alex flannelshirt
@coffeedetective.bsky.social
radical appalachian, partially laid-off nonprofit workhorse, coffee enthusiast, grad student.
30s. any pronouns. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
https://boxd.it/czIYX
30s. any pronouns. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
https://boxd.it/czIYX
median northern virginia public transportation experience
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
median northern virginia public transportation experience
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Abigail Spanberger did not end Virginia’s 287(g) partnership with ICE yesterday, despite reports to the contrary.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Abigail Spanberger did not end Virginia’s 287(g) partnership with ICE yesterday, despite reports to the contrary.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
reminding myself that no matter what evil happens in capital one arena tonight the forces of homosexuality will still triumph tomorrow when the montreal victoire secure another win for lesbians everywhere
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
reminding myself that no matter what evil happens in capital one arena tonight the forces of homosexuality will still triumph tomorrow when the montreal victoire secure another win for lesbians everywhere
spanberger can you get real for ten seconds
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
spanberger can you get real for ten seconds
petition for a new turn of phrase to enter the English language: “squirrel in the chimney,” to describe a problem which is currently neither urgent nor dangerous but which will very much become so to some degree whether it is dealt with or not
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
petition for a new turn of phrase to enter the English language: “squirrel in the chimney,” to describe a problem which is currently neither urgent nor dangerous but which will very much become so to some degree whether it is dealt with or not
hey does anyone have $300 they aren’t using i need it for normal reasons
January 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
hey does anyone have $300 they aren’t using i need it for normal reasons
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For those baffled at others' reactions to the video, I really can't recommend this classic article enough. "What people see will often be a reflection of what they value."
("Motivated cognition" is a hell of a drug. For others. Not for me.)
www.stanfordlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
("Motivated cognition" is a hell of a drug. For others. Not for me.)
www.stanfordlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
For those baffled at others' reactions to the video, I really can't recommend this classic article enough. "What people see will often be a reflection of what they value."
("Motivated cognition" is a hell of a drug. For others. Not for me.)
www.stanfordlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
("Motivated cognition" is a hell of a drug. For others. Not for me.)
www.stanfordlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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Resisting fascism isn't about our egos. It's about protecting the most vulnerable. And that means lots of work that isn't necessarily for public consumption.
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Resisting fascism isn't about our egos. It's about protecting the most vulnerable. And that means lots of work that isn't necessarily for public consumption.
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"without witness, without reward" is a really good principle to follow.
whether it's action, kindness, providing aid, or charity, you can do a lot of good in this world without seeking the validation that comes from the number on your post going up.
whether it's action, kindness, providing aid, or charity, you can do a lot of good in this world without seeking the validation that comes from the number on your post going up.
A lot of people on social media who insist you advertise every act of resistance you do aren't about actually resisting. They're about being SEEN resisting. And those are two very different things.
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"without witness, without reward" is a really good principle to follow.
whether it's action, kindness, providing aid, or charity, you can do a lot of good in this world without seeking the validation that comes from the number on your post going up.
whether it's action, kindness, providing aid, or charity, you can do a lot of good in this world without seeking the validation that comes from the number on your post going up.
can i say something that will probably make a lot of nice people very upset with me
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
can i say something that will probably make a lot of nice people very upset with me
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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it's not billionaire owners: rank and file journalism in america licks boot, and they try to scold you when you cancel subs
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
it's not billionaire owners: rank and file journalism in america licks boot, and they try to scold you when you cancel subs
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Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.
Emotional vigil held for man killed by off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve
Sunday evening, a crowd of about 50 gathered at the Village Pointe apartment complex in Northridge to grieve Keith Porter Jr., who was fatally shot on New Year's Eve by an off-duty ICE agent.
www.latimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.
workplace pet peeve: when people get stressed with me over short notice on data I need them to provide despite the fact that I have been telling them at least once a week for several months that I need it from them
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
workplace pet peeve: when people get stressed with me over short notice on data I need them to provide despite the fact that I have been telling them at least once a week for several months that I need it from them
SOURDIF ON HAT WATCH THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
SOURDIF ON HAT WATCH THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
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please do not read this as an ethical condemnation of any one individual’s conviction of the necessity of killing baby hitler. please take it only for what it is, which is my conviction to go back in time and trade baby jd vance for drugs
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
please do not read this as an ethical condemnation of any one individual’s conviction of the necessity of killing baby hitler. please take it only for what it is, which is my conviction to go back in time and trade baby jd vance for drugs
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been thinking about it and i would not go back in time to kill baby hitler but i would go back in time to trade baby jd vance for drugs
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
been thinking about it and i would not go back in time to kill baby hitler but i would go back in time to trade baby jd vance for drugs
"hey alex how are you handling your first week of partial layoff" well it's day one and i have already had tabs open for the dmv area rec ball hockey league for about 18 hours so you tell me
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"hey alex how are you handling your first week of partial layoff" well it's day one and i have already had tabs open for the dmv area rec ball hockey league for about 18 hours so you tell me
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We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
got to start my year off hiking again for the first time since…before long covid, i think? which also made this my first solo hike since before I got Bear. missing him in every cold and beautiful day. may your own year start with love and movement and promise and clarity as well!
January 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM
got to start my year off hiking again for the first time since…before long covid, i think? which also made this my first solo hike since before I got Bear. missing him in every cold and beautiful day. may your own year start with love and movement and promise and clarity as well!
retweet for something ambidextrous to happen to you in a non-fucked-up mid-Atlantic state in 2026
December 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
retweet for something ambidextrous to happen to you in a non-fucked-up mid-Atlantic state in 2026
now accepting bets on whether or not athletic bradycardia will prevent me from donating blood again today
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
now accepting bets on whether or not athletic bradycardia will prevent me from donating blood again today