Elena in Alexandria
@elenah.bsky.social
Alexandria VA, DRCA VP. Bright pink e-bike. Former Chief Strategy Officer @Medallia, now solving Gartner and Forrester problems at Up/Right AR. Sic semper tyrannis.
Sometimes I think my husband would like a tungsten cube.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Sometimes I think my husband would like a tungsten cube.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Can't volunteer but I use two tools for this that could make your life much easier. 1. Descript - video editor that works like a word document, so if you want to delete something from the video, you just delete from the transcript. 2. Opus.pro - turns long video into short branded clips
This is fake (believable but fake)
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is fake (believable but fake)
Dear god. The only way you’d be sleeping better after that vote is if you did not understand what was actually at stake.
“Oh yay glad that’s over - I’ll just have a good nights sleep and then get back to a busy day of voting to confirm Trumps nominees tomorrow!”
“Oh yay glad that’s over - I’ll just have a good nights sleep and then get back to a busy day of voting to confirm Trumps nominees tomorrow!”
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Dear god. The only way you’d be sleeping better after that vote is if you did not understand what was actually at stake.
“Oh yay glad that’s over - I’ll just have a good nights sleep and then get back to a busy day of voting to confirm Trumps nominees tomorrow!”
“Oh yay glad that’s over - I’ll just have a good nights sleep and then get back to a busy day of voting to confirm Trumps nominees tomorrow!”
How fast would that thing have had to have been going, and into what, to send 18 people to the hospital? Damn.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
How fast would that thing have had to have been going, and into what, to send 18 people to the hospital? Damn.
If you're gonna cave in the end, don't choose the fight. Cause now we have essentially taken shutdowns out of the toolset. We harmed federal workers for 40 days and got nothing for it. The uninformed electorate will not be awarding "you tried" points to dems when their HC bills increase.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you're gonna cave in the end, don't choose the fight. Cause now we have essentially taken shutdowns out of the toolset. We harmed federal workers for 40 days and got nothing for it. The uninformed electorate will not be awarding "you tried" points to dems when their HC bills increase.
This is what someone who knows what time it is sounds like.
Anyone who does not sound like this, and that count is definitely higher than 8, and definitely lower than "every democrat" needs to be shown the door and replaced with someone who understands the current stakes and can act accordingly.
Anyone who does not sound like this, and that count is definitely higher than 8, and definitely lower than "every democrat" needs to be shown the door and replaced with someone who understands the current stakes and can act accordingly.
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is what someone who knows what time it is sounds like.
Anyone who does not sound like this, and that count is definitely higher than 8, and definitely lower than "every democrat" needs to be shown the door and replaced with someone who understands the current stakes and can act accordingly.
Anyone who does not sound like this, and that count is definitely higher than 8, and definitely lower than "every democrat" needs to be shown the door and replaced with someone who understands the current stakes and can act accordingly.
A lot more than 8 need to go. Warner and Kaine clearly coin flipped this one - if Warner had been the one with a 5 year re-elect, he would have taken the hard vote and saved Kaine. Schumer let it happen and needs to go most of all, despite his performative no vote. This failure was choreographed.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A lot more than 8 need to go. Warner and Kaine clearly coin flipped this one - if Warner had been the one with a 5 year re-elect, he would have taken the hard vote and saved Kaine. Schumer let it happen and needs to go most of all, despite his performative no vote. This failure was choreographed.
Losing the filibuster benefits Democrats, full stop. Maybe not Senate moderates... but democrats for sure. Codifying federal abortion protection is basically going to require it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Losing the filibuster benefits Democrats, full stop. Maybe not Senate moderates... but democrats for sure. Codifying federal abortion protection is basically going to require it.
Yes I think the pain would have gotten high enough for them to give *something*. Air traffic. SNAP. Lack of government services. The pain was JUST ratcheting up & you just got overwhelming confirmation that democrats were not being blamed. THIS was the moment to stand strong. WHAT ABJECT COWARDICE.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Yes I think the pain would have gotten high enough for them to give *something*. Air traffic. SNAP. Lack of government services. The pain was JUST ratcheting up & you just got overwhelming confirmation that democrats were not being blamed. THIS was the moment to stand strong. WHAT ABJECT COWARDICE.
I had just come around to the positive conspiracy theory that caving now is the only way to trap the house into convening and swearing in Grejalva so that we can get the Epstein files out before that second special election Tennessee. Glass half full and all that.
Sadly you’re probably right.
Sadly you’re probably right.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I had just come around to the positive conspiracy theory that caving now is the only way to trap the house into convening and swearing in Grejalva so that we can get the Epstein files out before that second special election Tennessee. Glass half full and all that.
Sadly you’re probably right.
Sadly you’re probably right.
Feels right on brand.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Feels right on brand.
That is definitely from the wrong year!
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
That is definitely from the wrong year!
This. But from Virginia.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This. But from Virginia.
It’s not cynical it’s the dance they do constantly. Hold them both accountable.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It’s not cynical it’s the dance they do constantly. Hold them both accountable.
Stop Kaine from caving. Otherwise this entire exercise was pointless.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Stop Kaine from caving. Otherwise this entire exercise was pointless.
It’s the kind of fax you can do from your phone
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It’s the kind of fax you can do from your phone
Which is ridiculous by the way. I can only leave a voicemail from 9-5. As if we don’t have enough to be angry about.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Which is ridiculous by the way. I can only leave a voicemail from 9-5. As if we don’t have enough to be angry about.
You can send a fax right now:
Senator Tim Kaine does not have a voicemail, but you CAN send him a fax. And I just did.
Virginians, make your voices heard tonight!
AND I called Warner back and leave a message begging him to pass on our thoughts to Senator Kaine, since he seems to not wish to hear from the people he represents.
Virginians, make your voices heard tonight!
AND I called Warner back and leave a message begging him to pass on our thoughts to Senator Kaine, since he seems to not wish to hear from the people he represents.
You can even send a free fax to your Senators to tell them to HOLD THE LINE.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
You can send a fax right now:
YOU ARE NOT UP TO THIS MOMENT.
What the fuck was the point of any of this if you’re just going to cave.
Resign so someone with a spine can represent us.
Shame on you.
What the fuck was the point of any of this if you’re just going to cave.
Resign so someone with a spine can represent us.
Shame on you.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
YOU ARE NOT UP TO THIS MOMENT.
What the fuck was the point of any of this if you’re just going to cave.
Resign so someone with a spine can represent us.
Shame on you.
What the fuck was the point of any of this if you’re just going to cave.
Resign so someone with a spine can represent us.
Shame on you.