Alex Nelson
@aenelson4.bsky.social
The real infrastructure is the friends we make along the way. Free Palestine. She/Her.
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This is slavery.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is slavery.
So while we're both watching the game live, my downstairs neighbors seem to have a stream that's 10-15 seconds ahead of mine. I know this because the walls aren't soundproofed and their cheers are like spoilers for touchdowns.
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So while we're both watching the game live, my downstairs neighbors seem to have a stream that's 10-15 seconds ahead of mine. I know this because the walls aren't soundproofed and their cheers are like spoilers for touchdowns.
Thinking I'd have the Bears game on mute in the background while I read but I guess I'm just gonna fully lock in, holy shit.
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thinking I'd have the Bears game on mute in the background while I read but I guess I'm just gonna fully lock in, holy shit.
Debating having the "Pasta Dinner for Two" from The Pasta Bowl delivered and it's literally all just for me.
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Debating having the "Pasta Dinner for Two" from The Pasta Bowl delivered and it's literally all just for me.
I'm at a cash only bar and the old-school charm wears thin when it takes ages to get through a run of orders.
December 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'm at a cash only bar and the old-school charm wears thin when it takes ages to get through a run of orders.
My family is really not into gift giving, but as the childless adult I like to make sure everyone gets at least something. For the past several years I've gotten each member of the family a pair of high-end wool socks, and each year they all go ape shit. Just losing their minds for Darn Tough.
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My family is really not into gift giving, but as the childless adult I like to make sure everyone gets at least something. For the past several years I've gotten each member of the family a pair of high-end wool socks, and each year they all go ape shit. Just losing their minds for Darn Tough.
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Opinion | In the history of the world, there have been two good Jews: Jesus and Bari Weiss. As a Christian conservative Free Press columnist, I'm proud to be working for both of them.
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Opinion | In the history of the world, there have been two good Jews: Jesus and Bari Weiss. As a Christian conservative Free Press columnist, I'm proud to be working for both of them.
Just walking the dog and incessantly muttering to myself about candidates seeking endorsement, as a healthy person does.
December 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just walking the dog and incessantly muttering to myself about candidates seeking endorsement, as a healthy person does.
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Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
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People don’t want politics as usual. They want leaders who show up, listen, and do the work. That’s why we’ve knocked on 50,000 doors so far, and we’re just getting started.
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day on March 17.
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day on March 17.
December 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
People don’t want politics as usual. They want leaders who show up, listen, and do the work. That’s why we’ve knocked on 50,000 doors so far, and we’re just getting started.
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day on March 17.
Make a plan to vote on or before Election Day on March 17.
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Obsessed with this — put in your zip code and get an excellent data visualization/story about the 311 calls your neighbors made this year. www.311wrapped.com
311 Wrapped
Your 2025 311 Year in Review. See what your neighborhood complained about the most.
www.311wrapped.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Obsessed with this — put in your zip code and get an excellent data visualization/story about the 311 calls your neighbors made this year. www.311wrapped.com
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State Department Designates WNBA As Terrorist Organization https://theonion.com/state-department-designates-wnba-as-terrorist-organization/
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
State Department Designates WNBA As Terrorist Organization https://theonion.com/state-department-designates-wnba-as-terrorist-organization/
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Safe streets are under attack right now — including from moneyed interests with nefarious political intent.
We have much work to do to defend and grow our movement in the coming year.
And we have much to do to elect better leaders and hold those in power accountable.
Are you with us?
We have much work to do to defend and grow our movement in the coming year.
And we have much to do to elect better leaders and hold those in power accountable.
Are you with us?
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Safe streets are under attack right now — including from moneyed interests with nefarious political intent.
We have much work to do to defend and grow our movement in the coming year.
And we have much to do to elect better leaders and hold those in power accountable.
Are you with us?
We have much work to do to defend and grow our movement in the coming year.
And we have much to do to elect better leaders and hold those in power accountable.
Are you with us?
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The federal government indicted the Broadview 6 in a hugely significant case. Five work in politics. One is a garden store worker who sings and was randomly swept up. @tesskenny.bsky.social explains what happened and why it matters in this must-read story
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
How a garden store worker became part of the ‘Broadview Six’
Charged alongside four Democratic politicians and one political staffer, Joselyn Walsh is arguably the least known of the group, known as the ‘Broadview Six.’
www.chicagotribune.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The federal government indicted the Broadview 6 in a hugely significant case. Five work in politics. One is a garden store worker who sings and was randomly swept up. @tesskenny.bsky.social explains what happened and why it matters in this must-read story
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/b...
Quite the evening to go to the local watering hole for some post-flight dinner. Bear down.
December 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Quite the evening to go to the local watering hole for some post-flight dinner. Bear down.
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Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
I do not understand how there are still horse drawn carriages in NYC. It is shockingly barbaric to see them plodding down 5th Ave.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I do not understand how there are still horse drawn carriages in NYC. It is shockingly barbaric to see them plodding down 5th Ave.
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Is this the trip to Philadelphia where I actually eat a Philly Cheesesteak? Only time will tell.
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Is this the trip to Philadelphia where I actually eat a Philly Cheesesteak? Only time will tell.
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
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I took a picture earlier this week that I think encapsulates the isolation and danger of living in a city that doesn’t #plowthesidewalks and a neighborhood where reactionaries want to tear out an under-construction safety project on Archer Avenue.
It’s a message about priorities.
It’s a message about priorities.
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I took a picture earlier this week that I think encapsulates the isolation and danger of living in a city that doesn’t #plowthesidewalks and a neighborhood where reactionaries want to tear out an under-construction safety project on Archer Avenue.
It’s a message about priorities.
It’s a message about priorities.
"maybe we'll all get fired!" my boss says on the Teams call with glee.
You know things are going great when staff at every level of leadership are like "please free me from this hell."
You know things are going great when staff at every level of leadership are like "please free me from this hell."
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"maybe we'll all get fired!" my boss says on the Teams call with glee.
You know things are going great when staff at every level of leadership are like "please free me from this hell."
You know things are going great when staff at every level of leadership are like "please free me from this hell."