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Alex Welch

@awelch744.bsky.social

Beagle owner, Double Wahoo (MA, Ph.D), LOTR fan, teacher of politics for a living, lover of summer and swimming. "Light endures and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee."- Celebrimbor

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Gotta say, losing to Duke tonight hurt worse than the Eagles losing the Super Bowl to KC a few years ago. Why? B/c UVA had a legitimate chance to win an ACC title, and I don't know if they ever will again. And, I hate Duke way more than I hate the Chiefs.

07.12.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a sense of fatalism that comes with being a UVA football fan. This one time, I allowed myself to believe, and of course they blew it.
Oh well, I guess they'll have the Pop Tarts Bowl or whatever shitty bowl game they get sent to.

07.12.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Duck Fuke.

07.12.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#NeverOhioState

07.12.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not sure the Cardiac Cavs are good for my mental or physical health... #GoHoos #Wahoowa

07.12.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, this makes one thing crystal clear: I hope Virginia Democrats gerrymander the shit out of this state. I can't wait to vote John McGuire out of office.

05.12.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
05.12.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Trump Voter Feels Betrayed after Reading 800 Pages of Queer Feminist Theory."
theonion.com/trump-voter-...

04.12.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018.

U.K. sanctions Russia’s GRU intelligence agency over a 2018 nerve agent attack that Britain says was ordered by Putin.

04.12.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

In WHITE FLIGHT, I detailed how segregationists moved from the overt racism of the KKK to subtler and stronger forms of discrimination rooted in a language of race-neutral rights … and then MAGA just picked up the tiki torch and lit a cross again.

04.12.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 645    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2
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This is the only good thing to come out of Pete Hegseth's Chernobyl-level disaster of a term as Secretary of Defense. Well done, Weekly World News.

01.12.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Cabinet is a mix of sycophants, conspiracy theorists, morons, and cowards completely unfit to serve.

01.12.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Marco Rubio has been a terribly disappointing Secretary of State who knows better, but has become a soulless shell of himself because of his greed and lust for power.
At least in his first term. Trump was actually surrounded by some competent advisors who would stand up to him when necessary.

01.12.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At least 5 of his Cabinet members (Hegseth, RFK, Noem, Bondi, and McMahon) all have cases to be considered the worst Cabinet Secretary in History. All of them are the worst in their various departments. I'd put Hegseth and RFK as the two worst ever, which one is worst depends on the day.

01.12.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Almost a year into Trump's 2nd term and I came honestly say, it has been even worse than I expected, and I had the lowest possible expectations. There is not one Cabinet member who has been a pleasant surprise- at best, they have been invisible doormat, like Doug Burgum.

01.12.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: β€˜This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not

30.11.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3385    πŸ” 1229    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 140
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Mood right now.
#UVA #Wahoowa #Eagles

30.11.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Halfway through S4 of my Stranger Things re-binge and I still think "Dear Billy" is the best episode of the series, and Sadie Sink deserved an Emmy nomination for that episode.

29.11.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:

29.11.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7948    πŸ” 2100    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 35

This would be a clear war crime even against combatants in a declared war. Even at the platoon level, something even Hegseth could understand.

28.11.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

The football gods are not looking kindly upon me this week.
For the love of God, UVA, beat Tech tomorrow...

28.11.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Game Over.

28.11.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The president and the speaker are scrambling to promote a candidate in a gerrymandered Tennessee district Trump won by 22 points last year.

That’s the smell of panic in the air.

28.11.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1661    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14
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Every time Marco Rubio opens his mouth or Tweets something, I feel more and more ashamed of supporting and believing in him in 2016.

28.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He is responsible for the deaths of countless American citizens, and will now be pardoned by Donald Trump.

Don’t tell me Donald Trump is killing people in boats in the Caribbean to stop drug trafficking.

28.11.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 788    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6

Meanwhile, we are deporting numerous innocent people and gunning down people on boats for supposedly trafficking drugs.

28.11.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing what happens when you throw it more than 2 yards.

28.11.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is just gutter racism

28.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18494    πŸ” 3644    πŸ’¬ 832    πŸ“Œ 239

Whatever they are paying Vic Fangio, double it. He is single-handedly saving this season for the Eagles.

28.11.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Classic nativist demagoguery... which has never led to a positive outcome in American history. The "Haitians eating dogs" story was not some funny nonsense, it was a clear warning of what was to come.

28.11.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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