Alana Dill, Artist & Writer
@alanapaints.bsky.social
Write fiction & screeds. Wife, mom, moss witch, fiber arts, bodypainter, fangirl, zone 10B gardener, armchair philosopher, bleeding-heart liberal, optimistic skeptic. LOVE WINS. RESIST.
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Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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I am not a military strategist, but I have a vague memory that not feeding the troops was one of those big fuck-ups that Sun Tzu talked about.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I am not a military strategist, but I have a vague memory that not feeding the troops was one of those big fuck-ups that Sun Tzu talked about.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
In every #election year, there are millions of signs discarded into landfill. Why not reuse yours? I found that sharpie fades fast and must be redrawn frequently; exterior grade primer & paint lasts longer.This sign‘s been very useful! What will you do with yours?
#reducereuserecycle #DIY
#reducereuserecycle #DIY
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In every #election year, there are millions of signs discarded into landfill. Why not reuse yours? I found that sharpie fades fast and must be redrawn frequently; exterior grade primer & paint lasts longer.This sign‘s been very useful! What will you do with yours?
#reducereuserecycle #DIY
#reducereuserecycle #DIY
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I love this holiday. I wish I could show more people outside the US that for many of us it's meaningful because it's about meeting your neighbors, celebrating whimsy and horny, art and costuming, and taking a night off from who you have to be. Not consumerism.
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Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter
During the feast of All Hallows’ Eve, supernatural tales were a way of promoting prayer for the salvation of suffering souls, says Dr Michael Carter, an English Heritage curator
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October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I love this holiday. I wish I could show more people outside the US that for many of us it's meaningful because it's about meeting your neighbors, celebrating whimsy and horny, art and costuming, and taking a night off from who you have to be. Not consumerism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
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And here is the Little Free Library World Map: littlefreelibrary.org/map/
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
And here is the Little Free Library World Map: littlefreelibrary.org/map/
Remember when people laughed at Hilary Clinton saying there was a "vast right-wing conspiracy"?
This is very true. If/when The Felon croaks, evil Criminal Johnson & the rest of the crew will continue the destruction. They're a disease that must be 100% eradicated.
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Remember when people laughed at Hilary Clinton saying there was a "vast right-wing conspiracy"?
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BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.
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I maintain that every one of these people should be forced to live on SNAP for a month.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I maintain that every one of these people should be forced to live on SNAP for a month.
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The UAW made history last year by organizing a Southern auto plant for the first time since the 1940s.
They might do so again, after authorizing a strike at the VW plant.
It takes enormous courage to fight for your rights on the job in a hostile environment. Solidarity.
They might do so again, after authorizing a strike at the VW plant.
It takes enormous courage to fight for your rights on the job in a hostile environment. Solidarity.
UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The labor union representing workers in auto, aircraft and agricultural implement manufacturing and other industries in
uaw.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The UAW made history last year by organizing a Southern auto plant for the first time since the 1940s.
They might do so again, after authorizing a strike at the VW plant.
It takes enormous courage to fight for your rights on the job in a hostile environment. Solidarity.
They might do so again, after authorizing a strike at the VW plant.
It takes enormous courage to fight for your rights on the job in a hostile environment. Solidarity.
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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President Orange Julius Caesar and his ilk claim that guns are a God given right but don’t feel that food is a God given right. They claim to care about babies but don’t care if they go hungry when they become children.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
President Orange Julius Caesar and his ilk claim that guns are a God given right but don’t feel that food is a God given right. They claim to care about babies but don’t care if they go hungry when they become children.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."
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Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
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October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."
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Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Firing an entire federal arts commission to clear the path for your own triumphal arch? It’s a textbook indicator of authoritarian executive overreach — the exact trend we warned about in our assessment.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
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So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
@puzzmo.com I cleared Typeshift for the first time today. Ridiculously proud of myself.
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@tweetycastleton's finished SpellTower #745
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@puzzmo.com I cleared Typeshift for the first time today. Ridiculously proud of myself.
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Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on Chicago: "[Greg Bovino] was filmed lobbing a tear gas canister into a crowd...deliberately trying to provoke a confrontation."
October 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on Chicago: "[Greg Bovino] was filmed lobbing a tear gas canister into a crowd...deliberately trying to provoke a confrontation."