Alabama Democrats stood up and called out a calendar with zero minority‑sponsored bills. They made the case clearly and publicly.
But supermajorities don’t share power.
The calendar passed anyway.
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Alabama’s CHOOSE Act is set to become universal next year when income caps expire.
Lawmakers are already worried about the cost.
Most recipients weren’t even in public school to begin with.
This was sold as helping poor kids. In practice, it’s subsidizing families who already had ALL the options.
Civilian–military education exists for a reason. Leaders learn from each other.
Hegseth using access to education as leverage in a culture war shows he doesn't understand how leadership, readiness, and confidence are built.
Our military leaders can't handle ideas? Really?
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Alabama’s energy debate keeps circling the same question:
Who actually has power and who pays the price?
A new “Secretary of Energy” sounds bold, but without stronger accountability to voters, restructuring risks changing everything except the bills.
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Disabled American Veterans is warning Congress that siphoning resources from the VA into private care risks hollowing out the system itself.
When decline is manufactured, it’s later used as justification.
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Most Americans say health care costs are their top concern, and many expect affordability to get worse.
Medicaid cuts and expiring ACA tax credits have already driven premiums higher for millions.
Context matters.
Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union, Pew Research shows:
• Most Americans view the economy negatively
• Health care costs are the top concern
• Majorities oppose tariff increases and support health coverage guarantees
Important context going into the speech.
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The Working Class Project has spent the past year talking directly with working-class Americans.
Their finding ahead of the State of the Union:
People feel frustrated, anxious, and financially strained and increasingly disconnected from claims that the economy is “solved.”
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Workers died in a confined-space sewer accident in Mobile.
OSHA found basic safety failures.
This happened as workplace safety enforcement has declined nationwide.
You can’t prove causation in every case.
But regulation isn’t abstract. It shapes the environment workers are asked to survive in.
Some of the comments on my facebook post are hilarious. Let's bring back DDT! Why not?
But moving backward doesn’t mean the lights stay on forever either.
Reliability requires foresight.
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Sen. Katie Britt is praising TVA for keeping coal plants running longer.
At the same time, Alabama just gave up the ability to set stronger environmental standards than the federal government which is now rolling protections back.
Going green doesn’t mean the lights go out.
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And anybody in Alabama knew this was coming. We have experience with it. Require voter ID and then close DMVs in the Black Belt.
It is the same crap, different day.
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The SAVE Act in action.
First you raise the requirements.
Then you quietly remove the places people use to meet them.
Then you blame individuals for “not complying.”
That’s not election integrity.
That’s managed exclusion.
And started rolling back decades of clean air protections.
So we tied our hands.
To a gutted EPA.
On purpose.
How does that protect Alabama?
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If "states' rights" means anything, shouldn't Alabama be able to protect our own water and air better than the federal government requires?
Because we just passed a law saying we can't.
And we did it the same week Trump's EPA said climate pollution doesn't count as pollution anymore. 🧵
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The VA paused a new disability rule this week after veterans pushed back.
The VA exists to care for veterans.
When rules with real consequences are rolled out quietly and reversed only after backlash, it shows why public oversight still matters, even for institutions meant to help us.
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This week we saw two things at once:
✔️ A ribbon cutting celebrating veterans
✔️ Growing concern about VA disability rule changes that could add barriers and uncertainty
Both can be true.
The question is whether support for veterans shows up not just in ceremonies but in good policy.
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Lawmaking isn’t a vibes exercise. Every bill costs time, money, and attention.
Passing laws “just in case” something imaginary exists is how real issues get ignored.
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I walk through what’s happening, why it matters, and how to talk about it in real conversations.
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the noise, I hope this helps.
Email UnmuteAlabama@gmail.com to join a growing group of grassroots messengers!
