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Dr. Alison Spalding

@divaboomer.bsky.social
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Independent scholar | Ph.D. Social Policy | VCU | USAF Veteran | Boomer-Progressive | Neurodiverse | Concerned About 🇺🇸 | SUPPORT minorities, elders | Stop the autocoup | Just FYI, Hitler was a Right-Winger

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Elevator Musician @elevatormusician.bsky.social · 7h
The biggest and ugliest thing revealed by Schmidt’s screw up was that they apparently had no follow-on claims regarding Jack Smith and Fani Willis - they were just going to make some wild inference and then sit back and revel in how they deceived us, the people they are supposed to be representing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 5h
misogyny
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sylviseb 💙🌈☮️🌊💙💛Maga➡️blocked💛💙🌎🌻✌️🦋 @sylviseb.bsky.social · 6h
Of, course we stand with Jack Smith. He is a 'true' American hero. He's earned that distinction in many ways.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h
While I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence."
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markitoresists.bsky.social @markitoresists.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you so much!!!!! If you're in Florida and you're able to please door knock that would be awesome If you're here or outside of Florida you can always phone bank and text bank for her This is how we win.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My Dry humor post on Substack. Occasional short break from politics I have to. divaboomer.substack.com/p/your-subst...
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Your Substack Article
To read or not to read? That’s a good question!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
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Jen H @jenhfromjenx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He wants to break you prior to the election I’ve been telling everyone this he is gonna be fast and furious and it’s gonna be messy so buckle up we’re still taking the midterms
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Thomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
huh.
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Mamdani allies hosting fundraiser for Dem Senate hopefuls James Talarico, Sherrod Brown
Allies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani are hosting a fundraiser Monday for Senate Democratic hopefuls James Talarico of Texas and Sherrod Brown of Ohio — including one who referred to America as a “s…
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He does worse things every single day, often as not, multiple times per day. It’s getting hard to watch the news every day and I actually have to take breaks. That’s SO atypical for me coming up on an important election.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Morning Mo-Joe
Morning began with a bellow very close to my ear.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Angie Nixon’s campaign runs through the labor, Civil Rights movements
Nixon’s rise comes as Democrats, Black activists and legal scholars say the gains of the Civil Rights Movement are under attack.
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CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 27/09/2026
#Texas voters face two different visions for the U.S. Senate. #JamesTalarico puts working families first; #KenPaxton promises to carry Trump’s America First agenda to Washington. Compare priorities. #VivaHerAllinance
ViVaHer Alliance
CANDIDATE COMPARISON
TEXAS
U.S. SENATE
TWO VERY DIFFERENT VISIONS
JAMES TALARICO
KEN PAXTON
WORKING-PEOPLE AGENDA
TRUMP'S AMERICA FIRST AGENDA

Lower household costs • Repeal
Trump tariffs • $15 minimum wage • Make the wealthy and corporations pay more
COSTS & TAXES
Cut taxes • Champion Trump's legislative priorities

Medicare public option • Lower prescription costs • Protect the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid
HEALTH CARE
No health-care proposal listed on his campaign issues page

Ban corporate PACs and super PACs • End partisan gerrymandering
MONEY IN POLITICS
Promises to "drain the Swamp" • End government "weaponization"

Secure the border • Expand legal pathways • Target cartels, traffickers and criminals
BORDER &
IMMIGRATION
Secure the border • Deport undocumented immigrants
COMPARE THE PRIORITIES
# ViVatter
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
James Talarico called Ken Paxton’s cell to invite him to a Fox News debate with Bret Baier. Paxton didn’t pick up. Talarico has accepted four local-TV debates; Paxton has committed to none. Texans deserve more than a Senate candidate who ghosts the debate stage #momsky#sheshed
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Ann Womble @annwomble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At this point, the "Christians" and Catholics pushing these views need to renounce the teachings of Jesus Christ himself. You know, for consistency's sake.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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LM “Gory” Fontanes 👻 @lorifontanes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
empathy is love is caring is the opposite of selfish in other words, it’s what Christianity is all about ❤️
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OMG Schumer. Bastard!
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-m...
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The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory
It's not what you're hearing
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why, for fuck sake Why!
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WROTE A SHORT POLITICAL BLOG ON SUBSTACK divaboomer.substack.com/p/trump-cast...
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Trump cast the solitary ‘NO’ vote against the U.N. agreement on Women’s Equality
Women Equal???????????????????????!!!!!!???!???????????????YES - 37 countries. ‘NO’ 1 country
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WROTE A SHORT POLITICAL BLOG ON SUBSTACK divaboomer.substack.com/p/trump-cast...
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Trump cast the solitary ‘NO’ vote against the U.N. agreement on Women’s Equality
Women Equal???????????????????????!!!!!!???!???????????????YES - 37 countries. ‘NO’ 1 country
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Dr. Alison Spalding (@AlisonSpalding2) on X
🔔 VERY INTERESTING. R’s polling very poorly therefore making a last ditch effort to appear to care about affordability. But their new suggested policy. The wording? Asking companies TO CONSIDER cutting prices 🙄 Congress is supposed to TELL THEM it’s a law they must follow it, it’s manda…
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Collins doesn't have a chance in hell of defeating Ossoff. That guy is so hot he would make a toaster retreat. www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/p...
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Republicans fear two key Senate races are slipping from their grasp | CNN Politics
Some Republicans are growing worried that two key Senate races once considered critical to holding their majority are slipping from their grasp.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔥 Funny Substack post if you need a little break from freaking out about politics like I do divaboomer.substack.com/p/childreari...
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Authoritarian childrearing v Free-range childrearing
Fifteen Elder-wisdom-nuggets you really need (satire)
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As i keep trying to tell medua, FL is a swing state this year! Please send Angie $10.00 I’m sending her another $50 in the AM FL gonna shock everybody thus time around yall ! Plus Moody stole 10 million if Medicaid $ from children ! floridapolitics.com/archives/820...
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Poll: Ashley Moody 45%, Angie Nixon 45%, and Florida now has two toss-ups at the top of the ticket
U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic challenger Angie Nixon are essentially tied in Florida's U.S. Senate race, according to a new St. Pete Polls survey
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Trump's Job Approval by Geography and Demographics
Explore Donald Trump's approval rating across every U.S. PUMA and by demographic group. MRP estimates from the monthly Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔥 Funny Substack post if you need a little break from freaking out about politics like I do divaboomer.substack.com/p/childreari...
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Authoritarian childrearing v Free-range childrearing
Fifteen Elder-wisdom-nuggets you really need (satire)
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Democrats accuse Susan Collins of corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report
Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Going to be very interesting to see if this is what finally unseats her. If it's true, I certainly hope it does. Seems like an awful lot of smoke there so there's probably a pretty hefty fire down below. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democrats accuse Susan Collins of corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report
Republican senator calls bribery allegation ‘categorically false’ as ProPublica reports Trump derailed FBI inquiry
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide per a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Congress. That is “incredibly high”. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN Politics
Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier...
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Autocoup (self-coup): A legally elected leader seizes additional power by illegally dismantling or overriding the constitutional institutions that limit their authority. Systematic undermining of all branches of government that limit that person’s authority. Sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week
At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke...
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Old Hat @olderhat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That's what a ban means, JD.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔔 Why did Trump meet with Mamdani?
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1/2unemnx Bumpy. @wizardssleeve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's happening again .
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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THOUGHTS ON BEING OLDER
On Substack, and pretty much everywhere else
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is hilarious, one of the funniest mean-tweets I’ve ever received 😆. Check out the logic! Independent -> Democrat -> Communist -> LIAR -> BLOCKED. 🤯 I never even conversed with this person.
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
divaboomer.substack.com/p/thoughts-o...
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THOUGHTS ON BEING OLDER
On Substack, and pretty much everywhere else
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Dr. Alison Spalding @divaboomer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@defund-and-abolish.bsky.social
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John Scott G @johnscottg.com · 18/09/2026
Aside from his treason, racism, and corruption, what does Mike Rogers have to be afraid about? Oh, wait...
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