Alexis Deise
@lextextilia.bsky.social
Textile artist, appellate research attorney, ADHDer, obsessive information omnivore, GenX raising GenZ 🎻🎸and GenAlpha 🥍 🏀 boys.
I make #quilts about labor, anxiety, aging, motherhood, and mortality.
Instagram: @alexisdeise
www.alexisdeise.com
I make #quilts about labor, anxiety, aging, motherhood, and mortality.
Instagram: @alexisdeise
www.alexisdeise.com
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
It's a low bar but yes, easily surpassed in this instance and many others.
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's a low bar but yes, easily surpassed in this instance and many others.
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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This is not a surprise to anyone who was closely following this case. It *ought* to be, however, a moment to reflect upon the responsibility (or not) of media outlets that, deliberately or not, led folks to believe that a grant was a serious possibility (which it never was).
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is not a surprise to anyone who was closely following this case. It *ought* to be, however, a moment to reflect upon the responsibility (or not) of media outlets that, deliberately or not, led folks to believe that a grant was a serious possibility (which it never was).
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
This federal employee working without pay says THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THE LINE WITH US
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This federal employee working without pay says THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THE LINE WITH US
Same and same. HOLD THE LINE
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Same and same. HOLD THE LINE
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov as I just told @warren.senate.gov and @edmarkey.bsky.social on the phone: as a fed employee working FULL TIME WITHOUT PAY for the past three weeks - don‘t you DARE. We are holding the line - if you back down now you've failed us all
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov as I just told @warren.senate.gov and @edmarkey.bsky.social on the phone: as a fed employee working FULL TIME WITHOUT PAY for the past three weeks - don‘t you DARE. We are holding the line - if you back down now you've failed us all
I often have trouble in the winter discerning whether something in the dryer in an unheated part of my garage) is just cold or still damp.
I recently learned that humans don’t have the capacity to feel wetness - we can only infer it by using other sensory inputs like temperature and friction - and it has completely destroyed my brain because now every time I touch something wet my brain is like “BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW”
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I often have trouble in the winter discerning whether something in the dryer in an unheated part of my garage) is just cold or still damp.
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Important and helpful update!
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi.
Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
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Despite initial claims by local law enforcement, the monkeys are not carrying COVID-19, herpes or hepatitis C.
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Lab Monkeys Escape Overturned Truck Near Heidelberg, Mississippi
Lab monkeys from Tulane University have escaped an overturned truck around mile marker 117 on Interstate 59, north of the town of Heidelberg, Mississippi, marshalling a response from numerous law…
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Important and helpful update!
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Best niche joke of the week candidate right here.
CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Best niche joke of the week candidate right here.
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There is literally no other way to describe your father’s cousin in English thats accurate. Second cousin is not a culturally relevant term. “Aunt” is a class of person, not a single bond of relation. “Uncle” is a class of person, not a single bond of relation.
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There is literally no other way to describe your father’s cousin in English thats accurate. Second cousin is not a culturally relevant term. “Aunt” is a class of person, not a single bond of relation. “Uncle” is a class of person, not a single bond of relation.
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I’m from like the whitest of the white WASP culture and even we call my moms good friends “aunties”.
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m from like the whitest of the white WASP culture and even we call my moms good friends “aunties”.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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World shocked that priceless relics at underfunded public institution not insured at market rate of priceless.
Stolen Louvre treasures are uninsured, France says on.ft.com/47k9spw
Stolen Louvre treasures are uninsured, France says
Government confirms country will not be reimbursed for loss of jewels from Paris museum heist
on.ft.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
World shocked that priceless relics at underfunded public institution not insured at market rate of priceless.
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Raise your hand if you thought it was because female chickens are the ones that lay the eggs.
Just learned the difference between a croque monsieur and a croque madame is an egg and it’s named that because the egg looks like a ladies fancy hat. That’s when society worked, when we were all putting little hats on sandwiches.
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Raise your hand if you thought it was because female chickens are the ones that lay the eggs.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
October 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
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I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is
October 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is
My take on TLOASG: this is a GenX / GenX identifying album. The self-deprecating humor, the unabashed and intentional cringiness, the joy, the confidence, the LOL jokes. Absolutely perfect.
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My take on TLOASG: this is a GenX / GenX identifying album. The self-deprecating humor, the unabashed and intentional cringiness, the joy, the confidence, the LOL jokes. Absolutely perfect.
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How do you Swifties feel about Taylor Swift's new album? Josh Barro and Ross Douthat drop by to explain.
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
How do you Swifties feel about Taylor Swift's new album? Josh Barro and Ross Douthat drop by to explain.