Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people)
@alexander001a.bsky.social
Not a sexy girl, but I've an inquisitive mind! 😃 STEM geek. Aviator & lover of aerospace, astronomy, & automation. I enjoy reading, the arts, gardening/nature & cooking. Fan of S. Holmes & StarTrek. Polyglot globetrotter—Bit of a Francophile+Orientalist. ♐️
created November 12, 2024
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Bill Lindeke (@blindeke.bsky.social) reposted
“The suspect said ‘he was distracted by a text message on his cellphone,’ according to the affidavit. ‘He stated that he opened his texting application, and when he looked to read the message, he heard a bump.’” www.startribune.com/state-patrol...
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There’s a special place in hell for morons who get millions of people killed.
Michael Banach (@m1db.bsky.social) reposted
You can't have a COVID vaccine anymore. Until the worm says its OK
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social)
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“Israel denied authorization for our scheduled flight”
Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) reposted
Israeli soldiers have filmed themselves tormenting a Palestinian boy who they arrested in the occupied West Bank, accusing him of throwing stones.
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social)
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papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/opinion/what... ... of the world, not the alleged problems a so-called "woke" culture imposes on them.
Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz.bsky.social) reposted
They're Lying About Venezuela While Moving War Machinery Into Place As if we didn’t have enough ugliness in the world right now, Trump has deployed warships near Venezuela’s coast, prompting Caracas to ready drone and naval patrols for conflict. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/theyre-lyi...
Woman of Wonder (@womanofwonder.bsky.social) reposted
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George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Masked ICE aren’t about safety; they’re about fear and evading responsibility. Demand transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition:
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
Francesca Albanese 🇪🇺 Amid a genocide, Europeans must know: Israel is the second largest per-capita recipient of EU start-up funding via EUeic EU institutions will have to answer for the ‘innovations’ that have aided Israel’s assault on Gaza. But right now, this program must be stopped.
Caroleeena (@caroleeena.bsky.social) reposted
“The Wailin’ Mailman,” is a DC mural that pays tribute to Buck Hill who, for half a century, doubled as a renowned jazz saxophonist and a daily-mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social) reply parent
Awesome!! 🤩😍
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Astrid Johnson
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
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papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/news/iowa-se... ..."affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare, strong public schools, and bodily autonomy," wrote one progressive Iowa journalist.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Imagine being this hateful. Florida should spend more money on its education system and less on trying to marginalize those who are marginalized.
Gilead’s Missing Apple 🇺🇦 🦅🇺🇦 (@fortmaligator.bsky.social) reposted
This is totally not helping the weekend at Bernie’s vibes, if that’s the intent 😆
acab rangoon (@mid-skeets.bsky.social) reposted
mfer looking like he crawled out of sid’s backyard in toy story wtf. did he use an eyelash curler for this?
Trishalla2012 (@trishalla2012.bsky.social) reposted
They mean to Honor a Worthless Traitor… She deserved what she was asking for… Retired general rains hell on 'obscene' Ashli Babbitt military honor plan
BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted
A simple test of humanity. Do you support Palestine and their right to exist?
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social) reply parent
100%.
CatWoman (@catwomanresists.bsky.social) reposted
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Mr. Fahrenheit (@mrfahrenheit.bsky.social) reposted
Truth.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
He jumped that gate like he was a crossing guard, terrible execution. White boy can't jump 😂
Deb Brown 🚨🇺🇲 (@debpixcom.bsky.social) reposted
🙃 #GavinNewsom #EpsteinFiles
Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette... What if solving the climate crisis were as simple as playing a game? … is what we would write if we were trying to bullshit you with happy talk, because getting the world off fossil fuels is going to require serious, sustained government policy actions
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Instagram influencer Adventorin goes viral after demonstrating how simple it is to climb over the U.S. Border Wall.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpractice—when you pray for something you have the power to change.
IdahoLark (@idaholark.bsky.social) reposted
Haven't been to the Night Glow at the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic for several years (this was from the first time we saw it in 2015) but I can watch it online. Looks very crowded there.
LorennaCleary.bsky.social (@lorennacleary.bsky.social) reposted
Unless DeSantis plans on having them watch the crosswalks 24/7, Orlando is gonna win this battle.
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social) reply parent
We are not ruled by patriotic Americans, we are ruled by patriotic Israeli Zionist-Fascists masquerading as Americans.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
GOP Investigation Pressures Wikipedia to Reveal Identities of Editors Accused of 'Bias' Against Israel www.commondreams.org/news/house-g...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
FEMA employee on leave describes "culture of fear “ among agency employee
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
SIGNS OF FASCISM 🪧
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
CHICAGO…
penboyasgod.bsky.social (@penboyasgod.bsky.social) reposted
At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨Children🚨Killed by🚨ICE Say their names. Their lives mattered and their deaths were govt. sanctioned murders. 1/2
Mathilda Crackingrack xx 🏳️⚧️ (@meladyfreshness.bsky.social) reposted
Greta is amazing - a beacon of moral character in a world that is determined to collapse under the weight of its own violence and greed
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
'Chilling Attempt to Evade Accountability': Trump to Boycott UN Human Rights Review www.commondreams.org/news/trump-u... One ACLU expert said the move sets "a terrible precedent that would only embolden dictators and autocrats and dangerously weaken respect for human rights at home and abroad."
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Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ (@angrywaterman.bsky.social) reposted
youtube.com/watch?v=cW5d... is it safe to go back in the water?
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
Seriously messed up timeline 😑
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
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papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/thenorth... And American Media fails to even mention it; Bowing to Donnie Diaper-load! The Prime Minister They Killed On Thursday, August 28, Israeli aircraft struck Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. According to Al Jazeera, one of the leading
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papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
Mike Johnson Totally Deflects When Asked About His State’s Crime Rate newrepublic.com/post/199857/... via @newrepublic.com
onefinekitty.bsky.social (@onefinekitty.bsky.social) reposted
Federal judge blocks Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants www.cnbc.com/2025/08/30/t...
Johanna Draper Carlson (@johannadc.bsky.social) reposted
Wonderful piece on why Grosse Pointe Blank is a great movie, "a morally grey rom-com with a body count" with a protagonist "skeptical of everything, emotionally frozen, and desperate for something real." (And I'd forgotten how charming John Cusack was.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=90My...
Ungagged! (@ungagged.bsky.social) reposted
DatAI...
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Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
The president’s global trade war has a bad day in court.
Jack Cousteau ⚓️ (@angrywaterman.bsky.social) reposted
Washington State Democrats (@wadems.org) reposted
Rep. Caldier has a “pattern” of bullying and abusive behavior. Just like the guy in the White House she wants to copy. Voters in LD 26 know we can’t let another politician bully us. The 26th LD deserves better.
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
Nuns from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the women on Texas’s death row—and even made them affiliates of their order. Lawrence Wright reports on a powerful spiritual alliance.
MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) (@mariaevaj.bsky.social) reposted
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BladeoftheSun (@bladeofthes.bsky.social) reposted
"I don't mind flags being put up everywhere." The behaviour you are actually encouraging.
🦋~Bindi~🦋 (@bindiatthebeach.bsky.social) reposted
You first.
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social) reply parent
People who "hate" Trump know that people like Zuckerberg, esp. him, empower Drumpf, amplify propaganda, & support the establishment with spy services, yet they still put money in his pockets, and support what he does, by using his platforms... I just don't get how stupid these mofo-ing people are?!
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 (@minibubbly.bsky.social) reposted
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
Szabolcs Panyi (@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social) reposted
💰🦓 Viktor Orbán’s €30M Hatvanpuszta family dacha (ex-Habsburg estate) with zebras and antelopes around is now global news (New York Post etc.) after dominating 🇭🇺 media all summer. The world can see how “pro-family conservatism” simply masks classic post-Soviet kleptocracy. 🎥 by @telexhu.bsky.social
M. Kabir (@mkabir.bsky.social) reposted
“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” — Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
Iraq War Vet (@corgwynmom.bsky.social) reposted
MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) (@mariaevaj.bsky.social) reposted
As a woman, there's so much you can do today and yet she chose to be a scumbag
Bruce Brews (@bruce-brews.bsky.social) reposted
Don't I remember something like this happening in 1930s Germany? #Trumpstein #Veterans #resist #fascism
Scott Smith (@canaansdad1987.bsky.social) reposted
Has this man not been through enough. Leave him alone. www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social’s @mizzwelch.bsky.social
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Insta Science (@instascience.bsky.social) reposted
Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
WATCH — @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “If a Democratic president were doing any of these things you would be losing your mind.” 🎯
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 (@mariahbrown.bsky.social) reposted
Karoline Leavitt can wear a thousand crosses, go to church a hundred times a week, and scream about “Christian values.” The truth is: she works for a corrupt, lying, cheating man and lies every single day to protect him. That’s not faith. That’s a sin.
Mariah 🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋🇺🇸🦋 (@mariahbrown.bsky.social) reposted
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Uncle Duke (@uncleduke1969.bsky.social) reposted
you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/elliotki... The United States is gravely ill—metaphorically and literally. The body politic is being racked by contagious forces—corruption, cruelty, and autocracy. And our own bodies are under siege as well, growing sicker under this regime’s
Alexander—Thinkin' Texan (I discuss ideas, not people) (@alexander001a.bsky.social) reply parent
You (plural) had eight years to right the ship... What happened? 🤔
onefinekitty.bsky.social (@onefinekitty.bsky.social) reposted
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Vince D. Monroy (@vincedmonroy.bsky.social) reposted
Actual post by Gavin Newsom, and it’s perfect lol
Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz.bsky.social) reposted
Dear Western Liberal, Saying "I support a two-state solution" does not release you from your moral obligation to ferociously oppose a genocide backed by your own government. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dear-weste...
Marko Silberhand (@markosilberhand.bsky.social) reposted
. Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral . . . ... SHAME ! America, never forget Brian Sicknick and #January6th ! 💔
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
We can't even play basketball 🏀 🤬
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“Do you guys feel bad about what you’re doing? Don’t you f*cking hate yourselves?”
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
The Palestine Project (@palestineproject.bsky.social) reposted
In an unprecedented attack, Israeli forces stormed 17 Palestinian schools in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, harassing staff, confiscating equipment and taking down Palestinian flags.
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