Rebecca Bonner
@rebbon01.bsky.social
Hope inspires action. Standing up for democracy. Semi-retired working only on projects I want to. Grandmother, hiker, knitter, armchair political analyst. Member of three bookgroups.
@indivisible.org
Trying to get into the 3 pm ET meeting. The link in the email and in the calendar invite take me back to the registration page.
Trying to get into the 3 pm ET meeting. The link in the email and in the calendar invite take me back to the registration page.
June 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@indivisible.org
Trying to get into the 3 pm ET meeting. The link in the email and in the calendar invite take me back to the registration page.
Trying to get into the 3 pm ET meeting. The link in the email and in the calendar invite take me back to the registration page.
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Good morning.
If the the Senate passes the Republican budget bill, 40% of American families - those with lower and middle incomes - will LOSE money. They will become poorer.
But the richest families will get an average $270,000 tax cut.
Because they only care about the rich.
If the the Senate passes the Republican budget bill, 40% of American families - those with lower and middle incomes - will LOSE money. They will become poorer.
But the richest families will get an average $270,000 tax cut.
Because they only care about the rich.
June 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good morning.
If the the Senate passes the Republican budget bill, 40% of American families - those with lower and middle incomes - will LOSE money. They will become poorer.
But the richest families will get an average $270,000 tax cut.
Because they only care about the rich.
If the the Senate passes the Republican budget bill, 40% of American families - those with lower and middle incomes - will LOSE money. They will become poorer.
But the richest families will get an average $270,000 tax cut.
Because they only care about the rich.
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This is unfathomably shameful. How do we even have to debate this? Why would anyone ever again be so foolish as to trust or help the United States if this is how we treat people who risk their lives on our behalf?
An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
June 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is unfathomably shameful. How do we even have to debate this? Why would anyone ever again be so foolish as to trust or help the United States if this is how we treat people who risk their lives on our behalf?
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The acting head of FEMA, a Trump appointee, told staff today he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season. FEMA is dangerously unprepared this year.
June 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The acting head of FEMA, a Trump appointee, told staff today he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season. FEMA is dangerously unprepared this year.
If you need to blame anyone, blame the House Republicans who left DC yesterday -- abandoning their jobs before the budget was passed. The power of the purse has to be guarded.
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
‘The Only Practical Check That’s Left Is the Power of the Purse.’
In the baffling haze of dealing with ‘everything, all the time,' a few clear signals of where to take a stand. Let's start with Democrats all voting NO on a blank check for Elon Musk.
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If you need to blame anyone, blame the House Republicans who left DC yesterday -- abandoning their jobs before the budget was passed. The power of the purse has to be guarded.
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
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Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration last weekend, have not been able to hold a private conversation with their client since his arrest.
Mahmoud Khalil Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers
Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration last weekend, have not been able to hold a private conversation with their client since his arrest.
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Arresting someone without charge, explanation, or due process to silence dissent is unconstitutional. This type of thing happens in dictatorships, not America.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
March 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Arresting someone without charge, explanation, or due process to silence dissent is unconstitutional. This type of thing happens in dictatorships, not America.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
Thanks to John Oliver and Gifts from Todd for joy in the midst of our ongoing fight.
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Hostile Government Take Over (EDM Remix) @AGiftFromTodd
YouTube video by Vinny Marchi
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March 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Thanks to John Oliver and Gifts from Todd for joy in the midst of our ongoing fight.
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
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Wall Street suffered its worst day of the year on Monday, amid investor fears that President Trump's tariffs could raise prices, slow the economy and sow uncertainty among businesses. The S&P 500 has now erased all the gains it made since Election Day. nyti.ms/4hlQ2n9
March 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Wall Street suffered its worst day of the year on Monday, amid investor fears that President Trump's tariffs could raise prices, slow the economy and sow uncertainty among businesses. The S&P 500 has now erased all the gains it made since Election Day. nyti.ms/4hlQ2n9
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He says this without having one shred of evidence. It's total bullshit. And it is driving US policy and will wreck the lives of millions of Americans.
Musk: "The waste and fraud in entitlement spending -- that's the big one to eliminate. That's the half trillion, maybe 600 or 700 billion a year. That's also the mechanism by which Democrats attract & retain illegal immigrants by essentially paying them to come here & then turning them into voters."
March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
He says this without having one shred of evidence. It's total bullshit. And it is driving US policy and will wreck the lives of millions of Americans.
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House GOP bill to extend federal spending would also undo the D.C. government's 2025 budget, because it doesn't have language usually included in short-term spending bills that lets the District spend locally raised funds before Congress formally approves www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
GOP spending bill would lead to $1 billion in D.C. cuts, city officials say
The bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown would make D.C. revert to its 2024 spending. City officials fear cuts to police, schools and other services.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
House GOP bill to extend federal spending would also undo the D.C. government's 2025 budget, because it doesn't have language usually included in short-term spending bills that lets the District spend locally raised funds before Congress formally approves www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Trump and Musk have cut vital programs at the VA, leaving many veterans in crisis abandoned. Our veterans answered the call, but now nobody will answer theirs.
Hotline
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Trump and Musk have cut vital programs at the VA, leaving many veterans in crisis abandoned. Our veterans answered the call, but now nobody will answer theirs.
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Amid noise from President Donald Trump over tariffs and trade wars, that annexation threat, and a bad-for-Canadians exchange rate, Shore proprietors are wondering if their usual repeat customers from the Great White North will show up this summer. (1/4) inquirer.com/news/new-jer...
March 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Amid noise from President Donald Trump over tariffs and trade wars, that annexation threat, and a bad-for-Canadians exchange rate, Shore proprietors are wondering if their usual repeat customers from the Great White North will show up this summer. (1/4) inquirer.com/news/new-jer...
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I wrote about Trump and Musk dismantling our disease-detection systems abroad.
I tried posting this to X. But due to Musk’s cuts, his app isn’t working right now 🙄
We can’t have the same in global health. We will regret this.
Gift article at @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I tried posting this to X. But due to Musk’s cuts, his app isn’t working right now 🙄
We can’t have the same in global health. We will regret this.
Gift article at @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Diseases Are Coming
Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn government tear will have lasting effects on global health.
www.theatlantic.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I wrote about Trump and Musk dismantling our disease-detection systems abroad.
I tried posting this to X. But due to Musk’s cuts, his app isn’t working right now 🙄
We can’t have the same in global health. We will regret this.
Gift article at @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I tried posting this to X. But due to Musk’s cuts, his app isn’t working right now 🙄
We can’t have the same in global health. We will regret this.
Gift article at @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Hey #Philly, join me on March 8 from 11 AM to 12 PM for a telephone town hall!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you & updating you on what's being done in Congress to fight the abuses of the Trump Administration.
Sign up to be called at: evans.house.gov/live
I'm looking forward to hearing from you & updating you on what's being done in Congress to fight the abuses of the Trump Administration.
Sign up to be called at: evans.house.gov/live
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Hey #Philly, join me on March 8 from 11 AM to 12 PM for a telephone town hall!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you & updating you on what's being done in Congress to fight the abuses of the Trump Administration.
Sign up to be called at: evans.house.gov/live
I'm looking forward to hearing from you & updating you on what's being done in Congress to fight the abuses of the Trump Administration.
Sign up to be called at: evans.house.gov/live
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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If you or someone you know is angry or afraid about what is happening to our government, give this a read, then goto indivisible.org and find a Chapter near you. If you are in Philly - goto indivisiblephiladelphia.com & click ‘Join Us’ to find soemthing You can do. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
If you or someone you know is angry or afraid about what is happening to our government, give this a read, then goto indivisible.org and find a Chapter near you. If you are in Philly - goto indivisiblephiladelphia.com & click ‘Join Us’ to find soemthing You can do. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This is important. This is not a marathon; this is not a sprint. This is a relay race, and we need to rest so that we can trust each other to pick up the baton when it is our turn. I head to the ocean and the woods.
Part of my advocacy for not surrendering is sustaining, which involves taking breaks, pleasure, and beauty. See you in the streets (and these ancients producing brand new acorns and leaves on the trails).
February 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is important. This is not a marathon; this is not a sprint. This is a relay race, and we need to rest so that we can trust each other to pick up the baton when it is our turn. I head to the ocean and the woods.
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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.
Trump might be calling himself King, but most Americans know that Pres Musk is in charge.
The official White House account just referred to Trump as a “king” and posted an image with a crown on his head.
They’re not even hiding it.
They’re not even hiding it.
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump might be calling himself King, but most Americans know that Pres Musk is in charge.
Trump might be calling himself King, but it's clear to most Americans that Pres Musk is in charge.
February 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trump might be calling himself King, but it's clear to most Americans that Pres Musk is in charge.
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Federal workers, we recognize that this is an unpredictable time.
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
What ProPublica’s Reporters Will Be Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters will be keeping an eye on as his second presidency begins.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Federal workers, we recognize that this is an unpredictable time.
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
Our team is actively pairing your tips with reporters on this list and across our newsroom to make sure you're speaking to someone with the right expertise. How to get in touch:
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Let me speak to the DOGE audit language. Many people who work in both the Treasury and specifically the IRS are CPAs. Most audit firms hire CPAs. A 19yo coder has absolutely no idea how to accurately identify waste or fraud. Calling what DOGE is doing as a audit, is a flat out lie.
February 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let me speak to the DOGE audit language. Many people who work in both the Treasury and specifically the IRS are CPAs. Most audit firms hire CPAs. A 19yo coder has absolutely no idea how to accurately identify waste or fraud. Calling what DOGE is doing as a audit, is a flat out lie.
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Thousands of protesters opposing President Trump’s agenda took to the streets on Monday across the U.S., derisively calling him a “king” on Presidents’ Day for his efforts to terminate thousands of federal workers and to fire prosecutors and independent watchdogs. nyti.ms/3CQA2LX
February 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thousands of protesters opposing President Trump’s agenda took to the streets on Monday across the U.S., derisively calling him a “king” on Presidents’ Day for his efforts to terminate thousands of federal workers and to fire prosecutors and independent watchdogs. nyti.ms/3CQA2LX