christa lei
@christalei.bsky.social
if sailor moon was a fat, queer, disabled writer & consultant 💓✨
Tin House ‘25, DISQUIET ‘25 ✍🏼
matador contributor; writing in vast chasm & herstry, etc
JAKE poetry editor & blood tree lit CNF editor
https://christalei.me/links
Tin House ‘25, DISQUIET ‘25 ✍🏼
matador contributor; writing in vast chasm & herstry, etc
JAKE poetry editor & blood tree lit CNF editor
https://christalei.me/links
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This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is Fendi. He is seen here demonstrating the internationally acknowledged sign language for politely requesting uppies. 13/10 would pick him up immediately (TT: isthat_jojo)
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This man’s family survived the Nazis only to be persecuted by ICE 70 years later.
Paul John Bojerski is being held in a camp & threatened with deportation despite being born in a German refugee camp.
He’s in a wheelchair being denied his regular medical care & medicine:
Paul John Bojerski is being held in a camp & threatened with deportation despite being born in a German refugee camp.
He’s in a wheelchair being denied his regular medical care & medicine:
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This man’s family survived the Nazis only to be persecuted by ICE 70 years later.
Paul John Bojerski is being held in a camp & threatened with deportation despite being born in a German refugee camp.
He’s in a wheelchair being denied his regular medical care & medicine:
Paul John Bojerski is being held in a camp & threatened with deportation despite being born in a German refugee camp.
He’s in a wheelchair being denied his regular medical care & medicine:
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Kash Patel’s girlfriend is getting tax payer funded FBI protection, despite not being his spouse & not living in the same city
You know who doesn’t get any protection?
The Epstein survivors
The women who people feel should “name names” despite having their lives threatened repeatedly for years
You know who doesn’t get any protection?
The Epstein survivors
The women who people feel should “name names” despite having their lives threatened repeatedly for years
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Kash Patel’s girlfriend is getting tax payer funded FBI protection, despite not being his spouse & not living in the same city
You know who doesn’t get any protection?
The Epstein survivors
The women who people feel should “name names” despite having their lives threatened repeatedly for years
You know who doesn’t get any protection?
The Epstein survivors
The women who people feel should “name names” despite having their lives threatened repeatedly for years
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Dr Oz isn’t mincing words, he’s stating the regime’s eugenicist goals loud & clear
“Want to drop the cost of healthcare in America? Get healthy”
Where does that leave disabled and chronically ill people?
We can’t “choose” to get healthy.
They have no plan for healthcare.
Their plan is eugenics
“Want to drop the cost of healthcare in America? Get healthy”
Where does that leave disabled and chronically ill people?
We can’t “choose” to get healthy.
They have no plan for healthcare.
Their plan is eugenics
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dr Oz isn’t mincing words, he’s stating the regime’s eugenicist goals loud & clear
“Want to drop the cost of healthcare in America? Get healthy”
Where does that leave disabled and chronically ill people?
We can’t “choose” to get healthy.
They have no plan for healthcare.
Their plan is eugenics
“Want to drop the cost of healthcare in America? Get healthy”
Where does that leave disabled and chronically ill people?
We can’t “choose” to get healthy.
They have no plan for healthcare.
Their plan is eugenics
the biggest mindfuck of getting surgery is not being able to eat anything but liquids for 24h leading up to it and IT IS THE WORST
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
the biggest mindfuck of getting surgery is not being able to eat anything but liquids for 24h leading up to it and IT IS THE WORST
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Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
bad news everyone
my surgeon won't let me keep my diseased uterus when it comes out because they have to chop and splice it into pieces to confirm that i have said affliction that she suspects
my surgeon won't let me keep my diseased uterus when it comes out because they have to chop and splice it into pieces to confirm that i have said affliction that she suspects
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
bad news everyone
my surgeon won't let me keep my diseased uterus when it comes out because they have to chop and splice it into pieces to confirm that i have said affliction that she suspects
my surgeon won't let me keep my diseased uterus when it comes out because they have to chop and splice it into pieces to confirm that i have said affliction that she suspects
Why is Trump taking a page from Duterte's book? This is ICC/ICJ level shit. Duterte's there RN
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
(I know I'll get shit for this, where are the feds tracking my shit)
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
(I know I'll get shit for this, where are the feds tracking my shit)
Trump announces second US strike on alleged drug traffickers
He said the strike killed three men from Venezuela.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Why is Trump taking a page from Duterte's book? This is ICC/ICJ level shit. Duterte's there RN
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
(I know I'll get shit for this, where are the feds tracking my shit)
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
(I know I'll get shit for this, where are the feds tracking my shit)
I expect nothing from the facilitator themselves (though a genuine apology would be nice!) But love that my concerns were taken seriously by the agency <3
Finally sent a letter of grievance to the workshop facilitator whose workshop traumatized me lmao. Except the person doesn’t have their email listed publicly… so I sent it to their booking agent instead because it’s their reputation on the line 🤷🏻♀️
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I expect nothing from the facilitator themselves (though a genuine apology would be nice!) But love that my concerns were taken seriously by the agency <3
I am listening to a remastered version of the WINGS deluxe album and now crave a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Benny & Bjorn from ABBA. I do think they would create some magic????
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am listening to a remastered version of the WINGS deluxe album and now crave a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Benny & Bjorn from ABBA. I do think they would create some magic????
Finally sent a letter of grievance to the workshop facilitator whose workshop traumatized me lmao. Except the person doesn’t have their email listed publicly… so I sent it to their booking agent instead because it’s their reputation on the line 🤷🏻♀️
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Finally sent a letter of grievance to the workshop facilitator whose workshop traumatized me lmao. Except the person doesn’t have their email listed publicly… so I sent it to their booking agent instead because it’s their reputation on the line 🤷🏻♀️
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this is an amazing photo
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
this is an amazing photo
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It is fascinating to watch governments turn to their populations and say, 'This is it, lads. Yees are not getting anything better ever. Now continue to vote for and support us', as a strategy.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It is fascinating to watch governments turn to their populations and say, 'This is it, lads. Yees are not getting anything better ever. Now continue to vote for and support us', as a strategy.
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As of today, I have still received no SNAP funds from the federal government.
The state of Vermont, however, did step in and send me $127, which is supposed to cover the next two weeks.
Again: Because I need to stay broke to qualify for Medicaid, this is my entire food budget.
The state of Vermont, however, did step in and send me $127, which is supposed to cover the next two weeks.
Again: Because I need to stay broke to qualify for Medicaid, this is my entire food budget.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As of today, I have still received no SNAP funds from the federal government.
The state of Vermont, however, did step in and send me $127, which is supposed to cover the next two weeks.
Again: Because I need to stay broke to qualify for Medicaid, this is my entire food budget.
The state of Vermont, however, did step in and send me $127, which is supposed to cover the next two weeks.
Again: Because I need to stay broke to qualify for Medicaid, this is my entire food budget.
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Video game people: wow they really want us to pay 70 bucks for a game
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Video game people: wow they really want us to pay 70 bucks for a game
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
Lego people: Just got this for $300 what a great deal
I mean this with my whole chest, but if you're someone who is interested in public policy, healthcare and research-- you should be SCREAMING your praise for nurses everywhere.
I'm at #PIC2025 (Patient Insight Congress) and a vast majority of people here are *nurses*, followed by MPHs. 1/2
I'm at #PIC2025 (Patient Insight Congress) and a vast majority of people here are *nurses*, followed by MPHs. 1/2
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I mean this with my whole chest, but if you're someone who is interested in public policy, healthcare and research-- you should be SCREAMING your praise for nurses everywhere.
I'm at #PIC2025 (Patient Insight Congress) and a vast majority of people here are *nurses*, followed by MPHs. 1/2
I'm at #PIC2025 (Patient Insight Congress) and a vast majority of people here are *nurses*, followed by MPHs. 1/2
I got to interview author Terese Svoboda about her new memoir, Hitler and My Mother in Law, for @epiphanylit.bsky.social!
epiphanyzine.com/features/ter...
I love interviews :') I want to do more of them!
epiphanyzine.com/features/ter...
I love interviews :') I want to do more of them!
Memoir, Reinvented: The Pursuit of Truth with Terese Svoboda - Interviewed by Christa Lei — Epiphany Magazine
A conversation with Terese Svoboda about her latest book, writing through uncertainty, and using humor to face the unbearable truths that history leaves behind.
epiphanyzine.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I got to interview author Terese Svoboda about her new memoir, Hitler and My Mother in Law, for @epiphanylit.bsky.social!
epiphanyzine.com/features/ter...
I love interviews :') I want to do more of them!
epiphanyzine.com/features/ter...
I love interviews :') I want to do more of them!
lol I have been saying this
what Mamdani wants isn’t radical. most of the world does this.
what Mamdani wants isn’t radical. most of the world does this.
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
lol I have been saying this
what Mamdani wants isn’t radical. most of the world does this.
what Mamdani wants isn’t radical. most of the world does this.
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women, are they bitches?
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
women, are they bitches?
The White House has turned into Versailles.
The president’s version of the palatial gardens = country club style concrete and bullshit.
Gilded 24k gold everything?
Fuck. I miss the French Revolution
The president’s version of the palatial gardens = country club style concrete and bullshit.
Gilded 24k gold everything?
Fuck. I miss the French Revolution
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The White House has turned into Versailles.
The president’s version of the palatial gardens = country club style concrete and bullshit.
Gilded 24k gold everything?
Fuck. I miss the French Revolution
The president’s version of the palatial gardens = country club style concrete and bullshit.
Gilded 24k gold everything?
Fuck. I miss the French Revolution
I am the type of person who really enjoys when a melody of a song contrasts with its lyrics.
The prime example of this is Cheryl Crow’s cover of Post Malone’s Circles.
Please listen to it. It’s so fun(ny) like this woman made this song into a cheery pop radio hit
The prime example of this is Cheryl Crow’s cover of Post Malone’s Circles.
Please listen to it. It’s so fun(ny) like this woman made this song into a cheery pop radio hit
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I am the type of person who really enjoys when a melody of a song contrasts with its lyrics.
The prime example of this is Cheryl Crow’s cover of Post Malone’s Circles.
Please listen to it. It’s so fun(ny) like this woman made this song into a cheery pop radio hit
The prime example of this is Cheryl Crow’s cover of Post Malone’s Circles.
Please listen to it. It’s so fun(ny) like this woman made this song into a cheery pop radio hit
HI FRIENDS
daily reminder that the Jamie Lloyd minimalism/expressionist wave should die
#BringBacktheMegaMusical
daily reminder that the Jamie Lloyd minimalism/expressionist wave should die
#BringBacktheMegaMusical
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
HI FRIENDS
daily reminder that the Jamie Lloyd minimalism/expressionist wave should die
#BringBacktheMegaMusical
daily reminder that the Jamie Lloyd minimalism/expressionist wave should die
#BringBacktheMegaMusical
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NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.