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Alissa McLean
@alissakmclean.bsky.social
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UX research & consumer insights. Married mom of 3. SF Bay Area.
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jeisinger.bsky.social
I know this is old man yells at cloud but there is something in the constitution about this
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
Piece from me and @adambonica.bsky.social in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social today about Gen Z

They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)

newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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madisonkittay.bsky.social
Congratulations to Resa Nelson, Hofstra University's first Rhodes Scholar!

abc7ny.com/post/hofstra...
Hofstra University celebrates Resa Nelson, the school's 1st Rhodes Scholar
Resa Nelson, 21, is a biology major in the class of 2026, who has been working on transforming seaweed from her native Antigua into sustainable biofuel.
abc7ny.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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amo.house.gov
So let me get this right, Trump’s plan was:

1. Tariff everything to help the economy (it didn’t)

2. Claim consumers aren’t paying tariffs (we are)

3. Panic & roll back food tariffs b/c you created an affordability crisis (we told you)

Arsonist claiming to be a firefighter.
Trump Implements Major Rollback of Food Tariffs
The president moved to lower duties on beef, coffee and dozens of other goods, as he looks for ways to address Americans’ concerns about the cost of living.
www.wsj.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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alondra.bsky.social
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
alissakmclean.bsky.social
Eww
When can we be done with all these people
blanson100.bsky.social B Lanson @blanson100.bsky.social · 10h
"Natalie" here is Trump's sycophantic aide who takes dictation for his posts to Truth Social, & feeds him a constant stream of conspiracy riddled videos and posts that she gleans from right wing websites.

They are also....extremely close.
In 2023, Ms. Harp sent a series of letters to Mr. Trump that unnerved people around him, according to a half-dozen people with knowledge of them. “You are all that matters to me,” she wrote in one of the letters, which were seen by The New York Times. The letters’ authenticity was confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of them. “I don’t ever want to let you down,” Ms. Harp wrote, thanking Mr. Trump for being her “Guardian and Protector in this Life.” In another letter, she told Mr. Trump that she wanted to get back to “that synergy” she used to have with him, where “we’d talk about everything and nothing.” “I want to bring you joy,” she wrote, “to feel like we can get through a day without ever having to talk ‘work.’”
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
alissakmclean.bsky.social
Not now, bird flu
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 11h
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before. https://cnn.it/4oIRswI
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California over discrimination claims.
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
alissakmclean.bsky.social
Day 318 of my year of “every day, take a walk outside.”
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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schiff.senate.gov
Republicans in Congress passed the largest cut to health care in American history.

Californians already are feeling the impacts of this attack on access to care.
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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alyssonfergison.com
If you can help, please help. Even a $5 donation helps. If you can't help, please share.

Thank you.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
Donate to Help Cover Thel's Cremation Costs, organized by Alysson Fergison
My name is Alysson. Some of you may know me as Lysa. I'm raising funds to pay for… Alysson Fergison needs your support for Help Cover Thel's Cremation Costs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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antitoxicpeople.bsky.social
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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atrupar.com
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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reneepatrice.bsky.social
The people of Sudan deserve some peace and some justice. They've suffered too much for too long. ☮️

Where are the 🍉 people and why aren't they trying to help the Sudanese?

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sudan conflict: Mass killings investigation gets green light from UN
"There has been too much pretence and performance, and too little action," says UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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veenadubal.bsky.social
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!

We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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reidhoffman.bsky.social
Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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nypoliticalmom.bsky.social
Quick update from the store!

www.stitchslappedbysara.com/blog/update-commission-amp-upcoming
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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kamlager-dove.house.gov
Greg Abbott took a call from Trump, then gerrymandered Texas to give Republicans five extra seats. CA voters passed Prop 50 overwhelmingly to neutralize Trump.

So why is Trump suing California voters and not Texas Republicans? 🤨
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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openmeasures.bsky.social
Recent news coverage of extremist media personality Nick Fuentes might give readers the impression his audience is booming in size. But after reviewing our data, our researchers have some serious doubts that’s the case.

openmeasures.io/nick-fuentes...
Flash Report: Claims of Nick Fuentes’ Growing Popularity Are Unsupported by Data - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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daviddarmofal.bsky.social
Alternate AP headline: Trump raised prices on ordinary Americans while building a golden ballroom for himself & hosting parties for the wealthy at his palatial Florida estate & only now is reversing his price increases after Republicans lost in a landslide election to Democrats.
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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motherjones.com
The DHS wants your driver's license information. Why? To make it harder for people to vote.
New docs show DHS is gathering driver's license data in voter fraud crusade
Experts worry the Trump administration will use the info to disenfranchise voters.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
This stuff is so crazy. Trump is now just letting his allies that helped him nearly overthrow the government take turns stealing taxpayer money.

Playing us all for suckers. The corruption of this regime will leave an indelible mark on our nation. 🇺🇸 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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hillaryclinton.bsky.social
These two are longtime friends, and I love that one of their conversations was captured for Chelsea's new podcast, "That Can't Be True."

Listen as they talk about how state leaders like @iamwesmoore.bsky.social are stepping up to help citizens in this moment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Gov. Wes Moore and Chelsea Clinton
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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beyer.house.gov
Trump's retreat from tariffs on coffee, bananas, and other groceries is an admission that his trade wars are driving prices up for the American people.

That is still just as true for the thousands of other goods he's keeping tariffs on!
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Beyer Statement On Trump’s Tariff Retreat Administration Admits Tariffs And Trade War Chaos Are Driving Up Prices Share on Facebook Share on X Print this Page Share by Email Washington, November 14, 2025 Tags: Economy , Oversight Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and recently joined Reps. Ro Khanna (D-A), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) in introducing the bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act to repeal President Trump’s coffee tariffs, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s repeal of its own tariffs on goods including coffee and other food items: “President Trump is finally admitting what we always knew: his tariffs are raising prices for the American people. “After getting drubbed in recent elections because of voters’ fury that Trump has broken his promises to fix inflation, the White House is trying to cast this tariff retreat as a ‘pivot to affordability.’ The simple truth is that Republicans want credit for something they think the Supreme Court will force them to do anyway, after oral arguments before the Court on Trump’s illegal abuses of trade authorities went badly for the Administration. Trump is still keeping the vast majority of his tariffs in place, and his administration is also planning new tariffs in anticipation of a Supreme Court loss. “The same logic – that Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices on coffee, fruit, and other comestibles – is equally true for the thousands of other goods on which his tariffs remain. While this move may alleviate some of the cost increases Trump caused, it will not stop the larger problems of rising inflation, business uncertainty, and economic damage done by Trump’s crazy tariff scheme. Only Congress can do that, by reclaiming its legal responsibility under the Constitution to regulate trade, and permanently ending Trump’s trade war chaos. “All but a handful of Republicans in Congress are still refusing to stand up to Trump, sto…
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM