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@azalisa.bsky.social
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Retired lawyer, educator and media communicator, married to a retired newspaper editor. Die-hard Dem. RV-travelers who read, visit presidential libraries, research our genealogies & follow baseball. 🚫DMs, 🚫Ads, 🚫Crypto or other sales of anything, 🚫Porn

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 5h
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The Math On Data Centers Doesn’t Add Up
We’re paying more, getting less, and it’s critical we act now to push back
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 5h
Share! What civilized, warm-blooded person doesn’t love Charlie Brown & Company? dwightmunger.substack.com/p/good-grief...
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🎃 GOOD GRIEF—IT’S FREE! This Weekend: The Great Pumpkin!
Some Good News for A Change!
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 6h
Truth Rules: “In a democracy, it is not the pointing out of dishonest, indecent, corrupt, unconstitutional, and cruel behavior that is divisive. It is the behavior itself.” douglaswoodmn.substack.com/p/the-way-it...
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THE WAY IT IS
THOSE OF US who have the knack—for telling a story, for writing, for communicating—have a responsibility, I think.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 19h
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NEWS: Trump Eyes White House Purge as Epstein Probes Loom, Press Secretary Exposed, Oregon Elementary School Shooting, and More
Good evening, we’ll start with some heartbreaking news.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 19h
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‘Secretary of War Crimes’: Pete Hegseth Is the ‘Dumb’ Guy Who Quenches Trump’s Bloodlust
Trump’s ‘secretary of war’ has humiliated himself and so mismanaged the MAGA machinery of imperialism that it could bring down this administration. He’s also tremendously effective, his critics fear.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Trump Billed You $22 Million. Send Him the Receipt.
Trump spent nearly $22 million of your money on his own ads. Put the receipts in every feed before Election Day.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Such a scuz-bucket, every single one of them www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom
The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/10/2026
Trump: "I think streaming the execution might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists & SCUM like Hasan but, many very good & well meaning people would rather not watch...He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed."
Trump: "I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device. He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed."
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
For Texas Schoolchildren, Minor Misbehavior Can Mean Criminal Charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
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As Texas Schools Add Police Officers to Campuses, Some Students Are Facing Serious Charges (Gift Article)
More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats and lashing out at school.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I am licensed to practice law (since 1981) in the U.S. I went inactive a few years ago. Had to pass the bar, pay bar dues and attend Continuing Legal Education annually as required by my state. Not complicated. Trump’s New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/u...
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Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer? (Gift Article)
Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials was the result of one big misunderstanding.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“Not twenty-ish. Not “we still have time.” Twenty days until November 3. Twenty days to decide whether billionaires keep running this country, or whether we take it back.” open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
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Twenty Days. The Polls Are Noise. We Are the Signal.
A Social Storm is coming. The polls look good — which is exactly why we can't let up.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“Jessica Valenti writes: ‘Up until this year, new WH Press Sec. Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an org. that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,’ …” lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/trump-can-...
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Trump: Can He Stoop Any Lower?
Social media posts reflect his crazy, and a new press secretary
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“REPORTER: Mr. President, where did she pass the bar exam? She’s an attorney. Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state? TRUMP: Which state? ZACHARIA: When I moved to China.” Ummmm. Nope. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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JAMM: Trump Gets Beastial On His Way To Weird Alaska Rally Edition
Plus Vance Goes Full Homophobe
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Trump rally turns violent as Talarico conspiracy collapses
The David Pakman Show - October 13, 2026
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal: Three Legal Acts, One Constitutional Question
Trump authorised Russian diesel imports despite the 2022 law banning them. Can a Treasury licence override an act of Congress?
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.
Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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When Did You Last Look Up?
The night sky most of us grew up with is disappearing. Turning a few lights off is one of the easiest ways to give some of it back.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Access to DOGE Records www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
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Supreme Court Will Review Dispute Over Records From Elon Musk’s DOGE (Gift Article)
A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Signed, Sealed & Delivered to the Drop Box! Don’t wait! Vote ASAP!
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Fill the government with barbarians, you get barbaric government
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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The Supreme Court Liberal Sisterhood Outmaneuvers the Right
How the liberal wing of the Supreme Court is outmaneuvering conservatives
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What’s evil about this MAGA wet-dream? “… the issue for us as a nation is Hegseth’s bloodlust to have a public broadcasting of the execution is this issue—and Donald Trump personally approving it.” deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
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Pete Hegseth’s public execution of a man in a wheelchair perfectly sums up MAGA
This is who MAGA is
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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EMERGENCY VIDEO: Pete Hegseth Wants America to Watch an Execution
Nidal Hasan deserves justice. But the United States military is not a reality show.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great data, charts & polls to share! Keep up the great work, Dems!?https://open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc/p/the-battlefield-keeps-eroding-for?r=1tv3vh&utm_medium=ios
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The Battlefield Keeps Eroding For The Rs, We’re On The Cusp Of Having The Election We All Want To Have, And Now We Need To Close Strong And Finish The Job
Janelle Stelson (PA-10) joins us live today at 115pm ET. GA Dem Chair Charlie Bailey joins us live tomorrow, NC Dem Chair Anderson Clayton on Monday
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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We Are Not Expendable. Trump’s Congress Is.
Trump wrote off two American cities for applause. Here’s why he’ll be impeached again. Plus: a soldier’s million-dollar bill, an FBI whistleblower, and a newsroom that outlasted a Trump donor.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This shit has to stop. It is blatantly criminal & unconstitutional- VOTE BLUE newsletters.democracydocket.com/explosive-ne...
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Explosive new ICE docs reveal election scheming
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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NEWS: Trump Threatens ‘Very Bad’ Things for Obama, Armed Guards Deployed to Post Offices for Election, ICE Spies on Voting Groups
Good evening, “I can do whatever I want, if I want.” That’s what Donald Trump said in the Oval Office today, moments after telling reporters he “could’ve done very bad things” to Barack Obama, Hillary...
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Democrats Can Put the Entire Republican Party on Trial With One Word: Corruption
Trump’s profiteering is only the latest chapter in a decades-long transfer of American wealth and political power into the hands of billionaires…
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Alisa Sparkia Moore (@lifelongdem)
“There is a term for a politics organized around a leader whose authority must prevail over elections, institutions, and law: authoritarianism. Its defining demand is obedience.”
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Is Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time?
For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country...
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
(Gift article) Well worth perusing! Who’s Winning the Race for Congress? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress? Latest Data (Gift Article)
It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’s probably just pissed he missed the party.
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We are officially ONE MONTH away from Election Day. Today, I need you to help our campaign by doing three things: 🔵 Check your voter registration status at YallVote.ms 🔵 Make your Election Day plan 🔵 Remind three friends to vote Let’s go win this! #MississippiMatters
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
RIGHT NOW JUSTICE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF ICE VIOLENCE! DROP THE CHARGES AGAINST ALL ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS! HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITY & UNIONS RALLY AND MARCH
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absolutely- I stopped playing on 11/8/2016.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Alisa Sparkia Moore (@lifelongdem)
Nauseating and Terrifying- First President I have ever been scared would destroy - literally tear apart the USA - and kill people. First I’ve ever heard threaten to do so, and I take him very very ser...
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Have Typically Unthinkable Wins Become Thinkable?
A Saturday Prompt
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Alisa Sparkia Moore (@lifelongdem)
Gross - sitting in an arena in Mobile AL that seats 10K people with only 8K, watching that scumbag beg people to “pretend he’s on the ballot” - in ALABAMA! And still promising $5K if the GOP takes bot...
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not at all what I was saying. Ever.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Gaza Shown In Full On Google Earth For First Time, Exposing Destruction That Contradicts Netanyahu’s Claims
The images speak louder than Benjamin Netanyahu’s words, and I, as a Jewish American, want to show you them
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure (Gift Article)
The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/n...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened (Gift Article)
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just like their “trickle-down” economics theory, their math sucks. Share! Facts still matter! Thanks, Scott Dworkin, for your continued fight - looking forward to your Financial reveals starting tomorrow! open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...
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Trump’s Own Prosecutor Just Turned On Him Over Six Protesters
Also: Trump’s own judge holds the regime in contempt, election deniers lose in Colorado, and MAGA’s Kansas City map dies. Plus, the first of our 12 GOP Senate investigations drops tomorrow.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Only some “whiteys” think that. I agree rising the waters would rise all the boats. No need to lump all white people together. Seriously - racism & bigotry are exactly that, regardless of the colors, genders, etc being painted with the brush.
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They LIED??? Big frigging surprise…
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 26/09/2026
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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“This is Roberts’ & Thomas’ sordid Citizens United legalized bribery system working … as designed: the people building the most dangerous technology in human history simply pay $50 million for the privilege of not having to tell anybody what they’re doing with it.” open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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Saturday Report 9/26/26 — Crazy Alert. Trump Rewrites His Own Presidential Moment, Melania Vanishes and Natalie Harp Takes Center Stage?
The Best of the Rest of the News with Opinion…
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