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Jenn Kauffman
@jennaudrey.bsky.social
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ANC Commissioner 4D08, DC Council staff. MPH health equity @ BU SPH. Alum of AFL-CIO & UMass Labor Center (among other places). I talk mostly about public health + politics + workers’ rights. **Personal account.**
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Remember that the revelation about the worm was part of a deposition from divorce proceedings and his effort to claim he had cognitive decline that reduced his earning power and therefore should reduce alimony 🙃
Screenshot from NYT: Some of Mr. Kennedy's health issues were revealed in the 2012 deposition, which he gave during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy. At the time, Mr. Kennedy was arguing that his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Is EveryAction or some SMS shortcode vendor having a security breach?

My spouse and I noticed we’ve been getting phishing texts from trusted shortcodes like @careinaction.bsky.social and @fightforaunion.bsky.social 😬
Screenshot of Care in Action texts from 33843 — last text is a phishing text that is decidedly different: “B OF A NOTICE: Transaction of $723.42 was declined. Confirm if this was you: (888) 836-4437. Reply YES to confirm.” FFAU legit text: Starbucks baristas are ready to strike if we need to! Support us by pledging not to buy Starbucks if we strike http://lil.ms/ovcs/82dth3 Sabina WFFAU stop2quit Phishing text sent at 11:50 PM: We could not process your $573.91 debit. Call 8888364437 for details or reply YES to confirm.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Never forget who made this possible.
Screenshot of NYT article: [Headline] Inside the Party Switch That Blew Up North Carolina Politics [Photo of Tricia Cotham, a smiling white woman with long brown hair in a red dress, waving at a podium in front of a backdrop that has the NCGOP logo. Behind her are other GOP legislators.] [Caption] Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans. After she was elected, she joined them and delivered a G.O.P. supermajority.
October 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I love DC.
Screenshot of a Reddit post on r/washingtondc Posted by u/Sauerz • 20h • Shaw [Title of Reddit post] Shoutout to whichever one of you already filed an illegal construction report with the DOB [Tagged as “Fun!”] [User pasted the response below from their DOB request, link hyperlinks to DOB illegal construction complaint form] According to our database, an inspection is already scheduled for 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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ICYMI: DC’s @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social Chicago’s Ald. Andre Vasquez and LA’s CM. Hugo Soto-Martínez joined together on an op-ed urging other cities to reject “the old playbook to meet this moment — we need to fight with every tool we have, and create new ones.”
During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, local governments can’t fall back on our usual way of doing things: We have to establish new norms. In the absence of action from Congress, it’s up to local communities to reinforce the constitutional rights of our people and to do everything we can to resist the erosion of those rights.
October 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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I knew this generals’ meeting was a security nightmare, but I didn’t realize it’s one made especially dangerous because of the shutdown. Gift link: wapo.st/3VFFuXV
Screenshot from WaPo article: “The event also raised security concerns about having all the top leadership in one place, particularly given that Tuesday is the end of the fiscal year, with a government shutdown looming. Guidance issued by the Defense Department says that if a shutdown occurs, all travel should be ‘terminated,’ but with exceptions granted by senior leaders.”
September 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This perfectly encapsulates my concerns — and the dangers of Trump & RFK Jr.’s recklessness and disinformation.
Screenshot from KFF News: Bauer worries such statements will cut both ways: People may put themselves at risk to avoid vaccines and Tylenol, the only safe painkiller for use during pregnancy. And she frets that scientists might outright reject her team’s measured concerns about Tylenol in a backlash against misleading remarks from Trump and other members of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
September 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Watching the House Oversight meeting on DC and the ACIP meeting at the same time; Home Rule, democracy and immunizations are all under attack. *thisisfine.gif*
two monitor setup, house oversight hearing on the left, ACIP meeting on the right.
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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History is clear on this point @mayorbowser.bsky.social: you cannot obey in advance. Offering our neighbors up to authoritarians “is teaching power what it can do” and would compromise our values and undermine DC law.

Trump will only demand more and more of us — it will never placate him.
Trump says he will call national emergency again in Washington DC if police fail to cooperate with ICE [Screenshot Excerpt from On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century] Read an Excerpt 1 Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do. Image of the cover of “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” by Timothy Snyder.
September 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Empty tables at Jaleo too 😭
6 top and two sets of 4 tops are all empty at Jaleo
September 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Ample parking spots downtown on a Friday night during an occupation.
Outside of China Chilcano — 2 hr zone parking and lots of spaces.
September 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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This is DC — it’s friendly sidewalks and neighbors looking out for each other. It’s green spaces and urban landscapes. It’s families and friends.

DC is a community of real people — not a political punching bag or vehicle for a lie-fueled campaign to distract from a disastrous presidency. #Statehood
Photo of purple bearded irises in front of DC row homes, with sidewalks and front yards bordered by brick retaining walls Photo of an orange-blazed sky after sun has set on Kennedy St. NW Photo of young children playing soccer in Ward 4 on a huge green field, an adult coach is nearby Photo of a mural off of Kennedy St NW — a painting of a Black girl or young woman with braids and green swoops in her hair that turn into leaves, in front of her are dandelions and a ladybug
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Gif all teed up for the first story idea that gets pitched in the comms chat today
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani turning his head quickly to his right to look into the camera and say as an aside, “Inshallah, on the front page.”
July 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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The specific medical condition that increase pregnant individuals’ risk of severe illness is PREGNANCY. Pregnant patients are much more likely to die, experience severe covid symptoms, or suffer cardiovascular events. www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/h...
CNN article screenshot (logo for CNN Health in upper left-hand corner): Pregnant individuals with specific medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness remain eligible for vaccination. We encourage all customers to consult with their healthcare providers for personalized advice."
June 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Last night finally got to see these Eugen-x posters in the wild
Posters for fake “Eugen-X” company: Poster 1 (photo of a young white woman looking at her phone while standing in her kitchen): FROM DM TO OBGYN: (As seen in The Wall Street Journal) Elon is sliding into fertile-seeming women’s DMs on X, and you could be next! Not interested in procreating with Elon? The choice is yours. Though your engagement on X will plummet. Eugen-x.com Poster 2 (photo of collection of women sitting on a lawn): LIVE FREE WITH A "HAREM" OF MOMS IN AUSTIN
May 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The Trump Administration’s limits on enforcing the FACE Act (except supposedly in extreme instances) has emboldened extremists, and we will sadly see more bombings like this in the future.
Screenshot from NPR: Trump DOJ's limits on FACE Act enforcement fuel concern from abortion providers MARCH 9, 2025 • 6:00 AM ET Ryan Lucas [Button] 4-Minute Listen
May 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Trump is just trolling us
Washington Post logo - breaking news alert Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to replace Ed Martin as interim D.C. U.S. attorney
May 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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This?
Photo of Trump wearing a white polo, khakis, and MAGA hat, leaning on his golf club with one hand, the other arm on his opposite hip. His physique is not what anyone would call “toned.”
April 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Screenshot: BUSINESS Your New Lunch Habit Is Hurting the Economy More people are bringing lunch to work and restaurants are selling fewer lunches than they did in 2020 Screenshot: THE CUT Logo MONEY Are We All Living Beyond Our Means Now? With rising costs of living, debt, and the doomscroll-to-checkout pipeline, we're overspending more than ever. By Claire Lampen, an editor and writer
April 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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I accidentally gave my son a dose from my adult spray. I panicked for a bit until I saw the dosage.

I’m so mad — what a scam. It was like $3 more expensive. 😭
Photo of two Flonase Sensimist bottles side by side — on the left is a children’s spray, and on the right is regular. The children’s is nearly identical, except for the partially orange label. Underneath the logo, text on the bottles is exactly the same: Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray 27.5 mcg Per Spray Allergy Symptom Reliever (Glucocorticoid) 60 METERED SPRAYS 0.20 fl oz (5.9 mL)
March 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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For full transparency (shoutout to the tireless @walkerbragman.bsky.social), I incorrectly that Bhattacharya was confirmed by UC — the UC was to invoke cloture. This is a sign I need to log off and energize to fight another day, but I wanted to delete so I wasn’t spreading bad info.
Incorrect earlier skeet stating that Bhattacharya had been confirmed by unanimous consent and expressing frustration with the Democrats over that.
March 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Hey Walker — I have egg on my face because I did quickly check elsewhere before posting, but I missed @senategabe.bsky.social’s follow up that this was just invoking cloture, not the full confirmations. I’m going to delete my first skeet because I don’t want to spread bad info!
Gabe Garbowit @senategabe.bsky.s.. And now Senator Barrasso is rapidly confirming nominees by unanimous consent. NIH Director confirmed. Each one is taking about 30 seconds. Gabe Garbowit @senategabe.bsky.... • 58m Ok it appears to be invoking cloture by UC. Not the full confirmations. Doesn't matter, it's still tons of extra time.
March 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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I saw a better photo somewhere, but this lady petting the dog is right
Older white woman wearing sunglasses and a knit beanie at a protest kneels down to get closer to a cute brown dog. The woman is holding a bike helmet and a small cardboard sign that says in paint, "I wish AOC was my Senator"
March 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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🎯 Extremely vulnerable Dems voted no on this same CR. And some Senate Dems can’t muster the courage?

“…Ocasio-Cortez did not hold back on her criticism of Senate Democrats for backing out of a vote that all but one battleground House Democrat was willing to take.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
CNN Politics screenshot: But speaking to reporters, Ocasio-Cortez did not hold back on her criticism of Senate Democrats for backing out of a vote that all but one battleground House Democrat was willing to take. "There are members of Congress who have won Trump-held districts in some of the most difficult territory in the United States who walked the plank and took innumerable risks in order to defend the American people, in order to defend Social Security and Medicaid and Medicare," she said. "Just to see Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk, I think is a huge slap in the face. And I think there is a wide sense of betrayal if things proceed as currently planned."
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The thing folks need to understand is there's no benefit to the federal government for doing this - it just hurts DC residents, and that's entirely the point.

They would be no savings from this measure, because this is DC revenue that's been raised and being spent - not federal dollars.
“It is nonsensical,” said D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D). “The effect of what they’re trying to do would be to cut back spending by police and other public safety agencies as well as agencies that deal with the cleanliness of the city, public education and so forth. They would realize no savings from this, because these are not federal dollars.”
March 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM