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Not a real fed Press Sec but watched she/her on TV and said “Hey, I can do that, but with facts.” When in doubt, refer to the First Amendment and The AP Stylebook, in that order. Verified #AltGov. 🗒️ 🇺🇸 #AltGov #AltFam

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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 03/07/2025
The White House will later today announce that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will also serve as the Director of Legislative Affairs. “Mike is so SMART and TUFF (sic) and Loyal,” said the Sharpie-in-Chief. “I gave Mike a deadline and a BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL and said DO THIS FOR ME. And he did it.”
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Seth: Do you think that there’s a chance these protests will be effective? Me: No doubt about it.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
This #scotus ruling makes us sad for all the bright, curious children who love learning and will have their exploration cut off by the biases of others. Our hearts break for the mental health impacts that young queer people will feel as they try to figure themselves out and are made to feel lesser.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
WH presser shifted from SCOTUS decisions but bizarre ramblings w/no basis in fact continue. Claims that tariffs brought in “hundreds of millions of dollars” just don’t add up. Threats and chaos loom large but most countries’ tariffs still on hold, delayed, or w/drawn. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/26/t...
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Trump trade deadlines in July 'not critical': White House
"Perhaps it could be extended, but that's a decision for the president to make," Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the tariff extension deadlines.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
Speaking of which… the Regime’s presser is an embarrassing display of bravado & full-blown misinformation at work. They are claiming a victory that has not yet been won. Not one federal judge has come close to validating the Regime’s substantive position on eliminating birthright citizen.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
With Trump v CASA, SCOTUS handed the Regime a first down… maybe even a TD. But we’re a long way from the final whistle, folks. Stretch your legs, grab a snack, & reapply that sunscreen. Whatever you do, don’t give away the win! The fight to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. #SCOTUS
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
Dissenting justices in Trump v. CASA sounding the alarm. - Justice Sotomayor issues sharply worded dissent from the bench, calling out threats to other constitutionally protected rights. - Justice Jackson, in her own dissent, calls majority ruling “an existential threat to the rule of law.” #SCOTUS
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 27/06/2025
SCOTUS’ last day of the 2024-25 term is underway. Buckle up Buttercups! A 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA limits nationwide injunctions & sidesteps any resolution to the merits of Trump’s EO challenging the fundamental elements of birthright citizenship. (🎁 article) www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Uses Birthright Citizenship Case to Limit Use of Nationwide Injunctions
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/06/2025
📅 On June 25 (10am ET), the Senate finally takes up Susan Monarez’s nomination for CDC Director. At the all-hands, Nina Witkofsky from our “leadership” called her “like a mythical creature, the unicorn you never see.” It’ll take some serious magic to explain her prolonged absence. 🦄
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Nomination of Susan Monarez to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Nomination Hearing on June 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info · 20/06/2025
Chicago federal union comrades! ⬇️
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Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info · 20/06/2025
📣 Seattle comrades! Today, and every Friday you can stand with Federal and public unions as they fight the fascist regime
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ACLU SoCal @aclusocal.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: We just sued the Department of Homeland Security over their use of excessive force against protesters, reporters and legal observers. Exercising our rights to free speech should never be met with retaliatory attacks by federal agents. We’ll see you in court, DHS.
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WIRED @wired.com · 20/06/2025
This week, WIRED has been helping readers (that’s you!) learn how to win a fight, from Tesla Takedown to out-trolling trolls. We also put together a zine that collects some of the most helpful tidbits in a handy format you can print, fold, and share. Download here: www.wired.com/story/downlo...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/06/2025
Juneteenth is a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go. Today, we’re once more committing ourselves to the work of ending systemic oppression of Black people in America. We’re not free until everyone is free.
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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
In honor of 1865 #emancipation of enslaved people in USA who struggled for equality and #freedom. I’m grateful for the federal holiday in recognition of this momentous event although personally feel I should be working and that all Black Americans should enjoy a paid day off instead💋 #juneteenth
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a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
ALT: a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
In a time of global uncertainty and ever shifting tides, it is nice of Musk to provide us with this small bit of dependable consistency.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 19/06/2025
Peace be upon us.
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
Some good news with NIH roots!!! Twice a year dosing to control HIV infection. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
Good evening, Bsky. Let the Ask Me Anything session commence. Will answer in real-time until 10pm ET. Any unanswered will follow later this evening-ish.
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
Lots of new followers in the last day. Welcome. I hope you find value here. This account serves as: 📔 a daily diary of sorts, for me 🌲 a rallying point, for others who care for the Forest Service 📰 a log of USFS news ☎️ a call to action 🗣️ a message If I ever ask for money, I’m hacked. #AltGov
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 19/06/2025
Ask Me Anything (AMA) starts at 9:00ET/6:00PT tonight. Last-minute scramble… - Set reminder #6 - Walk the dogs and feed the fish. - Tell kids they get free screen time tonight. - What’s a .gif? (I’m kidding) #AltGov #AltFam
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
❤️❤️❤️
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Tennessee’s law expressly classifies on the basis of sex
and transgender status, so the Constitution and settled
precedent require the Court to subject it to intermediate
scrutiny. The majority contorts logic and precedent to say
otherwise, inexplicably declaring it must uphold Tennessee’s categorical ban on lifesaving medical treatment so
long as “‘any reasonably conceivable state of facts’” might
justify it. Ante, at 21. Thus, the majority subjects a law
that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review. By retreating from meaningful judicial
review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons
transgender children and their families to political whims.
In sadness, I dissent.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Q: What did the zero say to the eight? A: Nice belt. Followers just hit 8k & an AMA is in order. Why 8k? Why not? Today! Wednesday, July 18, 2025 9pm-10pm ET/6pm-7pm PT #AltGov #AltFam #Resist
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Welp. That was short-lived. So sick of the whiplash.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
A review of the DHS/ICE/HSI field gear checklist (as if) shows more than one gap: Badge ❓ Baseball hat (any logo) ✔️ Face covering (pick one) ✔️ Kevlar vest (markings optional) ✔️ Sledgehammer (or Ax) ✔️ Warrant ❓ Uniform ❓ Zip ties ✔️
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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Cut Medicaid and you will harm the entire U.S. health care system. That was the message to Capitol Hill lawmakers from a group of AFSCME nurses from Michigan. Read more. www.afscme.org/blog/michiga...
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Michigan nurses to Congress: Medicaid cuts will hurt all Americans
Michigan nurses explained to Congress that cutting Medicaid will hurt everyone, not just Medicaid patients.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Meanwhile upstairs is here are about 30 federal agents in hallway of 12th floor, most agents I've seen in one place on any given day thus far.
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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 17/06/2025
The message from ICE is clear: You don't get to question masked agents who aren't wearing a uniform or badge while they try to detain someone. This is what authoritarianism looks like.
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Mad Houser/AltHUD @madhouser.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Getting closer to 20k and another AMA. I’m humbled by your support. When I started this account I was one of approximately 8k Huddies. Now we’re down to less than 6k and more are leaving every day. The toll is still unfolding. Here is a peek behind the curtain.
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IndivisiblePHL ❌👑 @indivisiblephl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
ICE ALERT 6/18 Center City Philly: This was forwarded to us and wanted to share ASAP: Please try to Document & Deter ICE Agents if you feel you can do so safely and share this within your local personal networks.
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Garrett Merz @garrettmerz.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Have you seen this yet? Even after being illegally fired, our colleagues are still doing the work—creating an incredible, evidence-based dataset showing exactly how CDC budget cuts will gut programs across the country. 📊 That’s dedication. That’s public health. That’s what we lost. 😢
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Real 🇺🇸 Patriot 💙⚾️🏈 @realp8triot.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New book drop…
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Power to the people! ✊ #Resist
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
The unconscionable decision club adds a new member today. U.S. v. Skrmetti Founding members include: Dred Scott v. Sanford Plessy v. Ferguson Buck v. Bell Upholds State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Upholds State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Email has gone out to resume funding! Hopefully it won’t take long for those awards just hanging out and awaiting release!
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Nothing makes sense right now. Keep asking, friends. Keep challenging. Power unchecked is power retained. #Resist
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
The news really sucks today. Instead of boosting a harmful Supreme Court decision, here’s something better: a practical guide on how to support the LGBTQ+ youth in your life. Because they deserve our attention, our protection, and our love. 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/ar...
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Friends & Family Support Systems for LGBTQ+ Youth
Discover ways to support LGBTQ+ young people through FAQs and educational resources for friends and family members.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Helpful rundown of SCOTUS decisions issued during 2025.(Gift link below 🎁) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2025 (Gift Article)
In a term that was increasingly overshadowed by emergency requests related to President Trump’s swift executive actions, justices heard arguments on transgender rights, the role of religion in public ...
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
Several key labor nominees are being grilled before the Senate HELP committee this morning. Live now: www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nom... Jonathan Berry, a corporate lawyer with extremely anti-worker and misogynistic views, is a horrifying choice for solicitor of labor.
Photo of Jonathan Berry with a red X over his face. "Call your senators and say no to Jonathan Berry as solicitor of labor. Keep this union-busting, pro-corporate, christofascist Project 2025 author out of the Labor Department."
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 18/06/2025
No fanfare. No signing ceremonies. Standard-issue Sharpies. ❤️‍🩹😔
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/06/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/06/2025
To any politicians that need a reminder: Public schools aren’t Sunday schools.
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AltPressSec @altpresssec.altgov.info · 16/06/2025
Honk if you love democracy!
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