Brigid Alverson
@brigidalverson.bsky.social
Comics journalist, library fan, ally. I vote. Support trans youth! All opinions are my own. Pronouns: She/her.
Democrats should say, "One big difference between my opponent and me is I'm against abusing a GOP Senator's daughter and grandchild.
🗽LOLGOP🗽@thefarce.org · 5h agoJOHNSON SHRUGS AT ABUSE OF GOP SENATOR’S DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD Speaker brushes off gun-to-head charges as 'domestic events' leading the day at newsfor38yearolds.com
Hi everyone! Hope you like my review of Witch Hat Atelier: the Grimoire Edition 💙
Brigid Alverson@brigidalverson.bsky.social · yesterdayToday at Good Comics for Kids, @libraryladynyc.bsky.social checks out the deluxe Grimoire Edition of the Witch Hat Atelier manga from @kodansha.us: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/04/w...
This is - seriously - both an entertaining fantasy manga and a chilling warning about the dangers of compound interest. Highly recommend!
Seven Seas Entertainment@sevenseasentertainment.com · 22h agoMAGIC REPO MAN: DUMPED BY MY PARTY, I’LL CASH IN WITH A CUTE SUPPORT FAIRY TO BECOME THE STRONGEST! Vol. 1 A manga that proves everything comes with strings—even magic. And don’t miss the upcoming anime! Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/magic-...
The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
What does “fighting Donald Trump” mean? For some Congressional Democrats, it appears to mean something that happens after this November’s election. Until then, don’t rock the boat — certainly not on appropriations. @brianbeutler.bsky.social disapproves. www.offmessage.net/p/senate-dem...
Senate Democrats Dodge Last Pre-Election Opportunity To Fight Trump
They won't take a big stand to protect the election, or resist Trump's broader lawlessness, before the midterms.
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I was appalled (though not surprised) when I learned Sunday that Senate Dems intend to help Republicans fund the government through the election, with one minimal concession that has nothing to do with election subversion or ongoing Trump theft of federal dollars from blue states. And I remain so.
Senate Democrats Dodge Last Pre-Election Opportunity To Fight Trump
They won't take a big stand to protect the election, or resist Trump's broader lawlessness, before the midterms.
offmessage.net
"Today's vote to advance Todd Blanche is a slap in the face to the rule of law ... the senators with concerns about the slush fund & the Epstein files asked for a legally binding commitment & settled for a pinky promise." Our full @democracydefendersaction.org statement👇 -TN
Judiciary Committee Vote Advancing Blanche’s Nomination Is Deeply Troubling for Rule of Law | Democracy Defenders Action
Following is a statement from Amb. Norm Eisen (ret.), on the Judiciary Committee’s vote today advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination to attorney general.
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This is what happened, no matter what kind of "balance" David Ellison claimed to promote in his @nytimes.com op ed today.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayYep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
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"we have no alternative" says idiot who hasn't read the constitution
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃
Ed Anger is evergreen. But also, whenever you hear about a poll that seems to summarize people's attitudes on some issue, think about how the questions were written - some aren't too far off from this one!
Today at Good Comics for Kids, @libraryladynyc.bsky.social checks out the deluxe Grimoire Edition of the Witch Hat Atelier manga from @kodansha.us: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/08/04/w...
Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition, vol. 1 | Review
This special edition features the first three volumes of the popular series, as well as artwork and an interview with the mangaka.
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In honour of #InternationalOwlDay. (It may be a bit niche [or maybe not, seeing the popularity of #TheOdyssey], but it's my favourite of any memes I've made.)
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
i think the party of sick freaks who want to inspect kid's private parts should be branded as such
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley proposed the “Freedom to Move Act” which would dedicate billions in federal grants over 5yrs to help eliminate transit fares nationwide, pointing to the success of free bus pilots in Boston and with other MA regional transit authorities
It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"
On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
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Margaret Sullivan pens a scathing fare-thee-well to former @washingtonpost.com opinion editor Adam O'Neal, who stepped down last week after spending a year destroying what was once a well respected opinion section: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/fare-thee-...
Fare thee well, Adam O'Neal
At the command of Jeff Bezos, he wrecked the Washington Post opinion section but at least he's out
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The @washingtonpost.com has been publishing some BAD opinion takes lately. Check out @parkermolloy.com on one particularly egregious example: www.readtpa.com/p/imagining-...
Imagining a Guy: Names Edition
The Post found a progressive who doesn’t exist and caught her betraying a belief she doesn’t hold.
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"Why are all the kids we're recruiting open Nazis at the GOP, it's a big mystery, now let's cheer on Tommy Tuberville as he says he'll sell migrant children for organs and celebrate our moist leader who says Black people eat pets."
Here is our full list of all 145 sex pests and sexual predators from ICE and Customs & Border Protection in a single image. The entries outlined in red indicate entries involving alleged sex crimes against children.
this issue was just in front of the Supreme Court, and the case was the state of West Virginia against a middle school girl. which side sounds braver to you?
It’s so funny when people are like “sure you’re an abolitionist now but wait until you’re the victim of a property crime.” Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.
can we sometimes be asking "what qualifies this guy to speak on this subject?" or has that ship sailed
Also 5-7 million people have lost health care…. USAID getting dodged killed kids… our bombs are dropping on kids in Gaza and Iran and Lebanon… and on and on… the worst kind of gaslighting
