Alex Rikleen for Senate
@rikleen.bsky.social
Father, husband, teacher, writer, volunteer. He/Him.
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
AlexRikleen.us
Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
AlexRikleen.us
Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
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They said "existential threat".
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
Kelly and the others deserve credit sending this important message to our troops & their bravery in holding firm against his threats.
But this is an important point, too. Congress has a role here, that they should acknowledge.
But this is an important point, too. Congress has a role here, that they should acknowledge.
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Kelly and the others deserve credit sending this important message to our troops & their bravery in holding firm against his threats.
But this is an important point, too. Congress has a role here, that they should acknowledge.
But this is an important point, too. Congress has a role here, that they should acknowledge.
Trump pardoned money launderer Zhao, who was doing business with Trump's family.
And now we find out Zhao may have given Hamas millions *after* 10/7.
The gravity of this scandal would have ended every other president.
And now we find out Zhao may have given Hamas millions *after* 10/7.
The gravity of this scandal would have ended every other president.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Trump pardoned money launderer Zhao, who was doing business with Trump's family.
And now we find out Zhao may have given Hamas millions *after* 10/7.
The gravity of this scandal would have ended every other president.
And now we find out Zhao may have given Hamas millions *after* 10/7.
The gravity of this scandal would have ended every other president.
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Yes. Also voters like it when you stand for something. "I don't care if Republicans think we're wrong or if it's not popular, I'm standing up for my neighbors and friends" has benefits beyond the issue itself.
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Wasting our tax money on what is absolutely going to be a racist and cruel project to disrupt the lives of people already legally and peacefully contributing to our society.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Wasting our tax money on what is absolutely going to be a racist and cruel project to disrupt the lives of people already legally and peacefully contributing to our society.
None of this is true.
All of this is the same BS they said before Iraq.
All of this is the same BS they said before Iraq.
Rep. Salazar: "We're gonna be doing a favor to us, to our children, to our economy, to our oil companies to be able to liberate. And to Venezuelans who wants to be free."
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
None of this is true.
All of this is the same BS they said before Iraq.
All of this is the same BS they said before Iraq.
The corruption in this administration is astounding.
We will need investigations & criminal accountability where appropriate if we are to move forward.
We will need investigations & criminal accountability where appropriate if we are to move forward.
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The corruption in this administration is astounding.
We will need investigations & criminal accountability where appropriate if we are to move forward.
We will need investigations & criminal accountability where appropriate if we are to move forward.
Reminder that this Elon Musk personally intervened to reinstate Tate - who has been charged with rape, sex trafficking, and more - to make sure that Tate could share insights like this on Musk's platform.
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reminder that this Elon Musk personally intervened to reinstate Tate - who has been charged with rape, sex trafficking, and more - to make sure that Tate could share insights like this on Musk's platform.
Cool event in Lowell today at 4pm:
Local band TELL is shooting a music video for their new protest song, and they're teaming up w/@indivisiblelowell.bsky.social to make it a rally!
I'll be speaking. Come join!
FB Event w/details:
www.facebook.com/share/1BirQv...
Local band TELL is shooting a music video for their new protest song, and they're teaming up w/@indivisiblelowell.bsky.social to make it a rally!
I'll be speaking. Come join!
FB Event w/details:
www.facebook.com/share/1BirQv...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Cool event in Lowell today at 4pm:
Local band TELL is shooting a music video for their new protest song, and they're teaming up w/@indivisiblelowell.bsky.social to make it a rally!
I'll be speaking. Come join!
FB Event w/details:
www.facebook.com/share/1BirQv...
Local band TELL is shooting a music video for their new protest song, and they're teaming up w/@indivisiblelowell.bsky.social to make it a rally!
I'll be speaking. Come join!
FB Event w/details:
www.facebook.com/share/1BirQv...
Nothing about this organization can be saved.
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nothing about this organization can be saved.
Reposted by Alex Rikleen for Senate
Am I allowed to still post about Fantasy Basketball once in a while?
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Am I allowed to still post about Fantasy Basketball once in a while?
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
This is anonther example of a theme:
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Greene: I will be resigning from office, with my last day being January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is anonther example of a theme:
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
According to this study, there were fewer complaints about trans people in bathrooms in the UK than there were Republican politicians accused of sexual assault in the US in 2024.
A great investigative piece by @translucent.org.uk brilliant work.
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
How Many Complaints About Trans Women Using Toilets? - TransLucent
Data from local authorities representing over 16.5 million people reveals that complaints about trans women using toilets are virtually non-existent
translucent.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
According to this study, there were fewer complaints about trans people in bathrooms in the UK than there were Republican politicians accused of sexual assault in the US in 2024.
He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
Yesterday, the Mass GOP decided to bypass voters and endorse John Deaton.
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
As Democrats duke it out, Mass. GOP endorses John Deaton for US Senate in hopes of avoiding primary - The Boston Globe
John Deaton, the cryptocurrency advocate who lost the 2024 US Senate race to Elizabeth Warren, has cast himself as the party’s best shot next year at taking the Senate seat currently held by Ed Markey...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yesterday, the Mass GOP decided to bypass voters and endorse John Deaton.
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Reposted by Alex Rikleen for Senate
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
MSPCA-Angell is holding an emergency adoptathon today and tomorrow after saving a large number of animals recently.
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
MSPCA holds emergency adoptathon after multiple large-scale seizures
After nearly 150 animals were seized in two cruelty probes, MSPCA-Angell will hold a two-day emergency adoptathon; dogs and puppies available pay-what-you-can.
www.wcvb.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
MSPCA-Angell is holding an emergency adoptathon today and tomorrow after saving a large number of animals recently.
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
Some major accounts are engaging with this, pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump's continued incitements to violence vs his Kirk reaction.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some major accounts are engaging with this, pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump's continued incitements to violence vs his Kirk reaction.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
Yet another example of President Trump actively encouraging political violence.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Indiana lawmaker is the victim of swatting after Trump criticized him over redistricting
State Sen. Greg Goode said that he and his family are okay after a false report prompted a police response.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yet another example of President Trump actively encouraging political violence.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
I should probably promote my Instagram more often here.
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I should probably promote my Instagram more often here.
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
The whole thread
The HHS report on gender affirming care released it's updated report showing they stacked its authors with anti-trans hate-group affiliated members, several of whom aren't even doctors with any sort of clinical experience. They selected their own ideologically friendly peer reviewers.
It's a joke.
It's a joke.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The whole thread
This is correct.
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Both of these issues are intertwined and I wish democrats would seize on the messaging that all trump cares about is enriching and protecting himself and his billionaire buddies
“Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds...the president has been particularly dogged by perceptions he isn't doing enough to help households with everyday expenses”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is correct.
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
The return of meritocracy!
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
slate.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The return of meritocracy!
It's easy to focus on how hilariously incompetent this whole ordeal is.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's easy to focus on how hilariously incompetent this whole ordeal is.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.