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Alessandro Rigolon
@alerigolon.bsky.social
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Associate prof of urban planning. Research on green space equity, green gentrification, climate adaptation, and health equity. Love SLC, my family, and the great outdoors. Opinions (good or bad) are my own 🇮🇹🇺🇸 🌩️👀 rJgnW3igNgz7 .. more

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · Nov 18
My older daughter learned to ride a bike today. She was so happy. As she was riding, she said, “I feel free.” My heart is full.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3h
Fake news: Kid Rock gave lil Kyle Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3h
He had performed in a dress before. Nothing wrong with that on my end. He just hasn’t burned an American flag (which by the way is free speech m)

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3h
This is probably how things went
Kombucha girl meme on bad bunny

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 3h
Someone created an AI image of Bad Bunny burning an American flag while wearing a dress during a show. Conservatives (or maybe Russian bots) have been posting it all over social media. It sucks that so many people fell for it, but this shows that the conservative movement is so cooked

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4h
My father in law is Mexican and can’t understand more than half of what he says, lol

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4h
Maybe it’s legal in Puerto Rico? ah, that’s America too

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4h
Where does he want to deport Bad Bunny to? Which country?

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 4h
Sam Darnold, Super Bowl champion. Not many people had that on their bingo card. I guess perseverance and a great defense will do that

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h
They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show.

(Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 6h
Growing up in Europe, American presidents saying “God bless America” always sounded weird and so self centered. “And screw anyone else” seemed like the underlying missing message

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 6h
Bad Bunny saying that God should bless all the countries in the Americas. There are so many, not just the United States. It was a great show but that was the most powerful. Conservatives will get mad, but just let them

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Christopher Crawford @crawfordchrisv.bsky.social · 6h
Fuck ICE

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mr potato @tweetpotato314.bsky.social · 7h
bad bunny already has more yards than the patriots

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 7h
It doesn’t matter that Bad Bunny is factually an American citizen. MAGA chooses to believe he’s not American because he’s Latino and speaks Spanish

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 7h
Of course, the words racism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc are easier explanations. But I think the cultural erasure and the imposition of their culture are key issues that must be highlighted to understand today

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8h
Why so much MAGA backlash against Bad Bunny? Because so much of MAGA’s project is to erase the many cultures within the U.S. that are not white, Christian, conservative, non-immigrant, and straight. And it’s particularly bothering them because football is seen as a conservative space

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8h
PS: my Spanish is very basic and my reggaeton dance is embarrassing but I’ll have lots of fun

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8h
You all have about 45 minutes (depending on the game’s pace and ads) to learn Spanish, learn how to dance reggaeton, or both. Prepare accordingly

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 13h
Day 11: snowboarding on Sunday, mountain biking on Saturday. Utah’s pretty good
Mountains w snow

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 16h
Happy Benito Bowl to all who celebrate!

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 17h
Conspiracy theories spread like viruses across Republican supermajorities

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Bad Bunny is AMERICAN. Stop spreading misinformation

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Just your average Saturday afternoon in February when @slsees.bsky.social runs laps around the Whale (dressed as the Whale) hoping for some snow

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
It’s still in the process of playing out. Prop 4 repeal initiatives + more lawsuits. Not a done deal

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
The GOP is entering the “finding out” phase of gerrymandering. By the same metric, Dems got almost 40% of the vote in Utah and currently hold zero congressional seats due to gerrymandering
Ted Cruz whining about VA gerrymandering

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
Yep, but nothing to see! Climate change is definitely a Chinese hoax

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
“For the second year in a row, a bill based on a conspiracy theory about “chemtrails” in Utah skies has failed to get to the finish line.” Glad the media is using the term conspiracy theory for this. A shame we keep using government resources to discuss this garbage
Utah lawmakers shoot down bill targeting ‘chemtrails’ - KSLTV.com
For the second year in a row, a bill based on a conspiracy theory about “chemtrails” in Utah skies has failed to get to the finish line.
ksltv.com

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
First mountain bike ride in 12+ years. I’m happy to report I survived
Single track

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 1d
From a human perspective, I feel for these athletes. They worked their whole life to be at the Olympics, and now their country is very unpopular around the world. But their discomfort pales against the suffering this administration has caused within and outside the U.S.
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“It brings up mixed emotions to represent 🇺🇸 right now… there’s obviously a lot of things going on I’m not the biggest fan of.”

#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
“It brings up mixed emotions to represent 🇺🇸 right now… there’s obviously a lot of things going on I’m not the biggest fan of.”

#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica