Aleen
@aleen.bsky.social
Aleen [uh-lean], noun: Podcaster, reader, writer, knitter, nerd. Queer. A work in progress.
I live in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona on Akimel O'odham and Pee Posh ancestral land.
I live in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona on Akimel O'odham and Pee Posh ancestral land.
Pinned
I've been trying to get people to realize this for months now, especially with regard to corporate leaders' continual bootlicking.
We've crossed the line into full-blown fascism. If you're not against them, you're with them.
We've crossed the line into full-blown fascism. If you're not against them, you're with them.
it's collaborators vs non collaborators
It’s not left v. center or progressive v. liberal or anything like that. It’s fight v. don’t fight.
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I've been trying to get people to realize this for months now, especially with regard to corporate leaders' continual bootlicking.
We've crossed the line into full-blown fascism. If you're not against them, you're with them.
We've crossed the line into full-blown fascism. If you're not against them, you're with them.
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Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.
he's such a ghoul
Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to discuss the emerging deal. “Stay tuned,” Schumer tells us with a grin.
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
he's such a ghoul
Arizona! Our senators will absolutely cave on this if we don't speak up. Give them a quick call:
Gallego: 202-224-4521
Kelly: 202-224-2235
Gallego: 202-224-4521
Kelly: 202-224-2235
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Arizona! Our senators will absolutely cave on this if we don't speak up. Give them a quick call:
Gallego: 202-224-4521
Kelly: 202-224-2235
Gallego: 202-224-4521
Kelly: 202-224-2235
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Were I still shopping at Target, this would make me stop.
They're retail workers, not paid actors.
They're retail workers, not paid actors.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Were I still shopping at Target, this would make me stop.
They're retail workers, not paid actors.
They're retail workers, not paid actors.
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The LLM thing is remarkable because if anyone was like "I never went to medical school anyway here's my magic anti disease device pls give 100 billion" they'd be laughed out the room or beaten with sticks but we're supposed to let guys who never read a book hand us an app claiming it'll write them
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The LLM thing is remarkable because if anyone was like "I never went to medical school anyway here's my magic anti disease device pls give 100 billion" they'd be laughed out the room or beaten with sticks but we're supposed to let guys who never read a book hand us an app claiming it'll write them
couldn't be me researching where to get bases to start dying my own yarn
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
couldn't be me researching where to get bases to start dying my own yarn
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So, we don’t have a functioning government, just That Guy; the Speaker has never read a newspaper or seen anything; costs are skyrocketing; holiday travel is screwed; and That Other Guy is getting a trillion dollar payday, but it’s women who are ruining the workplace.
Did I get that right.
Did I get that right.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
So, we don’t have a functioning government, just That Guy; the Speaker has never read a newspaper or seen anything; costs are skyrocketing; holiday travel is screwed; and That Other Guy is getting a trillion dollar payday, but it’s women who are ruining the workplace.
Did I get that right.
Did I get that right.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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Every personality trait rich people are lauded for is also a symptom of sociopathy.
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Every personality trait rich people are lauded for is also a symptom of sociopathy.
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McConnell orders the government to fully fund SNAP benefits for November immediately via TRO—written order to come.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
McConnell orders the government to fully fund SNAP benefits for November immediately via TRO—written order to come.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
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The Lego Icons Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise-D ($400, 3,600 pieces) will be available on November 28.
The Lego Icons Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise-D ($400, 3,600 pieces) will be available on November 28.
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Lego Icons Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise-D ($400, 3,600 pieces) will be available on November 28.
The Lego Icons Star Trek: The Next Generation USS Enterprise-D ($400, 3,600 pieces) will be available on November 28.
...and I never will.
Rowling has said that she thinks royalty money rolling into her bank account is a sign that people support her violently transphobic agenda.
If you cannot disengage from Harry Potter, please at least commit to not buying new, licensed products from the HP universe.
Rowling has said that she thinks royalty money rolling into her bank account is a sign that people support her violently transphobic agenda.
If you cannot disengage from Harry Potter, please at least commit to not buying new, licensed products from the HP universe.
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
...and I never will.
Rowling has said that she thinks royalty money rolling into her bank account is a sign that people support her violently transphobic agenda.
If you cannot disengage from Harry Potter, please at least commit to not buying new, licensed products from the HP universe.
Rowling has said that she thinks royalty money rolling into her bank account is a sign that people support her violently transphobic agenda.
If you cannot disengage from Harry Potter, please at least commit to not buying new, licensed products from the HP universe.
wtaf
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
wtaf
I agree with a lot of this assessment.
I'm largely dissatisfied with Senator Kelly's representation (he's one of my senators); I hope that this year's election will help push him to make a stronger stand than he has thus far.
I'm largely dissatisfied with Senator Kelly's representation (he's one of my senators); I hope that this year's election will help push him to make a stronger stand than he has thus far.
A lot of people have been asking me all day what yesterday’s election results tell us. Every state and community is different, but as someone who has won a couple tough elections, there are a few things that stuck out to me.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I agree with a lot of this assessment.
I'm largely dissatisfied with Senator Kelly's representation (he's one of my senators); I hope that this year's election will help push him to make a stronger stand than he has thus far.
I'm largely dissatisfied with Senator Kelly's representation (he's one of my senators); I hope that this year's election will help push him to make a stronger stand than he has thus far.
I remember how I looked at people who said, and I quote, "Joe Biden has dementia; it's criminal for Jill to force him into the presidency."
Now I'm like, "It seems like there's credible evidence that Trump has dementia."
I keep thinking about how little I thought of the Biden conspiracy theorists.
Now I'm like, "It seems like there's credible evidence that Trump has dementia."
I keep thinking about how little I thought of the Biden conspiracy theorists.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I remember how I looked at people who said, and I quote, "Joe Biden has dementia; it's criminal for Jill to force him into the presidency."
Now I'm like, "It seems like there's credible evidence that Trump has dementia."
I keep thinking about how little I thought of the Biden conspiracy theorists.
Now I'm like, "It seems like there's credible evidence that Trump has dementia."
I keep thinking about how little I thought of the Biden conspiracy theorists.
Maricopa County, Arizona has not updated their elections page since their initial tallies were posted at 8:00 last night. That was over 18 hours ago 😑
elections.maricopa.gov/result...
elections.maricopa.gov/result...
Election Results
elections.maricopa.gov
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Maricopa County, Arizona has not updated their elections page since their initial tallies were posted at 8:00 last night. That was over 18 hours ago 😑
elections.maricopa.gov/result...
elections.maricopa.gov/result...
For *years*, Black activists have talked about what a catastrophic error it was for dems to not work to appeal to Black voters.
Mamdani did the work and it paid off.
Mamdani did the work and it paid off.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For *years*, Black activists have talked about what a catastrophic error it was for dems to not work to appeal to Black voters.
Mamdani did the work and it paid off.
Mamdani did the work and it paid off.
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incredible stuff. really, genuinely, unsarcastically beautiful.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
incredible stuff. really, genuinely, unsarcastically beautiful.
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we need Democratic Party candidates who make people as excited about being Americans and residents of their cities and states as Zohran made New Yorkers this entire campaign, tonight, and in the months and years to come.
He has declared war on Trump and made people excited about being New Yorkers. I’m already proud to live here and my god, that was the best NYC pride, don’t fuck with us speech I’ve heard in my lifetime
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
we need Democratic Party candidates who make people as excited about being Americans and residents of their cities and states as Zohran made New Yorkers this entire campaign, tonight, and in the months and years to come.
it's almost like reaching out & listening to voters and adapting your policies & messaging in response works as a political strategy
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
it's almost like reaching out & listening to voters and adapting your policies & messaging in response works as a political strategy
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FEEDING BABIES WON!!!!!
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
FEEDING BABIES WON!!!!!
may this light the way for more
more younger people running
more enthusiasm for voting
more defeating fascism at the polls
more younger people running
more enthusiasm for voting
more defeating fascism at the polls
Savor this moment, friends.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
may this light the way for more
more younger people running
more enthusiasm for voting
more defeating fascism at the polls
more younger people running
more enthusiasm for voting
more defeating fascism at the polls