Joanna Doris Brown

Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."

Congrats to Jill Davidson!! Thanks for running a terrific campaign. I’m so glad Providence will be have your expertise as the state gives control of schools back to the city. @jilld.bsky.social

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"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them." -Paul Wellstone

This weekend marked the anniversary of his passing. He will forever remain one of my political heroes. Thinking of him always.

At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) — For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US...

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We’re so lucky to have 15 community gardens on city land throughout PVD! I have fought for green space and river rehabilitation along the Woonasquatucket and I am prepared to advocate for green spaces across Providence. Visit jilldavidsonri.com to learn more about me and my campaign for City Council

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Report: Medicaid cuts to take a ‘painful’ toll on R.I.’s smallest city - The Boston Globe “For a city like Central Falls — a small, resilient, one-square mile full of working-class families and immigrants — access to health care is not a luxury, it’s survival," Mayor Maria Rivera said.

While the report is filled with data, Mayor Rivera emphasized that the numbers represent people. “We’re talking about our neighbors, our mothers, our grandparents, children and friends we see every single day at the grocery store, in our parks, and businesses."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...

Join Us! Opportunities to Work Together. The Womxn Project has a lot of ways to get involved. Let's work together!

Join us as we work in all the towns and cities at school committees for the small wins that protect democracy in YOUR TOWN AND CITY. It is where the most oppression has won in Rhode Island.

thewomxnproject.org/work-together/

Really hoping everyone on the streets today is prepared to organize and dig in for their neighbors when there are no SNAP benefits next month. It's not enough to make a pithy sign and take a walk on a Saturday afternoon.

This should be a bigger deal.

Today is National Voter Registration Day! It is a good time to check your registration! You can check your registration status here: iwillvote.com

🧵*9/16/2025 noncooperation thread*

A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.

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IL State Sen Villa, in heels, yelling for people to stay in their houses, yelling at ICE "THIS IS MY CITY." Not even a megaphone.

Thank you to the Journal of Adolescent health for publishing this position paper, which I co-authored. Use it when advocating for Medicaid and other public health coverage for adolescents and young adults!
www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

At the Farmers’ Market- Not the picture of DC you get from the White House:

Apologies- RIPTA board meeting now listed as 1:30 pm Thursday.

Save RIPTA! Call Gov McKee 401-222-2080. House Speaker Joe Shekarchi’s office: (401) 222-2466. Senate President Lawson's office: (401) 276-5561. Ask for RIPTA full funding, not the governor’s proposal. Board meeting 2:30 pm Thursday-269 Melrose, Providence.

Save RIPTA! Call the governor, leadership of the general assembly and your state lawmakers and ask for full funding, not the governor’s inadequate proposal. Public infrastructure is under attack and so so needed.

Um- I love Jewish Currents but what about medical websites?

300,000 Black women have been pushed out of their employment in the last three months. This resegregation isn't just racial, it's also heavily gendered.

This is exactly what’s happening.

Tell the U​.​S. Government: Don't Burn Birth Control Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

*non profits are willing to take the meds (save us $200k)
*"Birth control" can be used for non birth control. (PCOS, endometriosis, PMS, acne)
*Birth control prevents abortions!
CALL your senators congresspeople!
chng.it/Hz7dZcwDtc
#StopTheBurn #tRUMPGoneTooFar
#MomSky #MedSky

#PSA the NON birth control uses of "birth control"
#StopTheBurn $9.7M taxpayer paid for Birth control
*Prevent unplanned pregnancy and thus 110,000 abortions
*used for IVF prep
*help PCOS patients get pregnant!
*periods

please sign & share
#MomSky #MedSky
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Trump administration is paying France ~$200k to
BURN $9.7M of birth control that was paid for by US taxpayers.

• meds do not expire until 2027-2031.
• Non profits offered to buy them but Trump admin refused.
please sign & share
#StopTheBurn #MomSky #MedSky
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Action Center - Doctors for America

#Stoptheburn
Belgium, save those contraceptives!!
Doctors For America petition
www.votervoice.net/Shares/Bgm4B...
FMF (Feminist Majority Foundation)
secure.everyaction.com/ODeP-BwMU0Gy...
People for the American Way
act.pfaw.org/sign/save-bi...
change.org and engender health
chng.it/XgkHtvnXfP

Mamdani rocks and we need big ideas to build the society we want to live in.

I don't understand what's wrong with having big ideas that might not be able to be put into practice immediately, but give us something to aspire to. Big ideas expand the tent, they don't collapse it. Am I crazy? Maybe I'm crazy.

The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option? This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and is linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.

I can’t even.

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I’m at the RIPTA hearing in Pawtucket. Stop the cuts! Public transportation is great for people and the climate. I take the R and 1 lines for my medical work and to get to meetings, and I love the bus.

Donald Trump promised peace in Gaza, but he's abandoned ceasefire talks while babies starve.

If Trump is too weak to act, then Congress must step up. No more U.S. military support for Netanyahu to wage war in Gaza.