Leta.Moone
@letamoone.bsky.social
Practicing liberation. Starting at home. Also bunnies and yarn.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Al Gore citing Adorno, what is happening
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
April 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
don’t think I ever posted this one here so: check out this birthday card / memo Adorno sends to Horkheimer in 1944
“Hey VALENTINE!
Been doin’ LOTS of worryin’…
and here’s the reason why
I don’t know how I stand with you,
YOU GREAT BIG WONDERFUL GUY!”
“Hey VALENTINE!
Been doin’ LOTS of worryin’…
and here’s the reason why
I don’t know how I stand with you,
YOU GREAT BIG WONDERFUL GUY!”
April 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
There is a PR narrative quickly emerging about “entitlement” of elite universities, as if this $ is some sort of subsidy
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
Harvard & others must counter this quickly
The $ doesn’t flow into Harvard’s coffers - this is grant money, most of which goes to research the govt has agreed has social value
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever
they aren’t going into universities’ endowments
they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research
Translations of Horkheimer’s 22 fragments on the materialist critique of the metaphysics of capitalist society—written for Dämmerung (1934) but only published posthumously
Link below
Link below
April 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Anyone who needs a clear, not condescending walk-through of the bond market and why everyone watching it is so nervous right now and EXACTLY how it will affect YOU... It's Data Bear on the case!
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
The Bond Market at the 5% Threshold
1: The Border
On April 11, 2025, the 30-year Treasury yield briefly approached 5%. Quietly. And then it fell back. Just enough to preserve the illusion that nothing had changed.
But something had.
...
www.dataandpolitics.net
April 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Anyone who needs a clear, not condescending walk-through of the bond market and why everyone watching it is so nervous right now and EXACTLY how it will affect YOU... It's Data Bear on the case!
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-bond-mar...
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has a bill to return tariff authority to Congress. If it were to pass, the purposeless tariffs would end. Speaker Johnson is blocking it. Call your member of Congress, R or D, & urge a discharge petition on the bill, which forces a vote.
U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
April 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has a bill to return tariff authority to Congress. If it were to pass, the purposeless tariffs would end. Speaker Johnson is blocking it. Call your member of Congress, R or D, & urge a discharge petition on the bill, which forces a vote.
U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
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Been thinking about this for more than a year; finally put it into words here. Kinda drawing together threads around Josh Kline, Skibidi Toilet, Lasagna Cat, M3gan, Pepe the Frog, 'Brave New World,' Ghostbusters, $TrumpCoin into some kind of theory... news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
Culture Has No Name for This Cursed Vibe. It’s Everywhere | Artnet News
Exploring the curse vibe known as "Marshmallow Horror:" How the stupid and the awful collide in our distracted, digitally-fueled culture.
news.artnet.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Been thinking about this for more than a year; finally put it into words here. Kinda drawing together threads around Josh Kline, Skibidi Toilet, Lasagna Cat, M3gan, Pepe the Frog, 'Brave New World,' Ghostbusters, $TrumpCoin into some kind of theory... news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
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We will not let history be erased. You cannot tell Stonewall's story without trans activism. 🗃️ nhcje.org/blog/marsha-...
February 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We will not let history be erased. You cannot tell Stonewall's story without trans activism. 🗃️ nhcje.org/blog/marsha-...
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Making a separate thread of the immigration, heath, and education resources that @agounardes.bsky.social, @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, and @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social shared at their townhall yesterday. Get ready for a BIG THREAD of great links, NYC!
I went to a community town hall meeting today in Brooklyn featuring @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, @agounardes.bsky.social, @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social, and reps from the @nyclu.bsky.social, @aqeny.bsky.social, and @thenyic.bsky.social, and it was GOOD.
NYC folks, pls follow all these reps & groups!
NYC folks, pls follow all these reps & groups!
February 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Making a separate thread of the immigration, heath, and education resources that @agounardes.bsky.social, @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social, and @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social shared at their townhall yesterday. Get ready for a BIG THREAD of great links, NYC!
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If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
They need to hear from you.
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The antidote for despair is action ❤️
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
NIH funding supports the vast majority of all biomedical research in the United States. Virtually every advance in American medicine and biological science comes from NIH. This is a blow against American science.
Call Congress, 202-224-3121.
Call Congress, 202-224-3121.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The antidote for despair is action ❤️
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
* Dial (202) 224-3121
* Enter zip code
* Leave voicemail
* Say “My name is ___, I’m a constituent in [town]. (If clinician/scientist, say so)
“The NIH freeze harms research and patients and must be lifted immediately.”
Be brief. Staffers tally all calls. Go! ✅
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This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
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Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
Immigration Policy Tracking Project
A comprehensive and dynamic catalogue of immigration policies issued by the Trump administration since January 2017.
immpolicytracking.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
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“If ICE agents are conducting raids in your area, if you need help locating someone in ICE custody, or if you would like to report ICE activity, ICIRR has a hotline you can call at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693).”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...
What Immigrant Communities Should Know About Their Rights
All immigrants in the U.S. have rights, including the right to remain silent. Here’s what you should know if you encounter federal immigration agents.
blockclubchicago.org
January 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“If ICE agents are conducting raids in your area, if you need help locating someone in ICE custody, or if you would like to report ICE activity, ICIRR has a hotline you can call at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693).”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...
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As we careen into uncertainty, people have a lot of questions about safety, security, access to medical care, funding, transportation, and legal support. So we made an interactive library for some of the best resources we've found. www.doomsayer.me/resources/
Community Resources
We've noticed that there are so many great resources out there, but most people don't even know where to start looking for them. So we decided to put them all in one place for folks. Have a tool we sh...
www.doomsayer.me
January 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As we careen into uncertainty, people have a lot of questions about safety, security, access to medical care, funding, transportation, and legal support. So we made an interactive library for some of the best resources we've found. www.doomsayer.me/resources/
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"Women are using the tools that were traditionally meant to confine them as a means to chip away at oppression ..." #craftivism #art #fiberart via Aeon
When women’s needlework becomes an act of subversive protest | Aeon Essays
Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest
aeon.co
January 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Women are using the tools that were traditionally meant to confine them as a means to chip away at oppression ..." #craftivism #art #fiberart via Aeon
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“The CIA monitored Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activists fighting for equal education and to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr., — and against police brutality and the Vietnam War, newly released CIA documents show.”
CIA releases docs on Latino civil rights-era surveillance
The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers' long-held suspicions about surveillance.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“The CIA monitored Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activists fighting for equal education and to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr., — and against police brutality and the Vietnam War, newly released CIA documents show.”
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So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
January 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
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Hi everyone! Let’s do a thread🧵 on keeping safe as an immigrant in any sort of status in the incoming Trump era
Some suggestions for people in safe immigration status including the native born will be peppered through!
Some suggestions for people in safe immigration status including the native born will be peppered through!
December 21, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Hi everyone! Let’s do a thread🧵 on keeping safe as an immigrant in any sort of status in the incoming Trump era
Some suggestions for people in safe immigration status including the native born will be peppered through!
Some suggestions for people in safe immigration status including the native born will be peppered through!