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Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn

@JonathanCohn

Editor. Political director for @ProgressiveMass. Opinions are my own. Phone-banking-while-walking evangelist. Philly native.

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David Dayen(@ddayen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Look out, it's another bipartisan bill! This time senators want to 'reform' patents in a way that would actually fuel Big Pharma’s abuse of the patent system. From our friends at Revolving Door Project:
prospect.org/power/2024-03-…

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Waleed Shahid 🪬(@_waleedshahid) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s wild that the border is a major national issue while you rarely hear any stories about the lives and journeys of asylum seekers in national broadcast media.

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Sonia Chang-Díaz(@SoniaChangDiaz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I see you Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 Michelle Wu 吳弭 , doing the right thing and taking slings & arrows from a powerful corp lobby, to protect the city's residents and our future budget for schools, housing, parks, transit, services.

bostonglobe.com/2024/03/28/bus… via The Boston Globe

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'The trick is that when universities play into the con game of moral panics about woke campuses, they become the thing we fear.' nytimes.com/2024/03/28/opi…

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'No, there has been no racial reckoning after Floyd’s murder. Instead, there’s a racist retaliation this nation has experienced before, a reactionary blast by those who’ve weaponized lofty goals for diversity and inclusion into just another slur.'

bostonglobe.com/2024/03/29/opi…

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Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין(@MairavZ) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nearly six months into the war, Netanyahu met with parents of Israeli soldiers kidnapped in Gaza, for the first time.

Also, the head of the Mossad effectively blamed Netanyahu for the failure to reach a deal.

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Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn(@JonathanCohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“To be able to disaggregate can really be helpful to distinguish different kinds of discrimination, the ability to enforce laws around discrimination and do research on public health and economic outcomes.'

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…

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knife-wielding hemophiliac(@NickTagliaferro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eric Adams is literally more conservative than the Clintons. which makes sense when you remember he ran for office as a Republican during the Clinton administration

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Progressive Mass(@ProgressiveMass) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our annual awards evening&fundraiser is a month away!

Keynote speakers: Jim McGovern and Ruthzee Louijeune

Honorees: No Cost Calls Coalition, MA State House Employee Union (MSHEU), Vanna Howard, Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye), Holly Ryan

April 28, 7pm

Virtual so that all can join!

secure.actblue.com/donate/pmgala24

Our annual awards evening&fundraiser is a month away! Keynote speakers: @McGovernMA and @Ruthzee Honorees: No Cost Calls Coalition, @BeaconHillUnion, @RepVannaHoward, @Etel_Haxhiaj, @HollyRyanMA April 28, 7pm Virtual so that all can join! #mapoli secure.actblue.com/donate/pmgala24
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Adam Gaffin(@universalhub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wu to seek permission to temporarily raise tax rates on office buildings should assessments show big decline in their values; says move would protect residents from potentially large tax increases universalhub.com/2024/wu-seek-p…

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Arlene Martinez(@avmartinez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CA reporters, PLEASE read this thread before you write your own version of this story. Then, do it way better.

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Kristen Halbert(@khalbert617) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The fact that I could stand in the center of the road at noon to take this photo while multiple MBTA buses were unable to get through is a great example of the absolute tyranny that is double parking

The fact that I could stand in the center of the road at noon to take this photo while multiple MBTA buses were unable to get through is a great example of the absolute tyranny that is double parking
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Dylan Williams(@dylanotes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Between this bizarre move to ease the impact of sanctions on violent settlers and accepting Israel’s patently false assurance that it’s following US and international law per NSM-20, the Biden administration is regressing when it comes to standing up for US interests with Israel.

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Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Even the Israeli judge on the International Court of Justice agrees Israel must allow into Gaza 'the unhindered provision at scale...of urgently needed...food, water, electricity, fuel, shelter, clothing..., as well as medical supplies and medical care.' icj-cij.org/sites/default/…

Even the Israeli judge on the International Court of Justice agrees Israel must allow into Gaza 'the unhindered provision at scale...of urgently needed...food, water, electricity, fuel, shelter, clothing..., as well as medical supplies and medical care.' icj-cij.org/sites/default/…
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Katrina vandenHeuvel(@KatrinaNation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Child Labor Is on Rise as Republicans See an Answer to Labor Shortages/Anti-immigrant policies and spiraling rates of poverty are driving thousands of children into U.S. labor market. truthout.org/articles/child… via Truthout

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Trita Parsi(@tparsi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Swedish report from Gaza:

A little boy with a bruised face, no more than 11 or 12, exited the ambulance. I asked if he was okay and saw blood dripping from his backpack.

'Do you know what I have [in the backpack]?,' he asked.

'My little brother Ahmed.'

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Jeff Stein(@JStein_WaPo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Up to half of Gaza’s population faces starvation between now & July, according to recent estimates by global emergency experts. “This is an entirely man-made disaster,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said. Adam Taylor Manuel Canales
washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Up to half of Gaza’s population faces starvation between now & July, according to recent estimates by global emergency experts. “This is an entirely man-made disaster,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said. @mradamtaylor @canalesgraphics washingtonpost.com/world/interact…
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Kenneth Roth(@KenRoth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A major new order: The International Court of Justice orders 'Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where significant sections of the population are facing imminent starvation,' rebuking 'Israel’s claim it is not blocking aid deliveries.' theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

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