Ciel Herridge
@cielherridge.bsky.social
Author of The Littlest Shadow and Latchkey Highway. Bumbling artist, chronic pain sufferer, small biz owner. Hopelessly disorganized—which is 100% my dog's fault. Oregonian and Californian.
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Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia have reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated action by signing a new pact to advance housing, clean energy, and innovation together. Cascadians continue building the institutions of shared governance that our future demands.
#cascadia #localgovernance
#cascadia #localgovernance
October 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia have reaffirmed their commitment to coordinated action by signing a new pact to advance housing, clean energy, and innovation together. Cascadians continue building the institutions of shared governance that our future demands.
#cascadia #localgovernance
#cascadia #localgovernance
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
Nobody wants anything to happen to Dolly. But yeah, the absurdity is a match. I still remember when I thought the Stormy Daniels story was going to save us.
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nobody wants anything to happen to Dolly. But yeah, the absurdity is a match. I still remember when I thought the Stormy Daniels story was going to save us.
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This lawsuit is asking to be a vehicle for overturning NYT v. Sullivan (which established the actual malice we know and love for public figures).
It is a request to overturn longstanding precedent that allows us to criticize our politicians and remove our free speech.
It is a request to overturn longstanding precedent that allows us to criticize our politicians and remove our free speech.
So this Trump lawsuit is wacko for many, many reasons, but THIS IS NOT WHAT ACTUAL MALICE MEANS in the legal context. At all.
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This lawsuit is asking to be a vehicle for overturning NYT v. Sullivan (which established the actual malice we know and love for public figures).
It is a request to overturn longstanding precedent that allows us to criticize our politicians and remove our free speech.
It is a request to overturn longstanding precedent that allows us to criticize our politicians and remove our free speech.
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Yes, yes I do. 😡
Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?
August 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yes, yes I do. 😡
The fight against President Musk (and Kennedy Center chairman Trump) is just starting. We’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement. Together, we have the power to stop MAGA’s takeover. app.sosha.ai/s/ig5b3SMD
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
March 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The fight against President Musk (and Kennedy Center chairman Trump) is just starting. We’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement. Together, we have the power to stop MAGA’s takeover. app.sosha.ai/s/ig5b3SMD
Oh how amusing, Musk calling himself the unofficial president of the U.S. Hardy har har!
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Oh how amusing, Musk calling himself the unofficial president of the U.S. Hardy har har!
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Senate dems, don't let the GOP/Fascists steamroll the American people. VOTE NO
Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
March 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Senate dems, don't let the GOP/Fascists steamroll the American people. VOTE NO
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?
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Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
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The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
"One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems[...] Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. [...] We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions." 🫤
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
theconcernedbird.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems[...] Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. [...] We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions." 🫤
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This is it in a nut shell 🦋
December 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM
This is it in a nut shell 🦋
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Big congratulations to Republicans on their first big victory of the Trump era: empowering President Musk to strip funding for childhood cancer research out of the budget.
December 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Big congratulations to Republicans on their first big victory of the Trump era: empowering President Musk to strip funding for childhood cancer research out of the budget.
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Trigger a MAGA:
Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
November 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Trigger a MAGA:
Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
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I am thankful for a social media site that’s not run by disinformation-pushing maniacal billionaire, not controlled by an algorithm design to censor news and much-needed debate, and not overrun by mean-spirited people who encourage and celebrate ignorance. Thankful, indeed.
November 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I am thankful for a social media site that’s not run by disinformation-pushing maniacal billionaire, not controlled by an algorithm design to censor news and much-needed debate, and not overrun by mean-spirited people who encourage and celebrate ignorance. Thankful, indeed.
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it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.
November 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM
it's clear now that republican trolls are squatting here. i know it's tempting to engage, but i cannot stress enough that blocking is the only way to preserve this community. block and move on. block and move on. block and move on.