M G (She/Her)
@micheleinphl.bsky.social
Cat Mom • Bisexual • AuDHD • Trans Ally
Philly Advocate & Community Educator, Adjacent Construction Safety and Neighbors' Rights
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Philly Advocate & Community Educator, Adjacent Construction Safety and Neighbors' Rights
I 💜 my 🏳️⚧️ Wife
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as a millennial of a certain age i can't really dislike Jon Stewart but come the fuck on man, a bunch of people knew. we tried to warn everyone. you and a lot of other media luminaries told us to calm down
“I gotta tell you, I did not think [Trump] would get this authoritarian this fast,” Jon Stewart admitted.
Donald Trump’s Latest ‘Authoritarian’ Move Blindsided Jon Stewart
“Who could’ve known?” Stewart asked.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
as a millennial of a certain age i can't really dislike Jon Stewart but come the fuck on man, a bunch of people knew. we tried to warn everyone. you and a lot of other media luminaries told us to calm down
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc).
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.
Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
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🚽 "The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
Bathroom bans harm all women because they reduce people down to their appearance
They reduce people to an assessment of their appearance based on gendered norms, and give excuses to those who want to inspect people's genitals.
www.wearequeeraf.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚽 "The trouble with bathroom bans is they don’t do what they purport to do. The argument is they're created to 'protect women', but they usually do the opposite."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/bathroom-bans-harm-all-women-because-they-reduce-people-down-to-their-appearance/
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Stuff like this is perfect because it shows how utterly devoid of creativity genAI evangelists are.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
OpenAI released a new version of their image generation technology, and people are using it to recreate memes in the style of Studio Ghibli.
Studio Ghibli Memes Take Over the Internet—Thanks to AI
The Studio Ghibli version of a Ben Affleck meme is a personal favorite.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Stuff like this is perfect because it shows how utterly devoid of creativity genAI evangelists are.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
Great you recreated a photo that already exists in a drawing style that only has currency because of who you're stealing it from giving the world something with absolutely no value or meaning.
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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2. So much of the conversation in Democratic circles and in parts of political media has been about messaging.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
2. So much of the conversation in Democratic circles and in parts of political media has been about messaging.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
'Oh, Democrats just need better messaging,' I hear folks say.
Wrong. Even if Dems had the perfect message, it wouldn't get anywhere. This isn't messaging problem; it's a media crisis.
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This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This, by the by, is an effing disaster if it holds up. The number of public libraries that will go under if IMLS is shuttered is mind-boggling. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
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This is why people need to stop saying "This isn't who we are" and start saying "We have to be better, we need to be so much better."
Just FYI arresting a greencard holder for otherwise 1A-protected protest, overnighting him to a private detention facility in central Louisiana, & holding him w/o bond pending review of his status by an immigration judge can all be easily justified by law which has been in effect for 20 years
March 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is why people need to stop saying "This isn't who we are" and start saying "We have to be better, we need to be so much better."
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Quoting only to reiterate that the ICJ, ICC, Amnesty International, B'Tslem, Lemkin Institute, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and multiple other organizations have all called what Israel is doing to Palestinians WITH OUR WEAPONS a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
GAZA IS NOT A GENOCIDE! Cut the crap. OCT 7th was!!! The majority of the people leading these “protests” and brainwashing students are not even associated with the colleges. You are a propagandist, and should learn about and actually go to Israel. Leftist, my ass, u r an antisemite
March 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Quoting only to reiterate that the ICJ, ICC, Amnesty International, B'Tslem, Lemkin Institute, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and multiple other organizations have all called what Israel is doing to Palestinians WITH OUR WEAPONS a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
Because it's a genocide.
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One annoying thing about the "run the government like a business" guys is that they also are terrible at running businesses. I run my podcast "like a business" in the sense that things are made to a high quality and shipped on time, but it seems their only version of "good business" is "layoffs"
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One annoying thing about the "run the government like a business" guys is that they also are terrible at running businesses. I run my podcast "like a business" in the sense that things are made to a high quality and shipped on time, but it seems their only version of "good business" is "layoffs"
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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"rescind acceptances"
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"rescind acceptances"
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
the kind of thing that absolutely destroys trust and reputation for a supposedly world class institution
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A Brief History of Kids Today Have Too Much Freedom
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February 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A Brief History of Kids Today Have Too Much Freedom
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the whole 2020-2024 era of “dems shouldnt aggressively use the levers of power bc then republicans will do the same thing when theyre elected” sure looks dumb as dog shit right now huh
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
the whole 2020-2024 era of “dems shouldnt aggressively use the levers of power bc then republicans will do the same thing when theyre elected” sure looks dumb as dog shit right now huh
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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
www.latimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
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NEW: Two weeks ago gov't IT experts warned us that the worst case scenario would be if DOGE got full admin access to agency systems. We can report at at least one agency DOGE has unfettered "god mode" access. Our latest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data
The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Two weeks ago gov't IT experts warned us that the worst case scenario would be if DOGE got full admin access to agency systems. We can report at at least one agency DOGE has unfettered "god mode" access. Our latest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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He's getting access to literally everything about everyone, IRS records, social security records, health records etc. No one can have any sense of privacy after this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
He's getting access to literally everything about everyone, IRS records, social security records, health records etc. No one can have any sense of privacy after this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
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Patriotism is the united interest of a privileged class over an under class. It is merely an expression of the values of those in power, and the expression of those values in turn are shaped by the economic and political systems.
February 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Patriotism is the united interest of a privileged class over an under class. It is merely an expression of the values of those in power, and the expression of those values in turn are shaped by the economic and political systems.
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“Forty-one U.S. senators could use the filibuster to block most legislation that enables the funding of Musk’s companies. With 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and two independents in the Senate, such a push is numerically possible, though politically difficult.“
Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.
This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk
Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.
interc.pt
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“Forty-one U.S. senators could use the filibuster to block most legislation that enables the funding of Musk’s companies. With 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and two independents in the Senate, such a push is numerically possible, though politically difficult.“
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Newsletter: Generative AI is a marketing con perpetuated by Sam Altman and Dario Amodei through a mixture of lies and half-truths carried by a tech media that fails to ask the right questions. Outside of ChatGPT, generative AI companies barely get any traffic at all.
www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
The Generative AI Con
It's been just over two years and two months since ChatGPT launched, and in that time we've seen Large Language Models (LLMs) blossom from a novel concept into one of the most craven cons of the 21st ...
www.wheresyoured.at
February 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Newsletter: Generative AI is a marketing con perpetuated by Sam Altman and Dario Amodei through a mixture of lies and half-truths carried by a tech media that fails to ask the right questions. Outside of ChatGPT, generative AI companies barely get any traffic at all.
www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/
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Democrat political leaders when asked how they’re going to respond and fight back:
February 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Democrat political leaders when asked how they’re going to respond and fight back: