Alicia Abbott

If voting isn’t something your crew does consistently, tell them why it’s important to you.

I texted my friends in Chicagoland to remind them about their important primary next week.

I told them why it’s important to me, in red ID, that they vote in their primary.

All of them had not planned to, but love me & have a plan now.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS THAT IT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT THEY VOTE.

Things will get even dumber

Idaho is latest red state to reject DOJ voter roll grab The refusal places Idaho alongside a growing number of red states pushing back against the department’s campaign.

Idaho — a deeply Republican state — has become the latest to refuse the Trump Justice Department’s demand for unredacted statewide voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Candidates don’t personally knock thousands of doors every year. People like me do that.

This stance is going to reduce voter turnout. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Both parties supporting broadly unpopular stances is a HUGE reason why people don’t vote altogether. They stay home. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Trump replacing Noem as Homeland Security secretary President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

President Donald Trump says he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
https://to.pbs.org/4aV1l68

Justice Department rescinds Biden-era ‘no-knock’ warrant policy Policy launched after the police killing of Breonna Taylor restricted when law enforcement could burst into a home without knocking.

“Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded the Biden Justice Department’s policy that tightly restricted when law enforcement agents executing a search could take the exceptional step of bursting into a home without knocking first.”

Two things I live by.

If they aren’t going to knock doors, they aren’t going to win in Idaho. Save your emotional energy.

If they’re inviting White Christian Nationalists to say NEW 🐎💩 on their platform, they are not helping us defeat WCN, they are helping WCN reach new people. #idpol #idleg

The casino-fication of war On February 28, the United States and Israel began major combat operations in Iran.

1. The Iran War has already claimed the lives of 6 U.S. soldiers, hundreds of Iranians, and dozens of people in neighboring countries.

For others, it's been a money-making opportunity.

Our taxes

Our taxes are paying for this instead of healthcare.

A primer on this worldview: www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/eva...

😂 This was already put on my agenda. Let me see what I can accomplish this week. I too am dying to read these transcripts.

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🧵 this list of ID leg priorities. Do they spend any time doing actual work for us, or are their days consumed with more ways to endanger us and take away rights?

At your service, fellow Idaho kids.

I found out 45 minutes ago and I’m still laughing.

Just found out that disgraced former legislator turned IFF 501(c)3 lobbyist Ron Nate did in fact fire Dave Reilly after @theidaho97.bsky.social did this on January 22, 2024. 😂 #idpol

Sending my love and a hug.

American politicians—of both parties—attack a vulnerable community, and when people stand up to defend that community, both parties accuse them of practicing “identity politics.” No shit. YOU made identity an issue, assholes.

I think you’re onto something.

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Poster which shows color photo scene of moving, a room with boxes and clothes sitting on the floor, a chair, and the end of a bed (white rails forming a headrest and a mattress with a red cover). The text of the poster is: "Impact (small logo top left)," "According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election." "The mass relocations in 2025 due to safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws nd policies have largely impacted conservative states across the country."

www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...

About a quarter of all trans people in this country have moved states in possibly the largest internal migration of a particular minority group since the great migration. This is a full blown crisis.

Trump’s new surgeon general pick wants to “raise the vibration of humanity” “The future of medicine will be about light," said Casey Means. "I don’t exactly know how.”

The background on Casey Means—Trump’s surgeon general pick, who is testifying before the Senate this morning—and her quest to “raise the vibration of humanity”.

It’s made me so happy for the last 24 hours.

TikTok and instagram is full of NYC snow removal gratitude content. I didn’t even put that on the list, but it’s definitely part of the goodness.

Academia is annoying AF to the GOP because it destroys all of their evil plans. It’s not just about controlling dumb laborers, it’s about making sure science doesn’t bring us together over a common cause.

Protect researchers. Protect Zohran and the people implementing good science.

CHEERS!

Because the lead investigator of a project I work on researched the effect of giving civil service jobs to vulnerable people in the Middle East in an effort to prevent adherence to terrorist groups.

And it works.

They were kids then, but they’re public service adults now who didn’t get sucked in.

Why does it matter?

Policy programming like this builds a sense of love for community. BECAUSE OF THE MUTUAL GRATITUDE. It’s hard to commit crimes or act out in violence when you love your community.

Snow removal and long term violence prevention. Wrapped up in one bow.

How do I know about this?

- Made NYC walkable in 24 hours
- This made pedestrians REALLY happy
- New Yorkers shared their gratitude with snow shovelers which boosted their morale
- People struggling with work got temp jobs & stress relief
- NYC’s sense of community pride is noticeable
- New Yorkers feel taken care of

Zohran’s snow shoveling program?

Deeply rooted in the outcomes of SOCIOLOGY research and it wasn’t just about snow removal.

Clocked it immediately. This man is smart or has the smartest people working for him.

By giving folks walk up jobs to remove snow here’s the snowball of things Zohran did: