Robin

Robin

@mizrobin.bsky.social

Editor, writer, sworn enemy of dangling modifiers, music nerd, fan of kitties, swimming pools, and the color blue. Left of the dial. She/her

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Replying to @runforsomething.net

Matt Robinson is a union carpenter running for the Iowa House. Katrina Manetta is a restaurant server who’s running for Michigan State House. Jess Rivera owns a barbershop and is running for North Carolina State Senate. We're proud to support working-class candidates.

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"We want ICE the fuck out of our neighborhood." Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson delivered an impassioned, unfiltered address in Marble Hill following an ICE agent-involved shooting that left a man hospitalized.

Just read that Cheeto Benito's approval rating is 30 percent. Still too high, but it would explain why this administration is trying to frighten people.

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Ariella Elm@ariellaelm.com

I really hope if you were on the fence that this convinces you to vote early. Cause that is the best thing we can all do.

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Hey, here's a random thought: maybe all of us who are Democrats and progressives should pause attacks on each other for the next three weeks and focus on beating Republicans. I promise our arguments will be so much more interesting in January after a blue tsunami.

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I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Meet the 48 candidates in our October endorsement class running for local and state office across the country. They include 25 red-to-blue opportunities. They're ready to work for their communities, and we're ready to help them. Meet the class here → https://bit.ly/3VlZbXQ

bit.lyMeet Run for Something’s October Endorsement Class: These Candidates Are Coming for Red SeatsToday, Run for Something is proud to endorse 48 candidates running for local and state office across 22 states. This class includes 25…

I miss having him in office.

Ricky Davila@therickydavila.bsky.social

I can’t tell you how much I needed this message of hope from the great President Barack Obama. 💙👊

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NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/

Maybe they shouldn't vote for scum who enable it, then.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social

The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...

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The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...

inquirer.comFor a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will BunchA nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.

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I'd rather see us build a hell of a lot of affordable housing instead of "A.i." data centers. 🤷

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.

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conifergirl.bsky.social@conifergirl.bsky.social

She Went Upstairs. That Was Never Consent. By Tony Pentimalli In 2017, Camille Paglia sat down with CBC and argued that when a woman goes upstairs with a man at a fraternity party,

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Millions of Americans will take action on October 17 to make it clear to the regime that we won’t sit by while they threaten to sabotage the midterms. Join a No Kings event to drive massive early voting and recruit tons of volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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How scared are Missouri Republicans about their anti-abortion amendment not passing in November? They are running commercials that don’t even mention the amendment will ban abortion… because they know we already gave women the constitutional right to abortion. VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3.  

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How many years have I been telling you to keep your eye on Iowa? I know what I’m seeing on the ground and what I’ve been seeing for a couple of years… LFG!