Alexandra Blackman

@AlexDBlackman

Currently , former CASA Egypt Fellow & Junior Fellow. Into Picasso, poetry, MENA politics, and Pittsburgh. Political liberal feminist.

Stanford, CA
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Joined July 2011
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  1. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    This video has no words. It is the most powerful argument against Trumpcare I've ever seen.

    312 replies 10,563 retweets 12,503 likes
  2. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Because if she doesn't risk her job to tell her boss to stop saying things that make her uncomfortable, she's cool with it, right Bill?

    Replying to @billoreilly
    The gist: if Comey was so disturbed by Trump's take on Flynn & didn't want to be alone w/ the Prez why did he continue private calls w/ him?
    809 replies 12,675 retweets 39,476 likes
  3. 7 hours ago

    James Comey and the Predator in Chief

  4. Retweeted
    Jun 8

    If Kasowitz's strategy is to make this a credibility contest between Donald Trump and James Comey, that would be ... let's say "unwise."

    239 replies 1,824 retweets 5,831 likes
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    Jun 8

    Women across the country roll their eyes.

    Blunt: If your boss put inappropriate pressure on you, why did you keep showing up to work?
    6 replies 237 retweets 432 likes
  6. Retweeted
    Jun 6

    The conclusion to Michael Lewis 2012 Princeton commencement is amazing. They should make seniors memorize it.

    43 replies 1,520 retweets 2,523 likes
  7. Jun 7

    The Mayors of Pittsburgh and Paris: We Have Our Own Climate Deal, via

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    Jun 6

    Weirdly, the Russia investigation — while clearly bad for Trump — is giving Senate Republicans cover for a fast-and-stealthy ACA repeal.

    179 replies 2,110 retweets 2,646 likes
  9. Retweeted
    Jun 5

    Ice-cream parlour in Baghdad bombed by ISIS, and rebuilt in 4 days, give out free ice-cream in memory of the dead

    38 replies 2,593 retweets 3,803 likes
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    Jun 2

    I'm for the 93 families every day that lose a loved one to gun violence. I'm fighting for you in Congress and I will not stop

    76 replies 603 retweets 2,837 likes
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    Jun 5
    Replying to

    7. Good reporting needs to be able to distinguish between Trump's Bannonist base (20-25% of the country) and all Trump voters (46%).

    91 replies 977 retweets 2,369 likes
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    Jun 2

    Thx - 78% of Af Americans live near a coal plant. A black child has 2x chance of getting asthma, 4x likely to die from asthma attack.

    Pulling out of the Paris Agreement would be a massive step back for racial justice, and an assault on communities of color across the U.S.
    46 replies 597 retweets 1,065 likes
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    Jun 2

    Make America Great Again, But, Failing That, At Least Piss Off Liberals Enough To Feel Good, Fleetingly. Hard to fit on a hat.

    462 replies 5,545 retweets 20,964 likes
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    Jun 2

    today! Join in the fight to end gun violence. More details at

    209 replies 2,143 retweets 12,821 likes
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    Jun 2

    Women are 16x more likely to be killed with guns in the U.S than in other developed countries. What will it take for us to act?

    148 replies 1,977 retweets 3,944 likes
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    Jun 2

    Really good point here about NAFTA v Paris

    1. I am going to try again to do numbered tweets and not screw it up. I think part of what we are seeing with Trump + is...
    26 replies 131 retweets 292 likes
  17. Retweeted
    Jun 2

    Something I wrote about conservatives and climate economics a while back seems relevant again

    41 replies 541 retweets 990 likes
  18. Retweeted
    Jun 1

    Pittsburgh Mayor on : "Tomorrow, I'll sign my own executive order and it will say we are going to follow our agreements with Paris."

    431 replies 7,900 retweets 20,085 likes
  19. Retweeted
    Jun 1

    Trump lost Pittsburgh. And he won in Paris, Maine; Paris, Tenn; Paris, Ark.; Paris, Idaho; Paris, Missouri; Paris, Penn.; Paris, Texas.

    120 replies 1,102 retweets 2,954 likes
  20. Retweeted
    Jun 1

    As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future.

    . "I was elected by voters of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I promised I wld exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve US interests"
    6,059 replies 132,884 retweets 279,068 likes

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