Kallastra
@kallastra.bsky.social
Former Sexy Murder Poet, Current Basically Pleasant Bureaucrat. (H/T Liam Bright).
Here to play academic and learn. Interests: philosophy, poetry, knitting, spinning, law, community, running when health permits
Here to play academic and learn. Interests: philosophy, poetry, knitting, spinning, law, community, running when health permits
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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I was incarcerated in a psych ward for two months, one of the most miserable experiences of my life that I hated every single hellish second of. The psych ward is a dungeon designed to crush the human spirt. We commit to joy while inside despite that. You can't survive hard times without making joy.
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I was incarcerated in a psych ward for two months, one of the most miserable experiences of my life that I hated every single hellish second of. The psych ward is a dungeon designed to crush the human spirt. We commit to joy while inside despite that. You can't survive hard times without making joy.
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You'll still need to eat, and shit, and you'll still get sick and be tired and get horny and get periods and need to take a shower and have all the other little worries that life is made from. No scenario, no matter how apocalyptic, will make life *simple*.
February 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
You'll still need to eat, and shit, and you'll still get sick and be tired and get horny and get periods and need to take a shower and have all the other little worries that life is made from. No scenario, no matter how apocalyptic, will make life *simple*.
Speaking of enshittification, we need to address what has happened to thin mint girl scout cookies in this country. It’s a tragedy.
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Speaking of enshittification, we need to address what has happened to thin mint girl scout cookies in this country. It’s a tragedy.
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"Coalition building is not easy. You don't make coalitions because you like to make coalitions. You make coalitions because your ass is in the sling and none of us are going to be able to triumph alone."
(Audre Lorde)
(Audre Lorde)
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"Coalition building is not easy. You don't make coalitions because you like to make coalitions. You make coalitions because your ass is in the sling and none of us are going to be able to triumph alone."
(Audre Lorde)
(Audre Lorde)
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The voting booth is probably the last bastion of secrecy and privacy in this country. Folks will say anything to a pollster to appear to be on the right side of history, but in the secrecy of the voting booth they do exactly what they want to do. Trust polls at our own peril.
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The voting booth is probably the last bastion of secrecy and privacy in this country. Folks will say anything to a pollster to appear to be on the right side of history, but in the secrecy of the voting booth they do exactly what they want to do. Trust polls at our own peril.
I trust the recommendation of @marisakabas.bsky.social enough to instafollow on her say so.
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I trust the recommendation of @marisakabas.bsky.social enough to instafollow on her say so.
I have attained the age where having an iced tea with dinner means I may never sleep again, ever.
I take full responsibility for my reckless actions and hope this time I’ve learned my lesson
I take full responsibility for my reckless actions and hope this time I’ve learned my lesson
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I have attained the age where having an iced tea with dinner means I may never sleep again, ever.
I take full responsibility for my reckless actions and hope this time I’ve learned my lesson
I take full responsibility for my reckless actions and hope this time I’ve learned my lesson
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when every single person knows someone who had their job taken by Big Balls
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
when every single person knows someone who had their job taken by Big Balls
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You also have to be able to lose them occasionally without it sending us into full fascism.
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
You also have to be able to lose them occasionally without it sending us into full fascism.
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As a literature educator, for me, poetry begins and ends with Audre Lorde. Every student I have has read “Poetry is not a Luxury.” “Litany for Survival” is the poem that reminds us Who and Whose we are, because we were never meant to survive.
28 poems for #blackhistorymonth day 9
28 poems for #blackhistorymonth day 9
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
As a literature educator, for me, poetry begins and ends with Audre Lorde. Every student I have has read “Poetry is not a Luxury.” “Litany for Survival” is the poem that reminds us Who and Whose we are, because we were never meant to survive.
28 poems for #blackhistorymonth day 9
28 poems for #blackhistorymonth day 9
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This is sickening. For comparison, this is more than the Department of Energy spent for all solar power and wind power R&D for the whole country.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is sickening. For comparison, this is more than the Department of Energy spent for all solar power and wind power R&D for the whole country.
This is true.
I have been watching this happen to my own bright, spirited, incredible 14 yo daughter at the exact moment mom no longer knows anything anyways and it’s crushing me
I have been watching this happen to my own bright, spirited, incredible 14 yo daughter at the exact moment mom no longer knows anything anyways and it’s crushing me
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is true.
I have been watching this happen to my own bright, spirited, incredible 14 yo daughter at the exact moment mom no longer knows anything anyways and it’s crushing me
I have been watching this happen to my own bright, spirited, incredible 14 yo daughter at the exact moment mom no longer knows anything anyways and it’s crushing me
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Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
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Follow the noble eightfold path. Keep the precepts. Meet people on even ground. Don't be a dick. Do not deputize yourself into policing something you have made up in your brain.
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Follow the noble eightfold path. Keep the precepts. Meet people on even ground. Don't be a dick. Do not deputize yourself into policing something you have made up in your brain.
I keep trying to solve this problem with filters and/or new email addresses while being selective about who gets that email address and/or “hidemyemail” features and just none of it works or worse they break the ability of the emails I want to get thru to me.
I end up not checking at all for days
I end up not checking at all for days
I'm testing/tracking something this week: How turning my back on my email for an hour or two (e.g., because I am teaching!) utterly destroys any progress I might have made.
Monday, 10:00am: 297 unread emails in my inbox (107 of which have arrived in the last week).
Monday, 10:00am: 297 unread emails in my inbox (107 of which have arrived in the last week).
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I keep trying to solve this problem with filters and/or new email addresses while being selective about who gets that email address and/or “hidemyemail” features and just none of it works or worse they break the ability of the emails I want to get thru to me.
I end up not checking at all for days
I end up not checking at all for days
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404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD.
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
404 Media just had an ad during the #SuperBowl! We Googled "smallest TV markets in the United States" and bought an ad for $2,550 that only ran in Ottumwa, Iowa, population 25,000. That still counts
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
www.404media.co/watch-404-me...
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Had this for 12 years and same. Police would knock and ask if I had footage. We just left the cameras up from the previous owner, but they weren't connected to anything 😆
you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Had this for 12 years and same. Police would knock and ask if I had footage. We just left the cameras up from the previous owner, but they weren't connected to anything 😆
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I love intellectual property law ☺️
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I love intellectual property law ☺️
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Cause that's what heroes do.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Cause that's what heroes do.
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i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
i love that for the average american, activism is just watching TV the correct way
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This may be a stupid question, but…did all the actors have to give their consent to have their likeness used in this AI monstrosity?
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This may be a stupid question, but…did all the actors have to give their consent to have their likeness used in this AI monstrosity?
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I have incarcerated comrades & loved ones who are enduring the daily torture of US prisons. They also continue to make art. They often don't have the proper supplies and yet they make it knowing that it will never make it out to anyone else. But they continue to make art nonetheless. Keep making art
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I have incarcerated comrades & loved ones who are enduring the daily torture of US prisons. They also continue to make art. They often don't have the proper supplies and yet they make it knowing that it will never make it out to anyone else. But they continue to make art nonetheless. Keep making art
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you can’t wait for a nonprofit to save you when you see ICE kidnapping your neighbor or harassing parents at your kids school
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
you can’t wait for a nonprofit to save you when you see ICE kidnapping your neighbor or harassing parents at your kids school
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"DHS might be more than happy to wear cameras because they know video won't actually bring [DHS victims] justice ... [DHS] is going to distribute any potential footage it finds exculpatory and withhold any footage that may be damaging. That's a problem that some minor policy adjustments can't fix."
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
gizmodo.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"DHS might be more than happy to wear cameras because they know video won't actually bring [DHS victims] justice ... [DHS] is going to distribute any potential footage it finds exculpatory and withhold any footage that may be damaging. That's a problem that some minor policy adjustments can't fix."