Gayle
@boogiedowng.bsky.social
Extroverted introvert, optimist, humanist, socialist, publicist, and sometimes Situationist living in the Bronx.
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Here are some dope scholars who study and elevate Black women 🙂 go.bsky.app/UdMxCfu
November 15, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Here are some dope scholars who study and elevate Black women 🙂 go.bsky.app/UdMxCfu
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Dem Justice Allison Riggs leads by 623 votes for a key North Carolina Supreme Court race heading into a recount.
The GOP won a 2020 court race by 401 votes & used it to allow new GOP gerrymanders & voting restrictions.
Riggs would bring Dems a step closer to a majority & restoring fair elections
The GOP won a 2020 court race by 401 votes & used it to allow new GOP gerrymanders & voting restrictions.
Riggs would bring Dems a step closer to a majority & restoring fair elections
Democrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count
The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court has an ever-slight lead over a Republican challenger.
apnews.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Dem Justice Allison Riggs leads by 623 votes for a key North Carolina Supreme Court race heading into a recount.
The GOP won a 2020 court race by 401 votes & used it to allow new GOP gerrymanders & voting restrictions.
Riggs would bring Dems a step closer to a majority & restoring fair elections
The GOP won a 2020 court race by 401 votes & used it to allow new GOP gerrymanders & voting restrictions.
Riggs would bring Dems a step closer to a majority & restoring fair elections
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what an attempt at a passive voice
A bomb dropped from an Israeli jet hits a building in Beirut
An Israeli airstrike on Friday flattened an entire building in a dense neighborhood in the Tayouneh area, a few kilometers from the center of the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
apnews.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
what an attempt at a passive voice
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The thing about Twitter versus Bluesky is that the right needs liberals on Twitter to make it feel worthwhile, whereas the left doesn’t need conservatives on Bluesky to make it feel worthwhile.
November 17, 2024 at 4:08 AM
The thing about Twitter versus Bluesky is that the right needs liberals on Twitter to make it feel worthwhile, whereas the left doesn’t need conservatives on Bluesky to make it feel worthwhile.
Finally off the (personal) Twitter. It feels good!
November 16, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Finally off the (personal) Twitter. It feels good!
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The reporters who would actually reflect on this have been priced out of journalism for years now. I'm about ready to leave myself. There's no way to make a living and also do actually good reporting, which takes time, and requires pushing back on editorial demands for speed and quantity.
Has *anyone* in US media done any reckoning or self-reflection about the fact that they got caught up in a bogus moral panic driven by big retailers? Will anyone do anything differently the next time around?
Column: How the retail lobby sold a $45-billion whopper about organized shoplifting
Politicians and the press bought into the panic over organized shoplifting, but the source of the alarming statistic now admits that it was a lie.
latimes.com
December 20, 2023 at 1:34 PM
The reporters who would actually reflect on this have been priced out of journalism for years now. I'm about ready to leave myself. There's no way to make a living and also do actually good reporting, which takes time, and requires pushing back on editorial demands for speed and quantity.
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A bombing in South London last week received remarkably little attention, columnist Alexander Clarkson (@aphclarkson.bsky.social) writes. That’s largely because of what the bomb targeted: cameras enforcing a climate initiative.
Climate Measures Are Triggering Britain’s Radicalized Far Right
A bombing in a London suburb last week underscores the potential dangers of Britain’s radicalized far right.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
December 13, 2023 at 5:45 PM
A bombing in South London last week received remarkably little attention, columnist Alexander Clarkson (@aphclarkson.bsky.social) writes. That’s largely because of what the bomb targeted: cameras enforcing a climate initiative.
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"New York City parks are poised to lose more than 1,400 staffers under Mayor Eric Adams’ latest budget cuts, a dramatic staffing reduction that could result in certain parks being cleaned as little as once a week."
NYC parks set for dramatic reductions in staffing, cleaning under Mayor Adams' budget cuts
During a public hearing Monday, City Councilmembers laid out a grim picture of upcoming budget cuts.
gothamist.com
December 12, 2023 at 10:47 AM
"New York City parks are poised to lose more than 1,400 staffers under Mayor Eric Adams’ latest budget cuts, a dramatic staffing reduction that could result in certain parks being cleaned as little as once a week."
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A reminder of who watches cable news:
"In October, CNN remained the cable news network with the youngest audience with a Total Day median age of 67 years, 3 years younger than MSNBC (70) and 2 years younger than Fox News (69).
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/10/31/c...
"In October, CNN remained the cable news network with the youngest audience with a Total Day median age of 67 years, 3 years younger than MSNBC (70) and 2 years younger than Fox News (69).
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/10/31/c...
November 9, 2023 at 8:24 PM
A reminder of who watches cable news:
"In October, CNN remained the cable news network with the youngest audience with a Total Day median age of 67 years, 3 years younger than MSNBC (70) and 2 years younger than Fox News (69).
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/10/31/c...
"In October, CNN remained the cable news network with the youngest audience with a Total Day median age of 67 years, 3 years younger than MSNBC (70) and 2 years younger than Fox News (69).
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2023/10/31/c...
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Fucking. Ghouls.
November 7, 2023 at 4:53 AM
Fucking. Ghouls.
Boo to news outlets with article headline of “Joan Baez at Peace” — she is aliiiive!
October 2, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Boo to news outlets with article headline of “Joan Baez at Peace” — she is aliiiive!
I think MTA’s subway announcement, “This is not an ocean. There’s no surfing” is an awful message considering it often looks like the ocean in subways when it rains.
October 1, 2023 at 2:48 PM
I think MTA’s subway announcement, “This is not an ocean. There’s no surfing” is an awful message considering it often looks like the ocean in subways when it rains.
*Six* cops harassing two middle-aged Black people in the GCT Stationmaster’s office waiting area bc they might not have tickets. #ACAB
September 23, 2023 at 1:26 AM
*Six* cops harassing two middle-aged Black people in the GCT Stationmaster’s office waiting area bc they might not have tickets. #ACAB
@comradeswkids.bsky.social tabled at @aoc.bsky.social ‘s Education Fair today! We connected with Bronx residents, comrades, and parents in the Bronx!
September 10, 2023 at 8:26 PM
@comradeswkids.bsky.social tabled at @aoc.bsky.social ‘s Education Fair today! We connected with Bronx residents, comrades, and parents in the Bronx!
My teen just said “Guess what I saw on TikTok?” I replied, “Did you see my dance?” And then chaos ensued.
September 4, 2023 at 1:55 PM
My teen just said “Guess what I saw on TikTok?” I replied, “Did you see my dance?” And then chaos ensued.
When an unannounced Carlos Alcaraz practices in front of an audience for an hour during Fan Week at the US Open and you’re lucky to have great seats! (Cost: $0 Tennis fan experience: priceless)
August 27, 2023 at 9:19 PM
When an unannounced Carlos Alcaraz practices in front of an audience for an hour during Fan Week at the US Open and you’re lucky to have great seats! (Cost: $0 Tennis fan experience: priceless)
Five cops all together on Metro-North train going from the Bronx into Grand Central Terminal. This is why funding for schools, parks, and other community services were cut.
August 10, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Five cops all together on Metro-North train going from the Bronx into Grand Central Terminal. This is why funding for schools, parks, and other community services were cut.
The Fight for the Right to Trespass (in England) ❤️🔥
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/magazine/right-to-roam-england.html#:~:text=A%20group%20of%20English%20activists,nature%20is%20a%20common%20good.&text=The%20signs%20on%20the%20gate,of%20the%20reservoir%20were%20clear.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/magazine/right-to-roam-england.html#:~:text=A%20group%20of%20English%20activists,nature%20is%20a%20common%20good.&text=The%20signs%20on%20the%20gate,of%20the%20reservoir%20were%20clear.
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2023 at 2:59 PM
On the wall at my doctor’s office —
July 5, 2023 at 8:55 PM
On the wall at my doctor’s office —
Gene Pool, aka Canman, East Village. Photo by Konstantino Hatzisarros.
July 5, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Gene Pool, aka Canman, East Village. Photo by Konstantino Hatzisarros.
Went on a cocktails date last night, and we walked around after and I mentioned my upcoming cemetery tour with comrades. I asked him if he understood what comrades meant, and he told me about his grandparents in India and their communist actions, and it was pleasing.
July 4, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Went on a cocktails date last night, and we walked around after and I mentioned my upcoming cemetery tour with comrades. I asked him if he understood what comrades meant, and he told me about his grandparents in India and their communist actions, and it was pleasing.
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Welcome new Bluesky users. Some etiquette guidelines:
- Reduce your emissions ASAP instead of setting distant plans
- Carbon offsets are fundamentally counter-productive
- Renewable energy deployment must be both fast and cautious
- Carbon removal that delays mitigation must be stopped
- Reduce your emissions ASAP instead of setting distant plans
- Carbon offsets are fundamentally counter-productive
- Renewable energy deployment must be both fast and cautious
- Carbon removal that delays mitigation must be stopped
July 2, 2023 at 7:31 AM
Welcome new Bluesky users. Some etiquette guidelines:
- Reduce your emissions ASAP instead of setting distant plans
- Carbon offsets are fundamentally counter-productive
- Renewable energy deployment must be both fast and cautious
- Carbon removal that delays mitigation must be stopped
- Reduce your emissions ASAP instead of setting distant plans
- Carbon offsets are fundamentally counter-productive
- Renewable energy deployment must be both fast and cautious
- Carbon removal that delays mitigation must be stopped