Galabriel
@galalefey.bsky.social
Latina NYC-area biz/corp-lawyer, but not yours. Opinions my own. Dilettante dabbler. Profile pic is me dressed to lead an outdoor mobile silent disco, because joy makes people underestimate me. Banner is a Tiffany stained glass window at NYC’s Met Museum.
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Galabriel
@galalefey.bsky.social
· Aug 10
It’s not that Libertarians are hard working but rather too lazy and miserly to invest in their communities. It’s a moral rot that is killing America.
Tragedy of the commons? No, tragedy of the wannabe-aristocracy
Have there been any studies on what wealth does to attention spans? Because wealthy people seem to be losing the plot more and more.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Have there been any studies on what wealth does to attention spans? Because wealthy people seem to be losing the plot more and more.
The Soylent of the day is… green! This whole thread though.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The Soylent of the day is… green! This whole thread though.
It was in Jersey City! 🏙️ Cool local trivia
* In the early 1980s, the actor Mickey Rooney opened a restaurant (two, actually) called "Weene World," which specialized in hamburger-shaped hot dogs. It was...eccentric. And short-lived.
(And, yes, "Weene," not "Weenie." Reasons unclear!)
Please read this whole menu:
(And, yes, "Weene," not "Weenie." Reasons unclear!)
Please read this whole menu:
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
It was in Jersey City! 🏙️ Cool local trivia
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* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears."
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.
Um, this quarter’s McSweeney’s (#80) is FANTASTIC.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Um, this quarter’s McSweeney’s (#80) is FANTASTIC.
And ironically I still can’t find the one I’m looking for
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
And ironically I still can’t find the one I’m looking for
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Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
Pretty weird that everything is Tlön now. Wish I could withdraw into some academic artistic endeavors instead.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Pretty weird that everything is Tlön now. Wish I could withdraw into some academic artistic endeavors instead.
I couldn’t decide what I wanted to be when I grew up so I took the least imaginative route to making decent money, and then made negative amounts of money for a while (factoring in student loans)
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I couldn’t decide what I wanted to be when I grew up so I took the least imaginative route to making decent money, and then made negative amounts of money for a while (factoring in student loans)
The problem with Game of Thrones is that it treats sociopathy/antisocial disorders as normal, common and accepted societal behaviors and peasants as entirely lacking in agency.
I continue to maintain that people are Very Bad at figuring out why they didn't like something, and tend to focus on these kind of nitpicks when a story lets them down in other ways. The problem with GoT is not the economics!
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The problem with Game of Thrones is that it treats sociopathy/antisocial disorders as normal, common and accepted societal behaviors and peasants as entirely lacking in agency.
This is the part that flabbergasted me honestly. Like, what? I’m starting to think he has no idea what the words fascist or despot mean.
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This is the part that flabbergasted me honestly. Like, what? I’m starting to think he has no idea what the words fascist or despot mean.
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Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump feuding with Marjorie Taylor Greene but being in love with Zohran Mamdani was not on my November 2025 bingo card
That’s my woke Marxist pope right there.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
That’s my woke Marxist pope right there.
We do not in fact want bigoted opportunistic morons to be leaders within the Democratic Party; she can do this one decent thing and then she should still fade into ignominy.
Everyone stop acting weird and shocked about MTG. She has been systematically distancing herself from the current GOP for months and months. She has a plan reform herself under a new image ON THE RIGHT that’s not part of a sinking ship.
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We do not in fact want bigoted opportunistic morons to be leaders within the Democratic Party; she can do this one decent thing and then she should still fade into ignominy.
I will die on the hill that American cheese singles are very good for their limited use cases (melty cheese for sandwiches/burgers, dissolving in broth to make creamy soup).
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I will die on the hill that American cheese singles are very good for their limited use cases (melty cheese for sandwiches/burgers, dissolving in broth to make creamy soup).
The White House has no dignity or class.
White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy' reut.rs/49xn6IK
White House defends Trump calling a female reporter 'piggy'
The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The White House has no dignity or class.
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Xenophobia is a tool of billionaires to enrich themselves off the public purse and off you.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Xenophobia is a tool of billionaires to enrich themselves off the public purse and off you.
I can’t help but think that the AI feeding frenzy on our data is part and parcel with the USA’s failure to have decent privacy laws in place.
FYI: turning off "Smart features" also turns off spell check and the promotions and social tabs. And more.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
In effect, a lot of traditional tools in gmail are switched off if you don't let them upload your contracts, love notes, and sad messages to your friends into their plagiarism machine.
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 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I can’t help but think that the AI feeding frenzy on our data is part and parcel with the USA’s failure to have decent privacy laws in place.
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
It’s a bummer looking at listings for in-house counsel positions because there are so many faddish companies out there that I wouldn’t trust to last more than a year or two. A while ago it was all crypto/fintech companies. Now it’s a lot of AI companies. I don’t trust any of these dudes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It’s a bummer looking at listings for in-house counsel positions because there are so many faddish companies out there that I wouldn’t trust to last more than a year or two. A while ago it was all crypto/fintech companies. Now it’s a lot of AI companies. I don’t trust any of these dudes.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
At what point do we acknowledge that a more significant portion of Protestants are reactionary conservatives with strong streaks of bigotry, much more than Catholics?
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At what point do we acknowledge that a more significant portion of Protestants are reactionary conservatives with strong streaks of bigotry, much more than Catholics?