Alison
@alison263.bsky.social
Know something about housing, homelessness & welfare benefits. Opinions galore about lots of other things. Probably wrong about many of them. A bit grumpy since 2016.
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I took this photo in November because I was both surprised to see it still up and feared it would be taken down at any moment.
January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I took this photo in November because I was both surprised to see it still up and feared it would be taken down at any moment.
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I really like the new mayor of NYC.
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I really like the new mayor of NYC.
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Newsom: "I'm not naive about the corruption & graft at a scale we've never seen in history. I'm not naive about folks writing billion dollars checks to Witkoff & Kushner. I'm not naive about the fact Trump made $1.5b+ in the last 12 months personally. How in the hell are we putting up with this?
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Newsom: "I'm not naive about the corruption & graft at a scale we've never seen in history. I'm not naive about folks writing billion dollars checks to Witkoff & Kushner. I'm not naive about the fact Trump made $1.5b+ in the last 12 months personally. How in the hell are we putting up with this?
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The senior Navy official removed from her post by Pete Hegseth last year is running for Congress.
Nancy Lacore, who served for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, 3 star admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for SC's District 1 on Tuesday. Let's give her all the support she deserves.
Nancy Lacore, who served for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, 3 star admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for SC's District 1 on Tuesday. Let's give her all the support she deserves.
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The senior Navy official removed from her post by Pete Hegseth last year is running for Congress.
Nancy Lacore, who served for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, 3 star admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for SC's District 1 on Tuesday. Let's give her all the support she deserves.
Nancy Lacore, who served for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, 3 star admiral and chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for SC's District 1 on Tuesday. Let's give her all the support she deserves.
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It’s been an eventful day. Steve has seized Rome. He’s not sure how.
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
It’s been an eventful day. Steve has seized Rome. He’s not sure how.
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Smith: Again, and I think all of us, if we're reasonable, know that there's going to be more crimes committed by these people in the future. I do not understand why you would mass pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will.
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Smith: Again, and I think all of us, if we're reasonable, know that there's going to be more crimes committed by these people in the future. I do not understand why you would mass pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will.
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WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOARD OF PEACE!
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
WOW! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOARD OF PEACE!
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To hear and see Jane Fonda standing up and trying to rally Americans against the creeping authoritarianism and fascism in Trumps America is a heartening thing to see. Nearly 90 yrs old and still fighting for what she believes in.
US citizens need to follow
✊ #legend
US citizens need to follow
✊ #legend
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
To hear and see Jane Fonda standing up and trying to rally Americans against the creeping authoritarianism and fascism in Trumps America is a heartening thing to see. Nearly 90 yrs old and still fighting for what she believes in.
US citizens need to follow
✊ #legend
US citizens need to follow
✊ #legend
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We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 AM
SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
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I'm sorry I accidentally broke the law.
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It was an accident.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It was an accident.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage apologises for 17 breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I'm sorry I accidentally broke the law.
Again.
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It was an accident.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It was an accident.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A whistle-blower group on Wednesday said that ICE officials drafted guidance saying that deportation officers are allowed to enter homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant.
ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
A whistle-blower group said a memo apparently signed by the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A whistle-blower group on Wednesday said that ICE officials drafted guidance saying that deportation officers are allowed to enter homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant.
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I would've liked more of a punishment, but I'm quite pleased with the outcome of my complaint to the parliamentary commissioner for standards about Nigel Farage's declarations of interest.
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I would've liked more of a punishment, but I'm quite pleased with the outcome of my complaint to the parliamentary commissioner for standards about Nigel Farage's declarations of interest.
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She should resign. She will not.
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 AM
She should resign. She will not.
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"I like the president of Iceland bigly. Kerry Catona has said nice things about me also. Great lady."
January 22, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"I like the president of Iceland bigly. Kerry Catona has said nice things about me also. Great lady."
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“It was a simpler time then, back when all people wanted to talk about was the leader of the country molesting underage girls,” said Denver resident Scott Munoz
Nation Yearns For Relative Calm Of ‘President A Giant Pedophile’ News Cycle
WASHINGTON—Expressing deep fondness for those long-gone halcyon days, the U.S. population collectively yearned Tuesday for the relative calm of the “president is a giant pedophile” news cycle. “It was...
theonion.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“It was a simpler time then, back when all people wanted to talk about was the leader of the country molesting underage girls,” said Denver resident Scott Munoz
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We need a full and complete investigation into Renee Good’s death. The DOJ is refusing to do so. It’s yet another disgraceful cover-up.
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We need a full and complete investigation into Renee Good’s death. The DOJ is refusing to do so. It’s yet another disgraceful cover-up.
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Trump just manipulated the market again.
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Trump just manipulated the market again.
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🔴Trump’s Greenland Delusion Runs Aground in Davos
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump’s delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/d...
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump’s delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/d...
Trump's Greenland Delusion Runs Aground in Davos
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump's delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
bylinetimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
🔴Trump’s Greenland Delusion Runs Aground in Davos
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump’s delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/d...
For all his attempted bullying, taunts and threats, Trump’s delusional Davos speech revealed a man who is far weaker than he appears, argues @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/21/d...
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The response he deserves.
Danish Politician Tells Trump To 'F—k Off' In Fiery Speech Amid Trump's Threats Over Greenland
www.comicsands.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The response he deserves.
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👏😂 People want to join the EU. Nobody wants to join China or US.
Well played Belgian PM Bart De Wever.
Well played Belgian PM Bart De Wever.
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
👏😂 People want to join the EU. Nobody wants to join China or US.
Well played Belgian PM Bart De Wever.
Well played Belgian PM Bart De Wever.
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Greetings from Kyiv
I begin with gratitude.
After I wrote that some cancelled support during the night attack,
people from different countries joined or upgraded. Thank you!
Some told me to get a job or go to hell.
But my job is to tell the truth and educate about Ukraine.
I often do it from hell
I begin with gratitude.
After I wrote that some cancelled support during the night attack,
people from different countries joined or upgraded. Thank you!
Some told me to get a job or go to hell.
But my job is to tell the truth and educate about Ukraine.
I often do it from hell
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
I begin with gratitude.
After I wrote that some cancelled support during the night attack,
people from different countries joined or upgraded. Thank you!
Some told me to get a job or go to hell.
But my job is to tell the truth and educate about Ukraine.
I often do it from hell
I begin with gratitude.
After I wrote that some cancelled support during the night attack,
people from different countries joined or upgraded. Thank you!
Some told me to get a job or go to hell.
But my job is to tell the truth and educate about Ukraine.
I often do it from hell
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Kyiv.
Malls running on generators help a lot these days.
I’m having a hot warcoffee after the workout.
The gym temperature was +5 °C.
Malls running on generators help a lot these days.
I’m having a hot warcoffee after the workout.
The gym temperature was +5 °C.
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Kyiv.
Malls running on generators help a lot these days.
I’m having a hot warcoffee after the workout.
The gym temperature was +5 °C.
Malls running on generators help a lot these days.
I’m having a hot warcoffee after the workout.
The gym temperature was +5 °C.
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Very pleased to read the PR for the Warm Homes Plan this morning.
The best insurance against energy price volatility is a solar + battery combo for a household. So it's excellent to see an ambition of tripling rooftops with PV. Combine it with a battery and its magic!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The best insurance against energy price volatility is a solar + battery combo for a household. So it's excellent to see an ambition of tripling rooftops with PV. Combine it with a battery and its magic!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history
Government launches Warm Homes Plan to upgrade the nation's homes, help families cut their energy bills, and tackle fuel poverty.
www.gov.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Very pleased to read the PR for the Warm Homes Plan this morning.
The best insurance against energy price volatility is a solar + battery combo for a household. So it's excellent to see an ambition of tripling rooftops with PV. Combine it with a battery and its magic!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The best insurance against energy price volatility is a solar + battery combo for a household. So it's excellent to see an ambition of tripling rooftops with PV. Combine it with a battery and its magic!
www.gov.uk/government/n...