Dr. Alison Spalding
@divaboomer.bsky.social
Independent scholar | Ph.D. Social Policy | VCU | USAF Veteran | Boomer-Progressive | Neurodiverse | Concerned About 🇺🇸 | SUPPORT all minorities, Elders | Stop the autocoup | Not a Robot last time I checked.
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It's almost as if this regime read up on exactly what Hitler did and are repeating the same steps. Ugh.
September 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
It's almost as if this regime read up on exactly what Hitler did and are repeating the same steps. Ugh.
Blast from two pasts
Age 16 and age in my 20’s.
Age 16 and age in my 20’s.
September 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Blast from two pasts
Age 16 and age in my 20’s.
Age 16 and age in my 20’s.
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The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
September 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
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Mitch McTurtle: “I’m going to vote against the 19th Amendment.”
“Sir, that was ratified in 1920.”
“I know that. I was there.”
“Sir, that was ratified in 1920.”
“I know that. I was there.”
September 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Mitch McTurtle: “I’m going to vote against the 19th Amendment.”
“Sir, that was ratified in 1920.”
“I know that. I was there.”
“Sir, that was ratified in 1920.”
“I know that. I was there.”
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Haha
Jake Gyllenhaal See What You Did There Meme
ALT: Jake Gyllenhaal See What You Did There Meme
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September 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Haha
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This behavior is not going to change until a cop is DENIED their pension and they are fired and banned from working as a cop elsewhere.
*This cop has a history.
www.motorbiscuit.com/arkansas-tro...
*This cop has a history.
www.motorbiscuit.com/arkansas-tro...
September 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
This behavior is not going to change until a cop is DENIED their pension and they are fired and banned from working as a cop elsewhere.
*This cop has a history.
www.motorbiscuit.com/arkansas-tro...
*This cop has a history.
www.motorbiscuit.com/arkansas-tro...
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L after L
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicqn5lewxb2bkaazujt77bmsjfq4ultwu2alo3emhvgsnpkotnwoy)
September 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
L after L
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BREAKING: a federal judge has GRANTED limited discovery in a lawsuit to get to the bottom of how DoJ got its hands on a private memo it improperly obtained and used to file a judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg in the AEA case (CECOT). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum Opinion – #43 in Res Ipsa Media, LLC v. Department of Justice (D. Maryland, 1:25-cv-02866) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Adam B Abelson on 9/14/2026. (hmls, Deputy Clerk)
storage.courtlistener.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: a federal judge has GRANTED limited discovery in a lawsuit to get to the bottom of how DoJ got its hands on a private memo it improperly obtained and used to file a judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg in the AEA case (CECOT). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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It’s dishonest, and it’s disgraceful that new CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has agreed to this.
I was firmly in her corner. Her qualifications for the job were sterling. I was wrong.
I was firmly in her corner. Her qualifications for the job were sterling. I was wrong.
September 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It’s dishonest, and it’s disgraceful that new CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has agreed to this.
I was firmly in her corner. Her qualifications for the job were sterling. I was wrong.
I was firmly in her corner. Her qualifications for the job were sterling. I was wrong.
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I cannot stress enough that making an executive decision to suddenly change how data are collected and summarized is a huge no no, and has not been done to protect the health of the people of the United States.
It has been done to preserve RFK Jr.’s disinformation campaign.
It has been done to preserve RFK Jr.’s disinformation campaign.
September 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I cannot stress enough that making an executive decision to suddenly change how data are collected and summarized is a huge no no, and has not been done to protect the health of the people of the United States.
It has been done to preserve RFK Jr.’s disinformation campaign.
It has been done to preserve RFK Jr.’s disinformation campaign.
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RFK Jr. has decided to change the way measles deaths are counted at the CDC. As @drdebhoury.bsky.social says in this article by @melodyschreiber.com:
“The change doesn’t make any sense”.
It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
“The change doesn’t make any sense”.
It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
RFK Jr. has decided to change the way measles deaths are counted at the CDC. As @drdebhoury.bsky.social says in this article by @melodyschreiber.com:
“The change doesn’t make any sense”.
It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
“The change doesn’t make any sense”.
It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
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So who did he say that to and do they have receipts?
September 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
So who did he say that to and do they have receipts?
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September 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
#BlueWaveIn50Days and early voting begins in a few weeks! 🗳️
Let’s leave it all on the field and make sure we flip the House AND the Senate!
Join us and contribute $5 or more right now to these 8 crucial races! secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...
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😎
A few of the children.
A few of the children.
September 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
😎
A few of the children.
A few of the children.
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Good news: he is dying. Bad news: he wants us all to die with him...
Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian. "Trump’s speech came off more like a sermon from Jonestown, and observers noticed."
Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian. "Trump’s speech came off more like a sermon from Jonestown, and observers noticed."
September 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Good news: he is dying. Bad news: he wants us all to die with him...
Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian. "Trump’s speech came off more like a sermon from Jonestown, and observers noticed."
Donald Trump seems to want to drag the United States down with him once he shuffles off this mortal coil, according to a historian. "Trump’s speech came off more like a sermon from Jonestown, and observers noticed."
RUN FOR OFFICE 🙏
WE NEED SMART PEOPLE!
WE NEED SMART PEOPLE!
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
September 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
RUN FOR OFFICE 🙏
WE NEED SMART PEOPLE!
WE NEED SMART PEOPLE!
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Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 👇
September 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 👇
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PLEASE .... GIVE US THE NAME!
September 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
PLEASE .... GIVE US THE NAME!
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🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
www.democracydocket.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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These are the people who use him to promote their racism, bigotry, misogyny and agendas
September 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
These are the people who use him to promote their racism, bigotry, misogyny and agendas
First time getting blocked on 🦋,
for heaven sakes. 🙄
for heaven sakes. 🙄
September 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
First time getting blocked on 🦋,
for heaven sakes. 🙄
for heaven sakes. 🙄
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Did Mitch show up today or is he still dead
September 14, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Did Mitch show up today or is he still dead