over meaningless political games.”
www.chicagotribune.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kyle Lucas, executive director of the advocacy group Better Streets Chicago, described the saga as “a giant waste of everyone’s time over meaningless political games.”
“The pilot program needs to happen,” Lucas said. “So whichever path gets us there is the path that we would like to see.”
“The pilot program needs to happen,” Lucas said. “So whichever path gets us there is the path that we would like to see.”
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Now we know that the shooter's politics weren't as clear or straightforward as some predicted.
These troubled weirdoes have usually been twisted by the discourse in obscure online conspiracy forums. The rush to quickly link them, with no evidence, to one party or another in order to cast blame […]
These troubled weirdoes have usually been twisted by the discourse in obscure online conspiracy forums. The rush to quickly link them, with no evidence, to one party or another in order to cast blame […]
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hoosier.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Now we know that the shooter's politics weren't as clear or straightforward as some predicted.
These troubled weirdoes have usually been twisted by the discourse in obscure online conspiracy forums. The rush to quickly link them, with no evidence, to one party or another in order to cast blame […]
These troubled weirdoes have usually been twisted by the discourse in obscure online conspiracy forums. The rush to quickly link them, with no evidence, to one party or another in order to cast blame […]
👀 I’m just a girl who wrote a little bitty Substack snack piece about the data center debate open.substack.com/pub/andreawa... from a land use standpoint, is it the highest & best use of Indiana’s suburban & rural land? Discuss 👇🏻 go ahead, mansplain it 2 me 😇
September 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
👀 I’m just a girl who wrote a little bitty Substack snack piece about the data center debate open.substack.com/pub/andreawa... from a land use standpoint, is it the highest & best use of Indiana’s suburban & rural land? Discuss 👇🏻 go ahead, mansplain it 2 me 😇
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ranked 257 schools across the country, with two Indiana schools in the top 20 and two in the bottom 20, based on student interviews regarding free speech policies and experiences on campus.
Purdue and DePauw top Indiana schools for free speech; Notre Dame and IU lag
Discover the top colleges in Indiana for free speech, according to a comprehensive survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
www.wishtv.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ranked 257 schools across the country, with two Indiana schools in the top 20 and two in the bottom 20, based on student interviews regarding free speech policies and experiences on campus.
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If you wake up this morning & want to do something to fight the rise of fascism, come out & join us at Rep. Shreve's Office at 530pm in Greenwood to say "NO!" to Concentration Camp Atterbury.
Hopeful & family-friendly (public park 1 block away).
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Hopeful & family-friendly (public park 1 block away).
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Build Housing Not Concentration Camps · Indivisible Central Indiana
Hard-working Hoosiers are going without necessities, including food and medical care, just to keep a roof over their families' heads. Many full-time workers have found themselves homeless or on the ve...
www.mobilize.us
September 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you wake up this morning & want to do something to fight the rise of fascism, come out & join us at Rep. Shreve's Office at 530pm in Greenwood to say "NO!" to Concentration Camp Atterbury.
Hopeful & family-friendly (public park 1 block away).
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Hopeful & family-friendly (public park 1 block away).
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
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Ashley C. Ford (@smashfizzle.bsky.social) will join Free Press Indiana, Mirror Indy’s support organization, as its women & girls reporter.
Ashley will travel the state to meet women and girls and learn about the changes they’re creating, the barriers they’re facing.
Stay tuned.
Ashley will travel the state to meet women and girls and learn about the changes they’re creating, the barriers they’re facing.
Stay tuned.
September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ashley C. Ford (@smashfizzle.bsky.social) will join Free Press Indiana, Mirror Indy’s support organization, as its women & girls reporter.
Ashley will travel the state to meet women and girls and learn about the changes they’re creating, the barriers they’re facing.
Stay tuned.
Ashley will travel the state to meet women and girls and learn about the changes they’re creating, the barriers they’re facing.
Stay tuned.
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🧵 What’s it like to work in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration?
Mirror Indy government reporter Peter Blanchard talked to a dozen current and former employees. Many described a “culture of fear” inside the City-County Building. Some said they were yelled at often. 1/
Mirror Indy government reporter Peter Blanchard talked to a dozen current and former employees. Many described a “culture of fear” inside the City-County Building. Some said they were yelled at often. 1/
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🧵 What’s it like to work in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration?
Mirror Indy government reporter Peter Blanchard talked to a dozen current and former employees. Many described a “culture of fear” inside the City-County Building. Some said they were yelled at often. 1/
Mirror Indy government reporter Peter Blanchard talked to a dozen current and former employees. Many described a “culture of fear” inside the City-County Building. Some said they were yelled at often. 1/
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For years, city employees and political volunteers would not speak negatively about working for Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Now, a collection of current and former employees are speaking out about what they say is a toxic work culture in the administration mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Now, a collection of current and former employees are speaking out about what they say is a toxic work culture in the administration mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Workers describe ‘toxic’ culture in Mayor Joe Hogsett’s city hall
The harassment allegations engulfing the Indianapolis mayor’s administration stem from a toxic work environment, several former employees said.
mirrorindy.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For years, city employees and political volunteers would not speak negatively about working for Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Now, a collection of current and former employees are speaking out about what they say is a toxic work culture in the administration mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Now, a collection of current and former employees are speaking out about what they say is a toxic work culture in the administration mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
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My comments to the DMD Administrator regarding the reuse of the Indiana Women’s Prison property- you can send yours to DMDLand@indy.gov
September 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My comments to the DMD Administrator regarding the reuse of the Indiana Women’s Prison property- you can send yours to DMDLand@indy.gov