Alex G. Howard
@selfindulgentclaptrap.com
Providence-born, bred and based guy. Recovering nonprofit fundraiser. Novice finance worker. Writer of HowToEatACity.com and SelfIndugentClaptrap.com 🥑
Pinned
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
BREAKING RAT NEWS
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
BREAKING RAT NEWS
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
for whatever reason, the victims of traffic violence never factor into the calculation. no urgency there. but do something that might affect a suburban lawyer who had a few drinks and then it becomes an “equity” issue
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
for whatever reason, the victims of traffic violence never factor into the calculation. no urgency there. but do something that might affect a suburban lawyer who had a few drinks and then it becomes an “equity” issue
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
He needs to resign.
In a previously unreported letter, the Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman asked Israeli president Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
He needs to resign.
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
I mean, the Penn student newspaper isn't wrong, but www.instagram.com/p/DSH1X4EDwP...
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I mean, the Penn student newspaper isn't wrong, but www.instagram.com/p/DSH1X4EDwP...
Those halcyon days when British intelligence was considered the leaky boat.
Denmark’s military intelligence service has for the first time classified the US as a security risk, a striking shift in how one of Washington’s closest European allies assesses the transatlantic relationship.
Danish intelligence classifies Trump’s America as a security risk
Denmark sounds the alarm about the U.S.’s increasingly antagonistic posture toward Europe.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Those halcyon days when British intelligence was considered the leaky boat.
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Some More Font Upgrades, After Yesterday’s Calibri News www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Some More Font Upgrades, After Yesterday’s Calibri News www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Chuck Schumer, Prizefighter:
[Takes a dive in the middle of the first round]
"We will keep fighting."
[Takes a dive in the middle of the first round]
"We will keep fighting."
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Chuck Schumer, Prizefighter:
[Takes a dive in the middle of the first round]
"We will keep fighting."
[Takes a dive in the middle of the first round]
"We will keep fighting."
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
A story that is literally about the meaning of the word literal.
Speaker Shekarchi created a special land use court to try to speed zoning cases - and now every housing dispute is handled by the parking judge
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Speaker Shekarchi created a special land use court to try to speed zoning cases - and now every housing dispute is handled by the parking judge
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Judge strikes down approval for 75-unit apartment building in Providence
A judge struck down plans for a 75-unit mixed-use building on Wickenden Street that seems to limit municipal zoning authority
www.providencejournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A story that is literally about the meaning of the word literal.
Speaker Shekarchi created a special land use court to try to speed zoning cases - and now every housing dispute is handled by the parking judge
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Speaker Shekarchi created a special land use court to try to speed zoning cases - and now every housing dispute is handled by the parking judge
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
It's wild to me that the effect on on-street parking is considered standing for abutters to sue.
December 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's wild to me that the effect on on-street parking is considered standing for abutters to sue.
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
The orange man has no juice
Indiana gerrymandering absolutely clobbered
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The orange man has no juice
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Democrats responding with their own new map in California after Republicans re-gerrymandered several states—and threatening to redraw several more blue states—might finally be having a deterrent effect.
Responding in kind is the only way to negate these new GOP maps until we can pass a national ban
Responding in kind is the only way to negate these new GOP maps until we can pass a national ban
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans FAILED to pass a new 9-0 congressional gerrymander after enough GOP senators sided with Dems. The GOP's 7-2 map stays in place.
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
Trump is trying to re-gerrymander maps nationwide. At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he called for primaries—but it still failed
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Democrats responding with their own new map in California after Republicans re-gerrymandered several states—and threatening to redraw several more blue states—might finally be having a deterrent effect.
Responding in kind is the only way to negate these new GOP maps until we can pass a national ban
Responding in kind is the only way to negate these new GOP maps until we can pass a national ban
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Congratulations you fucking morons
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations you fucking morons
"He does a lot of networking with IV needles."
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"He does a lot of networking with IV needles."
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
"Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal."
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal."
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Judge Xinis grants habeas for Abrego Garcia, ordering him released from ICE custody immediately.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum Opinion – #110 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Paula Xinis on 12/11/2025. (kns, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Judge Xinis grants habeas for Abrego Garcia, ordering him released from ICE custody immediately.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
Dawg look at my opposition party
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of new House Democrats' AI commission announced by @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
The Democrats’ New AI Panel Is Led by Big Tech Allies
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a co-chair of the AI commission, owns up to tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in tech giants pushing to block states from regulating AI.
readsludge.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Dawg look at my opposition party
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
ah yes, everyone remembers that moment after 9/11 where everyone got cancelled and we started the extremely woke war on terror www.piratewires.com/p/heather-co...
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
ah yes, everyone remembers that moment after 9/11 where everyone got cancelled and we started the extremely woke war on terror www.piratewires.com/p/heather-co...
Worth pointing out that CBP has hired at least two agents who later turned out to be serial killers
“In 2019, researchers estimated that CBP officers are 5 times more likely to be arrested than local and state law enforcement personnel. CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Worth pointing out that CBP has hired at least two agents who later turned out to be serial killers
We should amend the constitution so that if an administration commits piracy, the President has to talk in the pirate accent and get a parrot for the rest of the term
furious that the trump administration has somehow figured out how to make piracy uncool
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We should amend the constitution so that if an administration commits piracy, the President has to talk in the pirate accent and get a parrot for the rest of the term
Reposted by Alex G. Howard
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US