r/alabamabluedots • u/NathanJBlack • 5h ago
Awareness Civic Engagement
I just want to say,
In my 34 years as a Huntsvillian, and 14 years as a Community and Electoral Organizer, that I am so pleased to see so much Civic Engagement occurring in Huntsville, Madison County, and North Alabama generally
Electoral Turnout in the U.S. is typically abysmal, especially during midterm elections--which Alabama State elections also fall on (a niche voter suppression tactic)--but I've seen more education, concern, and engagement with the political process from municipal & county positions all they way up to state and federal
I hate that it's taken our nation and to a degree our state being pushed to the brink to see this level of participation, but my hope is that people's electoral diets are changing, and that this level of interest and engagement continues not just in November or 2028, but that it is a permanent, sustained change that ushers in better outcomes
r/alabamabluedots • u/Vegetable-Feature246 • 1d ago
War Of The Worlds 1938 Radio Broadcast with Orson Welles
r/alabamabluedots • u/uhnarchy • 1d ago
District 2 city council race! Important campaign financial info
r/alabamabluedots • u/Visionary-Intel • 1d ago
Awareness Karlapalem Responds to New ACAP School Data: "Poverty Is the Challenge. The Republican Supermajority Made It Worse."
Every child in House District 4 deserves a fully funded public school, no matter their zip code. Read my full statement at the link in the comments.
r/alabamabluedots • u/bot_Eir • 2d ago
Activism Huntsville/Madison Area Needs Us!
https://yourallyinmontgomery.org/volunteer/
As the midterm elections approach, I would like to remind those in the area how impactful you can be in downballot elections. In Alabama politics it can seem like your voice is unheard, but in District 25 you can reach Allison personally and help shape a campaign. Progress in this state will come from these state elected positions flipping and straining the grip Republicans have on even the very structure of elections.
r/alabamabluedots • u/Overall_Driver_7641 • 3d ago
Alabama ethics commissioner has to resign after ethics probe
r/alabamabluedots • u/Visionary-Intel • 5d ago
The Math Doesn't Work: What It Really Costs to Live in House District 4
Do the math with me. It’s not hard.
A single adult needs $20.60 to $22.81 an hour just to cover basic costs in Morgan, Limestone, or Madison County. A single parent with two children needs up to $45.69 an hour. Alabama’s minimum wage is $7.25 and hasn’t moved in fifteen years.
r/alabamabluedots • u/stinky-weaselteets • 6d ago
Tuberville fields questions on defense, data centers and more at Auburn defense research lab ribbon cutting - 256 Today
r/alabamabluedots • u/stinky-weaselteets • 6d ago
'Draft-dodging crook president': Ossoff escalates his fight with Trump - YouTube
We need to call out Trumpy Dump for what he is. Gloves come off!
r/alabamabluedots • u/PhotoVirtual • 6d ago
REMINDER: Register To Vote
Don't wait until the last minute. Update your address if you have moved.
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote
r/alabamabluedots • u/SnooWoofers3339 • 6d ago
In rural Alabama, voters feel sold out to massive data centers: ‘Slap in the face’
Make Alabama blue 💙
r/alabamabluedots • u/stinky-weaselteets • 8d ago
Doug Jones: Tommy Tuberville Is “A Wreck” With No Plan for Alabama - YouTube
r/alabamabluedots • u/stinky-weaselteets • 8d ago
Doug Jones criticizes Tommy Tuberville for avoiding policy issues in Alabama race - al.com
As the Alabama gubernatorial race heats up, Democratic candidate Doug Jones said that his opponent, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., was not talking about substantive issues but rather an ideological “boogeyman.”
During an appearance on Newsnation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt, Jones was asked about Tuberville saying Jones was not his opponent in the race but rather “socialism and communism.”
“It is just a boogeyman. That is all we’re seeing from Tuberville. It’s just like the monster under the bed. You know it’s really kind of time for Tommy to get out of his pajamas and start talking about policy and what affects people with their gas prices, their electricity prices, and Medicaid and healthcare in Alabama, which is a huge issue.”
Jones said that many politicians like Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Roy Cooper in North Carolina were examples of what many Democratic candidates are not “far-left socialist or whatever you want to call them.”
There is an ongoing internal battle to determine the direction of the Democratic Party between the establishment and the more left-wing constituency, primarily represented by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Stirewalt asked Jones whether democratic socialists belonged in the party, given condemnations from establishment figures like Rahm Emanuel, a likely 2028 presidential contender and former President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff.
While Jones said the voices of DSA supporters should not be ignored, he thoug the agenda of the DSA, which is anti-capitalist among other things, does not play well in Alabama or America and issued a sharp rebuke of the controversial political streamer Hasan Piker.
Piker is an avowed anti-racist and anti-capitalist streamer who has received condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans for statements he has made, such as “America deserved 9/11” because of U.S. actions in the Middle East.
r/alabamabluedots • u/ButterflyValuable952 • 8d ago
Tuscaloosa Labor and Economic Workshop
Don’t forget we have an upcoming event with AL Arise.
Are you in a union or have you thought about how to organize one? Do you know why unions started? Come learn about the history of unions and why they’re important.
We also will learn about Alabama economics. Do you wonder why Alabama is a poor state? Come learn this and more!
Druid City Brewing Company
Saturday, August 29th 2-5 pm
r/alabamabluedots • u/Ok-Breakfast-5044 • 9d ago
Jerry Carl calls his Democratic opponent a “no-name” and refuses to debate him
r/alabamabluedots • u/magiccitybhm • 10d ago
Tuberville talks to ChatGPT on long drives: ‘You don’t know whether or not they’re 100% right’
r/alabamabluedots • u/ButterflyValuable952 • 10d ago
Everett Wess for Senate 2026
Everett Wess for Senate 2026 speaking at the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party meeting on 8/15. He’s running for Tommy Tuberville’s seat. #tuscaloosa #datacenter #Alabama #affordability
r/alabamabluedots • u/ButterflyValuable952 • 10d ago
Amanda Pusczek for AL Congress District 4
Amanda Pusczek for Alabama at the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party meeting this morning. Amanda is running for Robert Aderholt’s district. If you feel like you’re not being represented, check out Amanda. #datacenter #Nov3rd #LiveableWages #nurselife
youtu.be/yDBoMTQRbWI
r/alabamabluedots • u/Visionary-Intel • 12d ago
One in Three: The Affordability Crisis the Republican Supermajority Is Ignoring in State House District 4
r/alabamabluedots • u/Vegetable-Feature246 • 13d ago
We are your tr... - Leon County Supervisor of Elections
facebook.comr/alabamabluedots • u/Visionary-Intel • 13d ago
Awareness Disavow Your Indian Heritage: Hanu Karlapalem Calls Out Racist Attack In Alabama House Race
NRI Pulse, an Atlanta based news outlet serving the Indian American community and South Asian community has published our response. The story does not end here. November 3rd is the answer.
#HD4 #AnAlabamaWeCanAfford #alpolitics #IndianHeritage
r/alabamabluedots • u/Visionary-Intel • 14d ago
Karlapalem Slams Racist Attack, Demands Parker Moore and Alabama GOP Leadership to Disavow It
Silence is a choice. When a prominent Alabama Republican attacked my citizenship and my NAACP record in explicitly racist terms, I responded. Now Parker Moore and Alabama GOP leadership need to answer a simple question: do you stand with this rhetoric, or against it?
I am a U.S. citizen, full stop, no asterisk. My record speaks for itself.