Tom Speaker
@realtomspeaker.bsky.social
Mom. Dad. Husband. Wife. Next President of the United States.
Also Legislative Director @ReinventAlbany
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Also Legislative Director @ReinventAlbany
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
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We thank Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Sen. Gianaris, and the @nysenate.bsky.social for continuing to pass a bill ending NY's tax break for Trump's OZ program.
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social must pass this bill and save NY $400m a year.
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@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social must pass this bill and save NY $400m a year.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We thank Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Sen. Gianaris, and the @nysenate.bsky.social for continuing to pass a bill ending NY's tax break for Trump's OZ program.
@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social must pass this bill and save NY $400m a year.
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@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social must pass this bill and save NY $400m a year.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade.
April 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade.
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@governor.ny.gov, reject these changes to public campaign finance!
Lawmakers are discussing overhauling the landmark program with no hearing, no floor debate, no public comment.
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Lawmakers are discussing overhauling the landmark program with no hearing, no floor debate, no public comment.
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Commentary: Lawmakers, resist the temptation to meddle with campaign financing
Commentary: Allowing larger donations to qualify for public funding would undermine the purpose of New York's groundbreaking system.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@governor.ny.gov, reject these changes to public campaign finance!
Lawmakers are discussing overhauling the landmark program with no hearing, no floor debate, no public comment.
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Lawmakers are discussing overhauling the landmark program with no hearing, no floor debate, no public comment.
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This week in Subsidy Sheet:
👶 40% of Rochester kids live in poverty
🚰 NY has miles and miles of lead pipes
🌉 And over 1000 decrepit bridges
🫱 But Albany is still about to give billions to corporations
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👶 40% of Rochester kids live in poverty
🚰 NY has miles and miles of lead pipes
🌉 And over 1000 decrepit bridges
🫱 But Albany is still about to give billions to corporations
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Subsidy Sheet: In NY, mega-corporations win, the needy lose - Reinvent Albany
We’ve known since Roman times that lead is “injurious to the human system” (to quote the architect Vitruvius), but in 2025, New York State still has miles and miles of lead pipes, which the Albany…
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April 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
👶 40% of Rochester kids live in poverty
🚰 NY has miles and miles of lead pipes
🌉 And over 1000 decrepit bridges
🫱 But Albany is still about to give billions to corporations
Read it ⬇️
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👶 40% of Rochester kids live in poverty
🚰 NY has miles and miles of lead pipes
🌉 And over 1000 decrepit bridges
🫱 But Albany is still about to give billions to corporations
Read it ⬇️
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The Governor, Senate, & Assembly have committed to fully funding NY’s Public Campaign Finance Program, but now, more than two weeks past the budget deadline, there are rumors that some lawmakers want to change the program in ways that would undermine its purpose.
April 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Governor, Senate, & Assembly have committed to fully funding NY’s Public Campaign Finance Program, but now, more than two weeks past the budget deadline, there are rumors that some lawmakers want to change the program in ways that would undermine its purpose.
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This week in Subsidy Sheet – when we give $4.4 billion to corporations, what do we lose?
🚆 $2 billion in annual costs needed to fund the MTA capital plan
🚰 $500 million to replace all the lead pipes in Buffalo
🏙️ $50 million for local governments
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🚆 $2 billion in annual costs needed to fund the MTA capital plan
🚰 $500 million to replace all the lead pipes in Buffalo
🏙️ $50 million for local governments
Find out here ⬇️
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March 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet – when we give $4.4 billion to corporations, what do we lose?
🚆 $2 billion in annual costs needed to fund the MTA capital plan
🚰 $500 million to replace all the lead pipes in Buffalo
🏙️ $50 million for local governments
Find out here ⬇️
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🚆 $2 billion in annual costs needed to fund the MTA capital plan
🚰 $500 million to replace all the lead pipes in Buffalo
🏙️ $50 million for local governments
Find out here ⬇️
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Our @realtomspeaker.bsky.social in the Daily News on how NY's FOIL is basically broken.
"Our Senate and Assembly, representing us, have a chance to show America that whatever else is happening, New York is standing up for open government and the rule of law."
"Our Senate and Assembly, representing us, have a chance to show America that whatever else is happening, New York is standing up for open government and the rule of law."
Albany must fix the Freedom of Information Law
It’s Sunshine Week — a 20-year tradition created by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to push for government transparency, especially stronger public records laws. This ain’t your average S…
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March 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our @realtomspeaker.bsky.social in the Daily News on how NY's FOIL is basically broken.
"Our Senate and Assembly, representing us, have a chance to show America that whatever else is happening, New York is standing up for open government and the rule of law."
"Our Senate and Assembly, representing us, have a chance to show America that whatever else is happening, New York is standing up for open government and the rule of law."
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Stopping Corruption: It's Up to You New York, New York
If state and city elected officials are serious about maintaining our democracy and following the rule of law, they have to step up now.
Read our full statement ⬇️
If state and city elected officials are serious about maintaining our democracy and following the rule of law, they have to step up now.
Read our full statement ⬇️
Stopping Corruption: It's Up to You New York, New York - Reinvent Albany
New Yorkers have to realize we’re on our own. There is no federal sheriff and won’t be for a long time. If the Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Senate and Assembly, City Council,…
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February 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Stopping Corruption: It's Up to You New York, New York
If state and city elected officials are serious about maintaining our democracy and following the rule of law, they have to step up now.
Read our full statement ⬇️
If state and city elected officials are serious about maintaining our democracy and following the rule of law, they have to step up now.
Read our full statement ⬇️
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Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
December 19, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion
Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion
Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion
Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25
Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25
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This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🎬 NYers paying $75,000 for each film/TV Job
🫵 Senators grill ESD, MPA about massive subsidy costs
➡️ We recommend a path forward
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🎬 NYers paying $75,000 for each film/TV Job
🫵 Senators grill ESD, MPA about massive subsidy costs
➡️ We recommend a path forward
Read it ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4eG7m53
November 22, 2024 at 7:03 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🎬 NYers paying $75,000 for each film/TV Job
🫵 Senators grill ESD, MPA about massive subsidy costs
➡️ We recommend a path forward
Read it ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4eG7m53
🎬 NYers paying $75,000 for each film/TV Job
🫵 Senators grill ESD, MPA about massive subsidy costs
➡️ We recommend a path forward
Read it ⬇️
https://buff.ly/4eG7m53
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Our @RealTomSpeaker talks about NY State's new public campaign finance program in this piece from Buffalo News
Taxpayers could foot $825K bill for WNY campaign costs
Nine state legislative candidates in Western New York spent a collective $825,362 on campaign expenses that can be covered by taxpayer-funded money, the latest state Board of Elections filings showed.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Our @RealTomSpeaker talks about NY State's new public campaign finance program in this piece from Buffalo News