Julie Borst
@julielb.bsky.social
Education policy, Special Ed Advocate, Community Schools, NJ policy.
Eclectic taste in music, books, and movies, lover of dogs and horses, sometimes a writer and photographer. Be kind. 💙🌊🇺🇦
Eclectic taste in music, books, and movies, lover of dogs and horses, sometimes a writer and photographer. Be kind. 💙🌊🇺🇦
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OMG. Extra money for braces? 😔
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
OMG. Extra money for braces? 😔
Important history. 😉
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Important history. 😉
Wait. What???
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Wait. What???
Great news!
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
As always, a very good explainer by @stevevladeck.bsky.social on Justice Jackson's administrative stay.
#SNAP
#SNAP
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As always, a very good explainer by @stevevladeck.bsky.social on Justice Jackson's administrative stay.
#SNAP
#SNAP
Another great list from Grandpa Jody.
Thanks y'all for being here to chat with. Thanks y'all for your Starter Packs. Thanks y'all for your kind words. Thanks for all your likes, shares, and follows. Love y'all. 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Another great list from Grandpa Jody.
Great bunch of folks in this starter pack! 💙
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Great bunch of folks in this starter pack! 💙
It’s still early, but…
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It’s still early, but…
New Jersey polls are open until 8pm. Don't forget, if you're in line at 8pm, stay there! You can still vote.
Also, hearing anecdotally that about some random issues at the polls. You can vote by provisional ballot if there's a problem.
Also, hearing anecdotally that about some random issues at the polls. You can vote by provisional ballot if there's a problem.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
New Jersey polls are open until 8pm. Don't forget, if you're in line at 8pm, stay there! You can still vote.
Also, hearing anecdotally that about some random issues at the polls. You can vote by provisional ballot if there's a problem.
Also, hearing anecdotally that about some random issues at the polls. You can vote by provisional ballot if there's a problem.
Hopefully, someone recognizes the value that Teen Vogue added and starts a pub to pick up the torch.
Thank you for sharing this @leximcmenamin.com. Important piece to understand the never-changing Conde landscape.
Thank you for sharing this @leximcmenamin.com. Important piece to understand the never-changing Conde landscape.
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hopefully, someone recognizes the value that Teen Vogue added and starts a pub to pick up the torch.
Thank you for sharing this @leximcmenamin.com. Important piece to understand the never-changing Conde landscape.
Thank you for sharing this @leximcmenamin.com. Important piece to understand the never-changing Conde landscape.
Just in case you need it...
Our team in the Department of Law and Public Safety is committed to ensuring our elections are safe, secure, and fair.
Run into issues while voting? Call the NJ Secretary of State toll-free: 1-877-NJ-VOTER.
Have evidence of an election crime? Contact OPIA: 1-844-OPIA-TIPS.
Run into issues while voting? Call the NJ Secretary of State toll-free: 1-877-NJ-VOTER.
Have evidence of an election crime? Contact OPIA: 1-844-OPIA-TIPS.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just in case you need it...
I guess this is unsurprising, but no less disappointing. The people attempting to disrupt voting are never the good guys...y'know, in case that needs to be said out loud.
Thank you for being on top of it, @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
Thank you for being on top of it, @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today’s Election.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I guess this is unsurprising, but no less disappointing. The people attempting to disrupt voting are never the good guys...y'know, in case that needs to be said out loud.
Thank you for being on top of it, @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
Thank you for being on top of it, @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
Good morning, all! ☕️☕️
Time to go vote!
Time to go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good morning, all! ☕️☕️
Time to go vote!
Time to go vote!
WTF??? Hopefully @rollingstone.com hangs in there.
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 9:11 PM
WTF??? Hopefully @rollingstone.com hangs in there.
This…
They “didn’t know they had the legal authority” to use the SNAP emergency funds and it may take until Wednesday to figure out the process. They tore down the East Wing overnight and will send their goon squads into cities and put people in camps with no problem…. but feed people? Don't be fooled.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This…
Where are the “don’t tread on me” people now?
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Where are the “don’t tread on me” people now?
100% this…
If you’re ok with vouchers being used for ski trips or piano lessons but not ok with SNAP benefits being used for pizza or cupcakes, it’s not the use of public money you have a problem with.
It’s that you think wealthy people deserve perks and poor people deserve to be poor.
It’s that you think wealthy people deserve perks and poor people deserve to be poor.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
100% this…
Important resource...
SNAP cuts are hitting hard and pantries are packed. If you or someone you know needs food, check this verified list of free food resources by zip code: workmoney.org/money-savers/food/food-pantries-near-me?zipcode=10118#Pinksk#Momskyky
Locate local food pantries | WorkMoney
Our Local Resources Finder connects you with free food resources in your neighborhood.
https://workmoney.org/money-savers/food/food-pantries-near-me?zipcode=10118
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Important resource...
Important video...and I'm hoping NJ has their own monitors on Tuesday.
Rachel Maddow and I discuss a shocking new move by the Trump administration: sending Department of Justice “poll monitors” — handpicked by Pam Bondi — to California and New Jersey just days before the November elections and why this poses a grave threat to free and fair elections.
Rachel Maddow & Marc Elias Break Down Trump's DOJ Poll Monitor Scheme
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Important video...and I'm hoping NJ has their own monitors on Tuesday.
NUREMBERG | Official Trailer #1 (2025)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
About 825,000 New Jersey residents rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. This is going to hit hard.
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
About 825,000 New Jersey residents rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. This is going to hit hard.
Exactly.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Exactly.