Brandi Mandato

My Nonnies’ hearts. Their granddaughters’ hands.

😁 🍕

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

a female basketball player is being interviewed by a reporter with the words " i don 't dance for free " on the bottom ALT: a female basketball player is being interviewed by a reporter with the words " i don 't dance for free " on the bottom

Part of the reason you can’t tell me shit is because I grew up in Connecticut watching women’s basketball. #GoHuskies

uconn basketball players celebrating a win with their arms in the air . ALT: uconn basketball players celebrating a win with their arms in the air .

Growing up, I didn’t know men’s teams played during March Madness. #MarchMadness #CT #Huskies

just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.

Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana March 18, 2025

“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

I was 9 years old when I met @delauro.house.gov at the Stop and Shop in East Haven with my Nonnie. She doesn’t miss.

Small state, big fight.

And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus…

Apparently making a bid for the record for the largest number of illegal and unconstitutional declarations to be fit inside just one short social media post

Grief is so nefarious. Favorite things become landmines.

Sorry kids, mom can’t stop crying today because there isn’t a single universe where I should be coaching Mikey’s kid instead of him coaching mine and seeing you in baby baseball pants reminded me again that my little brother is gone forever.

@davidmlally.bsky.social Your show is exceptional. My husband and I love it and so do our 4 and 6 year old. It’s such beautiful story telling. Thank you for making this.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ⚾️

This is my favorite show. #WinOrLose

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.

This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.

What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

Donald Trump claimed he would help American workers. Now, he’s betraying them Forget candidate Trump. He ran as a friend to the working man. President Donald Trump is a friend to Elon Musk and other billionaires who are implementing Project 2025.

We make our argument everywhere. Everyday. In every forum.

My column for Fox News explaining how Trump is betraying the working class voters who supported him by turning our government over to the billionaires and corporations.

www.foxnews.com/opinion/dona...

Attended a special town meeting tonight and in true second kid style, my four year old was the lone ‘nay’ on the first vote.

It was not counted.

Shorter than planned, but what a beautiful break.

Not a Joke: CT Conservatives Taking Cues from White Supremacist Group - Capitol Dispatch Connecticut Republicans and the far-right advocacy group, The Yankee Institute, spent much of late February circulating claims about the budgetary impact of undocumented immigrants, which stemmed from...

Connecticut Republicans and the far-right advocacy group, The Yankee Institute, spent much of late February circulating claims about the budgetary impact of undocumented immigrants, which stemmed from an organization designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."

"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social

On it.

American Airlines just told us we’re flying over the Gulf of America and I really fucking can’t with this bullshit.

Normalizing Opportunity: A Policy Agenda to Promote Economic Advancement for People With Criminal Records

And this process is only the beginning. Taking a plea bargain can come with lifelong collateral consequences that impact every corner of your life.

States looking to address this harm can start by checking out the Normalizing Opportunity Policy Framework. www.jff.org/idea/normali...

The moment you are touched by the system, the punishment begins- regardless of innocence.

Fortunately, we can find wisdom in our own backyard.

"This is an administration that is prioritizing loyalty and attacking people who stand, not against them necessarily, but for their own ideals and missions. That is the authoritarian playbook… that’s how tyranny gets instituted in a country.”

So grateful to live in a state with an attorney general that understands the job description.

Thank you for your leadership, @agwilliamtong.bsky.social!

This is one of the most important bills this session. Just cause eviction protections protect families from capricious landlords & provide housing stability for those who rent

I’ve yet to hear a single good argument against them. Do you have 2 min today to lob your legislator an email in support?

I’ve read your first two recs- I’ll check out the rest. Thanks!