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Math educator. Music lover. Political activist. Delegate to CDP. Believer in the power of government to help people. Voting rights. Repro Justice.
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CALL TO ACTION: 2 anti-trans bills are being debated in legislative committees on 04/01. AB89 bans trans girls from school sports. AB844 forces trans youth to use the school facilities that match their gender assigned at birth. Tell them: Vote NO! @gusdforall.bsky.social @socalextremismwatch.com

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Trump's imposition of a "$1 spending limit on government credit cards... was done apparently with no knowledge of how essential the cards are to operations. There was no mechanism, for example, to pay for gas for vehicles used to transport patients’ blood samples..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/h...

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Today Sherrod launches the Dignity of Work Institute. A link to the video: www.dignityofworkinstitute.org www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/u...

NEW: A federal judge in Maryland Thursday blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials from accessing sensitive data and systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA). www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Great story from @60minutes.bsky.social - super talented teen musicians denied an opportunity for collaboration and mentorship w/ USMC band. 60 Minutes and a group of US military band vets stepped in to help, and made a statement about standing together and playing together. youtu.be/lhwS06U1SnA?...

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She doesn't mention cloture specifically. But I think it's clear what Pelosi is saying here. And I think her saying it is a pretty big deal.

"Rural hospital leaders in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas who spoke to The Washington Post warned that the enormous cuts congressional Republicans are weighing could further destroy limited health-care access in rural America..." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

been thinking a lot about the media reaction to Biden's first debate performance compared to its response to fascism

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

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Remember when Kevin McCarthy said he is not speaker anymore because Matt Gaetz wanted him to stop an ethics complaint about him sexually assaulting a 17 year old. 1/3