Nancy Withbroe (she/her)
@nancywithbroe.bsky.social
Contemplative activist building a more free, just and compassionate world. I solve problems with my heart and a project plan. Views my own.
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Breaking News: A federal judge found that the presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was unlawful.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in D.C.
Judge Jia M. Cobb found that the presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops, many from outside D.C., was most likely unlawful. She paused the order from taking effect until Dec. 11.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Breaking News: A federal judge found that the presence of more than 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was unlawful.
They were girls, children when they met Epstein. Don’t look away. These survivors deserve justice.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
They were girls, children when they met Epstein. Don’t look away. These survivors deserve justice.
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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These rumors can’t be true-
“After 40 days of this shutdown – & following a historic election where voters resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda – it is unacceptable for Democrats to agree to a deal that takes us back exactly to where we were on September 30” nwlcactionfund.org/2025/11/09/n...
“After 40 days of this shutdown – & following a historic election where voters resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda – it is unacceptable for Democrats to agree to a deal that takes us back exactly to where we were on September 30” nwlcactionfund.org/2025/11/09/n...
NWLC Action Fund on Senate Shutdown Deal - National Women's Law Center Action Fund
Washington, DC – Following reporting that senators have a reached a deal to end the government shutdown that does not include an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, Fatima Goss Graves, preside...
nwlcactionfund.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
These rumors can’t be true-
“After 40 days of this shutdown – & following a historic election where voters resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda – it is unacceptable for Democrats to agree to a deal that takes us back exactly to where we were on September 30” nwlcactionfund.org/2025/11/09/n...
“After 40 days of this shutdown – & following a historic election where voters resoundingly rejected the Republican agenda – it is unacceptable for Democrats to agree to a deal that takes us back exactly to where we were on September 30” nwlcactionfund.org/2025/11/09/n...
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The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work.
ICE is a problem for us all.
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ICE is a problem for us all.
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VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
wgntv.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work.
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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This is a big deal. A very big deal.
Last night, we ended a Republican supermajority in Mississippi.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is a big deal. A very big deal.
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Not all heroes wear capes. Please support local, independent, and student journalists.
“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Not all heroes wear capes. Please support local, independent, and student journalists.
“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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“What am I going to do, go back to my Zoom call when people across the street are being denied their constitutional rights?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Immigration Crackdown Spreads Through Chicago, Including Wealthy Neighborhoods
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“What am I going to do, go back to my Zoom call when people across the street are being denied their constitutional rights?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
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We're going to win.
October 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We're going to win.
🗣️🗣️🗣️
As you may have noticed, white supremacists want to stop the influx of hardworking young people (aka immigration) while somehow forcing white women to have lots more babies to compensate, but they refuse to make having kids more affordable and less arduous an experience.
RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Senator JD Vance warned against weaponizing the IRS.
Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.
Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.
Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senator JD Vance warned against weaponizing the IRS.
Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.
Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.
Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids
"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."
www.motherjones.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
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There is no way to harm just part of the popilation. We're all connected. We rise and fall together. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
There is no way to harm just part of the popilation. We're all connected. We rise and fall together. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
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OK y'all. Democrats are holding strong and now IT'S OUR JOB TO HAVE THEIR BACKS and demand Republicans stop the Trump shutdown.
Start here:
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
Start here:
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
STOP THE TRUMP SHUTDOWN
indivisible.org
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
OK y'all. Democrats are holding strong and now IT'S OUR JOB TO HAVE THEIR BACKS and demand Republicans stop the Trump shutdown.
Start here:
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
Start here:
indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
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It’s not even just the mere willingness to discard women’s rights and dignity for the sake of expedience. It’s the blithe assumption that throwing women under the bus *must be* expedient—in contradiction to the facts—that reveals who Klein thinks his politics are for.
September 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It’s not even just the mere willingness to discard women’s rights and dignity for the sake of expedience. It’s the blithe assumption that throwing women under the bus *must be* expedient—in contradiction to the facts—that reveals who Klein thinks his politics are for.
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I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
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No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.
Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
September 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.
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Some coverage of the federal takeover of DC would leave you thinking the main consequence is National Guardsmen laying mulch.
No. It is masked agents terrifying schoolchildren.
Please read this crucial article from @teoarmus.bsky.social on how DC communities are trying to protect families.
No. It is masked agents terrifying schoolchildren.
Please read this crucial article from @teoarmus.bsky.social on how DC communities are trying to protect families.
They watched ICE detain their dad. Now D.C. neighbors escort them to school.
Immigrant neighborhoods across the District have organized “walking school buses” to shuttle kids to classes during President Donald Trump’s federalization of D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Some coverage of the federal takeover of DC would leave you thinking the main consequence is National Guardsmen laying mulch.
No. It is masked agents terrifying schoolchildren.
Please read this crucial article from @teoarmus.bsky.social on how DC communities are trying to protect families.
No. It is masked agents terrifying schoolchildren.
Please read this crucial article from @teoarmus.bsky.social on how DC communities are trying to protect families.
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NWLC President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah: “Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all of us and undermines our democracy."
Read the full statement here:
Read the full statement here:
NWLC Statement on Political Violence - National Women's Law Center
The following statement is from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah today: “Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all of us and undermines our democracy. Today’s fatal attack is a stark reminder of how aggression and hate are consuming […]
nwlc.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
NWLC President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah: “Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all of us and undermines our democracy."
Read the full statement here:
Read the full statement here:
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Being kind boosts mental health more than seeking joy.
Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself.
Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself.
Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
August 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Being kind boosts mental health more than seeking joy.
Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself.
Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself.
Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
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The DC resistance isn’t manifesting this week as recognizable members of Congress marching up and down Pennsylvania Avenue with CNN cameras in tow, but as an array of ordinary DC residents documenting what’s happening in their neighborhoods and mobilizing pop-up actions.
The resistance is active in DC—you’re just not looking closely enough
It's not massive protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, but happenstance hecklers and Nextdoor posts.
www.motherjones.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The DC resistance isn’t manifesting this week as recognizable members of Congress marching up and down Pennsylvania Avenue with CNN cameras in tow, but as an array of ordinary DC residents documenting what’s happening in their neighborhoods and mobilizing pop-up actions.
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Huge respect to a National Guard soldier who is putting his career on the line to defend the American Constitution:
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
August 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Huge respect to a National Guard soldier who is putting his career on the line to defend the American Constitution:
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."
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STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
August 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.
There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.