Alina
@aliablue.bsky.social
Writer, Educator, Musician, Case Manager, Book Worm, Theater Critic, Vegetarian food-lover.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.
October 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Respect to those who got here first.
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Amen ⚕️👇🏾
No one should ever have the power to autonomously cancel hundreds of millions of dollars for scientific research based on some lies they saw on YouTube.
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Amen ⚕️👇🏾
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this murder happened just 70 years ago
July 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
this murder happened just 70 years ago
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Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
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I wish more items were available in paper, aluminum or glass packaging which actually are recyclable. Come on capitalism capture this market better. ♻️🤑
Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7.
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
Big Plastic wants you to think you can recycle your yogurt container
Those numbered labels, vetted by private interests, can be misleading.
www.motherjones.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I wish more items were available in paper, aluminum or glass packaging which actually are recyclable. Come on capitalism capture this market better. ♻️🤑
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OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
June 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
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Our monthly magazines available via the Libby app from your local digital library, assuming they have digital books. Just search "After Dinner Conversation" in the Libby app!
June 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Our monthly magazines available via the Libby app from your local digital library, assuming they have digital books. Just search "After Dinner Conversation" in the Libby app!
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A lonely rose. Breathe.
June 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A lonely rose. Breathe.
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Republicans want to cut Medicaid, nutrition & education to give a TRILLION dollars in tax breaks to the 1% & large corporations.
Now they’re going after Medicare, which would make our broken health care system even worse. Thousands will die unnecessarily.
We must stop them.
Now they’re going after Medicare, which would make our broken health care system even worse. Thousands will die unnecessarily.
We must stop them.
June 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Republicans want to cut Medicaid, nutrition & education to give a TRILLION dollars in tax breaks to the 1% & large corporations.
Now they’re going after Medicare, which would make our broken health care system even worse. Thousands will die unnecessarily.
We must stop them.
Now they’re going after Medicare, which would make our broken health care system even worse. Thousands will die unnecessarily.
We must stop them.
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The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability).
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Missouri Supreme Court defies voters, halts abortions in the state
Despite passage of a constitutional amendment last fall, the ping-pong battle over "reproductive freedom" continues.
www.motherjones.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability).
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.
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For many veterans, Memorial Day is a time of reflection. It can be a dull ache. It can be a visceral pain. Please bear in mind that for so many veterans & Gold Star families, there is no Happy in Memorial Day.
To our veterans, I can only wish you some moments of peace as we remember your friends.
To our veterans, I can only wish you some moments of peace as we remember your friends.
May 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For many veterans, Memorial Day is a time of reflection. It can be a dull ache. It can be a visceral pain. Please bear in mind that for so many veterans & Gold Star families, there is no Happy in Memorial Day.
To our veterans, I can only wish you some moments of peace as we remember your friends.
To our veterans, I can only wish you some moments of peace as we remember your friends.
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Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
May 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system.
Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.
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Funding opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation!! Did you study racial or indigenous health inequalities and just lose federal research funds? This might be for you! Brief proposal due May 28. They're holding office hours. See link: www.evidenceforaction.org/funding/rapi...
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Funding opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation!! Did you study racial or indigenous health inequalities and just lose federal research funds? This might be for you! Brief proposal due May 28. They're holding office hours. See link: www.evidenceforaction.org/funding/rapi...
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I am unapologetically telling you right now that Chicago is going to be insufferable about this, there is still a fading cardboard John Paul II in a Michigan Ave storefront looking out at Grant Park because he spoke there *once.*
May 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am unapologetically telling you right now that Chicago is going to be insufferable about this, there is still a fading cardboard John Paul II in a Michigan Ave storefront looking out at Grant Park because he spoke there *once.*
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DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services (that are efficient!) for basically nothing in return.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services (that are efficient!) for basically nothing in return.
NEW: The Great Lakes hold 95% of all the surface freshwater in the United States.
Severe cuts have decimated the NOAA Great Lakes lab.
Scientists worry they’ve lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
My story for @propublica.org
Severe cuts have decimated the NOAA Great Lakes lab.
Scientists worry they’ve lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
My story for @propublica.org
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services (that are efficient!) for basically nothing in return.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services (that are efficient!) for basically nothing in return.
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Although every species of #seaturtle in U.S. waters is endangered or threatened, programs to save stranded turtles lack the funding they need. 🌊🏝️
Support the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance & Rehabilitation Act 📲: ow.ly/uXA750VMXTc
Support the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance & Rehabilitation Act 📲: ow.ly/uXA750VMXTc
Save Stranded Sea Turtles
Thousands of stranded sea turtles have been rescued and rehabilitated by accredited aquariums, zoos, and other conservation organizations each year. Even though every species of sea turtle in U.S. wat...
https://ow.ly/uXA750VMXTc📲
May 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Although every species of #seaturtle in U.S. waters is endangered or threatened, programs to save stranded turtles lack the funding they need. 🌊🏝️
Support the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance & Rehabilitation Act 📲: ow.ly/uXA750VMXTc
Support the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance & Rehabilitation Act 📲: ow.ly/uXA750VMXTc
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
April 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.
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Usually I exit social media on April Fool’s Day because ooh boy stupid stuff happens. BUT TODAY is actually a big Election Day so I’m staying to encourage voters to vote. In Wisconsin you can register to vote today and vote. 🗳️
a man in a green bay packers shirt holds a ballot over his face
ALT: a man in a green bay packers shirt holds a ballot over his face
media.tenor.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Usually I exit social media on April Fool’s Day because ooh boy stupid stuff happens. BUT TODAY is actually a big Election Day so I’m staying to encourage voters to vote. In Wisconsin you can register to vote today and vote. 🗳️
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In Florida you have to be a registered voter to vote. If you voted in Florida in the November 2024 election and live in FL-1 or FL-6 then GOOD NEWS you can vote today. Please do vote. 🗳️
an illustration of a submarine with the words # vota written above it
ALT: an illustration of a submarine with the words # vota written above it
media.tenor.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In Florida you have to be a registered voter to vote. If you voted in Florida in the November 2024 election and live in FL-1 or FL-6 then GOOD NEWS you can vote today. Please do vote. 🗳️
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Let me get this straight: we can't "afford" to track disease, research cures or make sure food and drugs are safe, but we can afford to spend $4.5 trillion on tax breaks that mostly go to the rich?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Layoffs have begun at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, conducting research, regulating food and drugs.
April 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Let me get this straight: we can't "afford" to track disease, research cures or make sure food and drugs are safe, but we can afford to spend $4.5 trillion on tax breaks that mostly go to the rich?
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Wake up tomorrow and go vote in the following places 🗳️ 👇🏾
March 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Wake up tomorrow and go vote in the following places 🗳️ 👇🏾