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“I hope every woman who has ever faced an abuser like Cuomo knows she doesn’t have to be ashamed, she doesn’t have to hide. Because we will beat these monsters. New Yorkers said “no more” to Andrew Cuomo, and that is just remarkable.” indypendent.org/2025/07/we-w...
‘We Will Beat These Monsters’: Lindsey Boylan Reacts to Cuomo’s Defeat
The former Cuomo aide was the first of eleven women to publicly denounce the
disgraced governor for sexual harassment.
indypendent.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“I hope every woman who has ever faced an abuser like Cuomo knows she doesn’t have to be ashamed, she doesn’t have to hide. Because we will beat these monsters. New Yorkers said “no more” to Andrew Cuomo, and that is just remarkable.” indypendent.org/2025/07/we-w...
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“Tennessee food banks have already lost significant food supplies due to budget cuts. Now, they’re worried they won’t have food for people as a result of Trump’s new spending bill.”
‘Money is depleted’: Middle TN food bank impacted by Trump spending bill
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee said they have lost $3 million in federal funding.
www.wsmv.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“Tennessee food banks have already lost significant food supplies due to budget cuts. Now, they’re worried they won’t have food for people as a result of Trump’s new spending bill.”
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Ken Paxton—the guy who has hounded doctors for the medical records of pregnant women and transgender people so he can punish them—would like some privacy
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ken Paxton—the guy who has hounded doctors for the medical records of pregnant women and transgender people so he can punish them—would like some privacy
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This happened where our Little League practices and plays. I was coaching on that field six months ago.
If you don't believe fascism is on your doorstep, I'm telling you (a) you're wrong and (b) it's on my doorstep at home and at work.
Bravo to Mr. Wilder.
If you don't believe fascism is on your doorstep, I'm telling you (a) you're wrong and (b) it's on my doorstep at home and at work.
Bravo to Mr. Wilder.
A local NYC baseball coach says he fended off ICE agents during a recent practice.
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
Youman Wilder said caught feds questioning youth about where they're from & country of origin, so, he told feds to back off & kids to not answer!
Shoutout all of our local heroes!
A Baseball Coach Says He Fended Off ICE Agents Questioning Kids on the Upper West Side
The baseball field in Riverside Park near 72nd Street and Youman Wilder. Photo 1: Google Maps. Photo 2: Courtesy of
www.westsiderag.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This happened where our Little League practices and plays. I was coaching on that field six months ago.
If you don't believe fascism is on your doorstep, I'm telling you (a) you're wrong and (b) it's on my doorstep at home and at work.
Bravo to Mr. Wilder.
If you don't believe fascism is on your doorstep, I'm telling you (a) you're wrong and (b) it's on my doorstep at home and at work.
Bravo to Mr. Wilder.
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New from FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social in @rns.org:
War is not the answer, at home or abroad.
religionnews.com/2025/07/10/w...
War is not the answer, at home or abroad.
religionnews.com/2025/07/10/w...
War is not the answer, at home or abroad
(RNS) — And it is not a justification for the erosion of our civil liberties and democracy.
religionnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New from FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social in @rns.org:
War is not the answer, at home or abroad.
religionnews.com/2025/07/10/w...
War is not the answer, at home or abroad.
religionnews.com/2025/07/10/w...
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20 military-style vehicles and a helicopter to raid a fucking farm.
NEW: Federal agents have fired tear gas at around 100 protestors who gathered after ICE began its raid at the farm in Camarillo.
A raid which reportedly involved 20 military-style vehicles and a helicopter. WTF?
This video was shared by independent media outlet, L.A. TACO.
A raid which reportedly involved 20 military-style vehicles and a helicopter. WTF?
This video was shared by independent media outlet, L.A. TACO.
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
20 military-style vehicles and a helicopter to raid a fucking farm.
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"Head Start programs strive to make every child feel welcome, safe, and supported, and reject the characterization of any child as 'illegal,'" said one critic of the move.
Trump Admin Kicks Undocumented Kids Out of Head Start, Community Health Programs | Common Dreams
"Head Start programs strive to make every child feel welcome, safe, and supported, and reject the characterization of any child as 'illegal,'" said one critic of the move.
www.commondreams.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"Head Start programs strive to make every child feel welcome, safe, and supported, and reject the characterization of any child as 'illegal,'" said one critic of the move.
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huh Texas officials unite to oppose massacre prevention bill
Grim to say this, but even after experiencing the slaughter of children, teens and teachers, people in Texas are now even likelier to be hit with more mass shootings www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Texas forbids law that keeps guns away from unhinged people
Despite recent massacres in the state, GOP leaders ban a proven tool to help stop them.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
huh Texas officials unite to oppose massacre prevention bill
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The only reason I’m even sharing this is because people should know how utterly impossible it is most of the time to overcome the abusive powerful men.
How on earth are you paying for this?
(This is a rhetorical question)
(This is a rhetorical question)
July 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The only reason I’m even sharing this is because people should know how utterly impossible it is most of the time to overcome the abusive powerful men.
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“Being forced to hire attorneys to simply prevent the former governor of New York from abusing you legally with taxpayer money is, is a sentence that you kind of can’t really believe exists in the wild, right?” Lindsey Boylan said in an interview with MJ Lee of @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/p...
Andrew Cuomo has spent millions on his legal defense against his #MeToo accusers. New York taxpayers are footing the bill | CNN Politics
The state has expensed more than $20.5 million for the legal defense of Andrew Cuomo and several officials who worked in the executive chamber.
www.cnn.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Being forced to hire attorneys to simply prevent the former governor of New York from abusing you legally with taxpayer money is, is a sentence that you kind of can’t really believe exists in the wild, right?” Lindsey Boylan said in an interview with MJ Lee of @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/p...
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UNPREPARED: “Food banks say they are wholly unprepared to feed millions when Republicans’ cuts to federal safety net programs take effect… slashes more than $1 trillion from the largest food aid program and Medicaid…”
All so the rich can get richer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
All so the rich can get richer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
July 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
UNPREPARED: “Food banks say they are wholly unprepared to feed millions when Republicans’ cuts to federal safety net programs take effect… slashes more than $1 trillion from the largest food aid program and Medicaid…”
All so the rich can get richer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
All so the rich can get richer.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Right now, our church is sick from within, writes Rose Marie Berger. sojo.net/magazine/jul...
Can Pope Leo Restore the Genius of American Catholicism?
Right now, our church is sick from within.
sojo.net
July 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Right now, our church is sick from within, writes Rose Marie Berger. sojo.net/magazine/jul...
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President Trump is right now blocking billions in funding Congress approved to help students and families.
It’s sending K-12 schools scrambling—teachers will be laid off and after-school programs nationwide will shutter. This money needs to get out the door NOW.
It’s sending K-12 schools scrambling—teachers will be laid off and after-school programs nationwide will shutter. This money needs to get out the door NOW.
The Trump administration declined to release nearly $7 billion in school funding that helps pay for after-school programs and other services. https://trib.al/CIBxpaX
Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation
The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.
trib.al
July 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
President Trump is right now blocking billions in funding Congress approved to help students and families.
It’s sending K-12 schools scrambling—teachers will be laid off and after-school programs nationwide will shutter. This money needs to get out the door NOW.
It’s sending K-12 schools scrambling—teachers will be laid off and after-school programs nationwide will shutter. This money needs to get out the door NOW.
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Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
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The budget reconciliation bill passed by the House would impose new work requirements to qualify for SNAP. It "would drastically, negatively impact out family," says Tea Church, a single mom who lives in The Dalles, Oregon.
This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she’s bracing for cuts
Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.
www.opb.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the House would impose new work requirements to qualify for SNAP. It "would drastically, negatively impact out family," says Tea Church, a single mom who lives in The Dalles, Oregon.
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Over the next 8 days, you won't be able to turn on your TV, check your mail or watch a YouTube video without seeing a lie about our campaign.
But we have the people.
And the only thing more powerful than all this billionaire cash are New Yorkers talking to their neighbors.
But we have the people.
And the only thing more powerful than all this billionaire cash are New Yorkers talking to their neighbors.
June 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Over the next 8 days, you won't be able to turn on your TV, check your mail or watch a YouTube video without seeing a lie about our campaign.
But we have the people.
And the only thing more powerful than all this billionaire cash are New Yorkers talking to their neighbors.
But we have the people.
And the only thing more powerful than all this billionaire cash are New Yorkers talking to their neighbors.
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Easy, unfettered access to guns makes political violence all the more dangerous.
It devastates families and tears at the seams of our democracy. We can’t keep letting this happen. Our public servants—and all Americans—deserve better.
It devastates families and tears at the seams of our democracy. We can’t keep letting this happen. Our public servants—and all Americans—deserve better.
The lawmaker shootings in Minnesota are a disturbing trend: Analysis
The recent shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota are part of a disturbing trend toward politically linked violence, ABC News analysts say.
abcnews.go.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Easy, unfettered access to guns makes political violence all the more dangerous.
It devastates families and tears at the seams of our democracy. We can’t keep letting this happen. Our public servants—and all Americans—deserve better.
It devastates families and tears at the seams of our democracy. We can’t keep letting this happen. Our public servants—and all Americans—deserve better.
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I don't think I've ever felt more like burning it all down than I have while witnessing the elite project to turn Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander into scary, incompetent monsters while turning an actual incompetent monster, Andrew Cuomo, into a merely complicated fellow who just made an oopsie.
June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I don't think I've ever felt more like burning it all down than I have while witnessing the elite project to turn Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander into scary, incompetent monsters while turning an actual incompetent monster, Andrew Cuomo, into a merely complicated fellow who just made an oopsie.
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We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.
June 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.
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Funding cuts to Medicaid and other programs included in the sweeping tax-and-spending bill would hurt low-income households financially more than the tax cuts would boost their finances, according to nonpartisan analyses of the bill.
GOP tax bill could hurt the poorest households more than it helps them
Cuts to Medicaid and anti-poverty programs wipe out gains low-income households could see from policies like no taxes on tips and overtime, nonpartisan estimates show.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Funding cuts to Medicaid and other programs included in the sweeping tax-and-spending bill would hurt low-income households financially more than the tax cuts would boost their finances, according to nonpartisan analyses of the bill.
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NO KINGS, NO CUOMO!
We are not afraid of Andrew Cuomo and we will not be silenced about abusers and their abuse of power. ✊✊✊✊
We are not afraid of Andrew Cuomo and we will not be silenced about abusers and their abuse of power. ✊✊✊✊
June 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NO KINGS, NO CUOMO!
We are not afraid of Andrew Cuomo and we will not be silenced about abusers and their abuse of power. ✊✊✊✊
We are not afraid of Andrew Cuomo and we will not be silenced about abusers and their abuse of power. ✊✊✊✊