Alex Kolshorn
@alkolshorn.bsky.social
Bonita Vista High School class of 2019. Sonoma State class of 2023. Now living in the DMV
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“The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.”
-James Baldwin
Words do matter, and we should call a genocide a genocide.
-James Baldwin
Words do matter, and we should call a genocide a genocide.
Names are not magical and saying words doesn't make you brave and virtuous. "Palestine supporters" helped make things worse for Palestinians in the real-world.
August 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.”
-James Baldwin
Words do matter, and we should call a genocide a genocide.
-James Baldwin
Words do matter, and we should call a genocide a genocide.
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Have national Dems, who claim to want to "win back" the working class, said anything yet about ICE injuring and arresting the head of the SEIU of California?
truthout.org/articles/ice...
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Arrests David Huerta, Beloved Labor Leader and SEIU California President
“We all collectively have to object to this madness,” said Huerta after his violent arrest for witnessing an ICE raid.
truthout.org
June 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Have national Dems, who claim to want to "win back" the working class, said anything yet about ICE injuring and arresting the head of the SEIU of California?
truthout.org/articles/ice...
truthout.org/articles/ice...
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So much fucking tear gas. DHS going nuts right now.
This is happening in your sanctuary city “Los Angeles”
This is happening in your sanctuary city “Los Angeles”
June 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
So much fucking tear gas. DHS going nuts right now.
This is happening in your sanctuary city “Los Angeles”
This is happening in your sanctuary city “Los Angeles”
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this is stupid. just endorse someone
NEW: The New York Times – which has said it will no longer endorse in local races – plans to release an op-ed package in early June featuring perspectives from experts and former government officials weighing in on the mayoral race: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
NY Times has approached NYC thought leaders to weigh in on mayoral race
Chu, Wylde, Bagga, Wolfson, Trujillo, Greer and more were asked to opine as part of the Times’ mayoral evaluation.
www.cityandstateny.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
this is stupid. just endorse someone
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LIKE for yes
REPOST for yes
REPLY for yes
REPOST for yes
REPLY for yes
Is Elon Musk the World’s Biggest Deadbeat?
“I am sorry to do this publicly but it is no longer acceptable to ignore this situation,” Grimes tweeted at Musk about their child's medical emergency, as Musk partied at CPAC and swung around a chain...
www.jezebel.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LIKE for yes
REPOST for yes
REPLY for yes
REPOST for yes
REPLY for yes
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American malls were never dead. The decades-old design just needed to be revisited.
The American shopping mall is being reinvented | CNN Business
As major retailers and department stores continue closing, malls are looking for ways to boost foot traffic and sales.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
American malls were never dead. The decades-old design just needed to be revisited.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Bluescreen is officially live on the App Store! 🎉
Bluescreen for Bluesky
Bluescreen is a native Bluesky video app.
Amongst other features the app offers:
• VoiceOver-friendly
• Async video upload
• Search within user profiles
• Shorten user handles
EULA: https://www.ap...
apps.apple.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bluescreen is officially live on the App Store! 🎉
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I’m a civil servant. He and his goons might be rummaging through my personal data right now.
I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame.
Things are bleak.
slate.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m a civil servant. He and his goons might be rummaging through my personal data right now.
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Getting real close to a billion posts
February 1, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Getting real close to a billion posts
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If we want to talk about making America healthy again, how about we start with the built environment not looking like this?
January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If we want to talk about making America healthy again, how about we start with the built environment not looking like this?
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Democrats while Trump guts the entire federal government
January 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Democrats while Trump guts the entire federal government
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Rep. @sarajacobs.house.gov thinks Democrats can win back young yoters. She shares how in a new op-ed for Teen Vogue.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/sara-j...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/sara-j...
I’m a Millennial Congresswoman. This Is How Democrats Lost Touch With Young Voters.
Rep. Sara Jacobs, one of the youngest members of Congress, says her party needs to act on issues like the housing crisis.
www.teenvogue.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Rep. @sarajacobs.house.gov thinks Democrats can win back young yoters. She shares how in a new op-ed for Teen Vogue.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/sara-j...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/sara-j...
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Absolute queen! 👑
Yesterday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her 100-day address to a PACKED Zócalo.
"We will not return to the neoliberal model. We will not return to the regime of privileges and corruption... We say: For the good of all, first the poor."
Yesterday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her 100-day address to a PACKED Zócalo.
"We will not return to the neoliberal model. We will not return to the regime of privileges and corruption... We say: For the good of all, first the poor."
January 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Absolute queen! 👑
Yesterday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her 100-day address to a PACKED Zócalo.
"We will not return to the neoliberal model. We will not return to the regime of privileges and corruption... We say: For the good of all, first the poor."
Yesterday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered her 100-day address to a PACKED Zócalo.
"We will not return to the neoliberal model. We will not return to the regime of privileges and corruption... We say: For the good of all, first the poor."
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Law and order? More like pardon and disorder.
Law and order? Trump slammed for freeing terrorists and Nazi sympathizers
Donald Trump is being slammed for granting pardons to more than 1,500 people who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. While Trump and other Republicans have frequently touted the ...
www.dailykos.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Law and order? More like pardon and disorder.
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Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
January 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
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Six minutes ago, half the country thought the economy was great, while the other half, who previously believed it was, now think it’s bad.
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Six minutes ago, half the country thought the economy was great, while the other half, who previously believed it was, now think it’s bad.
Important read
Trump’s inauguration speech is packed with racist rhetoric...
Here are 5 takeaways you need to know: www.arianajasmine.com/p/5-alarming...
Here are 5 takeaways you need to know: www.arianajasmine.com/p/5-alarming...
5 Alarming Takeaways from Trump's Inaugural Speech That Fuel Racism
Didn't want to watch the brain rot? Don't worry, I got you!
www.arianajasmine.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Important read
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The problem is that U.S. politicians think this is 2001 and they can just make up lies to do whatever they want.
Why is tiktok a “national security” but you use it for your political campaign? It’s giving “there’s wmds in Iraq” type energy
Americans can see right through your shit babe
Why is tiktok a “national security” but you use it for your political campaign? It’s giving “there’s wmds in Iraq” type energy
Americans can see right through your shit babe
January 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The problem is that U.S. politicians think this is 2001 and they can just make up lies to do whatever they want.
Why is tiktok a “national security” but you use it for your political campaign? It’s giving “there’s wmds in Iraq” type energy
Americans can see right through your shit babe
Why is tiktok a “national security” but you use it for your political campaign? It’s giving “there’s wmds in Iraq” type energy
Americans can see right through your shit babe
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Exciting to see new, independent projects spin up to decentralize the atproto ecosystem! Building alternative infrastructure is a big step towards giving users more choice and making the network billionaire-proof.
Big news! There's a new project that's raising cash to build out AT Protocol infrastructure that isn't dependent on venture-funded Bluesky, to stimulate the development of new social networks using that infrastructure, and to make the protocol's governance more democratic fortune.com/2025/01/13/m...
Hollywood stars and geeks unite to billionaire-proof social media
The likes of Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Wales are backing the Free Our Feeds project, to ensure Bluesky's tech will thrive even if the company goes bad.
fortune.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Exciting to see new, independent projects spin up to decentralize the atproto ecosystem! Building alternative infrastructure is a big step towards giving users more choice and making the network billionaire-proof.
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A group of former Twitter users who are fed up by the platform’s decline under billionaire control, are launching a new campaign to transform social media into a public good, free from profit-driven incentives, venture capital pressure, and politically-motivated censorship.
A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires
+ Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor
www.usermag.co
January 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A group of former Twitter users who are fed up by the platform’s decline under billionaire control, are launching a new campaign to transform social media into a public good, free from profit-driven incentives, venture capital pressure, and politically-motivated censorship.
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it's just so insulting how stupid they think we are. they're so desperate to blame the most vulnerable for crises created by the most powerful, they so badly want a culture war to stave off any consciousness of how oil execs/billionaires/defunding everything for police are killing us all
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
it's just so insulting how stupid they think we are. they're so desperate to blame the most vulnerable for crises created by the most powerful, they so badly want a culture war to stave off any consciousness of how oil execs/billionaires/defunding everything for police are killing us all
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Omg thank you!!!!!
January 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Omg thank you!!!!!