Alan Belasco
@smokyquartz2024.bsky.social
ex-college baseball player; retired paralegal; amateur geologist; popular science reader; keep religion out of the government. Diversity is good. Left X
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Defeat them, that's it !!! 💯💥
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Defeat them, that's it !!! 💯💥
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Holding ourselves to account over the boat strike isn’t about the traffickers or the boat… it’s about us
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Holding ourselves to account over the boat strike isn’t about the traffickers or the boat… it’s about us
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
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Newsom’s comms team still going hard
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Newsom’s comms team still going hard
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
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Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
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Trump's ruthlessness is clear: he federalized 4,000 of our state's National Guard and sent 700 active duty Marines to threaten and invoke fear in the very people they have sworn to protect.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump's ruthlessness is clear: he federalized 4,000 of our state's National Guard and sent 700 active duty Marines to threaten and invoke fear in the very people they have sworn to protect.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
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Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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From theEconomic Policy Institute-
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
From theEconomic Policy Institute-
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
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While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
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Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
The Trump administration is proposing new fuel economy standards for vehicles that would roll back efficiency rules implemented under former President Biden.
Trump administration moves to roll back fuel economy standards set under Biden
The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
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In October alone, the California National Guard seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills — nearly $6.5 million in deadly drugs that will never reach our families or neighborhoods.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In October alone, the California National Guard seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills — nearly $6.5 million in deadly drugs that will never reach our families or neighborhoods.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
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NBC News: At least 11 Indiana Republicans have been targeted with threats or swatting incidents amid Trump's gerrymandering pressure campaign in the state.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NBC News: At least 11 Indiana Republicans have been targeted with threats or swatting incidents amid Trump's gerrymandering pressure campaign in the state.
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NEW: More than $140M are being awarded to nearly 500 local projects to increase roadway safety and save lives.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEW: More than $140M are being awarded to nearly 500 local projects to increase roadway safety and save lives.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
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This.👇
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This.👇
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Trump is going to start a war with Venezuela without congressional approval violating the constitution yet again.
WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE CHECKS & BALANCES?
All of this to steal their oil and to get people to stop talking about Epstein!
#OneV1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE CHECKS & BALANCES?
All of this to steal their oil and to get people to stop talking about Epstein!
#OneV1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump is going to start a war with Venezuela without congressional approval violating the constitution yet again.
WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE CHECKS & BALANCES?
All of this to steal their oil and to get people to stop talking about Epstein!
#OneV1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE CHECKS & BALANCES?
All of this to steal their oil and to get people to stop talking about Epstein!
#OneV1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Nothings says “I want to protect America from drug traffickers” more than pardoning drug traffickers.
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Nothings says “I want to protect America from drug traffickers” more than pardoning drug traffickers.
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Happy Thanksgiving, California! 🦃
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy holiday surrounded by loved ones.
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy holiday surrounded by loved ones.
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, California! 🦃
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy holiday surrounded by loved ones.
Wishing everyone a safe, healthy holiday surrounded by loved ones.