Maggie
@maggie-h.bsky.social
Optimist. Over thinker. US Higher education professional and enthusiast (esp anything at the intersections of policy, economics, politics, and education). And yeah, mostly posts about politics.
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TOMORROW: Learn to bird-dog with us! Bird-dogging is a powerful tactic for holding our elected reps accountable. Come learn how to get answers on the record by asking EFFECTIVE questions, in-public, in-person, and on camera. Nov 23, 2PM, Swanson Case Room, Central Library, 201 E Market.
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
TOMORROW: Learn to bird-dog with us! Bird-dogging is a powerful tactic for holding our elected reps accountable. Come learn how to get answers on the record by asking EFFECTIVE questions, in-public, in-person, and on camera. Nov 23, 2PM, Swanson Case Room, Central Library, 201 E Market.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Florida politicians on the leading edge of authoritarian creep. Also, why does the press continue to be so bad at covering stuff like this?
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Florida politicians on the leading edge of authoritarian creep. Also, why does the press continue to be so bad at covering stuff like this?
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With all ballots now counted for the 2025 #Virginia general election, here are the final numbers for statewide offices:
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: 57.58% (D+15.36%)
Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi: 55.65% (D+11.56%)
Attorney General-elect Jay Jones: 53.14% (D+6.68%)
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: 57.58% (D+15.36%)
Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi: 55.65% (D+11.56%)
Attorney General-elect Jay Jones: 53.14% (D+6.68%)
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
With all ballots now counted for the 2025 #Virginia general election, here are the final numbers for statewide offices:
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: 57.58% (D+15.36%)
Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi: 55.65% (D+11.56%)
Attorney General-elect Jay Jones: 53.14% (D+6.68%)
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: 57.58% (D+15.36%)
Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi: 55.65% (D+11.56%)
Attorney General-elect Jay Jones: 53.14% (D+6.68%)
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We can win the midterms *AND* build a Democratic Party that fights as hard as we do: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We can win the midterms *AND* build a Democratic Party that fights as hard as we do: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
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First they blamed the Dems for not funding SNAP
Then they went to court to ask permission NOT to pay
The shutdown is ending & they’re making everyone reapply and “prove” they’re legitimately starving.
It’s almost as though they spent the money and have zero intentions of ever funding it again.
Then they went to court to ask permission NOT to pay
The shutdown is ending & they’re making everyone reapply and “prove” they’re legitimately starving.
It’s almost as though they spent the money and have zero intentions of ever funding it again.
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
First they blamed the Dems for not funding SNAP
Then they went to court to ask permission NOT to pay
The shutdown is ending & they’re making everyone reapply and “prove” they’re legitimately starving.
It’s almost as though they spent the money and have zero intentions of ever funding it again.
Then they went to court to ask permission NOT to pay
The shutdown is ending & they’re making everyone reapply and “prove” they’re legitimately starving.
It’s almost as though they spent the money and have zero intentions of ever funding it again.
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
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One week from today! #TDOR We will NOT comply with fascist attempts to demonize trans people. We stand with and protect our trans community members with FIERCE LOVE!
Trans Day of Remembrance 2025 — Indivisible Charlottesville
At 6pm on the 20th, queer folks and allies are invited to gather on the Downtown Mall in front of The Beautiful Idea where we will light candles and read the names of our trans siblings who have been ...
www.indivisiblecharlottesville.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One week from today! #TDOR We will NOT comply with fascist attempts to demonize trans people. We stand with and protect our trans community members with FIERCE LOVE!
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
I hate this, I want to be instantly good
it's impossible to get good at something new without sucking at it first
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I hate this, I want to be instantly good
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Support workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Support workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Chuck Schumer cannot agree to any deal that does not include, at minimum, a one year extension of the ACA credits.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Chuck Schumer cannot agree to any deal that does not include, at minimum, a one year extension of the ACA credits.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
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This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is part of the tragedy of a surrender now. It invites more pain and suffering by emboldening the regime. Why should they listen to a weak opposition?
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
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If you can't leave a phone message for Tim Kaine, you can leave a note for him on his webpage here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/shar...
Share Your Opinion | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
www.kaine.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you can't leave a phone message for Tim Kaine, you can leave a note for him on his webpage here: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/shar...
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov I hope you both understand what a huge betrayal this would be to the thousands of people who went all out during this past election.
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov I hope you both understand what a huge betrayal this would be to the thousands of people who went all out during this past election.
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URGENT: Call Mark Warner - 202-224-2023 and Tim Kaine - (202) 224-4024 and tell them NOT to cave to the GOP on the shutdown without a minimum one year extension on the ACA subsidies!
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
URGENT: Call Mark Warner - 202-224-2023 and Tim Kaine - (202) 224-4024 and tell them NOT to cave to the GOP on the shutdown without a minimum one year extension on the ACA subsidies!
Fuck the NYT.
Still waiting for an answer! bsky.app/profile/did:...
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fuck the NYT.
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A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.