Alex Bennett
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Alex Bennett
@abennett034.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Welcome to my sky page . I hope to post and engage in civil dialogue, share important current events and give thoughtful analysis.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Senate passed funding bill to reopen government. In a Fox News interview
Talking about @schumer.senate.gov
President Trump said, “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him.”
Talking about @schumer.senate.gov
President Trump said, “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Senate passed funding bill to reopen government. In a Fox News interview
Talking about @schumer.senate.gov
President Trump said, “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him.”
Talking about @schumer.senate.gov
President Trump said, “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him.”
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"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
Did @democrats.senate.gov forget that there was another chamber? Did they not secure a guaranteed debate and vote in the house as well? Unless this is some chess game for 2026 midterms, it’s a failure on all fronts.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Did @democrats.senate.gov forget that there was another chamber? Did they not secure a guaranteed debate and vote in the house as well? Unless this is some chess game for 2026 midterms, it’s a failure on all fronts.
After a decade of waiting for President Trump’s new Healthcare bill. A disaster in the making
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Trump’s new plan for Obamacare leaves Americans to fend for themselves
We finally know what “concepts of a plan” looks like – and it’s not good.
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
After a decade of waiting for President Trump’s new Healthcare bill. A disaster in the making
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Here is the order denying Kim Davis
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here is the order denying Kim Davis
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
#SCOTUS will not review the Same-Sex marriage decision. Justices are not immune to political pressure. SCOTUS may believe they have the power to check the president and uphold precedent.
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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling
The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#SCOTUS will not review the Same-Sex marriage decision. Justices are not immune to political pressure. SCOTUS may believe they have the power to check the president and uphold precedent.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
I am angry at the Democrats, but this is what the American people voted for. A President and a political party that would restrict benefits. This is what they chose. An estimated 16 million people are projected to be uninsured by 2034 due to the OBBBA. #shutdown #democrats The people will suffer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I am angry at the Democrats, but this is what the American people voted for. A President and a political party that would restrict benefits. This is what they chose. An estimated 16 million people are projected to be uninsured by 2034 due to the OBBBA. #shutdown #democrats The people will suffer.
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@democrats.senate.gov here’s the deal you just made. @schumer.senate.gov
a cartoon girl with a crown on her head is asking for a pinky promise
ALT: a cartoon girl with a crown on her head is asking for a pinky promise
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
@democrats.senate.gov here’s the deal you just made. @schumer.senate.gov
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The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
A Hallmark Christmas Movie Just Beat Almost Everything On CNN, MSNBC
The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Hallmark Channel has risen from the ninth to the fourth most-watched cable channel in prime time in the last three weeks.
The Supreme Court justices to watch during the tariffs oral argument
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The Supreme Court justices to watch during the tariffs oral argument
This term’s biggest case is a jump ball with an unusually large number of swing votes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Supreme Court justices to watch during the tariffs oral argument
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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💰 Wage increases to recognize our dedication and the rising costs
🕊️ Bereavement leave to support members during difficult times
🩺 More flexibility to use sick days as personal days, giving you greater control over your time
🕊️ Bereavement leave to support members during difficult times
🩺 More flexibility to use sick days as personal days, giving you greater control over your time
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
💰 Wage increases to recognize our dedication and the rising costs
🕊️ Bereavement leave to support members during difficult times
🩺 More flexibility to use sick days as personal days, giving you greater control over your time
🕊️ Bereavement leave to support members during difficult times
🩺 More flexibility to use sick days as personal days, giving you greater control over your time
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Tentative Agreement Reached!
We’re proud to announce that our bargaining team has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with LCPS!
This agreement reflects the hard work and solidarity of our members, and includes key improvements such as:
We’re proud to announce that our bargaining team has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with LCPS!
This agreement reflects the hard work and solidarity of our members, and includes key improvements such as:
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tentative Agreement Reached!
We’re proud to announce that our bargaining team has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with LCPS!
This agreement reflects the hard work and solidarity of our members, and includes key improvements such as:
We’re proud to announce that our bargaining team has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with LCPS!
This agreement reflects the hard work and solidarity of our members, and includes key improvements such as:
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⚖️ Stronger due process and grievance procedures to ensure fairness and respect in the workplace
This tentative agreement is an important step forward for all of us. Next up: member ratification vote — details coming soon!
This tentative agreement is an important step forward for all of us. Next up: member ratification vote — details coming soon!
October 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
⚖️ Stronger due process and grievance procedures to ensure fairness and respect in the workplace
This tentative agreement is an important step forward for all of us. Next up: member ratification vote — details coming soon!
This tentative agreement is an important step forward for all of us. Next up: member ratification vote — details coming soon!
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For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
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“The government does not track how often immigration agents hold Americans.
“So ProPublica created its own count.”
Thank you @propublica.org
(Bookmark for those friends and family who insist this isn’t happening)
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
“So ProPublica created its own count.”
Thank you @propublica.org
(Bookmark for those friends and family who insist this isn’t happening)
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The government does not track how often immigration agents hold Americans.
“So ProPublica created its own count.”
Thank you @propublica.org
(Bookmark for those friends and family who insist this isn’t happening)
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
“So ProPublica created its own count.”
Thank you @propublica.org
(Bookmark for those friends and family who insist this isn’t happening)
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
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David Schanzer, an expert in counterterrorism strategy, counterterrorism law and homeland security, says he believes the real motivation behind the administration’s portrayal of Antifa is to justify a broader crackdown on left-wing protest. | CBC
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ANALYSIS | Why Trump's team is portraying Antifa as a terrorist threat | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to persuade Americans that the anti-fascist movement dubbed Antifa poses as grave a threat to the country as designated terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah.
www.cbc.ca
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
David Schanzer, an expert in counterterrorism strategy, counterterrorism law and homeland security, says he believes the real motivation behind the administration’s portrayal of Antifa is to justify a broader crackdown on left-wing protest. | CBC
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...