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Ben Verdi

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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is the saddest screengrab I’ve ever seen
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Based on his track record I guess that means we’ve got some municipal bankruptcies incoming
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Come one come all on 10/01 to hear a strong, innovative Governor talk about how her team has been solving real problems for New Mexicans! www.americanprogress.org/events/inves...
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Investing in Families, Investing in the Future: A Conversation With Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Remarks by and a conversation with Gov. Lujan Grisham (D-NM), discussing her investments in New Mexico’s families.
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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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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Can confirm: polls poorly. Universally negative sentiment 🤓
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 27/08/2026
H.R. 9237 cuts benefits for some veterans to pay for benefits for others. As @menefee.house.gov said, "If we're pinching pennies, let's tell the President to end his war in Iran, which has cost taxpayers billions and billions of dollars."
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Always strive to be the kind of person Dolly Parton was, make the world a little better in whatever way you can
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This would not be happening if people remained silent.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We did it. We won this primary without taking a dime of corporate PAC money. No corporate checks. No billionaire-funded machine. Just a 100% grassroots campaign powered by people like you.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 18/08/2026
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good luck man!
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Turkiye bro
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I don’t think people who attend this event understand how much everyone who doesn’t attend it hates it
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/o... "My future is now being written by people who don’t have my interest at heart, who are completely insulated from the kinds of effects that they may be unleashing and who have bought off the at least tacit support of the federal government..."
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Opinion | Is This the Fastest Opinion Shift in American Politics?
David Wallace-Wells and Robinson Meyer discuss whether the gathering coalition of Americans against data centers could be the next Occupy Wall Street movement or Tea Party.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/07/2026
A hero’s welcome for the Cabo Verde team arriving home ❤️
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@thmoore.bsky.social You always dazzle
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Analytically Trump is up 2 games to 1
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
They let him post this. This was the good pic.
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“Democrat speaks at convention.”
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
😂
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
No one ever says WHICH business
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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This is Juneteenth in Trump's economy: • Black workers are faring worse • Black worker median weekly real earnings dropped • Black unemployment has spiked sharply • Black families face higher costs & less protections
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Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Freedom. Trump's Economy Is Holding Black Families Back. - Groundwork Collaborative
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
They’re saying “Boooo-urns”
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This same exact thing happens in Succession, right?
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I mean he is a Republican.
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Just like New York! 🙃
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Agreed that this is one of the weirdest traditions every school thinks they need to adhere to. The speeches are never about the highlights of the graduating class, as they should be.
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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
SO excited that the Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act was introduced today by Murray, Duckworth, & Pressley. I'm proud that @americanprogress.bsky.social has endorsed this bill & I'm grateful to be part of the the community that fights for accessible reproductive care for disabled people.
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Murray, Duckworth, Pressley Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care - Senator Patty Murray
Senator Murray: “This bill will help make a big difference in making sure people with disabilities can get the informed and accessible reproductive health care they deserve.” Washington, D.C. – Today,...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/05/2026
In Georgia, for example, more than half a million people—all of them faced, remember, with higher gas and grocery prices—have decided to forgo coverage. trib.al/rjFtbpJ
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Obamacare Subsidies: Are Republicans More Stupid Than They Are Cruel?
Many predicted last fall that if the Obamacare subsidies ended, millions would forgo health coverage. Gee, guess what’s happened?
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Addressing Questions Surrounding Hawaii's Bold Move To Undo Citizens United
Hawaii is poised to become the first state to use its long-dormant legal authority to drain corporate money from its elections—and the legal questions raised about the move have clean answers.
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I will follow anyone @bbkogan.bsky.social says to follow
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Trump admin speed running through every Bush43 failure in record time: pointless wars, egregious bailouts, generation crushing recession (coming soon)
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
People voted on it. It is LITERALLY democracy.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out
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Lincoln’s Kayak 🫘 @lincolnskayak.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
“Humans are born with a full set of powers; they are not given to them by the government. In fact, the opposite is true: As the declaration states, government derives all its power from the consent of the governed. Corporate power to act in the world is significantly different.”
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a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
ALT: a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United. No Supreme Court ruling or constitutional amendment needed. This is no joke. Here's how it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fP...
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is from the NYPD’s official account
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I thought we already won?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposes $375 million penalty.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 24/03/2026
The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta covered up its platforms’ impact on children's mental health and its knowledge of child exploitation online.
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Meta Must Pay $375 Million Over Allegedly Enabling Child Exploitation
The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta covered up its platforms’ impact on children's mental health and its knowledge of child exploitation online.
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
So do they think Republicans will enjoy a demonstrably worse experience at the airport?
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Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
100% chance of this same deal happening by 2015.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The Associated Press getting on board. "The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
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Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the...
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Obama will always be the better man.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
What could go wrong?
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
NIH Funds Still Not Getting to Researchers www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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NIH Funds Still Not Getting to Researchers
Congress approved a budget more than a month ago, but awards are lagging
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/03/2026
The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The Senate must reject this bill.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
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