Chloe
@friendofdax.bsky.social
Queer & trans former Masshole now in the PNW
You’ll probably see lots of news re-posts and reactions, random life tidbits, and the occasional meme/joke.
Was @CloOnTheLeft on Twitter
You’ll probably see lots of news re-posts and reactions, random life tidbits, and the occasional meme/joke.
Was @CloOnTheLeft on Twitter
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
Aaaand now I won’t have hot water back until tomorrow at the earliest (which is really more like Wednesday since the water heater is still off while repairs are pending).
This has all been so absurd from start to finish.
I just want to be able to shower and clean things 😭
This has all been so absurd from start to finish.
I just want to be able to shower and clean things 😭
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Aaaand now I won’t have hot water back until tomorrow at the earliest (which is really more like Wednesday since the water heater is still off while repairs are pending).
This has all been so absurd from start to finish.
I just want to be able to shower and clean things 😭
This has all been so absurd from start to finish.
I just want to be able to shower and clean things 😭
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Folks, this is VERY important. This means that there will be a decrease of nurses in the field and their access to student loans will be severely restricted. There is already a serious shortage of nurses, this is only going to make it worse. Nurses are the backbone of healthcare.
Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to providing students loans. Also excluded are NP’s, PA’s, PT’s. This comes when there as an extreme nursing shortage and $20K sign on bonuses for nurses. 😡
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Folks, this is VERY important. This means that there will be a decrease of nurses in the field and their access to student loans will be severely restricted. There is already a serious shortage of nurses, this is only going to make it worse. Nurses are the backbone of healthcare.
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The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
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Sen. Kelly responds: "If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."
Breaking:
Just days after Sen. Mark Kelly participated in a video asking service members to ‘refuse illegal orders,' the Pentagon now says it's opening an investigation into Kelly for "serious allegations of misconduct."
Just days after Sen. Mark Kelly participated in a video asking service members to ‘refuse illegal orders,' the Pentagon now says it's opening an investigation into Kelly for "serious allegations of misconduct."
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sen. Kelly responds: "If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution."
Not taking shoes off on the plane and being courteous to other passengers? Sure.
Saying it somehow “dishonors the country” and also trying to be the fashion police for what people wear when flying?
Pretty wild.
Pretty sure there are bigger issues he should be speaking to.
Saying it somehow “dishonors the country” and also trying to be the fashion police for what people wear when flying?
Pretty wild.
Pretty sure there are bigger issues he should be speaking to.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Not taking shoes off on the plane and being courteous to other passengers? Sure.
Saying it somehow “dishonors the country” and also trying to be the fashion police for what people wear when flying?
Pretty wild.
Pretty sure there are bigger issues he should be speaking to.
Saying it somehow “dishonors the country” and also trying to be the fashion police for what people wear when flying?
Pretty wild.
Pretty sure there are bigger issues he should be speaking to.
Except for all the “stop talking about issues marginalized people face” advice (and the the entire premise of the piece being “out with woke”)
Which is a pretty huge caveat given Dems have been trying to find an excuse to do exactly that- especially as it relates to trans people.
Which is a pretty huge caveat given Dems have been trying to find an excuse to do exactly that- especially as it relates to trans people.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Except for all the “stop talking about issues marginalized people face” advice (and the the entire premise of the piece being “out with woke”)
Which is a pretty huge caveat given Dems have been trying to find an excuse to do exactly that- especially as it relates to trans people.
Which is a pretty huge caveat given Dems have been trying to find an excuse to do exactly that- especially as it relates to trans people.
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trans day of rest. trans week of chill. trans year of taking a nap
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
trans day of rest. trans week of chill. trans year of taking a nap
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules that Trump's DC troop deployment is likely illegal — both as to D.C. National Guard and and out-of-state National Guard units — granting DC's request to block the use of the troops in this way.
The preliminary injunction is stayed until Dec. 11.
The preliminary injunction is stayed until Dec. 11.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that Trump's DC troop deployment is likely illegal — both as to D.C. National Guard and and out-of-state National Guard units — granting DC's request to block the use of the troops in this way.
The preliminary injunction is stayed until Dec. 11.
The preliminary injunction is stayed until Dec. 11.
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In a joint statement, House Democratic leaders said they have contacted the House Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police to ensure the safety of the six Democrats and their families because of Trump's messages.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In a joint statement, House Democratic leaders said they have contacted the House Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police to ensure the safety of the six Democrats and their families because of Trump's messages.
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Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first city to tie minimum wage to rental costs
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates
www.abqjournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
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if you're transgender you have to live
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
if you're transgender you have to live
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Well, let’s see if elected Democrats act like the president of the United States just called for their members to be executed.
If they just go “ho hum, back to health care” you can’t blame the media for not being more outraged than the
*checks notes*
opposition party.
If they just go “ho hum, back to health care” you can’t blame the media for not being more outraged than the
*checks notes*
opposition party.
Ought to be front-page headlines.
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Well, let’s see if elected Democrats act like the president of the United States just called for their members to be executed.
If they just go “ho hum, back to health care” you can’t blame the media for not being more outraged than the
*checks notes*
opposition party.
If they just go “ho hum, back to health care” you can’t blame the media for not being more outraged than the
*checks notes*
opposition party.
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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This is exactly what happened.
Kind of feels like the IOC expected for the study to say "yeah trans women are like the hulk somehow" and when it completely undercut the reasoning behind banning us. They have simply elected to ignore their own work.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is exactly what happened.
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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I have started responding to any complaints with “I have to google whether I can use the bathroom in a state before I travel, but sure that sounds hard too” when I’m annoyed.
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have started responding to any complaints with “I have to google whether I can use the bathroom in a state before I travel, but sure that sounds hard too” when I’m annoyed.
Oh thank god- my HRT provider approved moving back to weekly injections at a lower dose (5mg- honestly probably slightly too low for monotherapy) after a rough month and a half or so of biweekly at my former dose giving way too high levels (10mg)
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Oh thank god- my HRT provider approved moving back to weekly injections at a lower dose (5mg- honestly probably slightly too low for monotherapy) after a rough month and a half or so of biweekly at my former dose giving way too high levels (10mg)
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Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"
Doing my annual anti-harassment and discrimination training and glad to see they’ve been sure to keep anti-trans harassment in there, including explicitly naming intentional and/or repeated misgendering could be a violation.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Doing my annual anti-harassment and discrimination training and glad to see they’ve been sure to keep anti-trans harassment in there, including explicitly naming intentional and/or repeated misgendering could be a violation.
Oh so the jobs report is bad bad huh?
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh so the jobs report is bad bad huh?
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
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🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
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UPDATE: Now that 8 Senate Dems folded to Trump—Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
UPDATE: Now that 8 Senate Dems folded to Trump—Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"