It doesn’t matter if it’s a Democrat or a Republican. There’s no scenario where we should allow members of Congress to get rich off of the conditions they are supposed to be regulating. We need to ban CONGRESSIONAL STOCK TRADING. PERIOD. — Subscribe to my substack ➡️ Natalie Bencivenga 💥

This is a poll tax!

Walmart has lost approximately $22 billion in market value since the boycott began. Boycotts work. Pass it on.

BREAKING 🚨 U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said during a hearing Thursday that he’ll issue a temporary restraining order barring Trump administration officials from destroying messages sent over the encrypted messaging app Signal. Maybe god does exist?

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

BREAKING NEWS coming out of PA🚨 Democrats just flipped a red State Senate seat that had been held by Republicans for 46 years in Lancaster County. Perhaps fascism isn’t as popular as the Trump regime would want you to believe (and the proof is in the voting booth) 👀

➡️ House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "the most unqualified person to ever lead the Pentagon in American history." No kidding. Every Republican that voted for him is complicit. 👀 I never want to hear about her emails again. 💥

No lies detected.

Pete Hegseth texted war plans to a reporter at The Atlantic. BUT HER EMAILS! Hegseth should resign today. This administration is completely incompetent.

That’s soooo 2010.

Why tho. BREAKING The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk tomorrow on the US military’s top secret war plans in case a war ever breaks out with China. Musk, through his various companies, has significant business interests in China. Raising concerns of a significant conflict of interest.

🚨 Trump Abolishes the Department of Education, Wreaking Havoc on 50 Million Public School Students What could go wrong?

BREAKING 🚨 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge blocks President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service. These are PEOPLE. Let them LIVE. 🏳️‍⚧️

Segregation is so 2025.

“Can you believe what they’re doing?” Yeah. They gave us a 920-page heads-up. We really tried to tell you about Project 2025

The book tour of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has been postponed. While Schumer’s office cites security concerns, it’s important to note that multiple grassroots organizations were organizing protests at his various book tour stops in response to his vote to prevent a government shutdown.

I’m deaddddd

My god. Why.

Another “oopsie our bad” from the incompetent fascists running our nation into the ground. 🚨 BREAKING: “The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine” per joint U.S. and Ukraine statement.

Reminder: taxing the ultra-wealthy is fiscally responsible.

➡️ It is long overdue that we RAISE THE WAGE to at least $25/hour. When a bottle of water costs an hour of labor, the math ain’t mathin. ✖️

Elon Musk brags that he’s never been to therapy. Yeah, bro. We know.

🚨BREAKING: The ACLU is sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support + urging them to reject pressure to punish international students + faculty for exercising First Amendment rights. Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts!

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Dan Bongino is proof ladies that you can be whatever you want to be! #TheMoreYouKnow 🌈

Imagine being admitted to the U.S. for needed medical treatment and for your family's resettlement from a war zone - only to have the gov't's promised resources frozen. @chwolfson.bsky.social and @quinnglabicki.bsky.social met Ahmad, Samah and their daughters www.publicsource.org/refugee-rese...

🎶 Do you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of angry men…✊ I stand with all those willing to protest fascism and the arts have always been a place for resistance against tyranny. (Why do you think they come after creatives first?) ——— ➡️ Subscribe to my substack 💥 Natalie Bencivenga

Because freedom isn’t measured by how many guns you own or viruses you can catch or jobs you need just to pay the rent. America puts the dumb in freedom. 🇺🇸 Find me on substack! 💥

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Just the Source breaks down the news you need to know so you get caught up and get on with your day. Check out our first collaboration on air quality in Pittsburgh ➡️

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BREAKING 🚨A person from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has IT access to the Washington department overseeing nuclear weapons, without a government background check, according to multiple reports. 🔥This is a five-alarm fire. ➡️ Subscribe to my sunstack 💥 Natalie Bencivenga

➡️ Asking for a friend: Can we turn the federal health comms back on yet? Things are getting weird with the avian bird flu mutating and jumping species. 😫 —————- ➡️ Subscribe to my Substack 💥 Natalie Bencivenga

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"'It’s absolutely preposterous that he would do this,”' said Nic Carter, founding partner at the crypto investment firm Castle Island Ventures who describes himself as an 'avowed and explicit' Trump supporter. 'They’re plumbing new depths of idiocy with the memecoin launch.'"

This all seems like a fitting ending to the Biden administration.

What would happen if long-serving members of a board charged with promoting public health in Allegheny County were almost entirely replaced with people keen on equity and transparency? We are about to find out www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

This tracks. What a mockery. What an absolute mockery.

If I start a newsletter what would you like to see?

Peter Hegseth didn't wake up today thinking that it would be women who'd hand him his ass in front of millions of Americans watching. Tammy Duckworth is a role model for women everywhere.🔥

Following Pittsburgh development, especially Esplanade, Manchester and the city debate over RCOs? No? Get caught up! @nataliebencivenga.bsky.social and I talked about it and it's out as a podcast. Listen here: www.audacy.com/podcast/kdka...

“Socialism is when the fire department arrives. Capitalism is when the insurance company denies your claim.” Attributed to many

It was great to join @nataliebencivenga.bsky.social #kdkaradio @audacyinc.bsky.social to discuss the TikTok ban, fact checking vs censorship, tech media conglomerates, data privacy policy (or lack thereof), + board appointments, policy changes, etc. at Meta. Thanks so much for having me!! Ch. 11:

Mexico and Canada are sending firefighters to risk their lives to help fight the fires in California. They aren’t asking for anything in return. Meanwhile, MAGA is busy denigrating Mexico and threatening to annex Canada.

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On Saturday from 3:30-3:45 I will be on @nataliebencivenga.bsky.social’s KDKA @audacyinc.bsky.social radio program to discuss as much of the week’s tech/social media news that we can cover (and wow what a week of constant news). I’m looking forward to it! www.audacy.com/stations/kdk...