Dawn Alene
@dawnalene.bsky.social
American Expat living in beautiful British Columbia. I’m pragmatic and believe in reciprocity
Bodily autonomy is a basic right. Live and let live
Feminist
Mother
Ally
Everything is political
eclectic empath
free floater
awkward outlier
Bodily autonomy is a basic right. Live and let live
Feminist
Mother
Ally
Everything is political
eclectic empath
free floater
awkward outlier
Pinned
Dawn Alene
@dawnalene.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Women felt empowered by #MeToo so instead of evolving and learning to respect boundaries bro culture surged and retaliated. Do I have this right? They couldn’t not rape, control and brutalize? Women lost reproductive rights within this Broligarchy. The real or perceived loss of control scared them.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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What a catastrophe.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
What a catastrophe.
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Why are people apparently arguing about whether Trump’s illegal invasion and bigger warmongering threats are an evil all on their own that must be fought, or an attempted distraction from Epstein and Trump’s huge grocery and health care cost increases. Doesn’t seem like a leap to conclude it’s both.
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Why are people apparently arguing about whether Trump’s illegal invasion and bigger warmongering threats are an evil all on their own that must be fought, or an attempted distraction from Epstein and Trump’s huge grocery and health care cost increases. Doesn’t seem like a leap to conclude it’s both.
Re-upping this
music.apple.com/ca/album/the...
music.apple.com/ca/album/the...
The Happy Dictator (feat. Sparks) by Gorillaz on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 4:44
music.apple.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Re-upping this
music.apple.com/ca/album/the...
music.apple.com/ca/album/the...
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look at those stupid fake hands
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
look at those stupid fake hands
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my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
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Civilized nations and decent people should treat the U.S. as a pariah state. Avoid us until we evict the criminals running our government.
Suspend the U.S. from NATO. Take the UN on the road. Boycott the '26 World Cup games here and the '28 L.A. Olympics.
Isolate the contagion. Save yourselves.
Suspend the U.S. from NATO. Take the UN on the road. Boycott the '26 World Cup games here and the '28 L.A. Olympics.
Isolate the contagion. Save yourselves.
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Civilized nations and decent people should treat the U.S. as a pariah state. Avoid us until we evict the criminals running our government.
Suspend the U.S. from NATO. Take the UN on the road. Boycott the '26 World Cup games here and the '28 L.A. Olympics.
Isolate the contagion. Save yourselves.
Suspend the U.S. from NATO. Take the UN on the road. Boycott the '26 World Cup games here and the '28 L.A. Olympics.
Isolate the contagion. Save yourselves.
Wet-nap diplomacy
I am so tired of this moist towelette. Please retire and go spend more time with the Baileys. You’ve done enough. This country cannot afford (both economically, socially, and ethically) your particular brand of politics anymore.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Wet-nap diplomacy
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I am so tired of this moist towelette. Please retire and go spend more time with the Baileys. You’ve done enough. This country cannot afford (both economically, socially, and ethically) your particular brand of politics anymore.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I am so tired of this moist towelette. Please retire and go spend more time with the Baileys. You’ve done enough. This country cannot afford (both economically, socially, and ethically) your particular brand of politics anymore.
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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This fucking story does not even mention that Trump & Co have been whipping up a firestorm of baseless allegations against him which are almost certainly fueling violent threats
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This fucking story does not even mention that Trump & Co have been whipping up a firestorm of baseless allegations against him which are almost certainly fueling violent threats
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If you’re gonna run the government like a criminal enterprise you really should have a Stringer on hand
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you’re gonna run the government like a criminal enterprise you really should have a Stringer on hand
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Carney travelling to Paris for meetings with Ukraine's allies (Canada)
Carney travelling to Paris for meetings with Ukraine's allies - Canada News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Paris Monday to meet with Ukraine's allies in a bid to end Russia's war on the country.
www.castanet.net
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Carney travelling to Paris for meetings with Ukraine's allies (Canada)
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This is correct, and part of why Senator Kelly needs to fight it, in courts of law and courts of public opinion alike--not just for himself, but so other vets aren't intimidated out of speaking up
This is designed to have a chilling effect on all retired service members. The message is that if you speak out, you risk your retirement pay.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will face administrative action
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is correct, and part of why Senator Kelly needs to fight it, in courts of law and courts of public opinion alike--not just for himself, but so other vets aren't intimidated out of speaking up
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Here are some choice quotes from Jack Smith’s testimony about the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Here are some choice quotes from Jack Smith’s testimony about the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
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Oh this is interesting: Prime Minister Mark Carney just had a call with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
January 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Oh this is interesting: Prime Minister Mark Carney just had a call with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
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Predictable.
Yet beyond pathetic.
Even beyond insane.
The fate of two nations.
And many lives.
Because he didn’t get his toy.
Yet beyond pathetic.
Even beyond insane.
The fate of two nations.
And many lives.
Because he didn’t get his toy.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Predictable.
Yet beyond pathetic.
Even beyond insane.
The fate of two nations.
And many lives.
Because he didn’t get his toy.
Yet beyond pathetic.
Even beyond insane.
The fate of two nations.
And many lives.
Because he didn’t get his toy.
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At this point easier to keep track of which countries Trump does NOT plan to invade
Trump: We have a very sick neighbor. That’s Venezuela. Colombia is very sick too.
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
Reporter: So there will be an operation by the US in Colombia?
Trump: Sounds good to me
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
At this point easier to keep track of which countries Trump does NOT plan to invade
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Lol
I also think there should be a window that pops up right before you make a joke that notifies you "eight people have already made a version of this joke; do you still want to post it? Y/N"
I also think there should be a window that pops up right before you make a joke that notifies you "eight people have already made a version of this joke; do you still want to post it? Y/N"
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Lol
I also think there should be a window that pops up right before you make a joke that notifies you "eight people have already made a version of this joke; do you still want to post it? Y/N"
I also think there should be a window that pops up right before you make a joke that notifies you "eight people have already made a version of this joke; do you still want to post it? Y/N"
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“Retains optionality” may be the LinkedIn phrase that leads me into the swamp to live with the toads.
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“Retains optionality” may be the LinkedIn phrase that leads me into the swamp to live with the toads.
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In case it's locked for you, here are his five propositions:
January 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In case it's locked for you, here are his five propositions:
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History will remember Donald Trump and every person who enabled him, voted for him, protected him, and did not actively oppose him as complicit in the fall of America.
It's America's 250th anniversary this year. It is also the end of the republic.
It's America's 250th anniversary this year. It is also the end of the republic.
January 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
History will remember Donald Trump and every person who enabled him, voted for him, protected him, and did not actively oppose him as complicit in the fall of America.
It's America's 250th anniversary this year. It is also the end of the republic.
It's America's 250th anniversary this year. It is also the end of the republic.