Connecticut Working Families Party
@ctwfp.bsky.social
CT Working Families is an independent progressive political organization fighting to reduce inequality and striving to achieve a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-faith, egalitarian society.
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Elon Musk is govt-funded.
USAID spent $3 million on Elon’s Starlink terminals. And the federal govt gave him $5 billion in Tesla subsidies.
In total, Elon’s companies receive over $15 billion in government contracts.
Elon Musk: government welfare queen.
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
USAID spent $3 million on Elon’s Starlink terminals. And the federal govt gave him $5 billion in Tesla subsidies.
In total, Elon’s companies receive over $15 billion in government contracts.
Elon Musk: government welfare queen.
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
Elon Musk Is a Deep State Agent, According to Elon Musk
Look, we don’t make the rules.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Elon Musk is govt-funded.
USAID spent $3 million on Elon’s Starlink terminals. And the federal govt gave him $5 billion in Tesla subsidies.
In total, Elon’s companies receive over $15 billion in government contracts.
Elon Musk: government welfare queen.
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
USAID spent $3 million on Elon’s Starlink terminals. And the federal govt gave him $5 billion in Tesla subsidies.
In total, Elon’s companies receive over $15 billion in government contracts.
Elon Musk: government welfare queen.
www.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-...
Roger Senserrich explains why Governor Lamont's budget, despite a few good ideas, falls short and does not respond at all to the fiscal disaster President Musk and the GOP are about to create: ctexaminer.com/2025/02/12/n...
Not Quite Enough
When there is a fire, the last thing you want is someone worrying about changing the lightbulbs. There is an emergency — the place is burning down. Sure, that very […]
ctexaminer.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Roger Senserrich explains why Governor Lamont's budget, despite a few good ideas, falls short and does not respond at all to the fiscal disaster President Musk and the GOP are about to create: ctexaminer.com/2025/02/12/n...
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A day one promise to bring down the price of eggs and groceries goes unfilled.
February 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A day one promise to bring down the price of eggs and groceries goes unfilled.
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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
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I just attended my first @ctwfp.bsky.social meeting. If you're interested in attending a Legislative Testimony Workshop, they are offering two this month: www.mobilize.us/ct-wfp/event.... They will guide us through how to write a powerful story. Thank you, Jackie and Eimy!
Legislative Testimony Workshops · Connecticut Working Families Party
🚨 Time to Speak Up! 🚨
We’re almost a month into the 2025 Legislative Session, and now’s your chance to stand up for working people! 💪🏽🎤
Ever wanted to make your voice heard but not sure where to sta...
www.mobilize.us
February 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I just attended my first @ctwfp.bsky.social meeting. If you're interested in attending a Legislative Testimony Workshop, they are offering two this month: www.mobilize.us/ct-wfp/event.... They will guide us through how to write a powerful story. Thank you, Jackie and Eimy!
Hmm, wonder why CT housing costs keep going up and what we could do about it.
January 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hmm, wonder why CT housing costs keep going up and what we could do about it.
Your daily reminder than by "DEI" they mean "we blame black and brown people".
Insanity — Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers
January 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Your daily reminder than by "DEI" they mean "we blame black and brown people".
Yet another completely unconstitutional executive order from the Trump administration, this time regarding transportation funds.
We cannot sue them often enough. ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/t...
We cannot sue them often enough. ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/t...
Trump ties CT transportation funding to immigration, mask policies
Trump plans to link transportation funding to policies on masks, vaccines and immigration enforcement, as well as marriage and birth rates.
ctmirror.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Yet another completely unconstitutional executive order from the Trump administration, this time regarding transportation funds.
We cannot sue them often enough. ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/t...
We cannot sue them often enough. ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/t...
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"Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It’s not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share." worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
Why housing shortages cause homelessness - Works in Progress
Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It's not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share.
worksinprogress.co
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It’s not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share." worksinprogress.co/issue/why-ho...
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Connecticut policy makes have the legal and moral authority to resist Trump's deportation campaign. Our column: ctexaminer.com/2025/01/29/c...
Connecticut Must Defend Our Rights
New England has always taken great pride in its values. We proudly believe that our state should be open to all—inclusive, accepting, and welcoming. We believe that we have a […]
ctexaminer.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Connecticut policy makes have the legal and moral authority to resist Trump's deportation campaign. Our column: ctexaminer.com/2025/01/29/c...
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i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
Good news!
(Nerd corner: the added stops will make travel times longer with these slow diesel locomotives. Electrification should be seriously considered).
(Nerd corner: the added stops will make travel times longer with these slow diesel locomotives. Electrification should be seriously considered).
CT's Department of Transportation told me they are eyeing West Hartford as the site of a future Hartford Line rail station and that the reality of it - and other expansion- is getting closer thanks to ongoing work. www.ctinsider.com/westhartford...
Here's how ongoing railroad work could be West Hartford's ticket to getting a Hartford Line train station
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is looking at West Hartford as a potential site of a future Hartford Line train station.
www.ctinsider.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Good news!
(Nerd corner: the added stops will make travel times longer with these slow diesel locomotives. Electrification should be seriously considered).
(Nerd corner: the added stops will make travel times longer with these slow diesel locomotives. Electrification should be seriously considered).
Senator Osten sounds like she wants to make some changes to the fiscal guardrails.
And this is a good thing! Right now, they are too restrictive and forcing program cuts, even when we have a surplus.
And this is a good thing! Right now, they are too restrictive and forcing program cuts, even when we have a surplus.
"Everybody loves guardrails, right? Except when guardrails become roadblocks, which is what we’re approaching right now with the state budget."
She said "roadblocks". 👀
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She said "roadblocks". 👀
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Sen. Osten (opinion): 3 things to know about CT's budget
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Senator Osten sounds like she wants to make some changes to the fiscal guardrails.
And this is a good thing! Right now, they are too restrictive and forcing program cuts, even when we have a surplus.
And this is a good thing! Right now, they are too restrictive and forcing program cuts, even when we have a surplus.
Look, we are not air traffic experts, but I can guarantee that being nice to women and brown people had NOTHING to do with this tragedy.
Appointing a MTV reality star to head the Transportation Department won't help fix this either.
Appointing a MTV reality star to head the Transportation Department won't help fix this either.
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Look, we are not air traffic experts, but I can guarantee that being nice to women and brown people had NOTHING to do with this tragedy.
Appointing a MTV reality star to head the Transportation Department won't help fix this either.
Appointing a MTV reality star to head the Transportation Department won't help fix this either.
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WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just clarified on X that the rescission of the OMB memo was simply to get the federal court case to go away, not lifting the funding freeze on anything that goes against Trump's EOs
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just clarified on X that the rescission of the OMB memo was simply to get the federal court case to go away, not lifting the funding freeze on anything that goes against Trump's EOs
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
Connecticut policy makes have the legal and moral authority to resist Trump's deportation campaign. Our column: ctexaminer.com/2025/01/29/c...
Connecticut Must Defend Our Rights
New England has always taken great pride in its values. We proudly believe that our state should be open to all—inclusive, accepting, and welcoming. We believe that we have a […]
ctexaminer.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Connecticut policy makes have the legal and moral authority to resist Trump's deportation campaign. Our column: ctexaminer.com/2025/01/29/c...
This is only of many. The Trump budget freeze is ilegal, against the constitution, and would hurt hundreds of thousands of families across the state.
Connecticut officials confirm: The state's Head Start reimbursement system, which provides low-income families with federal money to support their children's education, is shut down. @MSNBC
January 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is only of many. The Trump budget freeze is ilegal, against the constitution, and would hurt hundreds of thousands of families across the state.
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This is a full assault on Connecticut families-- an unprecedented and blatantly lawless and unconstitutional attack on every corner and level of our government and economy. Attorneys general across the country are preparing imminent legal action to protect our states.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is a full assault on Connecticut families-- an unprecedented and blatantly lawless and unconstitutional attack on every corner and level of our government and economy. Attorneys general across the country are preparing imminent legal action to protect our states.
Yes. More on this. Trump has decided that he is the sole decider, and will block and deny funding at whim. The order is lawless, and needs to be challenged.
January 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yes. More on this. Trump has decided that he is the sole decider, and will block and deny funding at whim. The order is lawless, and needs to be challenged.
This Executive order is blatantly against our values and the plain text of the constitution. Good to see CT join this lawsuit. AG
@agwilliamtong.bsky.social doing the right thing.
ctmirror.org/2025/01/21/c...
@agwilliamtong.bsky.social doing the right thing.
ctmirror.org/2025/01/21/c...
CT joins states suing Trump over order limiting birthright citizenship
Connecticut was among 18 states to sue President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday over his effort to deny the birthright citizenship.
ctmirror.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This Executive order is blatantly against our values and the plain text of the constitution. Good to see CT join this lawsuit. AG
@agwilliamtong.bsky.social doing the right thing.
ctmirror.org/2025/01/21/c...
@agwilliamtong.bsky.social doing the right thing.
ctmirror.org/2025/01/21/c...
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Is this thing on? They said this place was nice.
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Is this thing on? They said this place was nice.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Is this thing on? They said this place was nice.
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Is this thing on? They said this place was nice.
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