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Dawn Alene

@dawnalene.bsky.social

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American Expat living in beautiful British Columbia. I’m pragmatic and believe in reciprocity Bodily autonomy is a basic right. Live and let live Feminist Mother Ally Everything is political eclectic empath free floater awkward outlier

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · Nov 21

Women felt empowered by #MeToo so instead of evolving and learning to respect boundaries bro culture surged and retaliated. Do I have this right? They couldn’t not rape, control and brutalize? Women lost reproductive rights within this Broligarchy. The real or perceived loss of control scared them.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 11h

That sweet sweet AIPAC money

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 22h

ME's Senate field includes at least 3 plausible younger Democrats, most notably the viral populist oyster farmer Graham Platner, 41. Janet Mills is 77. Why are top Dems so set on her? So resistant to new blood? @danpfeiffer.bsky.social asks the right questions. www.messageboxnews.com/p/are-democr...

Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024

www.messageboxnews.com

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 11h

Same same

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 11h

It’s bizarre

Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 11h

F minus imo

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 12h

Democrats in Maine drafting 77 year old Janet Mills to run against Susan Collins because electrifying Graham Plattner is insufficiently pro-Israel is EVERYTHING you need to know about the fakakta state of our party.

It is just incredibly broken and corrupt.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 11h

@nicholehiltz.bsky.social

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 13h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 14h

Your wish is my command

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

Join your fellow patriots at a location near you 👉
nokings.org/#map

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 16h

I don’t care and would rather not know

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 16h

theonion.com/orlando-bloo...

Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel

BERLIN—Just weeks after announcing his split with fiancée Katy Perry, English actor Orlando Bloom was photographed Friday dining with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Angela kept Orlando laugh...

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 18h

Today, my family will join many across BC as we offer thanks for all we have, knowing that the blessings we enjoy we wish for all.

Thank you everyone who makes British Columbia an outstanding place to live. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 18h

Perfect word

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 18h

It’s exhausting

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Two Lane Dean and Bruce the Cat @twolanedean.bsky.social · 6d

Working in the corporate world for many years, I have seen first hand how long it takes to undo the damage a bad leader makes. It takes at least 4x longer to to correct, sometimes much longer, and sometimes never recover. No idea how our southern neighbours reverse four years of what is going on.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 18h

Silly kitties!

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 20h

Trump wants it both ways… Today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast with David French.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 20h

There’s an epidemic of mortgage fraud 🤔

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada.

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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 21h

UBC launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer #Vancouver #MetroVancouver #YVR

UBC launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer - Metro Vancouver News

A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterless toilet.

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 20h

Brrr

Castanet.net @castanet.net · 20h

Snow falls on high-elevation highways, ski resorts overnight #Kelowna

Snow falls on high-elevation highways, ski resorts overnight - Kelowna News

Snow fell on some high-elevation highways in B.C.'s Interior overnight, and it continues to fall on the Coquihalla.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21h

There's one huge difference between the 2025 Portland protests & the ones in 2020. Today, the ~100 anti-fascist protesters at the ICE facility are sandwiched between the feds who have MAGA-friendly media embedded w/ them, and ~15 MAGA-friendly content creators/counter-protesters out in the crowd.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

As President Trump tries to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, conservative influencers are working to support his claim that the city is burning with viral clips from one block. https://wapo.st/4q5HM0n

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21h

JD Vance says the fact that Biden and Obama haven't been prosecuted (yet) is proof that Trump's DOJ isn't targeting its opponents.
Vance's soul left his body long ago. He's just a robot spewing disinformation at this point.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

WELKER: Is the DOJ acting on orders from the president to prosecute his political opponents?

JD VANCE: No ... You know who we haven't prosecuted? Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton ... he's allowed to have opinions about law enforcement

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Dawn Alene @dawnalene.bsky.social · 21h

Every word of this