Al Newman 💙🦋🗳️🌊💯🤬🇺🇦🇵🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇨🇦🇪🇺🌈☮️🐶🐱🌏
@alnewman.bsky.social
Bleeding heart liberal: golden rule, animal welfare (domestic, farm & wild), human rights (including women’s bodily autonomy), voting rights, civil rights, Supreme Court reform, gerrymandering and electoral college elimination, environmental protection.
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⚡️Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say.
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, Kateryna Pop, a spokesperson for the Kyiv City Military Administration, ...
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM
⚡️Over 1,500 apartment buildings remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say.
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Two districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River were the most affected, leaving 1,100 residential buildings without heating, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
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I think the idea is to get everyone to hate us so that we can complain that we are the victims.
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I think the idea is to get everyone to hate us so that we can complain that we are the victims.
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THIS 👇 IS TRUE,AND PAM BONDAGE IS A SNAKE......
February 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
THIS 👇 IS TRUE,AND PAM BONDAGE IS A SNAKE......
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Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
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The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The Epstein stuff is just the most obvious manifestation of the rot. It runs throughout our system now.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
Any 2028 presidential hopeful who doesn't have a plan to address this maldistribution of wealth and power doesn't deserve a second of anyone's time or attention.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
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"Half the country thinks—"
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Wrote about the Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show and the Melania movie as the latest in a larger project to make the American right *seem* far more popular and culturally relevant than it actually is.
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
badfaithtimes.com/nothing-real...
Nothing Real Can Emerge From The American Right's Unreality
The idea that the US is split exactly down the middle politically and culturally infiltrates everything
badfaithtimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"Half the country thinks—"
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
Stop right there. Some politicians, media figures, and influencers might, but they're nowhere close to half.
Good piece by @dennycarter.bsky.social about efforts to make TPUSA halftime, the Melania movie, etc appear popular so that people think America's evenly divided.
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Everyone who has signed, promoted, or supported this in ANY way, lying constantly about undocumented immigrants voting, should be voted out. They have FAILED to uphold our Constitution, their oath, & care nothing for any of “We, the people..”
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Everyone who has signed, promoted, or supported this in ANY way, lying constantly about undocumented immigrants voting, should be voted out. They have FAILED to uphold our Constitution, their oath, & care nothing for any of “We, the people..”
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Several men/women deported to Cameroon on a Jan. 14 flight from Louisiana did not know their final destination until the Department of Homeland Security put them on a plane, where they were handcuffed & shackled, the NYT reported-citing government documents & lawyers for the deportees.
Thread 3/10🧵
Thread 3/10🧵
February 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Several men/women deported to Cameroon on a Jan. 14 flight from Louisiana did not know their final destination until the Department of Homeland Security put them on a plane, where they were handcuffed & shackled, the NYT reported-citing government documents & lawyers for the deportees.
Thread 3/10🧵
Thread 3/10🧵
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Very important fundraiser
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Very important fundraiser
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A year ago we asked you to fund a Wild Hornets mobile lab
You came through
This lab fuelled innovations that changed the war
Our drones⤵️have downed 3300 Shaheds—saving 2800 civilians from death or injury
To speed up crucial R&D we now need a 2nd mobile lab
So we're launching a new fundraiser...
You came through
This lab fuelled innovations that changed the war
Our drones⤵️have downed 3300 Shaheds—saving 2800 civilians from death or injury
To speed up crucial R&D we now need a 2nd mobile lab
So we're launching a new fundraiser...
February 15, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Very important fundraiser
Seriously...read 👇
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Seriously...read 👇
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Every day Europe does not join the military conflict with Ukraine against Putin is a day closer to Russia annexing Ukraine.
There is no diplomatic solution possible when Putin does not agree to even discuss the matter with the head of state of the nation he invaded.
There is no diplomatic solution possible when Putin does not agree to even discuss the matter with the head of state of the nation he invaded.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Every day Europe does not join the military conflict with Ukraine against Putin is a day closer to Russia annexing Ukraine.
There is no diplomatic solution possible when Putin does not agree to even discuss the matter with the head of state of the nation he invaded.
There is no diplomatic solution possible when Putin does not agree to even discuss the matter with the head of state of the nation he invaded.
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"It’s impossible to come away from these results without concluding that economic populism is a winning message for loyal Democrats. This was true across those who identify as liberals, moderates, or progressives." newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Rank-and-File Dems to Leaders: It’s Time to Take the Gloves Off
In TNR’s exclusive new poll, loyal Democratic voters make it plain: They want a party that goes after the people making their lives harder.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"It’s impossible to come away from these results without concluding that economic populism is a winning message for loyal Democrats. This was true across those who identify as liberals, moderates, or progressives." newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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Republican state attorneys general pressured the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters to withdraw all of its content on climate change from an authoritative reference manual.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Republican state attorneys general pressured the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters to withdraw all of its content on climate change from an authoritative reference manual.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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All the billions wasted on this could feed and House the hungry and homeless for the rest of their lives, and could cure diseases like Cancer, not cancel disease research like the brain worm infested toilet snorter has done.
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
All the billions wasted on this could feed and House the hungry and homeless for the rest of their lives, and could cure diseases like Cancer, not cancel disease research like the brain worm infested toilet snorter has done.
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Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly purchases warehouses to turn into detention and processing facilities.
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly purchases warehouses to turn into detention and processing facilities.
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Is that possible that trump got the idea for the name "truth" from Poutine? Pravda was the name of the Soviet propaganda newspaper. Pravda (правда) is russian for truth. We should use the term Pravda Social when talking about that instead of Truth Social.
February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Is that possible that trump got the idea for the name "truth" from Poutine? Pravda was the name of the Soviet propaganda newspaper. Pravda (правда) is russian for truth. We should use the term Pravda Social when talking about that instead of Truth Social.
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Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025 ft.trib.al/8yZ91Ly
Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025
CEOs each earned more than $40mn as gap with median bank worker set to widen further
ft.trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025 ft.trib.al/8yZ91Ly
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The agony that we know this all ends with Trump trying to pull out the rug under Ukraine for Putin is pretty unbearable. But Zelenskyy keeps playing this better than anyone ever should have to.
Zelensky denies reports that he’s prepared to have early elections under American pressure. “Give us a cease-fire,” and Ukraine will have elections, he said. Not before. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The agony that we know this all ends with Trump trying to pull out the rug under Ukraine for Putin is pretty unbearable. But Zelenskyy keeps playing this better than anyone ever should have to.
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Now is the time to prepare for the next election.
Verify your voter registration status. Get your real id, get a new birth certificate. Ladies get a new certified copy of your marriage license if you have your spouse’s name.
Help your family members, neighbors & friends. 💙💙💙
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Verify your voter registration status. Get your real id, get a new birth certificate. Ladies get a new certified copy of your marriage license if you have your spouse’s name.
Help your family members, neighbors & friends. 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/JusVyFK
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Now is the time to prepare for the next election.
Verify your voter registration status. Get your real id, get a new birth certificate. Ladies get a new certified copy of your marriage license if you have your spouse’s name.
Help your family members, neighbors & friends. 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/JusVyFK
Verify your voter registration status. Get your real id, get a new birth certificate. Ladies get a new certified copy of your marriage license if you have your spouse’s name.
Help your family members, neighbors & friends. 💙💙💙
go.bsky.app/JusVyFK
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Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋♀️
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋♀️
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
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Minneapolis got rid of ICE. After two citizens were murdered by them. The sheer amount of protesters drove them
out. We need Congress to defund ICE. They are nothing more than untrained thugs with automatic rifles. Follow and keep up the pressure.
Minneapolis got rid of ICE. After two citizens were murdered by them. The sheer amount of protesters drove them
out. We need Congress to defund ICE. They are nothing more than untrained thugs with automatic rifles. Follow and keep up the pressure.
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
go.bsky.app/9DyAhbs
Minneapolis got rid of ICE. After two citizens were murdered by them. The sheer amount of protesters drove them
out. We need Congress to defund ICE. They are nothing more than untrained thugs with automatic rifles. Follow and keep up the pressure.
Minneapolis got rid of ICE. After two citizens were murdered by them. The sheer amount of protesters drove them
out. We need Congress to defund ICE. They are nothing more than untrained thugs with automatic rifles. Follow and keep up the pressure.
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We need accountability.
There must be investigations and convictions.
Any Democrat not running on this should not be supported as our future fighter.
Republicans are all complicit in the coverup so I expect nothing from them.
There must be investigations and convictions.
Any Democrat not running on this should not be supported as our future fighter.
Republicans are all complicit in the coverup so I expect nothing from them.
The utter BS fictions from DHS about every ICE shooting. Howard Lutnick's preposterous Epstein fib, and much more
Government lying isn't just bad. It's unconstitutional, and much of it is felony perjury. The next admin needs to send the liars to jail
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/gove...
Government lying isn't just bad. It's unconstitutional, and much of it is felony perjury. The next admin needs to send the liars to jail
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/gove...
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
The outrageous lies of Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a Commerce Secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished.
www.inquirer.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
We need accountability.
There must be investigations and convictions.
Any Democrat not running on this should not be supported as our future fighter.
Republicans are all complicit in the coverup so I expect nothing from them.
There must be investigations and convictions.
Any Democrat not running on this should not be supported as our future fighter.
Republicans are all complicit in the coverup so I expect nothing from them.