Alexandra Acker-Lyons
@alackerlyons.bsky.social
Political dork, Democrats, repro rights, women, democracy. Avid reader. Mom. Colorado.
youtu.be/ku_Fcr9CSDo PoliticAL Update 11.7.25: So much winning. Big night for Democrats across the board and women in particular. Our Queen is retiring. Lots of candidate and redistricting updates. And buy campaign staffers a beer and a salad.
PoliticAL Update 11.7.25: So much winning
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November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
youtu.be/ku_Fcr9CSDo PoliticAL Update 11.7.25: So much winning. Big night for Democrats across the board and women in particular. Our Queen is retiring. Lots of candidate and redistricting updates. And buy campaign staffers a beer and a salad.
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NEW: Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has conceded. A stunning defeat for a MAGA media fixture who built a national profile on claims of a "complete gang takeover" of Aurora that led President Trump to visit and falsely proclaim the city "conquered" by an immigrant gang
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
NEW: Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky has conceded. A stunning defeat for a MAGA media fixture who built a national profile on claims of a "complete gang takeover" of Aurora that led President Trump to visit and falsely proclaim the city "conquered" by an immigrant gang
This is a big deal for PA-1 where Fitzpatrick should now be nervous.
Bucks County ousts ALL Republicans from the Central Bucks and Pennridge school boards after both school boards were ground zero for anti-trans policies in 2021.
The wave is receding.
The wave is receding.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is a big deal for PA-1 where Fitzpatrick should now be nervous.
My hot take: Try. Care. Show up. Fight. It’s not ideological or even generational. It’s about making people feel heard and doing something to actually help them. It’s about lived experience and running different candidates (Moms! Muslims!) not insiders. That’s the lesson.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My hot take: Try. Care. Show up. Fight. It’s not ideological or even generational. It’s about making people feel heard and doing something to actually help them. It’s about lived experience and running different candidates (Moms! Muslims!) not insiders. That’s the lesson.
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The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
Dick Cheney did a brave and patriotic thing last year in endorsing Kamala Harris. The rest of his public and private career was a dumpster fire.
November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dick Cheney did a brave and patriotic thing last year in endorsing Kamala Harris. The rest of his public and private career was a dumpster fire.
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Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
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It’s Election Day, Colorado! If you haven’t cast your ballot, there is still time. Head to www.GoVoteColorado.gov to find your nearest drop box or voting center and make sure to cast your ballot by 7 p.m!
Go Vote Colorado - Colorado Secretary of State
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November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s Election Day, Colorado! If you haven’t cast your ballot, there is still time. Head to www.GoVoteColorado.gov to find your nearest drop box or voting center and make sure to cast your ballot by 7 p.m!
Happy Election Day to candidates, staff, and super volunteers! May you have good weather, good snacks, and swift counts.
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy Election Day to candidates, staff, and super volunteers! May you have good weather, good snacks, and swift counts.
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New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
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It’s not just New York City: Dozens of other cities are hosting intriguing mayoral elections on Tuesday, including Albuquerque, Atlanta, Detroit, Jersey City, Miami, Minneapolis, and Seattle.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More
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November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s not just New York City: Dozens of other cities are hosting intriguing mayoral elections on Tuesday, including Albuquerque, Atlanta, Detroit, Jersey City, Miami, Minneapolis, and Seattle.
It is Sunday, November 2. I have eaten all of the Snickers. And that’s a wrap on Halloween 2025.
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It is Sunday, November 2. I have eaten all of the Snickers. And that’s a wrap on Halloween 2025.
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The energy on the ground today in Newark was off the charts.
New Jersey is ready to elect Mikie Sherrill as its next governor.
Let’s land this. Text GOTV to 43367 to help make it happen.
New Jersey is ready to elect Mikie Sherrill as its next governor.
Let’s land this. Text GOTV to 43367 to help make it happen.
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The energy on the ground today in Newark was off the charts.
New Jersey is ready to elect Mikie Sherrill as its next governor.
Let’s land this. Text GOTV to 43367 to help make it happen.
New Jersey is ready to elect Mikie Sherrill as its next governor.
Let’s land this. Text GOTV to 43367 to help make it happen.
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Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
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HCR nails it every time but love the way Neguse reframed what’s happening. Why isn’t everyone in the media doing this?
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
HCR nails it every time but love the way Neguse reframed what’s happening. Why isn’t everyone in the media doing this?
PoliticAL Update 10.31.25: Happy Halloween! Sometimes life gets in the way. Let the voters decide. Days away from some actual data from elections! Food banks need your help. youtu.be/SJgxqR-kUJQ
PoliticAL Update 10.31.25: Sometimes life gets in the way.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
PoliticAL Update 10.31.25: Happy Halloween! Sometimes life gets in the way. Let the voters decide. Days away from some actual data from elections! Food banks need your help. youtu.be/SJgxqR-kUJQ
Keeping the smaller fun sized candy is bullshit. That is all.
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Keeping the smaller fun sized candy is bullshit. That is all.
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.
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[If you don’t live in Michigan, keep scrolling]
Hello, Bluesky user! Yes. You!
If you're planning to support me next year, I’m asking for your endorsement. We want to feature YOU for the great work you do, whatever that looks like.
Link in the comments.
Hello, Bluesky user! Yes. You!
If you're planning to support me next year, I’m asking for your endorsement. We want to feature YOU for the great work you do, whatever that looks like.
Link in the comments.
October 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
[If you don’t live in Michigan, keep scrolling]
Hello, Bluesky user! Yes. You!
If you're planning to support me next year, I’m asking for your endorsement. We want to feature YOU for the great work you do, whatever that looks like.
Link in the comments.
Hello, Bluesky user! Yes. You!
If you're planning to support me next year, I’m asking for your endorsement. We want to feature YOU for the great work you do, whatever that looks like.
Link in the comments.
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Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This is excellent. Articulates what so many of us are thinking.
A reader recently emailed me a question I've been asked 100 times: How do we—the little guys—turn the tide. It got me thinking about a related but in some sense more challenging question: What would a national resistance that we could place our faith in look like? www.offmessage.net/p/how-to-rev...
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is excellent. Articulates what so many of us are thinking.
PoliticAL Update 10.10.25: youtu.be/cMWpsEmo-Vo
TN-7. Lots of Senate news and Matt Yglesias' piece sounding the alarm again. Groups and funders are ready for the fake Antifa crackdown. Norway has a sense of humor. And The Daily Show makes me buy an inflatable dinosaur.
TN-7. Lots of Senate news and Matt Yglesias' piece sounding the alarm again. Groups and funders are ready for the fake Antifa crackdown. Norway has a sense of humor. And The Daily Show makes me buy an inflatable dinosaur.
PoliticAL Update 10.10.25: Democrats must win the Senate
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October 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PoliticAL Update 10.10.25: youtu.be/cMWpsEmo-Vo
TN-7. Lots of Senate news and Matt Yglesias' piece sounding the alarm again. Groups and funders are ready for the fake Antifa crackdown. Norway has a sense of humor. And The Daily Show makes me buy an inflatable dinosaur.
TN-7. Lots of Senate news and Matt Yglesias' piece sounding the alarm again. Groups and funders are ready for the fake Antifa crackdown. Norway has a sense of humor. And The Daily Show makes me buy an inflatable dinosaur.
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“Oh my god… I have no words.”
Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.
NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.
NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
October 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“Oh my god… I have no words.”
Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.
NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.
NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize