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Antonia Scatton

@antoniascatton.bsky.social
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Writer, ReframingAmerica.Substack.com Protege of George Lakoff. Working to make basic human decency popular again and help communities build political agency.

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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"There is, in fact, an American tradition of fighting to bring collective and democratic authority to bear on disruptive technologies — of using politics to try to shape and direct the impact of major economic transformations."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Jersey has fined a huge data center in New Jersey over $1 million for installing and operating 62 large gas powered generators without state permits. This comes as other data centers, like Elon Musk's facilities in Memphis, pollute communities with unpermitted turbines and face no consequences.
gothamist.com
NJ fines data center $1 million for illegally powering facility with gas generators
Gov. Mikie Sherill said it was the largest fine handed out to a data center in state history.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reminding people to vote is great, but we still need to give them a reason to vote and to vote for us. The people we most need to reach do not follow the news. A protest or overpass sign may be the only message they see this cycle. The best signs tell people what we stand for and do it simply.
reframingamerica.substack.com
The Big List of Rally and Overpass Signs
For Oct 17 #NoKings “Vote Early” Day of Action and More!
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fact! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
DOGE gutted government spending with a chain saw. Trump has mass-fired tens of thousands of government employees, but our national debt has skyrocketed to over 40 trillion. Where's all that money going? Straight into Trump's crypto-pocket!
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct.......
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Political cartoonists keep the story clear and simple
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
NEW: Oregon has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, the state doesn’t have to provide the details of that spending.
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Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret.
The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, Oregon does...
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NEW POST: The things people are most concerned with right now do not show up in the daily news. They are long-term problems that have reached a breaking point. We only learn about these by listening to real people, and we only win these voters by focusing on what matters to them, not Trump.
reframingamerica.substack.com
I HATE the News
And the frogs are out of the pot.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Exciting news: Illinois rideshare drivers are now covered under sectoral bargaining. This new model benefits all rideshare drivers facing low wages and threats of losing their jobs to robotaxis. Illinois joins Massachusetts and California on charting a new path forward in unionizing.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If only writers and filmmakers had warned us... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/t...
nytimes.com
OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library (Gift Article)
The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
NEW POST: Candidates have been told that voters are mad about the cost of living and hate data centers. If they’re not talking about WHY, they risk getting caught pandering to public opinion (following) rather than articulating what voters are feeling but have not yet put into words (leading).
open.substack.com
Voters are Leaving Politicos Behind
How candidates should talk if they want to be leaders, not followers.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
NEW POST: American voters’ feelings are evolving so fast that politicians can’t keep up with them. They started at “prices are too high,” briefly alighted on “our economic system is broken” and leapt right ahead to “because our government is working for the mega-rich and not for us.”
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Voters are Leaving Politicos Behind
How candidates should talk if they want to be leaders, not followers.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Trump shouldn't be allowed to hold any crypto at all. See @publiccitizen.bsky.social: www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...
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Trump’s ‘Obscene’ 1.4 BILLION in Crypto Grift Income Shows Why Congress Must Act - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure report was released today, revealing $1.4 billion in income from cryptocurrency-related…
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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · 30/06/2026
The Epstein Files showed that without transparency, abuse can be ignored for years. That is why I voted to require disclosure of Congressional misconduct settlements, while protecting survivors. We must stop allowing ethical violations to be buried by those in power.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This preposterous application should have a probability of success of less than zero
Erica Orden: Carroll just filed a brief disclosing that Trump’s counsel asked yesterday if she “would consent to a further stay of enforcement of the judgment in this action so that Defendant can ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of certiorari.”

Carroll says she will not consent.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today, billionaire investor & Epstein close friend, Leon Black, appears before House Oversight for his transcribed interview. Black paid Epstein $170+ million for what Black claims were "tax, estate planning, and other related services." Black's name appears more than 8000 times in the Files.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 26/06/2026
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Obergefell decision that legalized marriages like mine nationwide. It was an incredible step forward for our country and one we can all be proud of as we still fight for full equality.
 P.S. Vermont beat the Supreme Court by 9 years 😉
Rep. Balint, her wife, Elizabeth, and their dog, Wheelie
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW POST: “To make the moral case for taxing the rich, we have to rethink how the rich get rich and what the accumulation of wealth does to our economy. Then we can make the case for seriously taxing the rich and preventing the mass accumulation of wealth in the first place.”
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The Moral Case for Taxing the Rich
And preventing people like Elon Musk from becoming billionaires in the first place.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Absolutely 💯 “HE WON'T RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES FOR THE SAME REASON HE DIDN'T RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS: HE'S GUILTY!”
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NEW POST: “Data centers are a proxy for the mega-rich and politicians making huge decisions without thinking through what happens to workers, like with NAFTA. We sided with big business in the past and that contributed to our losses in 2016 and 2024. Now, we must put people over Wall Street.”
reframingamerica.substack.com
A.I. is the Test Dems Cannot Afford to Fail
Voters will never forgive us if we fail to protect them.
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Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
It’s really frightening.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
1. Trump has repeatedly promoted an online casino, Stake, on social media after its founder and owner, Bijan Tehrani donated $1 million to Trump's Super PAC, MAGA Inc. According to multiple state regulators, Stake is an illegal operation.
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Trump promotes unregulated online casino after $1 million Super PAC donation
On Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly promoted Stake, an unregulated online casino that, according to state gambling regulators, is operating illegally.
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Consumer Federation of America @consumerfed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Rebuilding costs have been escalating so quickly that we're seeing huge percentages of #homes that are destroyed in #disasters don't have enough #coverage on them. Douglas Heller, #insurance director at the Consumer Federation of America.
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Disaster season is coming. Here are three things you can do to prepare
We look at three things homeowners and renters can do ahead of the summer disaster season to try to ensure any insurance claims they have to file are handled as quickly as possible.
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Crust News @crustnews.com · 25/05/2026
The US government was legally required to release the remaining Epstein files 168 days ago. They still have not done so.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
NEW POST: Personal outreach can beat money in politics, but we have to scale it way the heck up. Here are fifty ways people and communities can tap into their experience, relationships, and local knowledge to elect people who will answer to them once in office. open.substack.com/pub/reframin...
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Fifty Ways to Build Your Power
Start now. By 2028, we’ll be unstoppable.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
NEW POST: “If we want candidates to reject big money we have to provide another way to get votes. We can do that. Real-world word-of-mouth has always been the most effective way to influence someone. We don’t need permission. We can develop our own political capacity and use it as we see fit.”
reframingamerica.substack.com
We have the power. We have had it all along.
If we want candidates to reject big money, we have to provide a better way for them to get votes. We can do that.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
NEW POST: This is what it would look like to channel people who attend protests into groups that help them expand their personal political capacity. It would create the kind of power we can’t get from just voting - and - generate the community belonging that many of us seek. #maydaystrong
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How to Convert Protesters into Real Political Power
We can do so much more than march and vote.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
NEW POST: "Drill, baby, drill" was a big fat lie. We are still hostage to low gas prices which depend on global markets. Renewables are the ONLY path to independence. Let's seize this chance to catapult the climate back onto the front page. reframingamerica.substack.com/p/renew-baby...
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This War is a Disaster. One Good Thing Can Come From It.
We can use this war to catapult the climate mission back into the news.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
NEW POST: “We’re 250. It’s time we made the case for core American values. We can unite our fights for economic fairness, freedom and equality under the common narrative of making our country live up to it’s potential – to become what it was always supposed to be... 1/5
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Idealism and American Promise
We need a national conversation about what America is supposed to be.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 31/03/2026
Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2
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MommaT F. Cancer @mommat-4b.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Pam Bondi said, " If we let all of the Epstein files out we'd have to shut down the government." She may have been telling the truth for once. SHUT THAT BITCH DOWN!
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🧊 🎣
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
NEW POST: Decades ago, I saw people steal an election by selectively applying legitimate rules. If DHS decides who gets to vote, they could purge blue areas or individuals based on their social media content! We must act now to prevent this! reframingamerica.substack.com/p/save-the-s...
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How Trump Could Use the SAVE Act to Steal the Midterms (It's not just the IDs)
Something I learned fighting the Chicago machine a long time ago.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Here’s an updated list of signs for the March 28th “No Kings” protests! The best signs tell people what we stand for and do it simply. We want to show our numbers and our power, and look like the “good guys” to those who might not follow the news. reframingamerica.substack.com/p/big-list-o...
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The Big List of Protest Signs for #NoKings 3/28
Back by popular demand! Here’s an updated list of ideas for protest signs!
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW POST: I don’t want to think about the State of the Union, so here’s something completely different. Stop using language that trips voters’ “jargon” alarms. When we use words in unusual ways, we signal inauthenticity which is political poison. Here are some words we need to stop using and why.
reframingamerica.substack.com
Voters Have Good “Bullsh*t Detectors.”
Stop using language that trips their “jargon” alarms.
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Antonia Scatton @antoniascatton.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our mission is to make the election debate about the Epstein files, and make American citizens so angry about Trump’s placing hurdles in between them and their ballot box that they will march through hell or high water to vote!
open.substack.com
Why is Trump so Desperate to Keep Us From Voting?”
How to reset the agenda of the election debate.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Disgusting. In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Americans and all who love our country and know the evil treachery that is happening here should be aware of this...we're being overtaken by not only the oligarchs, corrupt regime, but by corporations we've come to rely on in our everyday lives. #ProudBlue #Pinks #DV1
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship. We good with that, America? I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Congressman Ted Lieu, a former Air Force veteran, issued a stark warning to U.S. military members, that military action against Greenland without explicit congressional authorization would constitute following illegal orders. He reminded service members they swear an oath to the Constitution, not 🤡…
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/01/2026
It’s painfully obvious these goons have no idea what they’re doing. And they’ve learned nothing in the past week. Imagine going to a doctor’s appointment and all hell breaks loose. They cut your seatbelt, and yank you out of your car. Why is any of this necessary?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/01/2026
I swear DHS recruited a bunch of frustrated former high school bullies as ICE agents. And they really had to explain to them that hurt feelings don’t justify brute force. LEAKED: After the ICE shooting of Renee Good, agents received a mandatory “legal refresher” on civil rights and use of force.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
aka "leadership"
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a knight with a helmet and a sword says " this is the way "
ALT: a knight with a helmet and a sword says " this is the way "
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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