Alex SB
@alexsb7.bsky.social
Carbon-based herbivorous biped. Interested in justice, planetary survival, cats and dogs, bread, sci-fi, knitting and crochet. Lawyer and civil servant by day, couch potato and introvert by night.
Why haven’t we heard even a peep from:
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Barack Obama
- Hilary Clinton
- Bill Clinton
- even George W. Bush??
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Barack Obama
- Hilary Clinton
- Bill Clinton
- even George W. Bush??
April 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why haven’t we heard even a peep from:
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Barack Obama
- Hilary Clinton
- Bill Clinton
- even George W. Bush??
- Joe Biden
- Kamala Harris
- Barack Obama
- Hilary Clinton
- Bill Clinton
- even George W. Bush??
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ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ELIE MYSTAL: “This is what fascism looks like. I don’t know what y’all expected it to look like… People are being abducted and disappeared from our streets. These people haven’t even been charged in court.” 🇺🇸
I’m listening to @elienyc.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social talking about his new book Bad Law (which I can’t wait to read) and I wish we were in the timeline where President Harris named him Secretary of Explaining Sh*t to us Dumbasses.
March 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’m listening to @elienyc.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social talking about his new book Bad Law (which I can’t wait to read) and I wish we were in the timeline where President Harris named him Secretary of Explaining Sh*t to us Dumbasses.
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
To paraphrase Mark Twain, history may not repeat itself but it sure often rhymes
March 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To paraphrase Mark Twain, history may not repeat itself but it sure often rhymes
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One day I'll stop trying to rationalize the religious right's fear and will accept that there is no appeal to logic or compassion that will convince them they have squandered the beauty and freedom of grace for a chance to live in the tiny, miserable box of oppressive rules.
March 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One day I'll stop trying to rationalize the religious right's fear and will accept that there is no appeal to logic or compassion that will convince them they have squandered the beauty and freedom of grace for a chance to live in the tiny, miserable box of oppressive rules.
I miss commercials that reminded us of the existence of basic commodities. Like “the Incredible edible egg,” “Beef: it’s what’s for dinner,” and “Hey Dumbass: broccoli still exists.” youtu.be/wfU2n17O1jE?...
'Incredible Edible Egg' Commercial (1978)
YouTube video by Bionic Disco
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I miss commercials that reminded us of the existence of basic commodities. Like “the Incredible edible egg,” “Beef: it’s what’s for dinner,” and “Hey Dumbass: broccoli still exists.” youtu.be/wfU2n17O1jE?...
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Hey, an occasional reminder:
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
March 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hey, an occasional reminder:
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
Should you be fighting fascism here in the US? Yes, you should!
Are you the one who decides how best you can do that? Yes, you are!
Should the people who decide that you're not doing it right (i.e., the way they want you to) fuck off into the sun? Yes, they should!
This is very heartening even if it’s from a bubble. The fact is that people across society are desperate for meaning and something real to believe in, so we have an obligation to offer them something genuine based in truth.
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is very heartening even if it’s from a bubble. The fact is that people across society are desperate for meaning and something real to believe in, so we have an obligation to offer them something genuine based in truth.
How much ice cream can you eat straight out of the carton and still plausibly maintain later that same day that “I didn’t have dessert earlier”? I’m currently going with four spoonfuls.
a woman in a green sweater is crying while holding a bag of potato chips
ALT: a woman in a green sweater is crying while holding a bag of potato chips
media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How much ice cream can you eat straight out of the carton and still plausibly maintain later that same day that “I didn’t have dessert earlier”? I’m currently going with four spoonfuls.
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We are in a Constitutional crisis: Dr. Rasha Alawieh is a transplant surgeon from Lebanon, a Professor at Brown, trained in USA, here on a valid H1-B, zero criminal record, & Trump regime arrested her anyway.
A judge ordered a block to her deportation. Trump deported her anyway. These are fascists.
A judge ordered a block to her deportation. Trump deported her anyway. These are fascists.
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We are in a Constitutional crisis: Dr. Rasha Alawieh is a transplant surgeon from Lebanon, a Professor at Brown, trained in USA, here on a valid H1-B, zero criminal record, & Trump regime arrested her anyway.
A judge ordered a block to her deportation. Trump deported her anyway. These are fascists.
A judge ordered a block to her deportation. Trump deported her anyway. These are fascists.
Can we just hand over the keys to the Democratic Party to Sanders, AOC, Walz, Pressley, et. al. already? Schumer, Jeffries, and the rest of the band of do-nothings are driving us off a cliff.
March 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Can we just hand over the keys to the Democratic Party to Sanders, AOC, Walz, Pressley, et. al. already? Schumer, Jeffries, and the rest of the band of do-nothings are driving us off a cliff.
It is astonishing how many nonprofits completely ignore people who reach out to offer to volunteer. Even if you can’t use them, respond! No organization can afford to alienate potential supporters.
March 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It is astonishing how many nonprofits completely ignore people who reach out to offer to volunteer. Even if you can’t use them, respond! No organization can afford to alienate potential supporters.
We used to be a proper country
People don’t ask each other what’s crack-a-lackin like they used to
March 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We used to be a proper country
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Trump: I’m going to kill your loved ones.
Democrats: [wave placard]
Trump: Especially the black ones. And the gay ones
Democrats: [strenuously wave placards]
Democrats: [wave placard]
Trump: Especially the black ones. And the gay ones
Democrats: [strenuously wave placards]
March 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trump: I’m going to kill your loved ones.
Democrats: [wave placard]
Trump: Especially the black ones. And the gay ones
Democrats: [strenuously wave placards]
Democrats: [wave placard]
Trump: Especially the black ones. And the gay ones
Democrats: [strenuously wave placards]
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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Teachers buy school supplies for their students, pay for their meals, protect them from school shootings, & now protect them from ICE raids
Meanwhile SCOTUS says police have no duty to protect our kids from school shootings & instead allows police raids of our schools to abduct our kids
Horrific😓
Meanwhile SCOTUS says police have no duty to protect our kids from school shootings & instead allows police raids of our schools to abduct our kids
Horrific😓
January 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Teachers buy school supplies for their students, pay for their meals, protect them from school shootings, & now protect them from ICE raids
Meanwhile SCOTUS says police have no duty to protect our kids from school shootings & instead allows police raids of our schools to abduct our kids
Horrific😓
Meanwhile SCOTUS says police have no duty to protect our kids from school shootings & instead allows police raids of our schools to abduct our kids
Horrific😓
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checking on the subreddit for federal employees
January 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
checking on the subreddit for federal employees
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Smart legal writers I’m going to rely on for the next 4 years who you should follow too: @qasimrashid.com @elienyc.bsky.social @bookersquared.bsky.social
And other smart folks like:
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
And other smart folks like:
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Smart legal writers I’m going to rely on for the next 4 years who you should follow too: @qasimrashid.com @elienyc.bsky.social @bookersquared.bsky.social
And other smart folks like:
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
And other smart folks like:
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
January 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Trump Administration is launching nothing less than a giant affirmative action program for straight white men, a great many of whom, including Trump and Vance, are utterly unqualified for their positions and would be mocked for their hubris if they were women or Black or gay or.....
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Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books