Alex
@alexdpar.bsky.social
Interfaith advocate in Washington DC, avid reader, birder, cyclist. Hopeless Arsenal and DC United fan. #COYG #VamosUnited
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@alexdpar.bsky.social
· Jan 20
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sending emails to her staff saying "please print" or Donald Trump sending letters to Jeffrey Epstein alluding to child rape, both candidates sent some questionable messages to people that they knew.
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sending emails to her staff saying "please print" or Donald Trump sending letters to Jeffrey Epstein alluding to child rape, both candidates sent some questionable messages to people that they knew.
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
Today feels like a great reminder that these kind of election results are what scare them and why they are attempting to implement every disenfranchisement tactic.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Today feels like a great reminder that these kind of election results are what scare them and why they are attempting to implement every disenfranchisement tactic.
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
Let’s go!!!
Breaking news: Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former three-term congresswoman and CIA agent will become Virginia’s first female governor, the AP projects. https://wapo.st/3LqdiWU
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Let’s go!!!
4 more executions are scheduled in the U.S. this month. States are looking for alternative ways to kill after being unable to secure drugs needed for lethal injection. As a result, here is reporting on aftermath of nitrogen gas used in an execution in October.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Alabama Execution Witnesses Report “Violent Thrashing” of Prisoner and More Than 225 “Agonized Breaths” in Nitrogen Gas Execution | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…
deathpenaltyinfo.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
4 more executions are scheduled in the U.S. this month. States are looking for alternative ways to kill after being unable to secure drugs needed for lethal injection. As a result, here is reporting on aftermath of nitrogen gas used in an execution in October.
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty
Being a DC sports fan is hard
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Being a DC sports fan is hard
The U.S. has hit a 12-year high regarding executions. Unbelievable. www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
Executions in United States hit 12-year high, with Florida leading the nation
Anthony Boyd was the 40th person executed in 2025 with another two months left in the year. It is the largest number of executions in the nation since 2013. The executions are also heavily concentrate...
www.wlrn.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The U.S. has hit a 12-year high regarding executions. Unbelievable. www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Two executions will have taken place today.
I often fail to find the words to describe how poor capital punishment is at delivering peace and justice, but this statement from Floridians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty minces no words: “What makes this execution unbearable is the lie that…
I often fail to find the words to describe how poor capital punishment is at delivering peace and justice, but this statement from Floridians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty minces no words: “What makes this execution unbearable is the lie that…
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Two executions will have taken place today.
I often fail to find the words to describe how poor capital punishment is at delivering peace and justice, but this statement from Floridians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty minces no words: “What makes this execution unbearable is the lie that…
I often fail to find the words to describe how poor capital punishment is at delivering peace and justice, but this statement from Floridians for an Alternative to the Death Penalty minces no words: “What makes this execution unbearable is the lie that…
I am immensely disappointed as a North Carolinian that Gov. Stein signed this bill into law that does not keep North Carolinians safer but encourages injustice. Lowering the bar for the implementation of the death penalty does nothing to advance restorative justice. 1/4
Everyone deserves to be and feel safe in their daily lives. We can and must do more to keep North Carolina safe. youtu.be/AAmVa3tzXrI?...
House Bill 307
YouTube video by Governor Josh Stein
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October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I am immensely disappointed as a North Carolinian that Gov. Stein signed this bill into law that does not keep North Carolinians safer but encourages injustice. Lowering the bar for the implementation of the death penalty does nothing to advance restorative justice. 1/4
“A stunning account written by an exemplary journalist that will leave you at a loss for words. Easily one of the best books of 2025, and a necessary read for any and all who believe in criminal justice reform.“
Read the rest of my review for “The Volunteer” by @giannatoboni.bsky.social here:
Read the rest of my review for “The Volunteer” by @giannatoboni.bsky.social here:
Alex's review of The Volunteer
5/5: A stunning account written by an exemplary journalist that will leave you at a loss for words. Easily one of the best books of 2025, and a necessary read for any and all who believe in criminal j...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“A stunning account written by an exemplary journalist that will leave you at a loss for words. Easily one of the best books of 2025, and a necessary read for any and all who believe in criminal justice reform.“
Read the rest of my review for “The Volunteer” by @giannatoboni.bsky.social here:
Read the rest of my review for “The Volunteer” by @giannatoboni.bsky.social here:
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Its insane that American politics now more or less revolves around infrequently passing a single comically large overstuffed money bill instead of like... normal legislation
September 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Its insane that American politics now more or less revolves around infrequently passing a single comically large overstuffed money bill instead of like... normal legislation
Government shutdown, farm bill expiration, and cancellation of the USDA food security survey? What did hungry people ever do to the GOP?
September 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Government shutdown, farm bill expiration, and cancellation of the USDA food security survey? What did hungry people ever do to the GOP?
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
I am miserable
App State had a ball bounce off their receiver's hands at the 1-yard line and returned for a 99-yard pick-6, got the ball back, spent 13 plays methodically moving the ball downfield, and threw another pick at the goal line
September 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I am miserable
Because there always needs to be more commentary… I wrote this with a barrage of emotions. Check out my word salad here medium.com/@alexdpar/th...
The Violence Does Not Discriminate
Loss of life, loss of hope, and loss of future. All encouraged by one thing.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Because there always needs to be more commentary… I wrote this with a barrage of emotions. Check out my word salad here medium.com/@alexdpar/th...
None of BlueSky actually read the Ezra Klein piece huh?
September 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
None of BlueSky actually read the Ezra Klein piece huh?
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It is incredibly simple to acknowledge that violence in any form is awful and erodes society.
September 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It is incredibly simple to acknowledge that violence in any form is awful and erodes society.
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It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
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If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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I don’t give a shit if JD Vance doesn’t give a shit about the Constitution. Striking civilian boats in international waters is both unconstitutional and a war crime. The party of “law and order” clearly doesn’t care about respecting it.
September 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I don’t give a shit if JD Vance doesn’t give a shit about the Constitution. Striking civilian boats in international waters is both unconstitutional and a war crime. The party of “law and order” clearly doesn’t care about respecting it.
I don’t wish gun violence upon anyone, including Charlie Kirk.
September 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I don’t wish gun violence upon anyone, including Charlie Kirk.