Elaine F. Almquist

Elaine F. Almquist

@ealmquist.bsky.social

The Movement Motivator. Political consultant, trainer, and democracy coach. Abolition accomplice. Multi-modal transit and community-building enthusiast.(She/her/hers) 🌈🖤 🌹🌻 🕊✊🏼🚲🚉

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NC STATE STUDENTS ARE DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR NOLAN WELLS AND THE LIBERATION OF BLACK AMERICA! From Mississippi to Raleigh, the Nolan Wells case strikes a chord at the very heart of the seemingly never-ending war on Black Americans in the United States.

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In an historic win, employees at Walmart’s Mississauga, Ontario distribution center were successful in securing a union contract—proving that unionizing is possible even at notoriously anti-labor corporations. Alrick Leslie on @inequality.org

inequality.orgWe Just Won the First Union Contract at a Walmart in North AmericaMy distribution facility in Ontario secured wage increases and an improved grievance procedure. It won’t be the last Walmart to unionize.

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“We see ICE wreaking havoc in our communities, we see voter suppression increasing, and what we’re saying is we’re done with that. We are going to continue to fight, but also continue to love until we win, until every community has investment in safety and care, and not in ICE.”

actionnews5.comFaith leaders demand an end to Memphis Safe Task Force as one-year mark of operations approachesFaith leaders across Tennessee are revamping their demands for an immediate end to what they refer to as an ‘occupation.’

The family of the Texas man shot and kidnapped by ICE, while he still has a bullet in his back, just hired Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, @attorneygoldfinch on Insta. She is a 20 yr immigration atty and HOT TICKET and she's about to live post every part of it on Instagram.

With all of the illegal coverups that have been committed to shield the public from the heinous crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump and friends, it is a breath of fresh air that my Congresswoman, @pressley.house.gov is fighting for the survivors. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/15/m...

bostonglobe.comAyanna Pressley will introduce bill to compensate Epstein victims - The Boston GlobeThe first-of-its-kind bill would help address economic burdens of victims whose rights have been violated by the federal government.

U.S. Citizens in Florida and a relational organizing company affiliated with the Republicans, 10XVotes, have been found with connections to tampering in Canadian elections, including stolen voter roles, falst testimonials, and incorrect election dates: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i...

nationalobserver.comA US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbotsThe websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.

If you're receiving political mail this cycle, and you are willing to save them for me (regardless of where in the U.S. you live), I will send you an envelope to mail them back to me for my collection.

I'm so grateful that for 42 yrs 2 mos & 24 days I shared this planet with the shooting star that was Dolly Parton. She taught me many lessons about kindness, authenticity, humility, charm, wit, grace, humor, art, and generosity. What a privilege to have born witness to such an extraordinary woman.

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Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.

"All of us, at every level, can contribute to building the foundation of peace, which is justice. We do not merely seek any kind of peace — such as an absence of conflict at any cost — but instead, the true peace born of justice." -Pope Leo XIV

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Data centers have caused a national backlash that is set to affect voter decisions in midterm elections, reports @davidmccabe.bsky.social. "In more than a dozen cities & towns [people] are so angry about local elected officials’ approving the energy-guzzling warehouses, they are not waiting."

nytimes.comVoters Aren’t Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data CentersAs a backlash grows over data centers, more local officials are facing recall elections for their support of the computing sites.

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A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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‘Palantir’s market capitalisation has risen to $320 billion, 150 times earnings. The 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵 has speculated that “Palantir might be the most overvalued firm of all time.”’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social on Palantir’s NHS contract. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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For the last year and a half, DoorDash has been silent as delivery drivers in DC have been hunted in the streets and even killed by ICE and other federal police. Now, the company has come out in support of #HR9720 — the blatant attack on DC Home Rule — just so it can earn more money.

Since the beginning of the 2nd Trump administration, critics have been saying that the rush to increase staffing at ICE was irresponsible and a threat to the public. We now know that cut corners killed at least one innocent man. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comWhat ICE should have known when it hired David BrouilletteThe officer who killed a young father in Maine had been accused of abuse by two ex-wives. He was also eligible to skip weeks of training in Georgia.

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At the gates on the Aliso side of the MDC, ICE continues to forcibly transport individuals in chains into the underground holding area of the Concentration Camp during the night.

I'm a 20+ year campaign professional. I know the ins and outs of voting laws and procedures. What would you want to know about the integrity of our voting systems in the U.S.? Know Your rights? Deadlines and dates? How to be a poll watcher? A poll worker?

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Health care workers are heroes. Solidarity with the Massachusetts Nurses Association bargaining for a fair contract. I urge all parties to come to the table in good faith.

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The question of what it means to be American has never felt more contested and nowhere did that come into sharper focus than watching ICE goons target Native Americans. The original people of this land.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" cut nearly $1 trillion from health care & food programs that working families depend on. That same bill gave $65 billion in tax cuts to billionaires and giant corporations. The GOP made a choice.