spigelbrett @spigelbrett

Brett. LIFEbeat, Bass. he/him lifebeat.org Joined November 2010

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@omfg.social.bsky on bluesky @ghoulcowboyy

3 years ago

I don’t think I’ve seen anything quite as vicious as the Nebraska lawmaker currently filibustering against anti trans bills. Holy fuck.

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Scott Hechinger @ScottHech

3 years ago

$11 billion for NYPD. Per year. Nearly $1 billion in overtime alone. Over $300 million for school police. Over $70 million so far this year to settle police lawsuits. But not enough for public libraries. A budget is a statement of values.

Gothamist @Gothamist

3 years ago

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New Yorkers for Eric Adams @bri_guy_ny

3 years ago

Ok! I see that you are now aware that the State Democratic Party (and its Chair, Jay Jacobs) are largely to blame for the Democrats doing so poorly in NY this year. And now you want to do something about it! Here's where to start. 🧵

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Brian Schatz @brianschatz

3 years ago

What he’s doing is actually impressive and admirable and I get that watching him campaigning while recovering is making people uncomfortable but we have plenty of smooth talking Senators that never miss a syllable, and a lot of them suck. This guy is the real deal.

Acyn @Acyn

3 years ago

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The Mountain Goats @mountain_goats

3 years ago

the things Jim Jordan tells you about Portland, and Chicago, and New York, and San Francisco, et al, are outright lies, gamed statistics, and racist daydreams. American cities do indeed have problems; these problems are the direct result of wealth disparity. 2/3

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The Mountain Goats @mountain_goats

3 years ago

The "cities controlled by the Left" (lol, as if) framing is effective for these clowns because most people don't really travel that much (because workers are underpaid and we have the lowest vacation time of any democracy). I'm lucky to travel the world for work; 1/3

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The Onion @TheOnion

3 years ago

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately bit.ly/3SRX47J

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

3 years ago

A model, in many ways, for how journalists in real time should be forcing politicians to back up their claims with facts and sources and not simply allowing them to go unchallenged.

The Problem With Jon Stewart @TheProblem

3 years ago

A model, in many ways, for how journalists in real time should be forcing politicians to back up their claims with facts and sources and not simply allowing them to go unchallenged.

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DougJBalloon @DougJBalloon

3 years ago

Although the Founders would not have allowed someone who looks like Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, here’s why their view on things should still guide every decision she makes.

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Yuh-Line Niou @yuhline

3 years ago

We must spread the word! 10 days left!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani

3 years ago

We must spread the word! 10 days left!

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Yuh-Line Niou @yuhline

3 years ago

Wow…What a classy guy. Btw…Still going to be a constituent. Still going to be part of my community. :)

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Leigh Giangreco @LeighGiangreco

3 years ago

I’ve long wondered whether you could do everything Ferris does in Chicago in one day. So I found out for ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/09…

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost

3 years ago

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced Wednesday that he is giving away the outdoor-apparel company — an unorthodox move intended to help combat climate change and the environmental crisis. wapo.st/3BGDYLT

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 years ago

4. Corps that publicly support abortion rights for employees but are major donors to nat'l abortion ban sponsors: @ATT (330K since '21) @comcast (224K) @Deloitte (146K) @Cigna (132K) @amazon (112K) @TMobile (110K) @Google (99K) @Walmart (98K) @Ford (91K) popular.info/p/these-corpor…

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

3 years ago

1. @LindseyGrahamSC is not an outlier. There are DOZENS of members of Congress who are sponsoring national abortion bans. These members have received more than $7 MILLION from 40 corporate PACs since 2021. 🧵 popular.info/p/these-corpor…

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The New York Times @nytimes

3 years ago

Patagonia’s founder gave the $3 billion company to a set of trusts and nonprofits meant to combat climate change. nyti.ms/3xocRmm

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David Gelles @dgelles

3 years ago

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Yvon Chouinard, who founded the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia and became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given away the company. All Patagonia’s profits will now be used to fight climate change.🧵 nytimes.com/2022/09/14/cli…

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Planned Parenthood @PPFA

3 years ago

BREAKING: Nearly 3 months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Congressional Republicans introduced a national abortion ban. It is clear that this is, and has always been, about controlling our bodies.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan

3 years ago

Define ‘woke.’ Just once. Please. Pretty please. Show us you have even the slightest clue you know what you’re talking about. I am begging you.

The Hill @thehill

3 years ago

Define ‘woke.’ Just once. Please. Pretty please. Show us you have even the slightest clue you know what you’re talking about. I am begging you.

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Scott Hechinger @ScottHech

3 years ago

Impossible to overstate the significance of this. A GOP county executive in NY issued an executive order to collect data to prove bail reform was a "woke" disaster for safety. Result: His county was named the safest community in America. 2 years in a row.patch.com/new-york/eastm…