Rachel Alexander
@rtalexander123.bsky.social
Mom/Orchestra Teacher/🎻Violist/GunSenseVoter
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
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Still stunning. The Ex-Honduran President was openly pushing drug smuggling into the US and then was convicted for 45 years while Biden was President. And, this petty bastard lets him out free. How can GOP Senators remain so compliant? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Still stunning. The Ex-Honduran President was openly pushing drug smuggling into the US and then was convicted for 45 years while Biden was President. And, this petty bastard lets him out free. How can GOP Senators remain so compliant? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
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Trump to pardon ex Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who is serving 45 years in prison for drugs and gun trafficking.
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump to pardon ex Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who is serving 45 years in prison for drugs and gun trafficking.
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
For someone who claims to want to keep our borders safe from drugs, Trump keeps pardoning a lot of drug dealers.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victories
#OneV1
www.theguardian.com/us-new
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Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
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The body cams don’t lie.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The body cams don’t lie.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
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Someone tell him if he backs down from this threat he can count it as another war he ended
Trump, with no authority to do so, demands the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela be closed as he threatens to bomb and invade the country.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Someone tell him if he backs down from this threat he can count it as another war he ended
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Trump not knowing who he pardoned, if he pardoned them, or that they are a crypto CEO who just gave his family a $2 billion deal and then received a pardon, is a way bigger controversy than Biden and an autopen.
November 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Trump not knowing who he pardoned, if he pardoned them, or that they are a crypto CEO who just gave his family a $2 billion deal and then received a pardon, is a way bigger controversy than Biden and an autopen.
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#ResistanceUnited
The guy who wants to sell off our public lands and plunder our natural resources has his ugly mug plastered on the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass. You can avoid this travesty by buying a National Parks annual pass before the end of the year.
www.westword.com/opinion/trum...
The guy who wants to sell off our public lands and plunder our natural resources has his ugly mug plastered on the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass. You can avoid this travesty by buying a National Parks annual pass before the end of the year.
www.westword.com/opinion/trum...
How to Avoid the Trump-Branded 2026 National Parks Pass
"This is a man who is leading an administration taking a hacksaw to the National Park Service and our public lands."
www.westword.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#ResistanceUnited
The guy who wants to sell off our public lands and plunder our natural resources has his ugly mug plastered on the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass. You can avoid this travesty by buying a National Parks annual pass before the end of the year.
www.westword.com/opinion/trum...
The guy who wants to sell off our public lands and plunder our natural resources has his ugly mug plastered on the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass. You can avoid this travesty by buying a National Parks annual pass before the end of the year.
www.westword.com/opinion/trum...
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I saw another post that recommended getting your pass in December of this year so that it won’t have cringey fascist plastered on it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I saw another post that recommended getting your pass in December of this year so that it won’t have cringey fascist plastered on it.
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It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
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Reminder that all the "pardons" granted to Jan6ers whose convictions were still pending were auto-pen pardons.
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Reminder that all the "pardons" granted to Jan6ers whose convictions were still pending were auto-pen pardons.
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It is truly disgusting how trump keeps disrespecting women journalists in those press briefings, and not ONE other journalist calls him out.
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It is truly disgusting how trump keeps disrespecting women journalists in those press briefings, and not ONE other journalist calls him out.
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
They should all walk out when he tells a reporter "Quiet, Piggy," or shouts "YOU'RE STUPID" at another.
Where are your fucking SPINES?
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
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Can you imagine if the Times and Post and CNN reacted to every time DHS explicitly endorsed neo-Nazism with the same kind of screaming headlines that they did every time Biden stumbled over a world leader’s name?
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Can you imagine if the Times and Post and CNN reacted to every time DHS explicitly endorsed neo-Nazism with the same kind of screaming headlines that they did every time Biden stumbled over a world leader’s name?
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The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous admins.
“I met with President [Biden] 3 times during his presidency. I also met with [former Sec. of Transportation] Pete Buttigieg.”
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/t...
“I met with President [Biden] 3 times during his presidency. I also met with [former Sec. of Transportation] Pete Buttigieg.”
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/t...
Trump administration unresponsive after container ship fire, Port of Los Angeles chief says
As a container ship continues to burn, the head of the Port of Los Angeles has repeatedly asked the Trump administration for help.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The lack of coordination, or even contact, with Trump administration officials stands in stark contrast to his experience with previous admins.
“I met with President [Biden] 3 times during his presidency. I also met with [former Sec. of Transportation] Pete Buttigieg.”
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/t...
“I met with President [Biden] 3 times during his presidency. I also met with [former Sec. of Transportation] Pete Buttigieg.”
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/t...
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if you also didn't know about this, spend a few minutes with the story to learn about what is likely coming due to SCOTUS — being informed is very important to face what's next.
I, for one, have only really thought about the VRA through the prism of federal elections, not local elections.
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
But this well-reported piece reminds us that ending the VRA will have an impact on ALL levels of representative government.
Via @pascalsabino.bsky.social.
boltsmag.org/voting-right...
Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts
The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
if you also didn't know about this, spend a few minutes with the story to learn about what is likely coming due to SCOTUS — being informed is very important to face what's next.
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