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Celeste Headlee
@celesteheadlee.bsky.social
Writer, speaker, journalism prof Morgan State. She/her. Black, Jewish. Living on Piscataway land. Pre-order my book! https://tinyurl.com/bd96yt7z
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I have a food pantry in my front yard. It is used heavily. We can't keep it full & could use some help covering the cost of shelf-stable supplies. No one is using this pantry unless they need the help. We supply beans, oatmeal, onions, etc. It's not gourmet food.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-...
Donate to Help Keep Our Neighborhood Pantry Stocked, organized by Celeste Headlee
In 2021, my neighbors and I installed a little free pantry on my front lawn,… Celeste Headlee needs your support for Help Keep Our Neighborhood Pantry Stocked
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
In the first five minutes of the Mike Epps special, he says Diddy didn't do anything that everyone else hasn't done, and adds that he doesn't feel bad for the women who were drugged because they were enjoying free drinks.
So.... that's enough of that.
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Still hasn't met its goal, which is SO disappointing. Please share this widely. The Good and Pretti families deserved every penny they got, but it's SO disappointing that the victims of color can't even come close to raising the same amounts for their families.
This man was murdered by an off-duty ICE agent and he has two young daughters who will not have the support of a father ever again. We can't raise even $300k for these girls?
Support a Black family during Black History Month!

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February 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Like many I know, I've changed my mind about gerrymandering and have come around to agree with Jamelle here. Conservatives have refused to ban the practice & won't be forced to do so until banning it will hurt the left.
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."

www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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February 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
"The group that should be in the streets has been bought off by Jay Z."
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Auto dealers have done everything in their power to stifle the growth of a healthy US EV market for decades. This is the result. www.thedrive.com/news/u-s-dea...
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: "It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."
www.thedrive.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
FFS Why do news outlets continue to obsess over this man and others like him? Why do they give him page after page of coverage? He's not interesting. Every paragraph they write about Shapiro is space that could have been used covering something newsworthy.
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Make 2026 the year you seek out truly independent and billionaire-free media like @petedominick.bsky.social's podcast "Stand Up!"

It's so refreshing to hear people say true things that legacy media omits or euphemizes, sanewashes, and normalizes.

And follow @celesteheadlee.bsky.social!
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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"The “anti-woke” movement was not a genteel intellectual inquiry, made by disinterested parties who cared deeply about free speech. It is a social circle of powerful people who feel threatened by #MeToo."

Great read.
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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We have seen the same strategy with Abrego Garcia here in Maryland. When the administration is forced to release someone while the public is watching, they pursue that person down every possible avenue, using any tactic they can. They NEED to prove they were right by removing them.
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"Psychopathy & sadism, two of the so-called 'Dark Triad' traits, are linked to stronger beliefs in human dominance over animals, along w/lower empathy and a preference for social hierarchies...a lack of empathy & disregard for others’ suffering may be central to negative attitudes toward animals."
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.

(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
If only we could have seen this coming!!!
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Hey @celesteheadlee.bsky.social thanks for being on the pod w/ @petedominick.bsky.social & for the shoutout to your fan girl @kvonyborg.bsky.social! No newsy bits today, just this awesome guest for your TGIF pod, listeners! standupwithpete.com/1531-celeste...
1531 Celeste Headlee tells us the truth | Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
standupwithpete.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Now that the president of the US has shared a horrifyingly racist video with the public, can news outlets please just start calling him a racist? Not racially charged, not controversial, not provocative. Racist.
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Holy crap.
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. from one group called the “New England Patriots” and another called the “Seattle Seahawks.”
Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*

A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.
FAQs for This Weekend’s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football
What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:32 AM
The number of powerful men who pursue children and abuse them sexually really makes you reconsider the multi-billion-dollar anti-aging industry for women, doesn't it?
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Holy freaking cow.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM