Paul Alcocer
@paul28730.bsky.social
Retired Florida escapee enjoying the Blue Ridge Mountains.
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
― Mark Twain
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
― Mark Twain
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Man, this passage from The Gulag Archipelago
December 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Man, this passage from The Gulag Archipelago
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It would be especially terrible if people used a good VPN when interacting with this website. And if they're uploading attachments, they really shouldn't remove the file's metadata beforehand using a free site like metadata2go or exifremover. Would hate to see pranksters preserve their privacy
Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
Texas Women’s Privacy Act Complaint Form (SB 8) | Office of the Attorney General
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act requires a political subdivision or state agency, including public schools, open enrollment charter schools, and state institutions of higher education, to designate each...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It would be especially terrible if people used a good VPN when interacting with this website. And if they're uploading attachments, they really shouldn't remove the file's metadata beforehand using a free site like metadata2go or exifremover. Would hate to see pranksters preserve their privacy
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If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you read one U.S. president's remembrance of Rob Reiner today...
I know we all understood what was happening at the time but it is still disturbing to see the cruelty and accompanying glee exhibited by leaders in our government.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I know we all understood what was happening at the time but it is still disturbing to see the cruelty and accompanying glee exhibited by leaders in our government.
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively stole $35 million in government funding for healthcare and child welfare to unlawfully fund a state-sponsored election campaign against ballot initiatives on abortion rights & legal marijuana in 2024.
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds as part of a brazen effort last year to defeat two ballot amendments.
www.orlandosentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively stole $35 million in government funding for healthcare and child welfare to unlawfully fund a state-sponsored election campaign against ballot initiatives on abortion rights & legal marijuana in 2024.
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
Florida leading the way in authoritarian corruption
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Very important to understand what we are up against.
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Very important to understand what we are up against.
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"Liberalism’s great liability isn’t 'wokeness.' It’s a lack of self-confidence bordering on masochism."
Liberals: Stop the Masochism
Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.
www.thebulwark.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Liberalism’s great liability isn’t 'wokeness.' It’s a lack of self-confidence bordering on masochism."
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"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"Trump is an outright racist and he appeals to 10s of millions of US citizens who are also outright racists" is both fundamentally, obviously true ... and something that mainstream journalism has decided is impermissible to say.
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Trump 1 -> catch and kill tabloid stories
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump 1 -> catch and kill tabloid stories
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
Trump 2 -> catch and kill entire media corporations
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Hannah Arendt stopping me in my tracks in her essay "On Lying and Politics".
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hannah Arendt stopping me in my tracks in her essay "On Lying and Politics".
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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European reaction to the new American national strategy document
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
European reaction to the new American national strategy document
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WONKETTE: “Department of Homeland Security is retooling a federal immigration database in ways that states can use to strike people from voter rolls by claiming they’re not eligible to vote.” www.wonkette.com/p/dhs-takes-...
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
WONKETTE: “Department of Homeland Security is retooling a federal immigration database in ways that states can use to strike people from voter rolls by claiming they’re not eligible to vote.” www.wonkette.com/p/dhs-takes-...
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One thing that’s pretty consistent in American history is elites getting away with it
imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
One thing that’s pretty consistent in American history is elites getting away with it
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I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
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Brazil put their Trump in prison.
We put our Bolsonaro back in the White House so he could knock it down, persecute his enemies, and protect himself from facing judgment for raping children.
#RemoveTrump
We put our Bolsonaro back in the White House so he could knock it down, persecute his enemies, and protect himself from facing judgment for raping children.
#RemoveTrump
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Brazil put their Trump in prison.
We put our Bolsonaro back in the White House so he could knock it down, persecute his enemies, and protect himself from facing judgment for raping children.
#RemoveTrump
We put our Bolsonaro back in the White House so he could knock it down, persecute his enemies, and protect himself from facing judgment for raping children.
#RemoveTrump
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This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
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Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of 'seditious' act - Roll Call
Democrats stood by their call for troops to disobey unlawful orders after Trump suggested they could be executed for "seditious behavior."
rollcall.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
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Release the Trump-MBS Call About Khashoggi? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/relea...
Release the Trump-MBS Call About Khashoggi?
Yesterday President Trump met in the Oval Office with Saudi Arabia’s de...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Release the Trump-MBS Call About Khashoggi? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/relea...
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New: ‘Glimmers of lame-duckism’:
Republicans are starting to push back on Trump as his popularity falls to all-time low.
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Republicans are starting to push back on Trump as his popularity falls to all-time low.
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
‘Glimmers of Lame-Duckism’
Republicans are starting to push back on Trump as his popularity falls to all-time low. “The fear of Trump was paramount on Capitol Hill for Republicans. Now, they’re starting to fear voters.”
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
New: ‘Glimmers of lame-duckism’:
Republicans are starting to push back on Trump as his popularity falls to all-time low.
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Republicans are starting to push back on Trump as his popularity falls to all-time low.
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...