Cheral
@cheral.bsky.social
Nature Lover, Prolific Reader, Writer, Casual Artist, Disabled, Brain tumor, CRM evangelist, Marketing Ops. she/her
The fabulous oblivious 47 irony as “Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival plays during his parade. It is a protest song against the perceived unfairness of the Vietnam War draft, the lyrics target those lucky kids who could avoid military service due to wealth or connections.”
June 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The fabulous oblivious 47 irony as “Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival plays during his parade. It is a protest song against the perceived unfairness of the Vietnam War draft, the lyrics target those lucky kids who could avoid military service due to wealth or connections.”
I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Oakland to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/quF7NcIk
Join me on June 14
app.sosha.ai
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Oakland to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/quF7NcIk
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ATTN: INDEPENDENT MEDIA. PLEASE CALL OUT FRANK BISIGNANO FOR LYING TO SENATOR RON WYDEN & SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR HIS CONNECTION TO DOGE. A WHISTLEBLOWER TOLD THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE THE TRUTH ABOUT MR. BISIGNANO & HE LIED! SENATOR WYDEN WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO CALLED HIM OUT ON IT. NOT FIT TO SERVE!
🔥Senator Ron Wyden CALLS OUT nominee Frank Bisignano: "I asked our nominee 2x to give a grade for the DOGE operation. He said he's not even sure [the crisis at Social Security] has anything to do with them. Well, I heard the whistleblower, & that whistleblower thinks that he hasn't told the truth."🔥
March 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ATTN: INDEPENDENT MEDIA. PLEASE CALL OUT FRANK BISIGNANO FOR LYING TO SENATOR RON WYDEN & SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR HIS CONNECTION TO DOGE. A WHISTLEBLOWER TOLD THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE THE TRUTH ABOUT MR. BISIGNANO & HE LIED! SENATOR WYDEN WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO CALLED HIM OUT ON IT. NOT FIT TO SERVE!
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every author should sign up for this tbh
Are you a published or publishing writer/illustrator/translator? You can join Authors Against Book Bans. We share knowledge, resources, & mobilization opportunities at both the national & local levels. Don't fight for the right to read alone!
AABB Author Sign-Up Form
Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...
docs.google.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
every author should sign up for this tbh
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I know it's not what you're thinking of here but it's related to that thing that keeps happening when a mainstream author tries writing science fiction, and talk about how groundbreaking their big idea is, but people who actually read SF will know it's something everyone has been doing for decades.
February 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I know it's not what you're thinking of here but it's related to that thing that keeps happening when a mainstream author tries writing science fiction, and talk about how groundbreaking their big idea is, but people who actually read SF will know it's something everyone has been doing for decades.
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You can always tell when people behind a new project are not embedded in the work of those around them, not connected to their peers and elders already engaged in the thing.
That "We are creating this NEW RADICAL THING that has NEVER EVER BEEN DONE" smell.
Sweeties.
The movement's --> there.
That "We are creating this NEW RADICAL THING that has NEVER EVER BEEN DONE" smell.
Sweeties.
The movement's --> there.
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You can always tell when people behind a new project are not embedded in the work of those around them, not connected to their peers and elders already engaged in the thing.
That "We are creating this NEW RADICAL THING that has NEVER EVER BEEN DONE" smell.
Sweeties.
The movement's --> there.
That "We are creating this NEW RADICAL THING that has NEVER EVER BEEN DONE" smell.
Sweeties.
The movement's --> there.
TrumpElon is clearly culling.
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
TrumpElon is clearly culling.
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
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The New York Times: "We need more data on trans healthcare, it shouldn't be allowed"
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
CDC will no longer process transgender data
The agency's decision will likely affect a number of federal health surveillance systems that serve as critical resources for researchers.
www.statnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The New York Times: "We need more data on trans healthcare, it shouldn't be allowed"
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
Trump: "Fuck the very concept of data"
NYT: *crickets*
www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
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"Multiple kidneys had to be thrown out because of transport delays — couriers not picking them up in time or airlines misplacing them. One was accidentally left on an airport luggage trolley." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behin...
www.propublica.org
February 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Multiple kidneys had to be thrown out because of transport delays — couriers not picking them up in time or airlines misplacing them. One was accidentally left on an airport luggage trolley." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Meet Edward Coristine. One of America's Most Wanted. Wanted for participating in a coup d'etat.
February 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Meet Edward Coristine. One of America's Most Wanted. Wanted for participating in a coup d'etat.
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Meet Akash Babba, one of America's Most Wanted. He is wanted for participating in a coup d'etat against the United States government. #politics
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Meet Akash Babba, one of America's Most Wanted. He is wanted for participating in a coup d'etat against the United States government. #politics
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One of the problems with the lawsuits is gonna be that the “policy” is going to change, daily, hourly even. It already has, today.
It’s hard to sustain a lawsuit against the premise of the thing when the facts of the thing change every minute.
It’s hard to sustain a lawsuit against the premise of the thing when the facts of the thing change every minute.
January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One of the problems with the lawsuits is gonna be that the “policy” is going to change, daily, hourly even. It already has, today.
It’s hard to sustain a lawsuit against the premise of the thing when the facts of the thing change every minute.
It’s hard to sustain a lawsuit against the premise of the thing when the facts of the thing change every minute.
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Good morning, BlueSky continues to suspend the accounts of Palestinians who need help. My friend and brother Mohamed can no longer tell you his story himself because of it, but I ask you not to forget him.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-moham...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-moham...
Donate to Help Mohamed and His Family Get to Safety, organized by Meave Gallagher
Hello,
My name is Meave Gallagher, and this GoFundMe is for my friend Moham… Meave Gallagher needs your support for Help Mohamed and His Family Get to Safety
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January 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Good morning, BlueSky continues to suspend the accounts of Palestinians who need help. My friend and brother Mohamed can no longer tell you his story himself because of it, but I ask you not to forget him.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-moham...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-moham...
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Those words, diverse and creative? Not an accident.
This isn’t about mass street protests, necessarily. Those aren’t safe now, not when they’ve got the army on their side. No pink hats, kids.
Time to level up and get smarter.
Here’s a reading list for you:
This isn’t about mass street protests, necessarily. Those aren’t safe now, not when they’ve got the army on their side. No pink hats, kids.
Time to level up and get smarter.
Here’s a reading list for you:
Political Education
Time to Level Up.
bookshop.org
January 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Those words, diverse and creative? Not an accident.
This isn’t about mass street protests, necessarily. Those aren’t safe now, not when they’ve got the army on their side. No pink hats, kids.
Time to level up and get smarter.
Here’s a reading list for you:
This isn’t about mass street protests, necessarily. Those aren’t safe now, not when they’ve got the army on their side. No pink hats, kids.
Time to level up and get smarter.
Here’s a reading list for you:
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Over 50% of nonviolent movements to overthrow governments are successful within one year of their peak.
The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership.
We can do this.
More:
The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership.
We can do this.
More:
On Organizing
time to level up / an early draft of a playbook
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Over 50% of nonviolent movements to overthrow governments are successful within one year of their peak.
The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership.
We can do this.
More:
The key is to engage over 3.5% of the country, a cross-section of society—clergy, kids, grandmas, teachers) using DIVERSE & CREATIVE tactics, with women in leadership.
We can do this.
More:
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Donald Trump: "Let's make Canada the 51st state!"
Elizabeth May: "How about California, Oregon, and Washington become provinces instead?"
Elizabeth May: "How about California, Oregon, and Washington become provinces instead?"
Canadian lawmaker trolls Trump with pitch to US West Coast: Join us
Internet bully Donald Trump, who will also soon become president, has made it clear that he wants Canada to become the “51st state.” And while Trump throws ...
www.dailykos.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Donald Trump: "Let's make Canada the 51st state!"
Elizabeth May: "How about California, Oregon, and Washington become provinces instead?"
Elizabeth May: "How about California, Oregon, and Washington become provinces instead?"
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Good morning it's Day 4 now.
#PalisadesFire 19,978 acres, 6% contained
#EatonFire 13,690 acres, 0% contained
#KennethFire 1000 acres, 35% contained
#HurstFire 771 acres, 37% contained
#LidiaFire 395 acres, 75% contained, fwd progress stopped
#PalisadesFire 19,978 acres, 6% contained
#EatonFire 13,690 acres, 0% contained
#KennethFire 1000 acres, 35% contained
#HurstFire 771 acres, 37% contained
#LidiaFire 395 acres, 75% contained, fwd progress stopped
Good morning welcome to day 3 of the firestorms in LA. The quote is Day 2 which in turn quotes Day 1.
#PalisadesFire is 17,234 acres, 0% contained
#EatonFire, 10,590 acres, 0% contained
#HurstFire, 855 acres, 10% contained
#LidiaFire, 347 acres, 40% contained & forward progress stopped
#PalisadesFire is 17,234 acres, 0% contained
#EatonFire, 10,590 acres, 0% contained
#HurstFire, 855 acres, 10% contained
#LidiaFire, 347 acres, 40% contained & forward progress stopped
WatchDuty still has the #PalisadesFire at 2921 acres and 0% containment. It's mainly moving to the west in open space and park land. Acreage might get updated if aircraft can get up later.
January 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good morning it's Day 4 now.
#PalisadesFire 19,978 acres, 6% contained
#EatonFire 13,690 acres, 0% contained
#KennethFire 1000 acres, 35% contained
#HurstFire 771 acres, 37% contained
#LidiaFire 395 acres, 75% contained, fwd progress stopped
#PalisadesFire 19,978 acres, 6% contained
#EatonFire 13,690 acres, 0% contained
#KennethFire 1000 acres, 35% contained
#HurstFire 771 acres, 37% contained
#LidiaFire 395 acres, 75% contained, fwd progress stopped
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How do we even fight back?
January 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
How do we even fight back?
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This is one of my absolute favorite tool for face lighting! You drag the head to the angle you want and then press play or drag the bottom slide til the light is where you want it.
williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0...
williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0...
FEMALE HEAD, LIGHT REFERENCE TOOL
After the success of the first one, I decided to create another version of the lighting tool. So this is the Female simplified head version. Hope it will help you for your works ! feel free to share =...
williamnguyen.artstation.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:40 PM
This is one of my absolute favorite tool for face lighting! You drag the head to the angle you want and then press play or drag the bottom slide til the light is where you want it.
williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0...
williamnguyen.artstation.com/projects/6a0...
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Breaking my break to say that Aura is one of the most important independent journalists of our era and her voice will be especially important as immigration issues continue to dominate political discussions. Mojo doing this sucks, please contribute if you can.
I was unexpectedly laid off from @motherjones.com just before the holidays. Bc I was returning from company-approved leave, I don't qualify for unemployment. I've had to resort to returning Christmas gifts to cover my budget.
Any support would be deeply appreciated!
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
Any support would be deeply appreciated!
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
Donate to Community Support for Aura Bogado, organized by Jonathan Jones
Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones, and I’m a work colleague of Aura Bogado. Aura is an aw… Jonathan Jones needs your support for Community Support for Aura Bogado
www.gofundme.com
December 29, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Breaking my break to say that Aura is one of the most important independent journalists of our era and her voice will be especially important as immigration issues continue to dominate political discussions. Mojo doing this sucks, please contribute if you can.
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Today I learned there’s a Troll Cross that is used to protect against trolls.
I’m now posting this to protect my skyline.
I’m now posting this to protect my skyline.
December 22, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Today I learned there’s a Troll Cross that is used to protect against trolls.
I’m now posting this to protect my skyline.
I’m now posting this to protect my skyline.
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My contracts with my publishers don't allow them or me to use AI for anything, and that's the way I want it. Besides all of the obvious issues, I write because I get *pleasure* out of it--and solace and understanding and all kinds of other benefits. I am not "outsourcing" any of that.
Is anyone else just *not interested* in using AI for their writing? All accuracy and morality aside, I just don't want to. I want every last word I put on a page to have flowed out from my own body. Maybe I'm romanticizing it, but I just can't see it any other way.
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
My contracts with my publishers don't allow them or me to use AI for anything, and that's the way I want it. Besides all of the obvious issues, I write because I get *pleasure* out of it--and solace and understanding and all kinds of other benefits. I am not "outsourcing" any of that.
Sad that this feels so real. At first glimpse, I wondered which GOP legislator had posted it. 😢
Weapon Added To Each Thanksgiving Place Setting In Preparation For Blowout Family Argument
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Sad that this feels so real. At first glimpse, I wondered which GOP legislator had posted it. 😢