@emcullo.bsky.social
Geopolitical + cultural systems writer
Feminist lens & thread-pulling fingers
https://thethreadline.substack.com/
Feminist lens & thread-pulling fingers
https://thethreadline.substack.com/
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I’m running for governor.
For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again.
Join us: ginafortexas.com
For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again.
Join us: ginafortexas.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I’m running for governor.
For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again.
Join us: ginafortexas.com
For over a decade, Greg Abbott has made it easier for billionaires to profit while hardworking Texans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and healthcare.
But together, we can make Texas work for Texans again.
Join us: ginafortexas.com
“By the late twentieth century, our time, a mythic time, we are all chimeras… in short, we are cyborgs.”
October 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“By the late twentieth century, our time, a mythic time, we are all chimeras… in short, we are cyborgs.”
Last week, I asked LinkedIn users how many of us actually read articles on whitehouse.gov.
Most said never.
So here’s one worth your time:
“Designating ANTIFA as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.”
#FreedomOfSpeech #MediaLiteracy #Antifa
Most said never.
So here’s one worth your time:
“Designating ANTIFA as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.”
#FreedomOfSpeech #MediaLiteracy #Antifa
The White House
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, a...
whitehouse.gov
October 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Last week, I asked LinkedIn users how many of us actually read articles on whitehouse.gov.
Most said never.
So here’s one worth your time:
“Designating ANTIFA as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.”
#FreedomOfSpeech #MediaLiteracy #Antifa
Most said never.
So here’s one worth your time:
“Designating ANTIFA as a Domestic Terrorist Organization.”
#FreedomOfSpeech #MediaLiteracy #Antifa
Something about the stillness in the air,
the catch in everyone’s breath,
the anchoring of boots in the mud—
that makes one ponder the power of the little screen.
Checking our phones one more time to confirm the definition, just
chasing its tail.
A short poem on American life, 2025.
the catch in everyone’s breath,
the anchoring of boots in the mud—
that makes one ponder the power of the little screen.
Checking our phones one more time to confirm the definition, just
chasing its tail.
A short poem on American life, 2025.
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Something about the stillness in the air,
the catch in everyone’s breath,
the anchoring of boots in the mud—
that makes one ponder the power of the little screen.
Checking our phones one more time to confirm the definition, just
chasing its tail.
A short poem on American life, 2025.
the catch in everyone’s breath,
the anchoring of boots in the mud—
that makes one ponder the power of the little screen.
Checking our phones one more time to confirm the definition, just
chasing its tail.
A short poem on American life, 2025.
ohhhh, so glad no one asked what's on my mind.
it's just tech accelerating a billion percent while reading levels drop, and no one talks about the world happiness index or america’s happiness ranking in free fall for a decade.
~my spookey ookey $5 wine saturday
spiral~
it's just tech accelerating a billion percent while reading levels drop, and no one talks about the world happiness index or america’s happiness ranking in free fall for a decade.
~my spookey ookey $5 wine saturday
spiral~
October 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
ohhhh, so glad no one asked what's on my mind.
it's just tech accelerating a billion percent while reading levels drop, and no one talks about the world happiness index or america’s happiness ranking in free fall for a decade.
~my spookey ookey $5 wine saturday
spiral~
it's just tech accelerating a billion percent while reading levels drop, and no one talks about the world happiness index or america’s happiness ranking in free fall for a decade.
~my spookey ookey $5 wine saturday
spiral~
I took action with Mothers for Democracy. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/bexardemocra...
Social Media Team · Bexar County Democrats
Join this group to help GOTV via Social Media.
www.mobilize.us
October 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I took action with Mothers for Democracy. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/bexardemocra...
This is a hardcore example of the post-truth era. A verifiable question was asked, but cannot be answered.
REPORTER: US law already prohibits giving healthcare to illegal immigrants
LEAVITT: Are you denying that Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens?
LEAVITT: Are you denying that Medicaid money has never gone to illegal aliens?
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is a hardcore example of the post-truth era. A verifiable question was asked, but cannot be answered.
On Tuesday, the government quietly approved Mifepristone, a generic abortion drug, now set to be available Jan. 2026.
Evidence that, despite the chaos of this administration, meaningful work is still getting done.
Keep hope and continue to show up for one another.
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
Evidence that, despite the chaos of this administration, meaningful work is still getting done.
Keep hope and continue to show up for one another.
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
FDA quietly approved a generic abortion pill ahead of shutdown
The approval of a generic for the medication mifepristone comes less than two weeks after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the agency would review the drug’s safety.
www.nbcnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
On Tuesday, the government quietly approved Mifepristone, a generic abortion drug, now set to be available Jan. 2026.
Evidence that, despite the chaos of this administration, meaningful work is still getting done.
Keep hope and continue to show up for one another.
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
Evidence that, despite the chaos of this administration, meaningful work is still getting done.
Keep hope and continue to show up for one another.
www.nbcnews.com/health/women...
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Major victory in Kansas for transgender people.
The Kansas Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling on gender markers on drivers license.
ACLU Kansas says trans people can get their licenses updated starting Tuesday.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The Kansas Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling on gender markers on drivers license.
ACLU Kansas says trans people can get their licenses updated starting Tuesday.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Kansas Supreme Court Delivers Big Win For Driver’s License Gender Markers
“I want every transgender Kansan to be able to live their lives authentically.”
www.erininthemorning.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Major victory in Kansas for transgender people.
The Kansas Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling on gender markers on drivers license.
ACLU Kansas says trans people can get their licenses updated starting Tuesday.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The Kansas Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling on gender markers on drivers license.
ACLU Kansas says trans people can get their licenses updated starting Tuesday.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Imagine we lived in a world where a chatbot became a Prime Minister before a woman became President of the US, oh wait.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Meet Albania’s new minister: an AI hologram called Diella
Diella has been introduced to root out corruption, aligning Albania with EU accession rules — but some fear she is a smokescreen for government malpractice
www.thetimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Imagine we lived in a world where a chatbot became a Prime Minister before a woman became President of the US, oh wait.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Last week, one of the biggest stories in tech dropped: Africa launched the world’s first continental internet infrastructure. The lack of global coverage is telling; it reveals how modern media continues to overlook Africa. But slow headlines will not slow the continent’s technological progress.
vocal.media
September 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Last week, one of the biggest stories in tech dropped: Africa launched the world’s first continental internet infrastructure. The lack of global coverage is telling; it reveals how modern media continues to overlook Africa. But slow headlines will not slow the continent’s technological progress.
Ever try to follow mental health advice when you’re at your lowest? Me neither.
But I wanted to.
But I wanted to.
August 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Ever try to follow mental health advice when you’re at your lowest? Me neither.
But I wanted to.
But I wanted to.
Thoughtline - Afterthoughts
Spiral Attacks cured by sunshine and a colorful porch :) open.substack.com/pub/thethrea...
Spiral Attacks cured by sunshine and a colorful porch :) open.substack.com/pub/thethrea...
Thoughtline - Afterthoughts
Welcome to The Thoughtline—my journal of soft questions and shifting streams of consciousness. Some entries are reflections; others are fragments, most somewhere in the in-between. This is the fourth.
open.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Thoughtline - Afterthoughts
Spiral Attacks cured by sunshine and a colorful porch :) open.substack.com/pub/thethrea...
Spiral Attacks cured by sunshine and a colorful porch :) open.substack.com/pub/thethrea...
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no one wants to talk about race anymore.
but what’s happening in Palestine is about race.
the forced displacement. the dehumanization. the mass death.
and if you’re in america watching all of this unfold—
you’re watching a racialized system protect itself.
quietly. globally. daily.
but what’s happening in Palestine is about race.
the forced displacement. the dehumanization. the mass death.
and if you’re in america watching all of this unfold—
you’re watching a racialized system protect itself.
quietly. globally. daily.
July 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
no one wants to talk about race anymore.
but what’s happening in Palestine is about race.
the forced displacement. the dehumanization. the mass death.
and if you’re in america watching all of this unfold—
you’re watching a racialized system protect itself.
quietly. globally. daily.
but what’s happening in Palestine is about race.
the forced displacement. the dehumanization. the mass death.
and if you’re in america watching all of this unfold—
you’re watching a racialized system protect itself.
quietly. globally. daily.
Had the chance to hear from Melissa Isaacson in a Masterclass at St. Bonaventure. Award-winning sportswriter, Northwestern professor, total badass. Her advice for young writers ~especially young women ~ stuck with me. A quick thread:
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Had the chance to hear from Melissa Isaacson in a Masterclass at St. Bonaventure. Award-winning sportswriter, Northwestern professor, total badass. Her advice for young writers ~especially young women ~ stuck with me. A quick thread:
Fei-Fei Li, known as the godmother of AI, is sounding the alarm. In a new Semafor interview, she warns that cutting research funding and blocking student visas risks pushing the U.S. behind in the global tech race. #powerplayer
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
Fei-Fei Li, ‘godmother of AI,’ points to risks of cuts to US research funds, student visas
Speaking at a Semafor tech event, she said continuing to promote higher education research ‘is critical for the health of our ecosystem [and] for training the next generation.’
www.semafor.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Fei-Fei Li, known as the godmother of AI, is sounding the alarm. In a new Semafor interview, she warns that cutting research funding and blocking student visas risks pushing the U.S. behind in the global tech race. #powerplayer
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
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ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
July 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
Yesterday, June 26th, the fastest woman in the world, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, attempted the impossible, breaking the four-minute mile. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
Faith Kipyegon tries for breaking the 4-minute mile, but falls seconds short
The three-time Olympic champion improved on her record time for a female runner in the one mile, set two years ago, but couldn't get under 4-minute mark.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yesterday, June 26th, the fastest woman in the world, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, attempted the impossible, breaking the four-minute mile. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
Big news out of the UK! Parliament just voted to protect women in England and Wales from being prosecuted for ending their pregnancies. This is a significant move toward treating abortion as healthcare and ensuring the decriminalization of mothers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w...
Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Big news out of the UK! Parliament just voted to protect women in England and Wales from being prosecuted for ending their pregnancies. This is a significant move toward treating abortion as healthcare and ensuring the decriminalization of mothers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w...
On the eve of No Kings Day, let’s talk about Greta Thunberg’s response to Trump calling her “a young, angry person”:
“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest.”
And she’s right. Anger is not a flaw—it’s a political language. One women have long been punished for speaking.
“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest.”
And she’s right. Anger is not a flaw—it’s a political language. One women have long been punished for speaking.
June 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
On the eve of No Kings Day, let’s talk about Greta Thunberg’s response to Trump calling her “a young, angry person”:
“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest.”
And she’s right. Anger is not a flaw—it’s a political language. One women have long been punished for speaking.
“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest.”
And she’s right. Anger is not a flaw—it’s a political language. One women have long been punished for speaking.
AOC has officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor. It’s a bold move that positions the city’s next election as more than just local politics. It’s a referendum on global justice, housing, and establishment fatigue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/n...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Zohran Mamdani as Top Choice for Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
AOC has officially endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor. It’s a bold move that positions the city’s next election as more than just local politics. It’s a referendum on global justice, housing, and establishment fatigue.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/n...
Maybe you haven’t noticed because we’re all old here but posts about women’s health (like periods, menopause, even pelvic pain) get mysteriously flagged or hidden on social media.
This article breaks down how platforms censor content from young women & teens: #PowerSystems #CensHERship
This article breaks down how platforms censor content from young women & teens: #PowerSystems #CensHERship
May 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Maybe you haven’t noticed because we’re all old here but posts about women’s health (like periods, menopause, even pelvic pain) get mysteriously flagged or hidden on social media.
This article breaks down how platforms censor content from young women & teens: #PowerSystems #CensHERship
This article breaks down how platforms censor content from young women & teens: #PowerSystems #CensHERship