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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · Nov 19

I don’t have any pet photos to share for fun, mindless, non-political content. But I do have a helluva lot of needlepoint to share if you’re craft-inclined. 🧵

Cross stitch of the Overlook Hotel carpet from The Shining

Cross stitch of lyrics from Beyoncé’s “Formation.”

Cross stitch and embroidery of Homer Simpson backing into a bush

Cross stitch of a quote by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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AFT @aft.org · 21h

Well, it's #TrumpShutdown day...again.

Trump & the Congressional GOP are letting the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire & healthcare prices to skyrocket.

Tell Congress: We demand you fix healthcare, fund the government, & put workers first. actionnetwork.org/letters/trum...

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1d

“God Bless America” is … not the national anthem. At the game I was at recently, some people stood and some people didn’t. It’s a piece of popular song that many people like and feel moved by, just like, say, “This Land Is Your Land.”

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters are freaking out after photos emerged of Super Bowl singer Bad Bunny sitting during “God Bless America” at a New York Yankees playoff game.

MAGA Melts Down as Bad Bunny Sits for ‘God Bless America’

The singer is causing anger among Republicans for his actions during a baseball game.

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AFT @aft.org · 1d

The #TrumpShutdown is set to drive the cost of health insurance sky high for millions of working families.

It's time to fix healthcare, open the government and make workers the focus.

Read more: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 4d

Here's a good blog: defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

defector.com

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 4d

Travelers: I have a tight connection to make, I hope the gate is nearby.

Dallas Fort Worth: LOL

Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 4d

The lovely ladies at La Barbecue here in Austin estimate it’ll be another hour in line to order this much-needed brisket.

Until then, I’m taking glamour shots against the Big Bird Fence outside. 🥩

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 6d

Next album she's going to be singing "I heard you called me bacon when the coke's got you brave"

Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 7d

Time to do my White Girl Homework™️

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 8d

If NPR has no federal funding I think that means they're allowed to cuss

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine controlling the White House, Congress, and Senate, and still not being able to get a group project done.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 9d

This shutdown was completely avoidable if President Trump and the Republicans who control the government had decided to address the healthcare emergency they created in their July omnibus bill rather than defund the government. www.aft.org/press-releas...

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 10d

Chuck Schumer, in an hour from now: The president plans to flood the streets with military personnel to oppress innocent people, but what he should be flooding the streets with is tax credits for the middle class!

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 10d

Mark Normand's wife: run

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 10d

[a republican has flame-broiled three abuelas with a space laser] If you're the president, you rule, and who is to say you can't have it your way?
[democrats propose a 1% wealth tax] If liberty is the soul's right to breathe, then this be a prison of suffocation.

JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 10d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

this is, no exaggeration, some of the most loser shit i have ever seen in my life

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 10d

A: Because we haven't gotten it cut in a while.

Why Do So Many Women Have Long Hair Now?

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 10d

In case folks are looking for a source on this, NBC 4 in Washington DC reported on this.

Iowa superintendent arrested by ICE previously worked as principal in DCPS

A public school superintendent in Iowa who has been detained by immigration agents previously worked as a principal in D.C. Public Schools and Baltimore City Public Schools. Immigration and Customs En...

www.nbcwashington.com

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Geoffrey Hatchard @imgoph.bsky.social · 10d

I haven't seen a single person in my feed point out the DC connection to this story: that Dr. Roberts used to be the principal at Anacostia High School. (h/t to @mitchryals.bsky.social in @wcp.bsky.social's daily newsletter for that nugget)

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13d

What the fuck?

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents

The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...

www.iowapublicradio.org

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 10d

Oh man. I grew up living across from 2 retired state troopers (I used to babysit their 6 cats). They had 2 vintage cars, and this was one of them.

The other was an old Delaware State Trooper cruiser in mint condition. I tried to pay them to take me to prom in it but they refused. 😂

Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 10d

"You said the contribution had to be under $15"
"Well..."

Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 12d

Re-upping my 5G coverage. 💉

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 13d

Incredible! Saturday morning's sunrise -- ahead of the rain forecast this afternoon -- was a stunner.

CWG's Kevin Ambrose caught this pair of fantastic shots.

The adage seems prescient: Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.

See more photos at cwg.live

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Alex PalomBOO👻 @alexpalombo.bsky.social · 14d

I bet this would be incredible on a charcuterie board or as the filling of a pastry.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 14d

As the Netflix series about the early days of Ireland’s most famous brewing family starts, we look at the modern heirs of this enduring dynasty from the Earl of Iveagh to foreman Sean Rafferty ⬇️

Who’s who in today’s Guinness family tree?

As the Netflix series about the early days of Ireland’s most famous brewing family starts, we look at the modern heirs of this enduring dynasty from the Earl of Iveagh to foreman Sean Rafferty

www.thetimes.com

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15d

Your health care bill is about to explode.

The notices will start arriving next month.

A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.

Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.

We need to fix this. Now.

Graphic: Enrollees making above 400% of poverty will lose all financial assistance without the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits

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