iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

CNN @cnn.com · 17/01/2026

Some people watch Netflix in their spare time. Remy Osman tracks rusty tankers transporting illicit oil through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. cnn.it/4pIC6rK

77016

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16/01/2026

A new investigation by @propublica.org has found over 40 cases of immigration agents using chokeholds and other potentially fatal breathing restrictions, including during the ICE arrest of 16-year-old U.S. citizen Arnoldo Bazan in Texas.

8305141

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/01/2026

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights was gutted in Trump’s mass layoffs last year, leaving half as many lawyers to investigate complaints of discrimination based on race, sex or disability in schools. Those who remain face a backlog of more than 25,000 cases.

bit.ly

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities.

914774

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 15/01/2026

Celebrate Marting Luther King Jr. Day on MONDAY with community, music, and inspiring leaders. Voices of the Dream is free to attend, just register online. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 12/01/2026

Join @senvincenthughes.bsky.social, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., and other leaders and entertainers for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on MONDAY, January 19th. Register for Voices of the Dream online --> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.

1034113826013

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 07/01/2026

Join @senvincenthughes.bsky.social for a Fireside Chat at the Fitler Club on January 22nd. Register online! www.eventbrite.com/e/making-sus...

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/01/2026

Nearly 40 scientists are aboard the Araon, an icebreaker heading for Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Our journalists are traveling with them for a two-month expedition that could unearth crucial data about rising sea levels. Here’s a tour of the ship. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/cl...

691909420

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee..." www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...?

wsj.com

Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance

In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.

2762488682

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 02/01/2026

Open city data complete through 12/31/25 now show 952 total shooting victims in Philadelphia during 2025, down 48 percent from the pandemic-era peak year of 2021, when 1,825 were recorded. Fatal shooting victims declined 60 percent, from 507 in 2021 to 203 in 2025. www.pcgvr.org/philadelphia...

152

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Far-right extremists have recklessly let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire. House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans. How many House Republicans will join us?

156546158

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/01/2026

Many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are seeing the cost of their insurance more than double, after Congress ended 2025 without acting to bring down costs.

nyti.ms

With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions

As enhanced subsidies expire, many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are having trouble paying for insurance.

278425

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.

1675281867139

Senator Vincent Hughes @senvincenthughes.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...

nytimes.com

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

New tax plan released by R’s Low-income earners, including many single-parents, would pay a higher tax under the proposal because refundable credits are reduced or restricted, while tax cuts for higher earners are expanded and made permanent. That’s not a talking point — it’s how the math works.🤬

50995721

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/12/2025

Trump and his billionaire buddies running this country are hoping that the rest of us will just give up and quit fighting. But our country, our chance to build a future for our kids and grandkids is too precious. We stay in the fight because it's a righteous one.

571502335

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation. Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension

Contact Congress today!

529162635566

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

4 people died in ICE detention in 4 days! Should an immigration violation be a death sentence? Is it worth calling Congress to tell them you don't want mass detention & immigrants brutalized&tortured? Yes, it's the least you can do. CALL THEM 202-224-3121. FFS speak out about #ICELawlessness. 🧵

6717751088

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. If you're stopped by police or ICE, knowing your rights can protect you: #MasksOffRightsOn bit.ly/3KIVlDd

civilrights.org

Masks Off, Rights On: Know Your Rights

Our communities deserve safety, accountability, and trust. But today, those values are under direct attack.

011

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Jasmine Crockett: “People are understanding it’s not good to have a con man as commander in chief — People are frustrated because the cost of everything is going up. We’ve lost 1.1M jobs since he swore in just in January — People are not happy with anything that is going on”

13646651010

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

416111074501

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 11/12/2025

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social sat down with the City Cast Philly podcast to discuss everything from keeping phones out of classrooms to SEPTA funding. Listen online or wherever you get your podcasts. philly.citycast.fm/podcasts/kee...

philly.citycast.fm

Keeping Phones Out of Classrooms & Funding SEPTA with State Senator Hughes - City Cast Philly

State Senator Vincent Hughes, representing Philadelphia in the legislature since the mid-1980s, joins host Trenae Nuri for our weekly Wednesday pol...

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 15/12/2025

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social joined the grand opening of a NEW bilingual credit union in Philly that's seeking ‘unbanked’ customers to buy homes, build family businesses www.inquirer.com/business/fin...

001

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 24/12/2025

Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season, filled with love and hope for our future! - @senvincenthughes.bsky.social & Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes

011

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Trump lackey Mike Johnson is super pissed that we were able to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits. Imagine how mad he’ll be when we get it passed. Make your voice heard and demand that Congress vote yes on this as soon as they come back:

actionnetwork.org

Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension

Contact Congress today!

933119884

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 22/12/2025

While schools and nonprofit organizations offer support groups and art therapy, teens and those who serve them say children need more encouragement to find safe spaces to share their feelings.

chalkbeat.org

Why helping kids process their grief after gun violence can help keep others safe

This holiday season, Philadelphia gun-violence prevention groups want to create space for grieving children to heal. Their work takes place in schools and beyond.

053

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky: Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%. He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.

4650111150

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 16/12/2025

ICYMI: Philly launched $600K in emergency grants to aid small grocers who were hit by the SNAP shutdown in November. Applications are open through Dec. 31 on the Merchants Fund website: merchantsfund.org/grants/emerg...

merchantsfund.org

Emergency SNAP Grants - The Merchants Fund Philadelphia

Grants to help businesses recover from direct losses resulting from unexpected incidents that cause major disruptions to business operations.

001

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

☀️🌱SunCome🚫👑 @llfarm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Robert Reich

Remember this.
Poverty is a policy choice.
Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable.
Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

11957511573

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/12/2025

After the first canceled monthly jobs report in decades, we finally got updated numbers about Trump's economy – and they don’t look good for the American people. Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and failed economic policies are hammering the labor market and harming workers.

33909252

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Almost no jobs have been added to the American economy since April. In fact, 710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024. More thoughts on today's dismal jobs report — and what it means for America's affordability crisis.

robertreich.substack.com

Why Americans are going batsh*t over the cost of living

Today's added information

832322962

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 16/12/2025

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social joined PA leaders to celebrate a new Main Street Matters Designation for the City Ave District. Expect improved walkability, new retail and dining options, enhanced greenspace, and redevelopment of vacant property. dced.pa.gov/newsroom/sha...

031

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/12/2025

I was devastated to hear about the loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer. Rob is a generational talent that used his voice to advocate for a better world. We live in a better country because of them. They will be missed.

Photo of Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rob Reiner.

116111841306

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/12/2025

Why are Americans fed up with Republicans on affordability? A story in three parts. 1: Families are struggling under sky-high housing costs. 2: The Senate UNANIMOUSLY approved a bill to lower housing costs. 3:

30541163

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/12/2025

Donald Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights. Why? Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist. Either way, you lose.

youtube.com

Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

571267459

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/12/2025

Arianna Freels, a stylist and magazine owner, says tax credits keep her monthly health care premium at roughly $60. But she fears how that might change if lawmakers allow these tax credits to expire at the end of the year. “If things are going up, that plan is easily $500 a month.”

79525

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 05/12/2025

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social joined Finanta to celebrate the grand opening of their new credit union branch in Port Richmond. He worked with other leaders to help the credit union set up shop in Philly so they can serve people who have traditionally been underserved by banks.

142

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes Office @senatorhughes.com · 05/12/2025

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social helped host a powerful discussion with former Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown and Renee Chenault-Fattah. The main message: We can all have a life impact if we use our talents and platform to help others.

021

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Philadelphia 76ers @sixersnba.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

H🤯LY VJ EDGECOMBE.

1619

Reposted by Senator Vincent Hughes

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Meanwhile, Trump is planning to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who had been convicted in the U.S. of drug trafficking.

471051442

Senator Vincent Hughes @senvincenthughes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I choose to remember all those who died from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Damn shame my Country can’t find the appropriate compassion to remember them, and the necessary resolve to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS!

000