@als0624.bsky.social
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Critics want subtlety. Traumatized kids need clarity. Stranger Things doesn't win because it's subtle. It wins because it's not afraid to say the truth out loud to the people who need to hear it most. www.kameronhurley.com/we-are-the-s...
We Are the Stranger Things - Kameron Hurley
CONTENT CAUTION: Contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 5 and discusses childhood emotional and physical abuse. When I was a child, I lived with a monster. He slept in the big room at t...
www.kameronhurley.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Critics want subtlety. Traumatized kids need clarity. Stranger Things doesn't win because it's subtle. It wins because it's not afraid to say the truth out loud to the people who need to hear it most. www.kameronhurley.com/we-are-the-s...
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Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
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Let's hope so, he will poison the whole field.
Stephen Miller
The Next Republican Presidential Candidate?
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The Next Republican Presidential Candidate?
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January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Let's hope so, he will poison the whole field.
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What a sad, enraging, upsetting day. I hope that child and her partner are somewhere safe and surrounded by loved ones.
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
What a sad, enraging, upsetting day. I hope that child and her partner are somewhere safe and surrounded by loved ones.
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Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
And Melania does absolutely nothing as usual
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
And Melania does absolutely nothing as usual
Once again Trump helps our children by freezing funding for Daycare in Blue States only!
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Once again Trump helps our children by freezing funding for Daycare in Blue States only!
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At the GOP Retreat on 1/6's 5th anniversary, drumpf tells minions to run on giving cash to Individuals to buy their own healthcare w/o any bargaining power. W/o risk pools, admin costs rise, sick people can't get covered, & you pay more.
Time for #MedicareForAll
#usdemocracy
#voices4Victory
Time for #MedicareForAll
#usdemocracy
#voices4Victory
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
At the GOP Retreat on 1/6's 5th anniversary, drumpf tells minions to run on giving cash to Individuals to buy their own healthcare w/o any bargaining power. W/o risk pools, admin costs rise, sick people can't get covered, & you pay more.
Time for #MedicareForAll
#usdemocracy
#voices4Victory
Time for #MedicareForAll
#usdemocracy
#voices4Victory
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Spheres of Influence
Venezuela and the end of Pax Americana
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Our health care system is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable. 60% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Our health care system is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable. 60% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
Instead of trying to "run" Venezuela, Trump might try to do a better job running the United States.
I wish the media would just focus for on us or at they at the point of total distraction
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I wish the media would just focus for on us or at they at the point of total distraction
Let’s take bets-how many Military will die under Trump and he will not care!
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Let’s take bets-how many Military will die under Trump and he will not care!
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The alleged child care fraud scandal led to federal charges for dozens of people.
Tim Walz Drops Third-Term Bid As Minn. Governor Amid Fraud Scandal
The alleged child care fraud scandal led to federal charges for dozens of people.
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The alleged child care fraud scandal led to federal charges for dozens of people.
Do you really care about Venezuela when America is being screwed by Trump?
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Do you really care about Venezuela when America is being screwed by Trump?
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I am proud to announce that the state has reached economic agreements with the vast majority of our public sector employee unions.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I am proud to announce that the state has reached economic agreements with the vast majority of our public sector employee unions.
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Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, who goes by his first name in Nick Shirley’s video allegedly exposing Somali fraud, referred to “demon Muslims” on social media.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer.
theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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I am NOT paying any taxes this year 😃😃
Barring extenuating circumstances, EYE plan to never pay another CENT in this country ever again!
Barring extenuating circumstances, EYE plan to never pay another CENT in this country ever again!
a man in a plaid shirt says " i 'm good " in a tattoo shop
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt says " i 'm good " in a tattoo shop
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I am NOT paying any taxes this year 😃😃
Barring extenuating circumstances, EYE plan to never pay another CENT in this country ever again!
Barring extenuating circumstances, EYE plan to never pay another CENT in this country ever again!
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Jack Smith’s Testimony: A Reminder that Donald J. Trump Owns All of It... superb account and analysis open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Jack Smith’s Testimony: A Reminder that Donald J. Trump Owns All of It
This article was originally published in CAFE on January 5, 2026.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Jack Smith’s Testimony: A Reminder that Donald J. Trump Owns All of It... superb account and analysis open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Sending out some good vibes to my Alma matter today, Go Redbirds! @illinoisstateu.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sending out some good vibes to my Alma matter today, Go Redbirds! @illinoisstateu.bsky.social
RFK is actively killing our youth!! Weak must find their mojo and stop this!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
RFK is actively killing our youth!! Weak must find their mojo and stop this!!!
By the way-don’t expect the Republicans to accomplish anything in Congress this year!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
By the way-don’t expect the Republicans to accomplish anything in Congress this year!!!
The Republicans in Congress are the weakest I have encountered in my 70 years!! They’re willing to let millions suffer for the sake of Trump! We elected them to serve us!! Shame on you that allow and support Trump!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The Republicans in Congress are the weakest I have encountered in my 70 years!! They’re willing to let millions suffer for the sake of Trump! We elected them to serve us!! Shame on you that allow and support Trump!!!
We citizens of the United States must be very very weak to all Trump and his minions to dictate what we are about!! How does millions of people all this to be done to them? Shame on us!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
We citizens of the United States must be very very weak to all Trump and his minions to dictate what we are about!! How does millions of people all this to be done to them? Shame on us!!!
How about helping a fellow retiree Senator Mark Kelly!
If U.S. foreign policy is being shaped by Donald Trump’s resentment over a Nobel Peace Prize he didn’t get to control, then we have a far bigger problem than Venezuela.
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
World affairs cannot be run by wounded pride.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Nobel Prize, a Bruised Ego, and the Danger of Letting Trump Run the World
If U.S. policy toward Venezuela is being shaped by Donald Trump’s resentment over a Nobel Peace Prize he didn’t control, then the problem isn’t strategy—it’s his fitness to wield power at all.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
How about helping a fellow retiree Senator Mark Kelly!