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@fairhopeman.bsky.social
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Semi-professional curmudgeon.

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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 2h
administration is now threatening criminal prosecution for election workers “Experts overwhelmingly agree the lawsuit is unlikely to succeed. But they fear the consequences of publicly calling election outcomes into question could damage confidence in democracy.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 16, 2026
Trump’s new pick for White House press secretary lasted less than five days.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 10h
“And calmed, somewhat reassured by this contact with the night whose starry depth, measuring infinity, lightened her, drowning her tiny being in the surrounding immensity.” ― Georges de Peyrebrune
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 11h
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musk’s trying to blame the White House for this.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 15h
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... Of all the lies he's told, somehow this one is the most ridiculously stupid. Well, besides the other big one...
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16h
There’s no other reason to prop him up anymore. They were always pedophiles, they just pretended not to be.
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collins has faced one specific criticism throughout her re-election bid. The senator and her team had plenty of time to come up with examples to prove her critics wrong. But she couldn’t. Then, presented with the opportunity and platform,collins flubbed it, effectively proving the underlying point.
ms.now
Pressed on her work with Trump, Maine’s Collins trips over key part of her record
Presented with the opportunity and the platform, the longtime Republican senator flubbed it, effectively proving her critics right.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
A new fox News poll released today showed that voters’ top concern is “corruption in government,” One of the Republicans supporting Pappas told Kevin Landrigan of the New Hampshire Union Leader: “𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 15, 2026
There is an old saying about rats and sinking ships.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
“Tonight’s going to be one of those things that seem to last forever.” ― Cath Crowley
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Dumpster trash.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Students at the University of Texas 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙-𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙨𝙤𝙞𝙡 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙊𝙋. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝’𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙟𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.
liberalcurrents.com
The Future of the Republican Party After Trump Is in Texas
The white male supremacists of the Texas GOP embody what the national party has become.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻. administration goal is to 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 Ilhan Omar 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘜.𝘚. 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳. he posted an AI video of himself warning a tiger off, then chasing the tiger, tackling it, dominating it, and finally playing with the now docile animal.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 14, 2026
According to Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov, last night, without warning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted the speed limits for the Starlink terminals Ukraine’s military uses, known as...
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“A silent night. - the most eloquent poem i have ever read.” ― Sanober Khan
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
he'll pretend it never happened
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Nothing changes unless you vote
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This afternoon, the president of the United States posted two videos of lions and tigers attacking humans. Either he has entirely lost it, or he is desperate for a distraction, or both. It turns out the attacks on Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 13, 2026
This afternoon, the President of the United States posted two videos of lions and tigers attacking humans.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“Night was in the sky, night in her winter austerity - keen, clear, a-glitter with stars as though her robe were spangled with cosmic frost.” ― Warwick Deeping,
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
there is no evidence that zacharia ever passed a bar exam or has been admitted to practice law in any state. Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states. House Press Office: “Refer you to the president’s TRUTH on katie.” That is the social media post that calls zacharia an attorney.
popular.info
Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
4 legs are not required for this girl to have a good day.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Democratic leaders condemned a DHS raid on the home of Ilhan Omar, saying trump’s “violent mass deportation machine” had attacked the congresswoman, who came to the US as a refugee and was later naturalized as a U.S. citizen. trump has repeatedly attacked Omar and threatened to send her to Somalia.
alabamareflector.com
US House Dem leaders condemn Homeland Security raid on home of Rep. Ilhan Omar | Alabama Reflector
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House condemned a “deeply disturbing” raid early Monday at the District of Columbia home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who has long been a target of verbal at...
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The midterms hammer hasn’t fallen yet, but it’s getting closer. New York Times reported that top Republican super PACs are giving up on two embattled House incumbents, The PACs are pulling more than $10 million out of the two races, giving them up for lost in an effort to spend more on other seats.
thebulwark.com
Donald Trump Got Mugged by Reality
All he has now is shtick.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A satirical statue of donald trump naked, dubbed "La Peste Orange," was unveiled on Tuesday, October 6, in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The gold-plated statue by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt depicts the president with his shoulders over a smaller and frail man.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
To the rest of the world who may not have the full scope of what happened in the US this weekend
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
musk’s money is accusing Democrats of being radicals. And yet the real radicalism in American politics comes from those like musk, those who are consolidating the power of the government and the money of the American people into their own hands. 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 12, 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“The night finds the flowers of light and seasons, the scent of life, for darkness sees the blossom of stars and spring comes to the fields of frost.” ― Jayita Bhattacharjee
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
On the hunt.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Bill Murray Returns as Dr. Peter Venkman in an Amusing Rivian Ghostbusters Halloween Ad
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It is not enough that armed agents of the state are injuring and killing people with no legal accountability; the state is then lying about these incidents, too. Regular order is over. 𝗡𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲.
thebulwark.com
He’s Desperate, Stupid, Weak, and Desperate
Trump panics over diesel and begs Putin for help.
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Alan @fairhopeman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Alabama Supreme Court Friday upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a challenge to Republican gubernatorial nominee tuberville’s residency and eligibility to run for governor. An attorney for the challengers called it “a sad day for the rule of law.”
alabamareflector.com
Alabama Supreme Court affirms dismissal of Tommy Tuberville residency challenge | Alabama Reflector
In a 13-page, unsigned opinion, the court said the Montgomery Circuit Court “lacked subject-matter jurisdiction” over the case and properly dismissed it.
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