Alice Shrager (she/ella)
@magsalice.bsky.social
Wife, dog & cat mom, writer, reader, and adult educator. Queer ex-vangelical Jew, gringarriqueña, cultural hodgepodge. DC millennial longing for precedented times. Down with the chronic illness. I'm probably playing D&D right now.
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trump's department of homeland security has thus far arrested:
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
Homeland Security cops handcuff one of Rep. Nadler's aides in chaotic day at NY fed building
Two dozen demonstrators were later arrested outside the building in Lower Manhattan.
gothamist.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
trump's department of homeland security has thus far arrested:
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
a judge
a democratic mayor
a democratic congresswoman
now handcuffing a democratic congressional staffer
gothamist.com/news/homelan...
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Mothers are there for moments big and small: from our first breath to our first steps, our first day of school to graduation. This Mother’s Day, we're thinking of all of the mothers separated from their children, including those waiting in immigration detention.
From @the-ilrc.bsky.social
From @the-ilrc.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Mothers are there for moments big and small: from our first breath to our first steps, our first day of school to graduation. This Mother’s Day, we're thinking of all of the mothers separated from their children, including those waiting in immigration detention.
From @the-ilrc.bsky.social
From @the-ilrc.bsky.social
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Children, no matter where they come from, deserve to live free from fear, with their families, safe in their communities.
No child should ever dread going to school or outside to play thinking that ICE might deport them or their loved ones.
No child should ever dread going to school or outside to play thinking that ICE might deport them or their loved ones.
Fear Shadows Many Children in Immigrant Families
Heightened immigration enforcement is stirring anxiety among children whose parents are vulnerable to deportation. “Every day I worry they could take my mom.”
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Children, no matter where they come from, deserve to live free from fear, with their families, safe in their communities.
No child should ever dread going to school or outside to play thinking that ICE might deport them or their loved ones.
No child should ever dread going to school or outside to play thinking that ICE might deport them or their loved ones.
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Mini Unlearning Ep 7: Blue blood, 98.6 degrees, and baby birds
April 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Mini Unlearning Ep 7: Blue blood, 98.6 degrees, and baby birds
Recovering from surgery and hospitalization, and am home resting. I gotta say, my nurses are pretty effective!
April 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Recovering from surgery and hospitalization, and am home resting. I gotta say, my nurses are pretty effective!
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This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
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Major alert: Montana may be about to pass a major anti-trans bill that charges parents with felony endangerment of a child if their child is on trans youth care.
It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting.
Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere.
Vote is TODAY.
It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting.
Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere.
Vote is TODAY.
Montana SB164 | 2025 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2025-04-08) Revise offense of endangering the welfare of children [(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading]
legiscan.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Major alert: Montana may be about to pass a major anti-trans bill that charges parents with felony endangerment of a child if their child is on trans youth care.
It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting.
Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere.
Vote is TODAY.
It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting.
Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere.
Vote is TODAY.
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Wife, first thing in the morning: Can you see me??
Me: Um... Yes?
Wife: IT WORKED! I'M NOT INVISIBLE!
Me: It's a good thing you measure affection in eyerolls.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, y'all. 🏳️⚧️
Me: Um... Yes?
Wife: IT WORKED! I'M NOT INVISIBLE!
Me: It's a good thing you measure affection in eyerolls.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, y'all. 🏳️⚧️
April 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Wife, first thing in the morning: Can you see me??
Me: Um... Yes?
Wife: IT WORKED! I'M NOT INVISIBLE!
Me: It's a good thing you measure affection in eyerolls.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, y'all. 🏳️⚧️
Me: Um... Yes?
Wife: IT WORKED! I'M NOT INVISIBLE!
Me: It's a good thing you measure affection in eyerolls.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility, y'all. 🏳️⚧️
The online exvangelical community is so important because who else in my life is going to understand my Veggie Tale references??? #exvangelical
March 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The online exvangelical community is so important because who else in my life is going to understand my Veggie Tale references??? #exvangelical
Way too many people (like me) only find out they have lipedema in its more advanced stages. I just had surgery #1, & the recovery is BRUTAL. Lipedema is underdiagnosed & underresearched because it almost exclusively impacts women. Early intervention prevents SO much suffering. #lipedema
March 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Way too many people (like me) only find out they have lipedema in its more advanced stages. I just had surgery #1, & the recovery is BRUTAL. Lipedema is underdiagnosed & underresearched because it almost exclusively impacts women. Early intervention prevents SO much suffering. #lipedema
People love to talk shit about DC-- people who don't live here, who only see us during field trips or on the news. Those of us who call DC home know how special it is, not because it's the nation's capital, but because the diversity, culture, art, music, nature, food, and the dogs. #DC #dogs
March 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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RIP to the U.S. Institute of Peace — nearly all staff members have been fired.
March 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
RIP to the U.S. Institute of Peace — nearly all staff members have been fired.
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You know, we did have the option to have an extremely well qualified president and cabinet right now.
March 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You know, we did have the option to have an extremely well qualified president and cabinet right now.
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The clowns who don’t even bother to check who’s in a chat as they plan to bomb another country…
are the same ones who demand that no one question who they round up and illegally render to a Salvadoran prison.
These are people who never deserve the benefit of the doubt, even about the time of day.
are the same ones who demand that no one question who they round up and illegally render to a Salvadoran prison.
These are people who never deserve the benefit of the doubt, even about the time of day.
March 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The clowns who don’t even bother to check who’s in a chat as they plan to bomb another country…
are the same ones who demand that no one question who they round up and illegally render to a Salvadoran prison.
These are people who never deserve the benefit of the doubt, even about the time of day.
are the same ones who demand that no one question who they round up and illegally render to a Salvadoran prison.
These are people who never deserve the benefit of the doubt, even about the time of day.
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b u t h e r e m a i l s
March 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
b u t h e r e m a i l s
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A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms.
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The result is an extraordinary threat to constitutional rights of due process and representation and a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms.
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is it.
This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Republicans are considering legislation to limit the scope of federal injunctions, potentially curbing the judiciary’s power. These injunctions are typically issued when judges believe a law or executive action may be unconstitutional.
March 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Republicans are considering legislation to limit the scope of federal injunctions, potentially curbing the judiciary’s power. These injunctions are typically issued when judges believe a law or executive action may be unconstitutional.
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
Gorgeously written and deliciously dark, Don't Let the Forest In is one of the best books I've read so far this year. #horror #lgbtqbooks #queerhorror 💙📚
March 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gorgeously written and deliciously dark, Don't Let the Forest In is one of the best books I've read so far this year. #horror #lgbtqbooks #queerhorror 💙📚
Yesterday was #RareDiseaseDay. I technically have a couple "rare" conditions, but #hEDS and #lipedema are both wildly under-diagnosed and probably less rare than doctors think. And #adenomyosis isn't rare at all, but because it affects the uterus, treatment and research are criminally lacking.
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yesterday was #RareDiseaseDay. I technically have a couple "rare" conditions, but #hEDS and #lipedema are both wildly under-diagnosed and probably less rare than doctors think. And #adenomyosis isn't rare at all, but because it affects the uterus, treatment and research are criminally lacking.
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Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.
February 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hearing from Community Partners International, which works from Myanmar to Bangladesh, that USAID cuts mean 14,000 people with HIV losing access to lifesaving meds and a total stop in all HIV and TB screening. So many people will die due to these chaotic, sudden, horrifically implemented cuts.
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1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism.
Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.
This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.
This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Nazis Burned Trans Books To Usher In Fascism: Now Trump Does The Same
Transgender people have often been a canary in the coalmines of Democracy.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism.
Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.
This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.
This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
I have been singing this to myself daily.
We’re here because
February 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I have been singing this to myself daily.
Our animal companions still need care, and local vets are stepping up.
February 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our animal companions still need care, and local vets are stepping up.