Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 7hCenturies (really millennia) of rage. Also, objectively a masterpiece. 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14hI literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 601216104525
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today’s vibes youtu.be/WoDfGmsZgKE?...youtu.beDead Men Don't Rape - Delilah Bon (Lyrics)YouTube video by Delilah Bon 100
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We must not forget that Dems in the US would be considered conservative politicians in Europe. We don’t actually have a liberal, let alone progressive, party here.theguardian.comWhy has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira DoneganThe US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 713143156262
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“If you allow the most wealthy and powerful segment of society to opt out of public services, those public services will get worse. The reason is simple: You have removed the incentive for the most influential people to use their influence to improve public services.” 📢 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors. 688127594726
Reposted by Alyssa JoyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026How do we make teaching a sustainable career? We need: 🎒Education budget tied to the defense budget 🎒Teacher minimum wage 🎒Strong teacher unions 🎒Investment in the paraprofessionals that a kid needs to be their best learner and so teachers can focus on teaching 18146661337
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Schools/libraries are concerned over potential cuts to E-Rate, the ~$3B/year fed program that keeps more than 100,000 schools and 11,000 libraries online. It's the 5th largest fed funding stream for schools, per AASA. Why do they hate libraries and reading so much? 2518761
Reposted by Alyssa JoyAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5963723613371
Reposted by Alyssa JoyProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 34776154451
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Possibly the most American news of all timelocal12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 280173944954
Reposted by Alyssa Joyunpersoned.bsky.social @unpersoned.bsky.social · 05/09/2026If Dems don't do this, they will have failed us entirely. 1118176304997
Reposted by Alyssa JoyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power. 17273952697
Reposted by Alyssa JoyThe Good Mim 🫘 @shashi1121.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The rage I feel will never be adequate. 101592283296
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is all amazing. Unfortunately, this 👇 is also true and needs to be included in every headline along with the rosey stats. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comAlarm as US domestic violence killings remain high despite drop in homicidesNon-profits say requests for legal help and housing on rise amid Trump funding cuts for prevention and response 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyNancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Please do a BREAKING post about the Mayor of Los Angeles, and how much crime has decreased since she took office. LA recently reported historic drops in violent crime, including decreases tied to community safety initiatives like the Office of the @mayor.lacity.gov Summer Night Lights program 353801613
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wow, this is shockingly ableist, and that’s me being polite. @scholten.house.gov I’d say I was disappointed but it’s what we’ve learned to expect from you. www.thirdway.org/memo/a-new-e...thirdway.orgA New Economic Bargain: 20 Ideas to Change the Lives of Working AmericaAs Democrats begin thinking seriously about 2028, one of the most important questions will be what we stand for and what we can offer working- and middle-class Americans. Third Way’s New Economic Offe... 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It’s time to reform the Court. Today the GOP is trying to move a constitutional amendment to lock in a Supreme Court that has undermined our democracy, our freedoms, and our checks and balances. And who asked them to do this? 36084602808
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026👋 @scholten.house.gov Progressive constituent here. So what’s the difference between you and your GQP opponent, because I’m not seeing any. Vote blue no matter who? Or is that only for me and not thee? 🤬 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comFour House Democrats Put Forward Their Own Resolution Condemning the DSA"Whereas the DSA's ideology and socialism, in any form, are incompatible with American values and the United States Constitution" 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/08/2026I’m sorry but this isn’t a feel good story. It’s dystopian. Babies with disabilities should not be bearing the burden of raising money so other babies with disabilities can have access to something as basic as hearing. We need universal healthcare. It’s half the cost and full coverage. 1/2 211041285
Reposted by Alyssa JoyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello? 399132513979
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hey MICHIGANDERS, this is abuse! (Please help) End the Harm: Stop Involuntary Seclusion and Unnecessary Restraint in Michigan Schools. Write your legislators asap: actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...actionnetwork.orgEnd the Harm: Stop Involuntary Seclusion and Unnecessary Restraint in Michigan SchoolsSeclusion and Restraint are dangerous and traumatic practices that threaten safety in schools. They are traumatizing and can lead to an increase in extreme behavior. Yet they are used tens of thousand... 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026There are powerful forces out there working to divide us. It's our job to make sure they don't win, to make sure that hate doesn't win.michiganchronicle.comEl-Sayed Talks Bridging Black, Arab CommunitiesEl-Sayed Talks Bridging Black, Arab Communities 253120523117
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“The site publishes in the name of the Hanover Institute for Public Policy, which apparently does not exist as a legal entity in any jurisdiction, has no physical address, and carries no named staff and no bylines on any of its reports.”theguardian.comFake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propagandaIn effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyTruthout @truthout.org · 26/08/2026In a significant win for abortion rights in the post-Roe U.S., on August 18 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Indiana law that barred abortion providers from helping minors find abortions outside of the state or even sharing information about abortion.truthout.orgThe Win for Abortion Rights in Indiana Has Reshaped the National Legal LandscapeThe ruling sets the stage for further free speech protections for those who help abortion seekers who cross state lines. 232346823
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKristy Rawson @kristyrawson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026chicago.suntimes.com/graphics/wea... It's absolutely not OK. Chicago seems to be the only media region covering this story: Sun Times and WBEZ.chicago.suntimes.com12 nights without power in Gary, Indiana, ‘Why is this OK?’ | Chicago Sun-TimesWith no power and a spotty generator, every day is a struggle for a family of seven as they approach two weeks without electricity in Northwest Indiana. 791256660
Reposted by Alyssa JoyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Shock gloves don't belong in our schools. 1001285546
Reposted by Alyssa JoyROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Something very wrong with a society that has billions of dollars to build data centers, but won't properly fund public schools. 15352371353
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Public money for public schools only. That’s it. It shouldn’t be this hard. 010
Reposted by Alyssa JoyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is how you know we need a wealth tax 1300198766617
Reposted by Alyssa JoySolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 09/08/2026If you have concerns with Muslims in politics … you should see the Christians 16773251484
Reposted by Alyssa JoyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026El-Sayed: "I believe our kids have a right to our tax dollars. I'm about 10 min away from schools that look like they did 50 years ago. Our money should be spent here rather than sent in the form of bombs or tanks to foreign govts, particularly when they are doing most heinous things with them ... " 13755511127
Reposted by Alyssa JoyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The $30 million AIPAC wasted in Michigan, wasted trying to help Haley Stevens, could have been used to fully fund and deliver 6 million malaria nets to sub-Saharan Africa. Or, it could have fully paid for universal free school breakfasts in Mississippi, America's poorest state. 681614372
Reposted by Alyssa Joynina splendorr 🌻🏳️⚧️ @splendorr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026can we stop saying “centrists” and just say “cowards” 651872297
Reposted by Alyssa JoyDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/07/2026The US will try anything but gun control 681077294
Reposted by Alyssa JoyMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/07/202636 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. This came after decades of advocacy from the Disability Rights movement and changed our country and our City for the better. 6858481184
Reposted by Alyssa JoyTheSnarkTank @thesnarktank.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is not how science works AT ALL. 3463248584
Reposted by Alyssa JoyJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools. 237122214099
Reposted by Alyssa JoyBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Absolutely 💯 Tax Them…. NEW: Over the World Cup final weekend, ~3,000 private jets flew in and out of the NY area. On the last day, private jet CO2 in the area doubled its 5-year norm(!). Private jets are the most carbon-intensive form of travel. Tax them. 21294472423
Reposted by Alyssa Joy💙Christine Slemmer💙 @slem63.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I still can't get over the fact that our politicians get $558 per week for meals... WTAF? While kids get cut off SNAP 2,232 per month, just for meals. I will be mad about this for a long time. They have the nerve to deny low income kids food 24141331289
Reposted by Alyssa JoySAM @samierens.bsky.social · 14/07/2026How is it that Moscow Mitch McConnell was able to blockade the democratic agenda as a minority, and the dems can’t do shit to stop a criminal in the White House?? 40045561000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/07/2026Strange. I rarely hear the news talking about fascism or kleptocracy, the real threats we’re currently facing. 46764261731
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Michigan Communities Demand Full & Sustainable Public School Funding. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/mich...actionnetwork.orgMichigan Communities Demand Full & Sustainable Public School FundingMichigan parents, caregivers, students, school staff, and community members are asking the Michigan Legislature to approve a budget that does the following: Passes by June 30, 2026 so schools can ... 000
Reposted by Alyssa JoyKaz Windness she/her @kazwindness.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Make art with your hands. It’s what humans do. #noAI #artistssupportingartists #humanart 583562774
Reposted by Alyssa JoyJoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Honestly, America doesn’t deserve a birthday party this year. 3785774784
Alyssa Joy @aswissmrs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026WRITE A LETTER TO MI LEGISLATORS: Late Last Night the House Voted to Defund Schools by $3.3 billion. We demand state leaders reject these devastating cuts and pass a school budget that actually moves us toward fully and equitably funding public education. actn.et/IOP9CHi0actionnetwork.orgMichigan Communities Demand Full & Sustainable Public School FundingMichigan parents, caregivers, students, school staff, and community members are asking the Michigan Legislature to approve a budget that does the following: Passes by June 30, 2026 so schools can ... 120