Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 2hFirst I didn't understand the Electoral College. Then I reached voting age and watched the person with the least votes win. More than once! Since then, abolishing the Electoral College has been a cherished dream. I hope I live to see it happen. 140
Reposted by Ms. AlexJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 5hKids way ahead of his time 2733281
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 6hPlus, I knew the telephone numbers of all my friends and family by memory. 030
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 6hGuess he can't help but fuck up the GOP's midterms prospects. Another jab to them every day. Everything he touches goes to shit. It's almost like he wants Democrats to win. 061
Reposted by Ms. AlexMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 9hThere's a reason Trump's FDA is pushing their review of the abortion pill into next year: The midterms. They don't want to tell women, before they vote in a few weeks, that they are about to lose their ability to obtain abortion medication. Vote blue, no matter who. www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/h...cnn.comFDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year | CNNThe Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion opponents hoping to s... 12394285
Reposted by Ms. AlexLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093491710517
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026She says "words matter" and "that's why it's important to read." I applaud her. I knew none of this, never having read "Uncle Tom's Cabin." My childhood memories of being called Uncle Tom by bullies don't hurt now. They've taken on a whole new light. 383
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026substack.com/@snyder/note... If you haven't read Snyder's "On Tyranny" yet, you're overdue. Good chance we'll see more "unthinkable" between now and the end of the year. Keep your head and read this book.substack.comTimothy Snyder (@snyder)A good time to remember lesson 18 of On Tyranny: Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such... 110
Reposted by Ms. AlexFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 5754981237
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Like Hasan, Bethea was from Roanoke VA. Curious, no? I am against the death penalty for anyone, under any circumstances. Staging a death penalty as a carnival spectacle exemplifies a level of depravity unworthy of the American project. 113
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I wonder if Little Marco perseveres in his depravity on the strength of innate immorality or if he is on some kind of drug. 000
Reposted by Ms. AlexMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026John & Sean Lennon. John would’ve been 86 today 💔 Sean is 51 today ♥️ 432328305
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026No surprise the first SecDef with a makeup studio in the Pentagon would also be the one to reinstitute public executions. 141
Reposted by Ms. AlexCindy Iritano @jaynesworld.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Happy 51st birthday to Sean Ono Lennon🌟🥳🎈🎉 #seanonolennon 1375
Reposted by Ms. AlexKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Happy birthday to the legendary John Lennon who would have been 86 today 😔🖤 29554143
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hmmmm.....the objectionable post that got me suspended from Bluesky was about being an eyewitness when guilty members of the regime are punished. Good thing no one from the Pentagon has a Bluesky account... 111
Reposted by Ms. AlexDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If Ryan Gosling was a swing dancer… 35768124
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The "after 9 pm" part is off--I've been a night owl my whole life--and I have never thrown a tantrum but the rest is right on the money. 120
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I know I'm stepping onto the Enemy's List by "liking" this post. I'm over 70 and all out of fucks to give. 030
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026substack.com/@contrarian/... Encouraging signs, even in Mississippi.substack.comThe Contrarian (@contrarian)Mississippi is not one of the states where Democrats typically anticipate House and Senate gains. However, Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom may be giving his Republican opponent a run for her... 000
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yes, I remember this. Great visual to help me explain to my younger friends the grief I'm feeling in 2026. Imagine how you will feel in 2078 if a MAGA candidate is living in the White House... 020
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On the surface, my respect and affinity for this woman may seem odd. But we are intellectual sisters: she listens closely and notices many of the same things I notice in current events. youtu.be/J5l3LWwkXKs?...youtu.beLet's talk about missing the point and Trump talking about Iran nuking San Diego or LA….YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch 121
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is why I urge people who ask "How did we end up here?" to read history. Learn who "we" are, what we have done (and not atoned for), study the skeletons in our closet. We are the product of our past. 081
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's exhausting, fascinating, and heartbreaking to observe how relatively smoothly a diabolical plan was first published, available for free to the entire country, and then implemented step by step. 141
Reposted by Ms. AlexJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.ms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 30033642047
Reposted by Ms. AlexThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.” 30084674031
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm gonna make some cookies to lift my spirits. Just back from the market where, despite being a profound introvert, I casually reminded the cashier,people behind me in line, & a couple of folks in the parking lot to be sure they're registered to vote. 4 of the 7 casually replied "I don't vote." 340
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've never understood what is accomplished by writing snarky, critical remarks about artists whose work you don't like. 010
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Like this (reference meme from earlier this week about skipping the square dancing in PE and learning something useful). 040
Reposted by Ms. AlexMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin. 63890372601
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026youtube.com/post/UgkxenC...youtube.comOctober 5, 2026 Last night, on October 4, U.S. Southern Command posted that it had struck another small boat in the Caribbean, killing another four people it...October 5, 2026 Last night, on October 4, U.S. Southern Command posted that it had struck another small boat in the Caribbean, killing another four people it... 120
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The loser’s coup steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-losers... "We know enough to prepare. We know enough to recognize the lie. We know enough to refuse participation in it. The test is coming. We have an obligation to meet it." Herein, a description of "the test." Long, compelling read.steveschmidt.substack.comThe loser’s coupPLUS: Join Jamie Davis, Louisiana Senate candidate, and me TODAY at 1:30 pm ET 110
Reposted by Ms. AlexThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today: 440113912499
Ms. Alex @xelamercedes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If I knew how to do this, the regime would not be the pain in my head and ass that it is. 110