Milly Mac ❤️‍🔥 Analog Heart 🤖 Digital Mind

Milly Mac ❤️‍🔥 Analog Heart 🤖 Digital Mind

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Artist & Photographer helping to create a better 🌎 She/her independent populist fighting for regular folks. No DMs, No Porn, no Crypto. 🇨🇺🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦♿️

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1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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19/19 ❤️ 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘. Your paycheck. 💵 Your healthcare. 🏥 Your child’s school. 🎓 Your parent’s prescriptions. 💊 Your retirement. 👵 🇺🇸 Learn what’s on your ballot. Show up. Vote in EVERY election. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. 🗳️

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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17/19 📍 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥. School boards, mayors, councils, and county officials make decisions about classrooms, zoning, roads, emergency services, and community budgets. 🏫 The election closest to home may shape what your family experiences most directly.

18/19 🏛️ 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥, 𝗧𝗢𝗢. We choose members of Congress and, in many places, governors and state legislators. They decide laws, budgets, oversight, and how programs operate. 🗳️ Don’t save your vote for presidential years. Local, state, and midterm races count.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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15/19 ⏳ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: ⚖️ Discrimination openly blocked jobs, homes, and education. 👶 Many workers had no federal right to job-protected family medical leave. 🎖️ Veterans had fewer federal education benefits. Rights and opportunities were fought for—not handed down.

16/19 ⚠️ 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗦. Some landmark laws excluded Black, Indigenous, rural, or other Americans. Some benefits came with new costs or difficult tradeoffs. 𝗡𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁. Voting means examining results, not just slogans.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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14/19 ⏳ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: 🏥 Older adults could face medical bills without Medicare. 💊 Illness could leave you unable to get affordable insurance. 🎓 College was beyond the financial reach of many families. These problems didn’t vanish—but laws changed the options.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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11/19 🚧 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗦, 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 & 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗧 The 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act built the Interstate system. The bipartisan 2021 infrastructure law funded bridges, transit, broadband, and safer water systems. 🚰 The benefits can be real—even when projects are slow or disruptive.

12/19 💰 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 A 1975 law created the Earned Income Tax Credit, later expanded by both parties. The 2010 Dodd–Frank law created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to police unfair financial practices. Policy affects what families keep and risk.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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9/19 ⚖️ 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 The 1964 Civil Rights Act attacked discrimination in jobs and public life. The 1968 Fair Housing Act protected access to housing. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act expanded protections and accessibility. ♿ Enforcement still matters.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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7/19 🎓 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 The 1946 National School Lunch Act helped feed children. The 1965 Higher Education Act expanded student assistance; the 1972 education amendments created grants that became Pell Grants. Better access can change a family’s future. 📚

8/19 🎖️ 𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦 & 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 The 1944 GI Bill opened paths to college and homeownership for eligible veterans. The 1934 National Housing Act helped make mortgage loans more accessible. 🏠 But racial discrimination denied many families equal access to these benefits.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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5/19 🏥 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 Medicare and Medicaid began under a 1965 law, expanding coverage for older adults and eligible low-income Americans. CHIP, created in 1997, helped insure children whose families struggled to afford private coverage. 👧

6/19 💊 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 & 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 The 2010 Affordable Care Act protected people with preexisting conditions in major medical coverage. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act capped covered Part D drug spending and lowered insulin costs for many Medicare recipients. Progress—though gaps remain.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

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3/19 💵 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗖𝗞 & 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 The 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act established a federal minimum wage, overtime standards, and child-labor protections. The 1935 Wagner Act protected collective bargaining for many workers. ⚠️ Both initially left important workers out.

4/19 👵 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 The 1935 Social Security Act built a national retirement-income system and unemployment insurance framework. The 1933 Banking Act created the FDIC, helping protect insured deposits when banks fail. 🏦 Neither system existed in this form before.

1/19 🚨 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 helps your mom afford medicine, your child attend a better school, or someone you love keep their job? ❤️🗳️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 📚 History says YES. Here’s why. 🧵

2/19 🇺🇸 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡’𝗧 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖. Americans organized, voted, and pushed Congress to act. Presidents of BOTH parties signed laws that changed everyday life. Some passed through bipartisan compromise—and some even over a president’s veto. 🏛️

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The Big Ugly Bill cut taxes for the richest people in America. It is the biggest wealth transfer from poor folk to rich folk that we've seen.

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When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

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Fundraising: 🔵 Alexander Vindman – $16.3m 🔵 Angie Nixon – $975k Angie Nixon won :)