Ms. Alex
@xelamercedes.bsky.social
Writer/pianist. INTP. Old enough to have fucked up, learned my lesson, and then made the same mistake again. I long to read Tramp's obit. On Substack I write at "Everything and Nothing at All". Slava Ukraini.
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I feel sad when I see posts with a beautiful photo or an eloquent or passionate message and discover the user doesn't want to hear from me, has their DMs/Replies turned off.
Sad because I believe the world needs more connecting -- not disconnecting. And sad because we might have become friends.
Sad because I believe the world needs more connecting -- not disconnecting. And sad because we might have become friends.
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I checked older photos. She’s usually wearing one.
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I checked older photos. She’s usually wearing one.
My god.....djt swooning over Mamdani and now this?
I'm on the verge of giddy.
I'm on the verge of giddy.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress. Her last day in office will be January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My god.....djt swooning over Mamdani and now this?
I'm on the verge of giddy.
I'm on the verge of giddy.
Hours after Border Patrol swept through Charlotte, protesters filled uptown with courage, not fear. They marched peacefully, stood united, and refused to be intimidated.
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The MAGA/Republican shit show is careening off the rails this week.
I am LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY at this meeting! Republican campaign consultants built their entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani into the devil incarnate and the face of Democratic Party, then Trump slobbers all over him today in the Oval!
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The MAGA/Republican shit show is careening off the rails this week.
Maybe djt is drinking whatever MTG is drinking these days?
Trump just ended Elise Stefanik. I’m dying!!! I so wish I could see her face right now! (First time I’ve ever said that).
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Maybe djt is drinking whatever MTG is drinking these days?
Curiosity about the date that Jim Crow ended led down a rabbit hole to the timeline for women's rights. Good grief! Hadn't appreciated the slow crawl to win one right after another that men enjoyed by default.
Here's our progress so far:
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/wo...
Here's our progress so far:
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/wo...
Detailed Timeline - National Women's History Alliance
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Curiosity about the date that Jim Crow ended led down a rabbit hole to the timeline for women's rights. Good grief! Hadn't appreciated the slow crawl to win one right after another that men enjoyed by default.
Here's our progress so far:
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/wo...
Here's our progress so far:
nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/wo...
Believe your eyes and your gut, patriots.
Yes, we're seeing a deluge of unprecedented, hard-to-believe travesties emanating from the highest offices
but
don't be stunned into silence or inactivity.
It is as bad as it seems. Stay alert. Stay engaged. #resistance
Yes, we're seeing a deluge of unprecedented, hard-to-believe travesties emanating from the highest offices
but
don't be stunned into silence or inactivity.
It is as bad as it seems. Stay alert. Stay engaged. #resistance
Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says
The late sex offender's convicted co-conspirator has been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Believe your eyes and your gut, patriots.
Yes, we're seeing a deluge of unprecedented, hard-to-believe travesties emanating from the highest offices
but
don't be stunned into silence or inactivity.
It is as bad as it seems. Stay alert. Stay engaged. #resistance
Yes, we're seeing a deluge of unprecedented, hard-to-believe travesties emanating from the highest offices
but
don't be stunned into silence or inactivity.
It is as bad as it seems. Stay alert. Stay engaged. #resistance
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“His lawyers think he has a strong case for release,” Father Brost told the Arlington Heights Village Board. “But it takes time for the judicial system to catch up with a rogue police force, which is what ICE is…”
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
Following Emotional Testimony, Village Board Unanimously Pursues Anti-ICE Ordinance - Journal & Topics Media Group
Like many in Arlington Heights, Father Corey Brost, a member of the clergy at St. Viator, has had someone he knows taken into custody by federal immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agents.
www.journal-topics.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“His lawyers think he has a strong case for release,” Father Brost told the Arlington Heights Village Board. “But it takes time for the judicial system to catch up with a rogue police force, which is what ICE is…”
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
I just saw the video by former military members of Congress that triggered the head of the regime and provoked his treasonous tweet.
Wow!
Yes!
More and, please, nonstop from this point on.
Wow!
Yes!
More and, please, nonstop from this point on.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I just saw the video by former military members of Congress that triggered the head of the regime and provoked his treasonous tweet.
Wow!
Yes!
More and, please, nonstop from this point on.
Wow!
Yes!
More and, please, nonstop from this point on.
Look at this!
The folks with power and status and platforms are speaking out! They are joining the #resistance with unequivocal allegiance to democracy.
I'm thrilled.
The folks with power and status and platforms are speaking out! They are joining the #resistance with unequivocal allegiance to democracy.
I'm thrilled.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Look at this!
The folks with power and status and platforms are speaking out! They are joining the #resistance with unequivocal allegiance to democracy.
I'm thrilled.
The folks with power and status and platforms are speaking out! They are joining the #resistance with unequivocal allegiance to democracy.
I'm thrilled.
Wouldn't that be great? Wouldn't that boost morale within the #resistance? Wouldn't that be a sign that our "leaders" are at last beginning to understand what kind of fight we're in and that they know how to fight?
Those six brave Democrats...and OTHERS...should IMMEDIATELY create and release ANOTHER video message to our military men and women...and point out how bat shit crazy Donald Trump's response to it was, and why that confirms the necessity of their first video message.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wouldn't that be great? Wouldn't that boost morale within the #resistance? Wouldn't that be a sign that our "leaders" are at last beginning to understand what kind of fight we're in and that they know how to fight?
So good, I had to watch and listen twice. We may get out of this mess without the whole country burning down.
youtu.be/ExamUz0qfDE?...
youtu.be/ExamUz0qfDE?...
Let's talk about Trump, polls, ducks, and albatrosses....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So good, I had to watch and listen twice. We may get out of this mess without the whole country burning down.
youtu.be/ExamUz0qfDE?...
youtu.be/ExamUz0qfDE?...
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Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
How come the overwhelming majority of voices in my feeds understand this but our "leaders" do not?
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How come the overwhelming majority of voices in my feeds understand this but our "leaders" do not?
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
First: the question is ridiculous and a waste of time
Second: the answer is ridiculous and a waste of time
Someone is a couple hours into their second job of the day, trying to keep a roof over their head & these people will collect twice the pay for this BS.
American privilege is off the charts.
Second: the answer is ridiculous and a waste of time
Someone is a couple hours into their second job of the day, trying to keep a roof over their head & these people will collect twice the pay for this BS.
American privilege is off the charts.
An important part of the job for any WH Press Secretary is to clean up remarks made by the president or offer explanation/context or apology when warranted. But Leavitt never does that. She always crafts a response that makes it even worse by adding her own toxic twist.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
First: the question is ridiculous and a waste of time
Second: the answer is ridiculous and a waste of time
Someone is a couple hours into their second job of the day, trying to keep a roof over their head & these people will collect twice the pay for this BS.
American privilege is off the charts.
Second: the answer is ridiculous and a waste of time
Someone is a couple hours into their second job of the day, trying to keep a roof over their head & these people will collect twice the pay for this BS.
American privilege is off the charts.
I know: we already know he's losing it. I'm reposting just as a marker on my on Bluesky timeline.
Um. Did he forget what happened? The dementia is really, really bad.
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I know: we already know he's losing it. I'm reposting just as a marker on my on Bluesky timeline.
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These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
Yeah, I was just talking about forgiveness and forgetting earlier this week in my Substack blog:
open.substack.com/pub/alexmerc...
open.substack.com/pub/alexmerc...
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yeah, I was just talking about forgiveness and forgetting earlier this week in my Substack blog:
open.substack.com/pub/alexmerc...
open.substack.com/pub/alexmerc...
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Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?