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alabamabluedot.bsky.social
Birder, gardener, traveler. Liberal old white lady. Radical feminist. She/her
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Remember when they wanted to put the Social Security trust fund in the stock market?

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We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

submitted 8 days ago • 158 comments

Sometimes the contractor botches the job and the sink won’t drain, or skips town and you have no stove, or they wired the lights wrong and your house catches fire.

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New — I wrote about the armed break-in at the US Institute of Peace and the subsequent court hearing that showed Trump and DOGE's threats of violence may be influencing legal decisions.

submitted 21 days ago • 23 comments

SETH MOULTON TELLING SCHUMER TO GET A SPINE. IMAGINE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THAT SENTENCE HAPPEN.

submitted 28 days ago • 72 comments

My new profile pic

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When regular people do their best and make a mistake on, say, their taxes or their voter registration, Rick Scott’s party wants to throw them on jail.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

remember ive got news from around the world and country that isn't licking trump's boots updated 24-7 at breakingnewsusa.com

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

How about where all of the children are above average?

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The #SkeletonCrew finale stuck the landing, despite some characteristically silly flaws. It was an engaging and rewarding wrap-up to a journey that introduced us to different kinds of heroes and a very different kind of society. 🧵

submitted 83 days ago • 6 comments

I want to get my husband a subscription to a print magazine about finance that isn’t a right wing rag. Any suggestions?

submitted 111 days ago • 2 comments

pls share/RT Democrats: The Surrender Party www.oliverexplains.com/p/democrats-...

submitted 113 days ago • 10 comments

Had to share my Wordle results! Woot! Wordle 1,250 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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I’m going to say something historians rarely say. We haven’t been here before. We haven’t had a near-authoritarian takeover of our government. Admittedly, we don’t know what comes next. There’s a wide array of options. But know that in the US, this is new ground. And none of this is normal.

submitted 143 days ago • 336 comments

Reskeet with your fave picture of yourself in nature 🌲 💕 (Skógafoss in Iceland, July 2017)

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Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.

submitted 146 days ago • 808 comments

I spent Election Week on a birding trip to Belize and it has been a blessing. I’ll get back in the fight but am glad for the reprieve.

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Being a right-winger is a constant fantasy in believing you experience the kind of oppression you inflict on the world.

submitted 378 days ago • 8 comments

So, um, got a little promotion, I did. Wouldn’t hate it if you wanted to help me celebrate with a tax exempt donation to the clinic so we can stay open… alreprohealth.com/support-our-...

submitted 590 days ago • 2 comments

Thanks @robinmarty.bsky.social for the invite! Will post political opinions, bird content, and garden pictures as the days go on.

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