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Alessia Lavigne
@originalcyn.bsky.social
Retired, but busier than ever. Blue dot in a county that couldn’t get any more red. Does not suffer fools gladly. I draw my energy from snark and general tomfoolery. I love to travel and take pictures. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Turtle Tuesday
turtle_eggsplorer
Alessia Lavigne
Dem lawmakers say they caught Trump admin red-handed in Epstein 'cover-up'.
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
Today’s Picture That Makes Me Happy - light through wine bottles in a cellar
24.02.2026 11:18 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What a perfect day for John Oliver to do a Twitter takedown
23.02.2026 17:26 — 👍 401 🔁 115 💬 5 📌 15I voted for this. It's good to see your vote make a difference
23.02.2026 18:16 — 👍 733 🔁 102 💬 7 📌 3An ICE agent shot and killed 23-year-old U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas almost an entire year ago and hid the shooting from the public.
It’s only now coming to light, 11 months later, due to Freedom of Information Act requests.
What else is the regime hiding from us?
NEWS: The gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team has declined an invitation to attend Trump’s State of the Union.
This comes after Trump was heard telling the men’s team he’d begrudgingly invite the women’s champions or risk impeachment.
Hegseth killed 3 more people today.
23.02.2026 18:55 — 👍 1444 🔁 632 💬 154 📌 49"A 3-year-old company with fewer than 5 employees is being considered for a $25 billion contract... raising red flags among investors.
"The company is unknown in the nuclear industry, never completed a nuclear project and is headquartered out of a WeWork office...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
GOOD TROUBLE: Call your dem members of Congress and tell them to boycott the State of the Union *unless* they’re one of the members escorting Epstein survivors.
23.02.2026 19:08 — 👍 11789 🔁 3362 💬 345 📌 136People don't want data centers polluting their cities.
They don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors.
They don't want warehouses being turned into ICE prisons.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home.
They want their basic needs met.
NEWS: House Democrats are targeting GOP incumbents in Trump-won districts as part of a new “Red-to-Blue” push, investing early in 12 candidates, including races on turf Trump carried handily in 2024, in a bid to flip the House majority.
23.02.2026 19:38 — 👍 1647 🔁 374 💬 46 📌 16"Two Tennessee Republicans are seeking to impose the death penalty on women who have abortions..."
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Trash Patel using millions of dollars of taxpayer money for his unseemly, drunken, private jet boondoggle to the Olympics.
23.02.2026 19:57 — 👍 1362 🔁 329 💬 115 📌 16Live Nation paid ZERO federal income tax last year largely due to Trump's tax cuts, despite reporting $145M in profits.
It's also on the verge of scoring a sweetheart deal from Trump's DOJ to end a major antitrust investigation.
Trump works on behalf of the most powerful corporations.
Not you.
Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.
She had some things she needed to get off her chest
Oralè Resisters
MAGA White Christian Nationalist killed by Secret Service at Mar A Lago!
Not a Protester
Not an immigrant
Not an undocumented
Not a trans
Not a woman
Not a senior or disabled
Not a liberal Democrat!
💗💗💗💗💗
23.02.2026 10:48 — 👍 1275 🔁 396 💬 108 📌 50Image
BREAKING: The 20-inch snow benchmark has been hit in the NYC metro area (Perth Amboy, NJ & Islip, NY). 🚨 Instead of moving out, heavy snow bands are PIVOTING back over the region. 1-3 inch/hour rates continuing. Travel is dangerous. Stay off the roads. #NYwx #NJwx #Blizzardpic.x.com/CduKPmomBJJ -...
23.02.2026 11:58 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Abolish ICE and start over. They are polluted culture of lies, violence and impunity. Rotten to the very core and HUGE WASTE OF MONEY. Tear it down and start again.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel
23.02.2026 11:30 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0How do I join this group?
23.02.2026 09:29 — 👍 375 🔁 61 💬 21 📌 0There was unrest across several Mexican states following the Mexican army's killing of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho." In response, the U.S. issued a safety warning to Americans in parts of Mexico amid ongoing security operations.
23.02.2026 11:40 — 👍 22 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 1"Epstein Approved" Yard Signs
Showing Up In Texas........
This clown is still doing bar-stool insults while pretending to be a U.S. senator.
Pro-tip: tired misogyny does not pass for wit in 2026.
Imagine this was Chris Wray under the Biden administration.
He would have lost his job.
Today’s Picture That Makes Me Happy - the cellar of a French winery that has been in the same family for 15 generations
23.02.2026 12:04 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Public un-redacted files via Europe
21.02.2026 21:42 — 👍 17841 🔁 5161 💬 1059 📌 505