Don't Forget Your State & Local Government #ABlueView 🧵1/3
3 examples of effective, potentially lifesaving #BlueStateOpposition
1) Since Trump Regime 2.0 began, Worcester, Boston, Cambridge, Amherst & Falmouth MA have all placed new restrictions on ICE's operations in their town or city.
Dem State Legislators in 7 States to Push for New Laws in Opposition to Trump #ABlueView🧵1/3
"Democratic lawmakers from [CA, CO, IL, MD, NY York, PA & VA] vowed on Thursday to push back next year on President Trump’s mass deportations, using coordinated legislation to..."
🧵3/3 Is Your State Fighting Back?
Two examples of states protecting its citizens (search on #BlueStateOpposition for more):
"15 Blue Governors Create New Public Health Authority" https://twp.ai/1MQD8Cz
"Blue States Begin Barring ICE From Wearing Masks" https://twp.ai/1HjXt0v
15 Blue Governors Create New Public Health Authority #ABlueView🧵1/3 #BlueStateOpposition "The public-health resistance to HHS... is growing. Governors across 15 states... are forming a new public-health alliance to detect & respond to disease threats, saying federal-funding cuts & ..."
Don't Forget Your State! #ABlueView🧵1/3
States have lots of power in our federal system but too many voters just focus on national politics ignoring their state & local politics even when states are our most effective way to oppose Trump (especially effective: #BlueStateOpposition).
🧵3/3 While the Millionaires Tax is Offsetting Federal Cuts in MA
https://bsky.app/profile/ablueview.bsky.social/post/3ltfhksvgdu2m
MA Taxes Millionaires. Now It'll Help Offset Federal Cuts. #ABlueView🧵1/2 Ignoring GOP fear messaging, MA voters passed a 4% surtax on annual earnings over $1 million in 2022 that has repeatedly exceeded state projections. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/21/metro/massachusetts-millionaires-tax-26-billion-surplus Now this money will cushion MA from federal cuts.
15 Blue Governors Create New Public Health Authority #ABlueView🧵1/3
#BlueStateOpposition
"The public-health resistance to HHS... is growing. Governors across 15 states... are forming a new public-health alliance to detect & respond to disease threats, saying federal-funding cuts & ..."
Blue States Begin Barring ICE From Wearing Masks #ABlueView🧵1/3
CA's new law--and NY, IL, MA, PA & MI are working on similar ones--bars ALL "law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings... that shield their identities." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/california-ice-agents-masks-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
🧵3/3 #BlueStateOpposition - New England states bypass the CDC
First health recommendations debut from New England regional public health initiative: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/metro/massachusetts-connecticut-public-health-regional-cdc-kennedy-vaccines-trump
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