Alexis J. Morganza (she/her)
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Alexis J. Morganza (she/her)
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Board gamer. Ingress ENL. Jewish. Liberal. Lapsed bookaholic. Gafiated fan. Punster. Ally.

Silicon Valley tech nerd; diversity = always having someone to cover holidays.

Feminist. Cook. I see no contradiction.

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#ProtestSign from Palo Alto Rinconada Park Democracy Fair: "FEAR NOT For Those Who Are With Us Are Greater Than Those Who Are Against Us"
Protest sign: "FEAR NOT For Those Who Are With Us Are Greater Than Those Who Are Against US"
June 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Altered composite image of President Trump using Wite-Out and a Sharpie to edit a copy of the US Constitution to begin with "Me the People" instead of "We the People".
Altered composite image of President Trump using Wite-Out and a Sharpie to edit a copy of the US Constitution to begin with "Me the People" instead of "We the People".
May 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
AI generated image of vets with nonsense protest signs blocking a military parade, captioned

"IMAGINE IF WE COULD GET THOUSANDS OF VETS

TO BLOCK TRUMP'S BIRTHDAY PARADE..."

Attributed to Source: imgflip.com
AI generated image of vets with nonsense protest signs blocking a military parade, captioned "IMAGINE IF WE COULD GET THOUSANDS OF VETS TO BLOCK TRUMP'S BIRTHDAY PARADE..." Source: imgflip.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I know Lego (tm) is notoriously painful to step on, but I hadn't realized they were making actual caltrops now.
Photo of a spiky branched Lego piece.
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
If you need a reminder: Trump got a fake doctor's note to get out of service in Vietnam, and has called the people who served there "losers" and "suckers". Now he wants to take Memorial and Veteran's Day away from nearly all living service members.

While giving himself a military parade.
Screenshot of social media post: Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II. I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I. We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything - That's because we don't have leaders anymore, that know how to do so! We are going to start celebrating our victories again!
May 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
President Harry Truman steered the US into a time of unprecedented wealth and prosperity... for some, not all. He called out the GOP for not wanting to help all Americans.

(Quote verified, see www.snopes.com/fact-check/o... )
Image of US President Harry S Truman with the text: President Harry Truman called it way back in 1948, and things haven't changed. "Republicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand solidly for the American home but not for housing. They are strong for labor-but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor minimum wage-the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all-but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine-for people who can afford them. They think the American standard of living is a fine thing-so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire of Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it."
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Political cartoon of Nixon telling the GOP:

"Listen, are you going to be loyal to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?"

(There's a copy of this #Herblock cartoon going around with the signature cropped off and text added attributing it to the New Yorker.)
Syndicated Herblock political cartoon from 1974, would have been originally published in the Washington Post: Richard Nixon leaning angrily over his desk, pointing at a terrified white man in a suit wearing a "GOP" button, captioned "Listen, are you going to listen to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?" The date and Herblock's signature are visible at lower left.
April 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Image is mislabelled, it's actually a Herblock cartoon that would have been syndicated from the Washington Post.
Syndicated Herblock political cartoon from 1974, would have been originally published in the Washington Post: Richard Nixon leaning angrily over his desk, pointing at a terrified white man in a suit wearing a "GOP" button, captioned "Listen, are you going to listen to me or to that (expletive deleted) Constitution?" The date and Herblock's signature are visible at lower left.
April 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposting with alt text: Text image of argument of John Quincy Adams arguing for #DueProcess on American soil in the Amistad case.

See page 17 of avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century... for the original.
Defending the Amistad captives before the Supreme Court in 1841, John Quincy Adams argued that the President does not have the power to deny due process to anyone in the United States, regardless of where they are from. He said, "I submit to your Honors that, if the President has the power to do it in the case of Africans, and send them beyond seas for trial, he could do it by the same authority in the case of American citizens. By a simple order to the marshal of the district, he could just as well seize forty citizens of the United States...and send them beyond seas for trial before a foreign court." He reminded the justices that this was the behavior of a king, and that when George III unjustly sent men overseas, "that was one of the most odious of those acts of tyranny which occasioned the American revolution.
April 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The tweet is still up. Either Trump really thinks his entire administration is above the law or no competent lawyer is willing to work for him. Or both.

IANAL, but White House Tweets are official government docs, and this one sure seems like contempt of court.

#AbregoGarcia
Screen capture (I just took) of tweet by the official @WhiteHouse account, marking up a New York Times article about Kilmar Abrego Garcia with annotations such as "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK".
April 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Political cartoon, signed by artist Cartino, possibly originally posted on Facebook at www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Trump, holding some playing cards: "I hold the cards"

Xi: "The cards are made in China."
Political cartoon, signed by artist Cartino, possibly originally posted on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1082596207246769&id=100064891982359 Trump, holding some playing cards: "I hold the cards" Xi: The cards are made in China. (Both men in charcoal gray suits with red ties.)
April 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The early birds get the worms. #birds #NaturePhotography

Photography doesn't need to be spectacular #art to be worth doing.
Swan standing on a rock at the edge of Cameron Park Lake, Placerville California. Unidentified bird catching worms at the edge of Cameron Park Lake, Placerville California Red winged Blackbird perched in the reeds at the edge of Cameron Park Lake, Placerville California Red winged Blackbird perched on a chain link fence at the edge of Cameron Park Lake, Placerville California
April 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Maybe, just maybe, I went overboard on the charoset for the #passover #seder , dearly beloved #Jewsky

Yes, I made three kinds. (One is my father's recipe made in his chopping bowl.)
Three plastic and glass storage containers with three types of charoset. Charoset balls in cupcake papers behind. Six small serving bowls holding three types of charoset. Charoset balls in cupcake papers behind.
April 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Caution: Swans At Work. #birds #NaturePhotography. Placerville, CA.
Tail of a swan diving for food in ripply blue water. Tail of a swan diving for food in ripply blue water. Side view.
April 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Bernie Sanders to Trump Trade Rep Jamieson Greer:

"First question: Why does the President have to lie all of the time in order to make his point?"
Image of Bernie Sanders, with text to Trump Trade Rep Jamieson Greer: "First question: Why does the President have to lie all of the time in order to make his point?"
April 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
No pets, but please take my first chive flower of spring.
Small chive flower tucked among the stems.
April 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Mosaic tiled staircase #art #ArtIsEverywhere
Mosaic tiled outdoor staircase. Los Gatos, California.
April 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It's not much, but it's the first chive #flower of spring.

I bought a small chive plant in 2022 as a kitchen herb, but have enjoyed it too much as an ornamental to ever harvest much ...
Small purple chive flower.
April 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
... and the award for most misleading headline of the year goes to @cbsnews.com -- "Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by Susan Crawford, with support from Democrats and big donors nationwide"
CBS News article on the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court race, on which Elon Musk reportedly spent nineteen million dollars, with the headline "Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by Susan Crawford, with support from Democrats and big donors nationwide"
April 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Absolutely not an April Fools Day joke: lemon olive oil Bundt cake with a roasted ginger beet swirl. I cheated and roasted canned beets instead of fresh, so I had beet juice to make the very pink glaze with. Swapped milk for coconut milk 'cuz of friend's allergy. #baking #cake
April 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Attempting to insult a man by calling him a woman shows a level of misogyny that's worse than a mere comma splice.
Screenshot of a BlueSky response referring to Don Jr. and Eric Trump as President Trump's "daughters".
March 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yup, BlueSky is turning into a real social media platform. *Sigh*
Anatomical insult directed at me in a conversation on BlueSky about electric vehicles.
March 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This person (@peark.es) doesn't let non follows reply to their threads and seems to have missed the multiple comments I've left in the original thread about living in an apartment and having wanted an electric vehicle ( #EV ) for decades; I have seriously researched them for my last 3 car purchases.
Privileged person accusing me of NIMBYism for talking about how I don't have the ability to charge an EV at my apartment.
March 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Vermilion flycatcher (small bird with red head and reddish belly) perched on a bare branch in front of a brick building. Tucson, Arizona, February 2025.
Vermilion flycatcher (small bird with red head and reddish belly) perched on a bare branch in front of a brick building. Tucson, Arizona, February 2025.
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Why is it an insult to refer to Trump as female?

There are a ton of valid ways to insult Trump and Musk. You don't need to resort to #misogyny .
Text of a BlueSky reply calling out someone insulting "President Musk and his girlfriend Trump" for misogyny.
March 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM