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Elena Berger

@zumothecat.bsky.social
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Books, movies, music, cats, science, politics, word games, tennis. Bit of a daydreamer, ADHDer, digital content strategist, believer in people power and seeker of justice.

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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This whole article is just hilarious! But that might be because I’m playing the Benny Hill theme song on Spotify.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 15/10/2025
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
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Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon ‘sinks’ are weakening
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Yup.
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Gebe Martinez @gebem.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Despite overwhelming evidence against #EmilBove's fitness for judicial appointment, & demands from Sen Judiciary Committee Democrats to let the whistleblower testify, the GOP majority moves to full Senate nomination of Trump's former criminal defense lawyer. Watch GOPers avert #SenBooker's rebuke.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
“My name is George Retes. I’m a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a U.S. citizen, and I work as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California. On July 10th, I was wrongfully detained by ICE agents while simply trying to report to work.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I cannot emphasize enough how true & real this is. In almost anywhere on the political spectrum you ID with or major issue, there’s probably a bot/troll operation to encourage your rage and vitriol. And how/where that rage gets directed, esp understandable rage, is what they are out to influence.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ! Keep that filibuster going! Make them see the pain they're causing.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
BREAKING: PLEASE SHARE Christian Stephen, a member of the US military was placed on a 72 hold in a psych facility for posting this video stating that he wants to uphold our Constitution.
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Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
‼️GOP Senators are about to gut healthcare for millions. We’re watching. We’re calling: 202-224-3121 We’re saying: #VoteNO
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/06/2025
“I have no doubt that, if judges must allow the Executive to act unlawfully in some circumstances, as the Court concludes today, executive lawlessness will flourish..." @pemalevy.bsky.social unpacks KBJ's dire warning to the nation following today's Supreme Court rulings:
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“Disaster looms”: Justice Jackson’s warning for the country
The Supreme Court allows presidents to do what judges have ruled illegal.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 17/06/2025
This is your daily reminder that Republicans are planning to cut Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP to hand tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Don’t get distracted. Help me spread the word.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
It's true. Not a word. I confess I'm a little bit stunned, though I'm sure that's naive of me.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).
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Over 250 Photos From Around the Nation and the World From the Historic “No Kings Day” Protests
Almost no one showed up to Donald Trump’s surprisingly timid, depressing, and generally lackluster birthday party in Washington, but protests against him were bursting at the seams across the globe.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Art.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I’m grateful to every person out protesting in LA for showing the world how dangerous the ICE Gestapo has become. They’re kidnapping and disappearing people who are doing nothing wrong. They’re terrorizing communities. They’re withholding medical care from disabled people The world is watching
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is a huge loss for the world. I am glad Victoria’s pain is over though.
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Rogue Citizen One @roguecitizenone.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🚨 ICE agents in masks and no uniforms abducting people from a Phoenix immigration court - no ID, no explanation, no due process. This is not law enforcement. This is authoritarianism. Demand accountability. Stay loud. Stay informed. Stay safe.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
What do you call it when the richest people in the world are killing us to take the rest of our money that they haven't yet managed to take through regular capitalism? Is there a word for it? Like one of those amazing compound German words that amounts to peasant-harm-grifting?
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Devastating... love to his family.
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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
How the rich get richer at your expense: 💰 Estate tax cut 💰 Expanded business deduction loopholes 💰 New capital gains loopholes 🤑 ...adding trillions to the debt we'll get to pay for. New analysis of the Republican Tax bill from @colin-seeberger.bsky.social at @americanprogress.bsky.social
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House Republicans’ Tax Bill Is Full of New Loopholes for the Ultrawealthy
A new House Republican proposal would give wasteful tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans, while gutting programs that help others meet their basic needs.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The DC Local Funds Act would restore DC's power to spend local funds, and everyone from the mayor to the president agrees it needs to pass. This is OUR MONEY. And time is running out. Send a letter to Speaker Johnson to demand a vote on this! freedcproject.org/house
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DC wants our money, Mike — Free DC
Speaker Johnson is not welcome in our communities while he’s holding our local funding hostage.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
On this #WorldBookDay I renew my plea to America to READ A FUCKING BOOK. Any fucking book. But if you need a prompt, start here: How Democracies Die (Levitsky, Steven, Ziblatt, Daniel) On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Snyder) Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (Ben-Ghiat)
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#DCEmancipationDay has a different feeling this year, as white supremacy and extreme capitalism are making a renewed push to rewrite history and kill off any threats to their dominance. This city is ready to fight back.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 11/04/2025
Don't let up. Don't look away. This is a crisis. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Justice Dept. Defies Order to Reveal Plan to Return Wrongly Deported Man.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
“To state this plainly: DOGE forced out the directors and staff of a nonexecutive agency, installed one of its own GSA staffers as president, and that person is now attempting to hand the institute’s $500 million headquarters over to the agency he came from, at zero cost.”
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DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
No due process means nobody is safe. Not a single one of us. You too can "accidentally" wake up in a Salvadoran prison, unreachable by all who love you.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
BREAKING: Senator Cory Booker Begins Surprise Filibuster To Take on Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Mainstream media isn't covering it. I am. Watch it and learn more: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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BREAKING: Senator Cory Booker Begins Surprise Filibuster To Block Republican Nominees
He will hold the Senate floor for as long as he can. The mainstream media won't cover it. I will.
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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It’s time folks. They’re coming for voting rights They’re coming for unions They’re coming for social security They’re coming for healthcare We need to stand up, link arms and tell them HANDS OFF. Repost & ❤️ if you’re signing up to hit the streets on April 5th. Get inspired 👇👇👇
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From Outrage to Action: Let's ACTIVATE on April 5th
Next week, we have an opportunity to pour into the streets in nonviolent protest. We need to make a statement.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/03/2025
"Fight the authoritarians on everything. If the stock market drops, scream about it. Because it’s their fault. When a kid dies of measles—their fault. Attack them every day, on whatever the latest thing is. Turn 'flood the zone' against them."
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How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
ALL 50 STATES, ONE MESSAGE: HANDS OFF! On April 5, we're mobilizing across the country to reject the Trump-Musk administration's unconstitutional threats to our democracy and freedoms. Join us social.demcast.com/s/OhZbrcss
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 18/03/2025
☄️☄️☄️ Join our DIGITAL RALLY now! These 15 MAGA Republicans will sell out their own constituents to fund tax breaks for the rich. They are willing to let people DIE, and will cut Medicaid to get it done. Light up those phones! Save Medicaid Toolkit ➡️ social.demcast.com/toolkit/Medi...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
WATCH this! And then tell the Republicans in Congress that when they're burning down this house, there's people still inside. #SaveMedicaid
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Get ready to make some noise. app.sosha.ai/s/09YNxvO4
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Join me on April 5th
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Sandy Roberts @kaleidoscopesci.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Happy #BrainAwarenessWeek! Today in @scifri.bsky.social's Hack Your Brain 🧠 adventure, we're talking about the connection between sleep and memory! 😴 #BAW2025 #EduSky 🧪https://youtu.be/_mtFN0DWIgQ
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Boost Memory And Learning With The Science Of Sleep
YouTube video by SciFri
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halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
GIFT ARTICLE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...
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Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America (Gift Article)
People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.
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𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚎✩ @allmylovesteph.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta has a message for you with what Dems did today. 👏🏻👏🏻 this is a GREAT plan 👏🏻👏🏻 💪🏻 stay in this fight 🩵
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Honest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#ProudBlue #BlueSkyResistance I broke this video up into two parts because it’s too long to post as one video. This creator, Jonzie703, on IG is sounding the alarm about science & research in the health arena. The pure negligence is astonishing. We all must push back against this.
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Robin Cogan @robincogan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Lynn ❌👑 @tnblue.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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Kathy W @jabber-wocky.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
BUDGET VOTE TODAY The outrageous truth of the GOP TAX SCAM: $$$$mega cuts to Medicaid, veterans health benefits, and SNAP - nutrition for children - to give tax cuts to billionaires! While Republicans are trying to gut Medicaid, Maxwell Frost is calling out the grifter in chief! 👏👏👏👏 #Medicaid
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
This is the House Republican budget plan that Donald Trump endorsed. Trickle up economics.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I like it.
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Rep. Morgan McGarvey checking in on a few of Trump's promises for working families — must have missed them in the Republicans' budget. Guess what IS in there? Ending Medicaid as we know it.... #HandsOffMyMedicaid
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/02/2025
The DOJ is now a criminal operation
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Elena Berger @zumothecat.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
It's no coincidence that the authoritarians are going after artists, the vanguard of dissent. We're gonna need a LOT of glitter...
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
House Republican budget could impact millions: 36M+ may lose Medicaid, 40M+ could see reduced food aid through SNAP, and student loan costs may rise for millions of borrowers—offsetting the cost of extending expiring 2017 tax cuts for high-income people. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
A bar graph showing that the House Republican plan would take health care and food assistance away from people to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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