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Alice Lastname

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Atheist since 1975 *Militant* Atheist since 9/11/01 Fmr: Waitress / Admin / Food Co-op Mgr / Programmer / Data Concierge / Dir. of Ediscovery @ corp. law firm / charitable blog admin Current: Grandma Photo: my aunt, from her modeling days in the '40s

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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 1h
"this was elder care masquerading as world-saving 'policy,' stringing together some of Tr*mp’s favorite activities—proximity to power, document signings, arbitrary renamings— for an entire day" @emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...
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In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheel
Once you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 1h
No, you’re providing concentration camps that hold people against the law in horrific conditions without access to counsel.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 22h
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 18h
There's more coming. Ol KP may be one of the worst ranking Feds of all time.
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All this used to be fields @solveforgenx.bsky.social · 17h
Eric Schmitt just invented the Gotchme Question
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you ever feel the need to make people laugh but can't think of a good joke, just say the words "Senator Eric Schmitt"
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I’m pissed off about gas & food prices.” “Are you regretting your vote for Trump?” “Yeah. A lot of people are.” “America’s not Great Again?” “No. They’ve run it into the ground.” (H/T @cwebbonline.com )
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Marco Rubio: "Anything that had a chance of making money in Cuba was controlled by the Cuban military and the Cuban communist party to line the pockets of a handful of individuals at the expense of the entire country"
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Adam Hoffman was convicted of raping his friend's young son. He should be in jail, but Paxton used his power to get him on a misdemeanor. That means he only served for 60 days, didn't have to register as a sex offender in Texas, and then left the state.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💙 This is a company with integrity 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
By giving AI agency it can’t claim, we’ve turned it into a sentient being made of code, one that has hopes, desires, and the capability of deceit.
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There are no “rogue” AI agents
Identifying them as such only lets companies like OpenAI off the hook.
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News are resuming their coverage of Trump without CNN. It’s bullshit.
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Damn The Networks For Caving To Donald
Picket crossing traitors.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 27/09/2026
You’re paying 50% more for gas since the start of the Iran War. But Big Oil is turning those price spikes into profits while you’re left wondering if you’ll be able to fill your tank. 🧵
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California senator proposes tax to discourage price gouging at the pump
With gas prices spiking and diesel prices at an all-time high, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says he is introducing legislation to discourage oil companies from price gouging at the pump
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today we celebrate Petrov and all of thise who stand up for what is right. www.economist.com/obituary/201...
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Obituary: Stanislav Petrov was declared to have died on September 18th
“The man who saved the world” was 77
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bill Nye needs your help sending a Texas teacher to the U.S. Senate!  To join our Teachers for Talarico Coalition, sign up here: act.jamestalarico.com/signup/talarico_coalitions
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Stevenof1 @stevenof1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a Reminder...
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What time does the rioting start?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Russia strikes apartment buildings. Ukraine strikes refineries. Trump is angry at Ukraine and calls for them publicly and privately to stop bombing refineries while saying nothing about Russia killing children.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Herb Scribner @herbscribner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW by me -- Tucker Carlson says Trump should have been ousted over Iran threat "He should have been bundled up and taken out."
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Tucker Carlson says Trump should have been ousted over Iran threat
"He's not going to be punished for it."
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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Dr Oz: "There are 5 times more people in parts of Obamacare in Florida than live in the state. It's impossible More than a third of people on Obamacare have never used the insurance policy once. If you were gonna pay your hard-earned money to buy insurance, would you ever use it? The answer is yes"
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Solidarity 💥
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you read ProPublica about Susan Collins and Scott Reed, this @zeteo.com article from June might be of interest too. And Collins made it clear families are fair game: Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC
The Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 22/09/2026
Now leading HuffPost:
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: The FBI’s Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
New in PN: Why Trump’s “ban on the free press” will go down in flames "This one isn’t hard at all. The govt disfavoring or restricting speech simply because it is critical of the govt is pretty much the sort of example they use in ninth-grade civics class as a textbook First Amendment violation."
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Why Trump’s “ban on the free press” will go down in flames
Very illegal and very not cool.
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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/21/r...
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Kentucky Lantern
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. Individua...
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
From Andy Borowitz: “Court orders Kennedy name removed from RFK Jr.”
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Updated 5:18 PM EDT, September 20, 2026 @apnews.com: "The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7."
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car ...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More than 3,600 people filed protests, but the sale moved forward anyway. The land itself wasn’t sold, but companies can now pursue drilling permits on these public lands.
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BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Ohio Generates Over $11 Million in Revenue | Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management leased 40 parcels totaling 2,777 acres in the Wayne National Forest in Ohio for $11,097,693 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale, held yesterday.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s only national forest is being opened back up to fracking. The federal government just leased oil and gas rights beneath nearly 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest for about $11 million, the first competitive lease sale there since 2017.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He’s literally building a fortified bunker, now an arch that holds major weapons, and controls the military and nukes. He has zero plams to leave, people better wake tf up
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As an expert on this topic, I know of no cases anywhere in which AI was key to preventing a school shooting. In fact, I am 605% sure this is another instance of Kash Patel spouting BS stats on Fox News. (Maybe he should just chug a beer on air? As Trump’s former press sec tries to look serious?) 🤡🤡
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“In terms of child casualties, it’s the deadliest American military targeting error of the 21st century.” My god
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 18/09/2026
You can't move fast and break things in the government. The things you break are people.
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