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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm attending People Over Party's event, “The Beacon - Southold Week #2” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/peopleoverpa...

The Beacon - Southold Week #2 · People Over Party

Authoritarianism grows when people stay silent. Beacon-Southold is about standing together, visibly and joyfully, to resist. ✅ Show up in public—change starts when we step out together. ✅ Build local...

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 29

✨ Last week it was one. Tonight it was six. Next Thursday it will be more.

When ordinary people come together, extraordinary things can happen.

📍 Southold
🗓 Every Thursday evening
💡 Bring a friend, bring your voice, bring your courage.

Let’s keep the light growing. 🔥
#Democracy
#PeopleOverParty

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 28

In 1994, we had a federal Assault Weapons Ban. Mass shootings went down. When Congress let it expire, gun violence surged. We can protect lives without sacrificing rights, it’s time to reinstate the ban and put people over profits. #GunSafety #AssaultWeaponsBan #PeopleOverProfits

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 26

Me parte el corazón lo que está pasando a mi alrededor. Disculpen mi mal español, pero quiero que sepan que soy un aliado.

Por favor, lean mi Substack. 👇

substack.com/@nickantonuc...

Nick Antonucci | Substack

Working-class Independent. Not a Democrat. Not a Republican. Just someone who believes in people over politics. Lifelong Public Servant | Community Advocate | NY-1 Congressional Exploratory Candidate

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 23

📢 Join us Thursday evening in Beacon–Southold for a protest rooted in history & action.

We’ll draw on the lessons of those who have studied how authoritarianism takes hold & how everyday people, working together, can stop it.

✊ Your voice matters. Let’s show up.

www.mobilize.us/peopleoverpa...

The Beacon - Southold · People Over Party

The Beacon-Southold protest builds on the insights of people who have studied how authoritarianism rises and how everyday people can stop it. Here are the three things they tell us we must do. 1 - Sh...

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 15

When we swim alone, we're an easy target.
When we swim together, we're unstoppable.
It's time for working families to outswim the bullies in Washington too!
#Organize #Independent #United #WorkingFamilies #StandTogether #CommunityPower #Cartoon
#GrassrootsMovement #PeopleOverParty #IndependentVoice

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 15

When we swim alone, we’re an easy target.
When we swim together, we’re unstoppable. 🐟💪
It’s time for working families to outswim the bullies in Washington.
#Organize #Independent #United #WorkingFamilies #StandTogether #CommunityPower #Cartoon #GrassrootsMovement #PeopleOverParty #IndependentVoice

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 15

When we swim alone, we’re an easy target.
When we swim together, we’re unstoppable. 🐟💪
It’s time for working families to outswim the bullies in Washington.
#Organize #Independent #United #WorkingFamilies #StandTogether #CommunityPower #Cartoon #GrassrootsMovement #PeopleOverParty #IndependentVoice

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Federal funds finally freed, but our children’s funds should never be held hostage. Proud #UnionStrong.
#FundOurSchools
#EducationNotRansom
#UnionStrong
#KidsNotBargainingChips
#HandsOffOurSchools
#PublicSchoolsMatter
#StopPlayingPolitics
#ReleaseTheFunds
#FundEducationNow
#StrongUnionsStrongSchools

Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 14

A #virtuous person will tell the #truth to those in #power even when it may cause themselves harm.

A #sycophant will continually build up those in power even if our nation heads in the wrong direction.

Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Federal funds finally free, but our kids funding should never be held hostage. Proud #unionstrong.✊🏼
#FundOurSchools
#EducationNotRansom
#UnionStrong
#KidsNotBargainingChips
#HandsOffOurSchools
#PublicSchoolsMatter
#StopPlayingPolitics
#ReleaseTheFunds
#FundEducationNow
#StrongUnionsStrongSchools

Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 14

A #virtuous person will tell the #truth to those in #power even when it may cause themselves harm.

A #sycophant will continually build up those in power even if our nation heads in the wrong direction.

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 13

A #virtuous person will tell the #truth to those in #power even when it may cause themselves harm.

A #sycophant will continually build up those in power even if our nation heads in the wrong direction.

Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 13

As a father of a trans daughter, Ava Hudson’s story breaks me. She sought stability, found misgendering & isolation, & was gone at 27. Federal cuts to suicide hotlines will only cost more lives. We must protect the vulnerable, not abandon them.
#ProtectTransLives
chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...

A young transgender bus driver thought her CTA job was the answer

But Ava Hudson, 27, ended her life a year ago at a Blue Line L station in her CTA uniform.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 12

Proud to be part of the Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force! 💙 Our community picnic was a beautiful day of food, fun, & friendship. Huge thanks to North Fork Bodies in Motion, Aden Roussan, & Ethel’s Mermen for making it unforgettable! 🌞🎶 #SoutholdStrong #CommunityUnity #AntiBias
Ethel’s Mermen👇

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 11

712K Americans in DC pay taxes, serve in the military, & follow the law, but have NO vote in Congress. Today’s National Guard call-up is a stark reminder: this is injustice.
Elect those who Stand with DC, call Congress & demand statehood NOW. #DCStatehood #StandUpForDC #TaxationWithoutRepresentation

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 11

Alaska please show that you stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦✊
Putin’s war is an attack on freedom everywhere, show up, speak out, protest now!
#StandWithUkraine
#AlaskaForPeace
#NoToPutin
#Ukraine
#ChoosePeace
#Peace
#ukraine
#russia
#kiev
#kyiv
#love
#war
#Odessa
#Europe
#UkraineWar
#Putin is #Evil

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Aug 11

"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 11

Every advance for working people has been built on the shoulders of organized labor. From fair wages to safer workplaces, unions are the backbone of a just economy. I stand with America’s unions, because when workers rise, we all rise. ✊ #UnionStrong #Solidarity #WorkingFamilies #Union #Dignity

Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 11

Drove my ’50 Chevy home tonight & crossed paths with a Spanish, speaking mechanic. We didn’t share words, but we shared something better, the quiet joy of vintage trucks. A nod, a smile, & the language of chrome & steel carried the whole conversation. 🚛✨ #ChevyTrucks
Respeto mutuo entre comunidades

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 10

Texas Just Proved My Point — Again! Gerrymandering rigged my 2022 race before voters ever had a say, & now Texas is pulling the same stunt on a national scale. If you’re tired of politicians moving the goalposts to protect their power, here’s how we fight back. #All open.substack.com/pub/nantonuc...

Texas Just Proved My Point — Again

By Nick Antonucci (July 31, 2025)

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 10

Even on Gilligan's Island they all listened to the Professor, NOT the Millionaire!
#Science
#FactsMatter
#ScienceMatters
#FactsFirst
#TrustTheEvidence #FollowTheScience
#DataDriven
#TruthOverMyths
#EvidenceBased
#ScienceIsReal
#FactsOverFear
#ThinkCritically
#TaxTheRich
#PeopleOverProfits

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 9

Beautiful day for Southold’s Annual Unity Picnic 🌞💛 Proud to stand with my fellow Anti-Bias Task Force members working to build respect, challenge prejudice, & make everyone feel welcome. Unity is something we create together. 🕊️
#UnityInSouthold
#InclusionMatters
#NoRoomForHate
#Peace
#Unity
#Proud

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 9

80 years on, the shadows of Hiroshima & Nagasaki remind us: humanity’s genius can build wonders or unleash ruin. Nuclear weapons are not power, they are the failure to imagine peace. Our future depends on choosing creation over destruction.
#Peace
#Hiroshima80
#Nagasaki80
#HumanityFirst
#PeaceForAll

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 9

Congratulations to Gov. Maura Healey and Massachusetts for taking a bold stand to protect gender-affirming and reproductive care. This law defends providers, safeguards patients, and sends a clear message: compassion and equality are non-negotiable.
#LGBTQIA+
#Dignity
#Equality
#Compassion
#Liberty

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Nick Antonucci @iwant2hearu.bsky.social · Aug 9

When the rules of the game are broken, the answer can’t just be “play harder.” We have to fix the game itself. Otherwise, even when “our side” wins, the public keeps losing.

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