Alex B
@alexdesignsit.bsky.social
she/hers • queer • disabled • graphic design & illustration
EDS • Small Fiber Neuropathy • ADHD
a salty wet bag of molecules and electrical impulses
EDS • Small Fiber Neuropathy • ADHD
a salty wet bag of molecules and electrical impulses
Reposted by Alex B
This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
Reposted by Alex B
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
What a weird fucking week and it’s only Tuesday.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
What a weird fucking week and it’s only Tuesday.
In the Tim horton’s drive through and the asshole in the pickup truck behind me starts yelling “MAAM TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT. *grumble grumble* liberal piece of shit *grumble* TRUMP 2028!”
Presumably he’s mad at the continued presence of my Harris/Walz bumper sticker
Presumably he’s mad at the continued presence of my Harris/Walz bumper sticker
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In the Tim horton’s drive through and the asshole in the pickup truck behind me starts yelling “MAAM TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT. *grumble grumble* liberal piece of shit *grumble* TRUMP 2028!”
Presumably he’s mad at the continued presence of my Harris/Walz bumper sticker
Presumably he’s mad at the continued presence of my Harris/Walz bumper sticker
Reposted by Alex B
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
Reposted by Alex B
Reposted by Alex B
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
Reposted by Alex B
Really appreciating having a couple of days off to just exist
January 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Really appreciating having a couple of days off to just exist
So is little Marco now also running Venezuela, in addition his other eight jobs?
These chucklefucks can’t even run one country and now they gonna try to run two?!
These chucklefucks can’t even run one country and now they gonna try to run two?!
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
So is little Marco now also running Venezuela, in addition his other eight jobs?
These chucklefucks can’t even run one country and now they gonna try to run two?!
These chucklefucks can’t even run one country and now they gonna try to run two?!
Reposted by Alex B
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
Reposted by Alex B
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
Reposted by Alex B
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
Reposted by Alex B
Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Now that they’ve started a war I’ve completely forgotten that they’re pedophiles.
Reposted by Alex B
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
Reposted by Alex B
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Reposted by Alex B
Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Reposted by Alex B
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
Reposted by Alex B
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
Reposted by Alex B
Dear Democratic Party,
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Dear Democratic Party,
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Please copy what Mamdani is doing.
Signed Everyone
Reposted by Alex B
Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
Reposted by Alex B
"The president of the United States is a pedophile who can't stop bleeding" sounds like something you'd tell your kid to keep them away if you lived on the border
January 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"The president of the United States is a pedophile who can't stop bleeding" sounds like something you'd tell your kid to keep them away if you lived on the border
Reposted by Alex B
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Psyche just got stuck in the lamp.
And to escape, she burst through the lampshade.
And to escape, she burst through the lampshade.
January 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Psyche just got stuck in the lamp.
And to escape, she burst through the lampshade.
And to escape, she burst through the lampshade.
Reposted by Alex B
I really don’t have any goals for 2026 except to get through it and that’s ok.
New Years can be hard when you’re chronically ill
People are setting goals for the upcoming year… and many of us can’t participate
Our goal is to survive & lessen suffering
If all you did in 2025 was survive, that’s ok
It’s ok if that’s your goal for 2026 too
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
People are setting goals for the upcoming year… and many of us can’t participate
Our goal is to survive & lessen suffering
If all you did in 2025 was survive, that’s ok
It’s ok if that’s your goal for 2026 too
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
January 1, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I really don’t have any goals for 2026 except to get through it and that’s ok.