Melanie Cebula
melaniecebula.bsky.social
Melanie Cebula
@melaniecebula.bsky.social
cloud technology expert, electronic music producer, multi-instrumentalist, foraging, fermentation & diy projects
Donate to help Mahmoud's defense fund
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Justice for Mahmoud Khalil—Urgent Support Needed
Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,
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March 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Just launched my music project "Sea of Diane" with my first EP here!!

open.spotify.com/album/2gY3U2...
gospel for survival
Sea of Diane · EP · 2025 · 4 songs
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March 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Folks, this is a five alarm fire.

Congress must stop Trump and Elon's coup.

Call your rep now (202) 224-3121

This isn't just a battle for checks and balances.

It's a battle between democracy and dictatorship.
Stop Elon Musk’s Coup
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
www.reddit.com/r/somethingi...

15m edited summary explaining that tax cuts for billionaires from 2017 are expiring and so elon musk needs to find $4 trillion dollars to keep them going.
February 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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This insane industry "trend" of purposefully inefficient tech that started with hypergrowth startups / VC funding, then crypto, and now AI is just bad business. Of COURSE we can build efficient technology. Constraints make for actual high quality engineering work.
Was on NPR's onthemedia.bsky.social with Brooke Gladstone talking about generative AI. I believe I am the first person to refer to Sam Altman as a nasty little man on the radio

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Brooke Talks AI With Ed Zitron
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 01/29/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
vcinfodocs.com/venture-capital-extremism

as someone who works in tech, welcome to my techno-fascist nightmare
Venture Capital Extremism — Venture Capital Status
vcinfodocs.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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An unelected billionaire, with no actual Congressional authority or govt experience, has access to Treasury payment systems and sensitive information about millions of Americans who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds, and other payments.

What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Musk is the culmination of a slow-moving corporate coup by the oligarch class that has been decades in the making. But that doesn't change the fact that this marks a new and unspeakably dangerous chapter.
January 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
tfw you steal an election by hacking voter machines because you're not actually popular enough to win
We're not slowing down.

And now?

Now we know we're not the first to raise the alarm about THIS SPECIFIC TYPE of potential vote manipulation in the United States.
February 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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OpenAI right now
January 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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In light of Trump II’s predictably cruel and bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-c...
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I don't work for fascist tech companies. Had to break the news to OpenAI recruiters and staff who tried to recruit me over the last few months. 🤷‍♀️
January 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM