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Connie Matthiessen

@cmatthiessen.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, mother, environmentalist, feminist, progressive, optimist, idealist, dreamer, Twitter refugee (not necessarily in that order)

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Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 07/10/2026
Community foundations are uniquely positioned to strengthen civic health close to home, where trust, participation and local problem-solving can have an outsized impact. Mary L. Thomas, David Cicilline, Matt Leighninger Reports: tinyurl.com/p3kpne7c #CivicHealth #CommunityFoundations #Democracy
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Why Strengthening Local Civic Health Is the Best — and Fastest — Road to National Renewal
Guest authors from CFLeads, the Rhode Island Foundation and the National Civic League discuss how community foundations can help tackle the nation’s democracy crisis on the ground.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22h
Black text on white page that states:

When New Yorkers get ripped off, they should have the power to fight back.

We’re introducing the POWER Act to give workers, tenants, consumers, small businesses and nonprofits a legal pathway to take on unfair and deceptive business practices.

A tenant shouldn’t have to watch a landlord wrongfully withhold their security deposit. A consumer shouldn’t have to accept predatory loan terms. And New Yorkers shouldn’t have to rely on government alone to hold powerful corporations accountable.

We’re putting power back where it belongs: in the hands of New Yorkers.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h
I’m so f*cking sick of the corruption in this administration. Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, pressured a MAGA donor to pay off $100,000 in credit card debt while offering access to Trump officials. And she wanted it done without a paper trail. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 23h
The Trump admin refused to invite international election observers for the first time in over 20 years. As concerns about the Trump admin undermining election integrity escalate and the midterms quickly approach, this is a troubling decision.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Sign me up for the Official Trump Administration Enemies List. It’s AI.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 22h
A swan couple reunite after being apart and their greeting ritual says it all. Necks stretched, wings flapping, calling out just for each other.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23h
reminds of the scene from "This Is the End" about gluten www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oz...
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"Gluten's a vague term!" - This Is the End (Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel)
YouTube video by Zach Nyhus
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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 22h
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Five Head Woman Winks and Blows Kiss
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Never forget: www.theguardian.com/media/2019/f...
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'Germs are not a real thing': Fox News host says he hasn't washed hands in 10 years
Pete Hegseth denies existence of germs, saying: ‘I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real’
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 22h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is the funniest shit of all time… wait for it…😂
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 08/10/2026
'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'
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'Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya believed that a society that accepts lies ends up accepting violence as well'
Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
come 2028 vance will be cutting ads specifically denouncing his in-laws for coming to the united states
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.
Beautiful young family outside a detention center.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Eric Deters: "Kimberly Guilfoyle is a grifter. Kimberly Guilfoyle I have no doubt has done this to more than me. She's doing it right now in Greece. I know Corey Lewandowski did this stuff. I know Kristi Noem did this stuff."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For the first time on record, a majority of Americans have not much/no confidence in the government to ensure food safety. news.gallup.com/poll/715430/...
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Call Me on Signal”: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Jaw-Dropping Grift Exposed newrepublic.com/post/216386/... via @newrepublic.com
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“Call Me on Signal”: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Jaw-Dropping Grift Exposed
Trump’s ambassador to Greece has been begging for money to pay off her AmEx card—in exchange for the promise of political favors.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A man dug a tiny puddle in the Brazilian forest, then set up a camera to see who would show up to drink.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Q: Do you have any reaction to a US ambassador asking someone to pay off debt in exchange for access to other government officials? VANCE: Well, so -- with that hypothetical, obviously I don't love that, but I, you know, I don't know exactly who you're talking about, I don't know the full details
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Colorado’s Kyle Clark reports Tina Peters is out of prison and again trying to help Trump overthrow our democracy and steal the next election. jared polis care to comment?
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Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 06/10/2026
Early childhood funders are weighing in on proposed Head Start rule changes, with a coalition submitting public comments focused on standards, access and services for children and families. Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/5n7bdb3k #EarlyChildhoodEducation
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Early Ed Funders Push Back on the Trump Administration’s Head Start “Reforms”
Many early ed backers are opposing a new rule that they say would harm Head Start — and the many children and families who rely on it.
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Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 08/10/2026
Jeff and Janine Yass have become major forces in school-choice philanthropy, backing private-school alternatives, education savings accounts and other K-12 reform efforts. Connie Petropoulos Reports: tinyurl.com/3zv3uxx2 #EducationPhilanthropy #SchoolChoice #K12Education #JeffYass #JanineYass
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Jeff Yass Is One of School Choice’s Top Billionaire Donors. Here’s a Closer Look
Through school grants and expansion capital, as well as copious political spending, megabillionaire couple Jeff and Janine Yass support a much-debated cause: expanding the market for alternatives to public schools.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Former President Barack Obama endorses Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate in Maine: "Troy Jackson is running to be your next senator and I'm proud to be on board" Obama cites Jackson’s record on wages, drug prices, school meals, and abortion rights as Democrats target Susan Collins' seat.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination"
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Willie Nelson endorses James Talarico: “I've gotten to know James Talarico. He's a good man, who will be a good senator for the state of Texas. Please vote and vote for James Talarico.“
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Michael Kagan @michaelgkagan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The missing pages of the Das Kapital have been found
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Rosalia" is a farmworker in Santa Maria, CA. "We live in constant fear of immigration raids as it doesn't matter if we have papers or not. They target us for having brown skin. We are not criminals; we are essential workers who put the food on America's tables." #WeFeedYou
A worker harvesting strawberries
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/10/2026
New Yorkers: Do you have a form of immigration relief called withholding of removal? Have you received an ICE letter summoning you to 26 Federal Plaza? Here’s what  you can do:

1. Call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365, or call 311 and say "Immigration Legal" for free, confidential help in your native language.

2. Fill out our intake form to get help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: nyc.gov/RRLC

3. Make a plan. Make sure you have an emergency contact and that someone you trust has your A-number. Talk to a lawyer before making any decisions.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first?
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Opinion | The new welfare queen is Brad. Right-wing pundits are furious.
An Arkansas campaign ad reveals how race still shapes the politics of welfare.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 07/10/2026
Months ago, we called for an IG investigation into a $620 million Pentagon loan to a Trump Jr.-linked company. Now, Trump's sons' investments are tied to over $6 billion in active or promised government contracts. This is exactly why we need answers.
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Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election
The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mike Rogers led the charge to flood opioids into our communities. Here's what happened.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
Fox Biz screencap that says: "$21 TRILLION INVESTMENTS POURING INTO THE US"
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Love this
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security’s sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying und...
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Inside Philanthropy @insidephilanthropy.com · 07/10/2026
Created after USAID cuts, Project Resource Optimization has helped connect new philanthropic donors with aid programs facing urgent funding gaps around the world. Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/bdf9n4eb #GlobalAid #GlobalHealth #ProjectResourceOptimization
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How Project Resource Optimization Is Drawing in New Global Aid Donors
Formed in the ashes of USAID, the platform has helped secure over $170 million to fill aid gaps around the world.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tim and I were pretty tough on Tillis on the pod Monday. But not tough enough!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A much-needed explainer from @citizencohn.bsky.social about those $500 checks (bribes) Trump is sending out as an alleged Obamacare "refund." Looks quite likely to be illegal. www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Is Buying Votes at $500 a Pop
He’s calling it an Obamacare “refund,” but it’s nothing of the sort.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
convicted felon Peter Navarro, who now works in the White House again after serving a four-month sentence, goes on TV with the White House behind him to promote a new product that he'll personally profit from -- a book called "Why Fauci Must Rot in Prison"
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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Imagine my surprise to find in my mail a campaign flyer opposing Proposition I, the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act, making the outrageous and false claim that if passed it would send money to a 'slush fund' for 'nonprofits,'" writes Chris Carlson.
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The stunning No on Prop. I lies - 48 hills
The real 'slush fund' is what billionaires are spending to attack affordable housing
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do you charge a man when your own evidence shows the reflecting pool unchanged before & after he touched it? Ask the Davey Hearn prosecutors @democracydefendersfund.org, WLG, Steptoe & I said so the day after his arraignment. Then 6 more times More on @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Me and 1,200 of my friends in St. Clair County. This movement will win on November 3rd.
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ICE Secretly Investigated Hundreds of Nonprofits Across the Country newrepublic.com/post/216322/... via @newrepublic.com
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ICE Secretly Investigated Hundreds of Nonprofits Across the Country
ICE was targeting voting rights groups in swing states—and beyond.
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Connie Matthiessen @cmatthiessen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is so completely cruel - depriving 5 kids of their dad for no reason - how low can this administration go? www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1jy...
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EXCLUSIVE: MS NOW talks to Nigerian immigrant pastor from Texas deported to 'third country'
YouTube video by MS NOW
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