Erica Roggeveen Byrne
@erbicaceae.bsky.social
Strategic thinker w nonprofits & public libraries. Adjunct instructor of MPH students. Reluctant political campaign staff. She/her. Bryn Mawr. Tulane. CT. Tired.
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No matter our background, origin, or party, most of us believe violence has no place in our politics. Yet, the MAGA regime fans flames of violence, trying to turn government into a weapon against us. We must make this a country where no one fears for our lives or our loved ones.
September 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
No matter our background, origin, or party, most of us believe violence has no place in our politics. Yet, the MAGA regime fans flames of violence, trying to turn government into a weapon against us. We must make this a country where no one fears for our lives or our loved ones.
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Is angry librarian energy supposed to be an insult? How do I vote for an angry librarian
August 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Is angry librarian energy supposed to be an insult? How do I vote for an angry librarian
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what this is, above all else, is the biggest green light we’ve ever seen for Dem primary challenges
the Dem base is deeply, deeply angry at the party for not doing more to oppose Trump and the door is wide open for anyone who is serious about doing more on that front
the Dem base is deeply, deeply angry at the party for not doing more to oppose Trump and the door is wide open for anyone who is serious about doing more on that front
New WSJ poll: The Democratic Party is 30 points under water with registered voters, considerably worse than the GOP (-11). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
July 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
what this is, above all else, is the biggest green light we’ve ever seen for Dem primary challenges
the Dem base is deeply, deeply angry at the party for not doing more to oppose Trump and the door is wide open for anyone who is serious about doing more on that front
the Dem base is deeply, deeply angry at the party for not doing more to oppose Trump and the door is wide open for anyone who is serious about doing more on that front
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It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
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this is all I do: systematize and operationalize the revolution.
we gone be organized!
we gone be organized!
Best thing about the new folks I found to organize with is that they needed someone to take charge of and improve their records + policies and HELLO that’s literally my love language
July 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
this is all I do: systematize and operationalize the revolution.
we gone be organized!
we gone be organized!
Mine are in my passenger seat, but point taken and shots fired.
It doesn't feel like a true vacation til I've unloaded all my flip charts from the trunk to make room for my beach chairs.
July 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Mine are in my passenger seat, but point taken and shots fired.
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People often complain that Democrats are “bringing knives to a gun fight.”
But that’s not quite it, they’re bringing facts to a storytelling fight. And getting totally outspun.
But that’s not quite it, they’re bringing facts to a storytelling fight. And getting totally outspun.
Voters vulnerable to Medicaid cuts in President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” law are reluctant to blame the president or congressional Republicans who approved it, instead directing their frustration at their hospital system.
A clinic blames its closing on Trump’s Medicaid cuts. Patients don’t buy it.
A clinic in rural Nebraska has become a political flash point after tying its looming closure to Trump’s law cutting Medicaid.
wapo.st
July 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
People often complain that Democrats are “bringing knives to a gun fight.”
But that’s not quite it, they’re bringing facts to a storytelling fight. And getting totally outspun.
But that’s not quite it, they’re bringing facts to a storytelling fight. And getting totally outspun.
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Democratic consultants: why don’t people vote and volunteer for us
Also democratic consultants:
Also democratic consultants:
June 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Democratic consultants: why don’t people vote and volunteer for us
Also democratic consultants:
Also democratic consultants:
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Brad Lander working himself into the national conversation just by being a guy who says true things and not being a racist and doesn’t hate being a Democrat should be a lesson to folks but it won’t be
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Brad Lander working himself into the national conversation just by being a guy who says true things and not being a racist and doesn’t hate being a Democrat should be a lesson to folks but it won’t be
CT, we too could have nice things...
When #workers go on strike, they should have access to #unemployment insurance benefits.
Now in #Oregon, they will! Thanks to @oregonaflcio.bsky.social, @epi.org & many others for their work & partnership. We're especially inspired by all the workers who fought for it. apnews.com/article/stri...
Now in #Oregon, they will! Thanks to @oregonaflcio.bsky.social, @epi.org & many others for their work & partnership. We're especially inspired by all the workers who fought for it. apnews.com/article/stri...
Oregon governor signs bill providing unemployment pay for striking workers
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that provides unemployment benefits to striking workers.
apnews.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
CT, we too could have nice things...
CC: Mod Dems
you’re telling me republicans are now going to call democrats communists since zohran won? they’ve never done that before it might be over
June 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
CC: Mod Dems
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I guarantee you, there is a non-sexually assaulting progressive Millennial or Gen Z person with a smattering of charisma in every district where there is an inert, fat cat establishment mayor or representative. Take every seat.
What matters is that Cuomo and all the people who endorsed him are still going to claim they're the rightful heirs to the Democratic Party, how dare young people challenge them, all of that.
The difference is they're now just unaffiliated lunatics, banging on the windows. They're not the party.
The difference is they're now just unaffiliated lunatics, banging on the windows. They're not the party.
June 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I guarantee you, there is a non-sexually assaulting progressive Millennial or Gen Z person with a smattering of charisma in every district where there is an inert, fat cat establishment mayor or representative. Take every seat.
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In 2021, progressives in NYC failed to come together and the result was four years of a disastrous, corrupt Adams administration. In 2025, Lander and Mamdani formed a united front, and the result is that they beat Andrew Cuomo. Give this man his flowers, he put the city above his ego.
June 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In 2021, progressives in NYC failed to come together and the result was four years of a disastrous, corrupt Adams administration. In 2025, Lander and Mamdani formed a united front, and the result is that they beat Andrew Cuomo. Give this man his flowers, he put the city above his ego.
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Lander deserves a ton of respect for his willingness to subordinate his desires to blow up a genuinely evil man's campaign.
Brad Lander has arrived at his election night party. "The ranked choice tabulations will take a few days, but this much is clear: We are sending Andrew Cuomo back to the suburbs," Lander said to applause. "With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee"
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Lander deserves a ton of respect for his willingness to subordinate his desires to blow up a genuinely evil man's campaign.
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Let's gooooooo. They are not unbeatable. They're only unchallenged.
Primary every Democrat who is not meeting this moment. Get rid of them all.
June 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Let's gooooooo. They are not unbeatable. They're only unchallenged.
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When the only people applauding you are the state’s Republican leaders… maybe you don’t represent the people who elected you.
CT Gov. Lamont to veto controversial housing, striking workers bills
Gov. Ned Lamont will veto two bills passed by the Connecticut legislature, he announced Monday.
www.courant.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When the only people applauding you are the state’s Republican leaders… maybe you don’t represent the people who elected you.
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To say nothing of the shockwaves that vetoing HB 5002 will send through state politics in CT, it also means Lamont is hostile to one of the best ways for Democrats to build long term power federally: adding population to Blue states. CT’s housing crisis is already costing it a full seat in Congress.
June 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
To say nothing of the shockwaves that vetoing HB 5002 will send through state politics in CT, it also means Lamont is hostile to one of the best ways for Democrats to build long term power federally: adding population to Blue states. CT’s housing crisis is already costing it a full seat in Congress.
I didn't think my distaste for the governor could increase today, but here we are. Ew.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on the New York City mayoral election: "I'd vote for Andrew Cuomo."
(at 33:32 here: ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as...)
(at 33:32 here: ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as...)
CT-N Video Player: Capitol News Briefing with Governor Lamont on Pending Legislation
ct-n.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I didn't think my distaste for the governor could increase today, but here we are. Ew.
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To every single state legislator here: We love you. Stay safe. We need you. @bobduffct.bsky.social @robincomey.bsky.social @repkavrosdegraw.bsky.social @reprojas9.bsky.social @iamgarywinfield.bsky.social
(I am sure I am forgetting many. We support you!)
(I am sure I am forgetting many. We support you!)
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To every single state legislator here: We love you. Stay safe. We need you. @bobduffct.bsky.social @robincomey.bsky.social @repkavrosdegraw.bsky.social @reprojas9.bsky.social @iamgarywinfield.bsky.social
(I am sure I am forgetting many. We support you!)
(I am sure I am forgetting many. We support you!)
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A swing voter is not a centrist. It's like, a guy who loves guns but has a gay sister, loves weed but hates food stamps because his cousin who owes him 50 bucks gets them. (Also, Osama was Iraqi.) You don't win that guy with a carefully crafted platform, you do it by not seeming fucking lame
I really feel like more people need to constructively engage with this! You can think the moderation/centrism discourse is often braindead (as I do!) but the center left really needs a pretty robust convo about what winning, say, an Iowa or Kansas or Texas or Ohio senate seat would look like.
It’s because of the senate map
May 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A swing voter is not a centrist. It's like, a guy who loves guns but has a gay sister, loves weed but hates food stamps because his cousin who owes him 50 bucks gets them. (Also, Osama was Iraqi.) You don't win that guy with a carefully crafted platform, you do it by not seeming fucking lame
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We’re launching the People’s Cabinet—a group of leaders, experts, and everyday Americans who will cut through Trump’s lies and speak directly to the people.
Stay tuned for more.
Stay tuned for more.
April 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re launching the People’s Cabinet—a group of leaders, experts, and everyday Americans who will cut through Trump’s lies and speak directly to the people.
Stay tuned for more.
Stay tuned for more.
How about it, @rsgat.bsky.social ?
Tucked away in South America, out of the spotlight, legal weed, progressive on gender, universal healthcare, great education system, nice climate, lots of beaches, and 100% renewable energy.
I dunno y'all ...
I dunno y'all ...
'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for 10 straight months
Uruguay achieves energy independence by running on 100% renewable energy for 10 consecutive months, setting a global sustainability example.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
How about it, @rsgat.bsky.social ?
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Seems like the thing we’re being liberated from is the ability to afford food, clothes, gas, or basically anything else we might want or need. Not the freedom I had in mind.
April 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seems like the thing we’re being liberated from is the ability to afford food, clothes, gas, or basically anything else we might want or need. Not the freedom I had in mind.