Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 57mI once met a baby corgi. It was all curled up and napping. Its name was 'Cashew' and I never recovered from how cute that is. Cashew. 000
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1033233334999
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026These people cannot be trusted to vote in their best interests. Ever. They have failed at the most simple task and have driven this country to ruin. They are too stupid to be allowed to have a say in the future of the country. Convince a non-voter to vote. There are LOTS of those. 282208398
Reposted by Alyssa Roysederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459261682
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime. 353579831
Reposted by Alyssa Royse@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 372521784
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Okay, old stoners of BlueSky. What do I do with this relic I found when cleaning out my closets? This baby was essential for the early 00's stoner, possibly the first ever vaporizer. For, you know, when you want to protect your lungs and stuff. LOL. It belongs in a stoner museum. 010
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se... 3234061269
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This whole thread gives me life. I'm stunned that the original story wasn't in Seattle, it sounds so much like Seattle. (Original story here, but really, it's the thread that gave me life. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...)yahoo.comWhat Is The 'Last Ditch Bar Mask-Optional Drama'? The Lesbian Bar Controversy That Became A Viral Internet Spectacle ExplainedA Massachusetts lesbian and queer bar's decision to make Saturday nights mask-optional sparked intense local backlash, online memes and increasingly personal community drama before a Boston Globe Maga... 031
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy. 12748751145
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026so i may be out of my depth here but hes at 30% approval, you elites can stop capitulating now 1004405563
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Troy Jackson is the right pick, even without this. But maybe this will make it even more clear. 110
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026FUCK - and absolutely NOT in the fun way - Gavin Newsom. If we nominate this jackass, we'll continue our streak of snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. 0193
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Likelihood that the state AG suit would prevail and stop the merger was ~100%. Then Gavin Newsom stepped in. He continues to fail to offer a coherent explanation for his intervention, which serves the interests of a single man, his former campaign donor, Larry Ellison, who is now wedded to Trump.wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs. 149852
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying 854126842
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026These needs to happen every single time a member of the GOP wants to talk about money they brought back to their communities. Because it's usually money THEY VOTED AGAINST. 120
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Notice how those “apolitical” people ALWAYS end up siding with the oppressors 584663921
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026While I in no way want to minimize how generally excellent he is and how much I want him to win for sociopolitical reasons, I hear this and all I can think is "goddam that's hot." 010
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026On the upside, I feel less shitty about Talarico beating her. 120
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I really wanted Tiafoe, but damn, not sad about Shelton. This is history either way and watching that match was hope on a screen. 000
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is never true; it’s ultimately just a homophobic joke. (And it’s tired and worn out even if it is a joke.) Stop making it. 211265232
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026AI BRO - “The tech future is coming! The godmachine is inevitable!!” <me, casually walking over to the wall socket> AI BRO - “The singularity is nigh!!! You don’t understand how powerful these models are!!!!” <me, slowly bending down> AI BRO - “IT WILL KILL US ALL!!!!!” <me, unplugging it> 31884106
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past. 5599473395
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseAaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🚨Breaking: In a shocking turn of events the Missouri Supreme Court has blocked a new US House map backed by Trump from being used in the Midterm election and has ordered a state wide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map! This is a big loss for team Trump. : apnews.com/article/redi...apnews.comMissouri court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it to be put to a voteThe Missouri Supreme Court has blocked a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election. 241565418
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem 10385251964
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseJohnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A truer post has never been posted. 981196336500
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Dem candidates need to be doing 2 things at the same time: 1. TELL US WHAT YOU STAND FOR, what you will do, how it will tangibly improve our daily lives. 2. Absolutely lash any GOP candidate to Trump. A vote for the GOP is a vote for Trump, provably. Use it. 020
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Abortion is healthcare. That’s common sense to me. But Susan Collins helped give us a Supreme Court that overturned Roe — and today, a majority of the US Senate still stands in the way of restoring abortion rights nationwide. Let's flip the Senate and restore Roe. That starts right here in Maine. 141143357
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Surveillance pricing is evil. And happening already. Probably where you shop. watch this video to understand it. And if you're thinking "how is this legal?" Well, because sadly, people can't be trusted to be ethical, so we need regulation to prevent them from abusing you. 031
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseCapo 🏳️⚧️ @capoexplains.bsky.social · 21/08/2026There's a distinction to be drawn between "Stop" and "Defeat" which I think trips people up. You cannot defeat fascism just by voting, voting alone leaves it to fester. There'll still a lot more work to be done if we win the house and Senate or even the white house. But it can stop the bleeding. 414919
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026MORE. OF. THIS. And the @democrats.org need to be paying attention to what is working and what is surprising us in supposedly deep-red places. 020
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hey, @democrats.org THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE SAYING YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN THE GOP. Do I agree? No. You're better. But in the way that a pile of shit is better than a pile of shit filled with glass and rotten bits of rat. ABSOLUTELY F*CK THIS SHIT. 030
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 15/08/2026Absolutely vile framing from the @nytimes.com. Why doesn’t this leave behind hard questions for the media that hounded him? Or the global right-wing that gleefully turned a local matter into an international incident? 864566833
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Your preferred candidate does not have to win every time there is a competitive primary for the concept of competitive primaries to be validated. Every primary could end 50.5/49.5 and it would be far more useful than 85/15 victories from a pre-ordained Nominee. 215715
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Peggy Flanagan was outspent about 5-1 based on the forecasts I saw and she fucking did it So proud of my friend and her team 515015
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If these numbers hold, I think a big lesson to be learned from the Democratic Senate primary is how you need to have respect for the process. The grassroots of the party are the people who go out and do the work to win elections, and treating them with contempt is playing with fire. 1298291
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is absolutely idiotic. There is so much good that the DSA is trying to do, but this isn't it. You don't just talk real nice to Putin and hope he heals the dangerous void in his soul that can only be filled with the death of innocent people. 030
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power. 376123074708
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseMichael Kaplan @differance.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Don’t just do things; be seen doing them 161207186
Alyssa Royse @alyssaroyse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Somewhere, Larry Nassar is weeping, saying "I was ahead of my time." This is vile. Truly. 000
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Breathe easy, InfoWarriors! Sen. Mitch McConnell just called in with a reassuring update from the space between life and death! 583347560
Reposted by Alyssa RoyseMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Sometimes I feel close-minded or uncharitable for being so anti-AI, and then something like this happens and I'm like, "Nope, it's the absolutely right thing to do" 291209236