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Amy J Higer

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Political scientist academic pro-union non-carnivore.

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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Visible today in Union, NJ, next to NJ7, which Rebecca Bennett will flip on Nov. 3! @rebeccabennettforcongress.com @onenj7.bsky.social @indivisible.org @njindivisible.bsky.social
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Rally for NJ ft. Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Representative Jamie Raskin, and Rebecca Bennett! · Rebecca Bennett for Congress
Join Rebecca Bennett for Congress for a special rally featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg! With Election Day approaching, join us for an exci...
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
This black and white photo shows a clean-shaven man, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sitting at a desk and wearing a suit. He holds a paper in his right hand and appears to be speaking into a microphone that sits on the desk.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can't wait to blow them out of the water on Nov. 3. We have 4 weeks make this happen. Make calls, text, knock doors, write a check. The world is watching, closely. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find
Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Oysters, gin & bubbles, hold the ICE
An evening to support our neighbors impacted by ICE
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An important follow up to the original bombshell reporting. Link: buff.ly/UEL8tLM
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Rebecca Bennett @rebeccabennettforcongress.com · 03/09/2026
Tom Kean Jr. is calling in Elon Musk to try and buy him this election. I need your help to fight back. We cannot let Musk buy this seat for a Congressman who won't fight for us. Chip in whatever you can to help us flip the House this November. secure.actblue.com/donate/benne...
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Donate to Rebecca Bennett
Show your support with a contribution.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off." RIP Ms. Stienem. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Today in NJ at the mall, in the heart of Tom Kean, Jr's. district. Stop the Real Steal. Vote for Rebecca Bennett in NJ-7!. @onenj7.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.bsky.social @rebeccabennettforcongress.com @de-icecitizensbank.org @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Always the coward. Tom Kean, Jr only talks to Republicans and donors. His time is up. @somaaction @OneNJ7 We Tried to Cover a Tom Kean Campaign Event. Someone Called the Police. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/n...
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We Tried to Cover a Tom Kean Campaign Event. Someone Called the Police.
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. was joined Friday on the campaign trail by House Speaker Mike Johnson. An aide to Mr. Kean blocked a reporter’s entry. Then the police were called.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
@somaaction.bsky.social was visible today in Union, NJ, near the hellhole of Delaney Hall, after a week of abductions of innocent, law-abiding neighbors in South Orange-Maplewood’s. ICE is the Gestapo, 2026 version. @njindivisible.bsky.social
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is how you know we need a wealth tax
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Iran Says it Will Reopen Strait if Trump Admits He Lost in 2020
“The whole world knows you lost, moron,” the official Iranian statement read.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Now's the time. Let's get El-Sayed into the Senate. go.abdulforsenate.com/welcome?r=PA...
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Welcome Page - Abdul for Senate
Abdul is running for US Senate to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, and pass Medicare for All.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/08/2026
Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have required state Supreme Court justices to be popularly elected rather than appointed by the governor, dealing another setback to Republican lawmakers trying to overturn a decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.
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Kansas Voters Crush a Measure to Elect Supreme Court Judges
The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters defeated a GOP bid to limit their ability to amend the state constitution. The measure was the GOP's attempt to diminish the power of voters who’ve used citizen initiatives to expand Medicaid and protect abortion access.
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Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure,…
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
While centrists continue to think Dems need to moderate on abortion, Kansas overwhelmingly rejected a collateral attack on the right to choose via an amendment (which would have switched to elected justices) after overwhelmingly rejecting an amendment to directly ban the right to choose in 2022.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 05/08/2026
It's official. Kansas Republicans have lost their State Supreme Court referendum attempt, and it won't even be close. Fantastic news.
NO vote winning in Kansas referendum with 69.1%
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Scotch Plains, NJ today, in NJ-07. Tom Kean, Jr. supports Trump's unprecedented corruption. Vote Rebecca Bennett For Congress to stop the real steal! @rebeccabennettforcongress.com @onenj7.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @indivisible.org @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“He’s been able to rely on things he directly voted against,” [New Jersey Citizen Action Workplace Justice Director Yarrow] Willman-Cole said. @onenj7.bsky.social, @indivisible.org, @njindivisible.bsky.social, @rebeccabennettforcongress.com, @njcitizenaction.bsky.social www.nj.com/opinion/2026...
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Rep. Kean got the mental health care he voted to deny other New Jerseyans | Opinion
The $14 million congressman benefited from workplace protections and mental health resources he's spent two decades voting against, leaving constituents like a Basking Ridge mother of autistic twins wondering what happens when their services disappear.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.nj.com/opinion/2026...
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Gov. Sherrill should veto Rutgers conflict-of-interest bill | Opinion
Legislation allowing Rutgers executives to receive secret payments from private healthcare giant threatens transparency and puts vulnerable patients at risk.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
You just voted to give these thugs another $70 Billion. You’re complicit in this and every other murder committed by Trump’s secret police.
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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Summit, NJ. Stop Trump Corruption. Flip Congress. Vote Tom Kean, Jr. OUT. @onenj7.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.bsky.social @rebeccabennettforcongress.com
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12/07/2026
His most famous quote is still on Twitter x.com/lindseygraha...
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If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed......and we will deserve it.
5:03 PM • 5/3/16
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Visible tonight in Union NJ. All honks, no flipped fingers. A first! @indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @onenj7.bsky.social
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026
I recommend starting his video at the 7 minute mark and stopping it at 7:24. That's all you need.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/07/2026
I’m sorry, but nobody is “clashing”. Pretty sure we all agree that Mainers should choose their fighter, and the Dem party agrees.
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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Republicans in Congress knew, when they allowed the subsidies to expire, that they were making ACA coverage (e.g. GetCoveredNJ) unaffordable for millions who need it. Rep Tom Kean Jr claimed to support extending the subsidies, but voted for budget bills that ended them. Hey Tom! This is on you!
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Get this guy out. Flip NJ-7. Vote Rebecca Bennett in Nov.
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
SOMA Action visible today, Juneteenth and Father's Day Weekend, over Route 78, Union, NJ. @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 14/06/2026
See? Elect a Democratic Socialist and good things happen.
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ControversyCow @controversycow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Can you Spot the Game Trump attended... 🕵️‍♀️
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Sal Gentile @salgentile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Jalen M. Brunson And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Yep
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somaaction.bsky.social @somaaction.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
SOMA Action Visible today at the Short Hills Mall, NJ. Trump Corruption: Stop the Real Steal. @maddow.bsky.social @indivisible.org @njindivisible.bsky.social @onenj7.bsky.social @kim.senate.gov @repanalilia.bsky.social @democracynow.org
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Jalen Brunson: “You’re allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. But you gotta go out there and do something about it.” A good mantra for fighting fascism too.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The United States before and after the orange felon seized power. I’ll never forgive anyone who voted for destruction, corruption and chaos.
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Thank you @kim.senate.gov for always doing the right thing.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. We need more of this from our electeds.
Senator Andy Kim runs into the street as an ICE armored vehicle behind him prepares to deploy chemical agents against protestors in front of Delaney Hall concentration camp in Newark, NJ. His hands are outstretched and he appears to be shouting.
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Melissa @martasso.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Andy Kim leads by example
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Amy J Higer @amy-higer1.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Trump Honors Those Who Helped Others Avoid Service at Tomb of the Unknown Podiatrist
The solemn ceremony has become an annual tradition for him.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Now that we know Trump's "settlement" with IRS will nix audits, potentially saving him millions, Jamie Raskin's push to force Repubicans to vote on this whole fiasco looks more urgent. Make Rs defend this with Trump 31 points underwater on the economy: newrepublic.com/article/2106...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
Notice they keep calling it a settlement agreement. Over and over. Sane washing the fact that this isn’t a settlement. It’s not pursuant to a lawsuit. It not approved by a court. It JUST THEFT.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I quite like this kind of moxie.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Agree.
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