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Susan Luther Koon

@slkithaca.bsky.social
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Retired school teacher, union activist, loyal democrat. Upstate New Yorker.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 8h
Trump's arch is not about national security. It’s about his own personal insecurities.
A Panel graphic of Senator Duckworth speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C. There are three images of Senator Duckworth speaking with text that reflects what she is saying over each picture. First, "This arch is about Trump's personal insecurities." Second, "I don't know what he's insecure about." Third, "He must have a lot of insecurities because he certainly is trying to make up for it everywhere he can."
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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 14h
For more than three decades, Pamela Oakes, a special education teacher, and Linda Jesionka, a teacher assistant, have taught side by side. This World Teachers’ Day, I’m proud to celebrate educators like Pamela and Linda who go above and beyond to ensure every student can learn, grow, and thrive.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15h
Media outlets exposed that the Pentagon was hiding how many Americans have died in Trump’s war with Iran. That very same day, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 15h
We came to Delaney Hall to bear witness - not just to the cruelty imposed on immigrants just trying to start a better life; but also to bear witness to the compassion that Dr. Norma Bowe & volunteers offer with the mobile health clinic, food pantry & clothing donations. bsky.app/profile/aft....
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 04/10/2026
It was great joining the Association of Metropolitan School Districts Superintendents to talk about how we can help every student succeed and bring student achievement up and screentime in the classroom down.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’ll always stand with Ohio’s teachers, and I’m grateful to have their support.
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Kirsten Gillibrand @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses' Improving transit that working New Yorkers rely on costs more because of Donald Trump.
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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Republicans in Congress are letting Trump steal money designated by Congress for one thing, and use it for another. That's unconstitutional. It's stealing. Do your job, Republican Congress!
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m sharing a cab with a corporate lawyer who, having finished explaining to me his litigation and contract work, has asked me what I do and is now explaining climate change to me send help
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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eight years ago, Virginia resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered.   I joined colleagues in Virginia's Democratic delegation in renewing our call for Trump to release the transcript of his 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following Khashoggi’s murder.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white that says the following:

The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For every precious public dollar funneled to private schools under this scheme—money that could be spent on instruction, lowering class sizes, modern buildings or new books in the library—public school parents will be hunting for stray pennies on the floor. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Treasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher program
With the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Billionaires are pouring millions of dollars into our state to buy this senate seat. Big Money is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to People Power. Sign up to knock doors during our Weekend of Action: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...
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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Representative @angieforfl.bsky.social has stood up against Republican powergrabs in Tallahassee and worked to protect Floridians from senseless gun violence. I know she’s the champion Florida communities need at this moment and I’m proud to endorse her as she runs for U.S. Senate.
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Had an amazing day on the Coast for our canvass kickoff! Big thanks to Senator @corybooker.com for coming down to Gulfport, and to everyone who came out to be part of our kickoff. We have a month left to show the country that Mississippi Matters!
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m honored to be endorsed by Giffords PAC. Florida families want safer communities. That means background checks, strong red flag laws, and safe storage. I’ve fought for those protections in Tallahassee, and I’ll fight for them in the U.S. Senate. #AngieForFlorida
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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The VA needs to be able to retain the medical professionals our veterans depend on. But right now, VA doctors are subject to a salary cap, and the VA can only waive that cap 300 times nationwide. I’m pushing for solutions that give the VA the tools it needs to compete for talented providers. (3/3)
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Sophie Scholl @moller2025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lest we forget....
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our health care system is in crisis. We have a chance to save it. I support Medicare for All because every Mainer deserves affordable, reliable health care — and I’ll keep fighting to move us in that direction. Senator Collins won’t. And it’s time for her to go.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Student journalists at Cornell doggedly pursued the frat house sexual assault case for years, even as the Cornell administration at the highest levels was using all its authority to quash and cover up any inquiries.
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Brian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 01/10/2026
What I heard at the Ashland County fair: everything from fertilizer to diesel is too expensive. And working families are paying the price.
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I spent 16 years on active duty in the Army serving six tours overseas, only to come back home and find our country worse off than when I left. While I was risking my life to defend our democracy, politicians like Mike Lawler were making a career out of profiting off of it —
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there’s no stopping #TeamCait! We are the cavalry, and we are coming.
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
GOOD NEWS from NYS Finger Lakes: Lansing town board votes to move forward with drafting a local BAN on data centers, including the one planned for the Eisenhower-era coal plant on the east shore of Cayuga Lake (which a bunch of us helped shut down in 2019). ithacavoice.org/2026/09/lans...
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‘We just need to rip off the bandage and say no’: Lansing Town Board in favor of banning data centers - The Ithaca Voice
About a year after a proposal to construct a data center on the shores of Cayuga Lake upended local politics in the Town of Lansing, local officials took a step […]
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
For 50 years, the Hyde amendment has blocked abortion care for millions of women, especially women of color and those most in need. It’s past time Congress passes my EACH Act to finally end the Hyde amendment. Abortion care is health care. Period.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Five data centers have opened in Rockland County on Mike Lawler’s watch, with three more on the way. Why? Because he’s raked in hundreds of thousands from the Big Tech industry that finances data centers. That’s also why he voted to give these data center developers $80 billion in tax breaks, AND
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sometimes the Onion hits one out of the park. 🤣
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Three of our what now?
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our schools should be safe, inclusive spaces for young people of all backgrounds & identities to learn & grow. That’s why I’m inspired by the students & staff at Worcester Public Schools, whose new Stand Against Racism Campaign reminds us that we are stronger when we take a stand against hate.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this is remarkable
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did you know that Baptists have a news outlet? (I study media and religion, so I do). Anyway, it published a piece about Cornell, and it will probably surprise you. baptistnews.com/article/dear...
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Dear men, it is time to wake the hell up
All this is horrible, but there’s one fact about this case that ought to keep you awake at night worried about the future of the world:
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Always a blast when I get to visit @nysut.bsky.social, whose support I’m so proud to have in this race. Our kids deserve a world-class education, and our teachers need the funding and resources to deliver it.
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Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was proud to stand alongside Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota in 2023 as she and Gov. Walz helped expand background checks and pass a red flag law. I saw firsthand what I’ve long known about Lt. Gov. Flanagan: She is a courageous leader who will always stand up for public safety.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'd love to see you in Rochester at our rally in support of Rep. Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington. Together, we can elect strong leaders and build a better future for New Hampshire. I hope you'll join us!
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New Hampshire Rally with Pete Buttigieg, Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington · Win the Era
Join Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire for a rally with Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington to lay out the stakes for this election and get out the vote for Democrats up and down the bal...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The more than comes out, the more horrified we all are. Cornell has explaining to do. bsky.app/profile/newy... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/n...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Susan Collins is the Chair of Appropriations and she’s not willing to use that power to help the people in the state of Maine. I’m 100% dug in on getting shit done.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Medicare for All is my top priority.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
ICE is showing up at hospitals, schools and airports—terrorizing families to go after people who have never even been charged with a crime. Enough. It’s past time for a complete overhaul of Trump’s ICE, DHS and Border Patrol.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watching Schmitt in the Senate today, I thought of this speech as well.
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am a Cornell alumna. When I applied there in the late 1960s, the required GPA and SAT scores were significantly higher for women than for men applying to the exact same undergraduate colleges.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Pilots and air traffic controllers operate under immense stress—and yet, they are far too often penalized for seeking the mental health care they need.   The Senate just passed two bipartisan bills led by myself and Sen. John Hoeven to help fix that. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Senate approves mental health legislation for US pilots, air traffic controllers
The US Senate approved bipartisan legislation ​to modernize regulations on mental health guidance for pilots and air traffic controllers to encourage early disclosure ‌and treatment.
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Kirsten Gillibrand @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 5 weeks, we can flip the Senate blue, lower costs, and stop Trump's chaos. Let's get it done.
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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
35 days from now, Northwest Georgia decides between more of the same and leadership that puts this district first. Early voting begins October 13. Make your plan and be ready. This district deserves better. Together, we will deliver it. Leadership Matters! #GA14
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Persuasion isn't about saying "I told you so" - it's about bringing people together to make things better.
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy to be speaking with @hcrichardson.bsky.social tonight!
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Lawler has had his chance to make life better here in the Hudson Valley, and all he’s done is make it harder and more expensive by voting with Donald Trump 100% of the time.
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