Alison Munson
@munsonalison.bsky.social
Ecologist (forest and urban); exploring plant traits and soil carbon stabilization. Mother of Camille. Prof (retired sort of) @universitelaval. Writer. No DMs =block= do you read?
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#Ukraine President
Volodymyr #Zelenskyy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country's medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the #Olympic skeleton competition over his "helmet of remembrance," which depicted athletes killed since russia's invasion
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Volodymyr #Zelenskyy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country's medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the #Olympic skeleton competition over his "helmet of remembrance," which depicted athletes killed since russia's invasion
reuters / Instagram
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
#Ukraine President
Volodymyr #Zelenskyy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country's medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the #Olympic skeleton competition over his "helmet of remembrance," which depicted athletes killed since russia's invasion
reuters / Instagram
Volodymyr #Zelenskyy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country's medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the #Olympic skeleton competition over his "helmet of remembrance," which depicted athletes killed since russia's invasion
reuters / Instagram
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Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
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Think about this.
Undocumented workers, doing jobs the vast majority of U.S. citizens do not want to do (roofing for example) for low wages so we can all buy nice things at relatively low prices (roofs, for example), PAYING TAXES into our system and TAKING NO BENEFITS.
And they are labeled a threat?
Undocumented workers, doing jobs the vast majority of U.S. citizens do not want to do (roofing for example) for low wages so we can all buy nice things at relatively low prices (roofs, for example), PAYING TAXES into our system and TAKING NO BENEFITS.
And they are labeled a threat?
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Think about this.
Undocumented workers, doing jobs the vast majority of U.S. citizens do not want to do (roofing for example) for low wages so we can all buy nice things at relatively low prices (roofs, for example), PAYING TAXES into our system and TAKING NO BENEFITS.
And they are labeled a threat?
Undocumented workers, doing jobs the vast majority of U.S. citizens do not want to do (roofing for example) for low wages so we can all buy nice things at relatively low prices (roofs, for example), PAYING TAXES into our system and TAKING NO BENEFITS.
And they are labeled a threat?
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We are fear mongered about "dangerous" undocumented immigrants.
A threat SO SERIOUS we must accept goon squads invading major U.S. cities, shooting U.S. citizens.
Meanwhile?
Undocumented workers are less criminal that citizens.
Pay taxes, work for low wages, take no benefits.
A non threat.
move on.
A threat SO SERIOUS we must accept goon squads invading major U.S. cities, shooting U.S. citizens.
Meanwhile?
Undocumented workers are less criminal that citizens.
Pay taxes, work for low wages, take no benefits.
A non threat.
move on.
February 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We are fear mongered about "dangerous" undocumented immigrants.
A threat SO SERIOUS we must accept goon squads invading major U.S. cities, shooting U.S. citizens.
Meanwhile?
Undocumented workers are less criminal that citizens.
Pay taxes, work for low wages, take no benefits.
A non threat.
move on.
A threat SO SERIOUS we must accept goon squads invading major U.S. cities, shooting U.S. citizens.
Meanwhile?
Undocumented workers are less criminal that citizens.
Pay taxes, work for low wages, take no benefits.
A non threat.
move on.
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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CATO: “.. The whole idea that Trump tariffs would ‘protect US manufacturing jobs’ was all lies then, and it is all lies now.”
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
CATO: “.. The whole idea that Trump tariffs would ‘protect US manufacturing jobs’ was all lies then, and it is all lies now.”
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
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Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Donate to Support for James Van Der Beek's Family, organized by Jason K
James Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family
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February 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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This needs to rank high among the vile, unproductive, unnecessary evils committed by this rogue administration.
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue “A previous Marshall Project analysis found that ICE has booked at least 3,800 children into detention since Trump took office last year.”
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This needs to rank high among the vile, unproductive, unnecessary evils committed by this rogue administration.
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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During these 37 years here's the average job growth per year under the two parties:
Democrats - 2,500,000
Republicans - 90,000 2/
Democrats - 2,500,000
Republicans - 90,000 2/
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
During these 37 years here's the average job growth per year under the two parties:
Democrats - 2,500,000
Republicans - 90,000 2/
Democrats - 2,500,000
Republicans - 90,000 2/
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Representing the United States-a beacon for freedom and democracy-at the Olympics is an honor.
Anyone who feels otherwise should be stripped of their USA Olympic uniform.
Anyone who feels otherwise should be stripped of their USA Olympic uniform.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Representing the United States-a beacon for freedom and democracy-at the Olympics is an honor.
Anyone who feels otherwise should be stripped of their USA Olympic uniform.
Anyone who feels otherwise should be stripped of their USA Olympic uniform.
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When you’re at the Olympics in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 to make beautiful, lifelong memories but also continue the reign of Canadian hockey supremacy 🇨🇦
Papa Sidney Crosby & his grown, adult children on Team Canada 🇨🇦
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
When you’re at the Olympics in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 to make beautiful, lifelong memories but also continue the reign of Canadian hockey supremacy 🇨🇦
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Everyone here has had to decide what they will and won’t do. Will you take someone in your house? Will you bring them groceries? Will you patrol streets with a whistle? Will you do some other kind of work, of which there are many. And how many of these types.
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Everyone here has had to decide what they will and won’t do. Will you take someone in your house? Will you bring them groceries? Will you patrol streets with a whistle? Will you do some other kind of work, of which there are many. And how many of these types.
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Contre la loi Duplomb, une mobilisation inédite des médecins et scientifiques
Contre la loi Duplomb, une mobilisation inédite des médecins et scientifiques
La proposition de loi Duplomb, qui fait l’objet d’un débat sans vote à l’Assemblée nationale mercredi 11 février, a suscité de nombreuses réactions et mobilisations, notamment de la part des médecins et des scientifiques, qui se sont engagés contre la réintroduction de l’acétamipride.
l.la-croix.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Contre la loi Duplomb, une mobilisation inédite des médecins et scientifiques
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ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
share.google
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
removing a symbol of pride from a small park in the middle of the west village is really an enormous fuck you from the worst people on the planet
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Surya Bonaly doing a backflip at the Olympics after the judges told her not to is a defining moment of sports in the 90s.
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Surya Bonaly doing a backflip at the Olympics after the judges told her not to is a defining moment of sports in the 90s.
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As a former student and professor, I would remind the President and Board that equity is the process and equality is the outcome.
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
As a former student and professor, I would remind the President and Board that equity is the process and equality is the outcome.
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This policy change is unhelpful at a time when universities should be leading not retreating on important EDI work.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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Vous avez été plusieurs à nous demander si la scène de monteurs de lignes du spectacle de la mi-temps de Bad Bunny au Super Bowl était réaliste. On confirme que c’est exactement comme ça que ça se passe.
Postulez ici pour vivre ça à tous les jours: emploi.hydroquebec.com/job/Plusieur...
Postulez ici pour vivre ça à tous les jours: emploi.hydroquebec.com/job/Plusieur...
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Vous avez été plusieurs à nous demander si la scène de monteurs de lignes du spectacle de la mi-temps de Bad Bunny au Super Bowl était réaliste. On confirme que c’est exactement comme ça que ça se passe.
Postulez ici pour vivre ça à tous les jours: emploi.hydroquebec.com/job/Plusieur...
Postulez ici pour vivre ça à tous les jours: emploi.hydroquebec.com/job/Plusieur...
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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Next year, can we have half an hour of football followed by 2 hours of Bad Bunny? Tks, ❤️🇨🇦
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Next year, can we have half an hour of football followed by 2 hours of Bad Bunny? Tks, ❤️🇨🇦
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I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.