Alyssa Nelson “I read more than I tweet”
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Participatory | Critical place-based | Youth & youth-led | Environmental & climate justice | Neurodiversity | Belonging | Systems transformation
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As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project
Mojave town protests solar energy project as crews chainsaw hundreds of protected Joshua trees
www.latimes.com
Solar panels belong over parking lots and on rooftops.
Make shade and power, not dead Joshua Trees, dust storms, and fungal Valley Fever epidemics.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Make shade and power, not dead Joshua Trees, dust storms, and fungal Valley Fever epidemics.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
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This is a tremendously beautiful project. Scroll down for all the wonderful details.
#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit.
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
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#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil.
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#PlaymobilÖtzi
#PlaymobilInfestation
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is a tremendously beautiful project. Scroll down for all the wonderful details.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
September 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
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Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
July 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
WTAF
“We’re expressing our first amendment rights…” -Interviewee
“We’re expressing our first amendment rights…” -Interviewee
"My photographer got hit twice by less than lethal rounds and he's got blood on one of his arms and we just took off running with the entire crowd. It was absolutely chaotic."
July 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
WTAF
“We’re expressing our first amendment rights…” -Interviewee
“We’re expressing our first amendment rights…” -Interviewee
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Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
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A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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July Fourth—Independence Day—is the original No Kings Day.
Just saying.
Just saying.
July 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
July Fourth—Independence Day—is the original No Kings Day.
Just saying.
Just saying.
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WORLD’S FIRST EVER DUAL BUS-TRAIN BANNER BREAK-THROUGH!!!!!
LAX/Metro Transit Center opens 5pm!
LAX/Metro Transit Center opens 5pm!
June 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WORLD’S FIRST EVER DUAL BUS-TRAIN BANNER BREAK-THROUGH!!!!!
LAX/Metro Transit Center opens 5pm!
LAX/Metro Transit Center opens 5pm!
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“My jaw dropped. Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto exchange, the owner of 12 percent of the world’s Bitcoin supply, and listed on the S&P 500, was paying for Trump to hold a military parade.”
@tinanguyen.bsky.social
of @theverge.com takes on Bitcoin 2025.
www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...
@tinanguyen.bsky.social
of @theverge.com takes on Bitcoin 2025.
www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...
At the Bitcoin Conference, the Republicans were for sale
How many Bitcoin does it take to solve all your political problems?
www.theverge.com
June 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“My jaw dropped. Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto exchange, the owner of 12 percent of the world’s Bitcoin supply, and listed on the S&P 500, was paying for Trump to hold a military parade.”
@tinanguyen.bsky.social
of @theverge.com takes on Bitcoin 2025.
www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...
@tinanguyen.bsky.social
of @theverge.com takes on Bitcoin 2025.
www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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Disabled people can be a valuable resource to prepare for what’s coming.
We’re used to fighting for survival. We excel at emergency preparedness and contingency planning. We know what it’s like to try and survive an oppressive system that sees you as “better off dead”.
We were built to resist.
We’re used to fighting for survival. We excel at emergency preparedness and contingency planning. We know what it’s like to try and survive an oppressive system that sees you as “better off dead”.
We were built to resist.
May 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Disabled people can be a valuable resource to prepare for what’s coming.
We’re used to fighting for survival. We excel at emergency preparedness and contingency planning. We know what it’s like to try and survive an oppressive system that sees you as “better off dead”.
We were built to resist.
We’re used to fighting for survival. We excel at emergency preparedness and contingency planning. We know what it’s like to try and survive an oppressive system that sees you as “better off dead”.
We were built to resist.
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I have a toddler who is of course obsessed with Elmo, and this is radicalizing me in ways I cannot express
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I have a toddler who is of course obsessed with Elmo, and this is radicalizing me in ways I cannot express
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Rugged individualism is not the way to survive fascism.
Many folks will toss the disabled and vulnerable aside in an effort to further their own circumstances, but fascism comes for everyone eventually.
We need strong community supports. Networks of care. We must protect the most vulnerable.
Many folks will toss the disabled and vulnerable aside in an effort to further their own circumstances, but fascism comes for everyone eventually.
We need strong community supports. Networks of care. We must protect the most vulnerable.
May 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Rugged individualism is not the way to survive fascism.
Many folks will toss the disabled and vulnerable aside in an effort to further their own circumstances, but fascism comes for everyone eventually.
We need strong community supports. Networks of care. We must protect the most vulnerable.
Many folks will toss the disabled and vulnerable aside in an effort to further their own circumstances, but fascism comes for everyone eventually.
We need strong community supports. Networks of care. We must protect the most vulnerable.
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In response to GOP-controlled legislators in Utah and Idaho banning government buildings from flying pride flags and other unofficial flags, leaders in Salt Lake City and Boise changed their official city flags to reflect pluralistic values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans
New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
In response to GOP-controlled legislators in Utah and Idaho banning government buildings from flying pride flags and other unofficial flags, leaders in Salt Lake City and Boise changed their official city flags to reflect pluralistic values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
Pm Private GIF
ALT: Pm Private GIF
media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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People keep asking me if Dems are divided between left and center of party. Nope. We are divided over old and new ways of fighting. That 20th Century playbook ain’t stopping a dictator.
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
People keep asking me if Dems are divided between left and center of party. Nope. We are divided over old and new ways of fighting. That 20th Century playbook ain’t stopping a dictator.
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
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You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?
March 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?
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Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Do you know why rural and working people are listening to Walz and AOC and Bernie?
Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.
They are the new face of the opposition.
Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.
They are the new face of the opposition.
March 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Do you know why rural and working people are listening to Walz and AOC and Bernie?
Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.
They are the new face of the opposition.
Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.
They are the new face of the opposition.