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Senator Vincent Hughes

@senvincenthughes

PA State Senator for the 7th District (Philadelphia and Montgomery County), Dem. Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee

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Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech YouTube video by Nobel Prize

youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0?...

19.01.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Urgency of Now
The Urgency of Now YouTube video by Stoudman

The Fierce Urgency of Now!https://youtu.be/_j4h3gGYZSk?si=UPYogVf4AfM1VUKL

19.01.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some people watch Netflix in their spare time. Remy Osman tracks rusty tankers transporting illicit oil through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. https://cnn.it/4pIC6rK

17.01.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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70,000 Pennie customers have dropped their plans as price hikes loom for health insurance It is unclear whether Congress will strike a deal to bring back tax credits that have helped make health insurance more affordable.

www.inquirer.com/health/penni...

17.01.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new investigation by @propublica.org has found over 40 cases of immigration agents using chokeholds and other potentially fatal breathing restrictions, including during the ICE arrest of 16-year-old U.S. citizen Arnoldo Bazan in Texas.

16.01.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities.

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights was gutted in Trump’s mass layoffs last year, leaving half as many lawyers to investigate complaints of discrimination based on race, sex or disability in schools. Those who remain face a backlog of more than 25,000 cases.

16.01.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 147 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 11
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Celebrate Marting Luther King Jr. Day on MONDAY with community, music, and inspiring leaders. Voices of the Dream is free to attend, just register online. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

15.01.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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College racial diversity drops again as Trump ramps up scrutiny For the second straight year, highly selective colleges are reporting lower Black and Hispanic enrollment than before the Supreme Court ruled against racial preferences in admissions.

College racial diversity drops again as Trump ramps up scrutiny www.phillytrib.com/news/across_...

15.01.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join @senvincenthughes.bsky.social, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., and other leaders and entertainers for a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on MONDAY, January 19th.

Register for Voices of the Dream online --> docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

12.01.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.

13.01.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 11492 πŸ” 6059 πŸ’¬ 1052 πŸ“Œ 526
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Join @senvincenthughes.bsky.social for a Fireside Chat at the Fitler Club on January 22nd. Register online! www.eventbrite.com/e/making-sus...

07.01.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New research shows we pay doctors less to care for Black and Latino patients than white ones | Opinion We get what we pay for. In the U.S., doctors are paid very different sums for different patients, even when providing the same service.

www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

11.01.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly 40 scientists are aboard the Araon, an icebreaker heading for Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Our journalists are traveling with them for a two-month expedition that could unearth crucial data about rising sea levels. Here’s a tour of the ship. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/cl...

01.01.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1921 πŸ” 422 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 29
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Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance In an interview, President Trumpβ€”the oldest man to assume the officeβ€”said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.

"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee..."

www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...?

03.01.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 2504 πŸ” 687 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 46
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Open city data complete through 12/31/25 now show 952 total shooting victims in Philadelphia during 2025, down 48 percent from the pandemic-era peak year of 2021, when 1,825 were recorded. Fatal shooting victims declined 60 percent, from 507 in 2021 to 203 in 2025. www.pcgvr.org/philadelphia...

02.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Far-right extremists have recklessly let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire.

House Democrats will advance bipartisan legislation on the floor next week to restore healthcare affordability for millions of everyday Americans.

How many House Republicans will join us?

02.01.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 546 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 17
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With Obamacare’s Higher Premiums Come Difficult Decisions As enhanced subsidies expire, many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are having trouble paying for insurance.

Many Americans covered under the Affordable Care Act are seeing the cost of their insurance more than double, after Congress ended 2025 without acting to bring down costs.

02.01.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 10
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.

28.12.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 28400 πŸ” 7196 πŸ’¬ 1704 πŸ“Œ 1068
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa

Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...

30.12.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New tax plan released by R’s

Low-income earners, including many single-parents, would pay a higher tax under the proposal because refundable credits are reduced or restricted, while tax cuts for higher earners are expanded and made permanent.

That’s not a talking point β€” it’s how the math works.🀬

29.12.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 1004 πŸ” 726 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 34

Trump and his billionaire buddies running this country are hoping that the rest of us will just give up and quit fighting.

But our country, our chance to build a future for our kids and grandkids is too precious.

We stay in the fight because it's a righteous one.

29.12.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 1512 πŸ” 339 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 15
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Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension Contact Congress today!

Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.

Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:

28.12.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 16361 πŸ” 5598 πŸ’¬ 537 πŸ“Œ 193
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4 people died in ICE detention in 4 days!

Should an immigration violation be a death sentence?

Is it worth calling Congress to tell them you don't want mass detention & immigrants brutalized&tortured?

Yes, it's the least you can do.
CALL THEM 202-224-3121.

FFS speak out about #ICELawlessness.
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28.12.2025 18:06 πŸ‘ 1786 πŸ” 1097 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 49
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Masks Off, Rights On: Know Your Rights Our communities deserve safety, accountability, and trust. But today, those values are under direct attack.

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. If you're stopped by police or ICE, knowing your rights can protect you:
#MasksOffRightsOn

https://bit.ly/3KIVlDd

29.12.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jasmine Crockett speaking at a lectern

Jasmine Crockett speaking at a lectern

Jasmine Crockett: β€œPeople are understanding it’s not good to have a con man as commander in chief β€” People are frustrated because the cost of everything is going up. We’ve lost 1.1M jobs since he swore in just in January β€” People are not happy with anything that is going on”

27.12.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 4708 πŸ” 1016 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 35
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.

The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

27.12.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 11199 πŸ” 4544 πŸ’¬ 420 πŸ“Œ 211
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Keeping Phones Out of Classrooms & Funding SEPTA with State Senator Hughes - City Cast Philly State Senator Vincent Hughes, representing Philadelphia in the legislature since the mid-1980s, joins host Trenae Nuri for our weekly Wednesday pol...

@senvincenthughes.bsky.social sat down with the City Cast Philly podcast to discuss everything from keeping phones out of classrooms to SEPTA funding. Listen online or wherever you get your podcasts. philly.citycast.fm/podcasts/kee...

11.12.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@senvincenthughes.bsky.social joined the grand opening of a NEW bilingual credit union in Philly that's seeking β€˜unbanked’ customers to buy homes, build family businesses www.inquirer.com/business/fin...

15.12.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season, filled with love and hope for our future!

- @senvincenthughes.bsky.social & Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes

24.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension Contact Congress today!

Trump lackey Mike Johnson is super pissed that we were able to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits.

Imagine how mad he’ll be when we get it passed. Make your voice heard and demand that Congress vote yes on this as soon as they come back:

23.12.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 3135 πŸ” 888 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 29