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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 2d

“In fascist America, nothing is simple or as it seems. When troops were sent to Washington, D.C., it wasn’t just about crime. It was about testing the waters for Chicago and Portland. … It’s about setting the stage for total military occupation.” Marc Elias, Democracy Docket, 10/9/2025

Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 2d

Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 4d

Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 4d

"We’re going through very dark times: socially, politically and especially environmentally. If you think globally, you get really depressed, so act locally. Each one of us makes some impact...every single day."

Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 4d

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 5d

And therein lies the rub: Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 5d

Buying them off. Again. Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 5d

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 6d

Sorry <<home>>

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 6d

Judge’s hime set afire, husband & son injured, after weeks of death threats. m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 7d

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 8d

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10d

This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.

Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 9d

OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 9d

Made me snort out loud

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 10d

Here are the facts:
Dems’ official position in the shutdown standoff, as laid out in an alternate funding bill, calls for undoing the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts Repubs enacted earlier this year & extending subsidies for Americans who buy health insurance from ACA exchanges. It’s pretty simple.

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 11d

Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 11d

Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 12d

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... Children have been & continue to die, directly due to the Trump Admin’s ineptitude, decisions, lack of compassion and intent. To me, this is horrendous. Millions of tax dollars in medicines were simply dumped. Rubio lies.

USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

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Alisa @azalisa.bsky.social · 12d

Kari Lake pisses off the judge, again. That ought to win her more kudos from 47, which is all she gives a damn about.

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff