Alex Morash
@alexmorash.bsky.social
Weekly anchor on Queer News Tonight. Former editor-in-chief of Options Magazine, and Media Matters economic researcher. Day job as a research director for a worker advocacy org.
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Alex Morash
@alexmorash.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Media outlets seem to have soured on the AI hype machine.
Eleanor Holmes Norton up until even just five years ago was a powerful lion who told you what she wanted and now! (Can you tell we’ve me lol.)
Yet, like too many Democrats in Congress, she waited so long to retire that she leaves with a whimper.
No statement, only a campaign filing of termination.
Yet, like too many Democrats in Congress, she waited so long to retire that she leaves with a whimper.
No statement, only a campaign filing of termination.
Eleanor Holmes Norton won’t seek reelection as DC delegate
The 88-year-old Democrat had been facing mounting calls to step down.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Eleanor Holmes Norton up until even just five years ago was a powerful lion who told you what she wanted and now! (Can you tell we’ve me lol.)
Yet, like too many Democrats in Congress, she waited so long to retire that she leaves with a whimper.
No statement, only a campaign filing of termination.
Yet, like too many Democrats in Congress, she waited so long to retire that she leaves with a whimper.
No statement, only a campaign filing of termination.
In a sign of how behind the times us adults are, Futurism is shocked kids when seeing a book for the first time attempt to swipe them
like a phone or tablet.
Bet people complained when kids use to books tried to turn the page of an old scroll or a stone tablet. 🤣
like a phone or tablet.
Bet people complained when kids use to books tried to turn the page of an old scroll or a stone tablet. 🤣
Children Starting School Are Trying to Swipe Books Like They're Phones
Teachers in a new school readiness survey that an alarming proportion of children starting school have no idea how to use a book.
futurism.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
In a sign of how behind the times us adults are, Futurism is shocked kids when seeing a book for the first time attempt to swipe them
like a phone or tablet.
Bet people complained when kids use to books tried to turn the page of an old scroll or a stone tablet. 🤣
like a phone or tablet.
Bet people complained when kids use to books tried to turn the page of an old scroll or a stone tablet. 🤣
When people ask me do I miss DC, I say sometimes but not the DC of today. Not this.
This is what Trump's ICE Gestapo does on their day off.
They just switch costumes.
The White Nationalist Patriot Front was at the National Mall on Friday.
Like all good Nazis, their response to protestors was, "Are you Jewish?"
Trump's America
They just switch costumes.
The White Nationalist Patriot Front was at the National Mall on Friday.
Like all good Nazis, their response to protestors was, "Are you Jewish?"
Trump's America
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
When people ask me do I miss DC, I say sometimes but not the DC of today. Not this.
This, this is the bad place.
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This, this is the bad place.
Reposted by Alex Morash
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
“Tragically, more bloodshed is almost certain to follow. 2026 is likely to be a year of dangerous unrest in America.”
Trump’s Goons Are the Terrorists. This Is What We Must Do Now
In the wake of a CBP agent’s killing of VA nurse Alex Petti, it’s clear that halfway measures, aggrieved speeches, and strongly worded letters are no longer adequate.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“Tragically, more bloodshed is almost certain to follow. 2026 is likely to be a year of dangerous unrest in America.”
It’s very hard economically speaking for an American to have a child before 40 today.
Add to that it gets harder for both men and women to physically have children after 40 and well, now we might start understanding why births are declining so much in this country.
Add to that it gets harder for both men and women to physically have children after 40 and well, now we might start understanding why births are declining so much in this country.
Male 'Biological Clock' Starts Ticking Earlier Than You Might Think
"Understanding male fertility is just as important as understanding female fertility, but that conversation just hasn't caught up yet."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
It’s very hard economically speaking for an American to have a child before 40 today.
Add to that it gets harder for both men and women to physically have children after 40 and well, now we might start understanding why births are declining so much in this country.
Add to that it gets harder for both men and women to physically have children after 40 and well, now we might start understanding why births are declining so much in this country.
Notice that for Trump’s playbook to work, he’s counting on police and guard units to not protect civilians.
It also assumes protestors are unarmed. And that thy are unwilling to defend their lives (which is their inalienable right).
Aka: Trump is a bully, he’s got no strategy if he’s stood up to.
It also assumes protestors are unarmed. And that thy are unwilling to defend their lives (which is their inalienable right).
Aka: Trump is a bully, he’s got no strategy if he’s stood up to.
Trump’s playbook is becoming clear:
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
Federal immigration agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests
It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month in the city during a surge in immigration enforcement.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Notice that for Trump’s playbook to work, he’s counting on police and guard units to not protect civilians.
It also assumes protestors are unarmed. And that thy are unwilling to defend their lives (which is their inalienable right).
Aka: Trump is a bully, he’s got no strategy if he’s stood up to.
It also assumes protestors are unarmed. And that thy are unwilling to defend their lives (which is their inalienable right).
Aka: Trump is a bully, he’s got no strategy if he’s stood up to.
Trump’s playbook is becoming clear:
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
Federal immigration agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests
It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month in the city during a surge in immigration enforcement.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Trump’s playbook is becoming clear:
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
Send in ICE, target public at random, kill civilians.
DOJ harasses widows.
Amid public outcry, local officials call for calm (because order to politicians matters more than human life).
Claim officials incite insurrection. Use as excuse for more violence.
For those like myself waking and failing to complete your morning TikTok scroll, yes the app appears to be broken.
I’m sure our fears of the U.S. stealing the app were overblown.
I’m sure our fears of the U.S. stealing the app were overblown.
TikTok is breaking down.
Whether this is just a regular outage or a result of this week’s changes in management, reports tracked on Downdetector and Reddit confirm many people are having trouble loading TikTok right now.
If t...
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
For those like myself waking and failing to complete your morning TikTok scroll, yes the app appears to be broken.
I’m sure our fears of the U.S. stealing the app were overblown.
I’m sure our fears of the U.S. stealing the app were overblown.
As a Tesla owner, I was already highly unlikely to ever buy another Tesla.
But killing what it calls autopilot steering (just basic lane following on the highway) for new cars means I’ll never get another Tesla. The idea such a minor but essential feature should be $99 a month is outrageous.
But killing what it calls autopilot steering (just basic lane following on the highway) for new cars means I’ll never get another Tesla. The idea such a minor but essential feature should be $99 a month is outrageous.
Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
No more Autopilot
www.theverge.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
As a Tesla owner, I was already highly unlikely to ever buy another Tesla.
But killing what it calls autopilot steering (just basic lane following on the highway) for new cars means I’ll never get another Tesla. The idea such a minor but essential feature should be $99 a month is outrageous.
But killing what it calls autopilot steering (just basic lane following on the highway) for new cars means I’ll never get another Tesla. The idea such a minor but essential feature should be $99 a month is outrageous.
A look at the importance of a 200 reporter strong newspaper covering a crisis and the hard work The Minnesota Star is doing.
Of course, it’s concerning to find the paper discussing DHS becoming more responsive to them. They must be careful not to be used as a regime misinformation mouthpiece.
Of course, it’s concerning to find the paper discussing DHS becoming more responsive to them. They must be careful not to be used as a regime misinformation mouthpiece.
“We’re not trying to recreate social media”: How Minnesota’s Star Tribune navigates a local crisis
The publication tries to offer a sober alternative to a social media swarm as a deadly shooting deepens the crisis in Minneapolis.
www.semafor.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:28 AM
A look at the importance of a 200 reporter strong newspaper covering a crisis and the hard work The Minnesota Star is doing.
Of course, it’s concerning to find the paper discussing DHS becoming more responsive to them. They must be careful not to be used as a regime misinformation mouthpiece.
Of course, it’s concerning to find the paper discussing DHS becoming more responsive to them. They must be careful not to be used as a regime misinformation mouthpiece.
South Florida Muslim Federation slandered with alleged claims of anti semitism.
If it smells like Islamophobia it likely is Islamophobia.
Given the genocide committed against ethnic Palestinians in Gaza, it’s even more shocking to see such hate directed at Muslim Americans.
If it smells like Islamophobia it likely is Islamophobia.
Given the genocide committed against ethnic Palestinians in Gaza, it’s even more shocking to see such hate directed at Muslim Americans.
South Florida Muslim Federation heard conference critics. Here is its response
Jalal “Jay” Shehadeh sat down for an exclusive interview with the Coral Springs News to talk about the coalition.
www.coralspringsflnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
South Florida Muslim Federation slandered with alleged claims of anti semitism.
If it smells like Islamophobia it likely is Islamophobia.
Given the genocide committed against ethnic Palestinians in Gaza, it’s even more shocking to see such hate directed at Muslim Americans.
If it smells like Islamophobia it likely is Islamophobia.
Given the genocide committed against ethnic Palestinians in Gaza, it’s even more shocking to see such hate directed at Muslim Americans.
Walz’s is destroying his legacy in real time.
My heart just aches.
My heart just aches.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Walz’s is destroying his legacy in real time.
My heart just aches.
My heart just aches.
Reposted by Alex Morash
National guard to control protests but not ICE.
They protect power not the people.
They protect power not the people.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
National guard to control protests but not ICE.
They protect power not the people.
They protect power not the people.
Reposted by Alex Morash
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
What if the police refuse?
Well then you know it’s time to get new state troopers.
Well then you know it’s time to get new state troopers.
More federal shootings in Minnesota.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says
Minnesota's governor says federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Democratic Gov.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM
What if the police refuse?
Well then you know it’s time to get new state troopers.
Well then you know it’s time to get new state troopers.
More federal shootings in Minnesota.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says
Minnesota's governor says federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Democratic Gov.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM
More federal shootings in Minnesota.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Walz asking Trump to stop isn’t gonna cut it.
It’s time to use state police and the guard to create a buffer zone and block reckless violence.
Campus police have always been an absurd concept. Colleges are institutions not municipal governments.
Now FIU campus police are a danger to students.
School security should be unarmed and not designed to carry out police work. The idea they will help ICE is insanity.
Now FIU campus police are a danger to students.
School security should be unarmed and not designed to carry out police work. The idea they will help ICE is insanity.
FIU Police Will Comply With ICE on Campus: What to Know
The comments have Florida International University students worried they're about to become the latest school targeted by ICE.
www.miaminewtimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Campus police have always been an absurd concept. Colleges are institutions not municipal governments.
Now FIU campus police are a danger to students.
School security should be unarmed and not designed to carry out police work. The idea they will help ICE is insanity.
Now FIU campus police are a danger to students.
School security should be unarmed and not designed to carry out police work. The idea they will help ICE is insanity.
Nothing delegitimatizes the Iranian uprisings like the disgraced former dictator’s son trying to take power.
The Iranian people are the decadents of the Persian empire. They can handle leading themselves and don’t need any help from a random nepo baby.
The Iranian people are the decadents of the Persian empire. They can handle leading themselves and don’t need any help from a random nepo baby.
An exiled crown prince says he can lead Iran to democracy, but Trump hasn't endorsed him
While President Donald Trump has called Reza Pahlavi a “nice guy,” he's also questioned whether the last shah’s son could be a future leader.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Nothing delegitimatizes the Iranian uprisings like the disgraced former dictator’s son trying to take power.
The Iranian people are the decadents of the Persian empire. They can handle leading themselves and don’t need any help from a random nepo baby.
The Iranian people are the decadents of the Persian empire. They can handle leading themselves and don’t need any help from a random nepo baby.
A blockade is an act of war.
Trump wants to lash out at a nation that is not a threat to the U.S. that has long struggled with an unjust embargo.
The only threat Cuba poses is its mere existence is a threat to capitalism.
Interesting to see just how fragile US capitalism has become.
Trump wants to lash out at a nation that is not a threat to the U.S. that has long struggled with an unjust embargo.
The only threat Cuba poses is its mere existence is a threat to capitalism.
Interesting to see just how fragile US capitalism has become.
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:53 AM
A blockade is an act of war.
Trump wants to lash out at a nation that is not a threat to the U.S. that has long struggled with an unjust embargo.
The only threat Cuba poses is its mere existence is a threat to capitalism.
Interesting to see just how fragile US capitalism has become.
Trump wants to lash out at a nation that is not a threat to the U.S. that has long struggled with an unjust embargo.
The only threat Cuba poses is its mere existence is a threat to capitalism.
Interesting to see just how fragile US capitalism has become.
Reposted by Alex Morash
As the Trump admin intervenes in Venezuela, readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota and threatens to seize Greenland, the Catholic archbishop for the U.S. armed forces said it "would be morally acceptable" for troops to disobey orders that violated their conscience.
‘Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says
Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Catholic archdiocese for the U.S. military, expressed concern at President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
As the Trump admin intervenes in Venezuela, readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota and threatens to seize Greenland, the Catholic archbishop for the U.S. armed forces said it "would be morally acceptable" for troops to disobey orders that violated their conscience.
Reposted by Alex Morash
the way they have to lie like this is proof that good people pushing the truth - photos, videos, news stories, whatever - is breaking through and hurting their narrative. keep it up.
ICE spokesperson Marcos Charles: "My officers stayed with the child. They cared for him. Took him to get something to eat from a drive-thru restaurant and spent hours ensuring he was taken care of. Again, my officers did that, not his father ... his family refused to open the door and take him back"
January 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
the way they have to lie like this is proof that good people pushing the truth - photos, videos, news stories, whatever - is breaking through and hurting their narrative. keep it up.
At the beginning of Trump’s second term I spoke out for protestors setting up armed defense forces and militias.
I don’t see how we can avoid it now.
I don’t see how we can avoid it now.
If we thought the killing of Renee Good would lead to a more careful immigration enforcement, we were wrong. They have become reckless and more emboldened. We are watching them evolve into their logical endpoint on the streets of the Twin Cities. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 PM
At the beginning of Trump’s second term I spoke out for protestors setting up armed defense forces and militias.
I don’t see how we can avoid it now.
I don’t see how we can avoid it now.
Reposted by Alex Morash
Around 7% of ICE arrestees have been convicted of a violent crime, but Fox’s coverage falsely suggests the number is much higher.
Fox keeps repeating misleading talking point about ICE arrestees’ criminal records
www.mediamatters.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Around 7% of ICE arrestees have been convicted of a violent crime, but Fox’s coverage falsely suggests the number is much higher.