Firstalto
@firstalto.bsky.social
Working mom of kids and rescue dogs. LGBTQ+ ally. Boston transplant with California roots. Left-of-liberal Democrat. She/her.
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Trump insisted to administration officials that a military parade in D.C. take place on his birthday, according to two sources. Several advisors and aides have privately referred to the event as “Donald Trump’s birthday parade.”
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June 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trump insisted to administration officials that a military parade in D.C. take place on his birthday, according to two sources. Several advisors and aides have privately referred to the event as “Donald Trump’s birthday parade.”
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
Save Medicaid
Please call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins.
OcasioCortez.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
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Ignore the third term talk - it’s meant to distract you, and it’s working.
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
March 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ignore the third term talk - it’s meant to distract you, and it’s working.
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
“No person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”
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If it was done in defiance of a judges order the technical term for that is "illegal" which means it's not an arrest and deportation - which require those conducting it to at least presume they are acting within the law - but a kidnapping and human trafficking
Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If it was done in defiance of a judges order the technical term for that is "illegal" which means it's not an arrest and deportation - which require those conducting it to at least presume they are acting within the law - but a kidnapping and human trafficking
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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It’s extremely alarming that Trump openly defying a court order is being covered as “Trump decides to not follow it” and not “Trump illegally defies court.” Or in the Washington Post’s case, not even mentioned at all
March 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It’s extremely alarming that Trump openly defying a court order is being covered as “Trump decides to not follow it” and not “Trump illegally defies court.” Or in the Washington Post’s case, not even mentioned at all
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Putin’s rabid dog.
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Putin’s rabid dog.
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We've launched a Wisconsin Supreme Court Race toolkit!
Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake!
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Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake!
Share now! social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
February 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We've launched a Wisconsin Supreme Court Race toolkit!
Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake!
Share now! social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
Make sure every voter in Wisconsin knows what's at stake!
Share now! social.demcast.com/toolkit/WISu...
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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.
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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.
February 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.
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This is so many words to say Trump fired the chairman of the joint chiefs because he’s black www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
February 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is so many words to say Trump fired the chairman of the joint chiefs because he’s black www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :)
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
February 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :)
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
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Democrats in Washington have been reactive - not proactive - in creating a strategy to counter the Trump agenda. We can’t continue to be caught flat-footed.
I’ve got a solution. Check out my first Substack below.
open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
I’ve got a solution. Check out my first Substack below.
open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
What should Democrats do now? Form a Shadow Cabinet.
Here’s an idea for how to organize our opposition: We need to borrow from the British and appoint a shadow cabinet to fight back against the Trump.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Democrats in Washington have been reactive - not proactive - in creating a strategy to counter the Trump agenda. We can’t continue to be caught flat-footed.
I’ve got a solution. Check out my first Substack below.
open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
I’ve got a solution. Check out my first Substack below.
open.substack.com/pub/wileynic...
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If Trump sells F-35s to India, the era of US air dominance is over. Full stop.
February 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If Trump sells F-35s to India, the era of US air dominance is over. Full stop.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus while vowing to call Trump's trade war bluff on CNN just now,
"This isn't gunboat diplomacy (laughs). I mean, this is like an Al Capone shakedown in his syphilis phase."
"This isn't gunboat diplomacy (laughs). I mean, this is like an Al Capone shakedown in his syphilis phase."
February 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus while vowing to call Trump's trade war bluff on CNN just now,
"This isn't gunboat diplomacy (laughs). I mean, this is like an Al Capone shakedown in his syphilis phase."
"This isn't gunboat diplomacy (laughs). I mean, this is like an Al Capone shakedown in his syphilis phase."
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“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“A decision to take summer water from local farmers and dump it out of these reservoirs shows a complete lack of understanding of how the system works and sets a very dangerous precedent." sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
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"DOGE does not have power over established government agencies, and Musk has no role in government. It does not matter that he is an ally of the President. Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"DOGE does not have power over established government agencies, and Musk has no role in government. It does not matter that he is an ally of the President. Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
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Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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Fired Jan. 6 prosecutors were told they were terminated "based upon your actions in the prosecution of persons relating to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021," and cited Trump calling it a "grave national injustice."
February 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Fired Jan. 6 prosecutors were told they were terminated "based upon your actions in the prosecution of persons relating to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021," and cited Trump calling it a "grave national injustice."
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Let's be clear. This is a retaliatory move by the government against broadcasters whose content or coverage is perceived to be unfavorable. It is designed to instill fear in broadcast stations and influence a network's editorial decisions.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Let's be clear. This is a retaliatory move by the government against broadcasters whose content or coverage is perceived to be unfavorable. It is designed to instill fear in broadcast stations and influence a network's editorial decisions.
docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...
docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...
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This is how the Muskification of the U.S. Government is taking place. Lights out, before our very eyes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is how the Muskification of the U.S. Government is taking place. Lights out, before our very eyes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...