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Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info · 5d

There are no press releases during the shutdown, making it difficult to find this kind of news.
But the AK Air/Army National Guards, and the USCG, are conducting SAR operations. The flooding is in remote areas, and affecting primarily small villages, it appears.

taskandpurpose.com/news/alaska-...

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 17d

There has never been a better opportunity for Democrats to come out pro-military. The military has skewed republican for a long time, but Trump and Hegseth just shook military leadership, and many soldiers, HARD. Now is the time to let them know that Democrats care for them

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Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info · 18d

This isn't what the military is for, as much as they're trying to convince us otherwise. It has never been what the military is for.

It's easy for the continuous onslaught of insanity to begin to feel normal, but we can't let it. None of this is okay.

altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 18d

We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the brazen attacks on American freedoms, and now on *Americans* by the President and by the US military. They aren’t even trying to conceal it anymore

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 18d

I’ve been screaming this at the top of my longs. We cannot normalize any of this.

altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 18d

We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the brazen attacks on American freedoms, and now on *Americans* by the President and by the US military. They aren’t even trying to conceal it anymore

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 18d

“The ones that are run by the radical-left Democrats — what they’ve done to [SF], Chicago, [NY], [LA] — they’re very unsafe places, and we’re going to straighten them out one by one. And this is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That’s a war, too. It’s a war from within.”

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 18d

We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the brazen attacks on American freedoms, and now on *Americans* by the President and by the US military. They aren’t even trying to conceal it anymore

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · 21d

Omg, he/she looks so much like my former half-Siamese tuxedo boy!

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Sep 11

NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way

His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.

www.motherjones.com

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Sep 10

I held nothing but disdain for Charlie Kirk and disagreed with him on nearly every point I heard from him, but VIOLENCE IS NOT THE SOLUTION. I whole-heartedly condemn the person who shot him

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Sep 4

Heck yes, McDonald’s!

Screenshot showing a McDonald’s mobile order with a drive thru code of FU45.

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jul 28

After an EO aiming to protect Christians (America’s majority religion) from discrimination, now OPM sends a memo governmentwide officially allowing federal employees to try to convert other fed employees at the worksite.

*Christianity* is NOT what needs protecting

ground.news/article/us-t...

Trump memo allows federal workers to persuade coworkers their religion is ‘correct’

The Trump administration released a memo Monday that aims to protect religious expression among federal workers, outlining that employees can attempt to persuade co-workers about why their religious b...

ground.news

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jul 24

x.com/altscalesofj...

AltScalesOfJustice on X: "And both the AG and DAG are reportedly meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell personally tomorrow. That is unheard of" / X

And both the AG and DAG are reportedly meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell personally tomorrow. That is unheard of

x.com

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jun 26

We should always look for ways to be more efficient & effective in what we do. There is SOME unethical stuff that should be found, but that is very much in the minority. The chaos & dysfunction DOGE has caused across government FAR outweighs any benefits they are finding www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

www.npr.org

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Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jun 18

I’ve been quieter for a while, and haven’t seen the latest round of skepticism. I will say that I’ve personally met & become great friends with some of the other OG AltGov. (And yes, the ones I know are gov). I won’t pretend to know all accounts today, but I trust @altspaceforce.altgov.info to vouch

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · Jun 17

#AltGov is back in the barrel in some corners of the skies, and while skepticism is healthy, here's my real world experience with them for the last 6 or 7 years. ominousrabbit.com/the-altgov-a...

#AltGov and Me – Ominous Rabbit

I’ve been on the inside looking out with #AltGov since 2019 when I was spontaneously dropped into a Twitter DM celebrating the first impeachment filing (The Curious Case of Zelenskyy and the “Quid Pro...

ominousrabbit.com

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Walter Ehrhardt @wehrhardt.bsky.social · Jun 15

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jun 15

One of my friends privately shared a pic of her and her kid at a #NoKings rally wearing @roguenasa.altgov.info shirts. My wife and I thought of wearing our AltScalesOfJustice shirts, but decided on Pride Ally shirts instead. Curious… any of you go out today sporting #AltGov wear?

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · Jun 14

This is sincerely a post from the official Department of Defense Twitter account, and it has been up for over 4 hours without being taken down or corrected. The gold stars in the middle are surrounded by two RUSSIAN FLAGS

Post from the official United States Department of Defense Twitter/X account, reading, “Happy Flag Day! Let us honor the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that unite us all. As we display our nations flag and reflect on the values it represents, let's celebrate the freedom, courage and resilience that makes our country great.
FLAG.”

The post has an image with an American flag down the right side, the Department of Defense seal at the bottom, large text at the top that says “Flag Day,” and across the middle three gold stars surrounded by two sets of vertically-stacked white, blue, and red bars of the RUSSIAN FLAG

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Tom Schalk - Voice Actor Guy @tomschalk.bsky.social · Jun 10

They've been trying to numb us for a long time.

Fascism. Oppression. Genocide. All on display.

They want us desensitized, to think it's just the way the world works when deep down we know it is unnatural.

Don't let them take away the feeling from you.
It's uncomfortable because you're human.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Jun 1

When you don’t understand how anything works then everything is a conspiracy

Couillon @diabsoule.bsky.social · May 31

Just being governed by absolute unserious morons

www.fox8live.com/2025/05/30/l... Louisiana lawmakers push ‘chemtrail’ ban legislation through the House

Louisiana lawmakers push ‘chemtrail’ ban legislation through the House

The chemtrail ban heads to the Louisiana Senate despite experts saying chemtrails are only a conspiracy theory.

www.fox8live.com

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · May 30

Gosh. That seems like Stephen Miller, who has NO immunity is threatening federal judges.

If you see it you should call the FBI.

What other reason could one have to publish faces? They are not elected.

18 U.S. Code § 1503

See also 18 U.S. Code § 115

Cc: @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info

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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · May 25

I actually have 12

1. Be Curious, not judgmental
2. Choose Love
3. Be me
4. Stay Grateful.
5. People first all the time
6. Be courteous & kind
7. Cultivate happiness
8. Enjoy the pleasures of life.
9. Don’t worry about what other people think
10. Keep learning
11. Act with courage
12. Create

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altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · May 25

The thing about the traditional golden rule is that different people like and want different things, so sometimes what one person would want would be unwelcome to another person. So perhaps a better variant would be “Do unto others as they would have done unto them”

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AmberBrainz♿🏳️‍🌈🧠 @amberbrainz.bsky.social · May 25

Love this and I have a couple edits. #6 edit actually borrows from a comment.
2. + Learn from listening about their experiences
4. + Use your talents & be creative
6. + Value expertise. Learn research & media literacy
7. + Feed your hippocampus
10. Replace right w/morally the best

Thoughts?

altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · May 24

My 10 commandments:
1. Care about others
2. Embrace others’ differences
3. Do your best not to hurt others
4. Help others to the extent you can
5. Be curious
6. Pursue lifelong learning
7. Always seek to improve yourself
8. Seek the good in life
9. Be honest
10. Do what is right, not what is easy

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JM @jmkitsune.bsky.social · May 25

1- Never Be Cruel
2- Never Be Cowardly
3- Uphold Justice not Vengeance
4- Always seek Enthusiastic Consent
5- Build Better the World than how you came into it
6- Never grow so complacent that contempt may flourish
7- Reject Indifference/Apathy
8- Educate Fervently
9- Pursue Happiness
10- Be Kind

altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · May 24

What would yours be?

altScalesOfJustice @altscalesofjustice.altgov.info · May 24

My 10 commandments:
1. Care about others
2. Embrace others’ differences
3. Do your best not to hurt others
4. Help others to the extent you can
5. Be curious
6. Pursue lifelong learning
7. Always seek to improve yourself
8. Seek the good in life
9. Be honest
10. Do what is right, not what is easy

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