Janelle Alexander
@janelle12.bsky.social
Native of NYC. Run a consulting practice that does finance and operations for startups, and financial analysis on portfolio companies for VCs.
FKA janelleany on another app.
FKA janelleany on another app.
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Stop calling it polarisation. The world may be divided, but it’s not a “shame” when it’s a reflection of values.
When some think lying is okay and others don’t, that’s not just a divide; it’s a moral line. Certain truths should be universal. Let’s start there.
When some think lying is okay and others don’t, that’s not just a divide; it’s a moral line. Certain truths should be universal. Let’s start there.
February 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Stop calling it polarisation. The world may be divided, but it’s not a “shame” when it’s a reflection of values.
When some think lying is okay and others don’t, that’s not just a divide; it’s a moral line. Certain truths should be universal. Let’s start there.
When some think lying is okay and others don’t, that’s not just a divide; it’s a moral line. Certain truths should be universal. Let’s start there.
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Nikki Giovanni will forever be a legend. This headline doesn't do her the justice she deserves. www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...
Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
www.wdbj7.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Nikki Giovanni will forever be a legend. This headline doesn't do her the justice she deserves. www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...
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Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
www.wdbj7.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
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December 1, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Reminder: Block the MAGA trolls, then hide reply for everyone. If you only block them, only you can't see them. Cut off their oxygen by also hiding their replies from everyone. They've no followers of their own, so they suffocate and cease to exist when you cut off thier access to your followers.
a woman in a wheelchair is walking down a hospital hallway with a man
ALT: a woman in a wheelchair is walking down a hospital hallway with a man
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Reminder: Block the MAGA trolls, then hide reply for everyone. If you only block them, only you can't see them. Cut off their oxygen by also hiding their replies from everyone. They've no followers of their own, so they suffocate and cease to exist when you cut off thier access to your followers.
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Here’s the most charitable reading I can offer:
The tech barons behaved as though they were atop a social hierarchy, and expected mass adoration for their generosity+forgiveness for mistakes.
Instead, Elizabeth Warren, Lina Khan et al treated them like the heads of *massive corporations.*
The tech barons behaved as though they were atop a social hierarchy, and expected mass adoration for their generosity+forgiveness for mistakes.
Instead, Elizabeth Warren, Lina Khan et al treated them like the heads of *massive corporations.*
November 30, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Here’s the most charitable reading I can offer:
The tech barons behaved as though they were atop a social hierarchy, and expected mass adoration for their generosity+forgiveness for mistakes.
Instead, Elizabeth Warren, Lina Khan et al treated them like the heads of *massive corporations.*
The tech barons behaved as though they were atop a social hierarchy, and expected mass adoration for their generosity+forgiveness for mistakes.
Instead, Elizabeth Warren, Lina Khan et al treated them like the heads of *massive corporations.*
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For those who aren’t aware, labor rights were earned in this country in literal wars in the streets between unions and private corporate armies working hand-in-hand with US soldiers.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
Someone should remind the billionaires that before workers had the right to organize and join a union, disgruntled employees occasionally resorted to using bombs and bullets to make themselves heard.
In politics clarity is its own opportunity. The storm of the 2024 election has created great clarity. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, and 3rd richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, are currently asking a group of Trump judges to end the right to organize & join a union in the United States.
November 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM
For those who aren’t aware, labor rights were earned in this country in literal wars in the streets between unions and private corporate armies working hand-in-hand with US soldiers.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
If you didn’t realize it already, the wealth class is seeking to turn back the clock.
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Netflix is so wild to me. There’s a first rate production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington and I only know about it because of a post on BlueSky.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
November 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Netflix is so wild to me. There’s a first rate production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington and I only know about it because of a post on BlueSky.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
Like, I’m watching it now while reading along and it’s BRILLIANT.
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Wise words from Matt Haig.
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Wise words from Matt Haig.
Some people remember. But, not nearly enough
November 20, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Some people remember. But, not nearly enough
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
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Derek Guy is everywhere. He sees all. He knows if your little outfit is naughty. He knows if it is nice.
He is the Santa Claus of walkable cities and exquisite tailoring.
He is the Santa Claus of walkable cities and exquisite tailoring.
im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
November 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Derek Guy is everywhere. He sees all. He knows if your little outfit is naughty. He knows if it is nice.
He is the Santa Claus of walkable cities and exquisite tailoring.
He is the Santa Claus of walkable cities and exquisite tailoring.
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When people cry about the $9 congestion pricing fee next year, remember that the city government wanted to implement congestion pricing 20 years ago at $8.
November 20, 2024 at 1:37 PM
When people cry about the $9 congestion pricing fee next year, remember that the city government wanted to implement congestion pricing 20 years ago at $8.
Outgoing, late 40s, Aquarius desperately seeking #buildersOfThings for witty posts and long threads about distribution channels.
Seriously though…where are the startup founders on here? Accelerator runners? Incubator operators? Maybe a cool VC or two?
November 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Outgoing, late 40s, Aquarius desperately seeking #buildersOfThings for witty posts and long threads about distribution channels.
Seriously though…where are the startup founders on here? Accelerator runners? Incubator operators? Maybe a cool VC or two?
November 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Seriously though…where are the startup founders on here? Accelerator runners? Incubator operators? Maybe a cool VC or two?
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“This person has no qualifications but he’s appointing them to…”
Yes. That’s called cronyism. It’s an established feature of corrupt states and dictatorships alike.
Yes. That’s called cronyism. It’s an established feature of corrupt states and dictatorships alike.
November 20, 2024 at 10:03 AM
“This person has no qualifications but he’s appointing them to…”
Yes. That’s called cronyism. It’s an established feature of corrupt states and dictatorships alike.
Yes. That’s called cronyism. It’s an established feature of corrupt states and dictatorships alike.
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im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
November 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 2
*You*/ we need to refrain from engaging
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
*You*/ we need to refrain from engaging
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Jack Dorsey is no longer on the board of this platform. Bluesky is billionaire free.
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk’s X
Twitter co-founder’s decision to leave rival social network he helped start was apparently unexpected
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Jack Dorsey is no longer on the board of this platform. Bluesky is billionaire free.
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
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Carpool lanes really turned into a kind of weird but massive subsidy for Uber, huh…
November 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Carpool lanes really turned into a kind of weird but massive subsidy for Uber, huh…
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1
November 16, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1
#BookSky 📚 #Books #BookChallenge
Day 1