@jdibrienza.bsky.social
Math educator. Music lover. Political activist. Delegate to CDP. Believer in the power of government to help people. Voting rights. Repro Justice.
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One of the most meaningful moments I recall when I was desperate for literally anything to cling to during Trump 1.0 was the emergence of Teen Vogue as a destination for anti-fascist coverage. It was so surprising that it became a popular joke, indeed an in-joke, that TV was such a destination.
It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
One of the most meaningful moments I recall when I was desperate for literally anything to cling to during Trump 1.0 was the emergence of Teen Vogue as a destination for anti-fascist coverage. It was so surprising that it became a popular joke, indeed an in-joke, that TV was such a destination.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
“Shannon Rosa, senior editor of Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, said that while different autism groups disagree about a number of things, they've all agreed that the White House's latest claim is nonsensical.”
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'We've regressed so horribly': Autism groups respond to Trump administration's Tylenol claims
The Trump administration claimed Monday that it had found the "answer to autism," drawing backlash from advocacy groups, experts and the community.
www.usatoday.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“Shannon Rosa, senior editor of Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, said that while different autism groups disagree about a number of things, they've all agreed that the White House's latest claim is nonsensical.”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
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Credit to Mika Brzezinski for not putting up with Tom Homan's BS this morning. This was a hard-hitting interview.
September 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Credit to Mika Brzezinski for not putting up with Tom Homan's BS this morning. This was a hard-hitting interview.
Happy Labor Day
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy Labor Day
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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Absolutely shameful.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Absolutely shameful.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban
Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
We're talking upwards of 250k Afghans here.
This pretty much secures the end of our dominance on the world stage. When other countries are going all in on clean energy and becoming more climate resilient and we do this, it puts us on a path to be a joke by next decade. I mean, we already are… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This pretty much secures the end of our dominance on the world stage. When other countries are going all in on clean energy and becoming more climate resilient and we do this, it puts us on a path to be a joke by next decade. I mean, we already are… www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
“Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the domestic policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday, which reserves its greatest benefits for the rich while threatening to strip health insurance, food stamps and other aid…”
Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“Millions of low-income Americans could experience staggering financial losses under the domestic policy package that Republicans advanced through the Senate on Tuesday, which reserves its greatest benefits for the rich while threatening to strip health insurance, food stamps and other aid…”
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“Do I like this bill? No,” Ms. Murkowski, who appeared to be quietly seething as she was questioned about her vote, told NBC News. “But I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests. But I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill.”
Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for G.O.P. Policy Bill, Making an ‘Agonizing’ Choice
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Do I like this bill? No,” Ms. Murkowski, who appeared to be quietly seething as she was questioned about her vote, told NBC News. “But I tried to take care of Alaska’s interests. But I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill.”
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“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig writes:
The End of Rule of Law in America
The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.
bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“It is these constitutional obstacles to a tyrannical president that have made America the greatest nation on Earth for almost 250 years, not the fallen America that Trump delusionally thinks he’s going to make great again tomorrow,” J. Michael Luttig writes:
“Vladimir Putin is the real aggressor in this war, and he is attempting an unjustified takeover of a sovereign, democratic country. The United States cannot recognize Putin’s claims or we risk establishing a dangerous precedent for other authoritarian regimes... to imitate.” - Rubio
Duckworth, Durbin, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban U.S. Recognition of Any Ukrainian Territory Annexed by Russia | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
www.duckworth.senate.gov
April 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Vladimir Putin is the real aggressor in this war, and he is attempting an unjustified takeover of a sovereign, democratic country. The United States cannot recognize Putin’s claims or we risk establishing a dangerous precedent for other authoritarian regimes... to imitate.” - Rubio
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CALL TO ACTION: 2 anti-trans bills are being debated in legislative committees on 04/01.
AB89 bans trans girls from school sports. AB844 forces trans youth to use the school facilities that match their gender assigned at birth.
Tell them: Vote NO!
@gusdforall.bsky.social
@socalextremismwatch.com
AB89 bans trans girls from school sports. AB844 forces trans youth to use the school facilities that match their gender assigned at birth.
Tell them: Vote NO!
@gusdforall.bsky.social
@socalextremismwatch.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
CALL TO ACTION: 2 anti-trans bills are being debated in legislative committees on 04/01.
AB89 bans trans girls from school sports. AB844 forces trans youth to use the school facilities that match their gender assigned at birth.
Tell them: Vote NO!
@gusdforall.bsky.social
@socalextremismwatch.com
AB89 bans trans girls from school sports. AB844 forces trans youth to use the school facilities that match their gender assigned at birth.
Tell them: Vote NO!
@gusdforall.bsky.social
@socalextremismwatch.com
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Love me a call to action
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Love me a call to action
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Trump's imposition of a "$1 spending limit on government credit cards... was done apparently with no knowledge of how essential the cards are to operations. There was no mechanism, for example, to pay for gas for vehicles used to transport patients’ blood samples..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will be undermined by President Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump's imposition of a "$1 spending limit on government credit cards... was done apparently with no knowledge of how essential the cards are to operations. There was no mechanism, for example, to pay for gas for vehicles used to transport patients’ blood samples..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...
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Today Sherrod launches the Dignity of Work Institute.
A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
Sherrod Brown, Weighing a 2026 Senate Bid, Starts a Workers’ Group (Gift Article)
Mr. Brown, the Ohio Democrat who lost his race for re-election last year, is forming the Dignity of Work Institute, which will highlight workers’ struggles.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Today Sherrod launches the Dignity of Work Institute.
A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...
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NEW: A federal judge in Maryland Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials from accessing sensitive data and systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Blocks DOGE’s Social Security “Fishing Expedition”
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Maryland Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials from accessing sensitive data and systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Great story from @60minutes.bsky.social - super talented teen musicians denied an opportunity for collaboration and mentorship w/ USMC band. 60 Minutes and a group of US military band vets stepped in to help, and made a statement about standing together and playing together. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA?...
U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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March 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Great story from @60minutes.bsky.social - super talented teen musicians denied an opportunity for collaboration and mentorship w/ USMC band. 60 Minutes and a group of US military band vets stepped in to help, and made a statement about standing together and playing together. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA?...