Betsy Coffia
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
Northern woman. State Representative, 103rd House District MI repping beautiful Benzie, Grand Traverse & Leelanau counties. Former 2x Grand Traverse County Commissioner.
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Betsy Coffia
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Dunno about you but I damn well don’t consent to live in Don & Elon’s imagination the next 4 yrs. Mine & yours are better.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
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Traverse City 🚘 ➡️ Grand Rapids.
400 Residents. 150 Miles. 60 Personal Testimonials.
2 MI AG @dananessel.bsky.social townhalls down, 8 more to go! 💙 w/ @betsycoffia.bsky.social & SML Winnie Brinks.
400 Residents. 150 Miles. 60 Personal Testimonials.
2 MI AG @dananessel.bsky.social townhalls down, 8 more to go! 💙 w/ @betsycoffia.bsky.social & SML Winnie Brinks.
March 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Traverse City 🚘 ➡️ Grand Rapids.
400 Residents. 150 Miles. 60 Personal Testimonials.
2 MI AG @dananessel.bsky.social townhalls down, 8 more to go! 💙 w/ @betsycoffia.bsky.social & SML Winnie Brinks.
400 Residents. 150 Miles. 60 Personal Testimonials.
2 MI AG @dananessel.bsky.social townhalls down, 8 more to go! 💙 w/ @betsycoffia.bsky.social & SML Winnie Brinks.
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"Congressman Jack Bergman would like to think that outsiders are funding the groundswell of opposition to his unquestioning support for Trump, Musk, and MAGA... But voters around his district are fed up with him, and they want him to know it."
www.traverseticker.com/news/local-i...
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Local Indivisible Groups Respond To Claim That Their Events Are Paid For By Billionaire George Soros
Traverse Indivisible and Leelanau Indivisible, the co-hosts of a Jack Bergman town hall event scheduled to take place this Saturday at Milliken Auditorium, have issued a joint public response to claim...
www.traverseticker.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Congressman Jack Bergman would like to think that outsiders are funding the groundswell of opposition to his unquestioning support for Trump, Musk, and MAGA... But voters around his district are fed up with him, and they want him to know it."
www.traverseticker.com/news/local-i...
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Thank you! 🎉🎉🎉
I believe I am your 1000th follower!
March 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you! 🎉🎉🎉
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Reupping this. As true now as when I first said it.
Dunno about you but I damn well don’t consent to live in Don & Elon’s imagination the next 4 yrs. Mine & yours are better.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
March 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reupping this. As true now as when I first said it.
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Read my former colleague Ruth Marcus, explaining why she left the Washington Post
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
www.newyorker.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Read my former colleague Ruth Marcus, explaining why she left the Washington Post
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
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So… folks can’t afford a dozen eggs.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
So… folks can’t afford a dozen eggs.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
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So… folks can’t afford a dozen eggs.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
March 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
So… folks can’t afford a dozen eggs.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
But trump wants you to buy a Tesla.
Let them eat cake.
Reupping this. As true now as when I first said it.
Dunno about you but I damn well don’t consent to live in Don & Elon’s imagination the next 4 yrs. Mine & yours are better.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
Let’s imagine the change we want & create it 1️⃣ small step at a time right in our own communities.
We have power & the oldest authoritarian trick is getting us to give it up.
March 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reupping this. As true now as when I first said it.
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Yesterday, Reps. @crheinga.bsky.social
@repmacdonell.bsky.social
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
@repforeman.bsky.social & Miller intro'd bills and urged federal action to combat the further spread of the bird flu. We need more funding and stronger measures to keep our communities safe.
@repmacdonell.bsky.social
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
@repforeman.bsky.social & Miller intro'd bills and urged federal action to combat the further spread of the bird flu. We need more funding and stronger measures to keep our communities safe.
Michigan House Democrats call on feds to do more to combat bird flu
Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are proposing more state funding to test humans, wildlife and livestock for bird flu.
buff.ly
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yesterday, Reps. @crheinga.bsky.social
@repmacdonell.bsky.social
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
@repforeman.bsky.social & Miller intro'd bills and urged federal action to combat the further spread of the bird flu. We need more funding and stronger measures to keep our communities safe.
@repmacdonell.bsky.social
@betsycoffia.bsky.social
@repforeman.bsky.social & Miller intro'd bills and urged federal action to combat the further spread of the bird flu. We need more funding and stronger measures to keep our communities safe.
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Protect your peace.
I’m not watching nonsense.
March 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Protect your peace.
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Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Dude says we have to take care of our law enforcement
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
FUCK YOU!!! YOU ASSHOLE YOU PARDONED OUR ATTACKERS
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Great to visit w/township officials from Grand Traverse County today at MTA annual legislative lunch - East Bay Twp supervisor Beth Friend (103rd District), Green Lake Twp supervisor Marv Radtke & treasurer Andy Marek, Fife Lake Twp supervisor Lisa Leedy (104th district).
March 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Great to visit w/township officials from Grand Traverse County today at MTA annual legislative lunch - East Bay Twp supervisor Beth Friend (103rd District), Green Lake Twp supervisor Marv Radtke & treasurer Andy Marek, Fife Lake Twp supervisor Lisa Leedy (104th district).
Great to visit w/township officials from Grand Traverse County today at MTA annual legislative lunch - East Bay Twp supervisor Beth Friend (103rd District), Green Lake Twp supervisor Marv Radtke & treasurer Andy Marek, Fife Lake Twp supervisor Lisa Leedy (104th district).
March 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Great to visit w/township officials from Grand Traverse County today at MTA annual legislative lunch - East Bay Twp supervisor Beth Friend (103rd District), Green Lake Twp supervisor Marv Radtke & treasurer Andy Marek, Fife Lake Twp supervisor Lisa Leedy (104th district).
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Tariffs might be Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there’s less to be excited about.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’
Tariffs might be President Donald Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there is less to be excited about.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tariffs might be Trump’s favorite word. To legendary investor Warren Buffett, there’s less to be excited about.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
“Tariffs are actually — we’ve had a lot of experience with them — they’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett said. They serve as a tax on goods and could raise prices for consumers.
I met with my legislative staff this morning and they confirmed that the uptick in constituents contacting us continues, and that an estimated 50-60% of our already busy call and email engagement from constituents are now concerns about federal.
March 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I met with my legislative staff this morning and they confirmed that the uptick in constituents contacting us continues, and that an estimated 50-60% of our already busy call and email engagement from constituents are now concerns about federal.
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We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚
March 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚
“opm tells cfpb to reinstate fired veterans military spouses”
Keep pushing.
Rest when you need to but keep pushing.
They arent invincible and us thinking they are and obeying in advance is what they want.
Dont give them what they want.
Keep pushing.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
Keep pushing.
Rest when you need to but keep pushing.
They arent invincible and us thinking they are and obeying in advance is what they want.
Dont give them what they want.
Keep pushing.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
OPM Tells CFPB to Reinstate Fired Veterans, Military Spouses
The Office of Personnel Management told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reinstate veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses who were fired, according to an email sent to CFPB emplo...
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“opm tells cfpb to reinstate fired veterans military spouses”
Keep pushing.
Rest when you need to but keep pushing.
They arent invincible and us thinking they are and obeying in advance is what they want.
Dont give them what they want.
Keep pushing.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
Keep pushing.
Rest when you need to but keep pushing.
They arent invincible and us thinking they are and obeying in advance is what they want.
Dont give them what they want.
Keep pushing.
news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/...
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The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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This is insane
REPORTER: Would a Russian oligarch be eligible for a gold card?
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
TRUMP: Yeah, possibly. Hey. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.
February 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is insane
Every action is another bit of sand in the gears. No matter how small. Keep it up.
Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them.
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Every action is another bit of sand in the gears. No matter how small. Keep it up.
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Keep at it
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Keep at it
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“Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity ... and do not let the ‘tragic spirit of despair’ overcome us when our country needs us the most.”
- IL @govpritzker.illinois.gov State of the State 2/20/25
- IL @govpritzker.illinois.gov State of the State 2/20/25
February 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. So gather your justice and humanity ... and do not let the ‘tragic spirit of despair’ overcome us when our country needs us the most.”
- IL @govpritzker.illinois.gov State of the State 2/20/25
- IL @govpritzker.illinois.gov State of the State 2/20/25