Toni Fitzgerald

Love my kids, tea, running. Freelance writer and editor for nonprofits + universities. contributor. Married to PA's biggest #STLCards fan. She/her.

[Toni Fitzgerald @tonifitz76]

Please support Luke & family on road to recovery & getting a heart transplant. If you've ever watched Luke play, you know he's a fighter! Eli's been lucky enough to play with/catch for him for years (pic of them from 12U all-stars the year Luke won the state home run derby).

[Upper Allen Mechanicsburg Baseball Association @UAMBAbaseball]

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[trash jones @jzux]

congress: americans do not deserve healthcare

also congress: sorry that was just my 4-month paid depression vacation

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

5M fewer people are enrolled in ACA plans compared to the record high reached last year. More than 1M fewer people picked a plan for 2026, and 4M more either disenrolled or failed to pay their premiums and therefore dropped coverage.

Prices in the market skyrocketed after Republicans failed to extend extra financial help for enrollees last year. https://t.co/LvRZwHPsYx

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Just a reminder that Rep Lauren Underwood is the beating heart of the Democratic party. She’s ushered 19 bills into law; she consistently wins in a swing district; she’s a leader on maternal health, particularly for Black women; and she has one of the strongest constituent-service operations in Congress.

And she’s not even 40 years old…

[Kurt Andersen @KBAndersen]

What a hellishly cruel and stupid mess SCOTUS has enabled.

Most or the 1.3M legally resident people they’re letting Trump deport have lived here 15+ years. Average age 42. They’re parents to 273,000 U.S. citizen kids. 30% have mortgages.

1/3

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump on Venezuela: We hit them so hard and now we've taken out millions of barrels of oil. Outside of the earthquake, the people are happy and dancing in the streets.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

It's actually mind-boggling that @JDVance would say Watergate would be a "10 hour story" today.
Just to review, Nixon's aides authorized a break-in of the DNC HQ to install bugging equipment--in a caper foiled by a night watchman, who called police. They then enlisted the CIA to mislead the FBI that the break-in was related to a probe of malign foreign actors.
The entire operation was paid for by a slush fund controlled by the WH.
The WH also enlisted the IRS to probe hundreds of Nixon's political enemies.
The AG, the WH COS and several other top aides all were convicted and served time for their involvement in the crimes and coverup.
Nixon was caught on his own secret tape system conspiring with them but was pardoned a month after he resigned by his successor, Gerald Ford.
That Vance thinks this would be a "10 hour story" today speaks volumes about the moral and ethical degradation of the Trump era.

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Mullin v. Doe, regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS):

"Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling allowing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to be canceled or expire.   

"Today’s decision is a legal decision.  As I have stated in the past, the policy to remove these individuals from this country is a mistake.

"As a result of today’s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians who have been living in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will now be here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation. This also means that while these Haitians were working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today it is now illegal to employ them.

"The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse.  The violent gangs run most of the country.  The government barely functions.  And, the economy is in shambles.
"Further, our federal government has an advisory against traveling to Haiti, and our Federal Aviation Administration prohibits U.S. carriers from flying there because of the danger to planes of being shot at by the gangs. 

"But, more importantly, changing the immigration status of these individuals is not in the best interest of the United States nor Ohio."

[Larry Sabato @LarrySabato]

Funny how the right-wing skips over this part of the Trump legacy.

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s crusade to purge women and people of color from our Armed Forces has never been subtle.

But today, a New York Times exposé revealed exactly how far he’s gone to dismantle the careers and achievements of our finest servicemen and women.

More than a dozen military insiders — both active duty and those already purged — spoke to the Times anonymously to unmask a horrific ongoing attack.

They detailed a process used by Hegseth and his team to halt senior officer advancements for reasons completely unrelated to merit, job performance, or fighting wars.

Hegseth’s efforts are part of a quest to advance his white-and-male centered worldview, facts, history, and actual service be damned.

In the absence of any such evidence, insiders confirmed that he has used his position to withhold promotions from qualified, decorated veterans. The Times cited several enraging examples:

• Last fall, Hegseth ordered Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove two Black and two female officers from a 29-person promotion list. Driscoll repeatedly refused, citing their decades of exemplary service. In March, Hegseth bypassed him, removed their names, and sent the modified list to the White House.

• In total, Hegseth has removed 32 officers from Air Force and Navy one- and two-star promotion lists. He also pulled the only Black officer and the only female officer from a Marine Corps list, leaving their promotions in limbo.

• Vice Adm. Sara Joyner, a highly decorated three-star fighter pilot, saw her advancement stalled over a 2021 Navy recruiting ad where she said, "I’m not just a girl with a dream. I’m a sailor with one." Hegseth deemed the line a "big problem." Joyner has since retired.

• Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett was recommended for a promotion after successfully managing the aftermath of a massive Navy fuel spill in Hawaii. Hegseth blocked his advancement after Barnett participated in a Navy-sponsored Pride event back in 2018.

It is an outrage to watch a media personality whose greatest battles have been with hangovers intentionally harm the careers of people who risked everything to keep America safe. Hegseth’s actions are insult to all who have served and a risk to national security.

[Image: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov]

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Trump's family crypto business is expected to soon be allowed to operate like a bank — a decision, made by the Trump administration, that would give U.S. companies a new route to steer money to the president.

"For the first time in history, a president is leaning on a bank regulator to give his private enterprise the implicit backing of the federal government." https://t.co/Kq7ToFVZgi

[Alex @dubsa98]

As someone who works with transgenic mouse models for cancer research, this is objectively one of the funniest things I’ve seen a real life politician post

[Brian Entin @BrianEntin]

Neighbors have put mattresses and plexiglass up in their windows to block the noise from this data center in Virginia.
It's a high pitched whine from the natural gas turbines that power it.
The noise never stops 24/7.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Paul J. Pastor @pauljpastor]

As if ChatGPT could ever compare to the feeling of walking alone through the basement of a quiet old library.

[Rod (Izzy) 🇺🇸🦅 @1zzyzyx1]

While working in Beverly Hills, I had an associate who had written to Barack Obama. This associate had beautiful cursive handwriting. One day, he came into work beaming, with a big smile and a glow, because he had received a handwritten reply from President Obama. He let us read the letter, and it was amazing that he actually took the time to respond. #DemsUnited

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a Rikers Island graduation ceremony honoring 57 incarcerated people who earned their high school diplomas.

One graduate, Elijah Smith, said he didn’t expect the mayor to show up, but his presence meant something: “It helped. Someone cares about the incarcerated individuals in this jail.”

Sometimes dignity starts with simply showing up.

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

Today I learned that in addition to wanting to buy Greenland, Trump wanted to sell or give away Puerto Rico (via the @NewYorker)

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

Viola Fletcher, the last living witness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has passed away at 111. Her legacy of strength and survival will never be forgotten. 🕊️🙏🏾

[MM  @adgirlMM]

Never forget that as Elon Musk became a trillionaire today, it is estimated that 750,000 people have died as a result of his cutting of USAID. The majority of those deaths were children.