Aleia

I spent the last few months talking to people across the political spectrum, and to people who want nothing to do with politics at all. Here is what I learned. We are not a divided country. We are a country being divided, on purpose, by an American oligarchy that profits from the fight. They’ve captured our government, denied our healthcare, looted our treasury, and saddled us with crippling debt. I believe in a New New Deal. Healthcare as a human right. The right of every family to a decent home, and an end to endless wars. And a dividend paid to every American from the AI economy, because these machines were built on the whole of human inheritance. That inheritance belongs to all of us, and not just to the handful of men playing God with our very existence. And none of it happens if we just move on. Donald Trump, his family, and his administration are robbing us blind, not just of our money, but of our faith in one another, and they have to answer for it. Truth and reconciliation, not revenge. Then we break the system that let them do it. The question is not whether we will lose our democracy. The question is whether we will fight to take back what has already been stolen. I learned in recovery that you can’t heal what you won’t name. Neither can a country.

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@RachelBitecofer Wow. Talk about punching down. Hope it makes you feel better about yourself.

This is why I don’t try to do crazy shit carrying 80 extra pounds of weight on my old ass body. Would be so embarrassing. And expensive

@notcapnamerica North Dakota here Chris. We are still deep red. There will not be a shift anytime soon, at least in my lifetime (I'm 63). As a kid we were mostly blue, at least until 1981. But we were never as awful until the Trump years when we went full-blown cultist.

I think at the end of the day — many of you are genuinely delusional about how politically conservative most of the country is.

@midwestern_ope I'm from ND, this has to be close! Also Nelson, Anderson, and Olson have to be right up there. 😁

@robbhurstCPA @Airbnb Yes, always.

Do you tidy up your motel room for the maids before you leave? Throw trash in the trash cans, etc? Or am I the only person that does this? I don’t mean the @Airbnb scrub the house level, just general tidy.

@MikeBales Why is there a weird gray shape inside that guys glasses? And the gray squiggle above his cheek?

Another sketchy ‘proof of life’ pic from Mitch. Hey doctors and nurses — what’s wrong with this photo? When did they start posting room numbers on the inside and hang charts on the side of the bed?

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@MaxVelocityWX Eastern ND, this is us right now:

Smoke will raise significant air quality concerns today for an area spanning from the Upper Midwest into the Ohio Valley, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Code orange and higher alerts are currently in effect for practically all affected areas. Smoke will continue to slowly traverse southeastwards, mixing close to the surface, leading to reduced amounts of visibility, milky-white skies (with the potential for an orange tinge to appear in the thickest concentrations), and those who are sensitive/vulnerable should avoid spending long periods of times outdoors. This threat will continue through tomorrow as well.

@urlgrl Oh wow! 😮

Well today was “fun”. I was locked out of my office because the lock decided to go sideways. (No I didn’t lock myself out.) Took facilities awhile to get back in. Learned 2 things: it’s super hard to break into an office and a lock costs $1200. (That he will charge my department)

@fuller_sean Yeeeeah... totally rage bait. So disingenuous.

So without checking the label on a package that just arrived at my door which I now see was for my roommate, I opened up a delivery from Amazon just now and found this. What should I do? My roommate is very well aware of my political leanings and I don't want there to be awkwardness moving forward. Should I just throw it out? 😬

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@nytimes Why not Standard time? This makes no sense. (obviously I guess we follow the money on this one)

Breaking News: The House voted overwhelmingly to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. nyti.ms/4wJ6syi

@swifferwins lol, me tooooo

me trying to see what looks to be a very sparkly wedding band

@thecalibae I wonder if there will be a new resort and gate in that area?

Villains land is going to be ginormous

@sarrah_bellus My heart breaks a lot. We deserved so much better.

When you realize we’ve lost a decade of our lives to a Trump presidency and could have had real leadership, your heart breaks a little.

@TheIntelFrog @Petulant_Intel To be fair, the bull came rampaging through their campsite. Of course they were on foot there.

@Petulant_Intel It is not advisable to be on foot anywhere close to one of these, especially during mating season. Ordinarily at that distance they probably would've been ok. Add in we're in the middle of mating season and the aggression kicks up a notch.

This is not an infrequent occurrence at Yellowstone National Park. At least once a year, a tourist is killed by the wildlife, usually because the tourist did something incredibly stupid. In 2023, a tourist pushed a struggling calf up a hillside resulting in the herd abandoning it and ultimately it being euthanized. In 2016 a tourist loaded a bison calf into their car and took it to the ranger station because they thought it was 'abandoned'. In this case it appears the tourists were quite some distance away but still drew the ire of the bison who charged and chased until he got him.

@Marypoppinsass1 @cwebbonline I'm an older white woman from ND. There's no way I can fully grasp what it's like, but I ask myself "Can I understand why someone feels this way even if I don't share their experience?" Listening with empathy is a better place to start than assuming I know someone else's reality

I’ll never understand how WP can here the same stories over and over by different ppl their whole lives about having to have the talk with your kids, being pulled over for no reason, stories like this, and STILL don’t believe it’s true. It’s as if they think every Black person in america all got together and decided to lie about experiences. This is why racist are always low IQ

This post is mainly for white folks to consider. I want to share something that may help you understand the reaction from Black folks who immediately looked at the Nolan Wells story and thought, “Something is foul here.” This isn’t proof that foul play occurred. It’s context. I live in Southern California, not the South. Our son went to a diverse private high school. Whenever he was invited to a party, especially at the home of a white girl, our phone would ring. Another Black parent would call and ask, “Do you know that family? Are they good people? Are you letting your son go?” Not sure why we were the designated check-in family, but we were. My wife would get the calls. It’s not paranoia. It comes from generations of experience and a need to protect our sons. Many Black families grow up with the understanding that one bad situation, one false accusation, or one moment where your word isn’t believed can change a young Black man’s life forever. We raised our son to be respectful, but we also raised him to be careful. So when you see the reaction from Black people to the Nolan Wells case, understand that it comes from a long history of lived experience, not from nowhere. You don’t have to agree with that perspective, but it’s important to understand where it comes from.

@midwestern_ope ND here.. high 90's today, forecast 100 Sunday and Monday

Okay maybe we should stop complaining about the heat

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@MeidasTouch Why assassinate him when they can just torture him for the next 2 years by opening and closing the strait whenevers he gets outta line 😂

THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED