Kelli
@lestatbp.bsky.social
I make string into things.
I live with severely limiting chronic pain.
I have zero tolerance for bullshit.
she/her/they
I live with severely limiting chronic pain.
I have zero tolerance for bullshit.
she/her/they
Pinned
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I almost bought a book on Amazon today, but then I went to eBay and got it slightly used for half the price. Boycotting Amazon is fun AND easy.
February 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I almost bought a book on Amazon today, but then I went to eBay and got it slightly used for half the price. Boycotting Amazon is fun AND easy.
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I understand possessive investment in material prosperity! I get it. But not to the exclusion of the safety of vulnerable people. That voice that says "why are they destroying..." STOP. Think about the violence and oppression that CAUSED that response. Don't get it twisted.
February 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I understand possessive investment in material prosperity! I get it. But not to the exclusion of the safety of vulnerable people. That voice that says "why are they destroying..." STOP. Think about the violence and oppression that CAUSED that response. Don't get it twisted.
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But what did the Weathermen do in the late 60s early 70s? Damage EMPTY property to call attention to injustice.* What did the suffragettes do to call attention to their plight? Damage property to call attention to the injustice they were suffering.*
*Obviously they did other things as well...
*Obviously they did other things as well...
February 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
But what did the Weathermen do in the late 60s early 70s? Damage EMPTY property to call attention to injustice.* What did the suffragettes do to call attention to their plight? Damage property to call attention to the injustice they were suffering.*
*Obviously they did other things as well...
*Obviously they did other things as well...
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I'll be blunt: the Nazis knew better than to burn the Louvre. They knew destroying prized property would get more people into the streets of Paris than kidnapping entire neighborhoods of Jewish people. And they were right. White folk fetishize property & not vulnerable people. Stop doing that!
February 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'll be blunt: the Nazis knew better than to burn the Louvre. They knew destroying prized property would get more people into the streets of Paris than kidnapping entire neighborhoods of Jewish people. And they were right. White folk fetishize property & not vulnerable people. Stop doing that!
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Things are coming apart quickly, so a word to white folk: you’re going to have to get used to property damage if you want to survive. Getting upset protesters set an empty Target on fire & making THAT & not police murder the focus is part of how we got here.
February 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Things are coming apart quickly, so a word to white folk: you’re going to have to get used to property damage if you want to survive. Getting upset protesters set an empty Target on fire & making THAT & not police murder the focus is part of how we got here.
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Your Daily Affirmation:
While standing in the middle of this hurricane of stupidity, I remain a bright, sunny spot by remaining well informed.
While standing in the middle of this hurricane of stupidity, I remain a bright, sunny spot by remaining well informed.
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Your Daily Affirmation:
While standing in the middle of this hurricane of stupidity, I remain a bright, sunny spot by remaining well informed.
While standing in the middle of this hurricane of stupidity, I remain a bright, sunny spot by remaining well informed.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
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36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...
'Explicit' Sex Claims ‘Exaggerated,’ Black and LGBTQ+ Characters Overwhelmingly Targeted, New Book Ban Analysis Finds
A new PEN America analysis of books banned during the 2023-2024 school year shows which stories were disproportionately removed from shelves — and debunks “exaggerated” claims about books that feature...
people.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...
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Everything that we warned the American public about regarding RFK Jr. is already happening.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
February 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Everything that we warned the American public about regarding RFK Jr. is already happening.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
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🚨 Our democracy and people are under attack!! 🚨 Solidarity with Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl, and everyone dissenting across the U.S.
We see you, and we stand with you in peaceful resistance of the Trump/Musk coup.
@polrev.bsky.social #PeoplesMovement #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
We see you, and we stand with you in peaceful resistance of the Trump/Musk coup.
@polrev.bsky.social #PeoplesMovement #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
February 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🚨 Our democracy and people are under attack!! 🚨 Solidarity with Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl, and everyone dissenting across the U.S.
We see you, and we stand with you in peaceful resistance of the Trump/Musk coup.
@polrev.bsky.social #PeoplesMovement #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
We see you, and we stand with you in peaceful resistance of the Trump/Musk coup.
@polrev.bsky.social #PeoplesMovement #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne
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The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.
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More details: Chief Justice Roberts, acting on his own, issued an “administrative stay,” an interim measure intended to preserve the status quo while the justices deliberate on the matter.
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
More details: Chief Justice Roberts, acting on his own, issued an “administrative stay,” an interim measure intended to preserve the status quo while the justices deliberate on the matter.
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The Supreme Court blocked a judge’s order to quickly unfreeze payments for foreign aid work.
February 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Supreme Court blocked a judge’s order to quickly unfreeze payments for foreign aid work.
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Additionally, a memo released ahead of a cabinet meeting called for a “significant reduction” in the federal workforce but did not specify numbers. Federal agencies have been directed to submit downsizing plans by March 13—just one day before the current government funding deadline.
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Additionally, a memo released ahead of a cabinet meeting called for a “significant reduction” in the federal workforce but did not specify numbers. Federal agencies have been directed to submit downsizing plans by March 13—just one day before the current government funding deadline.
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But even if every federal worker were fired, it wouldn’t make a dent in the massive deficit increase Trump is proposing. The total federal employee payroll amounts to $271 billion—nowhere near enough to offset the trillions being added to the debt. So what’s the purpose here?
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
But even if every federal worker were fired, it wouldn’t make a dent in the massive deficit increase Trump is proposing. The total federal employee payroll amounts to $271 billion—nowhere near enough to offset the trillions being added to the debt. So what’s the purpose here?
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Thought we were attempting to reduce the federal deficit? Instead, Trump’s proposed budget plan is projected to significantly increase it.
February 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thought we were attempting to reduce the federal deficit? Instead, Trump’s proposed budget plan is projected to significantly increase it.
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The president sits while Elon stands. That tells us who’s really in charge.
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The president sits while Elon stands. That tells us who’s really in charge.
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Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
February 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Trump pardons violent people who attacked officers, but peaceful protest—that’s where we draw the line.
February 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump pardons violent people who attacked officers, but peaceful protest—that’s where we draw the line.
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The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
February 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Capitol Police arrested a group of peaceful protesters who demonstrated today in the Cannon House Office Building against the Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid and lay off thousands of USAID workers. The president has made his message clear: disagree with them, and they will come after you.
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I have noticed that as independent media thrives, the billionaire backed legacy media is starting to call itself independent as well. Don't be fooled.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I have noticed that as independent media thrives, the billionaire backed legacy media is starting to call itself independent as well. Don't be fooled.
Support fearlessly independent, unapologetically pro-democracy outlets like Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
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Thank you, @marcelias.bsky.social
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Thank you, @marcelias.bsky.social
They have complete access to our digital information & communication, all of our private government information since birth, they control the media & are dismantling education. To close the loop they are going to take control of the last point of entry for soon-to-be illegal information, the mail.
He’s coming for our Mail. Call Your Reps and Demand that Congress Fight: @repdwightevans.bsky.social @congressmanboyle.bsky.social @scanlon.house.gov @fetterman.senate.gov and especially @davemccormick.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/trump-preps-...
Trump Preps for Hostile Takeover of the Postal Service
The president has long sought to privatize the massive mail agency.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
They have complete access to our digital information & communication, all of our private government information since birth, they control the media & are dismantling education. To close the loop they are going to take control of the last point of entry for soon-to-be illegal information, the mail.