Maura McHugh
@mauramchugh.bsky.social
History nerd, theatre kid, environmentalist
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Maura McHugh
@mauramchugh.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
This is so important:
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If you believe in American democracy, this is a very good time to stand up for the free press
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If you believe in American democracy, this is a very good time to stand up for the free press
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MASSIVE walkout in Lansing, MI with insurgent Congressional Candidate @wewill2026.bsky.social in attendance.
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
MASSIVE walkout in Lansing, MI with insurgent Congressional Candidate @wewill2026.bsky.social in attendance.
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Schools like Aurora Public Schools SHUT DOWN in anticipation of student and worker strikes.
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Schools like Aurora Public Schools SHUT DOWN in anticipation of student and worker strikes.
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Students nationwide are walking out of class in historic numbers today.
Administrators and MAGA extremists and politicians tried to scare us out of taking action, but our generation is not backing down.
ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES.
A thread 🧵
Administrators and MAGA extremists and politicians tried to scare us out of taking action, but our generation is not backing down.
ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES.
A thread 🧵
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Students nationwide are walking out of class in historic numbers today.
Administrators and MAGA extremists and politicians tried to scare us out of taking action, but our generation is not backing down.
ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES.
A thread 🧵
Administrators and MAGA extremists and politicians tried to scare us out of taking action, but our generation is not backing down.
ICE OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES.
A thread 🧵
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Racism is embedded in the death penalty.
Black people are far more likely to be sentenced to death than white people, especially if the victim is white.
Black people are far more likely to be sentenced to death than white people, especially if the victim is white.
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Racism is embedded in the death penalty.
Black people are far more likely to be sentenced to death than white people, especially if the victim is white.
Black people are far more likely to be sentenced to death than white people, especially if the victim is white.
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Weekly Protests in WA State
Please share, we’d love to add!
Please share, we’d love to add!
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Weekly Protests in WA State
Please share, we’d love to add!
Please share, we’d love to add!
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TOMORROW!
Join HUMAN to protest the horrific actions of ICE.
On January 31st at 9:30 AM, we will gather for a sidewalk protest at the intersection of Main-Baseline & Cornelius Pass. Bring your signs and voices!
Join HUMAN to protest the horrific actions of ICE.
On January 31st at 9:30 AM, we will gather for a sidewalk protest at the intersection of Main-Baseline & Cornelius Pass. Bring your signs and voices!
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
TOMORROW!
Join HUMAN to protest the horrific actions of ICE.
On January 31st at 9:30 AM, we will gather for a sidewalk protest at the intersection of Main-Baseline & Cornelius Pass. Bring your signs and voices!
Join HUMAN to protest the horrific actions of ICE.
On January 31st at 9:30 AM, we will gather for a sidewalk protest at the intersection of Main-Baseline & Cornelius Pass. Bring your signs and voices!
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In light of last week's revelation that DOGE mishandled Social Security data and violated the Hatch Act, @kjboyle.bsky.social looks back at DOGE's activity at SSA.
From dismantling customer service operations to using SSA data to surveil immigrants, DOGE agents must be accountable for much more.
From dismantling customer service operations to using SSA data to surveil immigrants, DOGE agents must be accountable for much more.
How DOGE Broke Social Security
A breakdown of DOGE’s incursion at the Social Security Administration
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
In light of last week's revelation that DOGE mishandled Social Security data and violated the Hatch Act, @kjboyle.bsky.social looks back at DOGE's activity at SSA.
From dismantling customer service operations to using SSA data to surveil immigrants, DOGE agents must be accountable for much more.
From dismantling customer service operations to using SSA data to surveil immigrants, DOGE agents must be accountable for much more.
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Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
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FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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At the nurses strike outside of Montefiore Hospital in the freezing Bronx, nurses and residents take a moment of silence for fallen nurse Alex Pretti
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
At the nurses strike outside of Montefiore Hospital in the freezing Bronx, nurses and residents take a moment of silence for fallen nurse Alex Pretti
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"I am doing everything I can to save this country...what's happening in Minnesota could easily be here, so I need to know my electeds are doing absolutely EVERYTHING in their power...we are battling for this country, and I need to know they're battling as hard as we are."
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"I am doing everything I can to save this country...what's happening in Minnesota could easily be here, so I need to know my electeds are doing absolutely EVERYTHING in their power...we are battling for this country, and I need to know they're battling as hard as we are."
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ABC bakery - lots of vegan & allergen-friendly cookies.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN & can't safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ. We are using funds from purchases & donations to support our hurting neighbors & community.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN & can't safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ. We are using funds from purchases & donations to support our hurting neighbors & community.
Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
ABC bakery - lots of vegan & allergen-friendly cookies.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN & can't safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ. We are using funds from purchases & donations to support our hurting neighbors & community.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...
We're a trans immigrant troop in Mpls MN & can't safely do cookie booths this year because of ⓘⓒⓔ. We are using funds from purchases & donations to support our hurting neighbors & community.
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EYES ON ICE: Join us for tonight's No Kings mass call
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record
YouTube video by No Kings
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
EYES ON ICE: Join us for tonight's No Kings mass call
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One coffee shop's Fuck ICE latte has drawn hundreds of customers.
https://www.westword.com/food-drink/how-denvers-hospitality-industry-is-supporting-anti-ice-movement-40835916/
https://www.westword.com/food-drink/how-denvers-hospitality-industry-is-supporting-anti-ice-movement-40835916/
How Denver's Hospitality Industry Is Supporting Anti-ICE Movement
One coffee shop's Fuck ICE latte has drawn hundreds of customers.
www.westword.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
One coffee shop's Fuck ICE latte has drawn hundreds of customers.
https://www.westword.com/food-drink/how-denvers-hospitality-industry-is-supporting-anti-ice-movement-40835916/
https://www.westword.com/food-drink/how-denvers-hospitality-industry-is-supporting-anti-ice-movement-40835916/
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A senior French government official said Monday the memory of the French soldiers who died in Afghanistan should not be tarnished following U.S. President Donald Trump's false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during that war. https://to.pbs.org/49YnyOP
France honors soldiers who died in Afghanistan after Trump's false claim about NATO troops
A senior French government official said Monday the memory of the French soldiers who died in Afghanistan should not be tarnished following U.S. President Donald Trump's false assertion that troops fr...
www.pbs.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
A senior French government official said Monday the memory of the French soldiers who died in Afghanistan should not be tarnished following U.S. President Donald Trump's false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during that war. https://to.pbs.org/49YnyOP
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National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
Week of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ice
Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent,...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 PM
National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
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Justine McCarthy: Who decides what the common good is? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who
Justine McCarthy: Who decides what the common good is? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who
For most people, reality is a constant battle, but our masters of the universe are seldom spotted entertaining everyday hassles
www.irishtimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Justine McCarthy: Who decides what the common good is? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who
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Two members of DOGE were flagged for working with a group trying to overturn election results. trib.al/8xGflGf
One of them allegedly signed an agreement that could have involved using Social Security data to match with state voter rolls.
One of them allegedly signed an agreement that could have involved using Social Security data to match with state voter rolls.
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Two members of DOGE were flagged for working with a group trying to overturn election results. trib.al/8xGflGf
One of them allegedly signed an agreement that could have involved using Social Security data to match with state voter rolls.
One of them allegedly signed an agreement that could have involved using Social Security data to match with state voter rolls.
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Insights from legal experts one year into the second Trump Administration — Nora Benavidez, Broken Law Ep. 192 (1/6).
Read More: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
Read More: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Insights from legal experts one year into the second Trump Administration — Nora Benavidez, Broken Law Ep. 192 (1/6).
Read More: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
Read More: www.acslaw.org/press_releas...
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🔔 #HoustonCounty, #Alabama, community: RSVP and join us for an event near you on Jan. 26: https://bit.ly/3YOtTay
During this meaningful listening session, we will engage in conversation centered on strengthening #Democracy and #VotingRights and identifying wealth-building challenges.
During this meaningful listening session, we will engage in conversation centered on strengthening #Democracy and #VotingRights and identifying wealth-building challenges.
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🔔 #HoustonCounty, #Alabama, community: RSVP and join us for an event near you on Jan. 26: https://bit.ly/3YOtTay
During this meaningful listening session, we will engage in conversation centered on strengthening #Democracy and #VotingRights and identifying wealth-building challenges.
During this meaningful listening session, we will engage in conversation centered on strengthening #Democracy and #VotingRights and identifying wealth-building challenges.
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The fact that Big Tech moguls are talking about building data centers in space to solve for their massive power and water impacts is all the more reason to pump the brakes 🤨
www.axios.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The fact that Big Tech moguls are talking about building data centers in space to solve for their massive power and water impacts is all the more reason to pump the brakes 🤨
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OPINION: Nebraska mom Jamie Bonkiewicz filmed her interaction with Secret Service agents and police who came to her door because of a tweet.
This Nebraska mom's ordeal points to the darkness awaiting us all under Trump
Nebraska mom Jamie Bonkiewicz filmed her interaction with Secret Service agents and police who came to her door because of a tweet.“The Secret Service came to my door today because of a tweet. No threats. No violence. Just words. That’s where we are now.”Meanwhile, the Justice Department is going af...
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
OPINION: Nebraska mom Jamie Bonkiewicz filmed her interaction with Secret Service agents and police who came to her door because of a tweet.