Margy Waller

Hands Off NYC Citywide Kickoff Call · NYC Indivisible American cities are under attack by the Trump administration. Instead of investing in schools, hospitals, and public services, taxpayer dollars are being spent to send National Guard troops and ICE ag...

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NYC late summer

Such a good time!

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This is real talent in action!! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Consider: Who is in control? - Topos Partnership Privatization contractually transfers control over important public things to private interests. And this is true whether it’s a rocket, or science, or rocket science. Some things must be kept in publ...

Who's in control? Talking about #ElonMusk + #Trump, mud wrestling, and the important question of who is in control. @itpi.bsky.social @jeffhagan.bsky.social #privatization ‪@spacex.extwitter.link‬
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Have you joined our mailing list? We share lots of great strategic comms resources from our research! (But not TOO often 😊) lnkd.in/gwQXDd-V

YES! 🎯 @mcuban.bsky.social‬ has it right! 💯 The flaw in the Republican plan for work requirements is that people are ALREADY working! So Republicans are devastating the health care system we all rely on for nothing! 😡

How to talk about your canceled federal grant — or any lost funding — in 4 easy sentences. #AFTACON

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An inspiring experience at the #theater. #arts #artsconnect

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Opinion | This is just embarrassing Everywhere I looked this week, I cringed for my country.

same @danamilbank.bsky.social

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Why Missouri’s Trump Voters Backed Pro-Worker Policies - Topos Partnership Reframing the economy as people-driven can help gain support for progressive policies from voters who may also hold conservative views on other issues.

Want to know why Missouri Trump voters also supported paid leave and a minimum wage increase?

We can tell you!

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Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.

When most Americans don't earn enough to afford the basics—our whole economy suffers. We need more economy boosting jobs.

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Trump chooses Mary Anne Carter again as NEA chair amid budget cuts President Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, tapping the same woman who led the independent agency during his first administration as he seeks to gut...

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As Trump Tries to Eliminate NEA, NEH & IMLS, Reed Leads Fight to Make Arts, Humanities, Libraries & Museums a Bipartisan Priority | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump administration issued a 2026 budget proposal that would eliminate...

“The value of arts, culture, and historic preservation goes beyond dollars and cents -- these fundamental institutions go the heart of who we are as a nation and the social cohesion and cultural ties that bind us all as fellow Americans,” said @reed.senate.gov.

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For all my friends in the arts 👇

G.O.P. Plans to Cut Medicaid Would Save Billions but Leave More Uninsured, Budget Office Says

Republicans in Congress are looking for cuts to Medicaid to help offset the costs of extending tax cuts. But the leading plans would increase the share of Americans who are uninsured, a review by the Congressional Budget Office estimated.

How to Talk About Community Impact of a Terminated NEA Project - Topos Partnership This guide is based on Topos Partnership research for communicating about the arts for broad public support and building understanding that the arts are a public good. While it’s easy to focus on the ...

A "MadLib" to share the news about your cancelled #NEA grant. In 4 sentences, build your story about the community impact of the #arts. This is the moment to move our supporters to action!
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A mural of workers from the 1930s

Happy May Day! Celebrating Workers! 🫶🏻

Artist: Victor Mikhail Arnautoff,
WPA artist in Coit Tower,
SF

🏥 When we talk about the federal budget debate....say Health Care, not Medicaid! 🗣️

This is an unusual order for several reasons, suggesting the majority thought it necessary. This was issued:
• after midnight
• before the government even responded (perhaps most irregular)
• while a Fifth Circuit request remains pending &
• before a dissenting justice could finish their statement.

The Tiny Row Houses of Magnolia Street Over-the-Rhine via @Chaswied #otrcincy #overtherhine #architecture #savingplaces

🏥 When we talk about the federal budget debate....say Health Care, not Medicaid! 🗣️

Talking About Medicaid Right Now - Topos Partnership Cuts to Medicaid are front and center in the national debate right now. Congressional Democrats held a “Day of Action” for Medicaid this week. Engaging the public to resist the cuts means getting the ...

How to talk about the health care issues in the budget debate right now—Topos Partnership shares tips!
Start with #healthcare, not #Medicaid. #Congress

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Without those assurances, we insist on further negotiations and will agree to extending for a month for that purpose.' 2/2

They CAN oppose if they are FIRM and offer the WHY and an alternative.

’There is no way we can support this CR since it cuts funding we already agreed on + does not ensure that—while Elon can continue to research possible cuts for efficiency—DOGE can’t make cuts without review by Congress.1/2

The first step to being able to win is the willingness to lose well. If you're not prepared to lose well you will usually lose badly. This is a fact that applies across so many of life's challenges.

Seriously. It is a diet. Yes it comes with all that great side info and education. But in the end it is about calories and a calorie deficit is how you lose - if you are lucky. I did too. But
only because I tracked and cut calories. (Note -
that doesn’t always work and stopped working for me.)

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