Stephanie DeSilva Mandeville
@stephdesilva.bsky.social
Comms for NEARI.org, #RhodeIsland enthusiast, organized labor activist, politics nerd, AP style zealot, wife to high school sweetheart, mother to quotable 12yo girl.
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NEA Rhode Island is built to last: founded in 1845, still running strong in 1926, and flooring it for worker power in 2025!
#happyfriday
NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville
#happyfriday
NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville
September 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEA Rhode Island is built to last: founded in 1845, still running strong in 1926, and flooring it for worker power in 2025!
#happyfriday
NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville
#happyfriday
NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville
What a great story - @redsox.com & @nyyankeesofficial.bsky.social should visit these gentlemen!
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Cranston man builds backyard Fenway Park for dad who can't attend games due to health
A Cranston man whose dad is unable to make trips to Fenway Park anymore to watch the Red Sox play has brought the park to him.
turnto10.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What a great story - @redsox.com & @nyyankeesofficial.bsky.social should visit these gentlemen!
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Jamelle Bouie writes beautifully about some ugly truths.
my latest is on the president’s abuse of emergency powers and his psychological and practical interest in crisis government. gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Jamelle Bouie writes beautifully about some ugly truths.
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This will keep happening to non-trans girls and women who aren't perceived as sufficiently feminine to fucking weirdos.
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student alleged the server would not let her exit the Buffalo Wild Wings restroom until she unzipped her hoodie and showed she had breasts.
www.nbcnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This will keep happening to non-trans girls and women who aren't perceived as sufficiently feminine to fucking weirdos.
Bigoted betrayal of Americans serving our nation. Just disgusting.
BREAKING: The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
bit.ly
August 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Bigoted betrayal of Americans serving our nation. Just disgusting.
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hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓
July 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓
We’ve had PBS Passport for years and it IS worth every penny - we doubled our contribution earlier this year.
i just did this for $10/month. worth every penny.
Did you know that for $5/month, you can get PBS Passport, a service that unlocks the vastness of the @pbs.org libraries?
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
July 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We’ve had PBS Passport for years and it IS worth every penny - we doubled our contribution earlier this year.
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The one or two times a year I find myself in a situation where I have to make new friends of a big group of strangers makes me so appreciate kids and what we ask of them socially.
July 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The one or two times a year I find myself in a situation where I have to make new friends of a big group of strangers makes me so appreciate kids and what we ask of them socially.
“…with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Happy birthday to the republic, “if you can keep it.” 🇺🇸
Happy birthday to the republic, “if you can keep it.” 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“…with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Happy birthday to the republic, “if you can keep it.” 🇺🇸
Happy birthday to the republic, “if you can keep it.” 🇺🇸
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How many times do we have to say it?
Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.
Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.
Mary Townsend’s grandson Andrew was born with a rare genetic disorder. Medicaid keeps him alive.
That's why traveled from Rhode Island to DC to say: don’t gut care for kids to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
That's why traveled from Rhode Island to DC to say: don’t gut care for kids to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
July 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How many times do we have to say it?
Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.
Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.
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Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...
Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...
This was a fantastic speech in person. Check it out online here
NoKingsRI: Reverend Carl Jefferson - Rhode Island Poor People's Campaign
NoKingsRI: Reverend CarlJefferson Rhode Island Poor People's Campaign
YouTube video by Steve Ahlquist
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This was a fantastic speech in person. Check it out online here
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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
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Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla.”
June 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla.”
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🙌 VICTORY: The infamous "End DEI portal", which was built to intimidate teachers who didn't agree with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, has been shut down.
Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:
Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:
NEA Defends Inclusive Education and Wins – What you Need to Know | NEA
Three court rulings uphold schools' rights to continue to provide an inclusive curriculum, teach the full history, and support students in accordance with their needs.
bit.ly
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🙌 VICTORY: The infamous "End DEI portal", which was built to intimidate teachers who didn't agree with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, has been shut down.
Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:
Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:
Found this bicentennial @providencejournal.bsky.social in my dad’s basement. Increasing my expectations for the 250th, ProJo!
May 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Found this bicentennial @providencejournal.bsky.social in my dad’s basement. Increasing my expectations for the 250th, ProJo!
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NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio:
www.neari.org/about-neari/...
www.neari.org/about-neari/...
April 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio:
www.neari.org/about-neari/...
www.neari.org/about-neari/...
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Powerful testimony.
An EXTRAORDINARY condemnation of Trump's illegal, evil, and inhumane deportations by a Catholic Bishop -one from El Salvador! - saying during Holy Week that these illegal deportations and disappearances are "Our Passion." I was stunned at its force and righteousness. www.cathstan.org/voices/this-...
This Ordeal is the Passion - Catholic Standard
www.cathstan.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Powerful testimony.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Rumeysa has a hearing today after a State Dept. reports found no terrorism links. The unidentified ICE officers who abducted her less than 60mi away said, “We are not monsters, we do what the government tells us.” Events like this should chill you to the bone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
Tufts University student details poor conditions in ICE detention ahead of Monday hearing | CNN
A federal judge in Vermont will hear arguments Monday on the legality of Rümeysa Öztürk’s detention at a Louisiana facility the Tufts University PhD student described as “unsanitary, unsafe, and inhum...
www.cnn.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Rumeysa has a hearing today after a State Dept. reports found no terrorism links. The unidentified ICE officers who abducted her less than 60mi away said, “We are not monsters, we do what the government tells us.” Events like this should chill you to the bone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
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“I’ve been with Bally’s for 12 years," Bally’s casino employee Phil Farinelli, said. "I survived stage 3 neck and head cancer and stage 1 lung at the same time. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m here – to say we shouldn’t be subjected to this ... [while] helping the state earn revenue."
RI casino workers have fought for a smoking ban for years. Why they might win this time.
House Speaker Shekarchi has joined the push to ban smoking at RI's two casinos, a perennial issue that pits state revenue vs. workplace safety.
www.providencejournal.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“I’ve been with Bally’s for 12 years," Bally’s casino employee Phil Farinelli, said. "I survived stage 3 neck and head cancer and stage 1 lung at the same time. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m here – to say we shouldn’t be subjected to this ... [while] helping the state earn revenue."
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OMG. IYKYK.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
OMG. IYKYK.
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When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.
Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”
Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.
newrepublic.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.
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a lesson for every college, law firm, business, etc. — if these chodes demand you do something, your first response should be some form of "make me"
Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
MTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through October
The MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October.
www.cbsnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
a lesson for every college, law firm, business, etc. — if these chodes demand you do something, your first response should be some form of "make me"