Alex
@thewrongalex.bsky.social
Philly sports, South Bay LA housing, general complaints
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You can be a NIMBY, or you can support substantive equal citizenship, but not both
When NIMBYs say that California is full and their cities can’t accommodate more housing, they are saying that queer people trying to get out of red states are on their own.
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
You can be a NIMBY, or you can support substantive equal citizenship, but not both
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Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
Gonna have to try to dodge any instance of my 3yo seeing Baymax in public because she apparently screams “I SEE THE WHITE GUY” whenever he’s on screen
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Gonna have to try to dodge any instance of my 3yo seeing Baymax in public because she apparently screams “I SEE THE WHITE GUY” whenever he’s on screen
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"A chronic, devastating cancer in American society is prominent Democrats outright refusing to share their constituents' urgency and horror in the face of what is being done to society by Republicans..."
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
"A chronic, devastating cancer in American society is prominent Democrats outright refusing to share their constituents' urgency and horror in the face of what is being done to society by Republicans..."
Yusmeiro Petit and I were in an elevator together at the hotel after the 2004 Futures Game when I was fresh out of college and working for ESPN, and he asked me how I did in the game, which is possibly the highest compliment anyone has ever paid my physical athletic appearance
timeline bleak, needs more Yusmeiro Petit with a samurai sword
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Yusmeiro Petit and I were in an elevator together at the hotel after the 2004 Futures Game when I was fresh out of college and working for ESPN, and he asked me how I did in the game, which is possibly the highest compliment anyone has ever paid my physical athletic appearance
Saw a 7-year-old rocking this t-shirt at drop off today
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Saw a 7-year-old rocking this t-shirt at drop off today
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
Gonna resurface this take now that Heated Rivalry is a thing
Maybe a hot take but imo Tortorella supporting Ivan Provorov’s refusal to wear a pride warmup jersey was the spark to a huge homophobic, reactionary trend in sports that continues to this day and has gone far beyond sports. Not saying he caused it, but he was a catalyst and I’ve never forgiven him.
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Gonna resurface this take now that Heated Rivalry is a thing
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looking back at now once again trump loyalists statements on jan 6 is crazy because it really illustrates how they’ve managed to sanitize what everyone knew was going on. the jan 6ers were ultimately successful it seems
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM
looking back at now once again trump loyalists statements on jan 6 is crazy because it really illustrates how they’ve managed to sanitize what everyone knew was going on. the jan 6ers were ultimately successful it seems
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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Why do you think this is a typo
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Why do you think this is a typo
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@stechlab-labels.bsky.social has some pretty useful account labels because some of you are very weird on here
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
@stechlab-labels.bsky.social has some pretty useful account labels because some of you are very weird on here
Kid has her first loose tooth. What’s the tooth fairy’s going rate these days?
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Kid has her first loose tooth. What’s the tooth fairy’s going rate these days?
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
from two weeks ago!
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 AM
from two weeks ago!
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Nobody told Brian Baumgartner he's supposed to dump the eggnog on Rhett Lashlee's head so he threw it at the photographers 🤦♂️
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Nobody told Brian Baumgartner he's supposed to dump the eggnog on Rhett Lashlee's head so he threw it at the photographers 🤦♂️
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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DA Hochman is trying to drop felony charges against the #Torrance cops who killed Christopher De’Andre Mitchell. A grand jury indicted them. Don’t let them walk. Sign to demand justice and police accountability. ✊🏾
For more info about this campaign and to sign on: zurl.co/qpu2l
For more info about this campaign and to sign on: zurl.co/qpu2l
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
DA Hochman is trying to drop felony charges against the #Torrance cops who killed Christopher De’Andre Mitchell. A grand jury indicted them. Don’t let them walk. Sign to demand justice and police accountability. ✊🏾
For more info about this campaign and to sign on: zurl.co/qpu2l
For more info about this campaign and to sign on: zurl.co/qpu2l
it's important for capitalists to attack socialism as "nobody can have nice things" because then of course it sounds awful, when the reality is that it's "everybody should be able to have some nice things"
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
it's important for capitalists to attack socialism as "nobody can have nice things" because then of course it sounds awful, when the reality is that it's "everybody should be able to have some nice things"
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Outlook for the new year ...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Outlook for the new year ...
happy new year from every god damn democratic house candidate who urgently wants me to help them reach their critical FEC fundraising deadline tonight, i guess
January 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
happy new year from every god damn democratic house candidate who urgently wants me to help them reach their critical FEC fundraising deadline tonight, i guess
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This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
teams with a winning record all-time vs. both Michigan and Ohio State (per @sports-reference.com):
USC (7-5 vs. Michigan, 13-10-1 vs. OSU)
South Carolina (3-1, 2-0)
Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
Florida State (2-1, 3-0)
and...
Cornell (8-6, 2-0)
USC (7-5 vs. Michigan, 13-10-1 vs. OSU)
South Carolina (3-1, 2-0)
Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
Florida State (2-1, 3-0)
and...
Cornell (8-6, 2-0)
December 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
teams with a winning record all-time vs. both Michigan and Ohio State (per @sports-reference.com):
USC (7-5 vs. Michigan, 13-10-1 vs. OSU)
South Carolina (3-1, 2-0)
Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
Florida State (2-1, 3-0)
and...
Cornell (8-6, 2-0)
USC (7-5 vs. Michigan, 13-10-1 vs. OSU)
South Carolina (3-1, 2-0)
Georgia (2-1, 2-0)
Florida State (2-1, 3-0)
and...
Cornell (8-6, 2-0)