CV
@improvisfun.bsky.social
Engineer. Lover of creativity. Mom. Pro-democracy, free speech, earth, science, and more. NJ resident who now is getting used to calling my congress reps.
Great idea!
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Great idea!
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What are Trump and Republicans going to do while they hold power in DC?
Shut down the government and let working Americans’ insurance rates skyrocket.
Shut down the government and let working Americans’ insurance rates skyrocket.
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What are Trump and Republicans going to do while they hold power in DC?
Shut down the government and let working Americans’ insurance rates skyrocket.
Shut down the government and let working Americans’ insurance rates skyrocket.
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Would be great to see today statements denouncing the invasion of Portland by:
- All Dem govs
- All Dems AGs
- Senate and House Dems
We have to denounce, attack, challenge immediately and defend the American people from this dangerous man.
- All Dem govs
- All Dems AGs
- Senate and House Dems
We have to denounce, attack, challenge immediately and defend the American people from this dangerous man.
Dems need to denounce and fight this Portland insanity very, very hard. Our unacceptable hesitancy when Trump invaded DC encouraged further escalation. We should be demanding Congress return to deal with this "emergency" - briefings, hearings, debate. We have to fight.
bsky.app/profile/jonw...
bsky.app/profile/jonw...
As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
September 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Would be great to see today statements denouncing the invasion of Portland by:
- All Dem govs
- All Dems AGs
- Senate and House Dems
We have to denounce, attack, challenge immediately and defend the American people from this dangerous man.
- All Dem govs
- All Dems AGs
- Senate and House Dems
We have to denounce, attack, challenge immediately and defend the American people from this dangerous man.
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Jack's biggest donor was sued for using an algorithm to jack up rents on New Jerseyans across the state.
And we're really supposed to believe he's going to make this state more affordable? Get real.
gothamist.com/news/real-es...
And we're really supposed to believe he's going to make this state more affordable? Get real.
gothamist.com/news/real-es...
Real estate donations to Ciattarelli place rising rents at center of NJ governor’s race
A wealthy real estate family has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the tightening New Jersey governor's race, where both major party candidates have focused on how to tackle rising housing ...
gothamist.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Jack's biggest donor was sued for using an algorithm to jack up rents on New Jerseyans across the state.
And we're really supposed to believe he's going to make this state more affordable? Get real.
gothamist.com/news/real-es...
And we're really supposed to believe he's going to make this state more affordable? Get real.
gothamist.com/news/real-es...
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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We need to call it what it is: a president using government coercion to silence voices he doesn't agree with is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
It's the Orbán playbook, the Putin playbook, and now the Trump playbook. And it should alarm every American.
It's the Orbán playbook, the Putin playbook, and now the Trump playbook. And it should alarm every American.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We need to call it what it is: a president using government coercion to silence voices he doesn't agree with is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
It's the Orbán playbook, the Putin playbook, and now the Trump playbook. And it should alarm every American.
It's the Orbán playbook, the Putin playbook, and now the Trump playbook. And it should alarm every American.
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
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Who will be the 218 signatory?
This is about trust in our government to serve us. 90% feel we have a rigged system, protecting the powerful, & politicians cannot be trusted. We must prove that the powerful will be held to account. That we can wage this battle across party lines.
This is about trust in our government to serve us. 90% feel we have a rigged system, protecting the powerful, & politicians cannot be trusted. We must prove that the powerful will be held to account. That we can wage this battle across party lines.
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Who will be the 218 signatory?
This is about trust in our government to serve us. 90% feel we have a rigged system, protecting the powerful, & politicians cannot be trusted. We must prove that the powerful will be held to account. That we can wage this battle across party lines.
This is about trust in our government to serve us. 90% feel we have a rigged system, protecting the powerful, & politicians cannot be trusted. We must prove that the powerful will be held to account. That we can wage this battle across party lines.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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The danger is real, but fear is a choice-- @tommalinowski.bsky.social quoted Will Smith at #NoKingsDay in Morristown, NJ with 4,000 strong in the steady rain. No sunshine patriots 🇺🇲 @nj11thforchange.bsky.social and #TomPaineBrigade
June 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The danger is real, but fear is a choice-- @tommalinowski.bsky.social quoted Will Smith at #NoKingsDay in Morristown, NJ with 4,000 strong in the steady rain. No sunshine patriots 🇺🇲 @nj11thforchange.bsky.social and #TomPaineBrigade
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Over 4.8 million and counting and many events haven’t even kicked off yet. We’re aiming for over 10 million today to hit the 3.5% rule. The crowds are massive and still growing. We are so proud of all of you. Huge shoutout to Texas you showed up!
June 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Over 4.8 million and counting and many events haven’t even kicked off yet. We’re aiming for over 10 million today to hit the 3.5% rule. The crowds are massive and still growing. We are so proud of all of you. Huge shoutout to Texas you showed up!
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At 6:30am, Sen. Cory Booker & Rep. Hakeem Jeffries began a sit-in on the Capitol Steps, standing up for the millions this brutal GOP budget would hurt. They’re inviting everyone to share their story—their own moral moment. Hakeem is up next. My heart is full and breaking at once. This is democracy.
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
At 6:30am, Sen. Cory Booker & Rep. Hakeem Jeffries began a sit-in on the Capitol Steps, standing up for the millions this brutal GOP budget would hurt. They’re inviting everyone to share their story—their own moral moment. Hakeem is up next. My heart is full and breaking at once. This is democracy.
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Every word of the NYT-bestselling Proof Trilogy, confirmed and proven exactly accurate by a Moscow Times report that cites multiple Kremlin sources.
Trump Tower Moscow. Dmitriev. MBS. Rosneft. Saudi oil.
It’s all here—and now the Kremlin no longer cares to deny it.
More: sethabramson.substack.com
Trump Tower Moscow. Dmitriev. MBS. Rosneft. Saudi oil.
It’s all here—and now the Kremlin no longer cares to deny it.
More: sethabramson.substack.com
Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain - The Moscow Times
As Moscow prepares for possible negotiations with Washington aimed at ending its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is seeking a far more ambitious outcome than a mere ceasefire: a global reordering o...
www.themoscowtimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Every word of the NYT-bestselling Proof Trilogy, confirmed and proven exactly accurate by a Moscow Times report that cites multiple Kremlin sources.
Trump Tower Moscow. Dmitriev. MBS. Rosneft. Saudi oil.
It’s all here—and now the Kremlin no longer cares to deny it.
More: sethabramson.substack.com
Trump Tower Moscow. Dmitriev. MBS. Rosneft. Saudi oil.
It’s all here—and now the Kremlin no longer cares to deny it.
More: sethabramson.substack.com
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BREAKING: Hegseth downloaded Signal on his desktop at the Pentagon to circumvent the lack of cell service in a classified space. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication between Hegseth and other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
BREAKING: Hegseth downloaded Signal on his desktop at the Pentagon to circumvent the lack of cell service in a classified space. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Stay loud
stay visible
stay brave
stay visible
stay brave
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Stay loud
stay visible
stay brave
stay visible
stay brave
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The inside of the nutshell summed up by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The inside of the nutshell summed up by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Trump & Maga Mike Johnson want to steal healthcare away from THREE MILLION KIDS of military families who rely on Medicaid.
And the bastards are happy about it.
Is this what you voted for?
And the bastards are happy about it.
Is this what you voted for?
April 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump & Maga Mike Johnson want to steal healthcare away from THREE MILLION KIDS of military families who rely on Medicaid.
And the bastards are happy about it.
Is this what you voted for?
And the bastards are happy about it.
Is this what you voted for?
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BREAKING -- Republicans just cut funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
That's right.
$880 BILLION cut from ACA and Medicaid -- to pay for a billionaire tax cut -- raising the cost of healthcare for 119.3 million Americans.
Are you one of them?
That's right.
$880 BILLION cut from ACA and Medicaid -- to pay for a billionaire tax cut -- raising the cost of healthcare for 119.3 million Americans.
Are you one of them?
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING -- Republicans just cut funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
That's right.
$880 BILLION cut from ACA and Medicaid -- to pay for a billionaire tax cut -- raising the cost of healthcare for 119.3 million Americans.
Are you one of them?
That's right.
$880 BILLION cut from ACA and Medicaid -- to pay for a billionaire tax cut -- raising the cost of healthcare for 119.3 million Americans.
Are you one of them?
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Donald Trump was recorded in the Oval Office happily bragging about how much money his billionaire buddies made off of his shady tariff scheme. (Insider trading amuses and delights this group.)
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Donald Trump was recorded in the Oval Office happily bragging about how much money his billionaire buddies made off of his shady tariff scheme. (Insider trading amuses and delights this group.)
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
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April 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Trump’s tariff chaos is increasing prices for Americans, costing people their jobs, tanking retirement savings, and weakening our economy.
Instead of starting a trade war and sticking you with the bill, we should invest in American workers and crack down on big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
Instead of starting a trade war and sticking you with the bill, we should invest in American workers and crack down on big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
April 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump’s tariff chaos is increasing prices for Americans, costing people their jobs, tanking retirement savings, and weakening our economy.
Instead of starting a trade war and sticking you with the bill, we should invest in American workers and crack down on big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
Instead of starting a trade war and sticking you with the bill, we should invest in American workers and crack down on big corporations that ship jobs overseas.
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The government acknowledges that it ripped our client Mahmoud Khalil from his home and his family solely because of his political beliefs and expression.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The government acknowledges that it ripped our client Mahmoud Khalil from his home and his family solely because of his political beliefs and expression.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
Ideas aren’t illegal. Mahmoud must be released.
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The GOP is starting to feel the pressure. Even in very red states and districts, Republicans are facing more constituent questions on the impacts of the Trump-Musk coup.
We need to keep this momentum going. There’s another congressional recess next week — let’s get to work: indivisible.org/muskorus
We need to keep this momentum going. There’s another congressional recess next week — let’s get to work: indivisible.org/muskorus
April 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The GOP is starting to feel the pressure. Even in very red states and districts, Republicans are facing more constituent questions on the impacts of the Trump-Musk coup.
We need to keep this momentum going. There’s another congressional recess next week — let’s get to work: indivisible.org/muskorus
We need to keep this momentum going. There’s another congressional recess next week — let’s get to work: indivisible.org/muskorus
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“But if federal courts cannot order the return of someone exiled to a foreign gulag by mistake, then the administration is free to exile citizens and then claim they did so in error, while leaving them to rot.”
‘A Path of Perfect Lawlessness’
The Trump administration’s arguments in a high-profile immigration case have much broader implications.
www.theatlantic.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“But if federal courts cannot order the return of someone exiled to a foreign gulag by mistake, then the administration is free to exile citizens and then claim they did so in error, while leaving them to rot.”