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Carmen Cusido

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Magaly & Armando's daughter. Rutgers and Columbia alum. Adjunct professor. Mental-health advocate. Writer for various publications, including CNN, NPR, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily, Health, and more. Find my bylines here: carmencusido.journoportfolio.com.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · Jan 16

Anyone else just finish watching President Biden's #farewelladdress? I don't know about you, but I had tears in my eyes.

#PresidentBiden, thank you for your more than five decades of public service to our great nation. Thank you for your decency, your honesty, your integrity. I will miss you.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 3h

Happy to have done my part in Montclair, NJ! We also have an important governor's race coming up, so many of us have been canvassing for that as well.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 19h

Official count estimates are up - before it was "nearly 7m" then it was "roughly 7m" now it is officially "more than 7m." Trend is up!

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 3h

Jersey Pride!!!!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

They use govt accounts, employees & resources to make partisan political messages.

They make partisan political speeches attacking the opposition party to troops routinely.

They get pardoned when they commit crimes.

They ignore the laws.

There is zero congressional oversight.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19h

Breathtaking. This is why today will likely go down as the biggest day of peaceful protest in our nation’s 250 year history.

Matt Lesser @mattlesser.bsky.social · 1d

Hartford Connecticut has #NoKings

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 17h

I was at the Montclair, NJ, protest, too!

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Stopped at Office Depot. Had to wait in line behind five other middle-aged people buying poster board and markers.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

There are no kings in America, and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 18h

You all are remarkable. What SF has done and what Portland is doing is really inspiring those of us in other parts of the country. Keep going! Sending love from NJ!!!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 18h

NYC is so "out of control and crime ridden" that NYPD had to arrest (checks note) exactly zero people today.

100,000+ protestors. ZERO arrests.

ZERO.

This isn't only a major slap in Trump's face. It proves YET AGAIN that the only violence ICE fascists are facing, is violence ICE fascists incite.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 18h

Small world! I loved all the speeches at the Montclair event, and the sign-ups for Mikie's canvassing!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

So no terrorism then?

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 18h

Well done! The protests in the red states give me the most hope.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 20h

No Kings 10/18/2025 Thousands of Idahoans turn out for Boise’s anti-Trump No Kings protest at state Capitol building

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 18h

Montclair, NJ!!! #nokings #1A

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 19h

Over 7 million people went to No Kings today.

Most states don’t have 7 million people in them.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 19h

I was at the Montclair protest, too!!!

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

Boston. Wow.

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 22h

Here was our peaceful protest and rally earlier in Montclair, New Jersey!!! Final tally was more than 8K, according to organizers. #nokings

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 22h

I was at the Montclair, NJ, protest and rally earlier! At least 7,000 strong there. ##nokings

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Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 22h

Hello from Montclair, NJ, earlier!!!

Carmen Cusido @carmencusido.bsky.social · 22h

Good job, little buddy!!! I hope you got treats at home.