Celeloriel
@celeloriel.bsky.social
blissfully married lesbian 🏳️🌈 | trans women are women 🏳️⚧️ | over 40 | witch, pagan | every day is a gift | job searching in nonprofit and/or media fundraising under my wallet name, DM me if you’re into that
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And for the other side of the pond: Audie Murphy worked retail. Dick Bong was going to college to teach. Nathaniel Hale was a teacher from CT. Joshua Chamberlain was a school teacher from Maine. Robert Copeland was a lawyer from Tacoma. Cato was an enslaved tailor.
I'm so sick and tired of this warrior bullshit in the age of the levee en masse citizen soldier. Look at Ukraine. Do you see warriors? I see school teachers, truck drivers, programmers, janitors and businessmen with rifles in their hand. Charles Upham (VC & Bar) was a sheep farmer, not a warrior.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
And for the other side of the pond: Audie Murphy worked retail. Dick Bong was going to college to teach. Nathaniel Hale was a teacher from CT. Joshua Chamberlain was a school teacher from Maine. Robert Copeland was a lawyer from Tacoma. Cato was an enslaved tailor.
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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So about yesterday... DCWP announced a $39 million settlement that's going into the pockets of NYC baristas, PLUS both @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov joined us on the picket line.
Name a more iconic day 🥰
nypost.com/2025/12/01/u...
Name a more iconic day 🥰
nypost.com/2025/12/01/u...
Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers — as city approves $39M deal
Socialist superstars Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn — hours after outgoing Hizzoner Eric Adams unveiled a $39 milli…
nypost.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So about yesterday... DCWP announced a $39 million settlement that's going into the pockets of NYC baristas, PLUS both @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov joined us on the picket line.
Name a more iconic day 🥰
nypost.com/2025/12/01/u...
Name a more iconic day 🥰
nypost.com/2025/12/01/u...
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
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Mob boss Trump is not exempt from the rules.
The Senate confirmation process exists to protect us from exactly this kind of corrupt and politicized appointment.
Our state deserves a U.S. Attorney that works for the safety of our citizens, not the President’s interests.
The Senate confirmation process exists to protect us from exactly this kind of corrupt and politicized appointment.
Our state deserves a U.S. Attorney that works for the safety of our citizens, not the President’s interests.
NEW: A federal appeals court has disqualified Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey
Appeals court disqualifies Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey
A federal judge in August also ruled that she was acting without legal authority.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Mob boss Trump is not exempt from the rules.
The Senate confirmation process exists to protect us from exactly this kind of corrupt and politicized appointment.
Our state deserves a U.S. Attorney that works for the safety of our citizens, not the President’s interests.
The Senate confirmation process exists to protect us from exactly this kind of corrupt and politicized appointment.
Our state deserves a U.S. Attorney that works for the safety of our citizens, not the President’s interests.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Donations to small, community-led queer orgs will always have more impact than giving to the massive national ones.
🧵 Hey, y'all, HumanKIND Initiative needs financial support if we're going to continue serving and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in this heavily red, rural area. Our community center is the only safe-space location between Chicago and Peoria. The need is huge.
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Donate to HumanKIND
Your donation today will help the HumanKIND Initiative continue its Mission to help the LGBTQ+ Community in the LaSalle County area thrive and grow. All money currently being raised is going toward op...
www.zeffy.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Donations to small, community-led queer orgs will always have more impact than giving to the massive national ones.
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At least one attempted abduction was stopped this morning my neighbors with whistles. Remember: form a crowd, stay loud. Call Monarca to report verified ice sightings.
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
At least one attempted abduction was stopped this morning my neighbors with whistles. Remember: form a crowd, stay loud. Call Monarca to report verified ice sightings.
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check out what my buddy @imaginaries.bsky.social has to say about the relationship between hype and venture capital
Introducing a new series on Tech Policy Press, Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves examines how hype operates within venture capital and private equity and why it has become such a powerful political instrument. The orientation provided by AI hype is guiding us towards an oligarchic future, he writes.
Why Tech Hype Is Rising and What Venture Capital Has to Do with It | TechPolicy.Press
Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves examines how hype operates and explains why it has become such a powerful political instrument today.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
check out what my buddy @imaginaries.bsky.social has to say about the relationship between hype and venture capital
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Now a Sabrina Carpenter fan account.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Now a Sabrina Carpenter fan account.
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Well if it isn't the almost-Attorney General, folks.
get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Well if it isn't the almost-Attorney General, folks.
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It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
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Status update: fiber cut between data centers - trucks are rolling. Services are slow but functional, except for the Wayback Machine, which is still offline.
The Wayback Machine, openlibrary.org, and some other archive.org functions are offline because some network gear has failed.
We apologize and are working on it. More as it happens.
We apologize and are working on it. More as it happens.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Status update: fiber cut between data centers - trucks are rolling. Services are slow but functional, except for the Wayback Machine, which is still offline.
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This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Please do submit a comment if you live in Illinois. This is a practice that causes active harm to inmates, separates them even more from external support systems, and even makes it harder for U.S. attorneys to communicate with incarcerated clients
NEW — Illinois residents can submit comments to state leaders by Nov. 24 to oppose mail scanning, which allows prison officials to scan physical mail and reproduce it into digital copies.
Criminal justice advocates say the practice doesn’t make prisons safer.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/crim...
Criminal justice advocates say the practice doesn’t make prisons safer.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/crim...
Criminal justice advocates are urging Illinois residents to ‘say no’ to mail scanning in Illinois prisons • The TRiiBE
Illinois residents can submit comments to state leaders by Nov. 24 to oppose mail scanning, which allows prison officials to scan physical mail and reproduce it into digital copies. Criminal justice a...
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Please do submit a comment if you live in Illinois. This is a practice that causes active harm to inmates, separates them even more from external support systems, and even makes it harder for U.S. attorneys to communicate with incarcerated clients
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This is appalling.
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is appalling.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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For decades, scholars have argued education’s hidden curriculum is about disciplining and socializing children as future workers, and they just….tweeted it out
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For decades, scholars have argued education’s hidden curriculum is about disciplining and socializing children as future workers, and they just….tweeted it out
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BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
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Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
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Commentary: South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools and Westerville City Schools don’t have much in common, but both passed levies despite attacks on public education from powerful Ohio politicians. Ohioans do support our public schools, even if politicians don't. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/20/o...
Ohioans support our public schools, despite some politicians’ best efforts • Ohio Capital Journal
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools and Westerville City Schools don’t have much in common, but both passed levies despite constant attacks on public education from powerful Ohio politicians. Ohioans do…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Commentary: South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools and Westerville City Schools don’t have much in common, but both passed levies despite attacks on public education from powerful Ohio politicians. Ohioans do support our public schools, even if politicians don't. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/20/o...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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It’s now clear that information on U.S. government websites can no longer be trusted.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It’s now clear that information on U.S. government websites can no longer be trusted.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.
It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see how quickly this administration has undermined science, public health, and the credibility of our scientific institutions.