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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row, according to recent data from the Census Bureau.

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

In my personal newsletter this week: The millennial takeover continues. But alas, we do not claim Bari Weiss as one of us. amandalitman.substack.com/p/the-millen...

The millennial takeover continues

Officially declaring: We do not claim Bari Weiss!

amandalitman.substack.com

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE: Newsom has signed SB 79 into law!!

This is a great day for anyone who cares about ending California's housing and homelessness crisis, getting the state to net zero emissions, and recovering American democracy.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...

Newsom's Fateful Choice

Why the governor needs to sign SB 79

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

If/when Platner wins the primary, it’ll be the final mark of death for the old guard of the Democratic Party. They don’t have the juice anymore and this will prove it. (Plus I think a primary will make Platner a better candidate for the general!)

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2d

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills expected to jump into crucial Senate race next week, sources say

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

While 34% of Americans rent their homes, at least 80% of federal and state elected leaders are homeowners.

At the local level, 89% of city council members own their homes.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

Fun fact I just learned in the chat on this call: Ithaca just elected its first majority tenant city council last year!

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

Elect More Renters! · Run for Something

Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians. It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...

www.mobilize.us

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

This is tonight! It's not too late to RSVP.

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

Elect More Renters! · Run for Something

Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians. It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...

www.mobilize.us

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

Elect More Renters! · Run for Something

Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians. It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...

www.mobilize.us

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry didn’t know you were on here! Great work.

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 3d

Woo hoo!! Get yours here:

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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marinealady.bsky.social @marinealady.bsky.social · 3d

Follow the QR code. These are adapted for many locations. From California to the New York Island.💙

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Neighbors in Brooklyn were giving these out. ✊

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

Neighbors in Brooklyn were giving these out. ✊

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 3d

When we run, we can win. Anywhere and everywhere.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 4d

Change is coming.

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Justin Pearson of the "Tennessee 3" is challenging Rep. Steve Cohen.

There's an age dynamic: Cohen is 76, Pearson is 30.

And an ideological one: Cohen left CPC last year + is pro-Israel. Pearson says war in Gaza is a "genocide."

@axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/08/j...

"Tennessee Three" member Justin Pearson runs to oust Rep. Steve Cohen

Pearson is one of the most high-profile primary challengers to an older House Democrat.

www.axios.com

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 4d

Classic gen X response

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 4d

Hell yeah. @runforsomething.net alum @aftynbehn.bsky.social moving on to the general! No one better to fight hard and make this a tight race.

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 4d

And state Rep. Aftyn Behn wins the (much closer) Dem primary. She'll face off against Republican Matt Van Epps on Dec. 2.

#TN07 is a very conservative district, but Dems hope that the GOP's gerrymander, which added part of Nashville, will boost them. Also keep an eye on Montgomery Co.

Aftyn Behn wins Democratic Primary for US House special election

The eyes of the nation are on Tennessee for a special election that could sway the balance of power in Washington D.C.

www.newschannel5.com

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 4d

The millennial mantra

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Senator Megan Hunt @meganhunt.bsky.social · 4d

Nobody needs the abusive and debunked “treatment” known as conversion therapy—and LGBTQ+ youth need to know they are loved and accepted as they are. As long as I’m in the legislature I’ll be working to ban it in Nebraska.

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wetcoast @wetcoast604.bsky.social · 5d

I don't know anything about these candidates but this is the future of the party and it's important to get more people involved in the political culture and then change can happen that impacts peoples lives in a positive manner.

Equally important is register new voters, as many as possible.

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 6d

This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: 81 new candidates to root for, a bunch of calls for future candidates + volunteers this month, and so so so much good vibes. You need this. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...

RFS feel-good update (10/6): 81 new candidates to root for!

Plus: A huge list of calls coming up this month

rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com

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Sam Foster @samformarietta.bsky.social · 5d

If you live in the City of Marietta, your ballot will include Sam Foster for Mayor, plus City Council, School Board, and the GA Public Service Commission.
Research them all & make your plan to vote early.

✅ Election Day: Tuesday, Nov 4
✅ Early Voting: Oct 14–31

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 5d

And it's not just politics! Politics is the tip of the spear, the canary in the coalmine.

We're at a generational tipping point - change is coming.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 5d

As I've been saying: "Older politicians may choose to cling to power and relevance until death or elections come for them. What they need to accept ... is that the political world now belongs to a new generation." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | Win or Lose, It’s Zohran Mamdani’s Political World Now

www.nytimes.com

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 6d

Joy is good & builds long-term power! www.northjersey.com/story/news/p...

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 6d

Mayor Tumlin (Marietta in NW suburban Atlanta) needs to go. In 2015, when observing a new development he had pushed to demolish apartments that housed low-income Brown & Black families, he said “It’s almost like a dream. It’s almost like it’s 1970 again." (See: #RedHotCity)

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 6d

A @runforsomething.net race to keep an eye on: Sam Foster, a 24 year old community activist, running for mayor in Marietta, GA, against a 78 year old incumbent who's been holding the office for 15 years & vetoed a resolution on Juneteenth, among other things. www.mdjonline.com/opinion/arou...

AROUND TOWN: Youth vs. experience: Foster challenges Mayor Tumlin in heated Marietta race

The Marietta mayoral race is heating up as candidate Sam Foster has turned to punchy videos on TikTok and Instagram to sharpen his challenge to longtime incumbent Steve “Thunder” Tumlin.

www.mdjonline.com

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