Ashley Woolheater
@ashleywoolheater.bsky.social
Political communications pro focused on economic fairness and equity. In other words: will rant about inequality and corporate greed. Currently DC-based. Originally, Pittsburgh.
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Media trust has never been so low in this country.
But threatening to forcibly curtail content via the heavy hand of the federal government—a la some Russian- or North Korean-inspired trajectory—is not the solution.
https://trib.al/KUIZNOw
But threatening to forcibly curtail content via the heavy hand of the federal government—a la some Russian- or North Korean-inspired trajectory—is not the solution.
https://trib.al/KUIZNOw
July 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Media trust has never been so low in this country.
But threatening to forcibly curtail content via the heavy hand of the federal government—a la some Russian- or North Korean-inspired trajectory—is not the solution.
https://trib.al/KUIZNOw
But threatening to forcibly curtail content via the heavy hand of the federal government—a la some Russian- or North Korean-inspired trajectory—is not the solution.
https://trib.al/KUIZNOw
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"They might have been able to twist enough arms and pass this law and if they think that passing this bill is going to silence us and that we will forget, they are dead wrong." - Kristen Crowell
#TaxJustice
#TaxJustice
"If they think this bill is going to silence us, they are dead wrong"
YouTube video by Fair Share America
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July 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"They might have been able to twist enough arms and pass this law and if they think that passing this bill is going to silence us and that we will forget, they are dead wrong." - Kristen Crowell
#TaxJustice
#TaxJustice
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With ICE poised to receive a massive infusion of cash courtesy the Republican spending bill, I figured it was worth documenting what they've been doing with the money they've currently got. Gift link: wapo.st/4lv53Wh
Opinion | This is what ICE is doing with the tax dollars you already provide it
Immigration and Customs Enforcement stands to see a sharp increase in its funding under the Republican budget bill.
wapo.st
June 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
With ICE poised to receive a massive infusion of cash courtesy the Republican spending bill, I figured it was worth documenting what they've been doing with the money they've currently got. Gift link: wapo.st/4lv53Wh
Plenty of great points in this piece.
In @theintercept.com, @austinahlman.bsky.social writes that corporations pulling back from Pride is a good thing.
"Pride can once again be funded by and accountable to the community it serves, centered on the ongoing fight for a more holistic form of liberation..." theintercept.com/2025/06/05/c...
"Pride can once again be funded by and accountable to the community it serves, centered on the ongoing fight for a more holistic form of liberation..." theintercept.com/2025/06/05/c...
Corporate Pride Is Dying. Good.
The sudden withdrawal of big corporate sponsors from Pride events is an opportunity, not a crisis.
theintercept.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Plenty of great points in this piece.
1 in 9?!
Parents are making increasing emotional and financial investments in youth sports. (One in 9 think their kids are going pro.) It’s a compounding factor in the push to make trans athletes a wedge issue. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why youth sports is such a potent political target
The emotional and financial investment parents make in young athletes is strong wedge-issue fodder.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1 in 9?!
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There is simply no reason any government official — much less the vice president — should be taking time to meet with a self-obsessed conspiracy theorist.
June 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There is simply no reason any government official — much less the vice president — should be taking time to meet with a self-obsessed conspiracy theorist.
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They just make shit up all day long.
May 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
They just make shit up all day long.
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🚨 BREAKING: With a smirk on her face, Republican Senator Joni Ernst responds to constituents saying people will die due to the GOP’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🚨 BREAKING: With a smirk on her face, Republican Senator Joni Ernst responds to constituents saying people will die due to the GOP’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts: “Well, we all are going to die.”
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In a remote stretch of Montana, USDA funding helped provide food for ~250 households on a reservation where the nearest supermarket is about 20 miles away.
Now, due to cuts, the tribe’s funding for local food purchases could run out within weeks.
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
Now, due to cuts, the tribe’s funding for local food purchases could run out within weeks.
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In a remote stretch of Montana, USDA funding helped provide food for ~250 households on a reservation where the nearest supermarket is about 20 miles away.
Now, due to cuts, the tribe’s funding for local food purchases could run out within weeks.
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
Now, due to cuts, the tribe’s funding for local food purchases could run out within weeks.
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
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ICYMI: "While the administration says the reduction in force 'was implemented to improve ‘efficiency’ and ‘accountability,’ the 'record abundantly reveals that Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute.'"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Judge halts dismantling of Education Department, orders fired workers to be reinstated
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun said the announced cuts would "likely cripple" the agency.
www.nbcnews.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICYMI: "While the administration says the reduction in force 'was implemented to improve ‘efficiency’ and ‘accountability,’ the 'record abundantly reveals that Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute.'"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Could not agree more:
Highly recommended reading: Our legal director Sandeep Vaheesan does a deep dive into Abundance and presents an alternate, more informed vision for a future of shared prosperity, fairness, and yes, abundance. 💡💡
“The authors back their claims with anecdotes of regulations stifling development. This is not rigorous argument, however, but a ‘story,’ as the authors themselves put it. The problem is that stories can be deeply misleading.”
Sandeep Vaheesan reviews ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson:
Sandeep Vaheesan reviews ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson:
May 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Could not agree more:
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Don't really know what disparate impact is? Here are some examples.
1) My colleagues at @epi.org have shown that, even when accounting for education, the Black unemployment rate is persistently much higher the white unemployment rate. www.epi.org/publication/...
1) My colleagues at @epi.org have shown that, even when accounting for education, the Black unemployment rate is persistently much higher the white unemployment rate. www.epi.org/publication/...
This President says disparate impact lawsuits are now unlawful. That is absurd.
April 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Don't really know what disparate impact is? Here are some examples.
1) My colleagues at @epi.org have shown that, even when accounting for education, the Black unemployment rate is persistently much higher the white unemployment rate. www.epi.org/publication/...
1) My colleagues at @epi.org have shown that, even when accounting for education, the Black unemployment rate is persistently much higher the white unemployment rate. www.epi.org/publication/...
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One of the pillars of American power is that the most ambitious and brilliant researchers on the planet come to our universities to learn and advance knowledge that drives our economy. Trump sent his goons after one who fled Russia's fascism. Many will leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One of the pillars of American power is that the most ambitious and brilliant researchers on the planet come to our universities to learn and advance knowledge that drives our economy. Trump sent his goons after one who fled Russia's fascism. Many will leave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
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Q: 60 Minutes found 75% of the migrants who were sent to El Salvador do not have criminal records. That true?
BONDI: They're not Venezuelan migrants. They're illegal aliens from Venezuela who should not have been in our country
Q: So you're confirming they didn't commit a crime?
BONDI: *leaves*
BONDI: They're not Venezuelan migrants. They're illegal aliens from Venezuela who should not have been in our country
Q: So you're confirming they didn't commit a crime?
BONDI: *leaves*
April 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Q: 60 Minutes found 75% of the migrants who were sent to El Salvador do not have criminal records. That true?
BONDI: They're not Venezuelan migrants. They're illegal aliens from Venezuela who should not have been in our country
Q: So you're confirming they didn't commit a crime?
BONDI: *leaves*
BONDI: They're not Venezuelan migrants. They're illegal aliens from Venezuela who should not have been in our country
Q: So you're confirming they didn't commit a crime?
BONDI: *leaves*
didn't have this on my bingo card either...
"I am not a fan of the corporate tax cut right now. The reason is they gamed the system last time. They didn't put in a capital equipment. And I'm totally opposed to [tax cuts] for the rich. I can walk through any set of analysis that we just don't have the money.
#TaxFairnessNOW
#TaxFairnessNOW
March 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
didn't have this on my bingo card either...
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NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated.
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
propub.li
March 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NEW: One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, internal memos estimated.
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The USAID programs were cut anyway.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
Your constituents are trying to share their views so...avoid them?
A VIEW FROM THE STATES: The directive for Republican members to avoid town hall meetings hasn’t slowed the outpouring of opposition from their constituents following the votes on the House Budget resolution last week.
Keep the pressure on - dial the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 now!
Keep the pressure on - dial the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 now!
Local Pressure Grows For Reps Who Voted Against Constituent Interests In House Budget Resolution
The directive for Republican members to avoid townhall meetings hasn’t slowed the outpouring of opposition from their constituents following the votes on the House Budget resolution last week.
substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Your constituents are trying to share their views so...avoid them?
Sally is so fantastic. Excited to get to work with her at @openmarkets.bsky.social
We are so pleased to welcome Sally Hubbard
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
back to Open Markets as a fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the @knightfoundation.org Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...
Antimonopoly Pioneer Sally Hubbard Rejoins Open Markets as Fellow from DOJ — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute announces the return of Sally Hubbard as a Fellow, made possible through a generous grant from the Knight Foundation Federal Alumni Fellowship Fund at The Miami Foundation.
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sally is so fantastic. Excited to get to work with her at @openmarkets.bsky.social
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Per Puck’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Spartz flipped on the budget vote after Trump screamed at her:
“others could clearly hear the president’s voice screaming out of the speaker. She was a fake Republican derailing his agenda, he yelled. He was the president, he reminded her.”
puck.news/how-trump-st...
“others could clearly hear the president’s voice screaming out of the speaker. She was a fake Republican derailing his agenda, he yelled. He was the president, he reminded her.”
puck.news/how-trump-st...
February 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Per Puck’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, Spartz flipped on the budget vote after Trump screamed at her:
“others could clearly hear the president’s voice screaming out of the speaker. She was a fake Republican derailing his agenda, he yelled. He was the president, he reminded her.”
puck.news/how-trump-st...
“others could clearly hear the president’s voice screaming out of the speaker. She was a fake Republican derailing his agenda, he yelled. He was the president, he reminded her.”
puck.news/how-trump-st...
It's completely delusional to think the internet brings people a broad set of views. Not with algorithms working the way they do. What a tool.
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It's completely delusional to think the internet brings people a broad set of views. Not with algorithms working the way they do. What a tool.
While Congress is home for recess, people have showed up at district offices, at state capitols, and more to protest GOP plans to cut public budgets and programs like Medicaid and SNAP in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich. And to resist DOGE, of course.
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RECESS ROUNDUP: BUDGET CUTS GET FROSTY RECEPTION IN DISTRICTS
We’re only halfway through the House Recess this week, yet already the outpouring of feedback from constituents about the misplaced budget priorities in DC is significant.
substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
While Congress is home for recess, people have showed up at district offices, at state capitols, and more to protest GOP plans to cut public budgets and programs like Medicaid and SNAP in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich. And to resist DOGE, of course.
MORE: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
MORE: substack.com/inbox/post/1...