Celeste D
@celested.bsky.social
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Celeste D
@celested.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Honestly, just treat everyone how you would like to be treated. And don’t treat them how you wouldn’t like to be treated. Don’t be against any group. Be for humanity. All else will follow. We don’t really need any other rules.
“He’s actually weakening the economy,” says a top economist.
Agreed. There’s industrial strategy (what President Biden was doing) and then there’s crony capitalism (rewarding only your supporters). They aren’t equivalent.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Agreed. There’s industrial strategy (what President Biden was doing) and then there’s crony capitalism (rewarding only your supporters). They aren’t equivalent.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘He’s Actually Weakening the Economy’: Why Trump’s Strategy May Fail
A top economist says Trump is doing industrial policy all wrong.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“He’s actually weakening the economy,” says a top economist.
Agreed. There’s industrial strategy (what President Biden was doing) and then there’s crony capitalism (rewarding only your supporters). They aren’t equivalent.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Agreed. There’s industrial strategy (what President Biden was doing) and then there’s crony capitalism (rewarding only your supporters). They aren’t equivalent.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Trump Administration’s preferred candidate for Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization has not been seated as the ILO waits for the U.S. pay its dues. Stay tuned during the ILO’s Governing Body meeting this month for new developments. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Trump Administration’s preferred candidate for Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization has not been seated as the ILO waits for the U.S. pay its dues. Stay tuned during the ILO’s Governing Body meeting this month for new developments. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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I really miss Get Your War On these days. Maybe it is time for GYWO, the sequel?
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I really miss Get Your War On these days. Maybe it is time for GYWO, the sequel?
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Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage and dedication. Your sacrifices allow all of us, humans and kitties alike, to feel safe, loved, and protected.
From all of us at The Cattery, thank you for your service. #veteran #veteransday
From all of us at The Cattery, thank you for your service. #veteran #veteransday
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage and dedication. Your sacrifices allow all of us, humans and kitties alike, to feel safe, loved, and protected.
From all of us at The Cattery, thank you for your service. #veteran #veteransday
From all of us at The Cattery, thank you for your service. #veteran #veteransday
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November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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This is dated but interesting—seems worth additional study, maybe by a school of journaliam or Pro Publica? triangleblogblog.com/2024/03/25/c...
Chapel Hill Insider newsletter appears to be part of a larger network of AI-generated newsletters - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is dated but interesting—seems worth additional study, maybe by a school of journaliam or Pro Publica? triangleblogblog.com/2024/03/25/c...
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Reposted by Celeste D
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
Reposted by Celeste D
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Two swans in the river as seen from my hotel room in Interlaken. #birds #addbirder
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Two swans in the river as seen from my hotel room in Interlaken. #birds #addbirder
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November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Pfew is right! Streak is alive (barely)!
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Remembering all the animals #purplepoppy #remembrancesunday 💜
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Remembering all the animals #purplepoppy #remembrancesunday 💜
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend & pariah among his peers www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j... via @statnews.com A truthful, frank, open discussion of a life. No ad hominem, no spin. Just reporting the pros & cons of a life. Obits of Cheney & Kirk could have benefited from such honesty.
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend & pariah among his peers www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j... via @statnews.com A truthful, frank, open discussion of a life. No ad hominem, no spin. Just reporting the pros & cons of a life. Obits of Cheney & Kirk could have benefited from such honesty.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
Reposted by Celeste D
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
The use of force shocks the conscience, rules judge www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The use of force shocks the conscience, rules judge www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
The girls finally got close enough to each other to allow to take a photo of them together. A rare sighting (they’re not hostile to each other, just independent). #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky #chillin
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The girls finally got close enough to each other to allow to take a photo of them together. A rare sighting (they’re not hostile to each other, just independent). #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky #chillin
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I finally get a reverse rainbow but I mar it with a misclick. Not even a wrong guess, a misclick!!!! 😒🤣
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I finally get a reverse rainbow but I mar it with a misclick. Not even a wrong guess, a misclick!!!! 😒🤣
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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I finally get a reverse rainbow but I mar it with a misclick. Not even a wrong guess, a misclick!!!! 😒🤣