Alexander Rheeney
@arheeney.bsky.social
A Pacific island journalist with a love for democracy and the rule of law. Opinions are my own.
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For Memorial Day pls take a moment to respect all who lost their lives fighting to protect our once great country, and NEVER FORGET a 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist called American soldiers who died in war "LOSERS & SUCKERS," dodged the draft claiming fake bone spurs, then lied about both.
May 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For Memorial Day pls take a moment to respect all who lost their lives fighting to protect our once great country, and NEVER FORGET a 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist called American soldiers who died in war "LOSERS & SUCKERS," dodged the draft claiming fake bone spurs, then lied about both.
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“We’re international students at Harvard. We’re afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | We’re international students at Harvard. We’re afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“We’re international students at Harvard. We’re afraid to write this. But we have to speak up.
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Three student leaders on Trump’s attempts to throw them out of the country.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof.
Black wealth. Black futures. Gone.
And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
Black wealth. Black futures. Gone.
And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
May 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof.
Black wealth. Black futures. Gone.
And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
Black wealth. Black futures. Gone.
And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened.
📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of.
Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
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Incredible report released today by my colleagues at the @ucs.org titled "Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud and Damages."
Decades of Deceit
Why the case against the major fossil fuel companies for fraud and climate damages is so strong.
www.ucs.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Incredible report released today by my colleagues at the @ucs.org titled "Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud and Damages."
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JUST IN: Judge rules DOJ canceled grants to the American Bar Association in retaliation for criticizing the Trump administration. He has enjoined the department from terminating the grants on that basis. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
May 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
JUST IN: Judge rules DOJ canceled grants to the American Bar Association in retaliation for criticizing the Trump administration. He has enjoined the department from terminating the grants on that basis. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Join us May 19 at the Shabazz Center to celebrate Malcolm X’s 100th birthday — a century since the birth of a revolutionary. His lessons on dignity, justice, and self-determination still sharpen our vision today. Honor the legacy. Carry the torch. ✊🏿
May 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Join us May 19 at the Shabazz Center to celebrate Malcolm X’s 100th birthday — a century since the birth of a revolutionary. His lessons on dignity, justice, and self-determination still sharpen our vision today. Honor the legacy. Carry the torch. ✊🏿
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April 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
April 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
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A federal judge has sentenced former Congressman George Santos to 87 months in prison over multiple wire fraud and identity theft charges in connection with his 2022 run for Congress. (via @wshupublicradio.bsky.social)
Former Congressman George Santos to serve 7 years in federal prison
A federal judge in Central Islip sentenced the ex-congressman Friday to the maximum sentence of 87 months in prison over multiple wire fraud and identity theft charges in connection with his 2022 run ...
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April 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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Funny how WikiLeaks spent years cracking classified info open with hacking…
…and now Pete Hegseth just forwards it in a group chat like he’s dropping weekend BBQ plans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
…and now Pete Hegseth just forwards it in a group chat like he’s dropping weekend BBQ plans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat – report
US defense secretary texted strike information to his family in group chat he created, sources tell the New York Times
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Funny how WikiLeaks spent years cracking classified info open with hacking…
…and now Pete Hegseth just forwards it in a group chat like he’s dropping weekend BBQ plans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
…and now Pete Hegseth just forwards it in a group chat like he’s dropping weekend BBQ plans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🇺🇸💙🩷🍀🍀
April 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🇺🇸💙🩷🍀🍀
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BREAKING: There was a second Hegseth group chat?!?
April 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: There was a second Hegseth group chat?!?
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Millions participate in HANDS OFF protests across the country!
Turnout in small towns across has been incredible! We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
Turnout in small towns across has been incredible! We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Millions participate in HANDS OFF protests across the country!
Turnout in small towns across has been incredible! We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
Turnout in small towns across has been incredible! We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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Understandable if you arent keeping track- but just read the stunning list of programs Trump cut that were helping our children
www.childrensdefense.org/president-tr...
www.childrensdefense.org/president-tr...
"President Trump's War on Children" - Children's Defense Fund
Our nation’s budget should reflect our nation’s professed values, but President Trump’s 2018 Federal Budget, “A New Foundation for America’s Greatness,” radically does the opposite. This…
www.childrensdefense.org
April 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Understandable if you arent keeping track- but just read the stunning list of programs Trump cut that were helping our children
www.childrensdefense.org/president-tr...
www.childrensdefense.org/president-tr...
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I knew the U.S. higher education system was a massive draw for foreigners, but I did not know the U.S. sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it did natural gas and coal combined. Great piece by @crampell.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I knew the U.S. higher education system was a massive draw for foreigners, but I did not know the U.S. sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it did natural gas and coal combined. Great piece by @crampell.bsky.social
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Landowners of Kangava Bay, East Rennell, Solomon Islands have filed a compensation claim against international companies responsible for a monumental oil spill in 2019 which heavily polluted their customary lands. The claim has been filed in the High Court of Solomon Islands.Read more www.pln.com.au
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Landowners of Kangava Bay, East Rennell, Solomon Islands have filed a compensation claim against international companies responsible for a monumental oil spill in 2019 which heavily polluted their customary lands. The claim has been filed in the High Court of Solomon Islands.Read more www.pln.com.au
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Relief. Abrego Garcia is alive.
April 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Relief. Abrego Garcia is alive.
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Harvard will see them in court.
"“We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said.. “The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.”"
"“We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said.. “The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.”"
April 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Harvard will see them in court.
"“We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said.. “The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.”"
"“We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said.. “The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.”"
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Dems should immediately draft his impeachment and just keep amending it with every new offense. Ship it around, go on the news shows and never stop talking about it.
April 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Dems should immediately draft his impeachment and just keep amending it with every new offense. Ship it around, go on the news shows and never stop talking about it.
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𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁: Trump’s playbook to deport protesters is unfolding—a calculated strategy that’s sparking outrage and raising alarms about free speech and civil liberties. The stakes are higher than ever!
www.vox.com/today-explai...
www.vox.com/today-explai...
The playbook Trump is following to deport protesters
The authors of Project 2025 are at it again with Project Esther, a plan that’s supposedly about fighting antisemitism.
www.vox.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁: Trump’s playbook to deport protesters is unfolding—a calculated strategy that’s sparking outrage and raising alarms about free speech and civil liberties. The stakes are higher than ever!
www.vox.com/today-explai...
www.vox.com/today-explai...