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@joanmcrobbie.bsky.social

Policy, communication, former journalist, HKS MPA.

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Never once.

07.11.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Judge McConnell orders the administration to make full SNAP payments by tomorrow.

06.11.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful to walk the earth in the time of Nancy Pelosi.

06.11.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just assumed someone dredged this head up from the 70s.

06.11.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.

A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

06.11.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 787    πŸ” 266    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 9
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Trump responds to court order by trying to see how much food he can get away with denying to hungry families.

05.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truth

05.11.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mamdani’s speech:
β€œWe have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid the price”
β€œMay our only regret be that this day took so long to come”
β€œLet this be the last time I say his name”
β€œHope is a decision”
β€œNo longer is politics something that is done to us. Now it is something we do”

05.11.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎯

05.11.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t be sillyβ€”go for it.

05.11.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@volts.wtf sums it up.

04.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Michael Tomasky is right: time for rich liberals to pool tens of millions to create an org to offset the mainstream media takeover, top to bottom, by wealthy conservatives.

04.11.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another astonishing assault of a citizen by our own government’s armed thugs creating mayhem on U.S. streets.

03.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Almost beyond belief. Happening daily on U.S. streets, armed thugs attacking citizens.

03.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, & add accessible & affordable child care.

03.11.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And yetβ€”in London a month ago a man I chatted with echoed these exact lies & insisted that Musk & Tommy Robinson are right. Then came 150,000 white nationalists chanting in Trafalgar Square. Musk is dangerous.

02.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me

06.10.2024 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2863    πŸ” 620    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 25
U.S. Hunger Relief Organization | Feeding America Feeding America is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States. Learn how you can help end hunger in America.

If you're looking for somewhere to give your money over the next couple of months, your local food bank is about to be absolutely walloped. I'd either give local or steer your donations to Feeding America, which is the main nationwide food bank network. www.feedingamerica.org

30.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

30.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1720    πŸ” 638    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 18

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

29.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20304    πŸ” 7383    πŸ’¬ 354    πŸ“Œ 196

Utah takes the lead in Trump plan for mass internment of homeless people.

29.10.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attorneys General Nick Brown of Washington State (next post) and Jeff Jackson of North Carolina (below) explaining why TWENTY-FIVE states are suing the Trump administration over the looming suspension of SNAP. 1/3

29.10.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 478    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

Hasn’t seen Ken Burns doc so isn’t comfortable talking about who won civil war.

29.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology β€œWikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...

β€œHow are my competitors doing, the ones you all insisted students use instead of me? That’s right, they were supposed to go to the American Journal of Social Sciences, Powered by OpenAI. Or museums, like the Smithsonian’s Charlie Kirk Shrine to American Greatness.β€œ

28.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This has been true for years & yearsβ€”our tax dollars enabling corporations to pay less than a living wage & thus pocket bigger profits. That’s not an accident, it’s a policy choice.

27.10.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This administration saying the Canadian leader has come off the rails is pretty rich.

26.10.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s baffling is why anyone thinks this is a matter for debate.

26.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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