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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I stand with the entire Alliance of Health Care Unions as they strike for fair wages, safe staffing, and a true voice in patient care. These are the people who care for us when we need it most. It’s only right that they’re cared for too. #KaiserStrike #AllianceSolidarity

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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I will miss you Kent. You were a giant.

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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Last week left me conflicted—disgust, grief, sympathy, and even irony. I don’t mourn Charlie Kirk, but I also refuse to abandon empathy, even for those who never showed it. More of my reflections here:

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Why I Still Chose Empathy

Like many, I have consumed more than a few hot-takes, and unfortunately, I viewed the video as it filtered through my social media feeds displaying the horrific act before I could swipe away. I’ve wre...

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 27/08/2025

During AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social’s State of the Unions address, she made it clear: workers are under constant threat by the Trump admin’s threats to their jobs and unions. But, they trust the labor movement more than every institution to fight for them. aflcio.org/press/releas...

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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Congratulations to 2025 Ronald O. Loveridge Public Service Fellows. I still fondly remember my time as a fellow in 2017, and I know it has certainly shaped my career since. Proud of my home department @ucrpolisci.bsky.social for keeping this program running.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

This is a such a great thread. A lot of times people put me on lists of "actually good male role models" which always makes me a little uncomfortable because very little of what I do speaks to the insecurity and fear young men have and sometimes I feel pretty guilty about that.

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Sen. Sabrina Cervantes @senatorcervantes.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 307, ensuring that no student is forced to abandon their education simply because of shifting federal immigration policy. It mandates that the California State University system must include policies, (1/2)

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This Easter I'm praying in particular for the Palestinian Christian community in Gaza who face anihilation at the hands of Israel and the Christian villages in Plateau State, Nigeria who were subjected to massacres earlier this Holy Week

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UCR Political Science @ucrpolisci.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Karina Alpayeva! 🎉 Karina, a second-year Ph.D. student in Political Science at UC Riverside, has received an Honorable Mention in this year’s Grad Slam competition! 👏 Please join us in celebrating Karina and all of this year’s winners! @ucrchass.bsky.social #polisky

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 16/04/2025

Voting & Zoning On the left is a map of Oakland election results so far. Orange = Barbara Lee leading Purple = Loren Taylor leading On the right is a map of Oakland zoning Blue = multifamily zones Pink = single family zones

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 08/04/2025

Some footage of Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri's ICE arrest has been released. The ACLU says he's faced religious discrimination, harsh detention conditions and severe family trauma, despite his lawful U.S. status—raising urgent human rights concerns.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🚨If you: —are a student whose visa (or status) has been revoked in recent days, —know someone in this situation, or —are a lawyer or advocate or education professional working around people in this situation …Signal me @ premthakker.35 You can remain anonymous Friends, please repost for awareness

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

New: Keffiyeh-wearing Columbia students were allegedly assaulted by other students, including ex-Israeli military officers, last year at a campus gala. They say Columbia never responded, and even saw some of the alleged attackers being recognized for "good character" at graduation.

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Keffiyeh-Wearing Columbia Students Were Allegedly Assaulted. A Year Later, No One Has Been Punished

It’s clear Washington and universities do care about campus safety – just only for one group: pro-Israel students.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 04/04/2025

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (1/2):

“It is unconscionable that Rümeysa Öztürk—a young woman pursuing her education, exercising her First Amendment rights, and contributing to her community—remains detained by DHS. Her ongoing incarceration is not only a blatant violation of her constitutional rights to due process and free speech, but it is now an egregious denial of her fundamental right to medical care.

Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (2/2):

“According to her lawyer, Rümeysa has not received her required asthma medications and has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in custody. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

“As her representatives in Congress, we demand DHS immediately provide Rümeysa with access to the health care she needs, and absent compelling evidence justifying her detention and the revocation of her status, we call for Ozturk’s release and the restoration of her visa. Every minute she remains in custody is another minute her health and rights are at risk, and DHS must move with urgency.”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The Trump-Vance administration is arming Israel's genocide on Palestine while making everything worse in the US, and only 16 House Democrats so far are saying this should stop

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👻 Saavik ‘Spooky Season’ Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

‘Oops, I didn’t read that email. So many emails these days, easy to miss…’

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

"I would like to make a film to tell children 'it's good to be alive.'" — Hayao Miyazaki The Israeli military has killed more than 18,000 children in the past 18 months

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Chuck Schumer suggests it is antisemitic to say what Israel is doing in Gaza is a genocide. Yet some of Israel’s own top scholars of genocide and the Holocaust, all of them Jewish - Omer Bartov, Amos Goldberg, Daniel Blatman - say it is a genocide in Gaza. Does Schumer consider them antisemite too?

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‘The Interview’: Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat

The Senate minority leader discusses the backlash to his vote on the Republican spending bill, how he sees his role within the party and his new book.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

So no one is gonna talk about Trump saying he’s gonna use an anti bullying initiative to stifle free speech against him?

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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Respecting law enforcement… how about not sending a mob to the very building your standing in that resulted in hospitalizations and death of police officers? Oh and how about not pardoning them?

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE. In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

FACT: The Trump Administration is grossly incompetent. Trump lied about finding millions spent on condoms for Gaza. He lied about cutting $8 billion in spending when it was only $8 million. Musk even admitted they accidentally cancelled Ebola prevention.

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Greg B. Hutchins @gregbhutchins.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

There are roughly 10 trans NCAA athletes out of ~515K total NCAA athletes. But this is what he wants to talk about while he cuts Medicaid/Medi-Cal.

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UAW 4811 @uaw4811.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The Trump administration is continuing its attempts to circumvent multiple court orders that it unfreeze NIH grants. In response, academic workers are organizing to restore research funding and making sure the public knows how these cuts could affect public research. Here are some of their stories:

Photo and quote of researcher whose funding is being threatened.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Whoever came up with this and published should probably find a new line of work. Sheesh. Who has time to read this? Look at how tiny the font is? FEWER WORDS PLEASE! Look at how effectively (and yes demagogically!) Trump and Musk message, in slogans, catchphrases and memes.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

There are 3 types of people since Oct 7th. Those who condemn only the killing of Israeli kids. Those who condemn only the killing of Palestinian kids. And those of us who condemn the killing of both. Don’t be in the first 2 groups - the 1st one dominates our politics & media.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20/02/2025

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/02/2025

A protester unfurled a combined Palestinian and Sudanese flag on the field during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The NFL said in a statement that the person was part of the 400-member field cast. nyti.ms/3CVV6Au

A person stands on a black car holding a green, black, red and white flag with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” on it. Dozens of people are dancing onstage nearby. Photo credit: Emily Kask for The New York Times.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

idk I just think that not having a hard heart in a world like this is its own form of rebellion

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Jensen McRae @jensenmcrae.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfBk... @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social has been one of my favorite voices on the internet for over a decade (also sorry John, I am among your viewers who was born after you graduated high school)

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This Is Not Normal

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Maybe I'm just naive or young or whatever, but I feel like managers should've responded to that OMB memo that they received it, the law is unclear, and until that is clarified all programs will continue as *prescribed by law* and that *Congress* controls the purse. No one should preemptively comply.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This is happening in every agency. Not only is there a hiring freeze, but those who received offers are now having those offers rescinded. Countless are now scrambling to figure out how to make ends meet because the rug was pulled out from under them.

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Jensen McRae @jensenmcrae.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

friendly reminder that I AM GEN Z and some members of Gen Z are cool/normal and also possess critical thinking skills and also some of us are pushing 😰 30 😰😰😰

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

House votes 263-156 to pass the Laken Riley Act—which will enable Trump’s ICE to put migrants in detention without due process & empower states to block visa programs & federal immigration policy. 46 Democrats voted with Republicans. 12 Senate Democrats did the same. Will be first bill Trump signs.

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Political Science Research @poscresearch.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Hear UCR professor Marissa Brookes describe a recently published study in Political Research Quarterly on tips for civil conversation with people who have opposing views from Aristotle. Here’s a link to the study: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #polisky www.youtube.com/shorts/STlcL...

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How can we have a civil conversation when people disagree? #politicalscience #research #democracy

YouTube video by Political Science Research

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Senator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · 21/01/2025

The Laken Riley Act will have unintended, far-reaching consequences–including requiring the detention of immigrant children accused of stealing a stick of gum. It takes resources away from the detention of violent criminals and makes us all less safe. Read my statement below:

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UAW @uaw.org · 20/01/2025

Labor and civil rights leaders march with the King family in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his death while supporting striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733. 📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I think it’s actually really important to make sure that bad actors cannot manipulate us using our data. The problem with the TikTok ban is didn’t address the fundamental data security issues at play here. They could’ve developed policy around data privacy and manipulation. 1/

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

A devastating loss. Cecile Richards was an extraordinary human being and leader. I was fortunate to know her and send my condolences to her loved ones. Cecile leaves behind a powerful legacy of activism and service on behalf of women everywhere.

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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died

Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Have you all seen the initial message and then the updated message. The fact that Trump, who was the first to try to ban TikTok in 2020, is now going to get to be the “hero” who brings it back is so maddening. It didn’t have to be like this. We tried to tell them. I’m sad & angry. #tiktokban

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I’m so serious about this. Do not increase your time on meta platforms. In fact, over the next 48 hours, give your attention to somewhere else. Don’t reward Zuckerberg for this. 1/

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

And there it is.

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