Alan Hartley
@alanhartley.bsky.social
Recovering prescriptivist, Taoist pedant, union member, survivor.
First they say non-citizens have no rights. How many abductees are unaccounted for?
Then they want to decide who are citizens.
Then they want to decide who are citizens.
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
First they say non-citizens have no rights. How many abductees are unaccounted for?
Then they want to decide who are citizens.
Then they want to decide who are citizens.
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How do I respond to someone who says ‘I’m not racist, but...’? | Leading questions
How do I respond to someone who says ‘I’m not racist, but...’? | Leading questions
It’s important to express your disagreement: for their sake as much as yours, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But first decide on what you aim to accomplish
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How do I respond to someone who contributes to a conversation with “I’m not racist, but …” and then inevitably proceeds to say something racist, such as talking about immigrants on benefits or getting priority for housing?
I’m referring to social occasions with people that I am not necessarily close to but rather acquaintances I may bump into semi-regularly. I feel myself getting simultaneously angry and tongue-tied and I mostly sit with my frustration to maintain some sense of harmony in the group.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
How do I respond to someone who says ‘I’m not racist, but...’? | Leading questions
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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The Director left out the part about the Trump administration APPROVING the asylum claim earlier this year. Why would details or facts matter....
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Director left out the part about the Trump administration APPROVING the asylum claim earlier this year. Why would details or facts matter....
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
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Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
Elon is being a free speech absolutist again (absolutely not)
I guess it’s a good thing we were so concerned about the right to speak our opinions being outlawed by a ruling class that we guaranteed it by making it the very first amendment in our Bill of Rights when we formed the country.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Elon is being a free speech absolutist again (absolutely not)
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Ok so you want to brush up on what to say to your uncle tomorrow who doesn’t get why he should care that Trump is on a retaliation tour. “Don’t they all do this? They did it to him!”
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ok so you want to brush up on what to say to your uncle tomorrow who doesn’t get why he should care that Trump is on a retaliation tour. “Don’t they all do this? They did it to him!”
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kristi Noem is guilty of crimes against humanity and needs to face justice.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
📌 She made the final call to defy a court order to halt deportation flights, sending people into the hellscape of CECOT, a place the UN has compared to a torture chamber.
Prosecute her and everyone involved.
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The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
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No paywall here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
No paywall here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The proof that this plan is a bad deal is that it is really an ultimatum."
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America. It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia.
Gift article.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift article.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia
www.economist.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"The proof that this plan is a bad deal is that it is really an ultimatum."
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
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I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
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‘should this bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout’ — aoc
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble. A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments. We will not entertain...
TikTok video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
www.tiktok.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
‘should this bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout’ — aoc
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM