Reposted by Alyphil @philjamesson.com · 28/08/2026probably not good that i looked up "officer flock cameras stalking" and couldn't find this story amidst the deluge of other cops also stalking their ex girlfriends 161531460
Reposted by AlyKendra, normal version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people 59220337577
Reposted by AlyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Michigan, it’s Election Day. If you haven’t voted yet, the polls are open now until 8PM. Make your voice heard. Find your polling location at abdulforsenate.com/vote! 52987324
Reposted by Alyjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126027994
Reposted by AlyWIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone. 9499202987
Reposted by Alyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/07/2026in a lot of ways the current republican government is just the worst, extractive red state governance taken national. total hostility to public goods, total indifference to long-term investment, and a monomaniacal interest in using the state to enrich private benefactors 7455191319
Reposted by AlyMichigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 11/06/2026DTE Energy did not pay current federal income taxes for the twelfth consecutive year in 2025 despite reporting $1.54 billion in profits, according to public documents reviewed by Michigan Advance. Story from @minnahfarshad.bsky.socialmichiganadvance.comDTE paid no federal income taxes for 12th straight year despite more than $1.5B profit • Michigan AdvanceDTE Energy did not pay current federal income taxes for the twelfth consecutive year in 2025 despite reporting $1.54 billion in profits, according to public documents reviewed by Michigan Advance. 42417
Reposted by AlyErica Joy Astrella @ericajoy.astrel.la · 01/06/2026california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...kqed.orgStill Need to Mail Your Primary Ballot? Don’t Rely on USPS, Officials Say | KQEDState officials are warning that some ballots mailed too close to Election Day might not be counted. Here are other recommended ways to submit your ballot instead. 6640762938
Reposted by AlyKaty Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 26/05/2026Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham 6198333460
Reposted by AlyGeorge @georgem.bsky.social · 19/05/2026the regret over not doing covid business loan fraud is bad enough, now I gotta regret not going to jan 6 too?? 61226178
Reposted by Alytrevin @trevinflickinger.com · 09/04/2026Happy Appomattox Day to all that celebrate 3662721850
Reposted by AlyDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026So we talked to the author of the 25th amendment. (89 years young!) And we went through the text. It solved a real problem, but it wasn't the problem we have right now. I'd like a deus ex machina for what we're going through too, but this ain't it. From Moe Tkacik and I: prospect.org/2026/04/07/w...prospect.orgWho Wrote the 25th Amendment? - The American ProspectIt turns out he’s still alive, and still teaching at Fordham Law. We had some questions about an amendment that wasn’t written to meet a moment like this. 15529168
Reposted by AlyBlack Guy Does Sociology @blackmanbeyond.bsky.social · 07/04/2026BTW the people who spent the last few years advocating for Palestine were clearly 100% right that normalizing war crimes and genocide there would just increase the likelihood of inhumane actions elsewhere. Just saying. 6456281478
Reposted by AlyAaron Kablack @kablackquois.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Today I learned I can read German 6465991190
Reposted by AlyScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers. 199150425602
Reposted by Alyrowan kaiser @rowan.monster · 07/02/2026hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this 3878453188
Reposted by AlyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose. 840260298175
Reposted by AlyPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026New poll — Abolishing ICE continues its historic surge of support. 46% support 43% oppose 80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE. Independents are +8 on the question. 381129311
Reposted by AlySarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 28/01/2026One year ago: "Democrats are seen as the Party of Betrayal. Republicans will screw you openly. Democrats pretend to have your back and then stab it. You should not vote GOP unless you enjoy being screwed, but voting for a Democrat feels like setting yourself up for the particular pain of betrayal." 725274
Reposted by AlyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason 318248235971
Reposted by AlyNina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026On May 13, 1985 in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania State Police dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a Black neighborhood. 11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children. As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false. 30837319
Reposted by AlyCongresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 26/01/2026The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.” The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS. 30896503224
Reposted by AlySteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 26/01/2026This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk. Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared. Well, here’s a link: georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC... 456101154219
Reposted by AlyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This can’t be retrained. This can’t be reformed. We have a responsibility to stand up and fight using every means in our power within the bounds of the law. Abolish ICE. 414738
Reposted by AlyChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states. 1297172067950
Reposted by AlyJeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son." 1962470512668
Reposted by AlyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I wonder if I’ll ever stop being angry all of the time. 524123611317
Reposted by AlyAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Them, but also more directly: 285 people out of 535 could end all this (218 + 67). That fact should not be treated as an "oh they'll never do it" shrug, as if they don't have agency. They should be hammered constantly as traitors and cowards every day they don't. 141968541
Reposted by AlyLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/01/2026NYT says ICE shot him in the back: An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…” 🎁🔗nytimes.comVideos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis 621309701
Reposted by AlyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here. 7453939111246
Reposted by AlyGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/01/2026What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along. 6842141321
Reposted by AlyKy ⚔️ (Sevika’s wife) @sevikaloml.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Yes ICE are like Nazis and the Gestapo and it’s important to make that connection but people are blatantly ignoring that American history already has its own version of this. ICE members are directly tied to slave patrollers and the militia that carried out the ethnic cleansing of Native Americans 17032
Reposted by AlyAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity 1020257049771
Reposted by AlyChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/01/2026Anyone telling you NOT to call your member of congress today is an op or under the influence of an op There is literally no reason not to Telling people not to call is not a radical position 81145319
Reposted by AlyPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/01/20267 Democrats — with the blessing of Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leadership — just voted with Republicans to give these agents even more money 281158356
Reposted by AlyPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Once again: Focusing on their lack of training is a mistake. With "better training," their violence would simply cost more, and they would still kill whoever they wanted, but make it look more professional — to make people more comfortable, the way many of you are at ease with local police violence. 4035031121
Reposted by AlyBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I would like Democrats to understand that doing literally anything is not the escalation they think it is. Doing something is DE-ESCALATION. Doing nothing is ESCALATION because it will cause people to take matters into their own hands. 181070315
Reposted by AlyWIRED @wired.com · 23/01/2026According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...wired.comTikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest ChangesAccording to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. 10719811422
Reposted by AlyScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 24/01/2026There is evil and then there is this 643314944
Reposted by AlyAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 23/01/2026When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district. www.politico.com/news/2026/01... 1842792961
Reposted by AlyW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package. 5424641037
Reposted by AlyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars 13942540111982
