Chelsea Makes Art
@chelseann.bsky.social
I do art and I complain! Also a mom.
I don’t believe in hierarchies 🏴
📍Brooklyn
I don’t believe in hierarchies 🏴
📍Brooklyn
Pinned
I made this account mostly for myself to stay focused on an issue I care about: public schools and students!
Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social to find my issue and focus on it, I made this account ⬇️
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Would be great if people in our community stopped treating unpaid activists being treated like a public service. If you think someone isn't doing this work well enough, go and do it yourself. Backseat driving is always easier.
Sorry, but this stuff is a real problem. This work is really hard.
Sorry, but this stuff is a real problem. This work is really hard.
This isn't about anyone in particular. Most people are very supportive of the stuff I do on YouTube and I feel positive that it's making a difference. But recently I've had a few comments complaining about something I've done as not being good enough. Maybe people think activism is my...
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Would be great if people in our community stopped treating unpaid activists being treated like a public service. If you think someone isn't doing this work well enough, go and do it yourself. Backseat driving is always easier.
Sorry, but this stuff is a real problem. This work is really hard.
Sorry, but this stuff is a real problem. This work is really hard.
He’s always supporting me through my art process
March 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
He’s always supporting me through my art process
The trope is usually that there’s an evil advisor vying for power from a naive, but kind, leader. The leader isn’t supposed to be stupid and also evil?? Also the advisor is not supposed to be stupid either.
February 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The trope is usually that there’s an evil advisor vying for power from a naive, but kind, leader. The leader isn’t supposed to be stupid and also evil?? Also the advisor is not supposed to be stupid either.
Forever grateful for the “a” in my original last name. But Russ Vought is a stain on all of us with Vogt-derived surnames!
February 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Forever grateful for the “a” in my original last name. But Russ Vought is a stain on all of us with Vogt-derived surnames!
I am working on some political blockprints rn. I’ll make scans of them for others to print/distribute and post them here soon.
(They will also be simple enough for anyone to make their own stamps using them! I can even post reversed versions to simplify things!)
(They will also be simple enough for anyone to make their own stamps using them! I can even post reversed versions to simplify things!)
February 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am working on some political blockprints rn. I’ll make scans of them for others to print/distribute and post them here soon.
(They will also be simple enough for anyone to make their own stamps using them! I can even post reversed versions to simplify things!)
(They will also be simple enough for anyone to make their own stamps using them! I can even post reversed versions to simplify things!)
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This spreadsheet is up to date as of tonight! I added some state-level Title IX OCR investigations (based on the bigoted "2020 rule" that opposes transwomen and girls in sports):
US Dept of Education Updates
docs.google.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This spreadsheet is up to date as of tonight! I added some state-level Title IX OCR investigations (based on the bigoted "2020 rule" that opposes transwomen and girls in sports):
I’m getting r*vcom vibes from an account on here… does anyone know if they’ve started any new front groups lately?
February 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’m getting r*vcom vibes from an account on here… does anyone know if they’ve started any new front groups lately?
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PERSONAL: today is my infusion day (a delightful immunosuppressant for treating my chronic illness) but that means I have LOTS of time to really look things up.
What do you want to know about the US Department of Education and/or public K-12 education in general? #AMA
What do you want to know about the US Department of Education and/or public K-12 education in general? #AMA
February 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
PERSONAL: today is my infusion day (a delightful immunosuppressant for treating my chronic illness) but that means I have LOTS of time to really look things up.
What do you want to know about the US Department of Education and/or public K-12 education in general? #AMA
What do you want to know about the US Department of Education and/or public K-12 education in general? #AMA
Blocked Carrie Underwood, Grimes and Kanye on Spotify so far… who’s next???
February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Blocked Carrie Underwood, Grimes and Kanye on Spotify so far… who’s next???
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While we wait to see what happens with ED and related funding, here are some things you can do:
1. Find the percentage of federal funding schools near you receive
2. Follow your school district and teachers union on social media/their newsletter
3. Be loud with your support for trans students 🏳️⚧️
1. Find the percentage of federal funding schools near you receive
2. Follow your school district and teachers union on social media/their newsletter
3. Be loud with your support for trans students 🏳️⚧️
February 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
While we wait to see what happens with ED and related funding, here are some things you can do:
1. Find the percentage of federal funding schools near you receive
2. Follow your school district and teachers union on social media/their newsletter
3. Be loud with your support for trans students 🏳️⚧️
1. Find the percentage of federal funding schools near you receive
2. Follow your school district and teachers union on social media/their newsletter
3. Be loud with your support for trans students 🏳️⚧️
Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social to find my issue and focus on it, I made this account ⬇️
I made this account mostly for myself to stay focused on an issue I care about: public schools and students!
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social to find my issue and focus on it, I made this account ⬇️
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So this guy is a self-described Christian nationalist who wants to use federal funds to enforce far-right Christian beliefs. Doesn’t bode well for public schools!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Russell Vought as White House budget director, putting Project 2025 architect at helm of powerful office.
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
So this guy is a self-described Christian nationalist who wants to use federal funds to enforce far-right Christian beliefs. Doesn’t bode well for public schools!
Be careful organizing with parts of the left who repeat Putinist talking points.
(I’m not relitigating!! but I don’t believe that people who align with Trump’s bff are all that bothered he won. Or very motivated to fight against him 🤷♀️)
(I’m not relitigating!! but I don’t believe that people who align with Trump’s bff are all that bothered he won. Or very motivated to fight against him 🤷♀️)
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Be careful organizing with parts of the left who repeat Putinist talking points.
(I’m not relitigating!! but I don’t believe that people who align with Trump’s bff are all that bothered he won. Or very motivated to fight against him 🤷♀️)
(I’m not relitigating!! but I don’t believe that people who align with Trump’s bff are all that bothered he won. Or very motivated to fight against him 🤷♀️)
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TRACKING THREAD: PROGRAMS BEING SHUT DOWN BY TRUMP
I am Tracking Head Start and Community Health shutdowns in their own threads.
This thread will be kept up to date with other program shutdowns outside of those two
Will update as reports come in - please send me anything from your community
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I am Tracking Head Start and Community Health shutdowns in their own threads.
This thread will be kept up to date with other program shutdowns outside of those two
Will update as reports come in - please send me anything from your community
🧵
February 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
TRACKING THREAD: PROGRAMS BEING SHUT DOWN BY TRUMP
I am Tracking Head Start and Community Health shutdowns in their own threads.
This thread will be kept up to date with other program shutdowns outside of those two
Will update as reports come in - please send me anything from your community
🧵
I am Tracking Head Start and Community Health shutdowns in their own threads.
This thread will be kept up to date with other program shutdowns outside of those two
Will update as reports come in - please send me anything from your community
🧵
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Friends:
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
February 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Friends:
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
I do not want to see any kvetching about people on the left who didn't vote for Harris. Those mistakes didn't decide this.
White supremacists & whoever else wouldn't vote for a Black woman did this. Misogynoir.
The enemy is WHITE SUPREMACY and FASCISM.
Solidarity time. Now. Shore up.
My poor midwesterner/southerner ancestry has been activated and I am currently simmering an enormous pot of beans, from dried ofc, on the stove “just in case”.
February 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My poor midwesterner/southerner ancestry has been activated and I am currently simmering an enormous pot of beans, from dried ofc, on the stove “just in case”.
Some of you have not obsessively read Wikipedia pages of historical/current dictators in an attempt to fall asleep only to stay up planning how you’d survive under their rule instead and it shows.
February 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some of you have not obsessively read Wikipedia pages of historical/current dictators in an attempt to fall asleep only to stay up planning how you’d survive under their rule instead and it shows.
I truly hate these people.
This morning House Speaker Mike Johnson called abolishing the Department of Education “an idea whose time has come.”
February 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I truly hate these people.
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STOP — are you about to relitigate the 2024 election on social media? put the phone down. go outside. eat a sandwich. take a nap. anything else will be a better use of your time
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
STOP — are you about to relitigate the 2024 election on social media? put the phone down. go outside. eat a sandwich. take a nap. anything else will be a better use of your time
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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HANDS OFF OUR HEALTHCARE MUSK! THIS IS A SOUND THE ALARMS MOMENT
A random billionaire and a few teens he hired have gotten into our money at the Treasury, and are now getting their hands into our Medicare and Medicaid system.
A random billionaire and a few teens he hired have gotten into our money at the Treasury, and are now getting their hands into our Medicare and Medicaid system.
February 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
HANDS OFF OUR HEALTHCARE MUSK! THIS IS A SOUND THE ALARMS MOMENT
A random billionaire and a few teens he hired have gotten into our money at the Treasury, and are now getting their hands into our Medicare and Medicaid system.
A random billionaire and a few teens he hired have gotten into our money at the Treasury, and are now getting their hands into our Medicare and Medicaid system.
Do I think the “both parties are the same” argument reduced voter turnout? Yes. Did the Democrats also fail to make a good enough case to counter this? Yes.
But ultimately I’m most angry with actual Trump voters. They did this.
But ultimately I’m most angry with actual Trump voters. They did this.
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Do I think the “both parties are the same” argument reduced voter turnout? Yes. Did the Democrats also fail to make a good enough case to counter this? Yes.
But ultimately I’m most angry with actual Trump voters. They did this.
But ultimately I’m most angry with actual Trump voters. They did this.