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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 22h

Happy #NoKings Day from a few hundred patriots in LaVale, MD!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5d

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 5d

The Shutdown fight is putting a spotlight on how harmful healthcare cuts would be to millions of working people. Everyone needs to know about this. Democracy can feel theoretical to people, but this fight shows them what’s really at stake. apple.news/Abd9vMfNETga...

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire? — The Washington Post

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

apple.news

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Kyle @ohiojedi89.bsky.social · 5d

My two cents about No Kings 2 is that yes the protests alone haven’t changed anything but I think not attending if you’re able squanders a big community organizing opportunity. People are looking for direction, if you’re part of an org or just solo this is a great place to be visible & connect. 1/3

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 6d

I refuse to believe people voted for shooting innocent people with no criminal record just because they appear to be an immigrant and flee abduction. People who voted for this administration need to be shown what their vote has wrought.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9d

This indictment of Letitia James is not a prosecution; it is a politically-motivated persecution. Donald Trump is using a weaponized Department of Justice to punish a public servant who dared to hold him accountable. This sham proceeding is a direct assault on the Rule of Law.

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Jonathan @frakitall.bsky.social · 15d

Don't call yourself Pro Life or a Christian if you're OK with kicking 700,000 children off of Medicaid. share.newsbreak.com/faej9cs7

Florida Removes 700,000 Children From Health Care Plan - NewsBreak

"Children need health coverage to access the preventive and routine services they need to grow up healthy," Tricia Brooks said.

share.newsbreak.com

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 18d

As a member of a military family, I think this is a widely held opinion in the service.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 20d

The cruelty has always been the point—and they will inflict it on anyone who stands in the way of their perverse vision for this country. Completely sickening.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20d

Another awful shooting, this time in Grand Blanc, Michigan. My heart is with the victims and their families.

Every single American should be able to worship freely without having to worry about their safety.

Hate and violence have no place in this country.

2 people dead and 8 wounded in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say - The Boston Globe

After the suspect left the church, two officers pursued him and “engaged in gunfire,” officials said. The man was killed.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 20d

Correct. Easily my favorite app on my phone.

Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 21d

The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh

Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 22d

Can’t wait to share some of the great work we’re doing at @swingleft.bsky.social.

Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 22d

I'm lucky to have so many incredible guests joining me on Saturday to talk about immigration, justice, journalism & political activism. Join us:

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 23d

Global warming caused by humans is an observed fact. Yes, science still needs to learn more, but it's no more in overall doubt than the theory of gravity. And it's bad. Willful ignorance, enforced by those who choose to deny science, is an existential threat to our civilization.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25d

So, Trump and the Republicans totally own the impending government shutdown now.

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 26d

I wish I could repost this 1000 times.

Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 27d

Education is more than job training.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 26d

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 26d

Man, I’m so glad I don’t have to explain to my kids why they can’t watch Frozen anymore.

And, you know, for having at least one institution finally stand up against government censorship. Thank you, Disney/ABC!

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · 29d

Censoring comedians is a dangerous attack on free speech but so is censoring science on climate and vaccines - and the consequences are going to get a lot of us killed.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 18

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.yahoo.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 18

You can never appease a tyrant.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 16

Car repairs up 15%. Furniture up 9%. Electricity up 6%. Coffee up 20%.

Now Republicans say they will shut down the government unless their law to increase many health insurance premiums by 75% goes into effect.

They are ruining people’s lives with these cost hikes.

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Matt Caffrey @mattcaff.bsky.social · Sep 17

Not the most important thing that’s happening, but damn this sucks. I hate it here. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/09/16/b...

Breaking: US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on Cars — Streetsblog USA

The Trump administration bias for "vehicular travel" — and the burning of fossil fuels that it requires — rears its ugly head again.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 17

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · Sep 12

This is just the direct subsidy. It’s also an economic subsidy if you’re allowed to pollute for free. That subsidy of fossil fuel has hit $700 billion a year. Every year. It’s the biggest subsidy in world history.

Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Firms Have Doubled Since 2017, Now $35 Billion a Year

Oil and gas companies could gobble up billions in tax credits if lawmakers don’t act, warn the authors of a new report.

truthout.org

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Nearly half (49%) of all new EU city buses were zero-emission (ZE) in 2024, making city buses one of the early success stories of the European Green Deal."

Ever heard of that before?

#Sufficiency

www.transportenvironment.org/articles/hal...

Half of new EU city buses were zero-emission in 2024

Zero-emission sales to reach 100% by 2027 if growth rate continues

www.transportenvironment.org

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