Alan Belasco
@smokyquartz2024.bsky.social
ex-college baseball player; retired paralegal; amateur geologist; popular science reader; keep religion out of the government. Diversity is good. Left X
"America fought World War II to defend democracy from fascism . . . the struggle between fascism and democracy was the question of equality"
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"America fought World War II to defend democracy from fascism . . . the struggle between fascism and democracy was the question of equality"
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Himes on the difference between Trump's boat strikes and Obama's drone strikes: "The most important distinction is that Congress authorized the war on terror ... the original sin of this whole thing is that there is no congressional authorization."
December 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Himes on the difference between Trump's boat strikes and Obama's drone strikes: "The most important distinction is that Congress authorized the war on terror ... the original sin of this whole thing is that there is no congressional authorization."
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Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."
BARTIROMO: What are you expecting the president's economic message to be?
SEN. McCORMICK: I think the message is that we inherited a trainwreck from the Biden administration and we made a lot of progress
SEN. McCORMICK: I think the message is that we inherited a trainwreck from the Biden administration and we made a lot of progress
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
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- DC/PR/USVI statehood
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting the "national emergency" laws: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
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Again, the needs to be & all the committees & commissions that want to Do A Popularism & focus on Kitchen Table Issues are engaged in a category mistake about What Democrats Must Do the next time they ever have power.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, the
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
If we want to actually be a representative democracy, then the platform needs to be institutional reform. All the Popularism and all the policies follow from that, not the other way around.
- DC/PR/USVI statehood
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting the "national emergency" laws: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
- Enlarging the House
- MMDs
- New VRA
- Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
- Automatic universal voter registration
- Rewriting
- Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Etc.
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇺🇸 trifectas get shot at doing something
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be institutional reform next time. Right from the start, as @dhnexon.bsky.social said
Obama chose policy (ACA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
Biden chose policy (ARP/IRA). It didn’t fix the authoritarian problem
The platform must be
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Defeat them, that's it !!! 💯💥
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Defeat them, that's it !!! 💯💥
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Holding ourselves to account over the boat strike isn’t about the traffickers or the boat… it’s about us
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Holding ourselves to account over the boat strike isn’t about the traffickers or the boat… it’s about us
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
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Newsom’s comms team still going hard
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Newsom’s comms team still going hard
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"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
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Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
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Trump's ruthlessness is clear: he federalized 4,000 of our state's National Guard and sent 700 active duty Marines to threaten and invoke fear in the very people they have sworn to protect.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump's ruthlessness is clear: he federalized 4,000 of our state's National Guard and sent 700 active duty Marines to threaten and invoke fear in the very people they have sworn to protect.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
Wake up to what is going on in this country.
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Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Mike Johnson is set to swear in Republican Matt Van Epps about 36 hours after he won his election.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
It took Johnson 50 days to swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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From theEconomic Policy Institute-
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
From theEconomic Policy Institute-
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
1979 to 2023:
Wages for the top 0.1% grew by 354%.
Wages for the top 1% grew by abt 182%.
Wages for the bottom 90% grew by abt 44%.
Up next on FOX: why you should be FURIOUS at low-wage undocumented immigrants & trans people!
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While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
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Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
The Trump administration is proposing new fuel economy standards for vehicles that would roll back efficiency rules implemented under former President Biden.
Trump administration moves to roll back fuel economy standards set under Biden
The Trump administration proposed rules that would weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles set under President Biden in 2024.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump is handing his Big Oil campaign donors even more opportunities to screw over Americans at the pump and poison our air.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
Strong fuel economy standards save Californians money and protect our health, and we'll fight tooth and nail to defend them.
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In October alone, the California National Guard seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills — nearly $6.5 million in deadly drugs that will never reach our families or neighborhoods.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In October alone, the California National Guard seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills — nearly $6.5 million in deadly drugs that will never reach our families or neighborhoods.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
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NBC News: At least 11 Indiana Republicans have been targeted with threats or swatting incidents amid Trump's gerrymandering pressure campaign in the state.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NBC News: At least 11 Indiana Republicans have been targeted with threats or swatting incidents amid Trump's gerrymandering pressure campaign in the state.
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NEW: More than $140M are being awarded to nearly 500 local projects to increase roadway safety and save lives.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEW: More than $140M are being awarded to nearly 500 local projects to increase roadway safety and save lives.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
These infrastructure investments are making our roads safer, strengthening our communities, and will protect Californians for years to come.
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This.👇
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This.👇