Alexa Privet (pen name)
@alexareverse2016.bsky.social
YA writer, legal editor, retired investment analyst and lawyer, and terrible painter. Mom to rambunctious beagle dog. Democracy is fragile because it's precious and rare. Deeply irate with those who trash it.
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BILELLO: “.. The Fed started cutting rates in Sep 2024 with the 30-year Treasury yield below 4%.
They've now cut 175 bps and the 30-year is above 4.9%.
The Fed may be done with inflation, but inflation isn’t done with the Fed.”
They've now cut 175 bps and the 30-year is above 4.9%.
The Fed may be done with inflation, but inflation isn’t done with the Fed.”
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
BILELLO: “.. The Fed started cutting rates in Sep 2024 with the 30-year Treasury yield below 4%.
They've now cut 175 bps and the 30-year is above 4.9%.
The Fed may be done with inflation, but inflation isn’t done with the Fed.”
They've now cut 175 bps and the 30-year is above 4.9%.
The Fed may be done with inflation, but inflation isn’t done with the Fed.”
Via Marissa Rothkopf, a man who saves snowy owls
youtu.be/H3xKx0DAxQw?...
youtu.be/H3xKx0DAxQw?...
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Via Marissa Rothkopf, a man who saves snowy owls
youtu.be/H3xKx0DAxQw?...
youtu.be/H3xKx0DAxQw?...
Not squirrel-proof
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Not squirrel-proof
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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US BUDGET DEFICIT IS NEAR RECORD LEVELS: THE U.S. GOVERNMENT POSTED A $458 BILLION DEFICIT IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF FY2026, THE SECOND-LARGEST EVER.
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
US BUDGET DEFICIT IS NEAR RECORD LEVELS: THE U.S. GOVERNMENT POSTED A $458 BILLION DEFICIT IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF FY2026, THE SECOND-LARGEST EVER.
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Spirit guardian, Henan or Hebei China, ca. 500-534
December 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Spirit guardian, Henan or Hebei China, ca. 500-534
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#Echinacea with #bee - Lost Gardens of #Heligan - Sept 2008
I was amazed when I took this #photo that I could see the bee's hairs were damp from the rain
#bloom #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #blossom #closeup #flower #flowers #garden #gardening #nature #outdoor #path #photograph #photography #plant
I was amazed when I took this #photo that I could see the bee's hairs were damp from the rain
#bloom #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #blossom #closeup #flower #flowers #garden #gardening #nature #outdoor #path #photograph #photography #plant
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
#Echinacea with #bee - Lost Gardens of #Heligan - Sept 2008
I was amazed when I took this #photo that I could see the bee's hairs were damp from the rain
#bloom #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #blossom #closeup #flower #flowers #garden #gardening #nature #outdoor #path #photograph #photography #plant
I was amazed when I took this #photo that I could see the bee's hairs were damp from the rain
#bloom #bloomscroll #bloomscrolling #blossom #closeup #flower #flowers #garden #gardening #nature #outdoor #path #photograph #photography #plant
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Animal guardians (aka pet owners), check any prospective veterinarian's Rx policy - those that require handsigned scrips restrict freedom of choice, increase costs/waste your time, & can delay necessary medication if they don't have it in stock. Independently owned clinics need our support.
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Animal guardians (aka pet owners), check any prospective veterinarian's Rx policy - those that require handsigned scrips restrict freedom of choice, increase costs/waste your time, & can delay necessary medication if they don't have it in stock. Independently owned clinics need our support.
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If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
Beagle in winter mode
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Beagle in winter mode
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next week, the court will hear the most important campaign finance case since Citizens United. Here’s what you need to know, from one of the lawyers who’s been working on the case. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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There's a software engineer in Hong Kong who makes incredibly detailed scientific diagrams for wikipedia, like this clickable metro-style map of metabolic pathways!!!
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There's a software engineer in Hong Kong who makes incredibly detailed scientific diagrams for wikipedia, like this clickable metro-style map of metabolic pathways!!!
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
LAX traffic = JFK traffic; shuttle drivers are heros. Otherwise, flying this past weekend was fine and lots of the nicest 18-25 year olds holiday flying. And some airplane whimsy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
LAX traffic = JFK traffic; shuttle drivers are heros. Otherwise, flying this past weekend was fine and lots of the nicest 18-25 year olds holiday flying. And some airplane whimsy.
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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Textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba's embroidery of Sami culture, Indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic #womensart
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba's embroidery of Sami culture, Indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic #womensart
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This story from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social, captures how the impunity Jan6ers believe they had LED DIRECTLY to Andrew Paul Johnson sexually abusing young children.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This story from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social, captures how the impunity Jan6ers believe they had LED DIRECTLY to Andrew Paul Johnson sexually abusing young children.
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
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THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 20- TO 24-YEAR-OLDS IN THE U.S. IS 9.2% — EXCLUDING THE COVID PERIOD, THAT’S THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2016.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 20- TO 24-YEAR-OLDS IN THE U.S. IS 9.2% — EXCLUDING THE COVID PERIOD, THAT’S THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2016.