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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03)

@votewelch.bsky.social
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Former (and maybe future) candidate for Congress, NY-03. First-generation college graduate, mom of a very cool kid, union member, public defender. votewelch.com She/her Logo: @sarahgiffrow.bsky.social

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 06/08/2026
Soooooo "Oryx And Crake" by Margaret Atwood. One of my favorite books (that I can't locate my copy of! >:( ) and yeah this. Thisssss.
The cover of "Oryx And Crake" by Margaret Atwood.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
No, Ted. People are saying they aren't going to be able to *afford* Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There is a 0% chance anyone in this district associates Suozzi with DSA. A not-insignificant number of voters I spoke to during the primary honestly believed he was a Republican. Hope that helps, Tom.
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What can you do? CALL. WRITE. SCREAM. The bill is up for a vote THIS WEDNESDAY. Call your Senator. Dem. Republican. Whomever. Right now, it's a solid R bill, but they're looking for Dems to take it across the finish line. Let them know how badly it stinks. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/
defendonlineprivacy.com
Defend Online Privacy: Stop the SCREEN Act!
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. ACT NOW to stop it!
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.
(3) COVERED PLATFORM.— The term "covered platform" -
(A) means an entity -
(i) that is an interactive computer service;
(ii) that-
(I) is engaged in interstate or foreign commerce;
or
(Il) purposefully avails itself of the United States
market or a portion thereof; and
(iïi) for which it is in the regular course of the trade or
business of the entity to create, host, or make available content that meets the definition of harmful to minors under paragraph (4) and that is provided by the entity, a user, or other intration conten provider, with
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Dani Welch 🎃 @daniwelch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I am not a scientist, but this seems bad. I miss when we didn't have a frequent apocalyptic wildfires season.
Screenshot from the Watch Duty app that shows basically the entire west coast of the continental US on fire. Thise in CA are generally contained per the apps map legend. Washington, which currently has a very uncontrolled fire in Spokane, is full of active fire symbols. Other active fires visible in nearly every state from Texas to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico.

(The Watch Duty app is worth a download. Thanks to the volunteers who maintain it.)
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
(That said, I am not entirely sure we can do better than one less republican vote for the foreseeable future.)
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Any other job would have been advertising for a replacement weeks ago.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"In its installation form, Eavesdropping runs as a continuous telephone experience. The line is open 24/7. Callers and visitors encounter fragments from a private story that has already begun, may never end, and seems to change depending on who is listening." whitneygeorge.com/installation...
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EAVESDROPPING · Three days only · July 27–29
Pick up the phone. Stay quiet. Five rotary phones at 238 E 6th St in the East Village. Free and open to the public.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
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This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Miller's rhetoric consistently screams "eugenics is my passion."
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Vintage Nosferatu: Max Schreck
Alt: Nosferatu looking menacing. Overall vibe is vaguely reminiscent of the eugenics-loving ghoul, Stephen Miller.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I wish I did, but I do not. I haven't worked in civil law and the resources I do know of are specific to nyc. I have no experience with this dept at all, but they may at least be able to offer more in terms of referrals? I'm so sorry, I wish I had more to offer.
aging.ny.gov
Elder Abuse Prevention and Interventions
Find resources and supports in your community
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“'We [the People]' includes people like Mr. Martínez, Mr. Guerrero, Mr. Villegas González and Mr. Salgado Araujo and so many others whose names have not appeared in news reports. Mr. Guerrero was one of us. We should remember his name just as we remember Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti."
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Close the concentration camps. Abolish and prosecute ICE and any other responsible parties.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is very bad.
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Dani Welch 🎃 @daniwelch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh look, it's Tom Suozzi insisting that we give billions to another country for war crimes while people in his district struggle to pay for basic necessities. As usual.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Once again, public libraries as infrastructure. We need to find them at a MINIMUM of 0.5% of the city expense budget.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I didn't catch it today, sorry!
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When you forget to have in-house counsel vet your murder confession.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This might be a bit advanced for the average ICE officer in 2026, but "executing" an arrest warrant is not supposed to involve an execution in the homicide sense of the word. Joan Sebastian Guerrero should be alive. His 3 y.o. should have her dad. Abolish and prosecute ICE.
sunjournal.com
ICE agent kills man in Biddeford, spurring protests
Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, was not the target of the warrant agents were trying to execute, federal officials said.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...
The little girl was still in Bluey pajamas.

No older than 3, she was trying to smell the flowers.

At her side, a pink rolling bag.

Her father, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, had just been fatally shot and yanked from a car he’d been driving. Now, he lay handcuffed in the street, where he would remain for five hours.

 “You took her dad, you took her dad!” a woman nearby yelled, according to Cecelia Humiston, 22, who witnessed the interaction in Biddeford on Monday morning.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Every single one of my colleagues helps other humans. We don't agree on everything, but not one of them will improve the world by leaving it. The same cannot be said for all of our elected representatives, and that's on them. Doing awful things "with humor and wit" is worse, not redeeming.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/07/2026
Trump on Lindsey Graham: "He had one bad moment in the January 6 thing when he stood up -- 'alright, now I've had it, that's it, I can't do it anymore' -- then he called me about 40 minutes later and said, 'Did I really said that? I can't believe it.' And he took it back."
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Shocking that a Republican would be hypocritical like this. /s
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered by ICE. His three sons called him “El mundo entero” — the whole world. They watched as their whole world died in a video posted on Facebook. Lorenzo was our neighbor and fellow Texan. He deserves justice.
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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We cannot allow El Obeid to become another El Fasher.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Free healthcare would solve so many problems for people in this country. So many.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Also that child could be trans, and I deeply wish people who aren't prepared to love their child no matter who they are would not reproduce.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Mainstream Respectable opinion is that people joking about a bad person's death represents a culture of cruelty, but really it represents a culture of impunity. It's a coping mechanism for watching someone do evil their whole life and never seeing consequences
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My condolences to Lindsey Graham's family. I have nothing positive to say for the man himself. It is impossible to know how many lives Graham had a hand in ruining or ending. Far too many. Graham's death is a reminder to spend the time you have here loving others and doing good. He didn't.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Cowboy is still waiting!
Black and white kitten with blue eyes in a black wire cage, waiting for you to give him a home.
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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I’ll share it, because I think this rampant anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry is not only accepted by a dying wing of our party but being used to win primaries (see Abdul). It’s on us to see it, shun it, and protect our coalition.
Screenshot of the exchange where Rachel Bitecofer says Palestinians cheer death.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should still be alive. My heart breaks for his family and all who loved him. Our government should not be in the business of executing people. Abolish and prosecute ICE.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Frankly I never listen to people (esp white people) who tell me that things are "impossible." I see how quickly white capitalists move to save capitalism from itself.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If anyone in Long Island has been looking for an adorable kitten, there is one available for adoption at the hospital that's currently in the process of saving my own cat's life. (Based in Nassau) Consider giving Cowboy a home (can confirm he is super sweet.) Please DM me if interested!
A very cute dark Grey and white kitten with large, round (currently) blue eyes. His name is Cowboy. He is 8 weeks old. He kept us company in the waiting room today and is an excellent little guy. Would bring him home ourselves if we could.Poster:

Cowboy
Lookin' for a forever home!
8 week old male kitten

Friendly: loves people and attention

Adorable: tiny, sweet & irresistible 

Loving: purr machine & snuggle buddy

Petite & playful: perfect little companion


Cowboy is a sweet, gentle boy with a big heart. He's ready to find his forever family and spend his days giving love, purrs, and joy.

Adopt Cowboy. Let the adventure begin!

Give Cowboy rhe home he deserves. A little love. A lot of happiness.

Interested in adopting? Ask thr Front Desk for more information!
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Not too late to copy my policy page, Suozzi.
John Oliver on General Hospital meme, in which his evil character is slapped by a woman and he stares with the intensity of a man trying to heat up his food with eye beams.

Pre-slap dialogue:
"The extreme left and the extreme right are equally bad. Halfway to fascism is ideal. All hail centrism!"

Immediately/mid-slap dialogue: 
"Check out my 'Promise to America' Pledge—"

[Slap and stare follow without additional words]
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Sophia Petrillo's 'Good One' Laugh
Alt: Sophia Petrillo from Golden Girls laughing. Caption: 'Good One'
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Yes. Reform the Supreme Court. Term limits. Expand the Court. Enforceable code of ethics. It’s time we address corruption on the highest court.
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I am not saying Platner should stay in. He should have dropped out long ago and it is ridiculous that he still has not done so. Collins will beat Platner if he stays in. Even if that were less clear, there are enough people credibly accused of rape in our govt. We have to do better. 3/3
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trying to run in 4 months was absurd even for a House primary. Platner's replacement will have way more resources than I did, but even so, that is simply not much time to build robust statewide support. Yes, Susan Collins is awful. That's not enough to guarantee a win. (See: Tom Suozzi. 🙃) 2/3
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's wild that the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine is going to have to run a campaign on almost exactly the same absurd timeline I had for the NY-03 primary. Please jump in to support them however you can, assuming the replacement doesn't have 1000000 red flags. It's a huge lift. 1/3
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I like the idea of "Freedom to Welcome Refugees" a lot.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org
propublica.org
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 08/07/2026
If you care about retaking the Senate, Platner's given us extra work: If Maine falls short, we need to hold MI and GA and take NC -- and then we have to pick out 3/4 out of AK, IA, OH, and TX. Please pick a race you care about and donate/volunteer if you have the capacity. Some links to follow...
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Dani Welch 🎃 @daniwelch.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It seems like we could have avoided a lot of issues by simply allowing "no nazi tattoos" to be a firm line in the sand for people seeking power.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Centrist Democrats: "Nothing can be done except for more tax cuts. Also we love the police, the military and some wars. Also we will say 'kitchen table issues' twice a day. Vote for us."
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Danielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Suozzi lost 20% of the vote to a candidate who jumped into the race extremely late, who had no name recognition, who was not able to take a leave from working full time, and didn't have enough money to buy ads or do phonebanking. I wouldn't be feeling great about that if I were him.
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