Alex Rikleen for Senate
@rikleen.bsky.social
Father, husband, teacher, writer, volunteer. He/Him.
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
AlexRikleen.us
Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
Candidate for US Senate in MA.
AlexRikleen.us
Fight. For Everyone.
instagram.com/rikleenalex/
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They said "existential threat".
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
I believed those words - but they're acting like they didn't.
I'm Alex Rikleen, and I am running for US Senate in Massachusetts.
Am I allowed to still post about Fantasy Basketball once in a while?
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Am I allowed to still post about Fantasy Basketball once in a while?
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
Cuz, team #NeverRookie is having an incredible first month of the season.
This is anonther example of a theme:
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Greene: I will be resigning from office, with my last day being January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is anonther example of a theme:
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
Congressional Republicans who buck Trump in any meaningful way immediately retire, if they haven't announced their retirement already.
We still don't have an example of a Congressional anti-Trump Republican trying to stay in office.
According to this study, there were fewer complaints about trans people in bathrooms in the UK than there were Republican politicians accused of sexual assault in the US in 2024.
A great investigative piece by @translucent.org.uk brilliant work.
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
How Many Complaints About Trans Women Using Toilets? - TransLucent
Data from local authorities representing over 16.5 million people reveals that complaints about trans women using toilets are virtually non-existent
translucent.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
According to this study, there were fewer complaints about trans people in bathrooms in the UK than there were Republican politicians accused of sexual assault in the US in 2024.
He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
He's doing exactly what he was hired to do.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
I haven't talked about it much on here, but the Patel confirmation was the moment when my campaign began.
His appointment was a five-alarm fire, but Dems reacted like he was just another conservative they kinda disagreed with.
Yesterday, the Mass GOP decided to bypass voters and endorse John Deaton.
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
As Democrats duke it out, Mass. GOP endorses John Deaton for US Senate in hopes of avoiding primary - The Boston Globe
John Deaton, the cryptocurrency advocate who lost the 2024 US Senate race to Elizabeth Warren, has cast himself as the party’s best shot next year at taking the Senate seat currently held by Ed Markey...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yesterday, the Mass GOP decided to bypass voters and endorse John Deaton.
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Five months before their convention, 10+ months before the primary, & with one other Republican already formally in the race.
Why?
Because the Mass GOP is in debt, Deaton is super rich.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
MSPCA-Angell is holding an emergency adoptathon today and tomorrow after saving a large number of animals recently.
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
MSPCA holds emergency adoptathon after multiple large-scale seizures
After nearly 150 animals were seized in two cruelty probes, MSPCA-Angell will hold a two-day emergency adoptathon; dogs and puppies available pay-what-you-can.
www.wcvb.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
MSPCA-Angell is holding an emergency adoptathon today and tomorrow after saving a large number of animals recently.
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
They're asking for a "pay-what-you-can" model for these two days to help more pets find safe homes.
For more information:
www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
Some major accounts are engaging with this, pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump's continued incitements to violence vs his Kirk reaction.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Some major accounts are engaging with this, pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump's continued incitements to violence vs his Kirk reaction.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
But no elected Democrats.
This story fades because Democrats let it fade.
Yet another example of President Trump actively encouraging political violence.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Indiana lawmaker is the victim of swatting after Trump criticized him over redistricting
State Sen. Greg Goode said that he and his family are okay after a false report prompted a police response.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yet another example of President Trump actively encouraging political violence.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
I should probably promote my Instagram more often here.
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I should probably promote my Instagram more often here.
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
Follow me there! Sometimes my videos are fun, like this one!
Instagram.com/RikleenAlex
The whole thread
The HHS report on gender affirming care released it's updated report showing they stacked its authors with anti-trans hate-group affiliated members, several of whom aren't even doctors with any sort of clinical experience. They selected their own ideologically friendly peer reviewers.
It's a joke.
It's a joke.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The whole thread
This is correct.
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Both of these issues are intertwined and I wish democrats would seize on the messaging that all trump cares about is enriching and protecting himself and his billionaire buddies
“Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds...the president has been particularly dogged by perceptions he isn't doing enough to help households with everyday expenses”
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is correct.
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
Part of the reason the Trump administration isn't helping (is harming) normal people's budgets is because of bad ideas, bad policies, and incompetent officials.
But a big part is also that it's not their priority! Their priority is protecting the kind of people who email Epstein!
The return of meritocracy!
Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.
slate.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The return of meritocracy!
It's easy to focus on how hilariously incompetent this whole ordeal is.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
NEWS: A stunning courtroom admission may have just blown up the Trump DOJ's case against James Comey. Prosecutors just admitted the full grand jury NEVER reviewed the final indictment, only the foreperson did, after Lindsey Halligan brought an altered version straight to the magistrate. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's easy to focus on how hilariously incompetent this whole ordeal is.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
But it's also gross abuse of power.
Halligan should be disbarred, at minimum, for such flagrant misconduct.
This is great! More of this please!
Appeasement never works. Standing up to bullies does work.
And, electorally, 2024 is the only year when candidates won with major anti-trans messaging, while anti-trans candidates have mostly failed in 2022,23,25, etc.
Morally, strategically, and electorally ✅✅✅
Appeasement never works. Standing up to bullies does work.
And, electorally, 2024 is the only year when candidates won with major anti-trans messaging, while anti-trans candidates have mostly failed in 2022,23,25, etc.
Morally, strategically, and electorally ✅✅✅
19 Nov 2025 -- 213 Dems incl. Sarah McBride (D-DE) (top signatory) send letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding he condemn Rep lawmakers for repeatedly “demonizing & dehumanizing” trans people. First sign of organized pushback against Trump big anti-trans crusade. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is great! More of this please!
Appeasement never works. Standing up to bullies does work.
And, electorally, 2024 is the only year when candidates won with major anti-trans messaging, while anti-trans candidates have mostly failed in 2022,23,25, etc.
Morally, strategically, and electorally ✅✅✅
Appeasement never works. Standing up to bullies does work.
And, electorally, 2024 is the only year when candidates won with major anti-trans messaging, while anti-trans candidates have mostly failed in 2022,23,25, etc.
Morally, strategically, and electorally ✅✅✅
This would be more meaningful if you would reintroduce the Trans Bill of Rights.
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?
This Transgender Awareness Week, we come together to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the transgender community in the face of relentless attacks.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
My message to you is simple:
I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This would be more meaningful if you would reintroduce the Trans Bill of Rights.
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?
One of the most shameful things ever said in the long storied history of the Oval Office.
Siding with the murderer of a journalist.
Siding with the murderer of a journalist.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
One of the most shameful things ever said in the long storied history of the Oval Office.
Siding with the murderer of a journalist.
Siding with the murderer of a journalist.
What a gross way to behave.
And people only act like this when they believe they will never face consequences or pushback for anything.
It may seem like a minor personal display to some, but this event shows dangerous insight into how reckless and unfit this man is.
And people only act like this when they believe they will never face consequences or pushback for anything.
It may seem like a minor personal display to some, but this event shows dangerous insight into how reckless and unfit this man is.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What a gross way to behave.
And people only act like this when they believe they will never face consequences or pushback for anything.
It may seem like a minor personal display to some, but this event shows dangerous insight into how reckless and unfit this man is.
And people only act like this when they believe they will never face consequences or pushback for anything.
It may seem like a minor personal display to some, but this event shows dangerous insight into how reckless and unfit this man is.
Good list, for those looking for candidates to follow on here.
(With obvious caveat that I didn't make this list and am not "endorsing" anyone here, and also that the list is not comprehensive)
(With obvious caveat that I didn't make this list and am not "endorsing" anyone here, and also that the list is not comprehensive)
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Good list, for those looking for candidates to follow on here.
(With obvious caveat that I didn't make this list and am not "endorsing" anyone here, and also that the list is not comprehensive)
(With obvious caveat that I didn't make this list and am not "endorsing" anyone here, and also that the list is not comprehensive)
Reposted by Alex Rikleen for Senate
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
The return of meritocracy!
Everyone's missing potentially the most interesting thing about this order, which is the judge's finding that Halligan may have returned an indictment that was never presented to the jury
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The return of meritocracy!
Reposted by Alex Rikleen for Senate
Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Again, this is an existential crisis for the entire financial & academic model of 🇺🇸 public universities, but the public doesn’t understand this, in part because our leaders have been on this issue. It’s maddening:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Reposted by Alex Rikleen for Senate
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Doing my usual prep for an event tomorrow, brushing up on Lowell....
Filed under "ways to make me close out of a website and never come back"
Filed under "ways to make me close out of a website and never come back"
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Doing my usual prep for an event tomorrow, brushing up on Lowell....
Filed under "ways to make me close out of a website and never come back"
Filed under "ways to make me close out of a website and never come back"