Chelsea Cristene Bock
@chelseacristene.bsky.social
Proud community college educator based in Maryland. EdD student with a passion for information literacy and social justice. Warren Democrat. YIMBY. Anti-GenAI. She/her/bi. ♌️♋️♍️ Posts do not represent my employer.
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It just doesn’t get NIMBYer than Annapolis freaking Maryland and Chelsea’s spouse is an urbanist ready to tackle the NIMBYs. If you’re pissed at Schumer, start in your own back yard. I assure you there’s a Schumer or ten in your state legislature, on your city council, on your school board.
Very personal example: My spouse won two local elections (2021 + 2025) on an unapologetically pro-housing, pro-working class platform even though the city of Annapolis has a strong and vocal anti-housing contingent. You can run on your values (or support those who do) and show folks what's possible!
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It just doesn’t get NIMBYer than Annapolis freaking Maryland and Chelsea’s spouse is an urbanist ready to tackle the NIMBYs. If you’re pissed at Schumer, start in your own back yard. I assure you there’s a Schumer or ten in your state legislature, on your city council, on your school board.
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I don’t volunteer for the Democrats in the Senate and the House. I volunteer to support the people that the Democrats are supposed to represent and help. Now, I’m even more motivated to volunteer because it’s very clear that many Democratic leaders only work for themselves.
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don’t volunteer for the Democrats in the Senate and the House. I volunteer to support the people that the Democrats are supposed to represent and help. Now, I’m even more motivated to volunteer because it’s very clear that many Democratic leaders only work for themselves.
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This is how the lunatic fringe took over the GOP, and now we need the pro-democracy, anti-corporates to take over the Dems.
We have two parties and only two parties in this country for STRUCTURAL reasons. Voting third party - even with RCV - is not going to change that.
We have two parties and only two parties in this country for STRUCTURAL reasons. Voting third party - even with RCV - is not going to change that.
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is how the lunatic fringe took over the GOP, and now we need the pro-democracy, anti-corporates to take over the Dems.
We have two parties and only two parties in this country for STRUCTURAL reasons. Voting third party - even with RCV - is not going to change that.
We have two parties and only two parties in this country for STRUCTURAL reasons. Voting third party - even with RCV - is not going to change that.
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welcome everyone to the demoralization train that red states have felt for ages!
check out your local dems and support them, because the national ones haven't been there for common folks in a long ass time. and locals have had to build infrastructure *for the situation at hand*
check out your local dems and support them, because the national ones haven't been there for common folks in a long ass time. and locals have had to build infrastructure *for the situation at hand*
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
welcome everyone to the demoralization train that red states have felt for ages!
check out your local dems and support them, because the national ones haven't been there for common folks in a long ass time. and locals have had to build infrastructure *for the situation at hand*
check out your local dems and support them, because the national ones haven't been there for common folks in a long ass time. and locals have had to build infrastructure *for the situation at hand*
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Take the Democratic Party away from Democratic leadership.
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Take the Democratic Party away from Democratic leadership.
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I can't stress this enough as a super volunteer for the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates. This should prompt you to get MORE involved, not less. Show up and use the existing infrastructure to make it work for all of us. In my neck of the woods, we've seen a ton of local victories this way.
I have a publication coming out at the end of the week! Two scholarship firsts: it’s in a *Canadian* 🇨🇦 journal, which is also a *game studies* 🎮 journal.
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have a publication coming out at the end of the week! Two scholarship firsts: it’s in a *Canadian* 🇨🇦 journal, which is also a *game studies* 🎮 journal.
For those playing along at home, Maryland senators were both “no” votes BUT it’s still important to call and give them positive reinforcement for the next round. Sticks and carrots.
Everyone needs to call. Everyone, everyone, everyone - first thing Monday morning!
Final votes can differ from the procedural vote to advance the bill. CALL your Democratic Senators, & tell your friends & family to call theirs.
Final votes can differ from the procedural vote to advance the bill. CALL your Democratic Senators, & tell your friends & family to call theirs.
They need to be overwhelmed by the volume of calls. Those currently able NEED to understand that poverty and needing help can happen to anyone, at any time!
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
For those playing along at home, Maryland senators were both “no” votes BUT it’s still important to call and give them positive reinforcement for the next round. Sticks and carrots.
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I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
…okay first of all
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
…okay first of all
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Listening to Jock Jams and thinking about how this music led us to believe that life would always be this upbeat. Everybody dance now! Sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing! The Vengabus is coming! Nobody said anything about the eventual fascism!
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Listening to Jock Jams and thinking about how this music led us to believe that life would always be this upbeat. Everybody dance now! Sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing! The Vengabus is coming! Nobody said anything about the eventual fascism!
It’s Christmas Show daaaaaay
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November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s Christmas Show daaaaaay
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very long good thread about why trump is so central to the current GOP--he's the only thing holding together what is in fact a very fractious coalition, and even if he lives out this presidency he's clearly not gonna be a force for much longer
Trump is the *only* one that was able to hold together the core coalition that brought this wave of the American conservative movement to power. It feels bad to us because he is flaunting norms and acting in such a way that suggests he has no plans to leave power, and the GOP w/him, for generations
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
very long good thread about why trump is so central to the current GOP--he's the only thing holding together what is in fact a very fractious coalition, and even if he lives out this presidency he's clearly not gonna be a force for much longer
Currently:
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Currently:
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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As of today I have been a Wikipedia editor for 20 years
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As of today I have been a Wikipedia editor for 20 years
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
🧵of my favorite things I've seen and done in my two decades on the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
*stares in cut SNAP benefits* Can we eat them?
Nvidia CEO Huang sees strong demand for Blackwell chips reut.rs/49rtyRJ
Nvidia CEO Huang sees strong demand for Blackwell chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday the semiconductor giant's business was growing strongly and it was experiencing "very strong demand" for its state-of-the-art Blackwell chips.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
*stares in cut SNAP benefits* Can we eat them?
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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