Alissa Rose
@alissarose.bsky.social
She/Her. ✡️. Interests are vast, but not necessarily deep. Kindness (except when I feel snarky) and harm reduction. No right on red is my personal pedestrian safety commitment 😄
#KatieWilsonforMayor
#KatieWilsonforMayor
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This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
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To my (awesome) State Attorney General, Nick Brown. @atg.wa.gov:
CA Gov. Newsom & AG Rob Bonta launched a new online portal for residents to report misconduct by federal agents.
Let’s do this in WA. ‘K?
@wallingfordindivisible.com @seattleindivisible.bsky.social @westseattleindivisible.com
CA Gov. Newsom & AG Rob Bonta launched a new online portal for residents to report misconduct by federal agents.
Let’s do this in WA. ‘K?
@wallingfordindivisible.com @seattleindivisible.bsky.social @westseattleindivisible.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
To my (awesome) State Attorney General, Nick Brown. @atg.wa.gov:
CA Gov. Newsom & AG Rob Bonta launched a new online portal for residents to report misconduct by federal agents.
Let’s do this in WA. ‘K?
@wallingfordindivisible.com @seattleindivisible.bsky.social @westseattleindivisible.com
CA Gov. Newsom & AG Rob Bonta launched a new online portal for residents to report misconduct by federal agents.
Let’s do this in WA. ‘K?
@wallingfordindivisible.com @seattleindivisible.bsky.social @westseattleindivisible.com
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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So: @theurbanist.org is holding our holiday party next Tuesday, which is also our biggest fundraiser of the year.
I'll be there, and if you spring for the VIP ticket you even get to hear me make some remarks about how pivotal Urbanist reporting will be in 2026.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-urbani...
I'll be there, and if you spring for the VIP ticket you even get to hear me make some remarks about how pivotal Urbanist reporting will be in 2026.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-urbani...
The Urbanist Winter Holiday Party
Come celebrate the holidays with The Urbanist team, elected officials, and urbanist community members!
www.eventbrite.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
So: @theurbanist.org is holding our holiday party next Tuesday, which is also our biggest fundraiser of the year.
I'll be there, and if you spring for the VIP ticket you even get to hear me make some remarks about how pivotal Urbanist reporting will be in 2026.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-urbani...
I'll be there, and if you spring for the VIP ticket you even get to hear me make some remarks about how pivotal Urbanist reporting will be in 2026.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-urbani...
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Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
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It hasn’t even been a week and we have already seen roofers with rifles pointed at them and young women being chased home by unidentified men in masks.
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It hasn’t even been a week and we have already seen roofers with rifles pointed at them and young women being chased home by unidentified men in masks.
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
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I'm beyond thrilled to welcome people from across the globe to our city next year. It’ll be an opportunity for all of us to root for our favorite teams, fill the city with energy, and maybe even show off our skills! I can’t wait.
#thisisyourcity
#thisisyourcity
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm beyond thrilled to welcome people from across the globe to our city next year. It’ll be an opportunity for all of us to root for our favorite teams, fill the city with energy, and maybe even show off our skills! I can’t wait.
#thisisyourcity
#thisisyourcity
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
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“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
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December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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“You’re prompting me wrong.”
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“You’re prompting me wrong.”
ACAB
NEW: The CPD officer who shot a 16-year-old in 2017 in what investigators ruled was an unjustified use of deadly force will not be fired, according to documents obtained by @wttw.bsky.social.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
Instead, the officer was promoted, even after taxpayers paid $591K to resolve 4 lawsuits naming him.
CPD Officer Who Shot Teen in 2017 Won’t Be Fired — But Was Promoted After Costing Taxpayers $590K
Since the shooting, Chicago taxpayers have paid $591,500 to resolve four lawsuits that allege the officer, who was promoted in June 2025, violated the rights of other Chicagoans, according to an analy...
news.wttw.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ACAB
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Hey, all my MAGA brothers & sisters, please defend this. I dare ya. And btw, clearly Trump this time around is the “soft on crime” president. And it’s not even close.👇
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hey, all my MAGA brothers & sisters, please defend this. I dare ya. And btw, clearly Trump this time around is the “soft on crime” president. And it’s not even close.👇
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Admiral Bradley thought about whether to murder civilians for 41 minutes. He’s a criminal.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Admiral Bradley thought about whether to murder civilians for 41 minutes. He’s a criminal.
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The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide
The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
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folks, please be sure to support actual journalists! there's so many amazing newsrooms doing amazing work right now.
In a note to staff, Business Insider EIC Jamie Heller says the publication is launching a pilot program called Business Insider AI News Desk that will use AI to “help publish quick news stories.”
Several stories a day will now be “created by AI and edited by a person.”
Several stories a day will now be “created by AI and edited by a person.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
folks, please be sure to support actual journalists! there's so many amazing newsrooms doing amazing work right now.
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"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
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Paging @iansociologo.bsky.social and the article that apparently will just keep racking up the citations...
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Paging @iansociologo.bsky.social and the article that apparently will just keep racking up the citations...
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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I’m writing up this year’s top discoveries from ancient DNA and it reminded me to circulate a link to last year’s top 10 list. Some amazing stuff there and remarkable how fast this field moves!
www.johnhawks.net/p/top-10-dis...
www.johnhawks.net/p/top-10-dis...
Top 10 discoveries about ancient people from DNA in 2024
New resolution is emerging of some events in ancient human populations, and a clearer view of some parts of the genome.
www.johnhawks.net
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I’m writing up this year’s top discoveries from ancient DNA and it reminded me to circulate a link to last year’s top 10 list. Some amazing stuff there and remarkable how fast this field moves!
www.johnhawks.net/p/top-10-dis...
www.johnhawks.net/p/top-10-dis...
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Prepping year end & many cities are recording historic lows in murders in 2025. Through November, Detroit (fewest since 1964), Baltimore (1962), Philadelphia (1966), Oakland (1967), & San Francisco (likely since at least 1942). Additionally, New Orleans is on pace for the fewest murders since 1970.
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Prepping year end & many cities are recording historic lows in murders in 2025. Through November, Detroit (fewest since 1964), Baltimore (1962), Philadelphia (1966), Oakland (1967), & San Francisco (likely since at least 1942). Additionally, New Orleans is on pace for the fewest murders since 1970.
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Those survivors, who supposedly failed to "cease all combat activities" by trying to radio for help while clinging to flaming wreckage after their boat suddenly exploded for reasons completely unknown to them, died having no idea they were ever in "combat" with the US Navy at all.
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Those survivors, who supposedly failed to "cease all combat activities" by trying to radio for help while clinging to flaming wreckage after their boat suddenly exploded for reasons completely unknown to them, died having no idea they were ever in "combat" with the US Navy at all.
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