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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A hot day in June four years ago, where I marched alongside @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, not realizing I was next to NYC's future mayor.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Incredible #NoKings rally in Port Jefferson Station! Great work by the organizers, and a huge crowd, rain and all! Honored to speak to the crowd and sing together. With the horrific news coming out of Minnesota, it's clear that we must continue to work for the America deserve.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

There is enough for all of us. There is a path to freedom, security, and dignity for all of us. Because none of us are safe and free until all of us are safe and free

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Don't allow perpetrators of violence and hate, whether they are our government leaders, or killers on the street, sway our commitment to a better world that brings us together. Don't let them tear us apart and against one another.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

And I will stand up against hate and the scourge of gun violence, not just for my children and community, but for everyone. Because in the America and the world that I want to live in, there are no other people's children.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I'm going to keep fighting for a better country and a better world, not just for me and mine, but for all of us. I'm going to keep advocating for peace, freedom and dignity for every person, including Palestinians.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Stealing from the poor and working class to fund oligarchy. The twin scourges of hate and gun violence. This is America.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Waking up to the headlines this morning of the GOP bill that guts the social safety net to give tax breaks to billionaires, and then reading about the murder of two Jews at the American Jewish Committee in DC, is basically just a capstone of the trauma that it is to be an American right now. 🧵

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Here's me calling Congressman Nick LaLota to say #handsoff Medicaid! Use these district-specific fact sheets to provide details on Medicaid where you live, and make your call! www.medicaidmattersny.org/federal-issues

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Federal Issues | Medicaid Matters

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We've been fighting for funding for child care assistance programs and funding for the child care workforce. New York is a wealthy state. Everyone deserves affordable child care and the educators caring for kids deserve a living wage.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

It was an honor to join so many amazing people at one of several #handsoff rallies in Suffolk County! Let's keep showing up, speaking out, and standing up for justice together!

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Proud to speak about protecting children and families at the People's Town Hall in Suffolk County yesterday!

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Not much to see. Just me holding up a giant inflatable baby.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I don't know about you, but I'm thinking that this is a lot to go through for cheaper eggs. It's almost like it was never about eggs at all.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 02/02/2025

I answer the critically important question, "HOW DO WE SLOW DOWN TRUMP?" Here are 7 meaningful things we can do to fight back. There's no quick fix, but with collective efforts, we can make progress. And yes, it requires Dem Leadership to Wake the ---- UP. www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...

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MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back

How MAGAs are undermining every aspect of our Republic as they march the United States towards fascism—and the actions we must take to stop them

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Louder, Martin. So the Democratic Party can hear you.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

If Senate Dems were serious about getting under @leezeldin.bsky.social 's skin, they should have called me for tips. No one worked harder to hold him accountable in NY-01 than me.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

There is no path to universal child care that doesn't justly compensate the child care workforce.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

People over party. Joy over despair. And as my political hero (who I wish would have been president so I could hold him accountable) @sanders.senate.gov said, "Not me. Us."

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Don't deny yourself joy. Joy is what keeps you here for the long haul. Do the things and be with the people that make you feel a sense of joy, even in difficult times. Minimize or cut out what isn't necessary. Doing this will help you to show up when it's hard and painful and absolutely necessary.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Last but not least, invest in yourself. What's coming is bad, no doubt. But what I've learned is that no political party, no politician is coming to save you. So it's on each of us to look out for each other and also take care of ourselves.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Invest in people you love in the coming months and years. Invest in causes you care about. And if a political candidate happens to come along that inspires you, volunteer for their campaign, but don't forget to hold them accountable once they're in office.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

You do have to engage politically to do that, and advocate with elected officials. But what I've learned after being burned several times is that I will not give my labor and time away to a political candidate or elected official who won't give something in return.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

My priority is making sure that the most vulnerable people I know make it through what's coming. My priority is standing up for issues that matter to me, continuing to push to move the needle for economic, social, racial, and environmental justice, because that will make all of us less vulnerable.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

For me, it's my fellow humans who get my love. Not a political party; not a candidate (with a handful of exceptions). But people- they're worth fighting for. My students, my family, my friends and loved ones in vulnerable communities are worth it. That's where I will throw down.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I've had some restless nights this past week as the inauguration looms. I've felt frustrated seeing the capitulation from local elected Democrats. And it's made me think a lot about what I want to devote my energy toward. 🧵

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

That may not feel like much on a day like today, where injustice seems to have won. But sustained collective actions taken daily will help to move the needle, and we each have a role to play in making this nation more just. How will you commit to repair?

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

If you're wondering what to do in this moment, I'd say it's time to start noticing how these inequities play out in your own life. Look at your neighborhood, your schools, your office. Begin to take notice, because if you are aware, then you can make changes where you live.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

So what is the disease? White supremacy. It's baked into our economy, our schools and neighborhoods, our justice system. When we finally look at how it plays out across our society, resulting in deep inequities and injustices, we'll have a fighting chance at curing the disease.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

So while this feels awful, it's what we've lived for far longer than Donald Trump was on the scene. He's a symptom (albeit a very powerful one) of what ails us, not the cause. The mistake Democrats keep making is continuing to diagnose the symptom rather than the disease itself.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

It's okay to feel sad and angry today. Donald Trump returning to office with no accountability for his actions is deeply unjust. But it's also not new- powerful people have evaded accountability in this country since its inception.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I know what it's like not to like election results. I'm a progressive living in Suffolk County. Every election night is traumatic here. But I've never done anything but speak my truth peacefully. That's not what happened four years ago, and we need to remember that.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The right will try to whitewash it (as they do everything), but it's important that we remember it and discuss it as it actually happened: a violent attempt to overturn an election because they didn't like the results.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Today the presidential election will be certified for Donald Trump. There will not be an insurrection, because the seditionists are happy with the results. Today will look like business as usual, but we shouldn't forget the violence four years ago. 🧵

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Incredibly disturbing to see this attempt to curb free speech in my county. Even more disturbing that legislators in both parties supported this with a unanimous vote. This is not what democracy looks like.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I wish you a new year that brings you love, health, and the resilience needed to keep going in challenging times. I'm grateful to be a part of your community, and we'll keep showing up for one another in solidarity to repair our broken world.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It's okay to have feelings of ambivalence, of sadness, and maybe even despair as this year ends and 2025 begins. Lean on those who love you as you are. That love allows you to show up for others when they need to lean on you.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

I will not allow myself to be consumed by despair. I will show up for the people and things that I love, because that's what allows me to show up for the things that break my heart.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

If I can offer a second piece of advice, it's to give yourself the time and space to disengage from it all, and do what brings you joy. That is one mistake I made over the past 8 years that I will not repeat.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

If I can offer one piece of advice to everyone, it's to take bite sized, sustained action on issues that you care about. Whenever you can, however you can, take an action that moves the needle in the direction you want to go.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

The reason I am not overwhelmed by sorrow and despair is that I've met some remarkable people over the past 8 years. People who were inspired to act, who did not want to be silent in the face of injustice. I've learned so much from being in community with them, and I am a better person for it.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

But I don't feel like I did 8 years ago, where all I felt was despair and sorrow. I've learned a lot since then. Some of what I've learned brought me into a new career path, and I am so grateful for that opportunity.

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

It feels difficult to muster that New Year's energy leaving a difficult 2024 and entering what is going to be an even more difficult 2025. I'm sad about the shape we're in as a nation and of the state of the world. I'm very worried about what lies ahead. 🧵

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Shoshana Hershkowitz @shershkowitz.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

#MerryChristmas and #HappyChanukah to all who are celebrating! I hope the holiday is filled with joy and abundance.

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