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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today, Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone and Sen. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social helped celebrate @ripta.com's addition of 50 new Model 1 Frontrunner vans to replace aging paratransit vehicles and expand capacity for RIde and Flex On Demand service. Watch here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/12386

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Proud to rep my colleague, Senator Euer @dawneuer.bsky.social in her district during a glorious @citizensbank.bsky.social Pell Bridge Run this morning!

Senator Valverde and her son hold Senator Dawn Euer’s 2026 re-election palm card while running across the Pell Bridge

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Rhode Island Environmental Education Association @rieeaconnects.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We want to take a moment to recognize Senator @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social (North Kingstown, East Greenwich, South Kingstown) and Rep Carson (Newport) for their leadership on S-2438A / H-7342A School Waste Recycling and Refuse Disposal. More about this act in comments.

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

everyone should go canvassing at least once in their life because it will completely transform your ideas about politics. even better to go canvassing a few times in different sorts of areas (urban/suburban/rural)

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Senator @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social and Representative Lauren H. Carson to strengthen a law that reduces school cafeteria waste in the state’s landfill. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

With final approval of bills from Sens. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social and @alanadimario.bsky.social, the General Assembly has put a hold on any proposal for high-heat sewage solids processing at Quonset Business Park while a commission studies the issue. More: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I almost never watch basketball, but, damn, I’m glad I caught those last few minutes live! Sports are fun!

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

On Thursday, Senate President Valarie Lawson and Senators @alanadimario.bsky.social and @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social took part in @rightstartri.bsky.social's 2026 Rhode Island Strolling Thunder & Child Care Awareness Day at the State House.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 15/04/2026

When we design our world with justice, access, and inclusion at the center, we don't just lift up the few—we lift up everyone.

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Rail enthusiast wife Daria @dariaphoebe.com · 13/04/2026

Grumpy local woman says the right size for the state transit system is bigger, not smaller.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

timeline cleanse (sound up)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/03/2026

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/02/2026

“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does. Rest in power, Jesse Jackson 🙏🏽

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/01/2026

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
WASHINGTON — January 22, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.

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Pam Lauria @pamlauria.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

I am sick about the gun violence at Brown and praying for the entire community. Traveling with a Brown student right now and watching the messages being relayed in real time is devastating . Our children and our country deserve so much better.

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The Assignment with Antonia Hylton @theassignmentmsnow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Zoe Weissman, a sophomore at Brown University, joins us to discuss the shooting on Brown's campus in Providence, Rhode Island. She was in middle school in Parkland, Florida during the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. She is now an advocate for gun control and gun violence prevention.

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

A country that watches these massacres happen again and again, in every imaginable setting, and doesn't do everything it can to stop another one, has failed. There's no other way to say it.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/11/2025

this is just gutter racism

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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Despite what the Senate Majority Whip says in this interview, my 340B drug pricing bill did pass the House. It took effect Oct 1 and is already helping our hospitals and health centers! As you can see, it was award-winning legislation!

Senator Valverde and Rep Brien accepting an award from the RI Health Center Association for their 340B bill.

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Rest in peace, Alice. You did great work. 🙏❤️🙏

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond

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JenStewart4RI.bsky.social @jenstewart4ri.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We should all be asking ourselves why we can't do this in the United States. 🌞 🌬 🌞 🌬

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 31/10/2025

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Ad: This clip, then cutting to people waiting in food lines, then to Johnson saying he isn't familiar with X, Y, or Z, then cutting to U.S. citizens being arrested by masked goons, then a quote from Roberts and the immunity decision.

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Today, the Rhode Island Health Center Association presented its John H. Chafee Healthcare Leadership Award to Sen. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social and Rep. Jon D. Brien for their successful passage of the Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act. Learn more: rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2025

Dear @apnews.com The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once. Fix your headline.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November. Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence? Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue. 1/ A🧵on the danger.

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Abbey Rhodes @abbeyr28.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people." - Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Just showed this to my 10-year old and his response was, “So true.” And I guess our parenting has been a huge success!

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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 22/05/2025

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.

Map of the U.S. showing voter support for cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food assistance) by congressional district. Support for SNAP cuts ranges from 5% to 14%. Created by Data for Progress.

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Steve Ahlquist @steveahlquist.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

RI AG Neronha targets 6/10 Connector contamination settlement money toward child dental care “This should be the beginning of an acknowledgement by government that we have failed the people of Rhode Island regarding dental and healthcare, and committing ourselves to fix it," said AG Neronha.

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Attorney General Neronha targets 6/10 Connector contamination settlement money toward child dental care

“This should be the beginning of an acknowledgement by government that we have failed the people of Rhode Island regarding dental and healthcare, and committing ourselves to fix it," said AG Neronha.

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Today, the Senate recognized Eliza Reid, a best-selling author and former First Lady of Iceland, and adopted Senate President Valarie Lawson's resolution welcoming her to the State House. Senator @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social introduced the resolution: webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...

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Rhode Island Senate @risenate.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The Senate has approved Sen. @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social's bill to protect a critical discount pharmaceutical program that enables safety-net hospitals, clinics and other health care agencies to provide care to the most vulnerable Rhode Islanders. Learn more: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Thousands of transgender troops who have served our nation honorably will soon be purged from the military because of their identity. It is shameful that the Supreme Court’s majority won’t even explain why it greenlit this mass act of unconstitutional discrimination. slate.com/news-and-pol...

As a result, thousands of transgender service members will be discharged from the military while litigation proceeds in the lower courts.
People who volunteered to risk their lives for their country will be cruelly punished simply for who they are. People like Emily Shilling, the named plaintiff in this case-a transgender woman who has served as a naval aviator for 19 years, flown more than 60 combat missions, logged 1,750 flight hours in Navy jets, and earned three Air Medals. The Navy has spent $20 million training her. Soon, she will be forced out of service entirely. If the Supreme Court was going to condone this self-defeating act of invidious discrimination, the least it could have done was explain why. J

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Emily Feiner, a retired social worker and mother of two, posed no threat whatsoever. Ms. Feiner politely asked her congressman — Rep. Mike Lawler — what his red line was to finally, vocally oppose the lawless Trump regime. Lawler refused to answer the question. When Ms. Feiner called out for him…

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Congrats on doing the right thing for yourselves and the world, Canada!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.

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Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Yes! This former food bank fundraiser concurs!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone
). The tweet reads: "RFK Jr has cut Alzheimers research. ALZHEIMERS. One of the most devastating, urgent and increasing health problems we face today. He’s not interested. He’s a nasty piece of work."

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

FDA’s director for the center for biological evaluation and research: “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 27/03/2025

Republicans in the Senate voted tonight while no one is watching to fatten Wall Street profits by jacking up overdraft fees on you. So much for lowering costs.

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