Cait Alexis
@communicait.bsky.social
Virginia progressive activist and writer
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Mamdani is proof that the Abundance agenda has an inherent populist appeal: Make government more accessible and more efficient for the average person.
Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ
June 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mamdani is proof that the Abundance agenda has an inherent populist appeal: Make government more accessible and more efficient for the average person.
I'm old enough to remember when conservatives accused women of having babies solely to receive welfare benefits. They used fictional "welfare queens" to justify cutting benefits.
I wonder what the difference is...
I wonder what the difference is...
April 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm old enough to remember when conservatives accused women of having babies solely to receive welfare benefits. They used fictional "welfare queens" to justify cutting benefits.
I wonder what the difference is...
I wonder what the difference is...
Taking down names of right wing men currently arguing that a domestic partner initiating the process of filling for a protective order is enough reason to send a man to a torture camp for the rest of his life.
a man is writing in a notebook with a pen
ALT: a man is writing in a notebook with a pen
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April 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Taking down names of right wing men currently arguing that a domestic partner initiating the process of filling for a protective order is enough reason to send a man to a torture camp for the rest of his life.
Soooo when service workers give up looking for minimum wage jobs that don't pay for shit, "nObOdY wAnTs To WoRk AnYmOrE" but when factories in Ohio recruit immigrants to fill jobs, every right winger is suddenly in favor of workers' rights. Incredible.
April 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Soooo when service workers give up looking for minimum wage jobs that don't pay for shit, "nObOdY wAnTs To WoRk AnYmOrE" but when factories in Ohio recruit immigrants to fill jobs, every right winger is suddenly in favor of workers' rights. Incredible.
Very streamlined. Much efficiency. Wow.
April 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Very streamlined. Much efficiency. Wow.
It's as though MAGA is embracing a nationalist approach to the economy through hostile isolationism combined with the scapegoating of groups they perceive as insufficiently loyal to the county.
I wonder if that's ever been done before.
I wonder if that's ever been done before.
April 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It's as though MAGA is embracing a nationalist approach to the economy through hostile isolationism combined with the scapegoating of groups they perceive as insufficiently loyal to the county.
I wonder if that's ever been done before.
I wonder if that's ever been done before.
Maga is saying "well short term pain to ensure the prosperity of American workers is good, actually" and I want to scream WHERE WERE YOU WITH THIS ENERGY WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING TO RAISE WAGES FOR THE WORKING CLASS
April 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Maga is saying "well short term pain to ensure the prosperity of American workers is good, actually" and I want to scream WHERE WERE YOU WITH THIS ENERGY WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING TO RAISE WAGES FOR THE WORKING CLASS
Conservatives will claim to be the party fighting for men's rights and then turn around and tell educated white collar men that they need to be more miserable.
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Conservatives will claim to be the party fighting for men's rights and then turn around and tell educated white collar men that they need to be more miserable.
I feel like the key to the next chapter in the American political climate is going to be understanding why voters are willing to accept "you'll pay more in the short term but the long term gains will be worth it" when it comes to tariffs but not when it comes to raising the minimum wage.
April 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I feel like the key to the next chapter in the American political climate is going to be understanding why voters are willing to accept "you'll pay more in the short term but the long term gains will be worth it" when it comes to tariffs but not when it comes to raising the minimum wage.
2024: Conservatives blame immigrants - including legal visa holders - for the housing crisis, arguing that they were creating an untenable demand that was driving up costs.
2025: Trump imposes tariffs on construction materials, increasing housing costs.
It was always about xenophobia.
2025: Trump imposes tariffs on construction materials, increasing housing costs.
It was always about xenophobia.
April 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
2024: Conservatives blame immigrants - including legal visa holders - for the housing crisis, arguing that they were creating an untenable demand that was driving up costs.
2025: Trump imposes tariffs on construction materials, increasing housing costs.
It was always about xenophobia.
2025: Trump imposes tariffs on construction materials, increasing housing costs.
It was always about xenophobia.
Somewhere along the line, the Dems let Maga claim the mantle of being the party of the working class.
We MUST have the courage of our convictions.
newrepublic.com/article/1920...
We MUST have the courage of our convictions.
newrepublic.com/article/1920...
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again
Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Somewhere along the line, the Dems let Maga claim the mantle of being the party of the working class.
We MUST have the courage of our convictions.
newrepublic.com/article/1920...
We MUST have the courage of our convictions.
newrepublic.com/article/1920...
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I never want to hear a man claim that "false accusations ruin lives!" Ever again. Even corroborated, credible accusations don't do shit to keep these sleezefucks out of power.
Pete Hegseth - Yet another man accused of sexual assault ascends to a position of power #PeteHegsethSleazebag www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @msnbc
Opinion | Yet another man accused of sexual assault ascends to a position of power
Hegseth has tended to blame “left-wing media” for turning him into a victim of a “smear campaign” orchestrated by “anonymous sources.”
www.msnbc.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I never want to hear a man claim that "false accusations ruin lives!" Ever again. Even corroborated, credible accusations don't do shit to keep these sleezefucks out of power.
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Yet another "gender clinic whistleblower" account falls apart as soon as reporters talk to actual patients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...
‘A head scratcher’: Families push back against claim that Boston clinic for trans children is ‘reckless’ - The Boston Globe
Families who sought treatment for their children at the clinic shared their experiences with the Globe as a counterweight to what they regard as unfounded concerns about youth gender medicine.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Yet another "gender clinic whistleblower" account falls apart as soon as reporters talk to actual patients.
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...
I've had to seriously re-evaluate my own personal feelings when it comes to increasing housing stock.
Development should be done with sustainability and the community in mind, but more homes means more affordability. #YIMBY
Development should be done with sustainability and the community in mind, but more homes means more affordability. #YIMBY
Evidence has demonstrated this effect in numerous cities now.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
I understand why it sounds weird to say, 'building a bunch of fancy new townhouses and skyscrapers will make housing more affordable!' but it simply appears to be true.
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I've had to seriously re-evaluate my own personal feelings when it comes to increasing housing stock.
Development should be done with sustainability and the community in mind, but more homes means more affordability. #YIMBY
Development should be done with sustainability and the community in mind, but more homes means more affordability. #YIMBY
The pundit class has spent the past several weeks declaring that Dems lost because they're a bunch of finger-wagging rule-followers who are out of touch with the median voter.
Now they're clutching their pearls over Hunter's pardon because it violates some unwritten norms.
Die mad.
Now they're clutching their pearls over Hunter's pardon because it violates some unwritten norms.
Die mad.
December 2, 2024 at 2:37 PM
The pundit class has spent the past several weeks declaring that Dems lost because they're a bunch of finger-wagging rule-followers who are out of touch with the median voter.
Now they're clutching their pearls over Hunter's pardon because it violates some unwritten norms.
Die mad.
Now they're clutching their pearls over Hunter's pardon because it violates some unwritten norms.
Die mad.
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Internalize the fact that FDR was a master propagandist and budgeted messaging into every New Deal project. Despite how it should work, great things do not sell themselves.
December 1, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Internalize the fact that FDR was a master propagandist and budgeted messaging into every New Deal project. Despite how it should work, great things do not sell themselves.
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Reposted by Cait Alexis
the power of the new york times: you get to turn "people are mad at me online" into a major public policy issue just because you feel like it
Americans are losing the right to exercise state power to restrict the fundamental human rights of a tiny minority of marginalized people without being criticized for that online, and Jeremy Fucking Peters is on it.
November 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
the power of the new york times: you get to turn "people are mad at me online" into a major public policy issue just because you feel like it
Trans people just trying to live their lives are being doxxed and clinics that provide GAC are getting bomb threats but the true victims are the transphobes who are getting criticized on Xitter.
Americans are losing the right to exercise state power to restrict the fundamental human rights of a tiny minority of marginalized people without being criticized for that online, and Jeremy Fucking Peters is on it.
November 26, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Trans people just trying to live their lives are being doxxed and clinics that provide GAC are getting bomb threats but the true victims are the transphobes who are getting criticized on Xitter.
The only reason people think that "cancel culture" is something only the left does is because every single right winger who has been "cancelled" is given a platform in the right-wing mediasphere to caterwaul about it for the rest of their careers.
November 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM
The only reason people think that "cancel culture" is something only the left does is because every single right winger who has been "cancelled" is given a platform in the right-wing mediasphere to caterwaul about it for the rest of their careers.
Reminder that getting kicked off a platform for violating the TOS isn't "cancel culture."
November 22, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Reminder that getting kicked off a platform for violating the TOS isn't "cancel culture."