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Alpha Sol O

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12th Gen. Tejana (♀️Texan). Tejanos are descendants of Spaniards & Mestizos – Spanish, Native American, & African - we are largely a mixed-race people. 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 Democracy & Social Justice Advocate She/Her or Queen Antifa 🫅🏽 🚫 Violence Glorification

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · May 9

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#ConozcaSusDerechosConICE #DerechosDeLosInmigrantes #DerechosDeLosMigrantes #ICE #LaMigra

Aquí encontrará información sobre cómo prepararse para las redadas de ICE e información sobre sus derechos:

“El Escudo: Derechos de los inmigrantes y kit de recursos”

lulac.org/conozca_sus_...

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El Escudo: Derechos de los inmigrantes y kit de recursos

Esta guía fue creada con el objetivo de proporcionar a las personas y familias inmigrantes las herramientas necesarias para enfrentar situaciones difíciles con confianza y seguridad.

lulac.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

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Spicoli's Dad @spicolisdad.bsky.social · 1d

Great turnout for No Kings in ATX today. Very cool, very chill.
Been doing these since Feb and this one was easily ±4-5x- bigger than the best attended so far.
Even after they closed streets trying to make it impossible.
Crowd took 35-40 minutes to pass by. Thats good stuff. Thanks patriots.✌️❤️🎸

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

The Unemployment Fraud part of George Santos' guilty plea--in which he victimized NY State's DOL--was committed in 2020 to 2021, meaning there may be another year to charge him there.

There's more that might be chargeable.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Despite being gainfully employed, on June 17, 2020, Santos submitted an online
application for unemployment benefits to the NYS DOL. (PSR ¶ 76). In that application, Santos
falsely claimed that he had been unemployed since March 17, 2020. (Id.). He falsely claimed that
his workplace had been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic but that he was otherwise
willing and able to work right away. (Id.). From that point forward—for 64 weeks in a row—
Santos falsely reaffirmed his continuing eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits,
until September 5, 2021. (Id.). In each weekly certification, Santos lied about not working, despite
continuing to be paid by Harbor City as its Regional Director. (Id.).
Between June 18, 2020, and September 7, 2021, as a direct result of Santos’s
fraudulent representations, the NYS DOL deposited tens of thousands of dollars in PUA and FPUC
funds (all of which were federally funded) into Santos’s personal bank account. (PSR ¶ 77).15 In
total, Santos unlawfully obtained $24,744 in unemployment insurance payments through patently
false attestations. (Id. ¶ 78).

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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 1d

SEVEN MILLION STRONG!!!!

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Eduardo @eduardoloma.bsky.social · 2d

Los trabajadores precarios pobres con jornadas laborales de 13 horas y sueldos de "mierda" que defienden a los ricos y votan a las derechas, son un fenómeno social e intelectual más dificil de entender que el enigma de la naturaleza de los agujeros negros del universo...

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · Nov 20

Bluesky's user count is rising faster than a speeding chancla.

Follow our reporters using our Starter Pack.

This list will be updated as more of our staff join.

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 1d

Several thousand protesters gathered at Travis Park in downtown San Antonio on Saturday to denounce the Trump administration.

Photos: Several thousand No Kings protesters march in San Antonio

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago No Kings

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Leslie Potter 🦋🫘🇺🇸🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 @mudlady64.bsky.social · 1d

Today filled me with hope. Hope for our country. I live in a small city in Tennessee. Found out today I have like minded friends here. I don’t feel so isolated any longer. Proud of everyone! So fucking proud. #NoKings #BlueDotRedState

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

I think today has been a massive success by the organizers and it needs no defending on the merits and any leftists who would seek to downplay it have demonstrated once again how they're completely useless by choice in this moment.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Warnock: We should all be deeply concerned about an American president. who stood in front of our military and said that the real concern is the enemy within They are trying to divide us so that they might rule us, but we join united with one voice

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

OMG

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

We stayed classy. #NoKings

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 #MAGATrollAlert

I was added to tuckfrump86's moderation list *after* I posted 3 replies to JD Vance that pushed back against Vance's disinformation and propaganda.

I was falsely accused of liking maga propaganda and of being a troll or a bot.

Report + block.

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

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I did *not* like maga propaganda, nor have I ever liked maga propaganda.

Moreover, I'm neither a bot nor a troll.

Interestingly, you put me on your list after I posted 3 replies pushing back against JD Vance's disinformation and trolling.

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

Who is who?

It's strange; it's not clear which end of the alleged text messages is allegedly "Jay Jones".

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

#Disinformation

The MAGA-POO-tihn-GOP, your regime, shut down the government to prevent the #EpsteinFiles from being released and to stall the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation into #JeffreyEpstein.

Y'all own this shutdown 💯!

www.politico.com/live-updates...

DOJ silent on Epstein files since start of the shutdown

The House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation has ground to a halt during the federal funding lapse.

www.politico.com

Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 1d

a neon sign that says nope on a dark background .

Alt: a neon sign that says nope on a dark background .

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Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 11d

That's when I became aware of Bondi, too.

Alpha Sol O @alphasolo.bsky.social · 16d

(3/3) #Texas #ACA #Healthcare

"...health policy organizations project hundreds of thousands of people, if not over a million, will end up dropping their insurance coverage because premiums will rise.”

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/t...

Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

www.texastribune.org

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