Justin Westbrook-Lowery
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Chief of Staff + Legislative Director - NYS AM Karines Reyes, R.N. | Fmr. Dem District Leader AD 87 | Fmr: VP at Stonewall Dems NYC 🏳️🌈 | Alum: Fordham University 20’, Xavier High School, CUNY ISLG Fellow 21 | Posts = Mine Only
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A motorcade carrying the remains of Jimmy Carter passed through Plains, the former president’s hometown, and the Georgia State Capitol before ending at the Carter Center for a memorial service on Saturday. nyti.ms/40kS1Db
January 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A motorcade carrying the remains of Jimmy Carter passed through Plains, the former president’s hometown, and the Georgia State Capitol before ending at the Carter Center for a memorial service on Saturday. nyti.ms/40kS1Db
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1968: one federal minimum wage was enough to keep a family of 3 above the poverty line.
Now: one federal minimum wage falls over $5,000 BELOW the 2024 poverty line for a family of two.
Working a full time job used to mean getting paid enough to afford a comfortable life.
Now: one federal minimum wage falls over $5,000 BELOW the 2024 poverty line for a family of two.
Working a full time job used to mean getting paid enough to afford a comfortable life.
December 8, 2024 at 1:00 AM
1968: one federal minimum wage was enough to keep a family of 3 above the poverty line.
Now: one federal minimum wage falls over $5,000 BELOW the 2024 poverty line for a family of two.
Working a full time job used to mean getting paid enough to afford a comfortable life.
Now: one federal minimum wage falls over $5,000 BELOW the 2024 poverty line for a family of two.
Working a full time job used to mean getting paid enough to afford a comfortable life.
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In case you missed it, a Wisconsin judge this week struck down former Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10 law.
The move will restore public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.
This is a moment of celebration and hope in these troubled times.
The move will restore public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.
This is a moment of celebration and hope in these troubled times.
Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring public employee union bargaining rights
Public employee collective bargaining rights have been restored by a Dane County judge, who ruled that several sections of Wisconsin's controversial law known as Act 10 are unconstitutional.
www.wpr.org
December 6, 2024 at 11:30 PM
In case you missed it, a Wisconsin judge this week struck down former Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10 law.
The move will restore public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.
This is a moment of celebration and hope in these troubled times.
The move will restore public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.
This is a moment of celebration and hope in these troubled times.
The ultra-MAGA majority on the Supreme Court will not stop unt everything that our country holds dear is trampled on and reversed.
It is an utter shame, in every respect.
It is an utter shame, in every respect.
It was not an encouraging day for anyone who hopes that SCOTUS will defend well-established law at the dawn of a new Trump administration.
Brett Kavanaugh Is Using the Logic of Dobbs to Pursue a Dangerous New Agenda
Skrmetti involves bans on gender-affirming care for trans children.
slate.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 AM
The ultra-MAGA majority on the Supreme Court will not stop unt everything that our country holds dear is trampled on and reversed.
It is an utter shame, in every respect.
It is an utter shame, in every respect.
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
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Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a mandatory geography course in college, took a detour from her plan to become a professional translator and went on to devote her career to building one of the world’s premier public map collections, died this month. She was 77.
Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77
She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a mandatory geography course in college, took a detour from her plan to become a professional translator and went on to devote her career to building one of the world’s premier public map collections, died this month. She was 77.
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Anytime yall bring that Tr*mp shit to my TL
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Anytime yall bring that Tr*mp shit to my TL
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"Wherever it eventually falls, Trump’s margin of victory in the national popular vote will be one of the smallest in history. Since 1888, only two other presidents who won the Electoral College and the popular vote had smaller margins of victory:” Kennedy and Nixon
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
Trump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment
The president-elect’s early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 PM
"Wherever it eventually falls, Trump’s margin of victory in the national popular vote will be one of the smallest in history. Since 1888, only two other presidents who won the Electoral College and the popular vote had smaller margins of victory:” Kennedy and Nixon
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
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What's behind Trump’s gonzo cabinet nominations?
Flood the zone? Yes, but it's deeper than that.
Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.
He's on his way to creating a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires.
Flood the zone? Yes, but it's deeper than that.
Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.
He's on his way to creating a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires.
November 19, 2024 at 9:03 PM
What's behind Trump’s gonzo cabinet nominations?
Flood the zone? Yes, but it's deeper than that.
Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.
He's on his way to creating a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires.
Flood the zone? Yes, but it's deeper than that.
Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow billionaires loot America.
He's on his way to creating a government of billionaires, by billionaires, for billionaires.
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Schumer saying to prepare for "another late night" to confirm lots of federal judges.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Schumer saying to prepare for "another late night" to confirm lots of federal judges.
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Rep Nancy Mace wants the 1 sole transgender member of the incoming congress to use their own bathroom (and presumably water fountain). continuing an unbeaten streak of mean spirited bigoted acts that haven’t improved any American’s life or personal economy.
November 19, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Rep Nancy Mace wants the 1 sole transgender member of the incoming congress to use their own bathroom (and presumably water fountain). continuing an unbeaten streak of mean spirited bigoted acts that haven’t improved any American’s life or personal economy.