Alex Abbott
@partlyalex.bsky.social
Puns. Reds, Colts, Pacers, Caps fan. Autism tweets. Jokes! I'm "JoeyVottoIsGone" on FG. Views? My own. He/him.
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Yep, the Supreme Court really is just a House of Lords—a purely political branch with bizarre veto power, wielded capriciously and without accountability. Time for massive reform.
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yep, the Supreme Court really is just a House of Lords—a purely political branch with bizarre veto power, wielded capriciously and without accountability. Time for massive reform.
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"elite capture of the fourth estate" feels like the grim answer to a lot of questions these days I gotta say
they're emboldened to say this shit because they know the entire media apparatus will just hand them the mic, applaud afterwards, and tell anyone who says WTF?? to shut up
they're emboldened to say this shit because they know the entire media apparatus will just hand them the mic, applaud afterwards, and tell anyone who says WTF?? to shut up
Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"elite capture of the fourth estate" feels like the grim answer to a lot of questions these days I gotta say
they're emboldened to say this shit because they know the entire media apparatus will just hand them the mic, applaud afterwards, and tell anyone who says WTF?? to shut up
they're emboldened to say this shit because they know the entire media apparatus will just hand them the mic, applaud afterwards, and tell anyone who says WTF?? to shut up
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics
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We are not doing nearly enough to stop this. We've become accustomed to it, treat it as a normal part of life now. We can't do that. There is plenty we can and must do within the law to stop this, starting with demanding that Dems in Congress push legislation to end what ICE is doing.
ICE detains young woman who came to courthouse to report being sexually assaulted—hasn't been heard from since.
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We are not doing nearly enough to stop this. We've become accustomed to it, treat it as a normal part of life now. We can't do that. There is plenty we can and must do within the law to stop this, starting with demanding that Dems in Congress push legislation to end what ICE is doing.
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Still funny the trump presidency is exactly what republicans and the press claimed the Biden presidency was
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Still funny the trump presidency is exactly what republicans and the press claimed the Biden presidency was
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Who is the president of the United States?
talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Who is the president of the United States?
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Let's be clear. They are not rolling things back to the 1950s. They are rolling back the Enlightenment; goal is 1750s.
Gone:
The rule of law
The scientific method
Empirical evidence
Individual liberty
Religious tolerance
Progress
Teetering:
Constitutional government
Separation of church & state
Gone:
The rule of law
The scientific method
Empirical evidence
Individual liberty
Religious tolerance
Progress
Teetering:
Constitutional government
Separation of church & state
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Let's be clear. They are not rolling things back to the 1950s. They are rolling back the Enlightenment; goal is 1750s.
Gone:
The rule of law
The scientific method
Empirical evidence
Individual liberty
Religious tolerance
Progress
Teetering:
Constitutional government
Separation of church & state
Gone:
The rule of law
The scientific method
Empirical evidence
Individual liberty
Religious tolerance
Progress
Teetering:
Constitutional government
Separation of church & state
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Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gov Walz is saying what we’ve been saying. If the president is this erratic, then the public deserves to know what is going on. Four simple words: show the MRI results.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
If Trump is fine, prove it. If he isn’t, step aside.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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Our government is disappearing people and subjecting their families to unimaginable terror.
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Our government is disappearing people and subjecting their families to unimaginable terror.
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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i have agreed with stancil and i have disagreed with stancil. he has sharp elbows. but the accusation that he is a raging transphobe is not connected to reality. and the weaponization of "i'm listening to trans people" to smear someone because you disagree about fucking econ polling is disgusting
No, I do not “pick on” trans people, I have never done anything like this. And frankly, I think the willingness of some people to completely invent accusations of transphobia in the desperate search for a cudgel against ideological opponents suggests they don’t really care about transphobia
Listen dude, you can try and ride for this guy all you want, but the trans userbase of this platform fucking hates him because he picks on them. I'm going to listen to the trans people I know who are telling me he's bad. Plus I've been in these threads and seen it
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
i have agreed with stancil and i have disagreed with stancil. he has sharp elbows. but the accusation that he is a raging transphobe is not connected to reality. and the weaponization of "i'm listening to trans people" to smear someone because you disagree about fucking econ polling is disgusting
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this man has blood on his hands and everyone who supported him and excused him has blood on their hands and I do not want to hear a single fucking Democrat with any position other than "impeach and remove him immediately"
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
he and his MAHA movement are child killers
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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we may in fact be entering the era of incumbent disadvantage
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
I think the story of the last century or so of politics is that sustained backlashes against parties are basically extinct. We went from the Democrats being shut out of power for decades after the Civil War to Watergate only keeping Republicans out of the White House for four years
Lots of interesting stuff here, including Newsom being weirdly popular among young voters www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-covid-...
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
we may in fact be entering the era of incumbent disadvantage
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
the internet has supercharged thermostatic backlash because it is biased towards negativity - negativity gets clicks
right now this is helping us because it’s turning Trump deeply unpopular, but it will hit his Dem successor too
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This is how you destroy science and research in the country
The administration is building a legal pathway for ad hoc grant terminations:
"if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities"
Converting multiyear grants to 'at whim' coin flips will undermine the stability & leadership of American science.
"if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities"
Converting multiyear grants to 'at whim' coin flips will undermine the stability & leadership of American science.
Update on a significant development NIH grant terms.
On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons.
But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This is how you destroy science and research in the country
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It is falling apart before our eyes and a news media that was obsessed with Bidens health and mental acuity is still content to largely just look the other way on the obvious
Trump: "We will be here for three and a quarter years. For the Trump, that's like an eternity. For somebody else that doesn't sound long."
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It is falling apart before our eyes and a news media that was obsessed with Bidens health and mental acuity is still content to largely just look the other way on the obvious
A New Yorker article claims Americans may be getting dumber b/c of social media. I'll point out it's ironic that content making you dumber is free, but content explaining why you're getting dumber is behind a paywall. To be clear it's good to pay for media, but somewhere, something has to change...
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A New Yorker article claims Americans may be getting dumber b/c of social media. I'll point out it's ironic that content making you dumber is free, but content explaining why you're getting dumber is behind a paywall. To be clear it's good to pay for media, but somewhere, something has to change...