ProgAlaskan
@progalaskan.bsky.social
Writer, reader, attorney, old enough to be an old-school liberal and young enough to embrace progressivism. Passionate and occasionally foul-mouthed defender of democracy. Firm believer in the paradox of tolerance.
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Breaking: Everyone everywhere currently making over $750k a year has stepped down and taken a job in the mailroom after their ties to #Epstein were revealed.
Except for politicians past and present, of course.
Except for politicians past and present, of course.
February 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Breaking: Everyone everywhere currently making over $750k a year has stepped down and taken a job in the mailroom after their ties to #Epstein were revealed.
Except for politicians past and present, of course.
Except for politicians past and present, of course.
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A partial DHS shutdown is great. But the rot starts at the top, and we must impeach Kristi Noem.
Let’s tell our representatives to get it done!
Let’s tell our representatives to get it done!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A partial DHS shutdown is great. But the rot starts at the top, and we must impeach Kristi Noem.
Let’s tell our representatives to get it done!
Let’s tell our representatives to get it done!
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Proud to partner with UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to sign an MOU deepening climate cooperation between California and the UK.
As communities face extreme weather and rising costs, we’re accelerating innovation and investing in solutions to tackle climate change.
As communities face extreme weather and rising costs, we’re accelerating innovation and investing in solutions to tackle climate change.
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Proud to partner with UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to sign an MOU deepening climate cooperation between California and the UK.
As communities face extreme weather and rising costs, we’re accelerating innovation and investing in solutions to tackle climate change.
As communities face extreme weather and rising costs, we’re accelerating innovation and investing in solutions to tackle climate change.
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I refuse to sit back and watch the climate crisis destroy our planet.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I refuse to sit back and watch the climate crisis destroy our planet.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
California will keep showing up, pushing forward, and proving that a safer, more sustainable world is possible.
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California is powered by two-thirds clean energy and has one of the world's largest economies, proving you can fight climate change and thrive at the same time.
The climate crisis is an immediate security challenge — and California will always meet the moment.
The climate crisis is an immediate security challenge — and California will always meet the moment.
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
California is powered by two-thirds clean energy and has one of the world's largest economies, proving you can fight climate change and thrive at the same time.
The climate crisis is an immediate security challenge — and California will always meet the moment.
The climate crisis is an immediate security challenge — and California will always meet the moment.
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Judges Have Ruled That Over 4,400 ICE Detentions Since October Were Illegal
truthout.org
Judges Have Ruled That Over 4,400 ICE Detentions Since October Were Illegal
twp.ai
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Judges Have Ruled That Over 4,400 ICE Detentions Since October Were Illegal
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There is no longer a Republican Party.
There are Libertarians, Democrats and MAGA.
Get rid of the nomenclature, Republican, entirely.
It is dead. Has been. Use your words.
There are Libertarians, Democrats and MAGA.
Get rid of the nomenclature, Republican, entirely.
It is dead. Has been. Use your words.
February 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
There is no longer a Republican Party.
There are Libertarians, Democrats and MAGA.
Get rid of the nomenclature, Republican, entirely.
It is dead. Has been. Use your words.
There are Libertarians, Democrats and MAGA.
Get rid of the nomenclature, Republican, entirely.
It is dead. Has been. Use your words.
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Read and share all over..he nails it
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Read and share all over..he nails it
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That’s why we’ve launched a newsletter called Tracker. This limited series will follow how federal agents are carrying out Trump’s mass deportation program, tracking key developments and what they signal for the months ahead.
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Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.
www.wired.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
That’s why we’ve launched a newsletter called Tracker. This limited series will follow how federal agents are carrying out Trump’s mass deportation program, tracking key developments and what they signal for the months ahead.
Sign up now: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
Sign up now: www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
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Jeffrey Epstein operated the largest sex trafficking ring in our nation. Attorney General Pam Bondi is now engaged in the largest government sanctioned cover up ever—and she is doing this to protect the powerful men who abused the victims. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/epstein-ra...
Epstein ran the biggest sex ring ever and now Pam Bondi is engaged in biggest cover up ever!
The survivors deserve justice!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Jeffrey Epstein operated the largest sex trafficking ring in our nation. Attorney General Pam Bondi is now engaged in the largest government sanctioned cover up ever—and she is doing this to protect the powerful men who abused the victims. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/epstein-ra...
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Your periodic reminder that the fascist party has the majority in Congress. Democrats are doing what they can with what they have. Your AG probably has a lawsuit or two happening.
We all have to show up and vote blue.
Thanks for the Ted Talk.
We all have to show up and vote blue.
Thanks for the Ted Talk.
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Your periodic reminder that the fascist party has the majority in Congress. Democrats are doing what they can with what they have. Your AG probably has a lawsuit or two happening.
We all have to show up and vote blue.
Thanks for the Ted Talk.
We all have to show up and vote blue.
Thanks for the Ted Talk.
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"we could have had Hyperloop if not for NEPA" is a take so shockingly brainless that not even Elon Musk has attempted to voice it (to my knowledge)
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"we could have had Hyperloop if not for NEPA" is a take so shockingly brainless that not even Elon Musk has attempted to voice it (to my knowledge)
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CoreCivic used to be Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). They’re a big player in the private prison industry. It’s all about the money with them.
As Trump administration pushes for more detentions, immigrants’ options for parole shrink minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/16/r...
As Trump administration pushes for more detentions, immigrants’ options for parole shrink • Minnesota Reformer
Despite immigration detention numbers receding from recent highs and even as conservative judges are opting to release more detainees by rejecting President Donald Trump’s mass detention policy, tools...
minnesotareformer.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
CoreCivic used to be Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). They’re a big player in the private prison industry. It’s all about the money with them.
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Steph Curry drained another wild trick shot on Sunday that you will have to see to believe 🤯
Watch Warriors' Steph Curry make ridiculous trick shot from 'NBA Showtime' set before All-Star Game
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry drained a shot all the way from the "NBA Showtime" desk before Sunday's All-Star Game.
www.nbcsportsbayarea.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Steph Curry drained another wild trick shot on Sunday that you will have to see to believe 🤯
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The Bari Weiss hire, who appears in the Trump-Epstein files 1,838 times, wrote in a 2016 email: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don’t see him.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Bari Weiss hire, who appears in the Trump-Epstein files 1,838 times, wrote in a 2016 email: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don’t see him.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem—and it is expanding geographically
India’s pollution is becoming an economic roadblock
The government’s inaction runs counter to its goals
econ.st
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem—and it is expanding geographically
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🧵 The Spinnaker restaurant has been a Sausalito, CA landmark for decades. It sticks out into Richardson Bay. Flooding after a king tide cut it off last month, making it an island.
Unlike, the Trump administration, the City of Sausalito acknowledges the reality of climate change. A city plan...
Unlike, the Trump administration, the City of Sausalito acknowledges the reality of climate change. A city plan...
Bay Area city’s plan for sea level rise could abandon businesses along the waterfront
A Marin County city beloved for its historic waterfront drafted a sea level rise plan that showed key landmarks being underwater in the coming decades. Controversy ensued.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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I don't want politicians who come from political families.
I don't want politicians who "own small businesses" that are actually huge.
I don't want politicians who hobnob with, or come from, the Epstein class.
I want to elect public servants who have struggled like we do and see a different future.
I don't want politicians who "own small businesses" that are actually huge.
I don't want politicians who hobnob with, or come from, the Epstein class.
I want to elect public servants who have struggled like we do and see a different future.
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I don't want politicians who come from political families.
I don't want politicians who "own small businesses" that are actually huge.
I don't want politicians who hobnob with, or come from, the Epstein class.
I want to elect public servants who have struggled like we do and see a different future.
I don't want politicians who "own small businesses" that are actually huge.
I don't want politicians who hobnob with, or come from, the Epstein class.
I want to elect public servants who have struggled like we do and see a different future.
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Karen Attiah’s work on preserving/expanding access to all of this cool academic work is one of the few bright spots in a depressing time for higher education.
NEW:
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
The New School Cancelled Their Class on Global Soccer and World Politics. We Are Going To Teach it Anyway.
When institutions abandon critical thinking, we build our own classrooms.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Karen Attiah’s work on preserving/expanding access to all of this cool academic work is one of the few bright spots in a depressing time for higher education.
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His tariffs cost the average U.S. household about $1,000 last year and pushed effective rates to their highest level since 1946.
Read the latest from The Intellectualist for Lincoln Square:
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Read the latest from The Intellectualist for Lincoln Square:
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Trump Has Served Up the Largest U.S. Tax Increase Since 1993
His tariffs cost the average U.S. household about $1,000 last year and pushed effective rates to their highest level since 1946.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
His tariffs cost the average U.S. household about $1,000 last year and pushed effective rates to their highest level since 1946.
Read the latest from The Intellectualist for Lincoln Square:
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
Read the latest from The Intellectualist for Lincoln Square:
open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
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Alexei Navalny loved Russia and opposed Putin. Patriotism and dissent are not contradictions. Loving your country doesn’t mean staying silent about its leaders. No one should be murdered for speaking out.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Alexei Navalny loved Russia and opposed Putin. Patriotism and dissent are not contradictions. Loving your country doesn’t mean staying silent about its leaders. No one should be murdered for speaking out.
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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SCOTUS has aided and abetted a malignant narcissist.
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
SCOTUS has aided and abetted a malignant narcissist.