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Liza Featherstone

@lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
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Journalist. Essayist. Author. Teacher. Mom. Socialist. Union member.

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Democratic socialists are better positioned than either major party to stand up to oligarchy, a twenty-first-century American gangrene that every data center fight seems to reveal anew.” Such good stuff from @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
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Socialists Can Lead in the Fight Against AI Data Centers
Americans across the political spectrum are coming together to fight against AI data centers and for solutions like public power. Beholden to big donors, mainstream politicians won’t meet the moment —...
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Robert MJ Thompson @wh0n0z.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I liked this analysis from @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social "This is standard right-wing stuff. Yet there are a few interesting wrinkles. In the midst of his demonization of socialism, Trump almost sounds wistful about the Left at times, as if he wants to be on this intriguingly ascendant team."
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
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Trump Attacks Socialism Because He Knows Americans Want It
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Recent attacks from Donald Trump and his allies show that they understand that the Left, not the center, is their most formidable foe.
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Trump Attacks Socialism Because He Knows Americans Want It
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Trump et al know that socialism is more compelling than what either major party is selling. That's why they're so worried about it: jacobin.com/2026/07/soci...
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Trump Attacks Socialism Because He Knows Americans Want It
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My sentiments exactly LOL
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy birthday America! And recognition of some imperiled achievements. newrepublic.com/article/2126...
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Ten Great American Achievements We Can’t Take for Granted
Our achievements as a country are real, but they’re imperiled by Trumpism and other threats.
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Politics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Many of us in the labor movement have felt strongly that more of our [political] leaders should be labor union members, should be organisers, and that that's an important part of a vision for doing politics differently." - @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social on the New York Primaries:
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Politics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
📢💥NEW EPISODE📢💥 - Liza Featherstone on the stunning electoral wins for the Democratic Socialists of America in New York. We talked about the ramifications of the results, the DSA organising model, and the salience of the Gaza genocide in the primaries:
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New York's rising socialist tide w/ Liza Featherstone | Politics Theory Other
Liza Featherstone joins PTO to talk about the impressive primary victories for DSA-backed candidates in the New York primaries. We chatted a
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Nice roundup on NYC election results by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social. Yes, socialist candidates were helped by Zohran’s popularity. But old-fashioned grassroots campaigning mattered a lot more. jacobin.com/2026/06/dsa-...
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
With a clean sweep of electoral wins for Zohran Mamdani’s endorsees and nine out of ten victories for NYC Democratic Socialists of America last night, it’s clear the socialist mayor and socialist movement are major political forces to be reckoned with.
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Socialists Won Big in NYC Last Night and Aren’t Done Winning
With a clean sweep of electoral wins for Zohran Mamdani’s endorsees and nine out of ten victories for NYC Democratic Socialists of America last night, it’s clear the socialist mayor and socialist movement are major political forces to be reckoned with.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23/06/2026
As New Yorkers head to the polls today, can DSA challengers shift the balance of power in the Democratic Party? @jacobinmag.bsky.social's Liza Featherstone reports.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23/06/2026
We take a look at the Democratic primaries in New York that could see a slate of DSA- and Zohran Mamdani-backed candidates take office.
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DSA vs. Establishment: New York Primary Tests Growing Antiwar Split in Democratic Party
Today is Election Day in New York, with a number of primary challengers hoping to unseat Democratic establishment politicians. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have a packed slate of 10 cand...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Republicans threatening the nation's sperm. Of course the Democrats are such putzes they'll never make an issue of this but it is still worth pointing out! newrepublic.com/article/2114...
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MAGA Is Worried About Male Fertility. Trump Is Killing Their Sperm.
There’s some scientific backing for the idea that sperm count is declining. But Republican environmental policies are making it worse.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Concerns about declining male fertility fuel the right-wing manosphere. But the problem is an environmental one and Trump is likely making it much worse: newrepublic.com/article/2114...
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MAGA Is Worried About Male Fertility. Trump Is Killing Their Sperm.
There’s some scientific backing for the idea that sperm count is declining. But Republican environmental policies are making it worse.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
many of the faculty that have been fired were critics of the administration - a chilling and shameful episode we should be following, especially those of us in higher ed
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Months after electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor, New York democratic socialists have an ambitious slate of candidates for this month’s Democratic primaries: one for the state legislature in Buffalo, seven in the city, and two for Congress.
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NYC Socialists Are Trying to Expand Their Electoral Wins
Months after electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor, New York democratic socialists have an ambitious slate of candidates for this month’s Democratic primaries: one for the state legislature in Buffalo, sev...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I spoke with @eonforassembly.bsky.social and others about the high stakes upcoming primary. there Is a lot to win...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I wrote about the @socialists.nyc slate. Primary coming up June 23!
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s deputy mayor for economic justice, Julie Su, speaks to Jacobin about her plans: “For too long, city hall policies have benefited the few but not the many in New York City.”
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Julie Su Wants Economic Development for NYC’s Working Class
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s deputy mayor for economic justice, Julie Su, speaks to Jacobin about her plans: “For too long, city hall policies have benefited the few but not the many in New York City.”
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 19/05/2026
The NYC Economic Development Corporation has been a way for prior mayors to give city land, tax subsidies, and sweetheart bond-financings to companies. But now the EDC reports to @juliesulabor.bsky.social! Excited to see what happens. (And kudos to Liza for covering the grocery-stores issue well.)
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I wrote about @juliesulabor.bsky.social and why it is significant that @mayor.nyc.gov has a deputy mayor for economic justice: jacobin.com/2026/05/mamd...
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Julie Su Wants Economic Development for NYC’s Working Class
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s deputy mayor for economic justice, Julie Su, speaks to Jacobin about her plans: “For too long, city hall policies have benefited the few but not the many in New York City.”
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Sam Feldman @srfeld.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This is a good overview by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social of what @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social fought for and won in his first NYC budget. Conditions may be much more favorable next year for taxing the rich to fund city services.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Budget Is a Step in the Right Direction
Up against a governor who vowed not to tax the rich, Zohran Mamdani delivered a New York City budget that isn’t transformative but protects public goods and makes progress on his affordability agenda.
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Michael Pollak @mdpollak.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This summary of Zohran's budget by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social is the snappiest & clearest I've seen jacobin.com/2026/05/nycb...
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Zohran Mamdani’s Budget Is a Step in the Right Direction
Up against a governor who vowed not to tax the rich, Zohran Mamdani delivered a New York City budget that isn’t transformative but protects public goods and makes progress on his affordability agenda.
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Michael Pollak @mdpollak.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Some smart recovered history by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social jacobin.com/2021/05/moth...
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Mother’s Day Has Deeply Radical Roots
Yes, you should absolutely call your mom today. But you should also know that Mother’s Day isn’t just a holiday for greeting card and chocolate companies to make a buck, but of radical antiwar and fem...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Democrats, heed your own antiwar voices, or risk losing to the MAGA peaceniks, I wrote @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2100...
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How Is Tucker Carlson More Antiwar Than Leading Democrats?
The party is ceding the issue to Trump’s critics on the right, inviting disaster in the 2028 presidential election.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
While supplies last! A magazine we can afford!
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
When young @sunraysunray.bsky.social started @jacobinmag.bsky.social old socialist heads doubted a socialist magazine would get very far. The kid was a Knicks fan, we reasoned, at least he's resilient. But the world has been changing! Take advantage of this May Day sale and subscribe today.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I wrote @jacobinmag.bsky.social on what’s happening in NYC: we are taxing some truly parasitic oligarchs who can definitely afford it! And we can do more jacobin.com/2026/04/zohr...
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Zohran Mamdani and the Left Made Kathy Hochul Tax the Rich
In New York City, a tax on superexpensive second homes is a victory for Zohran Mamdani and the socialist movement and should mark the beginning of a larger project of redistribution.
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today we're thinking of all the "experts" who, as recently as a month or two ago, said that data centers were here to stay, and that we should give up on fighting them and instead try to "make them sustainable." Never, ever listen to anyone who tells you that what you want isn't possible.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/04/2026
Somehow, Lee Zeldin hasn’t been perceived as an extremist. trib.al/5e5NUml Yet, he's cut billions from Biden-era climate grants, eviscerated pollution rules and enforcement capacity, and completely wiped out the legal basis of much climate regulation: the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding.
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Lee Zeldin Is the Most Lethally Boring Man in the Trump Administration
The EPA administrator’s bland personality has provided cover for the most destructive reign since the agency’s creation.
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Scott 🌊(OC SoCal) @skinoc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Extremely dangerous, efficient fascist.
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Seth D. Michaels @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"No other EPA head has ever done as much damage as he has, undoing climate progress and other environmental regulations."
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John Andreini @jpandre52.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Americans only see a small portion of the damage Trump and his people are causing. Like cockroaches scuttling around in the dark, people like Zeldin are quietly taking apart our government at the direction of oligarchs and CEOs.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/04/2026
In contrast to the plastic visage of Kristi Noem, you probably can’t picture Zeldin’s forgettable face. It’s also hard to recall any memorable utterances from him. But the EPA administrator’s blandness has provided cover for the most destructive reign since the agency’s creation. trib.al/GMfq5cR
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George A. Polisner @gpolisner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Zeldin is human garbage who, like everyone else in this criminally corrupt admin is responsible for suffering and death. open.substack.com/pub/bomdia/p...
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M&A Alert: Trump/Zeldin Complete Sale of EPA to Fossil Fuel Industry
The Billion Dollar Transaction
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Nathaniel Stinnett @nathanielstinnett.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Let's all amplify this great Liza Featherstone piece on how EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's quiet ghoulishness will kill hundreds of thousands of Americans. @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2089...
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Lee Zeldin Is the Most Lethally Boring Man in the Trump Administration
The EPA administrator’s bland personality has provided cover for the most destructive reign since the agency’s creation.
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We can't afford to ignore Lee Zeldin: he has cut $3 billion in environmental justice grants, and under his leadership, the EPA has pursued or completed 54% of the recommendations for the agency in Project 2025. A must-read by @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"He was just as forgettable as usual. But this average-looking fortysomething lawyer was greeted like a K-pop star at the climate deniers’ conference because he has delivered for them beyond their wildest dreams," I wrote about Lee Zeldin @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2089...
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Lee Zeldin Is the Most Lethally Boring Man in the Trump Administration
The EPA administrator’s bland personality has provided cover for the most destructive reign since the agency’s creation.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In his first one hundred days as mayor, Zohran Mamdani has realized that New Yorkers — and all Americans — need to see the government working for them.
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Zohran Mamdani’s 100 Days of 21st-Century Sewer Socialism
In his first one hundred days as mayor, Zohran Mamdani has realized that New Yorkers — and all Americans — need to see the government working for them.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“Like so much else emanating from @washingtonpost.com, these words represent the grisly death rattle of a dying order” newrepublic.com/article/2083...
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Hey, Washington Post! You’re Wrong: Congestion Pricing Is Great.
Data from numerous cities suggest that even people who start out skeptical wind up supporting the traffic-reducing measure once they experience its benefits.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax the superrich to fund universal childcare and other urgent working-class needs. The oligarchic city council Speaker Julie Menin is trying to block his agenda.
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Julie Menin Is Protecting New York’s Ultrawealthy
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax the superrich to fund universal childcare and other urgent working-class needs. The oligarchic city council Speaker Julie Menin is trying to block his agenda.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New York City's leadership needs to unite for the good of the city -- but oligarch Speaker Julie Menin is standing in the way: jacobin.com/2026/03/meni...
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Julie Menin Is Protecting New York’s Ultrawealthy
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax the superrich to fund universal childcare and other urgent working-class needs. The oligarchic city council Speaker Julie Menin is trying to block his agend...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Speaker Julie Menin, I wrote @jacobinmag.bsky.social, is a class warrior for her own class: the ultra-wealthy: jacobin.com/2026/03/meni...
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Julie Menin Is Protecting New York’s Ultrawealthy
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to tax the superrich to fund universal childcare and other urgent working-class needs. The oligarchic city council Speaker Julie Menin is trying to block his agend...
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It seems fitting that Trump, a creature of the 80s, is bringing back the most hellish features of that decade: newrepublic.com/article/2077...
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Bush Sr. Solved the Acid Rain Problem. Trump Is Bringing It Back.
With bombs in Iran and deregulation at home, Trump seems determined to resurrect one of the most apocalyptic images of the 1980s.
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 08/03/2026
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Radical History of International Women’s Day and the Feminist Movement, with @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social. #IWD #InternationalWomensDay
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The Signal (Episode 3): The Radical History of International Women’s Day and the Feminist Movement, with Liza Featherstone - Bucks County Beacon
On this episode, I welcome Liza Featherstone to the show. Liza Featherstone (@lfeatherz) is an author, journalist, essayist and critic. She is a
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
re: jobs, among everything that needs coverage, for people starting their work lives, it feels like an impossible labor market to break into. Impossible for everyone, but with less work experience or start of work shaped by the start of the pandemic, there's a LOT impacting young workers right now.
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
just look at this grotesque warmonger! for @jacobinmag.bsky.social I wrote this week on why Chuck Schumer is even worse than you think -- and why it's time for him to exit the stage: jacobin.com/2026/03/schu...
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The Iran War Shows Why It’s Time for Chuck Schumer to Go
Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran. He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 05/03/2026
GOOD RIDDANCE, Kristi Noem. 👋
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Liza Featherstone @lizafeatherstone.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Seems like more people in Epstein's orbit have been held accountable for writing emails to Epstein than for actually assaulting women
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