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@jselden.bsky.social
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NYC-based climate activist who believes that Robert Moses has had his way with our streets long enough.

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Americans across political affiliations are linking this summer’s extreme weather to climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 12/07/2026
Janno Lieber and MTA officials for years publicly criticized former Mayor Eric Adams’ lack of support for bus lane projects. This week, the transit agency said it had new faith in the Mamdani administration. www.youtube.com/watch
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🚨ALERT: The Braven "chemical recycling" facility appears shut down after environmental violations in North Carolina, underscoring "chemical recycling"’s persistent failures. Beyond Plastics urges policymakers at all levels to stop treating pyrolysis and “chemical recycling” as credible solutions
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"The researchers calculated the children’s air pollution exposure in each trimester of pregnancy and then for each year of early childhood. This included particle pollution as well as nitrogen dioxide, a gas that comes mainly from diesel cars and fossil gas boilers."
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Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, UK study shows
Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We are very close to passing the strongest plastic reduction bill in the US, which means that the lobbyists for the plastics, chemical, & packaging industries are fighting hard to prevent the bill from passing Call 844-311-4414 to be connected to your Assemblymember & urge them to vote yes on PRRIA
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Craig Ling @craigling.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Starbucks says its single-use plastic cups are "widely recyclable" ♻️🥤but a @beyondplastics.bsky.social investigation found the opposite. ✍️Sign the petition urging Starbucks' CEO to stop deceiving people at: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Starbucks says its plastic cups are "widely recyclable." Is it true?
Starbucks claims its single-use plastic cups (made of #5 polypropylene) are now "widely recyclable." ♻️🥤But a new @beyondplasticsaction investigation found the opposite to be true. Sign the petition u...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm attending Food & Water Watch's event, “New York: Statewide Lobbying Team Volunteer Meeting” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/fww/event/93...
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New York: Statewide Lobbying Team Volunteer Meeting · Food & Water Watch
**Join our statewide volunteer lobbying team!** This volunteer-led team will be focused on working to pass legislation for a statewide data center moratorium (S9144/A10141). Data centers are raising...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/o...
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Opinion | What A.I. Did to My College Class
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
act.nyrenews.org/protect-ej-c...
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Protect Environmental Justice Communities - NY Renews
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/u...
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‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We need your help to urge Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social) to bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (bill number A1749A) to a vote ASAP. Tag him below & give his office a call 518-455-3791 or 718-654-6539 #prria #plasticpollution #heastie
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Eve Fox, Feed Your Fight @eve-fox.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Last year's failure to pass PRRIA at the last minute despite having the votes was a massive blow to public health, enviro justice, and climate. I call on @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social to bring this widely popular and commonsense bill to a vote ASAP this spring.
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900MIL By JENNIFER McDERMOTT MATTHEW DALY April 27 apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration to pay 2 more companies to walk away from US offshore wind leases
The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development.
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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Hey everybody I wrote an opinion piece that I hope you read ⬇️
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “End Fossil Fuels Contingent for NYC May Day Strong!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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End Fossil Fuels Contingent for NYC May Day Strong! · May Day Strong
This May Day we'll march together as an End Fossil Fuels contingent. Join us to expose the deep connection between Big Oil, Trump, and autocrats worldwide! The same fossil fuel billionaires who are t...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I just took this action with @foodandwater.bsky.social. Will you join me? act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/97228/a...
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I just took action on: Don’t Gut New York's Climate Law!
Will you take this quick action too?
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I'm attending Hands Off NYC's event, “Third Act NYC and 350NYC special in-person meeting” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/...
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Third Act NYC and 350NYC special in-person meeting · Hands Off NYC
Welcoming new members to two of NYC's foremost climate groups, with discussion of all our coming actions. Followed by a special talk: " Decarbonization Districts: Accelerating Achievement of Clean Ene...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
act.nyrenews.org/clean-energy...
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Clean Energy Costs Less. Protect NY's Climate Law. - NY Renews
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot
The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...
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A Surprising (and Easy) Way to Boost Your Attention Span
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Align Your Money With Your Values: Investments. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/align...
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Align Your Money With Your Values: Investments
Third Act hosts a series of interactive learning sessions every month on how to prevent your bank deposits, credit cards, home/auto insurance premiums, and investments from being used to finance the f...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I'm attending Hands Off NYC's event, “Climate Contingent for No Kings 3 March in Manhattan!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/...
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Climate Contingent for No Kings 3 March in Manhattan! · Hands Off NYC
This is a meetup spot for friends and allies before the march. From here, we’ll head to the main march in Manhattan together. This is not a separate march. We have the power and are claiming it toget...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Align Your Money With Your Values: Investments. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/align...
actionnetwork.org
Align Your Money With Your Values: Investments
Third Act hosts a series of interactive learning sessions every month on how to prevent your bank deposits, credit cards, home/auto insurance premiums, and investments from being used to finance the f...
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I'm attending Food & Water Watch's event, “New York, NY: Tell Governor Hochul: Don't Gut Our Climate Law!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/fww/event/91...
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New York, NY: Tell Governor Hochul: Don't Gut Our Climate Law! · Food & Water Watch
On March 19, Governor Hochul is speaking at a fancy breakfast on Wall Street — and we'll be rallying outside the event, opposing her cynical scheme to weaken New York's climate law. We're in a clima...
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NYS Senator Kristen Gonzalez @sengonzalezny.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It’s illegal to practice high-risk professions without a license, and it’s a crime to pretend to have a license. If someone impersonates a doctor and gives advice that makes you sick, they would be held criminally liable. The same standard should apply to AI chatbots! (2/6)
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Judith Enck and @senatorharckham.bsky.social take to the podium in support of the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act in Albany, NY, with NY Communities for Change, Long Island Progressive Coalition, Woodstock Day School, Bedford2030, @greenwatchdogny.bsky.social, (cont. below)
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
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Opinion: New York City Needs an Office of Circularity - City Limits
"Beyond doing less harm, an Office of Circularity could actively do good by recirculating usable items to New Yorkers in need, creating local green jobs and building community, all while offering a mo...
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 03/03/2026
VICTORY! Remember when President Trump declared himself a king and decreed that congestion pricing was dead? Today, a federal court ruled that the Trump admin unlawfully attempted to end NYC’s successful Congestion Pricing program. We won!
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
How to understand war with Iran? We must get away from propaganda. Facts suggest two interpretive frameworks: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president of the United States. snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...
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Why Attack Iran?
Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption
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🚇 Riders Alliance @ridersalliance.org · 06/05/2025
Riders deserve leaders who actually ride transit and are willing to fight for it. Today, we’re launching a new political action arm to give millions of transit-riding voters a voice in deciding who will represent us! Learn more: www.ridersalliance.o...
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We’re launching a political arm to mobilize transit riders! — Riders Alliance
Today, Riders Alliance is launching a political arm to give riders an even more powerful voice in the decisions that shape our lives and our transit system. As New Yorkers decide who will lead our city––and our state next year––we are ready to infuse the political calendar with an unwavering vision
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 27/02/2026
EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement
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Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/c...
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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/n...
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If You’re Not Composting in New York City, It Could Cost You
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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Have you ever wondered what plastics are doing to human health? An Academy Award®-winning team set out to answer this very question. What they discovered was shocking.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A good set of stats from a 2017 @nycdot.bsky.social study on carsharing. As much as 92% of cars in Park Slope are "stored," meaning they are not used for commuting. Similar numbers in other nearby neighborhoods. The snow just reveals what multiple studies already show. www.nyc.gov/assets/brook...
Slide from PDF showing map of Brooklyn Community Distrtic 6. Park Slope:
• 62%-94% cars owned are “stored”
• 65%-72% workers take transit
• Red Hook: single family / NYCHA
• 72%-93% cars owned are stored*
• 40%-70% workers take transit
• Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens:
• 62%-89% cars owned are stored*
• 60%-74% workers take transit
• Boerum Hill:
• 61%-89% cars owned are stored*
• 66%-74% workers take transit
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: ⚡ Don't Let Your Money Build the Williams NESE Pipeline! We Won't Pay To Be Poisoned.. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/stand-...
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⚡ Don't Let Your Money Build the Williams NESE Pipeline! We Won't Pay To Be Poisoned.
In 2026/27, National Grid, a New York monopoly utility, may ask NY regulators for more increases to our monthly bills to fund unnecessary fracked gas projects such as the Williams NESE pipeline, LNG v...
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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Big Tech says AI can solve climate change. The actual data says not so fast. Learn why/how so many claims about AI’s climate benefit are a hoax 👇 beyondfossilfuels.org/2026/02/17/t...
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The AI climate hoax: behind the curtain of how big tech greenwashes impacts
Beyond Fossil Fuels, together with external allies, including  Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), Friends of the Earth U.S., Green Screen Coalition, Green Web Foundation, and Stand.earth, c...
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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Opposition to data centers is one of the rare issues that unites people across the political spectrum. Join this webinar to learn about the growing number of successful efforts to block them. thirdact.org/events/the-t...
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The Tide is Turning: Community Victories Against Big Tech Data Centers – Third Act
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Abby Martin's New Documentary Takes On 'Earth's Greatest Enemy' www.commondreams.org/news/us-mili...
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Abby Martin's New Documentary Takes On 'Earth's Greatest Enemy' | Common Dreams
Making the film taught Martin that "it is completely undeniable" that the US military "is the greatest threat to all living things on Earth."
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Indivisible Mohawk Valley @indivisiblemv.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Senator Pete Harckham is a climate champion!
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“[The New York for All Act] ends the 287(g) agreement that deputizes local law enforcement to act as agents of ICE. It ensures immigrants don't feel persecuted by senseless law enforcement,” said Luba Cortes, our lead immigration organizer. ✊️ Passing #NY4All is vital to protecting ALL NYers!
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NYS advocates: Gov. Hochul must pass immigrant protections | Fingerlakes1.com
New York advocates want Gov. Kathy Hochul to guarantee immigrant rights protections amid immigration actions and a second killing by immigration agents in Minneapolis this month. Hochul…
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/past-perform...
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"Past Performance Is Not Indicative of Future Results": On Immigration and Assumptions
This morning the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial warning about the consequences of the persecution and deportation of immigrants and its impact on the overall labor force: "The Census Bureau repo...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The delivery people of NYC get the next cover of the New Yorker with cover art by Peter de Sève, “New York’s Finest”
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
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Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Star Tribune: “Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s ‘stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.’”
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Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
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JSelden @jselden.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/mam...
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Vital City | A Crucial Tool in the Fight Against Pollution
Despite the opposition of the real estate lobby, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani should fully implement and enforce Local Law 97.
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
@schumer.senate.gov has the power – & the moral obligation – to lead his caucus in meaningfully imposing limits on ICE’s violent and illegal practices as a condition of providing this money now. Call him (212) 486-4430! @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social
Chuck Schumer has the power – and the moral obligation – to lead his caucus in meaningfully imposing limits on ICE’s violent and illegal practices as a condition of providing this money now.

The background

* Republicans passed a budget blueprint last year to massively increase ICE spending—using special rules and a simple majority.

* But that money can’t be spent without appropriations bills passing the Senate this month.

* Those bills require Democratic votes, giving Senate Democrats real leverage.

* ICE can only spend what Congress explicitly approves.

* By blocking increases or attaching conditions, Democrats can slow raids, limit detention, and curb abuses—without abolishing ICE.

Call him (212) 486-4430Suggested script

Hi, my name is [Your Name]. I’m a constituent from [Your City, ZIP]. I’m calling to insist Senator Schumer lead his caucus to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for DHS that fails to rein in ICE. Democrats must use their power of the purse, now when they have leverage.

The killing of Renee Good wasn’t an accident—it’s a system failure. No DHS appropriations without real limits on ICE. HR trainings and body cams won’t cut it. End dragnet raids. Stop the violence. Don’t add a penny to ICE’s bloated budget. Babies are being gassed by government thugs. What will it take to get real action from our elected Democrats?
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 15/01/2026
Looking at the members of the City Council's Transportation Committee, 60.8% of their constituents' households are car-free! We're a city of public transit riders. It's great to see a committee that reflects the way the majority of New Yorkers get around!
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