Aly Anderson
@therealaly.bsky.social
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Robin Williams warned us about Donald Trump.
We didn’t listen.
We didn’t listen.
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Robin Williams warned us about Donald Trump.
We didn’t listen.
We didn’t listen.
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Thank you, Minneapolis for protecting “just right”. ICE made terrible mistakes that will come back to bite them. There is no escaping murder charges.
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Thank you, Minneapolis for protecting “just right”. ICE made terrible mistakes that will come back to bite them. There is no escaping murder charges.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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📣 BLURBS 📣 (that I had to argue with the press to obtain) & won't show up on the back of my book.
You can see under "Reviews" what 4 scholars (2 historians, 2 political scientists) whose work I greatly admire said about my book: www.annaolaw.com/book-migrati... More info also at annaolaw.com
You can see under "Reviews" what 4 scholars (2 historians, 2 political scientists) whose work I greatly admire said about my book: www.annaolaw.com/book-migrati... More info also at annaolaw.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
📣 BLURBS 📣 (that I had to argue with the press to obtain) & won't show up on the back of my book.
You can see under "Reviews" what 4 scholars (2 historians, 2 political scientists) whose work I greatly admire said about my book: www.annaolaw.com/book-migrati... More info also at annaolaw.com
You can see under "Reviews" what 4 scholars (2 historians, 2 political scientists) whose work I greatly admire said about my book: www.annaolaw.com/book-migrati... More info also at annaolaw.com
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As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
209. The Modern Emergency Docket Turns Ten
The February 2016 rulings blocking the Clean Power Plan were unprecedented; in retrospect, they were harbingers of a paradigm shift in the Supreme Court's role.
www.stevevladeck.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Ten years ago today, #SCOTUS issued five unsigned and unexplained 5-4 rulings granting emergency applications to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan—a completely unprecedented move that helped to usher in the Court’s modern … (mis)adventures … with its shadow docket.
Me in today’s “One First”:
Me in today’s “One First”:
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
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I just keep watching it disappear.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I just keep watching it disappear.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
Our free press.
Our right to assembly.
Our freedom of speech.
Our right to due process.
Our right to free and fair elections.
Our protections from illegal search and seizure.
Our private data.
Our warrantless entry protections.
All of it disappearing.
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I’m teaching a 1 credit class “America at 250: The Revolution” and the final paper asks students to pick one of the grievances in the declaration and assemble primary sources to tell a story of how the issue has played out since in US history.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I’m teaching a 1 credit class “America at 250: The Revolution” and the final paper asks students to pick one of the grievances in the declaration and assemble primary sources to tell a story of how the issue has played out since in US history.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
Fair to say the students are fired up.
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The Supreme Court appears poised to gut the Voting Rights Act in a case that could end protections against minority vote dilution throughout the nation. This isn’t just about how congressional district lines get drawn, it's about undermining democracy.
Is The Voting Rights Act Next On The Supreme Court's Chopping Block?
A SCOTUS decision is expected soon that could have dire consequences for our democracy
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The Supreme Court appears poised to gut the Voting Rights Act in a case that could end protections against minority vote dilution throughout the nation. This isn’t just about how congressional district lines get drawn, it's about undermining democracy.
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#DemsUnited
Join ICE projected on a federal detention facility wall in Los Angeles, California.
Join ICE projected on a federal detention facility wall in Los Angeles, California.
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
#DemsUnited
Join ICE projected on a federal detention facility wall in Los Angeles, California.
Join ICE projected on a federal detention facility wall in Los Angeles, California.
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HOLY CRAP!
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
HOLY CRAP!
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
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presidents must balance that duty with their partisan political agendas, there are times when they must sacrifice those agendas to that duty. what's more, if the presidency has a caretaker role, then congressional limits on removal work to help enhance that caretaker role.
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
presidents must balance that duty with their partisan political agendas, there are times when they must sacrifice those agendas to that duty. what's more, if the presidency has a caretaker role, then congressional limits on removal work to help enhance that caretaker role.
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one of the political theoretical issues with the unitary executive, as i see it, is that it rethinks the presidency as an institution for the pursuit of a partisan political agenda, rather than as an office that imposes a duty — caretaker of the constitution.
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
one of the political theoretical issues with the unitary executive, as i see it, is that it rethinks the presidency as an institution for the pursuit of a partisan political agenda, rather than as an office that imposes a duty — caretaker of the constitution.
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*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
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What a contrast in leadership. President Obama made it clear that the DOJ serves the American people—not the president. Independence. Integrity. Rule of law. Now compare that to Trump, who has weaponized the DOJ and treated it like a personal shield
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM
What a contrast in leadership. President Obama made it clear that the DOJ serves the American people—not the president. Independence. Integrity. Rule of law. Now compare that to Trump, who has weaponized the DOJ and treated it like a personal shield
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Back then, wannabe dictators either declared dictatorship or staged a coup. Today wannabe dictators use “electoral autocracy” — they come to power via elections but then hollow out the electoral system through voter suppression, banning rivals from running for office, intimidation, & other tactics.
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Back then, wannabe dictators either declared dictatorship or staged a coup. Today wannabe dictators use “electoral autocracy” — they come to power via elections but then hollow out the electoral system through voter suppression, banning rivals from running for office, intimidation, & other tactics.
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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I’m an American Politics elections and voting behavior scholar. One great strength that the U.S. has re: authoritarians and elections is that our elections are not centrally run by the federal government. They’re run at the state and local level in thousands of precincts.
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I’m an American Politics elections and voting behavior scholar. One great strength that the U.S. has re: authoritarians and elections is that our elections are not centrally run by the federal government. They’re run at the state and local level in thousands of precincts.