@alextheis.bsky.social
Baker, gardener, cook, amateur photographer, special educator, father, husband, son, birder, cat dude. I have limited patience for conspiracy theories and arguments not based in logic. Best evening? A nice bourbon in front of the fire pit.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
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The Dem-controlled house passed a bill to make them permanent several times before 2021, and a permanent version was included in the original Build Back Better bill.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Dem-controlled house passed a bill to make them permanent several times before 2021, and a permanent version was included in the original Build Back Better bill.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
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So much bad policy in our country is like The Aristocrats joke except the punch line is “the Senate!”
The Dem-controlled house passed a bill to make them permanent several times before 2021, and a permanent version was included in the original Build Back Better bill.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
Manchin said he’d only agree to a 3-year extension so they had to cut it to that to get his vote.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
So much bad policy in our country is like The Aristocrats joke except the punch line is “the Senate!”
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Just what I wanted to hear before getting on a plane. This is the "no accountability/no responsibility" administration.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Just what I wanted to hear before getting on a plane. This is the "no accountability/no responsibility" administration.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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Season 2 Episode 26 - Frame 2455 out of 2671
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Season 2 Episode 26 - Frame 2455 out of 2671
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Season 2 Episode 26 - Frame 2457 out of 2671
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Season 2 Episode 26 - Frame 2457 out of 2671
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how is this a real headline
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
how is this a real headline
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Going through my father’s things I found my grandmother’s report card, circa April 1916. She got a poor mark in “deportment,” which is what they called “Social emotional growth” then. Her parents were probably mad — at the mark, not at the concept of deportment, because they weren’t morons.
Tech brains broken part 1000000000 (this lady is a partner at Andreessen apparently)
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Going through my father’s things I found my grandmother’s report card, circa April 1916. She got a poor mark in “deportment,” which is what they called “Social emotional growth” then. Her parents were probably mad — at the mark, not at the concept of deportment, because they weren’t morons.
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The Senate Democrats messed up big time. @simonwdc.bsky.social and @taraemcg.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social to examine the effects this blunder will have and how Democrats can regain lost momentum as soon as possible.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
youtu.be/NR-n59q3JgU?...
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youtu.be/NR-n59q3JgU?...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Senate Democrats messed up big time. @simonwdc.bsky.social and @taraemcg.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social to examine the effects this blunder will have and how Democrats can regain lost momentum as soon as possible.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
youtu.be/NR-n59q3JgU?...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
youtu.be/NR-n59q3JgU?...
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Looking forward to sharing photos from our Prince Albert National Park getaway. There were so many Ruffed Grouse and yet they never make things easy for a photographer! #birds 🌿
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Looking forward to sharing photos from our Prince Albert National Park getaway. There were so many Ruffed Grouse and yet they never make things easy for a photographer! #birds 🌿
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Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Accidentally correct that unpaid labor obtained through threats and coercion *is* the American way.
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All in my home state, including my home town and my alma mater (Konstanz). All are doing great work and are in amazing cities.
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
All in my home state, including my home town and my alma mater (Konstanz). All are doing great work and are in amazing cities.
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Hi Yard Bunny! This one is making almost daily visits, early morning and late afternoon.
Desert cottontail rabbit 🐇 #mammals San Diego county
Desert cottontail rabbit 🐇 #mammals San Diego county
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hi Yard Bunny! This one is making almost daily visits, early morning and late afternoon.
Desert cottontail rabbit 🐇 #mammals San Diego county
Desert cottontail rabbit 🐇 #mammals San Diego county
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You can see it in Seattle!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
You can see it in Seattle!!
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Since people are talking about Gov. JB Pritzker today…
the fellow Democrat is pushing back on the corporate head tax as well.
Pritzker had stated that the head tax penalizes more employment and makes it hard to attract companies to the city.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
the fellow Democrat is pushing back on the corporate head tax as well.
Pritzker had stated that the head tax penalizes more employment and makes it hard to attract companies to the city.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Emanuel killed it. Johnson wants it back. Chicago’s corporate head tax debate is about more than money • The TRiiBE
Proponents say former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s removal of the corporate head tax left a hole in the city's budget that was never replaced; they want the rich to pay their fair share.
thetriibe.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Since people are talking about Gov. JB Pritzker today…
the fellow Democrat is pushing back on the corporate head tax as well.
Pritzker had stated that the head tax penalizes more employment and makes it hard to attract companies to the city.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
the fellow Democrat is pushing back on the corporate head tax as well.
Pritzker had stated that the head tax penalizes more employment and makes it hard to attract companies to the city.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
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Jesus Fucking Christ. The only reason they were "designed to expire" is because JOE FUCKING MANCHIN REFUSED TO AGREE TO MAKE THEM PERMANENT.
You know...the guy who is no longer a Democrat?
You know...the guy who is no longer a Democrat?
tfw you're being quoted by Dear Leader's propaganda megaphone.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Jesus Fucking Christ. The only reason they were "designed to expire" is because JOE FUCKING MANCHIN REFUSED TO AGREE TO MAKE THEM PERMANENT.
You know...the guy who is no longer a Democrat?
You know...the guy who is no longer a Democrat?
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I wrote a piece a few weeks ago claiming antisemitism was on the verge of going mainstream. It was clear to me that most people had trouble buying it.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
What I Saw And Heard In Washington
Groyperism's Spread Among Generation Z Conservative Apparatchiks Is Real
roddreher.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago claiming antisemitism was on the verge of going mainstream. It was clear to me that most people had trouble buying it.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
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After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
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Crawford County, Arkansas - consider yourself exposed. Spread this white cop on black hate like wildfire. White people can ignore their privilege or use it to stand against these animals. 1/2
Crawford County, Arkansas - consider yourself exposed. Spread this white cop on black hate like wildfire. White people can ignore their privilege or use it to stand against these animals. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Crawford County, Arkansas - consider yourself exposed. Spread this white cop on black hate like wildfire. White people can ignore their privilege or use it to stand against these animals. 1/2
Crawford County, Arkansas - consider yourself exposed. Spread this white cop on black hate like wildfire. White people can ignore their privilege or use it to stand against these animals. 1/2
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Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Happening now: a small demonstration is getting underway in front of Chicago Police Department HQ, protesting cooperation between CPD and federal immigration agents.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Happening now: a small demonstration is getting underway in front of Chicago Police Department HQ, protesting cooperation between CPD and federal immigration agents.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
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The raptor obsession continues! An osprey photographed on Windley Key 🪶🌿
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The raptor obsession continues! An osprey photographed on Windley Key 🪶🌿