Former Candidate for FL House District 98 | Dedicated Advocate for Survivors | Political & Nonprofit Digital Strategist | @UCF Alum | @UFJschool Currently

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joined July 2013
Becoming a survivor wasn’t a choice. Becoming a fighter for others was. My name is Emily Rodrigues, and I’m ready to stand up to extremists in Tallahassee to fight for the progress that we deserve. emilyforflorida.com
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Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Always follow the money.
The Trump administration has killed IRS Direct File, the program that let you file your taxes for free. Direct File will not be operational this coming tax season.
In the richest country on Earth, no one should go broke trying to afford the health care they need. For 189,000 people in Central Florida and for constituents who’ve written to our office, that’s exactly what’s happening because Trump and Republicans would rather give billionaires a tax break than protect your premiums from skyrocketing.
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Maybe the lesson is not "Democrats should run moderates" or "Democrats should run socialists" but "Democrats should run candidates who are likable and have politics that are appealing in the specific places they are running."
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Billionaires burned through $22 million and still lost
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.app.link/U1D2mj0i2Xb
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century. nyti.ms/4qK137J
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Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—then dragged her out and arrested her. Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges. Read the story: chicagotribune.com/2025/11/0…
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You GOTTA look at the difference between trying to get people to vote against something vs. trying to get people to vote for something. Just insane. Take note
A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx. It was a little different last week.
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Corporate profits are at record highs, while the job market stagnates.
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In the wealthiest nation in the world:
Over 40% of the U.S. population—including 48.9% of children—is considered poor or low income, per @Oxfam.
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Imagine hating poor people so much that not only do you cancel their food assistance, but you also go after the grocery stores that are trying to help them in a time of dire need.
USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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42 million people cant buy food this month. It’s time to tax billionaires.
The collective wealth of America’s top 10 richest people ballooned by $698 billion in the past year, supercharged by Trump’s tax giveaways to his fellow billionaires. trib.al/GZWN68w
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TRUMP DISAPPROVAL RISES TO RECORD 63% — CNN POLL
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School lockdowns - not because of active shooters, but because of masked federal agents menacing neighborhoods with guns and chemical munitions.
A wartime president: “One officer briefly pulled a weapon & aimed it at the crowd, 1 of the videos shows.The incident happened near the middle school & a elementary school, just a few hours before children were set to go door to door for holiday candy. Nearby schools locked down”
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Trump chose not to use emergency funds to feed over 40 million Americans. A federal judge just ruled that it's against the law. Mr. President, the cruelty stops here. Food for our people should never be a political bargaining chip.
NEW: A federal judge orders the government to continue SNAP benefits during the shutdown, while another judge calls the move to cut them "unlawful." nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a…
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They want you to believe this 5'1 zoomer is a national security threat.
When your internet friend is casually running for Congress @KatAbughazaleh
The price is everything just keeps being raised higher and higher while service gets worse and worse.
Car insurance rates are up 55% over the last five years.
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44% of Americans are paid less than a living wage by their employers, and forced to rely on taxpayer-funded social safety nets like SNAP. SNAP subsidizes the profits of companies like Walmart, Starbucks and McDonald’s who pay poverty wages. That’s a handout to corporations.
40 million of them could get jobs.
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The stock market hitting a record high days before 42 million families will not be able to afford food is exactly what's wrong with America's economy.
DOW JONES HITS 48,000, SETS NEW RECORD HIGH
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The U.S. Border Patrol is coming under criticism from Chicago residents who claim federal agents disrupted a children's Halloween parade over the weekend, allegedly with aggressive tactics and tear gas during an immigration enforcement incident. abcnews.link/TW4P1ZP