Ali Monty
@alimonty.bsky.social
Software engineer in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Pākehā. Supporter of people, inc. indigenous rights, and the environment. Not a huge fan of capitalism, but productive in that system. Would rather be productive for a better system though.
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From this month's edition of The Onion.
August 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
From this month's edition of The Onion.
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This was a monument to remember all the Dutch houses razed by the Germans to create the Atlantic Seawall. #dutchhistory
April 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This was a monument to remember all the Dutch houses razed by the Germans to create the Atlantic Seawall. #dutchhistory
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If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
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First RFK Jr says that people on the autism spectrum are useless eaters. And then he announces that the government is going to make a list of them, a “registry.”
April 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
First RFK Jr says that people on the autism spectrum are useless eaters. And then he announces that the government is going to make a list of them, a “registry.”
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This is no longer the United States.
April 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is no longer the United States.
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Removing a black 4-star general at Secretary of Defense and replacing him with a white talk-show is the perfect example why DEI is essential. It's not about hiring unqualified minorities, it’s about foiling the majority's habit of hooking up under qualified mediocrities of their own caste.
April 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Removing a black 4-star general at Secretary of Defense and replacing him with a white talk-show is the perfect example why DEI is essential. It's not about hiring unqualified minorities, it’s about foiling the majority's habit of hooking up under qualified mediocrities of their own caste.
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ICE showed up today where I attend school at the University of Houston.
It’s hard enough trying to study and prepare for finals, we should be able to do that without fear of being illegally sent to a foreign country.
It’s hard enough trying to study and prepare for finals, we should be able to do that without fear of being illegally sent to a foreign country.
April 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
ICE showed up today where I attend school at the University of Houston.
It’s hard enough trying to study and prepare for finals, we should be able to do that without fear of being illegally sent to a foreign country.
It’s hard enough trying to study and prepare for finals, we should be able to do that without fear of being illegally sent to a foreign country.
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Elissa Slotkin is a former CIA agent cosplaying as an everywoman. AOC is a former waitress who treats voters as though they are smart enough to know who's screwing them and how we can fix it.
April 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Elissa Slotkin is a former CIA agent cosplaying as an everywoman. AOC is a former waitress who treats voters as though they are smart enough to know who's screwing them and how we can fix it.
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
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No, @slotkin.senate.gov — Dems shouldn’t stop using the term “oligarchy”. They should make it a household term. And they should be wary of anyone telling them otherwise.
People know what it means. And if they don’t, tell them. That’s what leaders do.
People know what it means. And if they don’t, tell them. That’s what leaders do.
April 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
No, @slotkin.senate.gov — Dems shouldn’t stop using the term “oligarchy”. They should make it a household term. And they should be wary of anyone telling them otherwise.
People know what it means. And if they don’t, tell them. That’s what leaders do.
People know what it means. And if they don’t, tell them. That’s what leaders do.
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ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
nyer.cm
April 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.
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JUST IN: The ACLU has added Andry Hernandez Romero, the openly gay barber/makeup artist, as lead plaintiff in its D.C.-based class action against the Alien Enemies Act.
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
JUST IN: The ACLU has added Andry Hernandez Romero, the openly gay barber/makeup artist, as lead plaintiff in its D.C.-based class action against the Alien Enemies Act.
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
They say the US has "constructive custody" over those held in El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A federal judge on Friday will sentence George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, to a minimum of two years in prison. Santos expects a harsher sentence.
George Santos, Facing a Possible 87 Months in Prison, Is Out of Jokes
On Friday, a federal judge will sentence the disgraced former congressman to a minimum of two years in prison, but Mr. Santos expects a harsher sentence.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A federal judge on Friday will sentence George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, to a minimum of two years in prison. Santos expects a harsher sentence.
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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“Protesters flooded Charlottesville's Court Square Wednesday after plainclothes ICE agents raided a courthouse there and detained two men without explanation.”
Questions and outrage after ICE raids Charlottesville courthouse
Protesters flooded Charlottesville's Court Square Wednesday after plainclothes ICE agents raided a courthouse there and detained two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Protesters flooded Charlottesville's Court Square Wednesday after plainclothes ICE agents raided a courthouse there and detained two men without explanation.”
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April 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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There is an entire political movement that believes the statement “if you work full-time in America, you should be able to pay your bills and have a savings account with your paycheck” is radical.
We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.
We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There is an entire political movement that believes the statement “if you work full-time in America, you should be able to pay your bills and have a savings account with your paycheck” is radical.
We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.
We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!
A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.
A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.
April 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend!
A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.
A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
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RFK Jr blames diet, lifestyle & vaccines for chronic illness.
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
April 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
RFK Jr blames diet, lifestyle & vaccines for chronic illness.
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
Dr Oz says it’s a “patriotic duty” to lead a healthy life & be fit enough to serve in the military.
Neither of them are pushing for Universal Healthcare, basic income, an end to food deserts & inequality, clean water etc.
It’s eugenics
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Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.
April 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.