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Ali PD

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west coast public interest attorney

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Republicans would rather your children watch a man get killed than a drag queen read
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Ali PD @a-peadee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If I think too hard about how angry this makes me they will find me dead in my bathroom.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The clear lesson here is that Texas fans booing Ted Cruz is always good luck.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Goddamn Abbott and Paxton are cheating Texas voters again! It’s the only way they can win. Texans, make sure you’re registered to vote! 🗳️ goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/08/2026
The points Miller makes in his video are common from abusers. He recorded her. He calls her crazy. He says she was nice to him. He says she never went to a doctor. Anyone who is a survivor of DV has heard all of it.
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Ali PD @a-peadee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I have a vivid memory of reading #TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy in 8th grade on the school bus and actually laughing out loud, which caught me by surprise. The fact that I couldn't keep my laughter in was so novel and fun.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a graphic. @cnn.com $NVDA $TSLA $AEO
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Annie Farmer, a survivor of Jeffrey Epsten, calls on John Cornyn to vote "no" on Todd Blanche www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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I’m an Epstein survivor. Please, Sen. Cornyn, vote no on Todd Blanche
Blanche failed me. He failed the American people. He shouldn't be attorney general.
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Ali PD @a-peadee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nothing should surprise me anymore but this response stopped me in a tracks. The right answer is so clear.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Re cyclosporiasis, the federal government is failing on communication and transparency. Guidelines and steps you can take to protect yourself re cyclosporiasis: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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Top 10 Cyclospora questions
The cyclosporiasis foodborne outbreak continues to grow, and individuals are left to figure out how to weather this storm until government systems catch up.
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Opinionated Terran @opinionated-terran.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Quick Tip: "Don't speak ill of the dead" means dont demean, or spread lies, or speak malicious untruth about dead people, who cant defend themselves Accurately describing someone's life and legacy is not "speaking ill" It's the truth - which is self justifying in that it is the truth!
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The More You Know - Iconic Star Animation
ALT: The More You Know - Iconic Star Animation
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/07/2026
A young mother of 4 finds her dream house near Milwaukee. The previous tenant tells her, “Baby, they shouldn’t have let you move in.” This is a story about how there are 2 kinds of justice, one for those who own, another for those who rent. (Published 2022 w/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
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The Landlord, the Tenant and a House Fire in Milwaukee
A young mother rents a house near Milwaukee. The previous tenant tells her, “Baby, they shouldn’t have let you move in.”
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The DOJ “asked” Liz Oyer to recommend that Mel Gibson’s right to own a firearm be restored-highlighting Gibson’s relationship with Trump Oyer, citing Gibson’s longstanding abuse of women, refused So Todd Blanche fired her Then he began to intimidate and abuse her He CANNOT be Attorney General
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Your daily reminder this should be the biggest scandal in American politics right now but nobody seems to care. Ken Paxton freed a man who raped a boy for 3 years. He also doesnt have to register as a sex offender. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/k...
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Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a child sex abuse case
Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney general’s prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
PBS will live on in New Jersey! NJ PBS — which risked going dark in July — will now be managed by Montclair State University. "At a time when local journalism faces growing challenges, today's action keeps this essential service alive in New Jersey." newjerseyglobe.com/media/montcl... #PBS #TVSky
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Montclair State will get N.J. public television franchise - New Jersey Globe
A consortium led by Montclair State University has won a competitive process to take over New Jersey’s public television station, the New Jersey Globe has
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Since they tried to bury it, you know what to do. Video: xcancel.com/patriottakes...
Screenshot of a PatriotTakes post on X describing a 6-minute Republican opposition video outlining Ken Paxton's corruption, originally distributed by the NRSC, that has since been made unlisted on YouTube. The post includes a still from the video showing a black-and-white image of Paxton with a graphic reading "2011 - TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE" and text describing Paxton soliciting investments in a technology company called Servergy while serving in that role.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/05/2026
For the love of God, elected Democrats: stop taking advice from Republicans about the “way forward.” Your base will not tolerate it. Both sides are not equally to blame for what this country is experiencing right now. That framing is detached from reality. 🧵
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/05/2026
Two days ago a sitting US Senator was pepper sprayed for protesting ICE and it didn’t even become national news.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a reddish-brown corduroy jumpsuit.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Obviously more to pick through but that's where I'm going to leave off for now. A reminder, again, that Jon Seidel with the Chicago Sun Times has made the entire document available to review here. The transcript is not yet available on PACER.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
How Israel Uses Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Israel's use of rape and sexual violence against Palestinian women, men & children is now "widely practiced as part of an organized state policy." What will it take for the world to hold it accountable? thelefthook.substack.com/p/standard-o...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Alito flew multiple flags tied to Jan 6 insurrectionists. Thomas just gave a speech on how "progressivism" is destroying the country — plus his wife was involved in the Jan 6 plot. And Roberts has pushed "shadow docket" cases where justices make decisions without explaining themselves. Please.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2026
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/05/2026
Mifepristone is: ✅ safe ✅ effective ✅ backed by decades of science ✅ critical for abortion and miscarriage care ✅ essential to protecting our reproductive freedom
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/05/2026
One insurance denial for Teressa’s husband stated, “your newborn does not meet the criteria for coverage.” “This is when I really start to think they’re just denying,” she recalled. “They’re not even looking. They’re just ‘deny, deny, deny.’” (Published Sept. 2025)
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“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple's Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necessary.”
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 28/04/2026
I don't want a motherfucking ballroom, especially since I'll never be invited to use it, and neither will 98% of US citizens. I want USAID. And NIH. And NSB. And NASA. I want free breakfast and lunch for school kids. I want healthcare for all.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Texas legislature rammed through a gerrymandering bill at the request of Trump. Virginia actually voted in favor of redistricting to counterbalance what Texas and other Republican-controlled states have done. Yet only one is considered a "power grab." Oligarch-owned media in a nutshell.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Currently, Kennedy is at a senate hearing on the 2027 HHS budget. This a an op ed from a mother whose child contracted measles & died before she turned 11. Hospital visits MRIs Brain swelling Seizures Breathing tubes Subacute sclerosing pancephalitis YOU DO NOT WANT THIS 🧪 archive.today/aAM9t
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Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars. There's just gotta be a line somewhere. Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/02/2026
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Interesting post about the coordinated anti-AOC smear campaign. It's 2016 again! Fake local news outlets on Facebook getting picked up until eventually it winds up in the Washington Post.
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I Caught POLITICO and the New York Times Laundering Pink Slime "News"
How the sexist backlash to AOC and Gretchen Whitmer at the Munich Security Conference led me to a scammy "local news" outlet pushing a coordinated right-wing narrative
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.
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Ali PD @a-peadee.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
An excellent jarring snapshot of what's happening in immigration "courts"
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I called up one of the White House's "special government employees" involved in the Fulton County FBI raid. I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/02/2026
Funny how the “immigration crisis” seems to show up exactly where the political grudges live. This looks personal.
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency. She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!
Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22/01/2026
FWIW: Golden is retiring. The filing deadline has passed in NC; Davis is the only Dem running. The filing deadline has passed in TX; Gonzalez & Cuellar both have primary opponents. Gillen has several Dem opponents as well, as does Perez. If you want to primary Suozzi, you still have until 3/30.
NEW: House passes DHS appropriations bill funding ICE on a 220-207 vote

7 Dems voted YES:
--Jared Golden
--Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
--Henry Cuellar
--Tom Suozzi
--Laura Gillen
--Don Davis
--Vicente Gonzalez
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/12/2025
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were both the sons of Italian parents. Back in that time, the racist Stephen Millers of the time didn't regard Italians as Anglo-Saxon enough to be welcome as immigrants to the United States.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
It’s funny: haven’t been to church in yrs, don’t know what to make of my relationship to religion, but somehow still know enough, & still identify enough as Christian, even if just culturally, to find this shit so deeply, personally, viscerally offensive to the teachings of the faith I grew up with
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