Christel
@xtel.bsky.social
Student of cultural differences, empathy and mindfulness. Working towards a more just world.
@karaswisher.bsky.social called it!
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
@karaswisher.bsky.social called it!
He's doing it again
I predicted he would walk back the tariffs. It's a way to manipulate the stock market, which he did last time around. Day traders can make money in a volatile market & capitalize on price fluctuations, especially when they know what's driving the market. I wonder who is buying low this week.
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
He's doing it again
How is this ok? @hcrichardson.bsky.social casually mentions that she's being shadow-banned on Facebook. www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
Politics Chat, April 1, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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April 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
How is this ok? @hcrichardson.bsky.social casually mentions that she's being shadow-banned on Facebook. www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
Just added @barackobama.bsky.social to this list. Welcome to Bluesky, Mr. President.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Just added @barackobama.bsky.social to this list. Welcome to Bluesky, Mr. President.
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Reposted by Christel
Sir Winston Churchill wore his air-raid suit during his 1942 White House visit, deviating from the formal dress code.
The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.
The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sir Winston Churchill wore his air-raid suit during his 1942 White House visit, deviating from the formal dress code.
The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.
The air-raid suit, also known as the siren suit, is a one-piece outfit that was designed to be quickly put on and taken off on the way to air-raid shelters.
“Just leave us alone. You’re making our lives absolutely unbearable.”
Carla Antonelli (@carlaantonelli.bsky.social) is the first openly trans person elected to the Cortes Generales in Spain. Hear her voice!
Carla Antonelli (@carlaantonelli.bsky.social) is the first openly trans person elected to the Cortes Generales in Spain. Hear her voice!
February 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Just leave us alone. You’re making our lives absolutely unbearable.”
Carla Antonelli (@carlaantonelli.bsky.social) is the first openly trans person elected to the Cortes Generales in Spain. Hear her voice!
Carla Antonelli (@carlaantonelli.bsky.social) is the first openly trans person elected to the Cortes Generales in Spain. Hear her voice!
I, for one, don’t think Governor Pritzker is overreacting or sounding the alarm too soon.
Thank you for your courageous leadership.
Thank you for your courageous leadership.
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I, for one, don’t think Governor Pritzker is overreacting or sounding the alarm too soon.
Thank you for your courageous leadership.
Thank you for your courageous leadership.
At a presser, Trump says about Ukraine:
“I’ve been watching these people being killed at levels you’ve rarely seen, not even close since WII.”
“Their cities are being knocked down.”
No member of the press asks him to clarify who is doing the killing and knocking down. It is painful to watch.
“I’ve been watching these people being killed at levels you’ve rarely seen, not even close since WII.”
“Their cities are being knocked down.”
No member of the press asks him to clarify who is doing the killing and knocking down. It is painful to watch.
February 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At a presser, Trump says about Ukraine:
“I’ve been watching these people being killed at levels you’ve rarely seen, not even close since WII.”
“Their cities are being knocked down.”
No member of the press asks him to clarify who is doing the killing and knocking down. It is painful to watch.
“I’ve been watching these people being killed at levels you’ve rarely seen, not even close since WII.”
“Their cities are being knocked down.”
No member of the press asks him to clarify who is doing the killing and knocking down. It is painful to watch.
I started a list to help me gain perspective on the fast-moving changes in our world. So far, it has 34 accounts, incl. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @noupside.bsky.social, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social, @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Who else should I add?
Who else should I add?
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I started a list to help me gain perspective on the fast-moving changes in our world. So far, it has 34 accounts, incl. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @noupside.bsky.social, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social, @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Who else should I add?
Who else should I add?
Reposted by Christel
Did Musk fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees to increase "efficiency"? I don't think so. There is a better explanation:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Did Musk fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees to increase "efficiency"? I don't think so. There is a better explanation:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
While Europe grapples with cognitive dissonance about the potential loss of US support, I wonder if the leaders gathered in Paris are considering the possibility of not just losing an ally but gaining an enemy. After all, Greenland is Danish and Canada's head of state is the British king.
February 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
While Europe grapples with cognitive dissonance about the potential loss of US support, I wonder if the leaders gathered in Paris are considering the possibility of not just losing an ally but gaining an enemy. After all, Greenland is Danish and Canada's head of state is the British king.
Leadership is often conflated with managing people. True leadership is the willingness to take a stand, even alone. It requires integrity, courage & holding onto principles under pressure.
Danielle Sassoon demonstrated moral leadership by refusing to comply with a directive she believed was unjust.
Danielle Sassoon demonstrated moral leadership by refusing to comply with a directive she believed was unjust.
February 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Leadership is often conflated with managing people. True leadership is the willingness to take a stand, even alone. It requires integrity, courage & holding onto principles under pressure.
Danielle Sassoon demonstrated moral leadership by refusing to comply with a directive she believed was unjust.
Danielle Sassoon demonstrated moral leadership by refusing to comply with a directive she believed was unjust.
"May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you feel the love inside you and share it well." —James Baraz
My dear friend and mentor Joan Judson shared these words, which are based on Metta phrases (expressions of lovingkindness for ourselves and others.)
Happy Valentine's Day!
My dear friend and mentor Joan Judson shared these words, which are based on Metta phrases (expressions of lovingkindness for ourselves and others.)
Happy Valentine's Day!
February 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you feel the love inside you and share it well." —James Baraz
My dear friend and mentor Joan Judson shared these words, which are based on Metta phrases (expressions of lovingkindness for ourselves and others.)
Happy Valentine's Day!
My dear friend and mentor Joan Judson shared these words, which are based on Metta phrases (expressions of lovingkindness for ourselves and others.)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Imagine Elon Musk getting access to everything you’ve ever confided in ChatGPT.
February 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Imagine Elon Musk getting access to everything you’ve ever confided in ChatGPT.
I’m grateful for the Internet Archive, and their Wayback Machine. For decades they’ve been saving older versions of websites. And now that several government websites have been taken down, the information that was on them is still available on the site! Thank you, @brewster.kahle.org and team. 🙏🏻
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February 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I’m grateful for the Internet Archive, and their Wayback Machine. For decades they’ve been saving older versions of websites. And now that several government websites have been taken down, the information that was on them is still available on the site! Thank you, @brewster.kahle.org and team. 🙏🏻
Listening to Joni Mitchell singing Both Sides Now at last night’s Fire Aid is much better than having the news on.
January 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Listening to Joni Mitchell singing Both Sides Now at last night’s Fire Aid is much better than having the news on.
Reposted by Christel
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
Wishing friends around the world a Happy Lunar New Year!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
新年快樂!
新年快乐!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
新年快樂!
新年快乐!
January 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wishing friends around the world a Happy Lunar New Year!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
新年快樂!
新年快乐!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
新年快樂!
新年快乐!
“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” with Martha Raddatz on the first Sunday of the new administration.
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” with Martha Raddatz on the first Sunday of the new administration.
Outrage is triggered by something perceived as deeply unfair, unjust or harmful. Outrage can inspire change or overwhelm. Outrage can be productive or destructive depending on how it’s channeled. May we have the emotional intelligence to regulate our own reactions and let our outrage motive action.
Exhausted yet? It’s been three full days since Donald Trump returned to the Presidency and he’s already drowning us in outrages. Susan B. Glasser breaks down the Week One distractions, late-night devilry, executive overreach, and the Administration’s infighting.
Trump Is Already Drowning Us in Outrages
A guide to the Week One distractions, late-night devilry, executive overreach, and the Administration’s early infighting.
www.newyorker.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Outrage is triggered by something perceived as deeply unfair, unjust or harmful. Outrage can inspire change or overwhelm. Outrage can be productive or destructive depending on how it’s channeled. May we have the emotional intelligence to regulate our own reactions and let our outrage motive action.
The press focuses on what the pardoning of rioters who assaulted police officers says about Trump's support for law enforcement.
Why is no one focusing what his defense that “these people have already served years in prison” means for the judiciary and the judges who determined the sentences?
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The press focuses on what the pardoning of rioters who assaulted police officers says about Trump's support for law enforcement.
Why is no one focusing what his defense that “these people have already served years in prison” means for the judiciary and the judges who determined the sentences?
Reposted by Christel
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
What's next? Airlines deciding that pilots are too biased in their flight decisions and replacing them with passengers voting on how to fly the plane?
Hospitals firing doctors for misdiagnosing illnesses and replacing them with a group chat where people share what they read online about symptoms?
Hospitals firing doctors for misdiagnosing illnesses and replacing them with a group chat where people share what they read online about symptoms?
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
What's next? Airlines deciding that pilots are too biased in their flight decisions and replacing them with passengers voting on how to fly the plane?
Hospitals firing doctors for misdiagnosing illnesses and replacing them with a group chat where people share what they read online about symptoms?
Hospitals firing doctors for misdiagnosing illnesses and replacing them with a group chat where people share what they read online about symptoms?
Happy New Year!
One of my intentions for 2025: more time with music, less with the news.
Sonos’ New Year’s Day playlist was the perfectly eclectic for today. Any suggestions for tomorrow?
One of my intentions for 2025: more time with music, less with the news.
Sonos’ New Year’s Day playlist was the perfectly eclectic for today. Any suggestions for tomorrow?
January 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Happy New Year!
One of my intentions for 2025: more time with music, less with the news.
Sonos’ New Year’s Day playlist was the perfectly eclectic for today. Any suggestions for tomorrow?
One of my intentions for 2025: more time with music, less with the news.
Sonos’ New Year’s Day playlist was the perfectly eclectic for today. Any suggestions for tomorrow?