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A Political Alt

@polalt.bsky.social
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My “alt” for following politics, history, current affairs and more so I can keep my main account free of that. Necessary to stay involved but also maintain my mental health. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 📍Maine @mainemikey.bsky.social

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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
However much you hate Trump and his supporters, it’s not enough.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Executing prisoners is not a legitimate power of government, despite its long and barbaric history, and we should put an end to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This was their original headline
Hearing Aimed at Jack Smith Devolves When Topic Turns to
Basketball
Senator Eric Schmitt accused the former special counsel of perjury based on text messages about a basketball game that he appeared to misunderstand.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A vast improvement over the original headline.
New York Times headline

Hearing Aimed at Jack Smith Devolves When Topic Turns to
Basketball
Senator Eric Schmitt accused the former special counsel of perjury based on text messages about a basketball game that he appeared to misunderstand.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looking at the two of you in the back there...
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In today’s Republican Party, he probably sent his stock higher.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They couldn’t have chosen a better photo for the tweet!
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Truckers for Trump"
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“I’m Adam Hamilton and I approve this message.”
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 10/09/2026
The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
On the same day the sister of the Republican candidate for governor in Maine wrote an op-ed endorsing the Democrat, Hannah Pingree
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My gosh, with that sanctimonious attitude, who does she think she is? A New York Times reporter?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s like a hostage video. Those poor wonderful astronauts behind him, used as a backdrop for his insane ranting.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Perhaps it would be better morally & electorally to make the people you're running against, who are assaulting, abducting, murdering, stealing, putting kids into concentration camps, starting wars & destroying our lives, your opposition. Instead of some streamer dude voters have never heard of.
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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I can’t explain it but it came to me fully formed- Donald Trump and Tim Curry will die on the same day
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cc: @darthbluesky.bsky.social
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When your timeline is filled with queer folks and brown/Black people singing the praises of and loudly mourning a 1940s-Tennessee-born white Boomer lady, welp. She was pretty goddamn extraordinary, you can assume.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Said no one, ever
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This meeting could have been a tablet
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This one was probably better saved in your drafts folder
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What book are you reading?
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
JFC, dude.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Well, it did last longer than 4 hours.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Shouldn't you know? I mean, you're God.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
even if it was good policy, this shit is completely ancillary to the goal of actually limiting the power of big tech. Elon Musk has a trillion dollars and is trying to start a global race war, your response to that can’t be “kids should be on their phones less”
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Until such time as reforms/legislation can remedy this, every Democratic candidate in 2028 needs to commit to removing all Republican commissioners on day one.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“Yeah, yeah, I have proof…”
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Having listened to that podcast several times, I can guarantee with near certainty that he did not.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
JFC c'mon hamburger from heaven
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I believe the platform you’re looking for to post this garbage is Twitter.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Seriously, fuck right off with this shit.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I want to stress here how utterly bankrupt it is to feed moral panic about transgender youth. You’re just feeding bullying. And here’s the kicker: the right is still gonna brand you a child groomer. So what do you really accomplish besides abandoning trans kids and getting sage nods from losers.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
What a petulant piece of shit he is. Bari Weiss has torn apart any legitimacy CBS News had and Trump still calls them crooked. Great job, Bari!
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Part of Bari’s problem is she’s trying to go all-in on state propaganda during the regime’s low point, it’s like opening a flip-phone store
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I would love this if it happens, but speaking as a Mainer, it’s so hard to envision LePage losing in ME-02.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
How the fuck do people who are so goddamned stupid end up so successful?
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Every day of Trump 2.0 I think “it can’t get more outrageous than this,” and I am wrong. This slush fund thing is so fucking rancid and unacceptable and I hate the feeling and reality that no politician is going to stop it, or call in Batman or something. This is not a country.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thank you for highlighting another account for my block list
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The gross misstatement in that clip is suggesting that Donald Trump would do anything to benefit the country. Everything Trump does is solely for his own benefit.
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
How many times did she run that photo through the Facetune app?
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
What is a “pariner”
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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This dog was a three term mayor of Whoville.
A scruffy looking brown dog with hair coming out of his ears
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Where pray tell are they coming down?
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
what is the fucking point of an opposition party that acts like this
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A Political Alt @polalt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🙋🏼‍♂️I know, Karoline ! Maybe Trump can stop acting like a fascist.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The media lives for opportunities to say “Democrats should be nicer to Trump.” They want to exist in the permanent state of “both sides” and are uncomfortable with straight reporting on Trump being a dementia-addled, incoherent, narcissistic fascist.
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