Cathy Albisa
@cathyalbisa.bsky.social
Committed to multiracial democracy, racial, gender, economic and global justice and human rights and my two beautiful sons. Proud member of Working Families Party.
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Excited to share our new organization Branch4. We support the organizing and leadership of federal workers in defending and rebuilding the administrative branch. Founded by www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-alb..., www.linkedin.com/in/alissataf..., www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dol...
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May 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Excited to share our new organization Branch4. We support the organizing and leadership of federal workers in defending and rebuilding the administrative branch. Founded by www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-alb..., www.linkedin.com/in/alissataf..., www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dol...
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Congratulations to ProPublica. Your coverage is always brave, honest and very much in the public service. #publicservicematters
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Congratulations to ProPublica. Your coverage is always brave, honest and very much in the public service. #publicservicematters
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contrarian.substack.com/p/the-depart... Thank you Max of @ourpublicservice.bsky.social for the apt renaming of the muskrats.
The Department of Government Ineptitude
Elon Musk's DOGE team is violating every basic principle of good management.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-depart... Thank you Max of @ourpublicservice.bsky.social for the apt renaming of the muskrats.
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John Oliver's supreme take down of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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May 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
John Oliver's supreme take down of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p... Every single one if these appointments needs to be replaced, may this be the first of many, and may we keep pushing them out until they put people in place that actually serve the public #publicservicematters
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May 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p... Every single one if these appointments needs to be replaced, may this be the first of many, and may we keep pushing them out until they put people in place that actually serve the public #publicservicematters
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#Trump's legacy will be one of needless death and suffering. Must-read from my @defendpublichealth.bsky.social comrade @gregggonsalves https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-100-days-public-health-deaths/
#publichealth #nih #cdc #rfkjr
#publichealth #nih #cdc #rfkjr
Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves@med-mastodon.com)
1.23K Posts, 6.01K Following, 12.5K Followers · Epidemiologist. Activist. Drugs and Bugs.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#Trump's legacy will be one of needless death and suffering. Must-read from my @defendpublichealth.bsky.social comrade @gregggonsalves https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-100-days-public-health-deaths/
#publichealth #nih #cdc #rfkjr
#publichealth #nih #cdc #rfkjr
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Small towns all over the country depend on federal services — which is why they're pouring into the streets today to say #HandsOff!
Here is Ames, Iowa 👀
Here is Ames, Iowa 👀
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Small towns all over the country depend on federal services — which is why they're pouring into the streets today to say #HandsOff!
Here is Ames, Iowa 👀
Here is Ames, Iowa 👀
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For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
March 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
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Read @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's whole dispatch from the whole march:
The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
March 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Read @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's whole dispatch from the whole march:
The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
and part 2 of that message :
“Urgent request .
Please help get the following out to Federal employees: If they are considering resigning, they should wait until as late in the day as possible on Thursday, in case the Courts do act to enjoin the government from seeking resignations.
“Urgent request .
Please help get the following out to Federal employees: If they are considering resigning, they should wait until as late in the day as possible on Thursday, in case the Courts do act to enjoin the government from seeking resignations.
February 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
and part 2 of that message :
“Urgent request .
Please help get the following out to Federal employees: If they are considering resigning, they should wait until as late in the day as possible on Thursday, in case the Courts do act to enjoin the government from seeking resignations.
“Urgent request .
Please help get the following out to Federal employees: If they are considering resigning, they should wait until as late in the day as possible on Thursday, in case the Courts do act to enjoin the government from seeking resignations.
Passing along a message I just got:
“Urgent request
A few hours ago, Democracy Forward, on behalf of several Federal employee unions, filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts District Court, seeking a motion to vacate the entire deferred resignation program and cancel the February 6th deadline.
.”
“Urgent request
A few hours ago, Democracy Forward, on behalf of several Federal employee unions, filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts District Court, seeking a motion to vacate the entire deferred resignation program and cancel the February 6th deadline.
.”
February 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Passing along a message I just got:
“Urgent request
A few hours ago, Democracy Forward, on behalf of several Federal employee unions, filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts District Court, seeking a motion to vacate the entire deferred resignation program and cancel the February 6th deadline.
.”
“Urgent request
A few hours ago, Democracy Forward, on behalf of several Federal employee unions, filed a lawsuit in a Massachusetts District Court, seeking a motion to vacate the entire deferred resignation program and cancel the February 6th deadline.
.”
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Anyway, Andy's thread & reporting is really relevant this week ⬇️
1/ I want to tell you about Russ Vought, the man Trump just named to run an obscure yet hugely influential gov't office.
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
It's called the Office of Management and Budget.
Vought could turn OMB into the tip of the spear for Trump's most far-reaching and extreme policies.
Here's how... 🧵🧵🧵
January 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Anyway, Andy's thread & reporting is really relevant this week ⬇️
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“Makes no sense”? It makes perfect sense. Trump is not playing by the rules the rest of us keep pointing to. He’s grabbing power and cutting off all possible oversight and dissent.
January 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Makes no sense”? It makes perfect sense. Trump is not playing by the rules the rest of us keep pointing to. He’s grabbing power and cutting off all possible oversight and dissent.
Thank you Erica for this piece conveying the scale and depth of destruction inflicted on our govt by the new Administration, the repercussions will be severe www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...
Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.
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January 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thank you Erica for this piece conveying the scale and depth of destruction inflicted on our govt by the new Administration, the repercussions will be severe www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/u...
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gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker... Innovative actions from states to relieve the burdens of predatory systems are more needed than ever as we brace for an Administration that will unleash private sector exploitation further. Congrats Illinois!!
Gov. Pritzker Announces $72 Million in Medical Debt Relief for over 52,000 Illinoisans
Initial medical debt erasure is the first step in a broader effort to provide debt relief across Illinois
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December 7, 2024 at 6:55 PM
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker... Innovative actions from states to relieve the burdens of predatory systems are more needed than ever as we brace for an Administration that will unleash private sector exploitation further. Congrats Illinois!!
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“It’s our job to be popular.”
A conversation with @mauricewfp.bsky.social, national director of @workingfamilies.org, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss:
A conversation with @mauricewfp.bsky.social, national director of @workingfamilies.org, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss:
“It’s Our Job to Be Popular” - Boston Review
A conversation with Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:13 PM
“It’s our job to be popular.”
A conversation with @mauricewfp.bsky.social, national director of @workingfamilies.org, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss:
A conversation with @mauricewfp.bsky.social, national director of @workingfamilies.org, on the way forward after the Democrats’ loss: