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Ali Kae

@alikae.bsky.social
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Classic first child taking action with hopeful anxiety for a better world. Reader, thrifter, music lover, Olympian goof, mother, citizen. She/her/hers

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 12h
Bill Pulte has abused his position to cry wolf on mortgage fraud against Trump's perceived enemies. Now, Pulte is getting rid of the law enforcement personnel who investigate criminal mortgage fraud, leaving the US housing market at risk. All to protect himself.
Pulte’s FHFA watchdog budget cuts will ‘eliminate’ criminal enforcement, inspector general says.
The agency’s Inspector General told Congress it will have to cut up to 80% of its staff.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maybe time for those who don't experience this directly to return to this thread (which I posted when PTSD was being weaponized to relieve Graham Platner of responsibility for his actions).
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“My argument is political: Republicans are building national policy around a manufactured crisis, and Democrats are treating it like a real one and debating it using Republican vocabulary. “Biological men.” “Gender ideology.” “Unfair advantage.” Just shut your yap, already!”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Super Intelligence."
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And just to be clear: he did this by breaking the law in almost every way a person can. He took that money away from us.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump works for Russia and himself. Full stop.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know we’re all thinking about what happened at Cornell. But I also can’t stop thinking about Emma Sulkowicz and all the other young women forced to carry that weight. Read my column at the newsletter 💜
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donate to his Super PAC? He'll pardon your crimes. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll appoint you to a government position. Donate to his Super PAC? He'll grant you favorable regulatory rulings that help boost your bottom line. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you don’t know how gross Russell Brand is, listen to @maintenancephase.bsky.social’s two-parter on him exactly once (that is all any normal person’s stomach will be able to handle the details).
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The nerve of this f***er calling those who will not listen to a mass murderer “moral cowards” is beyond comprehension. Solitary confinement forever for him and those who have carried out murder in his behalf. apple.news/AiT-m-3M6T9O...
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Israel's Netanyahu addresses U.N. as many leaders walk out — CBS News
Benjamin Netanyahu focused on Iran, and on defending Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank amid condemnation from fellow leaders at the U.N.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“. . the left makes a different case. That it was the endless, unchecked pursuit of wealth and power by western elites, at home and abroad, that brought us here . . . as the man who wrote that buried cable put it to me: stop gutting people’s living standards and then expecting them to vote for you.”
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Opinion | The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen — Guardian US
Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was coming, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/09/2026
It’s the largest worker settlement in New York City history. Bless Zohran for making DoorDash pay!
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Bless Zohran For Making DoorDash Pay
Dear Humans,
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This U.S. family was surrounded by Border Patrol agents after accidentally hitting a patrol car. Once free and proven innocent in court, they had the front door of their home blown off its hinges in retaliation. Border Patrol doesn't just target immigrants, it torments American citizens too.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Britain has set clear goals for sustainable agriculture and for moving land away from commercial and residential use. I’m saddened that the funds are clearly not enough to go around, but I am unsurprised at how eager people are to support sustainable practices www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is how you hide murders. ICE, it’s leaders, and Trump and any of his enablers—if the midterms go as they should—should never see the outside of a solitary confinement cell again. apple.news/A-Cgk6r8rQEy...
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Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator — The Washington Post
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being taken into ICE custody.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the right move, and they will always try to pin in you what they are actually doing (aka, assaulting free speech and spreading propaganda). apple.news/AxxLn6SnjQI2...
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Major TV networks suspend White House pool coverage after Trump ban — USA TODAY
In response to President Trump's ban on three media outlets, majors TV networks have pulled out of the White House television pool.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The attacks on free speech around the world are locking down more and more because THE FUCKERS KNOW THE PEOPLE ARE AWAKE AND READY TO FIGHT BACK. Spread the word and keep yelling loudly. apple.news/AosM4JFSUThW...
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism — Guardian US
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“the focus of this story . . . should be on what is happening to Palestinians. . . . just a few of the things that have happened recently. last weekend, when a 27-year-old woman who was almost eight months pregnant was shot in the head in Gaza by Israeli forces, while she was sitting in her tent. ”
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Opinion | Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly — Guardian US
The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
apple.news/A_vSRixXHRI-... You know what might help? Getting the Russian agent/traitor out of the White House.
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String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington’s restraint — The Washington Post
A strike on a train that imperiled former European leaders and CIA officers is among a spate of attacks that risked a dangerous escalation with the West, experts say.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/09/2026
The miraculous Shit-Raining Machine, from which there will be NO HOPE OF RELIEF, promises to unlock PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINABLE AND CURRENTLY VAGUE BENEFITS FOR HUMANKIND, such as: - business things - other stuff - WE MUST CREATE IT. buff.ly/K5t1rGh
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We Must Create the Shit Machine
“For as long as humans have created SHIT with our BODIES AND BUTTS, we have been asking this FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: What if there was a COMPUTER that could AL...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told Democracy Docket that it hasn’t received an invitation from the Trump administration to observe the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Either way, the consequences of his apolitical stance have proven beyond doubt that there is no such thing as a neutral position, especially when you’re operating in a political culture that rarely obstructs corporate overreach.” apple.news/AE39I8v6tQI-...
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Opinion | Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality — Guardian US
By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushin...
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kash Patel defended lowering standards for FBI applicants to allow, well… that.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran’s apolitical stance reeks of privilege. Wealth distances people like him from the consequences many others, including his fans, cannot escape. Treating their realities as too political to address dismisses the people living through them.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s becoming more and more clear that the #AIHaters are—and have been—100% correct. “Jacob Coxon, who resigned from Anthropic, wrote on X: “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.”
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Dire warnings about AI shock Congress, but action is unlikely before the election — NBC News
Democrats and Republicans are proposing new regulations for artificial intelligence. But there’s no consensus, and the House has only one more workweek before Election Day.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, running for the Senate in Iowa, minimizes the war with Iran because it's "thousands of miles away." But two soldiers from Iowa, Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien and Sgt. Declan Coady, died in a March 1 drone strike in Kuwait. Their families' pain isn't thousands of miles away.
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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If they think that the mayor hated by all NYC on 9/10 & who finished his last 4 mos. in office lying about the poisonous air quality in NYC shld be at today’s memorial service & the mayor who was 9 yo on 9/11 & revealed Guiliani’s lies shouldnt attend - they’re f’n racist bigots.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
in the words of montell jordan, this is how you do it
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Among the many things 9/11 can be is a reminder that Trump's monstrosities should not make us forget the malice, dishonesty, incompetence, and destructiveness of the Bush Administration, which gave us two evil wars and ICE along with a crackdown on civil liberties.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The NYT ignores the fascist pledge and creepy religious video from convention... egregious sane washing that spares it from calling out maddness and fascism that has overtaken Rs. Not a single Sunday host will grill Rs on the insanity there.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Sept. 11 marked a shockingly successful attack by a stateless and relatively small group of Islamist militants. The U.S., though, launched a massive military response: a War on Terror. It attacked two countries, one uninvolved with 9/11.” apple.news/APQ25AlF_T6-...
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Sept. 11 Changed the World Order. But Not for the Reason We May Think. — The Wall Street Journal
The terrorist attacks consumed U.S. resources and attention, and left the country unable to address the bigger threats to its economy and global leadership
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
5) The debt is financed through bonds, investment opportunities for the rich. The wealth of the already wealthy is being fed through taking an insufficient amount of taxes, while the same people are earning interest on the money we're borrowing due to that insufficient taxation. It's a massive scam.
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
4) Tax rates put money preferentially into the pockets of the rich. Tax cuts increase the deficit, creating a justification to cut the programs that support the poor and middle class. Meanwhile, tax breaks are structured to overwhelmingly favor the rich and cutting them is never on the table.
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
3) Social Security taxes are actually regressive overall, since almost none of the income of the very wealthy is subject to FICA. It's purposely creating a crisis for SS and Medicare, and it isn't the only tax that works that way. In fact, overall taxation is regressive and has been for years.
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
2) Government can't demonstrate fiscal responsibility because tax and budgetary policy interlocks to create a wealth machine for the already rich. Social Security could be almost entirely fixed by lifting the earnings cap on SS income. It's just one example of tax policy favoring the rich.
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1) Social Security, contrary to GOP claims, isn't a Ponzi scheme. It's a promise to those who've worked their entire lives they will not have to live in abject poverty in their later years. It's not enough, but there is an actual Ponzi scheme in public view...every aspect of tax and fiscal policy.
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RAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 10/09/2026
Remember: RAYGUN is a great place to spend your Republican Victory Check, your Tariff Refund, and your DOGE Dividend! Article: www.axios.com/2026/09/10/t...
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement that its team had stopped the suspect before he reached Acton.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“"When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough, and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions,” Carney said.” That’s a leader. 🇨🇦 apple.news/AP9KiCsnJQKG...
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs set to hit US products as Trump warns of escalation — ABC News
Trade negotiations broke down last month, triggering tit-for-tat tariff threats.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Burning Man participants: generally annoying. Christians who can’t stop forcing their crap on everyone else: the most annoying of all time. apple.news/ADbiEzGY9RL6...
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Burning Man evicts Christian camp for breaking privacy rules — USA TODAY
Camp "received multiple warnings and opportunities to correct their behavior, yet continued to violate our policies," Burning Man said.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Defund the police. apple.news/ALxR2DBhnQa6...
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Pennsylvania officer charged in killing of college student who went to wrong house — Guardian US
Police officer who fatally shot unarmed 22-year-old Glenwood Pysher IV faces voluntary manslaughter charge
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I could say something deeper here, but this old chestnut seems to suit: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. apple.news/ABgmITesaQh2...
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Opinion | Forget T-maxxing – the manosphere’s obsession with testosterone is just fear-maxxing — Guardian US
Testosterone replacement therapy comes with serious and potentially irreversible health risks including infertility and early heart disease
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 01/09/2026
Q: Who can join the Women's Invisibility Network? A: Are you a woman? Are you invisible? If so, you’ve met the criteria. This includes trans women, because biology does not define you. Plus, there are no dues, considering you already pay dues every day by being constantly ignored. buff.ly/Ylov1zW
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FAQs for the Women’s Invisibility Network
“The Women’s Invisibility Network (or WIN) is a neighborhood support group for women in their sunset years. We assist aging women tossed aside by society, wh...
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
apple.news/ArZlSOikpQza... Those who protest for the greater good are the heroes.
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Thousands march in Washington as leaders warn of voting and civil rights rollbacks — Reuters
More than six decades after Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the ‌Lincoln Memorial and declared his dream for a more just America, thousands gathered in Washington on Friday to warn that v...
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Even when I was a full-bore, choosing to be confirmed Catholic, I believed the Vatican and the church generally should be made to liquidate its riches for survivors of its sexual abuse and to the poor. apple.news/AcotRRANSQ-2...
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‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock — Guardian US
Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Give me what I want or I’ll destroy it” is the language of disturbed children and fascists. www.npr.org/2026/08/27/n...
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Before an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish it
A lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished.
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Ali Kae @alikae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Almost everything is political. The people who charge you exorbitant prices and want data centers that will suck up all of your water vote one way. The people who run nonprofits to help real people make ends meet vote another. www.npr.org/2026/08/26/n...
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She got an electric bill for $1,373. She's not alone
The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Okla., people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.
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