Lisa Harris
@alabamabluedot.bsky.social
Birder, gardener, traveler. Liberal old white lady. Radical feminist. She/her
Great news for Alabama folks who need reproductive health care!
I've been sitting on this and trying not to leak but...
It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
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It's us. We were one of the 80+ :)
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More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a y…
financialpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Great news for Alabama folks who need reproductive health care!
I think the impetus for Trump (aka President Stephen Miller) keeping Congress closed has less to do with Epstein and more with no one being in a position to stop him.
"Trump’s autocratic takeover depends on 'complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans.' The GOP failure to exercise oversight on Trump’s bombings is allowing his consolidation of authoritarian power to balloon exponentially and dangerously."
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Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells”
Remember the Southern Command admiral who resigned two weeks ago? Hill Republicans haven’t heard from him—and they don’t apparently want to.
newrepublic.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I think the impetus for Trump (aka President Stephen Miller) keeping Congress closed has less to do with Epstein and more with no one being in a position to stop him.
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Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
When I was in elementary school (St. Patrick’s, Charleston, SC) before Mass was in the vernacular I attended a Latin High Mass (that’s where the entire service is chanted) and it was an incredible experience. I’m neither Catholic nor religious any longer, but some things are timeless.
A top American cardinal has celebrated a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV.
American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in a sign of change
A top American cardinal has celebrated a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
When I was in elementary school (St. Patrick’s, Charleston, SC) before Mass was in the vernacular I attended a Latin High Mass (that’s where the entire service is chanted) and it was an incredible experience. I’m neither Catholic nor religious any longer, but some things are timeless.
Men are just too emotional to be President.
The president got his feelings hurt, so we're doing 10% more tariffs on Canada. Joke of an administration.
October 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Men are just too emotional to be President.
Every time I think they can’t get any stupider I am proven wrong. What’s next, how unicorn farts affect temperature? @wxdam.com
EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin announces his agency is launching a major investigation into the right-wing conspiracies about chemtrails and weather manipulation to get to the bottom of it.
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Every time I think they can’t get any stupider I am proven wrong. What’s next, how unicorn farts affect temperature? @wxdam.com
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We’ve got robber barons; we’ve got pro sports players arrested in betting scandals — it’s the 1910s again!
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We’ve got robber barons; we’ve got pro sports players arrested in betting scandals — it’s the 1910s again!
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Local media actually bothered to cover #Alabama #NoKings rallies. 5,000 people turned out for #NoKingsBirmingham!!!
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Demonstrators from several Alabama cities take part in nationwide 'No Kings' rallies
Thousands of demonstrators from across Alabama participated in nationwide 'No Kings' rallies on Saturday, Oct. 18.
abc3340.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Local media actually bothered to cover #Alabama #NoKings rallies. 5,000 people turned out for #NoKingsBirmingham!!!
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October 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It should be noted that “flirty AI chatbots” are what they want massive data centers for like the one in #Bessemer Alabama. The noise, pollution, and jacked up electric bills are so people can talk dirty to a robot.
Meta to give teen parents more control after criticism over flirty AI chatbots reut.rs/42MXfsd
Meta to give teen parents more control after criticism over flirty AI chatbots
Meta said on Friday it will let parents disable their teens' private chats with AI characters, adding another measure to make its social media platforms safe for minors after fierce criticism over the behavior of its flirty chatbots.
reut.rs
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It should be noted that “flirty AI chatbots” are what they want massive data centers for like the one in #Bessemer Alabama. The noise, pollution, and jacked up electric bills are so people can talk dirty to a robot.
Every day since Jan 20 I have a cocktail as soon as I get off
work on weekdays and with dinner on weekends and some Kirkland Irish Cream on Sunday morning and I do not regret me decision.
work on weekdays and with dinner on weekends and some Kirkland Irish Cream on Sunday morning and I do not regret me decision.
October 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Every day since Jan 20 I have a cocktail as soon as I get off
work on weekdays and with dinner on weekends and some Kirkland Irish Cream on Sunday morning and I do not regret me decision.
work on weekdays and with dinner on weekends and some Kirkland Irish Cream on Sunday morning and I do not regret me decision.
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separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
September 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
This is how Star Trek: Into Darkness started. #StarTrek
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned top military commanders for an unusual meeting early next week, just before US government might shut down over a funding dispute between President Trump and congressional Democrats
Hegseth Summons Top Military Officers to a Gathering Next Week
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned top military commanders for an unusual meeting early next week, just before US government might shut down over a funding dispute between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats.
bloom.bg
September 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is how Star Trek: Into Darkness started. #StarTrek
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When I see people online, even in jest, suggest that people living in Republican-controlled states should be abandoned because of their politicians, I feel a deep heartache. New York CREATED Donald Trump and none of y’all are ever talk about it the way you disparage Alabama or Mississippi.
September 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When I see people online, even in jest, suggest that people living in Republican-controlled states should be abandoned because of their politicians, I feel a deep heartache. New York CREATED Donald Trump and none of y’all are ever talk about it the way you disparage Alabama or Mississippi.
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Remember this. The Nazis were defeated by geologists and car mechanics and school teachers and milkmen. Ordinary people from all over the world who risked their own lives to put the fascists in the ground where they belong.
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Remember this. The Nazis were defeated by geologists and car mechanics and school teachers and milkmen. Ordinary people from all over the world who risked their own lives to put the fascists in the ground where they belong.
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It's seriously the fault of patriarchy.
People want a (violent, authoritarian) daddy to be in charge and make them feel safe.
And if you sense a theme between this & my thread about men seduced into fascism because they're mad they don't have sex mommies: yup.
Patriarchy is emotionally stunting.
People want a (violent, authoritarian) daddy to be in charge and make them feel safe.
And if you sense a theme between this & my thread about men seduced into fascism because they're mad they don't have sex mommies: yup.
Patriarchy is emotionally stunting.
Not sure whose fault it is primarily that most people don't seem to know that the president is basically a manager whose job is to carry out the will of Congress, and not The Country's Boss
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
August 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's seriously the fault of patriarchy.
People want a (violent, authoritarian) daddy to be in charge and make them feel safe.
And if you sense a theme between this & my thread about men seduced into fascism because they're mad they don't have sex mommies: yup.
Patriarchy is emotionally stunting.
People want a (violent, authoritarian) daddy to be in charge and make them feel safe.
And if you sense a theme between this & my thread about men seduced into fascism because they're mad they don't have sex mommies: yup.
Patriarchy is emotionally stunting.
Apparently this administration is fine with foreign aid if it is in the form of paying for prison.
Another flight of third-country deportees has now landed in Eswatini, a small country in Southern Africa. Via @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Trump Administration Resumes Third-Country Deportation Flights
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Apparently this administration is fine with foreign aid if it is in the form of paying for prison.
Birmingham, Ala area freelancers: Alabama Media Professionals has a program this week on contracts. Important topic if you work for yourself! Check it out and please attend if you can! Will repost if Zoom becomes available. www.eventbrite.com/e/amp-lunch-...
AMP Lunch & Learn
Join us for an insightful and power-packed Lunch & Learn where we dive into the future of business networking and media innovation!
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July 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Birmingham, Ala area freelancers: Alabama Media Professionals has a program this week on contracts. Important topic if you work for yourself! Check it out and please attend if you can! Will repost if Zoom becomes available. www.eventbrite.com/e/amp-lunch-...
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If you’re feeling down on yourself at all, just remember that in the last 90 days you’ve completed as many trade deals as the president of the United States.
July 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you’re feeling down on yourself at all, just remember that in the last 90 days you’ve completed as many trade deals as the president of the United States.
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Among other things, I'm just so pissed that a country that once made winning WWII its whole personality is now building concentration camps
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Among other things, I'm just so pissed that a country that once made winning WWII its whole personality is now building concentration camps
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Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature
June 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Funny how the US has basically the government of Iran now: Supreme Leader who rules by decree, priestly council with token opposition that decides whether the decisions are okay or not on arcane scriptural grounds, and completely ceremonial legislature
Donald Trump did not broker a ceasefire. He said he did. Those are two different things.
President Donald Trump flashed intense anger Tuesday morning as the ceasefire he brokered between Israel and Iran appeared to grow more fragile. The president said he was unhappy in particular with Israel, who he said quickly violated the truce.
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Follow live updates: cnn.it/3HW5Ot0
June 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Donald Trump did not broker a ceasefire. He said he did. Those are two different things.
Sell off the people’s land to billionaires and wealthy foreign sovereign funds to do with as they please as environmental and land use regulations are slashed. What could go wrong?
Colorado's protected public lands BELONG TO ALL THE PEOPLE of the U.S. and are available for their recreation and enjoyment. The Big Bad Bill being rammed through by the GOP would SELL OFF our protected lands to the highest bidders (billionaires) for the purpose of funding their tax cuts. 1/2
June 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Sell off the people’s land to billionaires and wealthy foreign sovereign funds to do with as they please as environmental and land use regulations are slashed. What could go wrong?
Good crowd in #Tuscaloosa for #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Good crowd in #Tuscaloosa for #NoKings