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FilmAlicia

@filmalicia.bsky.social

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Lifelong film buff, especially of film noir and screwball comedies, liberal Democrat, fan of fantasy and horror, anti-Trump with every fiber of my being. No DMs.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 8h

I’m sure her justification will greatly impress the judge and jury when she is on trial for crimes against humanity at some point down the road.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 9h

Someone should ask Trump’s little Johnson why pedophilia is no longer a dealbreaker for Republicans?

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 9h

Biden, one of the most openly religious presidents in my lifetime, whereas Trump is probably the most irreligious president in American history, and that includes the closet atheists.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 9h

Accurate.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 9h

He’s talking about ICE. They are not law enforcement because they are breaking the law and everything they are doing is unconstitutional.

The terrorism is coming from inside the White House and being visited upon the entire country.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 12h

That’s the downside of having dementia.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, you probably privately agree on this much:

Trump and his lawyers—Bondi and Patel—are ACTING like the Epstein Files include smoking-gun evidence of Trump raping kids.

They are ACTING like a domestic military escalation is worth distracting us from the Files.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

And the White House press corps today is mostly pro-Trump sycophants who never ask hard questions.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

Since he’s such a tough guy, I think he should pay a visit to “war-ravaged Portland.”

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

Useless idiots.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

Or a goat.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

He’s terrible.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

She has taken her share of bribes, as well, so it is a sensitive subject for her.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

Tapper is a disgrace who cares more about keeping his job than he does about practicing actual journalism.

I was fooled by him for a while, but not anymore.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 15h

The Moderna vaccine is amazing. I have been getting it since it was available and, although I got COVID once in 2023 after attending my high school reunion unmasked, it was a very mild case.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 16h

Great questions, which should be the basis of Democratic attacks against mob lawyer Bondi.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 16h

BlueSky is a place to vent, and have conversations. Organizing is something else. But Smartphones can be a useful tool, as well.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 16h

The Trump IRS isn’t about to hold Homan accountable.

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Thomas @tomrom1.bsky.social · 22h

This administration and his supporters in the House and Senate fit this org chart perfectly, almost like it was used to form his 2nd term. Cross out the New York reference, and you can assign names to each position.
💙 #WednesdayWisdom 🏳️‍🌈 #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #Motivation #Bluecrew

Life's Little Mysteries
www.lifeslittlemysteries.com
Mobs of New York
The Mafia - or La Cosa Nostra - is a criminal syndicate which operates primarily in the extended New York metropolitan area, New England, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit.
Five major Italian-American "crime families" dominate New York's Mafia organization:
Bonanno
Gambino
Colombo
Lucchese
Genovese
Mafia Organizational Chart
"The Don"
The boss. Undisputed leader of the crime family.
Underboss
Powerful second-in-command. Could be a family member, such as a son being groomed to one day take over the business.
Consigliere
Counselor and adviser to the boss. A trusted friend and confidant, usually the No. 3 man in the family.
Capos
Ranking "made" members of a family who lead a crew of soldiers.
Soldiers
"Made men." Soldiers - the lowest members of the crime family still command respect. To become made, soldiers are required to take an oath of silence, called omerta. In some families, another requirement is that candidates commit murder.
Associates
Crew members who have not been made. Associates commit crimes under the protection and direction of made members. They pay a share of the proceeds to their superiors.
21 JANUARY 2011
SOURCES: U.S. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks!

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 17h

It is terrifying.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, we absolutely do. And work up to genuinely effective boycotts and strikes.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 17h

Thanks! I’m 70, so I’m not really in that place anymore. Plus I’m looking for a job because I can’t live on Social Security alone. But I’m doing what I can to be part of the opposition.

FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social · 17h

I think until it impacts them personally, they don’t care enough to take action.