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@photoionization.bsky.social

Radical humanist. People over profits.

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Suburbs of Chicago out here producing excellence.

04.10.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So Trump is defunding the police.

01.10.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4405    πŸ” 1705    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 49
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Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year.

They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency.

Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.

30.09.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6867    πŸ” 2818    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 103
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Marchers in Newark call on state to divest from immigrant tracking company ICE is paying tech billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir surveillance and analytics firm $30M to develop ImmigrationOS software

"We should not support the development of this kind of surveillance and this kind of technology with our tax dollars," said State Sen. Raj Mukherji.

Sen. Mukherji is right. Our tax dollars should fund our communities, not surveillance tech that leads to family separation. #PurgePalantir

30.09.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Trump and the Republicans would rather shut down the government than provide healthcare to Americans. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

26.09.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Jack Ciattarelli has shown that he will break the law to win. Sound familiar? NJ needs to get out and vote and stay blue! #NJ #voteblue

26.09.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Republicans are losing they resort to cheating and illegal tactics.
Vote every election
Vote for every office.
Vote
Check your registration TODAY!

26.09.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This dangerous government overreach is what we can expect if Ciattarelli is the next governor of New Jersey. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen. Vote for Sherrill to keep your rights safe from government extremists.

25.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What does Trump’s β€œMake America Healthy Again” Agenda Look Like?
Ripping away health care from 15 million people
Making it harder to get life-saving vaccines 
Gutting clinical trials for child cancer treatment
Forcing rural hospitals to close

GRAPHIC COPY: What does Trump’s β€œMake America Healthy Again” Agenda Look Like? Ripping away health care from 15 million people Making it harder to get life-saving vaccines Gutting clinical trials for child cancer treatment Forcing rural hospitals to close

It’s sick – the only thing the Trump administration is doing is raising costs and putting Americans' health at risk.

25.09.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 823    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 10

It’s called murder not euthanasia

13.09.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump’s economy is hurting your bank account and ability to provide for your family.

09.09.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NJ, we can’t afford to stay home on Nov 4th! We must show up and vote for Mikie Sherril as our next governor to 1) guarantee access to life saving vaccines and 2) guarantee our insurance plans pay for life saving vaccines!

08.09.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For sure, she has not done enough to connect to progressives and is instead fixated on portraying herself as a pilot as she attempts to woo so called moderates who are republicans in disguise. But she is still the better candidate.

05.09.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, with Jack C, we get closer to fascism and a governor who will do anything his fuhrer asks, all at our expense. Does Mikie leave a lot to be desired and make bad choices that hurt people, yes. But it’s about magnitude of harm not harm vs no harm. Jack C will harm many more than Mikie.

03.09.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republican Megabill’s Tax Cuts for Millionaires Are Financed by Taking Health Insurance From 4.7 Million People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Recent data confirm a key choice at the heart of the harmful Republican megabill: tax cuts for the wealthy partially paid for by taking away health care coverage from millions of people. The tax cuts....

The harmful Republican megabill will give millionaires tax cuts averaging $80,000 per household and take health insurance from 4.7 million people by 2034, trading health coverage for millions for big tax breaks for the wealthy. More from @brendanvduke.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/blog/republi...

03.09.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s not Alligator Alcatraz. The incarcerated folk there received a trial, however classist and racist the decision may have been. Call it Alligator Auschwitz because it’s accurate. No one has been tried. No one is guilty. And only 28% of those disappeared by ICE even have a so-called criminal past.

22.08.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1145    πŸ” 419    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 16

Non-US publications very clear on what's happening

19.08.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 918    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6

Thank you AG Platkin for standing up for survivors of unspeakable violence.

18.08.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely wild to see a US president publicly scolding a country for fighting for their sovereignty from a war criminal.

18.08.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Putin is having a great year after more than a decade of manipulating Trump.

18.08.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For @talkingpointsmemo.com, I wrote about how powerful states are, how progressives have been generationally reluctant to embrace that power, and how we can and must wring our state power dry right now to fight back and fight forward.

13.08.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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ProPublica Event - The Trump Administration’s Apparent Conflicts of Interest A look at the ethical and legal questions facing top Trump officials amid Musk-linked roles, stock sales and dark money deals.

🚨 Undisclosed stock trades. Dark money deals. DOGE staffers tied to Elon Musk's businesses.

πŸ—“οΈ Tomorrow, Aug. 13, at 4 p.m. ET, join our journalists as they review their reporting on the Trump administration’s conflicts of interest.

12.08.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 943    πŸ” 347    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 16

This is real leadership!!! Thank you ACOG for standing up for vulnerable people targeted by fascist racists!!!

11.08.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As students, parents, and educators gear up for a new school year, let’s not forget that safety includes standing up to hate.

Bias incidents have no place in our schools or communities.

Learn more about how to recognize and report bias at nohatenj.gov

#NoHateNJ

05.08.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Texas governor is threatening to arrest Texas Democrats for refusing to participate in a special session he has called to virtually eliminate representation in Congress for 8 million Texas Democrats.

04.08.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2785    πŸ” 834    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 45

AMERICANS: "Release the Epstein files!"

TRUMP: "I'll release Ghislaine Maxwell instead. You're welcome!"

25.07.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3091    πŸ” 909    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 44

Keep up the good fight, senators Booker and Kim!

24.07.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This

21.07.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 471    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

A great example of how advocacy works! πŸ’ͺ

This is going to be a transformative project, and not just because I contributed one shovel of dirt towards it! πŸ˜…

15.07.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assemblyman Joe Danielsen issued the following statement following yesterday's rainstorm in New Jersey that led to flooding throughout the state: www.assemblydems.com/CivicAlerts....

15.07.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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