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alfredstanley.bsky.social

Liberal Democrat focused on pragmatic solutions. Advocate for firm but respectful dialogue, government support of the disabled, and the environment. Inspired by Jewish writings on social justice and science. Austin, TX since '76. Husband, dad, granddad

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Hint to natalists: Want more babies? Try offering a less bleak future. Start by lifting the burden of non-dischargeable student debt from young workers. Guarantee healthcare for all, so no one hesitates to have children for fear of medical bankruptcy.

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Happy Patriots' Day to those who celebrate. (Official in CT, ME, MA, & ND but available wherever due process is defended.)

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#booksy

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Published in 1998 and even more relevant today! After he lost to Andrew Jackson, former President John Quincy Adams returned to Congress, where he took issue with the "gag rule" that prevented citizens' petitions against slavery from being "taken up" in the House.

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StarLink is now TsarLink.

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Saturday morning marks the quarter-millennial of "the shot heard round the world." Take a stand for our imperfect union at a Capitol near you. May we ever strive for our nation's perfection, free from tyrants, foreign and domestic.

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“Now is the time to establish a red line—the Constitution itself.” — Senator Angus King (I-ME)

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They called it “deportation.” The trains went to Chelmno, Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Majdanek.

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"[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." — U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 3

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“It takes no small amount of imagination to understand that this is a path of perfect lawlessness.” — Judge James Harvie Wilkinson, III, Appellate decision in Abrego Garcia v. Noem

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Solid overview of “lack of empathy.” Might be useful as more and more jump on the “toxic empathy” bandwagon.

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I have identified dark matter and dark energy in the person of Elon Musk—dibs on the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Godspeed, Senator. @vanhollen.senate.gov

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The Trump Administration is throwing human beings into a "judicial black hole." Learn about El Salvador's CECOT prison from Noah Bullock of Cristosal Centroamérica, a Salvadoran Human Rights organization.

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Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen will travel to El Salvador this week to seek Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release. May both he and Sr. Abrego Garcia return in peace and safety in the spirit of Tefilat HaDerech and Acheinu.

Hint to natalists: Want more babies? Try offering a less bleak future. Start by lifting the burden of non-dischargeable student debt from young workers. Guarantee healthcare for all, so no one hesitates to have children for fear of medical bankruptcy.

Happy Patriots' Day to those who celebrate. (Official in CT, ME, MA, & ND but available wherever due process is defended.)

#booksy

Published in 1998 and even more relevant today! After he lost to Andrew Jackson, former President John Quincy Adams returned to Congress, where he took issue with the "gag rule" that prevented citizens' petitions against slavery from being "taken up" in the House.

StarLink is now TsarLink.

Saturday morning marks the quarter-millennial of "the shot heard round the world." Take a stand for our imperfect union at a Capitol near you. May we ever strive for our nation's perfection, free from tyrants, foreign and domestic.

“Now is the time to establish a red line—the Constitution itself.” — Senator Angus King (I-ME)

They called it “deportation.” The trains went to Chelmno, Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Majdanek.

"[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed." — U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 3

“It takes no small amount of imagination to understand that this is a path of perfect lawlessness.” — Judge James Harvie Wilkinson, III, Appellate decision in Abrego Garcia v. Noem

Solid overview of “lack of empathy.” Might be useful as more and more jump on the “toxic empathy” bandwagon.

I have identified dark matter and dark energy in the person of Elon Musk—dibs on the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Godspeed, Senator. @vanhollen.senate.gov

The Trump Administration is throwing human beings into a "judicial black hole." Learn about El Salvador's CECOT prison from Noah Bullock of Cristosal Centroamérica, a Salvadoran Human Rights organization.

Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen will travel to El Salvador this week to seek Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release. May both he and Sr. Abrego Garcia return in peace and safety in the spirit of Tefilat HaDerech and Acheinu.

Hot mic: "Home-growns are next." 0:15

USA: the Universal Surveillance of America.

Cory Booker: clear, compelling, forceful.