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@alli-ward.bsky.social
Balloon hater. Average recreational piano player. Environmental enthusiast & vegetarian. Stereotypical millennial rescue dog mom. Of rural lands, longtime DC resident, new swing-state voter. A lawyer, allegedly.
Pinned
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plan to draft articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s failure to release all Epstein files as required by law.
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plan to draft articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s failure to release all Epstein files as required by law.
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For ten years, Tesla FSD has been the grift that keeps on grifting. I don't expect that to change in 2026.
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
For ten years, Tesla FSD has been the grift that keeps on grifting. I don't expect that to change in 2026.
We are not surprised
Congressional investigation now.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We are not surprised
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@hausfath.bsky.social makes his predictions for 2026 and 2027 temperatures on The Climate Brink. I don’t need any fancy science to tell you that both years gonna be en fuego.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
My 2026 and 2027 global temperature forecasts
The best thing about predicting the near future is you don't need to wait long to be wrong
www.theclimatebrink.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
@hausfath.bsky.social makes his predictions for 2026 and 2027 temperatures on The Climate Brink. I don’t need any fancy science to tell you that both years gonna be en fuego.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
God I cannot wait until she is irrelevant
December 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
God I cannot wait until she is irrelevant
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
PAGING THE PHILADELPHIA NIMBYS
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
PAGING THE PHILADELPHIA NIMBYS
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FYI Petfinder has recently changed policies for searches on out of town pets, which is drastically shifting the abilities of small rescues in Texas to move dogs out of Texas to adopters in other parts of the country. If you've adopted from a small rescue, please amplify their rescue work.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
FYI Petfinder has recently changed policies for searches on out of town pets, which is drastically shifting the abilities of small rescues in Texas to move dogs out of Texas to adopters in other parts of the country. If you've adopted from a small rescue, please amplify their rescue work.
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ICE is refusing to provide emergency medical care to people in their custody.
We're demanding a federal judge intervene so our clients can get the lifesaving care they need.
We're demanding a federal judge intervene so our clients can get the lifesaving care they need.
'I am afraid that I might die here': ICE detainee fears 'imminent death' without lifesaving care, lawyers say
In an emergency motion, attorneys asked a federal judge to order ICE to immediately provide lifesaving medical care to two detainees held at the California City Detention Facility.
www.latimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
ICE is refusing to provide emergency medical care to people in their custody.
We're demanding a federal judge intervene so our clients can get the lifesaving care they need.
We're demanding a federal judge intervene so our clients can get the lifesaving care they need.
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Sounds just like Chapter 15 of Mein Kampf.
December 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sounds just like Chapter 15 of Mein Kampf.
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Your task today.
Tell Speaker Johnson to bring the ACA subsidy bill to a vote before he sends the House home.
DC 202-225-2777
Fort Polk 337-423-4232
Bossier City 318-840-0309
DeRidder 337-226-6385
Ruston 318-497-6610
Tell Speaker Johnson to bring the ACA subsidy bill to a vote before he sends the House home.
DC 202-225-2777
Fort Polk 337-423-4232
Bossier City 318-840-0309
DeRidder 337-226-6385
Ruston 318-497-6610
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Your task today.
Tell Speaker Johnson to bring the ACA subsidy bill to a vote before he sends the House home.
DC 202-225-2777
Fort Polk 337-423-4232
Bossier City 318-840-0309
DeRidder 337-226-6385
Ruston 318-497-6610
Tell Speaker Johnson to bring the ACA subsidy bill to a vote before he sends the House home.
DC 202-225-2777
Fort Polk 337-423-4232
Bossier City 318-840-0309
DeRidder 337-226-6385
Ruston 318-497-6610
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It was never about drugs. It was always about oil.
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It was never about drugs. It was always about oil.
This is genuinely disgusting and pathological on so many levels
I say this a lot but the way this asshole has degraded the office once held in high regard by all parts of the political spectrum even if you disagreed is just so gross.
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is genuinely disgusting and pathological on so many levels
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No blood for oil
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
No blood for oil
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Trump’s decision to end a student loan repayment program has left 8 million Americans facing changing loan terms. “This is a policy choice by the Trump administration to make it worse for everybody.” From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/dNgvD4M
GOP Forcing Eight Million Student Loan Borrowers Into Repayment - The American Prospect
The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump’s decision to end a student loan repayment program has left 8 million Americans facing changing loan terms. “This is a policy choice by the Trump administration to make it worse for everybody.” From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: trib.al/dNgvD4M
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This is an important moment, and we need to explain to the public why it's important.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is an important moment, and we need to explain to the public why it's important.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
An agency with the power to decide who gets to broadcast is supposed to be independent from the president so it won't abuse that power. If it's not, then we are letting the president seize the power to censor.
Just f$&@ this so much
The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Just f$&@ this so much
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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/Narrators voice: the BBC did not use AI to put words in Donald Trump's mouth
Side-by-side comparison of BBC-edited Trump speech from day of Capitol attack with original
YouTube video by Guardian News
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
/Narrators voice: the BBC did not use AI to put words in Donald Trump's mouth
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
War crime expert Hegseth at it again
The Pentagon continues to commit acts of war without the consent of Congress and to murder in our name.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
War crime expert Hegseth at it again
WELL THEN
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
WELL THEN
Half of FBI agents reassigned to immigration yet we’re surprised they don’t have the Brown shooter yet
December 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Half of FBI agents reassigned to immigration yet we’re surprised they don’t have the Brown shooter yet
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All those fossil fuel projects Carney, Smith, and Eby keep championing will only bring misery in the form of floods and fires. Shouldn't they be acting in Canadians' best interests instead of US billionaires? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More heavy rainfall forecast for B.C.'s South Coast amid flood recovery efforts | CBC News
Environment Canada is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain in areas including Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for Tuesday, lasting into Wednesday morning.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
All those fossil fuel projects Carney, Smith, and Eby keep championing will only bring misery in the form of floods and fires. Shouldn't they be acting in Canadians' best interests instead of US billionaires? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...