Zephyr Scalzetti
@zephsays.bsky.social
Independent journalist & podcaster in Alabama // papa to Remus 🐈
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The backdrop to all of this is that candidate petitioning begins in New York on February 24.
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The backdrop to all of this is that candidate petitioning begins in New York on February 24.
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It looks like Republicans are taking the case challenging New York’s congressional map on state-law vote dilution grounds to SCOTUS on the shadow docket.
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It looks like Republicans are taking the case challenging New York’s congressional map on state-law vote dilution grounds to SCOTUS on the shadow docket.
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do you have any idea how chill you have to be for sex workers to say they felt unusually safe around you WHILE you smoked crack?!
I wanna personally congratulate Hunter Biden for not only being nowhere near the Epstein files but for having rock-solid reviews from sex workers for respectfulness and tipping
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
do you have any idea how chill you have to be for sex workers to say they felt unusually safe around you WHILE you smoked crack?!
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The fact that mainstream media stopped covering ICE kidnappings in LA isn't because ICE stopped kidnapping (they didn't)
Or ICE slowed down (they have actually increased their tempo)
Or that resistance to ICE slowed down (it never stopped, it grew)
It's the "political showdown" that stopped.
Or ICE slowed down (they have actually increased their tempo)
Or that resistance to ICE slowed down (it never stopped, it grew)
It's the "political showdown" that stopped.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The fact that mainstream media stopped covering ICE kidnappings in LA isn't because ICE stopped kidnapping (they didn't)
Or ICE slowed down (they have actually increased their tempo)
Or that resistance to ICE slowed down (it never stopped, it grew)
It's the "political showdown" that stopped.
Or ICE slowed down (they have actually increased their tempo)
Or that resistance to ICE slowed down (it never stopped, it grew)
It's the "political showdown" that stopped.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
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Look, if the cops are justified in killing you because you have a gun on you, then you don't actually have the right to bear arms.
And no one at the NRA wants to address that.
And no one at the NRA wants to address that.
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Look, if the cops are justified in killing you because you have a gun on you, then you don't actually have the right to bear arms.
And no one at the NRA wants to address that.
And no one at the NRA wants to address that.
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“This was not supposed to happen to white people”
At this point?
Is an open admission that WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
Because it causes a lot of decisions that were the ACTUAL fail points
At this point?
Is an open admission that WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
Because it causes a lot of decisions that were the ACTUAL fail points
The imperialist boomerang came back in force and its something a certain part of the population never thought they’d see.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“This was not supposed to happen to white people”
At this point?
Is an open admission that WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
Because it causes a lot of decisions that were the ACTUAL fail points
At this point?
Is an open admission that WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
Because it causes a lot of decisions that were the ACTUAL fail points
Remember this. The cops will protect ICE, but they will not protect you *from* ICE.
At 26th and Nicolett in Minneapolis this morning—
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Remember this. The cops will protect ICE, but they will not protect you *from* ICE.
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Ah, the old trap: If gay people point out that equating oral sex with degradation is homophobic, we're scolds and language police, and that distracts from the real issue, which is that Newsom lacks any internal compass and says whatever he thinks will win him applause or agreement in the moment. >
Newsom: "He's an invasive species, Donald Trump. He took over the Republican Party. Lindsey Graham -- I mean, speaking of the kneepads. I'm sorry. This is tough stuff. I don't recognize these people any longer. You think what I'm saying about Trump is tough? How about what Graham said about Trump."
January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Ah, the old trap: If gay people point out that equating oral sex with degradation is homophobic, we're scolds and language police, and that distracts from the real issue, which is that Newsom lacks any internal compass and says whatever he thinks will win him applause or agreement in the moment. >
You could’ve given me hours to guess what he’s talking about here and I never would’ve come up with binder clips.
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
You could’ve given me hours to guess what he’s talking about here and I never would’ve come up with binder clips.
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Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
We don’t have HOSPITALS in many of our counties, and even fewer have labor and delivery wards. Is the robot just in some random parking lot?
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
We don’t have HOSPITALS in many of our counties, and even fewer have labor and delivery wards. Is the robot just in some random parking lot?
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It's horrific but also this is pretty much a regular arrest. That's how violent arrests are. I am glad people can see it and be horrified -- that's what police are out there doing every day, legally. Every 3 seconds basically.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
It's horrific but also this is pretty much a regular arrest. That's how violent arrests are. I am glad people can see it and be horrified -- that's what police are out there doing every day, legally. Every 3 seconds basically.
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Forgive my shortness but I’m over “leaks” and “whistleblowers”
violence happening to people was accepted because we thought they deserved it
We keep. Waiting for something to be leaked like just … not accepting that level of harm for ANYONE wasn’t an option
violence happening to people was accepted because we thought they deserved it
We keep. Waiting for something to be leaked like just … not accepting that level of harm for ANYONE wasn’t an option
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Forgive my shortness but I’m over “leaks” and “whistleblowers”
violence happening to people was accepted because we thought they deserved it
We keep. Waiting for something to be leaked like just … not accepting that level of harm for ANYONE wasn’t an option
violence happening to people was accepted because we thought they deserved it
We keep. Waiting for something to be leaked like just … not accepting that level of harm for ANYONE wasn’t an option
You know it’s the first day of the legislative session in Alabama because I am searching “how to tie a tie” while running out the door.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
You know it’s the first day of the legislative session in Alabama because I am searching “how to tie a tie” while running out the door.
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Kavanaugh asks if the states that *allow* trans athletes are violating the constitutional protection of womens sports. Hurst says his argument doesn't allow them to impose their rules on those states.
You know who else did constitutional protections based on states rights? Antebellum America.
You know who else did constitutional protections based on states rights? Antebellum America.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Kavanaugh asks if the states that *allow* trans athletes are violating the constitutional protection of womens sports. Hurst says his argument doesn't allow them to impose their rules on those states.
You know who else did constitutional protections based on states rights? Antebellum America.
You know who else did constitutional protections based on states rights? Antebellum America.
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My main point was that U.S. police officers are, one to one, much more violent than U.S. soldiers, and much likelier to commit murder at close range out of anger.
January 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
My main point was that U.S. police officers are, one to one, much more violent than U.S. soldiers, and much likelier to commit murder at close range out of anger.
This is really bad. Definitely a decision that is going to actively harm Alabamians
Via Anna Barrett: An Alabama appeals court Friday ruled that the state can license and regulate freestanding birth centers as hospitals, a move the directors of the centers said would inhibit their ability to deliver services for mothers, particularly in rural areas.
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals says birth centers are subject to state hospital regulations | Alabama Reflector
In a unanimous opinion overturning a lower court, Judge Moore wrote that birthing centers were hospitals under state law and subject to regulation by ADPH.
alabamareflector.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This is really bad. Definitely a decision that is going to actively harm Alabamians
This. If you want to understand how an authoritarian US will function, look to the Deep South.
Alabama was an authoritarian state for most of its history.
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This. If you want to understand how an authoritarian US will function, look to the Deep South.
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A reminder to the liberals who hollered “the military won’t follow illegal orders!”
Girl.
They just did.
Girl.
They just did.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A reminder to the liberals who hollered “the military won’t follow illegal orders!”
Girl.
They just did.
Girl.
They just did.
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
The US is invading and occupying Venezuela and I still need to clean my apartment today. I feel insane.
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The US is invading and occupying Venezuela and I still need to clean my apartment today. I feel insane.
“We illegally kidnapped and invaded one country and we’ll do it to you too!”
Hitler’s invasion of Poland was at least a surprise.
Hitler’s invasion of Poland was at least a surprise.
January 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
“We illegally kidnapped and invaded one country and we’ll do it to you too!”
Hitler’s invasion of Poland was at least a surprise.
Hitler’s invasion of Poland was at least a surprise.
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why would you even bother getting into elected office to watch democracy go quietly into the night. christ
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
why would you even bother getting into elected office to watch democracy go quietly into the night. christ