Alex Holt
@skatingtomato.bsky.social
Still your friendly neighborhood geek/“propogandist.” Baltimore/Maryland correspondent for GGW. He/him. Vocal advocacy classist. Tranist. #ActuallyAutistic
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Alex Holt
@skatingtomato.bsky.social
· Feb 20
What to watch in the 2025 Maryland General Assembly
Between a budget crunch, a housing crisis, and a new appetite in Annapolis for tackling longstanding energy and environmental issues, this year’s Maryland General Assembly session could be a very prod...
ggwash.org
My latest article for @ggwash.org takes a look at some of the biggest urbanist bills of #MDGA25, especially in transit, housing, & even the environment. Check it out, there's a lot of good stuff being discussed in Annapolis, even amidst all the chaos in Washington: ggwash.org/view/98490/w...
#NotableMarylandBills, Tues. edition Pt. II: The House Side starts now w/ 6 of the 7 bills the Appropriations Committee is hearing today...
Back in a bit w/ a very packed House side...
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
#NotableMarylandBills, Tues. edition Pt. II: The House Side starts now w/ 6 of the 7 bills the Appropriations Committee is hearing today...
Rescuing Tues.'s #NotableMarylandBills thread because I'm pretty sure I broke it with a deleted post & moving on to 4 bills out of Finance...
*SB 342/HB 331 would establish the "Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund & Litter Reduction Program." This one's an @mdlcv.bsky.social & @sierraclubmd.bsky.social priority for a reason...
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Rescuing Tues.'s #NotableMarylandBills thread because I'm pretty sure I broke it with a deleted post & moving on to 4 bills out of Finance...
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Standards? STANDARDS?!
THE LAW, CHUCK. YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO FOLLOW. THE. LAW. BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT DOING THAT.
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE CRIMINALS WHO ARE GETTING AWAY WITH BREAKING THE LAW.
THE LAW, CHUCK. YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO FOLLOW. THE. LAW. BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT DOING THAT.
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE CRIMINALS WHO ARE GETTING AWAY WITH BREAKING THE LAW.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Standards? STANDARDS?!
THE LAW, CHUCK. YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO FOLLOW. THE. LAW. BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT DOING THAT.
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE CRIMINALS WHO ARE GETTING AWAY WITH BREAKING THE LAW.
THE LAW, CHUCK. YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO FOLLOW. THE. LAW. BECAUSE THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT DOING THAT.
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE CRIMINALS WHO ARE GETTING AWAY WITH BREAKING THE LAW.
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that the march for billionaires involved aella makes it roughly ten thousand times funnier I am wheezing
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
that the march for billionaires involved aella makes it roughly ten thousand times funnier I am wheezing
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The way I would at right now is that federal agencies are looking for gray areas where they can refuse federal orders, and judges are getting wise and making it far harder.
When they are told "let this person go. Now." They do it. Classic bully shit.
When they are told "let this person go. Now." They do it. Classic bully shit.
[leftistly] "trump doesn't care about the law! he can do anything!! we've already lost!!!"
meanwhile
meanwhile
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The way I would at right now is that federal agencies are looking for gray areas where they can refuse federal orders, and judges are getting wise and making it far harder.
When they are told "let this person go. Now." They do it. Classic bully shit.
When they are told "let this person go. Now." They do it. Classic bully shit.
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[leftistly] "trump doesn't care about the law! he can do anything!! we've already lost!!!"
meanwhile
meanwhile
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
[leftistly] "trump doesn't care about the law! he can do anything!! we've already lost!!!"
meanwhile
meanwhile
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This is a crucial point. Fascists are actively driving social, legal, and economic penalties for dissent. A lot of elite actors and institutions have collaborated or gone silent. Making defiance as visible, relevant & widespread as possible is not going to fix things on its own, but it is a net good
People have worn out "performative." We often perform things that are real, you know. Posting is a kind of performance of one's politics. Performative doesn't actually mean "fake" or "empty," it just gets deployed that way. We actually need performance. Case in point: last night's performance.
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is a crucial point. Fascists are actively driving social, legal, and economic penalties for dissent. A lot of elite actors and institutions have collaborated or gone silent. Making defiance as visible, relevant & widespread as possible is not going to fix things on its own, but it is a net good
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AIPAC candidates in IL-
Miller, 2nd dist: Chicago S lakefront and SE side, S suburbs, Kankakee
Conyears-Irvin, 7th: Chicago W side, Loop, inland S side, Oak Park, W Cook County
Bean, 8th: N DuPage, NW Cook and N Kane Counties
Fine, 9th: Chicago far N side, Evanston, near N and far NW burbs
Miller, 2nd dist: Chicago S lakefront and SE side, S suburbs, Kankakee
Conyears-Irvin, 7th: Chicago W side, Loop, inland S side, Oak Park, W Cook County
Bean, 8th: N DuPage, NW Cook and N Kane Counties
Fine, 9th: Chicago far N side, Evanston, near N and far NW burbs
Seems AIPAC is going all in on Illinois now
NEWS: I’m hearing from multiple sources that AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project is going up with $500k in ads in IL-07 for Melissa Conyears-Ervin. AIPAC donors have already flocked to the campaign for her opponent Jason Friedman…story TK
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 AM
AIPAC candidates in IL-
Miller, 2nd dist: Chicago S lakefront and SE side, S suburbs, Kankakee
Conyears-Irvin, 7th: Chicago W side, Loop, inland S side, Oak Park, W Cook County
Bean, 8th: N DuPage, NW Cook and N Kane Counties
Fine, 9th: Chicago far N side, Evanston, near N and far NW burbs
Miller, 2nd dist: Chicago S lakefront and SE side, S suburbs, Kankakee
Conyears-Irvin, 7th: Chicago W side, Loop, inland S side, Oak Park, W Cook County
Bean, 8th: N DuPage, NW Cook and N Kane Counties
Fine, 9th: Chicago far N side, Evanston, near N and far NW burbs
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this is absolutely deranged what are we even doing
🚨 Marco Rubio Is Deliberately Blocking Trump From Cuba Talks
The Sec. of State has told the pres. that talks are happening w/ high-level Cuban officials. No such talks exist. Purported negotiations in Mexico? Actual fake news.
Story for Drop Site News from...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/marco-rubi...
The Sec. of State has told the pres. that talks are happening w/ high-level Cuban officials. No such talks exist. Purported negotiations in Mexico? Actual fake news.
Story for Drop Site News from...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/marco-rubi...
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
this is absolutely deranged what are we even doing
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now do RFK, jr
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
now do RFK, jr
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i am not sure that i could name someone in business who has burned more name capital than musk has. like, you usually have to look at entertainment or sports, and it’s usually people like phil spector or OJ. maybe bernie madoff applies here.
you can be excited and inspired about the future if you don’t drive away everyone who once cared about you and replace them with weird fanboys. musk fundamentally needs longshot projects because his own choices have made his personal life a barren wasteland
"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
i am not sure that i could name someone in business who has burned more name capital than musk has. like, you usually have to look at entertainment or sports, and it’s usually people like phil spector or OJ. maybe bernie madoff applies here.
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musk has so epically mismanaged his own life that he cannot find real comradeship even with those who share his malign intentions. epstein, trump, and other malcontents all grew tired of him or judged him too undesirable to keep at anything other than arm’s length
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 AM
musk has so epically mismanaged his own life that he cannot find real comradeship even with those who share his malign intentions. epstein, trump, and other malcontents all grew tired of him or judged him too undesirable to keep at anything other than arm’s length
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musk is an abusive and controlling freak even to a machine he created — grok — transforming it into a vehicle for generating CSAM and revenge porn
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
musk is an abusive and controlling freak even to a machine he created — grok — transforming it into a vehicle for generating CSAM and revenge porn
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great leaders are inspired by the dreams of those who follow them. musk, even by silicon valley standards, is a petty and insecure dictator who swats away anyone who gives him critical feedback and obsessively micromanages his employees’ tasks
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 AM
great leaders are inspired by the dreams of those who follow them. musk, even by silicon valley standards, is a petty and insecure dictator who swats away anyone who gives him critical feedback and obsessively micromanages his employees’ tasks
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our friends, if nothing else, can be worth living for and doing great things for. musk’s friends are nazis that are addicted to japanese pornography
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
our friends, if nothing else, can be worth living for and doing great things for. musk’s friends are nazis that are addicted to japanese pornography
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other people are inspired by their romantic partners and live to be with them. musk has alienated and driven away every single woman who loved him
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
other people are inspired by their romantic partners and live to be with them. musk has alienated and driven away every single woman who loved him
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many people, for example, are excited and inspired by their children. musk has many children but has little to no involvement in their lives
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
many people, for example, are excited and inspired by their children. musk has many children but has little to no involvement in their lives
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you can be excited and inspired about the future if you don’t drive away everyone who once cared about you and replace them with weird fanboys. musk fundamentally needs longshot projects because his own choices have made his personal life a barren wasteland
"Life cannot just be about one sad thing after another," says the man responsible—directly or indirectly—for like 90% of the sad things that happened in the past year.
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 AM
you can be excited and inspired about the future if you don’t drive away everyone who once cared about you and replace them with weird fanboys. musk fundamentally needs longshot projects because his own choices have made his personal life a barren wasteland
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we are firmly in Worst Person You Know Made A Great Point territory and he can stay there as long as he wants imo
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
we are firmly in Worst Person You Know Made A Great Point territory and he can stay there as long as he wants imo
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80,000 people is just a number that makes my stomach clench thinking about it
ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
80,000 people is just a number that makes my stomach clench thinking about it
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also the fact that the largest single faction of actually existing Hawaiian independence activists are monarchists who want to turn Hawaii back into Brutal Pineapple Dubai, which is what it was before independence. the actually existing descendant of the Hawaiian communists is the Hawaiian Democrats
my favorite part of the Hawaii independence dead enders is that they are also almost universally anti-tourism
and it’s like, you realize that as an independent country Hawaii would have to be *even more reliant on tourism* to sustain its economy and standard of living
and it’s like, you realize that as an independent country Hawaii would have to be *even more reliant on tourism* to sustain its economy and standard of living
OH YEA PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD DISCOURSE IS BACK
BRING BACK HAWAI’I INDEPENDENCE BY WHITE PEOPLE NEXT
BRING BACK HAWAI’I INDEPENDENCE BY WHITE PEOPLE NEXT
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 AM
also the fact that the largest single faction of actually existing Hawaiian independence activists are monarchists who want to turn Hawaii back into Brutal Pineapple Dubai, which is what it was before independence. the actually existing descendant of the Hawaiian communists is the Hawaiian Democrats
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NOTUS doesn’t get enough flack for their ratfucking of Democrats
Brooks is not in Congress and the article notes he fully plans to divest if he wins
Remember that time one of their reporters changed an entire article of context regarding McBride and trans legislation?
Brooks is not in Congress and the article notes he fully plans to divest if he wins
Remember that time one of their reporters changed an entire article of context regarding McBride and trans legislation?
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
NOTUS doesn’t get enough flack for their ratfucking of Democrats
Brooks is not in Congress and the article notes he fully plans to divest if he wins
Remember that time one of their reporters changed an entire article of context regarding McBride and trans legislation?
Brooks is not in Congress and the article notes he fully plans to divest if he wins
Remember that time one of their reporters changed an entire article of context regarding McBride and trans legislation?
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Americas Exceptionalism
Birthright citizenship is why is this Hemisphere is superior to the other one, and the fact that evil men like Miller wish to rob us of it should make them enemies of all of the Americas.
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Americas Exceptionalism
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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
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Yea man idk I don’t think down ballot Texas Dems should have to answer for any of her antics that will transpire over a campaign
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Yea man idk I don’t think down ballot Texas Dems should have to answer for any of her antics that will transpire over a campaign