Alex Rikleen for Senate
@rikleen.bsky.social
Father, husband, teacher, writer, volunteer. He/Him.
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
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Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
AlexRikleen.us
Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
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They said "existential threat".
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
Very proud to learn that, at least as of last night, I was the only Senate candidate in Massachusetts eligible for endorsement by @indivisible.org !
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Very proud to learn that, at least as of last night, I was the only Senate candidate in Massachusetts eligible for endorsement by @indivisible.org !
My response to @moulton.house.gov 's post from Elon's site
Congressman: This is still not nearly enough.
Both of you need to call for Schumer's immediate ouster.
I don't even understand the logic that gets to "Schumer's good enough to keep his job now, but he needs to be demoted 13 months from now"
Congressman: This is still not nearly enough.
Both of you need to call for Schumer's immediate ouster.
I don't even understand the logic that gets to "Schumer's good enough to keep his job now, but he needs to be demoted 13 months from now"
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My response to @moulton.house.gov 's post from Elon's site
Congressman: This is still not nearly enough.
Both of you need to call for Schumer's immediate ouster.
I don't even understand the logic that gets to "Schumer's good enough to keep his job now, but he needs to be demoted 13 months from now"
Congressman: This is still not nearly enough.
Both of you need to call for Schumer's immediate ouster.
I don't even understand the logic that gets to "Schumer's good enough to keep his job now, but he needs to be demoted 13 months from now"
Just finished my 3rd donut in ~30 hours and I'm not sure if the takeaway here is that I should do more events near Saugus or fewer
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just finished my 3rd donut in ~30 hours and I'm not sure if the takeaway here is that I should do more events near Saugus or fewer
I'm impressed by the way this deal keeps getting worse the more we learn about it.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm impressed by the way this deal keeps getting worse the more we learn about it.
We need people with a basic grasp of history in Congress.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We need people with a basic grasp of history in Congress.
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Check out @rikleen.bsky.social, who is running to the left of Ed Markey and Seth Moulton for the Massachusetts Senate seat. He's currently polling at 6% in that 3-way race.
You can support him here: www.alexrikleen.us
You can support him here: www.alexrikleen.us
Go volunteer for a progressive launching a “hopeless” campaign against an extremely entrenched incumbent currently squatting in a safe Blue seat. The worst thing that happens, is that you drag the incumbent to the Left. Best case? Zohran Mamdani, who was polling at 6% in January.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Check out @rikleen.bsky.social, who is running to the left of Ed Markey and Seth Moulton for the Massachusetts Senate seat. He's currently polling at 6% in that 3-way race.
You can support him here: www.alexrikleen.us
You can support him here: www.alexrikleen.us
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KILMEADE: Schumer says he's voting no. Did you do this outside leadership?
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
KILMEADE: Schumer says he's voting no. Did you do this outside leadership?
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
Exactly this. Either you are calling for Chuck Schumer to step down - immediately - or you are complicit.
That includes you, @markey.senate.gov.
That includes you, @markey.senate.gov.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Exactly this. Either you are calling for Chuck Schumer to step down - immediately - or you are complicit.
That includes you, @markey.senate.gov.
That includes you, @markey.senate.gov.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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While we're talking about squishy Senate Democrats unfit for the moment, I wanted to highlight an excellent Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts who understands the situation.
Check out @rikleen.bsky.social: badfaithtimes.com/this-u-s-sen...
Check out @rikleen.bsky.social: badfaithtimes.com/this-u-s-sen...
This U.S. Senate Candidate Wants To Fix The Rogue Supreme Court
"Democrats who promise policy initiatives but don’t discuss court reform are living in a land of make believe."
badfaithtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
While we're talking about squishy Senate Democrats unfit for the moment, I wanted to highlight an excellent Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts who understands the situation.
Check out @rikleen.bsky.social: badfaithtimes.com/this-u-s-sen...
Check out @rikleen.bsky.social: badfaithtimes.com/this-u-s-sen...
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
The statement from Kaine lays bare exactly the point I keep hammering on the campaign trail:
Democrats are willing to let things get worse now in the hope that it leads to electoral wins 1, 3, or 5 years from now.
It's disgraceful.
But that's exactly what he's admitting to in this statement.
Democrats are willing to let things get worse now in the hope that it leads to electoral wins 1, 3, or 5 years from now.
It's disgraceful.
But that's exactly what he's admitting to in this statement.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The statement from Kaine lays bare exactly the point I keep hammering on the campaign trail:
Democrats are willing to let things get worse now in the hope that it leads to electoral wins 1, 3, or 5 years from now.
It's disgraceful.
But that's exactly what he's admitting to in this statement.
Democrats are willing to let things get worse now in the hope that it leads to electoral wins 1, 3, or 5 years from now.
It's disgraceful.
But that's exactly what he's admitting to in this statement.
This the universal rule of authoritarians, dictators, fascists.
It is the exact same, everywhere in the world, every time.
It is the exact same, everywhere in the world, every time.
The earlier we fight, the less we need to sacrifice. Each delay, each time we kick the can, means the next sacrifice will need to be ever bigger.
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This the universal rule of authoritarians, dictators, fascists.
It is the exact same, everywhere in the world, every time.
It is the exact same, everywhere in the world, every time.
Once again:
Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Once again:
Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
This second point is crucial.
One of the lasting damages of this administration is the ways it has completely tanked international trust in the United States.
One of the many reasons our post-Trump response cannot just be business as usual. We must show how we are preventing this from recurring.
One of the lasting damages of this administration is the ways it has completely tanked international trust in the United States.
One of the many reasons our post-Trump response cannot just be business as usual. We must show how we are preventing this from recurring.
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This second point is crucial.
One of the lasting damages of this administration is the ways it has completely tanked international trust in the United States.
One of the many reasons our post-Trump response cannot just be business as usual. We must show how we are preventing this from recurring.
One of the lasting damages of this administration is the ways it has completely tanked international trust in the United States.
One of the many reasons our post-Trump response cannot just be business as usual. We must show how we are preventing this from recurring.
I'm QT'ing this post, and not the video of the Fitchburg incident itself, because the video is so difficult to watch.
If you can stomach it, however, click through, the video is linked in it.
These illegal actions are being conducted in our name, paid for with our taxes.
If you can stomach it, however, click through, the video is linked in it.
These illegal actions are being conducted in our name, paid for with our taxes.
The tactics #ICE are using are inhumane and unlawful. We must raise awareness and demand this stops NOW! And if you are someone who approves of this behavior, take a good hard look in the mirror and ask yourself -- when did you forget how to love your neighbor?
On November 6th in #Fitchburg, MA, ICE violently choked a father to the point of seizure while he held his 2year old child. They've kidnapped his wife. Here, we watch the father weep as the realization sinks in that he and his child may never see her again.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I'm QT'ing this post, and not the video of the Fitchburg incident itself, because the video is so difficult to watch.
If you can stomach it, however, click through, the video is linked in it.
These illegal actions are being conducted in our name, paid for with our taxes.
If you can stomach it, however, click through, the video is linked in it.
These illegal actions are being conducted in our name, paid for with our taxes.
The news in this alert is good.
But the reason this news alert exists is because the Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for in court.
But the reason this news alert exists is because the Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for in court.
Breaking: A federal appeals court just denied a last-minute bid by the Trump admin to temporarily halt some SNAP funding during the shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The news in this alert is good.
But the reason this news alert exists is because the Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for in court.
But the reason this news alert exists is because the Trump administration is making "starve 41 million Americans" a priority.
The active goal of the admin is to starve Americans.
That's what they're fighting for in court.
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He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
Appeasement to tyrants has never worked, anywhere, ever.
This is cowardice, sure, but it also won't work.
The Trump administration is going to demand more.
Cornell is failing its students and its mission.
This is cowardice, sure, but it also won't work.
The Trump administration is going to demand more.
Cornell is failing its students and its mission.
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Appeasement to tyrants has never worked, anywhere, ever.
This is cowardice, sure, but it also won't work.
The Trump administration is going to demand more.
Cornell is failing its students and its mission.
This is cowardice, sure, but it also won't work.
The Trump administration is going to demand more.
Cornell is failing its students and its mission.
There is a lot going on, but let's not lose sight of the fact that this is an open-and-shut impeachment case if anyone currently in Congress believed in the constitution or the rule of law.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There is a lot going on, but let's not lose sight of the fact that this is an open-and-shut impeachment case if anyone currently in Congress believed in the constitution or the rule of law.
A) there are elements of this story that mirror descriptions of the Burlington MA ICE facility.
B) what is described in this thread is unconstitutional & human rights abuses. Our society will not be able to move forward unless the people responsible face justice for their crimes.
B) what is described in this thread is unconstitutional & human rights abuses. Our society will not be able to move forward unless the people responsible face justice for their crimes.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A) there are elements of this story that mirror descriptions of the Burlington MA ICE facility.
B) what is described in this thread is unconstitutional & human rights abuses. Our society will not be able to move forward unless the people responsible face justice for their crimes.
B) what is described in this thread is unconstitutional & human rights abuses. Our society will not be able to move forward unless the people responsible face justice for their crimes.
There are some lies that are so obviously false but that he repeats so often that I start wondering if they actually Gorrilla Channeled him.
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
There are some lies that are so obviously false but that he repeats so often that I start wondering if they actually Gorrilla Channeled him.