Aylene McCallum
@ladyat5280.bsky.social
Native Oregonian married to a Husker and raising Coloradans. Guster. Pete Buttigieg. Thrifting. Cities. Flaneuse. Shared learning experiences.
Also trying to do one pull up.
Also trying to do one pull up.
From the Wyoming/South Dakota state line in the middle of nowhere … hold the line Leader Jeffries!
July 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From the Wyoming/South Dakota state line in the middle of nowhere … hold the line Leader Jeffries!
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Really remarkable how despite all the claims that Trump has changed the GOP, when they govern it’s still tax cuts for the rich, gutting the safety net for others, blowing up the deficit, and launching new wars in the Middle East.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
June 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Really remarkable how despite all the claims that Trump has changed the GOP, when they govern it’s still tax cuts for the rich, gutting the safety net for others, blowing up the deficit, and launching new wars in the Middle East.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
Only difference is Trump dials up the hate, corruption, and theater.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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Had my first bike commute this week since congestion pricing went into effect and the improvement is *insane*. Totally transformative.
April 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Had my first bike commute this week since congestion pricing went into effect and the improvement is *insane*. Totally transformative.
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[DIA train voice]
Hold on, please
Hold on, please
April 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
[DIA train voice]
Hold on, please
Hold on, please
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The reason I have been unwaveringly NeverTrump from the beginning is it’s always been obvious to me that Trump is a bad person whose personal values are fundamentally at odds with the values of American liberal democracy. Not a flawed person, as we all are. But a bad person.
Reporter: The president of El Salvador said he would be willing to take American citizens in federal prison population.
Trump: I love that
Trump: I love that
April 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The reason I have been unwaveringly NeverTrump from the beginning is it’s always been obvious to me that Trump is a bad person whose personal values are fundamentally at odds with the values of American liberal democracy. Not a flawed person, as we all are. But a bad person.
I’m pretty sure I just heard him say, “we’re going to have a minimum of cheating”
April 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’m pretty sure I just heard him say, “we’re going to have a minimum of cheating”
Is it just me or is he not making any sense?
And the monotone delivery?
And the monotone delivery?
April 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Is it just me or is he not making any sense?
And the monotone delivery?
And the monotone delivery?
When the Press Secretary gives props to the Democrats for being able to “effectively orchestrate a misinformation campaign” isn’t that obvious enough to prove she is lying?
Dems are HORRIBLE at that kind of stuff. That the fact that Trump is President (again) is the proof.
Dems are HORRIBLE at that kind of stuff. That the fact that Trump is President (again) is the proof.
WH calls Signal story a "misinformation campaign," attacks Goldberg and his wife.
March 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When the Press Secretary gives props to the Democrats for being able to “effectively orchestrate a misinformation campaign” isn’t that obvious enough to prove she is lying?
Dems are HORRIBLE at that kind of stuff. That the fact that Trump is President (again) is the proof.
Dems are HORRIBLE at that kind of stuff. That the fact that Trump is President (again) is the proof.
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One of these is not like the others
March 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
One of these is not like the others
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everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
everyone should listen to this in its entirety but journalists should listen to it multiple times. this is how you ask questions. you just keep asking simple, easily answerable stuff and the evasiveness becomes that much more glaring
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In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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February 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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Board member of META asks a very good question.
February 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Board member of META asks a very good question.
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I fear he is right.
I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
February 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I fear he is right.
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This is how war is, especially modern civil conflict. It's not Hollywood. People go to work, go to school, go shopping and hang out. Even combatants, when they're not fighting. Rabbi Zober's point is important because *we'll need to recognize when we're in it.* Otherwise the frog boils.
Really weird watching a coup in real time from my desk at work, putting in my usual hours. In the movies, everyone is at home or on the streets protesting. Makes it feel surreal.
February 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is how war is, especially modern civil conflict. It's not Hollywood. People go to work, go to school, go shopping and hang out. Even combatants, when they're not fighting. Rabbi Zober's point is important because *we'll need to recognize when we're in it.* Otherwise the frog boils.
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I am very much in favor of merit-based hiring and high standards for jobs with life and death implications. Which is why I oppose confirming Pete Hegseth, RFK JR, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.
January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I am very much in favor of merit-based hiring and high standards for jobs with life and death implications. Which is why I oppose confirming Pete Hegseth, RFK JR, Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel.
Who is going to hold the line?
*Each* of us need to find a way to hold the line.
*Each* of us need to find a way to hold the line.
It’s been less than a week, and whew! Everything’s unraveling at breakneck speed—can’t help but wonder what chaos next week will bring.
Looks like the folks at #TheWeekend are feeling it too.
Looks like the folks at #TheWeekend are feeling it too.
January 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Who is going to hold the line?
*Each* of us need to find a way to hold the line.
*Each* of us need to find a way to hold the line.
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Sean Duffy passed his committee vote unanimously yesterday, in part because he promised not to let politics (illegally) get in the way of funding transportation projects congress approved. But he made that promise before his boss issued an executive order demanding that he do just that.
Will Incoming U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy Derail America's Two Biggest Transportation Bills? — Streetsblog USA
America has a new transportation secretary – but a recent executive order appears to direct him not to perform some of the most important duties of his job.
usa.streetsblog.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sean Duffy passed his committee vote unanimously yesterday, in part because he promised not to let politics (illegally) get in the way of funding transportation projects congress approved. But he made that promise before his boss issued an executive order demanding that he do just that.