Elaine Mejia
@elaine-mejia.bsky.social
Narrative and storytelling expert for justice and the common good. NC=home. Exec Dir @Think Big Alliance & Strategist @Topos Partnership. Opinions my own. @thinkbigalliance.bsky.social
I was struggling to explain why I didn't take away much hope from Kimmel's reinstatement a few weeks back. Then I read this piece from Tressie McMillan Cottom. A bit of market power won't mean much without electoral power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | Mourn, or Else
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was struggling to explain why I didn't take away much hope from Kimmel's reinstatement a few weeks back. Then I read this piece from Tressie McMillan Cottom. A bit of market power won't mean much without electoral power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
As a parent of two Gen Z'ers who like Manga, the story of how the pirate flag from One Piece became a global protest symbol is very cool. www.newsweek.com/one-piece-fl...
How "One Piece" became a symbol of Gen Z protests
This is what to know about the flag from the manga cartoon One Piece, which has been adopted by young people as a protest symbol.
www.newsweek.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As a parent of two Gen Z'ers who like Manga, the story of how the pirate flag from One Piece became a global protest symbol is very cool. www.newsweek.com/one-piece-fl...
Cabinet meeting.
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Cabinet meeting.
Saw this last night. Fantastic. 4k made the details so clear. And 3D was used perfectly to make the whole movie more lifelike, not to just to make the jump-scares pop out more. Best movie about dysfunctional local government of all time. ; www.capecodtimes.com/story/entert...
'Jaws' will soon be re-released in theaters in IMAX and 3D. Here's when
'Jaws' is celebrating it's 50th anniversary this summer by returning to theaters, including IMAX and 3D.
www.capecodtimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Saw this last night. Fantastic. 4k made the details so clear. And 3D was used perfectly to make the whole movie more lifelike, not to just to make the jump-scares pop out more. Best movie about dysfunctional local government of all time. ; www.capecodtimes.com/story/entert...
I love serving on the board of @ncbudget.bsky.social. I look at them the way Taylor looks at Travis.
The Love Story we want in NC is a fair, transparent budget that funds the things we need. Not one that gives more handouts to millionaires and corporations.
August 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I love serving on the board of @ncbudget.bsky.social. I look at them the way Taylor looks at Travis.
They make it sound like fall is teasing us or lying to us. This is August in the South. Fall ain’t even thinking about us yet. This is just summer getting tired of slapping us every day so it’s taking a few days off www.wral.com/story/weathe...
Weather forecast for Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville
Wednesday and Thursday offer up an early autumn feel to the air.
www.wral.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They make it sound like fall is teasing us or lying to us. This is August in the South. Fall ain’t even thinking about us yet. This is just summer getting tired of slapping us every day so it’s taking a few days off www.wral.com/story/weathe...
Damn, I could use Molly right about now.
“I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.”
—Molly Ivins
—Molly Ivins
August 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Damn, I could use Molly right about now.
Using CC as a gateway drug for more Americans to discover the awesomeness that is the WNBA. Love to see it.
Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.
WNBA ratings and attendance are still strong despite top stars missing games with injuries
Even with many of its top stars sidelined, the WNBA has still had strong ratings and attendance numbers this season.
bit.ly
August 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Using CC as a gateway drug for more Americans to discover the awesomeness that is the WNBA. Love to see it.
Gumball is back! thecosmiccircus.com/the-wonderfu...
‘The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball’ Review
Find out about The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball in this review. The animated series is now streaming on Hulu.
thecosmiccircus.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Gumball is back! thecosmiccircus.com/the-wonderfu...
Could just be a bad NYT headline (shocker!) but this pisses me off. The South has amazing movement leaders - they need resources not a savior from elsewhere. I hope he's giving out money to homegrown leaders, not telling people down here what to do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Could just be a bad NYT headline (shocker!) but this pisses me off. The South has amazing movement leaders - they need resources not a savior from elsewhere. I hope he's giving out money to homegrown leaders, not telling people down here what to do.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
What Zohran said.
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What Zohran said.
The will of the people doesn’t match who’s in power. Don’t let them tell you otherwise.
Partisan rigging of North Carolina's state legislature is so pervasive that even when a majority of residents statewide voted for Democrats in the 2024 elections, Republicans still held on to 2/3rds of seats in the NC State Senate, and are just 1 seat shy of 2/3rds in the State House.
June 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The will of the people doesn’t match who’s in power. Don’t let them tell you otherwise.
So 1976 Crystal Gayle was basically Nostradamus. A song for the times. youtu.be/89dld8yQUTI?...
Crystal Gayle: Ready for the Times to Get Better
YouTube video by yfrankliao1
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June 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So 1976 Crystal Gayle was basically Nostradamus. A song for the times. youtu.be/89dld8yQUTI?...
Did not predict this book would best prepare me for 2025.
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Did not predict this book would best prepare me for 2025.
Oh look, the kinda macho crap women’s sports needs actual protection from.
The coach of a high school women’s basketball team in Northville, New York, was fired after he pulled a player’s ponytail at the end of a state championship game on Friday, the school district confirmed.
New York Women’s Basketball Coach Fired After Pulling Player’s Ponytail
The coach of the women’s varsity team in Northville, N.Y., was caught yanking a player’s hair on a television broadcast of a championship game on Friday.
nyti.ms
March 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oh look, the kinda macho crap women’s sports needs actual protection from.
Anytime you hear the word "privatize" you should think (and tell others) that it really means "profit-ize."
BREAKING: Elon Musk suggests the United States should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak.
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Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."
www.nbcnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anytime you hear the word "privatize" you should think (and tell others) that it really means "profit-ize."
It’s such a low bar to be called woke these days. Starting to think it means Want Others to Keep Existing.
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It’s such a low bar to be called woke these days. Starting to think it means Want Others to Keep Existing.
Timeline Cleanse (and affirmation that bold mid-tune key changes are awesome - bring them back!). www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS3L...
Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog from The Muppet Movie
YouTube video by infinite echoes
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February 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Timeline Cleanse (and affirmation that bold mid-tune key changes are awesome - bring them back!). www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS3L...
Where is the real life version of this when we need it? Elon, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Where is the real life version of this when we need it? Elon, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
The only two teenage computer nerds that are allowed to have my SSN.
February 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The only two teenage computer nerds that are allowed to have my SSN.
“Party of small government” was always a lie. Always.
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“Party of small government” was always a lie. Always.
I’m the proud kid of a DEI hire @NASA circa 1979 (formerly called an EEO hire). My dad, Raul, and the other brown and Black pocket-protector nerds made that place smarter and more effective. Like all DEI hires he was HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
February 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I’m the proud kid of a DEI hire @NASA circa 1979 (formerly called an EEO hire). My dad, Raul, and the other brown and Black pocket-protector nerds made that place smarter and more effective. Like all DEI hires he was HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
Those Jewish space lasers may come in handy after all. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/small...
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Those Jewish space lasers may come in handy after all. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/small...