Chesley
@chesleyflotten.bsky.social
Social worker. Therapist. Finding peace through hiking, knitting, reading, and hanging out with my dog and cats.
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Can confirm “State of Maine” hasn’t apologized. (As the official keeper of all state records and guardian of the seal ;))
March 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Can confirm “State of Maine” hasn’t apologized. (As the official keeper of all state records and guardian of the seal ;))
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powerful detailed account of ICE captivity
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
powerful detailed account of ICE captivity
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Good morning from the bird feeder!
February 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Good morning from the bird feeder!
www.appropriations.senate.gov/.../senator-....
Take a moment and read Sen. Collin's statement on cuts to biomedical research funding. She does her typical do nothing trick of stating concern and her only action step is to call RFK Jr. She is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Take a moment and read Sen. Collin's statement on cuts to biomedical research funding. She does her typical do nothing trick of stating concern and her only action step is to call RFK Jr. She is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
www.appropriations.senate.gov
February 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
www.appropriations.senate.gov/.../senator-....
Take a moment and read Sen. Collin's statement on cuts to biomedical research funding. She does her typical do nothing trick of stating concern and her only action step is to call RFK Jr. She is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Take a moment and read Sen. Collin's statement on cuts to biomedical research funding. She does her typical do nothing trick of stating concern and her only action step is to call RFK Jr. She is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Part 3, in which AOC explains that the calls we have been making to members of Congress this week are having an impact on Republicans and Democrats alike.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Part 3, in which AOC explains that the calls we have been making to members of Congress this week are having an impact on Republicans and Democrats alike.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
Don’t let up.
Keep making noise.
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” Audre Lorde.
Rest is critical to our survival, to having the strength to fight what needs fighting and care for those who need our support.
Something that is helping me rest right now. 👇
Rest is critical to our survival, to having the strength to fight what needs fighting and care for those who need our support.
Something that is helping me rest right now. 👇
Nothing Much Happens Podcast — Nothing Much Happens
Bedtime stories are like a soft nest for the mind. They are a place for it to rest so that it doesn't wander away and get into trouble, and in the world we're living in now it is so easy for it to fin...
www.nothingmuchhappens.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” Audre Lorde.
Rest is critical to our survival, to having the strength to fight what needs fighting and care for those who need our support.
Something that is helping me rest right now. 👇
Rest is critical to our survival, to having the strength to fight what needs fighting and care for those who need our support.
Something that is helping me rest right now. 👇
Made today’s calls against the fall of democracy. Shook things up and added calls to the Pres of the Univ of ME and the Maine State DOE encouraging them to make some noise about the threat to our Federal DOE. At the individual, town, state, and federal level, we have voices and power. Make noise!!
February 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Made today’s calls against the fall of democracy. Shook things up and added calls to the Pres of the Univ of ME and the Maine State DOE encouraging them to make some noise about the threat to our Federal DOE. At the individual, town, state, and federal level, we have voices and power. Make noise!!
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Lunch break. Called all my reps asking they stop the coup. Took 5 minutes. You can too. Blow up the phones.
February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Lunch break. Called all my reps asking they stop the coup. Took 5 minutes. You can too. Blow up the phones.
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Given Trump’s incredibly fragile ego, shouldn’t we be pushing the msg that Elon is making him look weak, look like a fool, that he’s playing him? Let’s speed up the narcissistic bros implosion.
February 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Given Trump’s incredibly fragile ego, shouldn’t we be pushing the msg that Elon is making him look weak, look like a fool, that he’s playing him? Let’s speed up the narcissistic bros implosion.
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People are getting up off the mat.
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
February 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People are getting up off the mat.
Good morning from the bird feeder
February 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Good morning from the bird feeder
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Wow, that was fast.
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
February 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wow, that was fast.
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately
(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)
A little knitting and a little tea.
February 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A little knitting and a little tea.
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south korean politicians were literally scaling fences to protect their government and our senators are sending out pre-scheduled tweets about the super bowl while an unelected foreign billionaire seizes control of the treasury.
February 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
south korean politicians were literally scaling fences to protect their government and our senators are sending out pre-scheduled tweets about the super bowl while an unelected foreign billionaire seizes control of the treasury.
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Trump says poor and middle class Americans are going to feel "pain" in his trade war with Mexico, Canada, and China...
...but that's a sacrifice Trump and the Billionaire class are willing to make.
...but that's a sacrifice Trump and the Billionaire class are willing to make.
February 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump says poor and middle class Americans are going to feel "pain" in his trade war with Mexico, Canada, and China...
...but that's a sacrifice Trump and the Billionaire class are willing to make.
...but that's a sacrifice Trump and the Billionaire class are willing to make.
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
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16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
Friends arriving for breakfast after a snowy night in Maine.
February 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Friends arriving for breakfast after a snowy night in Maine.
May your Caturday be peaceful.
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
May your Caturday be peaceful.