LSW
@ltrip.altgov.info
Geopolitical junkie, science groupie, art maker
NatSec really is a reasonable hobby
NatSec really is a reasonable hobby
Education is an essential part of life
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Education is an essential part of life
@amandagorman.bsky.social
is the voice of my America, of our America. Words that soothe, mark witness, expose pain, name truth and above all inspire us all to know we are the goodness possible here.
is the voice of my America, of our America. Words that soothe, mark witness, expose pain, name truth and above all inspire us all to know we are the goodness possible here.
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
@amandagorman.bsky.social
is the voice of my America, of our America. Words that soothe, mark witness, expose pain, name truth and above all inspire us all to know we are the goodness possible here.
is the voice of my America, of our America. Words that soothe, mark witness, expose pain, name truth and above all inspire us all to know we are the goodness possible here.
For your weekend pleasure.
Yes, required reading assignments.
Yes, required reading assignments.
Amendment I:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,"
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,"
January 31, 2026 at 1:55 PM
For your weekend pleasure.
Yes, required reading assignments.
Yes, required reading assignments.
Gotta love business cats 🐈!
These fur babies have ideas for you to participate 💪🏻 and the cuteness helps 😂
These fur babies have ideas for you to participate 💪🏻 and the cuteness helps 😂
January 31, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Gotta love business cats 🐈!
These fur babies have ideas for you to participate 💪🏻 and the cuteness helps 😂
These fur babies have ideas for you to participate 💪🏻 and the cuteness helps 😂
Never mind the job's you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-Spain’s post Franco film
-Differential Equations
-Organic Chemistry
-Figurative Sculpture
-Philosophy
-Spain’s post Franco film
-Differential Equations
-Organic Chemistry
-Figurative Sculpture
-Philosophy
Never mind the job's you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-Geographic Information Systems
-Historical Geology
-Historical Climatology
-Geomorphology
-Oceanography
-Geographic Information Systems
-Historical Geology
-Historical Climatology
-Geomorphology
-Oceanography
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
- Jazz Theory
- Jazz Vocals
- Jazz Dance
- Statistics & Research (both grad & undergrad)
- Marketing & Public Relations (grad & undergrad)
- Public Affairs (grad only)
Oops, that's six. Oh well. Took all the biz classes, too.
- Jazz Theory
- Jazz Vocals
- Jazz Dance
- Statistics & Research (both grad & undergrad)
- Marketing & Public Relations (grad & undergrad)
- Public Affairs (grad only)
Oops, that's six. Oh well. Took all the biz classes, too.
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Never mind the job's you had, tell me five classes you took in college
-Spain’s post Franco film
-Differential Equations
-Organic Chemistry
-Figurative Sculpture
-Philosophy
-Spain’s post Franco film
-Differential Equations
-Organic Chemistry
-Figurative Sculpture
-Philosophy
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MY LATEST: It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
DOJ’s legal machinery to subvert the 2026 election is already in place
It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
MY LATEST: It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
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Give a listen and a watch to The Boss’s new song. Video in comments.
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Give a listen and a watch to The Boss’s new song. Video in comments.
What you do matters.
Keep it up, you fabulous humans!
♥️
Keep it up, you fabulous humans!
♥️
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 AM
What you do matters.
Keep it up, you fabulous humans!
♥️
Keep it up, you fabulous humans!
♥️
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(1/7) Today, the CG released a statement about "Combatting Sexual Assault." A link to a summary is below for anyone interested - the original "Action Order" was attributed to and sent out from the email account of the Commandant, ADM Kevin Lunday.
www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...
www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...
www.mycg.uscg.mil
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 AM
(1/7) Today, the CG released a statement about "Combatting Sexual Assault." A link to a summary is below for anyone interested - the original "Action Order" was attributed to and sent out from the email account of the Commandant, ADM Kevin Lunday.
www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...
www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...
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New @runforsomething.net program alert: We're launching the Future Candidates Cohort, a free 4 week live virtual program for young leaders who want to run in 2027, 2028, or beyond. The deadline to apply is 2/16! runforsomething.net/future-candi...
Future Candidates Cohort - Run For Something
Future Candidates Cohort Applications open: January 19, 2026Deadline: February 16, 2026 Session 1: Wed., March 4 at 8:00-9:30pm ETSession 2: Wed., March 11 at 8:00-9:30pm ETSession 3: Wed., March 18 a...
runforsomething.net
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New @runforsomething.net program alert: We're launching the Future Candidates Cohort, a free 4 week live virtual program for young leaders who want to run in 2027, 2028, or beyond. The deadline to apply is 2/16! runforsomething.net/future-candi...
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Using too much salt on sidewalks and driveways can harm local streams and drinking water.
An environmental scientist shares 3 easy tips to de-ice responsibly this winter:
An environmental scientist shares 3 easy tips to de-ice responsibly this winter:
Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly
Excess road and sidewalk salt flows into storm drains and ultimately into area streams and rivers, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms.
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Using too much salt on sidewalks and driveways can harm local streams and drinking water.
An environmental scientist shares 3 easy tips to de-ice responsibly this winter:
An environmental scientist shares 3 easy tips to de-ice responsibly this winter:
🧵 for you. Remember when you finish this important thread, not a king, not a god. Neither are his minions. The power of these United States lies with you. It always has and always will. Minnesota has shown you that. Act accordingly.
Be kind, be nonviolent, and most of all, be brave.
Be kind, be nonviolent, and most of all, be brave.
H/t to a fellow Alt for sharing this (you know who you are 😉)
FedGov has declared itself exempt from the Constitution, all of it, basically. Let me walk you through this so you’ll understand all the ways this is a direct attack on every American.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
FedGov has declared itself exempt from the Constitution, all of it, basically. Let me walk you through this so you’ll understand all the ways this is a direct attack on every American.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 AM
🧵 for you. Remember when you finish this important thread, not a king, not a god. Neither are his minions. The power of these United States lies with you. It always has and always will. Minnesota has shown you that. Act accordingly.
Be kind, be nonviolent, and most of all, be brave.
Be kind, be nonviolent, and most of all, be brave.
One nazi down does not a democracy make.
Keep up the momentum
Keep up the momentum
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
One nazi down does not a democracy make.
Keep up the momentum
Keep up the momentum
No one, no one believes this is enough. Not enough for all of those murdered, assaulted, terrorized, kidnapped, intimidated, frightened, betrayed, violated, lives and country destroyed.
As you were
As you were
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended border patrol official Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately, according to a source familiar with the matter. - CNN
January 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
No one, no one believes this is enough. Not enough for all of those murdered, assaulted, terrorized, kidnapped, intimidated, frightened, betrayed, violated, lives and country destroyed.
As you were
As you were
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NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
Agreed
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Agreed
2026 goal-NO UNCONTESTED RACES ANYWHERE FOR ANYTHING
Ask yourself, after seeing who is running our government now, are you really worried you can’t do better?
v2.wherecanirun.org
Ask yourself, after seeing who is running our government now, are you really worried you can’t do better?
v2.wherecanirun.org
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
v2.wherecanirun.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
2026 goal-NO UNCONTESTED RACES ANYWHERE FOR ANYTHING
Ask yourself, after seeing who is running our government now, are you really worried you can’t do better?
v2.wherecanirun.org
Ask yourself, after seeing who is running our government now, are you really worried you can’t do better?
v2.wherecanirun.org
When the cartoonists become our best journalists.
When you’re making your plans to vote in November, remember how brave Minnesota has been these past days.
When you’re making your plans to vote in November, remember how brave Minnesota has been these past days.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
When the cartoonists become our best journalists.
When you’re making your plans to vote in November, remember how brave Minnesota has been these past days.
When you’re making your plans to vote in November, remember how brave Minnesota has been these past days.
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Speaking of investment in cancer treatment…in just their first 7 months, this administration kicked more than 74K ppl out of active clinical trials, including cancer treatments, meaning if they were receiving treatment that may have been a cure it was just stopped and likely not available elsewhere:
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Speaking of investment in cancer treatment…in just their first 7 months, this administration kicked more than 74K ppl out of active clinical trials, including cancer treatments, meaning if they were receiving treatment that may have been a cure it was just stopped and likely not available elsewhere:
“We’re not cold. We’re not afraid. Minnesota makes us brave”
-Boston protest chant tonight. A good one, as our cities are covered in ice.
-Boston protest chant tonight. A good one, as our cities are covered in ice.
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“We’re not cold. We’re not afraid. Minnesota makes us brave”
-Boston protest chant tonight. A good one, as our cities are covered in ice.
-Boston protest chant tonight. A good one, as our cities are covered in ice.
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I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
I’ve been playing this one all week. How can we be here again?
And we will rise up and stop them again. Thank you @altcdc.altgov.info
And we will rise up and stop them again. Thank you @altcdc.altgov.info
Tin soldiers and fascists coming.
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drumming
Two dead in Minnesota.
Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew them and found them dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
We're finally on our own
This winter I hear the drumming
Two dead in Minnesota.
Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been gone long ago
What if you knew them and found them dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I’ve been playing this one all week. How can we be here again?
And we will rise up and stop them again. Thank you @altcdc.altgov.info
And we will rise up and stop them again. Thank you @altcdc.altgov.info
The only words I want to hear from any politician is their impeachment of Noem, disbanding ice and the prosecution of murderers, kidnappers, assailants. They’ve fired over 200k federal employees and removed the entire USAID, so clearly it can and should be done.
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The only words I want to hear from any politician is their impeachment of Noem, disbanding ice and the prosecution of murderers, kidnappers, assailants. They’ve fired over 200k federal employees and removed the entire USAID, so clearly it can and should be done.
Good evening ♥️
Please take the time to look at the photos all over BlueSky of our Minnesota fam protesting in -10 & -20 degree weather in support of their (and our) neighbors.
You are not alone.
Please take the time to look at the photos all over BlueSky of our Minnesota fam protesting in -10 & -20 degree weather in support of their (and our) neighbors.
You are not alone.
January 24, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Good evening ♥️
Please take the time to look at the photos all over BlueSky of our Minnesota fam protesting in -10 & -20 degree weather in support of their (and our) neighbors.
You are not alone.
Please take the time to look at the photos all over BlueSky of our Minnesota fam protesting in -10 & -20 degree weather in support of their (and our) neighbors.
You are not alone.