Alexandra
@alexandramcdonell.bsky.social
Autistic | they/them
Animal lover with ten pets: four cats, two guinea pigs, a dog, a rabbit, a ball python, and a bearded dragon.
Also love the horror genre in all its forms. Especially digging into novels. CJ Leede and Megan Giddings are favorites.
Animal lover with ten pets: four cats, two guinea pigs, a dog, a rabbit, a ball python, and a bearded dragon.
Also love the horror genre in all its forms. Especially digging into novels. CJ Leede and Megan Giddings are favorites.
🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
‘Tis officially the season!
You can now answer, “Let’s circle back in the New Year,” to any work or personal agenda item you want to postpone with a clear conscious.
You can now answer, “Let’s circle back in the New Year,” to any work or personal agenda item you want to postpone with a clear conscious.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🎵 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶
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Comparing The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe to The Right Stuff directed by Philip Kaufman.
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The Right Stuff: How the 1983 Classic Rewrote Tom Wolfe’s Vision—and Sparked a Gus Grissom Controversy
A deep dive into The Right Stuff (1983) and Tom Wolfe’s groundbreaking book, exploring the major differences, the reasons behind them, and the long-standing controversy over the film’s portrayal of as...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Comparing The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe to The Right Stuff directed by Philip Kaufman.
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#FilmSky #MovieSky
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#FilmSky #MovieSky
I learned something new today
Expert: "Stockholm syndrome isn't real, it was invented as evidence by a cop psychological expert to explain away the witnessses of a hostage situation who were in fact the hostages themselves."
People on Facebook: "actually I see a number of ways Stockholm syndrome can take root and be useful..."
People on Facebook: "actually I see a number of ways Stockholm syndrome can take root and be useful..."
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I learned something new today
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That’s not Pam Bondi. It’s Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve with Donald & Epstein at a Victoria's Secret "Angels" party on April 28,
1997 in NYC.
1997 in NYC.
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That’s not Pam Bondi. It’s Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve with Donald & Epstein at a Victoria's Secret "Angels" party on April 28,
1997 in NYC.
1997 in NYC.
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Agreed. I watched it with my daughter and it was powerfully emotional.
mariska hargitay’s documentary on her mother, jayne mansfield, is phenomenal
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Agreed. I watched it with my daughter and it was powerfully emotional.
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Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
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Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
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After over 500 hearings, lawyer Douglas Jennings quit representing clients before the South Carolina Parole Board, citing the board's consistent rejections. "I just couldn’t justify taking somebody’s money," he told Bolts last year.
Parole Plunges in South Carolina as Governor-Appointed Board Issues Denial After Denial
People familiar with South Carolina’s parole process describe a secretive panel that downplays rehabilitative efforts and ignores applicants’ attempts to correct their files.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
After over 500 hearings, lawyer Douglas Jennings quit representing clients before the South Carolina Parole Board, citing the board's consistent rejections. "I just couldn’t justify taking somebody’s money," he told Bolts last year.
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When a crime becomes big enough, it indicts the entire structure of society and the institutions that allowed it, not just the guy who did it.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When a crime becomes big enough, it indicts the entire structure of society and the institutions that allowed it, not just the guy who did it.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
At a certain level of atrocity it becomes impossible to pretend it was just one person, and not an entire system crafted to encourage and protect them.
Finally!
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Finally!
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
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On behalf of The Itty Bitty Titty Committee, we call for Chuck Schumer to resign
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
On behalf of The Itty Bitty Titty Committee, we call for Chuck Schumer to resign
This is so weirdly hilarious
lou bega doesn't know what instruments are
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is so weirdly hilarious
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THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
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If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
@mikeflanaganfilm.com introduced me to this one in his impeccable series Midnight Mass
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@mikeflanaganfilm.com introduced me to this one in his impeccable series Midnight Mass
This isn't part of my regimen, but a lot of people I know say Vyvanse was a game changer for them.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
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FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This isn't part of my regimen, but a lot of people I know say Vyvanse was a game changer for them.
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im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.
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This isn't funny, they had to rush the officer to the mayo clinic.
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This isn't funny, they had to rush the officer to the mayo clinic.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Solidarity! ☕️
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Solidarity! ☕️