Alison Merow
@alisonmerow.bsky.social
A lover of oysters, martinis, ocean views, bookstores, good writing, and progressive people.
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Questions for my friends at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP:
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
Trump: "We have a lot of law firms that we're going to be going after, because they were very dishonest people. They were very, very dishonest. We have a lot of law firms that we're going after."
March 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Questions for my friends at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP:
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
👉 Are you proud of representing this felon on his criminal appeal?
👉 Why do you think he deserves legal representation when he’s trying to prevent others from getting representation through the corrupt abuse of official power?
(1/2)
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The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.
March 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.
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Pete Hegseth has gotten the Pentagon to scrub a photo of a B-29 Superfortress ‘The Enola Gay’ (named for the pilot's mother). It was the plane that dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, but the pilot's mother's name was "Gay."
We are not just a country being run by bigots, we are one run by stupid ones.
We are not just a country being run by bigots, we are one run by stupid ones.
March 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Pete Hegseth has gotten the Pentagon to scrub a photo of a B-29 Superfortress ‘The Enola Gay’ (named for the pilot's mother). It was the plane that dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, but the pilot's mother's name was "Gay."
We are not just a country being run by bigots, we are one run by stupid ones.
We are not just a country being run by bigots, we are one run by stupid ones.
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Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
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In a blistering statement, the American Bar Association describes "attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize" diversity initiatives as "wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself."
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
February 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In a blistering statement, the American Bar Association describes "attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize" diversity initiatives as "wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself."
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
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Documented in project 2025.
Do you like hurricane and tornado warnings? Do you not want them privatized and edited by Trump's sharpie? Well, Musk is breaching NOAA, an agency that's trustworthiness is more critical than ever before: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
DOGE invades NOAA, sparking fear of cuts and privatization
Elon Musk's minions reportedly sought access to IT systems at an agency Project 2025 called "harmful to US prosperity."
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Documented in project 2025.
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Agree with this one zillion percent
Everything that has made US airline travel the SAFEST TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HISTORY is the opposite of what Musk stands for, and does
Move fast and break things? 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly'? 'FSD' Teslas killing people? XItter?
YOU DO NOT WANT this at FAA
Everything that has made US airline travel the SAFEST TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HISTORY is the opposite of what Musk stands for, and does
Move fast and break things? 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly'? 'FSD' Teslas killing people? XItter?
YOU DO NOT WANT this at FAA
🛑🛑🛑 I cannot stress this enough:
Introducing Elon Musk into commercial aviation safety will be disastrous. Both Tesla & SpaceX have been cited by the US government for numerous safety failings.
Pair that with misleading advertising and you see a total disregard for the safety of the public.
Introducing Elon Musk into commercial aviation safety will be disastrous. Both Tesla & SpaceX have been cited by the US government for numerous safety failings.
Pair that with misleading advertising and you see a total disregard for the safety of the public.
February 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Agree with this one zillion percent
Everything that has made US airline travel the SAFEST TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HISTORY is the opposite of what Musk stands for, and does
Move fast and break things? 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly'? 'FSD' Teslas killing people? XItter?
YOU DO NOT WANT this at FAA
Everything that has made US airline travel the SAFEST TRANSPORT IN HUMAN HISTORY is the opposite of what Musk stands for, and does
Move fast and break things? 'Rapid unscheduled disassembly'? 'FSD' Teslas killing people? XItter?
YOU DO NOT WANT this at FAA
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What began on social media as a meme and a hashtag, morphed into a national day of peaceful protest against Trump on Wednesday.
Protests Erupted Against Trump In All 50 States Yesterday
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What began on social media as a meme and a hashtag, morphed into a national day of peaceful protest against Trump on Wednesday.
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Each year USAID buys 2 billion dollars worth of crops grown by US farmers across the land
American food aid comes from American farmers
Life saving food is rotting on the docks.
Farmers in DC are have lost $340 million in unpaid bills since foreign aid was halted
American food aid comes from American farmers
Life saving food is rotting on the docks.
Farmers in DC are have lost $340 million in unpaid bills since foreign aid was halted
February 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Each year USAID buys 2 billion dollars worth of crops grown by US farmers across the land
American food aid comes from American farmers
Life saving food is rotting on the docks.
Farmers in DC are have lost $340 million in unpaid bills since foreign aid was halted
American food aid comes from American farmers
Life saving food is rotting on the docks.
Farmers in DC are have lost $340 million in unpaid bills since foreign aid was halted
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Let me hammer this in:
-I have endlessly reminded people that US commercial aviation is a *miracle* of cooperative, collaborative safety systems, studied and admired around the world.
-What could make me say: 'Start worrying about getting on an airliner'? Exactly this. Musk bros in the mix.
-I have endlessly reminded people that US commercial aviation is a *miracle* of cooperative, collaborative safety systems, studied and admired around the world.
-What could make me say: 'Start worrying about getting on an airliner'? Exactly this. Musk bros in the mix.
🛑🛑🛑 I cannot stress this enough:
Introducing Elon Musk into commercial aviation safety will be disastrous. Both Tesla & SpaceX have been cited by the US government for numerous safety failings.
Pair that with misleading advertising and you see a total disregard for the safety of the public.
Introducing Elon Musk into commercial aviation safety will be disastrous. Both Tesla & SpaceX have been cited by the US government for numerous safety failings.
Pair that with misleading advertising and you see a total disregard for the safety of the public.
February 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Let me hammer this in:
-I have endlessly reminded people that US commercial aviation is a *miracle* of cooperative, collaborative safety systems, studied and admired around the world.
-What could make me say: 'Start worrying about getting on an airliner'? Exactly this. Musk bros in the mix.
-I have endlessly reminded people that US commercial aviation is a *miracle* of cooperative, collaborative safety systems, studied and admired around the world.
-What could make me say: 'Start worrying about getting on an airliner'? Exactly this. Musk bros in the mix.
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Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID.
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
February 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Senate Democrats are considering voting NO or delaying every Trump nominee as retaliation for his overreach on ending USAID.
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
Smash the RT if you SUPPORT this plan. ZERO votes from Democrats!!
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Cassidy—a doctor—has violated his Oath and is a yes on Kennedy.
Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed.
People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop.
The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it.
But also no one cares, so here we are.
Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed.
People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop.
The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it.
But also no one cares, so here we are.
February 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cassidy—a doctor—has violated his Oath and is a yes on Kennedy.
Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed.
People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop.
The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it.
But also no one cares, so here we are.
Kennedy is now almost certain to be confirmed.
People will die because of this; Kennedy at DHHS will cause deaths, full stop.
The crazy thing is, no one even doubts it.
But also no one cares, so here we are.
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The start of week three:
February 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The start of week three:
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Murphy: "That's just fancy talk to say, 'we're gonna give money to people who pledge loyalty to Trump, and we're not gonna give money to people who don't pledge loyalty.' Today it may be government contracts, but tomorrow it may be your tax refund."
February 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Murphy: "That's just fancy talk to say, 'we're gonna give money to people who pledge loyalty to Trump, and we're not gonna give money to people who don't pledge loyalty.' Today it may be government contracts, but tomorrow it may be your tax refund."
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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A new study in Nature Medicine finds alarming levels of microplastics and nanoplastics are accumulating in human brains, raising questions about the health consequences of exposure to plastics.
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains
A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A new study in Nature Medicine finds alarming levels of microplastics and nanoplastics are accumulating in human brains, raising questions about the health consequences of exposure to plastics.
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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JFK on why he founded USAID.
“The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.
“The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
JFK on why he founded USAID.
“The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.
“The economic collapse of those free but less-developed nations which now stand poised between sustained growth and economic chaos would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience”.
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
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Our Dems in leadership are raising to STOP the hostile takeover.
"Just like the president who is elected to "SOMETHING" cannot impound the money of the people, we don't have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk and that's going to become REAL clear" - Rep. Raskin.
"Just like the president who is elected to "SOMETHING" cannot impound the money of the people, we don't have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk and that's going to become REAL clear" - Rep. Raskin.
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our Dems in leadership are raising to STOP the hostile takeover.
"Just like the president who is elected to "SOMETHING" cannot impound the money of the people, we don't have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk and that's going to become REAL clear" - Rep. Raskin.
"Just like the president who is elected to "SOMETHING" cannot impound the money of the people, we don't have a 4th branch of government called Elon Musk and that's going to become REAL clear" - Rep. Raskin.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
January 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.
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One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!