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Alison Grant

@aligrant.bsky.social

Psychotherapist, traveler, Buddhist, teacher, politically progressive, activist and ally, mom to a human and a dog

90 Followers  |  108 Following  |  21 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  1.4817

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Don’t give personal voter data to the Trump administration! The Trump administration released thousands of untrained, armed agents into Minnesota, creating a deadly crisis in Minneapolis—and now, it is trying to extort Minnesotan officials to end it.  Fo...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

28.01.2026 23:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:

24.01.2026 22:06 — 👍 1626    🔁 619    💬 70    📌 39
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With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️

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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

11.10.2025 23:44 — 👍 30280    🔁 10235    💬 681    📌 472
WHOA: Trump pulls INSANE stunt to bury Epstein files
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen WHOA: Trump pulls INSANE stunt to bury Epstein files

Watch the full interview with @repstansbury.bsky.social and subscribe to support independent media: youtu.be/6wnLcjuE0cc

12.10.2025 00:44 — 👍 447    🔁 114    💬 12    📌 5
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ESSEX DAY OF ACTION Hit the Doors in LIVINGSTON with SEN. MARK KELLY & GABBY GIFFORDS · NJ Victory 2025 Join the husband & wife team of US Senator from Arizona (& Essex County native) Mark Kelly, and former Congresswoman and gun safety champion Gabby Giffords to get out the vote for New Jersey Democrats...

I'm attending NJ Victory 2025's event, “ESSEX DAY OF ACTION Hit the Doors in LIVINGSTON with SEN. MARK KELLY & GABBY GIFFORDS” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/njvictory202...

09.10.2025 02:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@altnps.bsky.social I have a family member who is a fed employee & needs a consult with an employment lawyer about the reduction in workforce actions. they have until 4/30 to respond. They need some legal guidance - who is doing this kind of work?

10.04.2025 20:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Calling for Governor Murphy to Veto NJ Bill S3507/A4652 We ask you to sign this petition because "We the People" are standing for democracy.  If this bill is enacted into law it may silence our protests and our efforts to defend our Republic.   ...

Can you help me out by signing my petition? redwineblue.controlshift.app/petitions/ca...

28.03.2025 23:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
chart showing groups of opposition to Trump. Broad groups for lawsuits are Blue states, labour organisations, civil rights organisations, NGOs. Then there is a separate group for international rsponse and another one for non lawsuit response. A table of all actions is available here with any oppoistion highlighted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing (worksheet "Actions with links")

chart showing groups of opposition to Trump. Broad groups for lawsuits are Blue states, labour organisations, civil rights organisations, NGOs. Then there is a separate group for international rsponse and another one for non lawsuit response. A table of all actions is available here with any oppoistion highlighted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing (worksheet "Actions with links")

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?

I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.

I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

17.02.2025 18:42 — 👍 1428    🔁 799    💬 86    📌 89

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

04.02.2025 22:43 — 👍 43579    🔁 11086    💬 875    📌 910
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www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

04.02.2025 14:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

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The Backlash is Coming: A Key Moment in the Fight Against Authoritarianism There's an energy building against the authoritarians. We need to seize it.

open.substack.com/pub/jaredyat...

29.01.2025 02:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

What is up with Fetterman?!?!

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"It is more important now for us to fight back than ever."

Find the organizing that’s happening near you to prepare for Trump 2.0: indivisible.org/groups

25.11.2024 20:26 — 👍 347    🔁 97    💬 7    📌 5
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Some helpful tools for those who have to spend the holiday with Trump voting racist/bigoted family members (feeling blessed as my family is completely made up of “Libs”)

23.11.2024 20:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s my dogter’s birthday - she’s 7! Happy birthday to my sweet, soft pretty furbaby Roxy #softcoatedwheatenterrier

23.11.2024 03:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. The cruelty is the point.

20.11.2024 19:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We have two important asks of you today. 🧵

20.11.2024 14:07 — 👍 93    🔁 38    💬 14    📌 14

They take less than a minute each

20.11.2024 18:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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www.pregnanttogether.com/events/amira...

20.11.2024 01:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Therapy is such an echo chamber. Consider including a Nazi or two in your sessions to maintain some balance.

19.11.2024 15:26 — 👍 291    🔁 35    💬 7    📌 3
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A woodpecker was chilling in the bird buddy today

13.11.2024 03:34 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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