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Amy M. Traub

@amymtraub.bsky.social
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Research for a more just and equitable economy. Currently focused on unemployment insurance policy.

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Nayna Gupta @naynagupta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am here in Congress as Democratic Senators prepare to hear live testimony from those hit hardest by the Trump admin’s delegalization campaign—the largest effort in US history to strip protections and status from immigrants, many who have lived here for years.   Over 1 million are already impacted.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shoutout to the 🐐GOAT🐐, respect greatness www.macfound.org/videos/2026-...
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Ellora Derenoncourt - 2026 MacArthur Fellow
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/09/2026
Stopping the fascists from sabotaging the midterms is what the next No Kings is all about. On October 17, we need millions of people in the streets putting the regime on notice that We The People won’t accept any of Trump’s bullshit: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NO KINGS
NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
VOTE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
NOKINGS.ORG
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026
We’re just over three weeks away from the next No Kings! October 17 will be the biggest early vote activation in American history. This is how we build a nationwide movement ready to activate at the first hint of election sabotage. Find (or start) your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What could go wrong?
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Sarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s surreal to see federal officials take a victory lap today for cancelling hundreds of thousands of marketplace enrollments, while massive health coverage losses are underway. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The people carrying out trumps illegal orders need to be afraid.
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Telling immigrant families that using a food program can cost you your potential green card is not immigration policy: It’s using starvation as leverage.” Murad Awawdeh www.thebulwark.com/p/its-zohran-mam…
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It’s Zohran vs. Trump on Immigration
The NYC mayor is challenging a cruel new policy that could punish families for feeding their children.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it. Any info, reach out: Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
screen from Missouri ID verification. under Ethnic Origin it asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" with options "Yes, No, I do not wish to comment"
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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 17, 2011. A group of activists started protesting in Zucotti Park in Lower Manhattan. Soon gaining the nation’s attention and spawning similar groups across the country, Occupy Wall Street was the first grassroots protest against inequality in the New Gilded Age!
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Shawn Gilmore @gipperfish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/09/2026
Hey, @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, thank you for the PARTIAL ban on "A.i." in the public schools! But let's please CLOSE these big LOOPHOLES in the policy that still allow "A.i." to be inflicted on kids! cc @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social
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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A handful of (awful) tech CEOs are vastly reshaping our world for the worse. But what if we reshaped it for the better?
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Cliff Poole 🌹 @cpoolenyc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I just finished Here Where We Live Is Our Country. It’s one of the most moving and powerful books I’ve ever read. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Such a promising initiative. THIS is why I knocked all those doors. Happy Labor Day!
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Worker's Justice Project @workersjusticep.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Proud to have joined @nycmayor Mamdani & @DMJulieSu to launch NYC’s first Office to Organize Workers—the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power. We look forward to working together to build worker power & pathways to unionization for immigrant + low-wage workers. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/07/l...
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Can This Former Longshoreman Help Zohran Mamdani Unionize New York?
The newly-created Office of Worker Power is inspired by a similar effort by the Democratic Socialists of America and the United Electrical Workers that has helped thousands across the country organize...
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Immigrants are an invaluable part of the social fabric of our communities. Trump's anti-immigrant policies are threatening New Yorkers' safety and livelihoods. TPS holders need a path to full citizenship NOW! www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/endi…
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Ending Haitian TPS Is Already Straining America’s Caregiving Workforce
Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians could deepen an already-strained caregiving shortage, leaving elderly and disabled Americans caught in the middle.
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"People won't work if you give cash." The evidence keeps piling up: guaranteed income increases employment and improves job quality. In CA pilots, full‑time jobs rose up to 2x vs control; higher‑quality jobs 3x.
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 30/08/2026
Currently, so much labor is not only uncompensated but publicly unaccounted for. Because this labor doesn't exist on public ledgers, it's hard to treat their provision as matters of public responsibility. We need a public finance system that recognizes all the activities we want to coordinate. 🧵
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
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Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED.
Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.
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Underneath is a screenshot of a video showing two Haitian men in chains being led to the aircraft. I didn’t post the video, but it’s vile.
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Governor Hochul, are you listening? “To make New York State a place where young people can afford to stay…stand up against the data centers raising our bills and ruining our air and water by signing the Responsible Data Center Development Act!”
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 27/08/2026
IPS stands in solidarity with the researchers at @americanprogress.bsky.social, along with all of the scholars, activists, journalists, and others targeted by this administration. Speaking truths to power is not a privilege, it's a right.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
When I first got into activism, I was deeply in debt, and never thought I’d ever have a net worth of zero. Now I’m in a different financial situation, and I continue to organize for economic transformation because I’d rather fight for a world where everyone can breath...
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026
I can't stress enough how big a win this is for free speech, journalism, and our democracy. Black women continue to remain at the epicenter of justice. And I am grateful for it. Congrats @karenattiah.bsky.social!
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Every time a right winger points and laughs at a socialist who was born rich, it should be understood as a desperate attempt to justify their own moral failure to themselves. If you grew up rich and are now a leftist and someone points that out, the proper response is: “Yes I am. Why aren’t you?”
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K. Sabeel Rahman @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
There is a growing and needed discussion about how to rethink our institutions after the current crisis. One way to think about this question for a future executive branch - In any rebuilding moment, we should prioritize three core principles: DELIVER, DISMANTLE, DEMOCRATIZE. A quick 🧵 /1
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Close the Camps. Free the Families. Bring Them Home.
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AFT @aft.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: As teachers and families head back to school, AFT is urging people to shop at retailers other than Target for school supplies. Target refused to condemn unlawful ICE activity and failed to respond to good faith outreach efforts. Find local stores that respect labor rights at ShopSmart.AFT.org.
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AFT Launches ‘Shop Smart, Not Target’ Campaign for Back-to-School
WASHINGTON—As teachers and families head back to school, the AFT has launched a nationwide campaign to urge them to shop at retailers other than Target for their school supplies. The "Shop Smart, Supp...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It really annoys me when we act like socialism or any collectivism is some strange alchemy only known to its high wizards. Marx SAW. He did not invent. People figure out collective action and class warfare by looking out their front door.
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A great resource! 👇
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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Imagine a country where the ruling regime is putting babies in concentration camps and people openly advertise the fight for higher wages and universal healthcare as their greatest foe.
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Now more than ever we need politicians and elected officials who take credit card debt seriously. Tens of millions are in credit card debt, the majority of which is functionally medical debt, student loans, rent, or borrowing for groceries and gas. This is at the crux of the affordability crisis.
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m immensely proud of my son, Sam Poole, and the hard and successful work he’s doing through @ydsa.org to help young progressives and socialists win local elections (via @newrepublic.com) newrepublic.com/article/2131...
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The DSA College Students Who Are Taking Local Politics by Storm
These young democratic socialists aren’t waiting until they graduate to win seats on city councils.
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Demos @demosorg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 for 17 years, leaving workers who earn this pay with the lowest purchasing power in 70 years when accounting for inflation. Workers cannot wait any longer—it’s time to #RaiseTheWage. demos.nyc/4pvgUqC
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The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds | Fortune
“We are currently in the longest period of inaction on the federal minimum wage since its inception in 1938,” economist Sylvia Allegretto wrote in a recent report.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe. We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 08/08/2026
Exacerbated environmental racism is one of the major very real harms of data centers, and something that people who've been studying & discussing this for over a decade have long pointed out. It gets put in communities already most disproportionately harmed by pollution like emissions & waste heat.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 07/08/2026
Hey, I made a video for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Please, @mayor.nyc.gov, don't let the billionaires get their hands on our kids! Give us a full 2 year "A.i." moratorium for the schools - for students and teachers, 2K-12! (PLEASE share - and tell the mayor what YOU think at HeyMamdani.fyi !)
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
the argument against Mamdani attending the 9/11 anniversary, as far as I can tell, is literally just that he’s Muslim, and reposting it is just reporting rank racism
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org
WASHINGTON — Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brings the total net number of women who have left the labor force since January this year to 845,000. In comparison, there are 406,000 fewer men in the labor force now than in January. 

A total of 165,000 women, aged 20 and over, left the labor force last month — meaning they are neither working nor looking for work — while men's labor force participation was unchanged. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Women accounted for all of these losses, losing 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000 jobs. Women make up 50.1% of the workforce.
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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 07/08/2026
study after study on immigration enforcement finds deportations, arrests, and detentions cut employment for everyone, including US-born workers. "fewer immigrants = more jobs for Americans" was never how the labor market worked
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Amy M. Traub @amymtraub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Wealthy people with NYC residences benefit tremendously from all our city has to offer. They either live in New York and must pay income taxes, or just visit their pricey homes occasionally and now must pay pied a terre taxes. Either way, NY is now ensuring they contribute. Good policy.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 06/08/2026
Third Way, a professedly "center left" group, is spending tens of millions of dollars to convince voters to vote for Republicans in November
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