Stefanie Kalem Bae
@skalembae.bsky.social
Public servant, intersectional feminist, pragmatic fantasist, compulsive extrovert. Read more women. Watch more stuff centering the experiences of women, nonwhite, trans & queer folx. My writing is on stefaniekalem.com and on substack as @stefaniekalem.
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Are they finally catching on to his eternal grifting and gaslighting?
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Are they finally catching on to his eternal grifting and gaslighting?
It me! Belated scares form my b-movie past!
This week, a scary season treat from one of our favorite essay writers, Stefanie Kalem, who somehow never told us she was in a straight to video horror B-movie epic a couple decades ago. We made her watch it & write about the experience🖤
www.culdesacofblood.com/stefanie-kalem
www.culdesacofblood.com/stefanie-kalem
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It me! Belated scares form my b-movie past!
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Halloween morning mood ❤️🔥
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Halloween morning mood ❤️🔥
LYNDA! BARRY! ROCKS! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | The Real Horrors of America
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October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LYNDA! BARRY! ROCKS! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Sharing this one, too, because I am proud of California and hope we can secede soon.
L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sharing this one, too, because I am proud of California and hope we can secede soon.
L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...
Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense amid ICE surge oaklandside.org/2025/10/15/a...
Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense amid ICE surge
The measure follows a 500% spike in calls to ACILEP, a county hotline. It will expand the hotline hours and fund more legal aid for immigrants.
oaklandside.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense amid ICE surge oaklandside.org/2025/10/15/a...
Hi, Bluesky. I haven't been here since June. What did I miss?
September 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hi, Bluesky. I haven't been here since June. What did I miss?
Oakland protest anyone? - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS East Bay · No Kings
The narcissist-in-chief is throwing a ridiculous military parade for himself in DC - everywhere else we rise up to say NO KINGS!!
***WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!***
*ASL interpretation provided!*
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www.mobilize.us
June 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Oakland protest anyone? - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
June 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Over 200 climate scientists and meteorologists live-streaming for 100 hours—kicking off today at 1 PM eastern and running through June 1–about how DOGE is impacting weather and climate science.
Livestream at wclivestream.com/watch
Livestream at wclivestream.com/watch
Weather and climate science needs your help
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
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May 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Over 200 climate scientists and meteorologists live-streaming for 100 hours—kicking off today at 1 PM eastern and running through June 1–about how DOGE is impacting weather and climate science.
Livestream at wclivestream.com/watch
Livestream at wclivestream.com/watch
Song of the day: "Man in Mind" by Ida. Kitchen's unpacked. Record shelves populated. Stereo hooked up. We rewarded ourselves w/brewery lunch out w/friends, then I took a nap and thought about how I still can't play this on piano, though I know the vocal harmonies by heart. youtu.be/UHQlGlx7ZGs?...
Man in Mind
YouTube video by Ida - Topic
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May 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Song of the day: "Man in Mind" by Ida. Kitchen's unpacked. Record shelves populated. Stereo hooked up. We rewarded ourselves w/brewery lunch out w/friends, then I took a nap and thought about how I still can't play this on piano, though I know the vocal harmonies by heart. youtu.be/UHQlGlx7ZGs?...
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SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Song of the day: "Run Baby Run" by The Primitives, a band I was fortunate enough to see for free at the Malibu Nightclub in Long Beach, NY, when I was 17 years old. But that was long ago, and this week I am finishing packing up my apt of a decade so... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA0K...
Run Baby Run
YouTube video by The Primitives - Topic
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April 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Song of the day: "Run Baby Run" by The Primitives, a band I was fortunate enough to see for free at the Malibu Nightclub in Long Beach, NY, when I was 17 years old. But that was long ago, and this week I am finishing packing up my apt of a decade so... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA0K...
As someone with a complicated relationship with the conservative Judaism that tried to raise me (and the orthodoxy and zionism to which I often had a front seat) I always find Kaya's writing about Catholicism a thoughtful, progressive, and nuanced window into that parallel spiritual universe.
I'm back -- maybe just temporarily? -- because @sojo.net asked me to write about Pope Francis, and I wanted to share it with you. sojo.net/articles/opi...
Francis: The Legacy of a Stalled Reformer
He welcomed the marginalized and reimagined the Church’s tone, but his vision was often interrupted in the corridors of power.
sojo.net
April 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As someone with a complicated relationship with the conservative Judaism that tried to raise me (and the orthodoxy and zionism to which I often had a front seat) I always find Kaya's writing about Catholicism a thoughtful, progressive, and nuanced window into that parallel spiritual universe.
Song of the day: "Sanctify" by the Blake Babies. I heard it at random recently and my soul's muscle memory ROARED to life. I still know every yelp, lull, and shriek as if I were 18 and full of raging love confusion all over again. youtu.be/wezEQQpYIW8?...
Blake Babies - Sanctify
YouTube video by fedge
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April 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Song of the day: "Sanctify" by the Blake Babies. I heard it at random recently and my soul's muscle memory ROARED to life. I still know every yelp, lull, and shriek as if I were 18 and full of raging love confusion all over again. youtu.be/wezEQQpYIW8?...
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Oh yeah? Well I'm putting tariffs on Gallifrey.
April 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Oh yeah? Well I'm putting tariffs on Gallifrey.
He's still going
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
He's still going
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It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
Indictments, fires, police scandals, riots: The crises Oakland’s mayors have faced oaklandside.org/2025/03/27/e...
Indictments, fires, police scandals, riots: The crises Oakland’s mayors have faced
We looked to see how different mayors dealt with or were doomed by upheavals.
oaklandside.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Indictments, fires, police scandals, riots: The crises Oakland’s mayors have faced oaklandside.org/2025/03/27/e...
First home improvement project on the books. Committing to my town in a time of strife and uncertainty.
March 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
First home improvement project on the books. Committing to my town in a time of strife and uncertainty.
Trying not to get my gloom all over these California poppies.
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trying not to get my gloom all over these California poppies.
I'm TERRIBLE at shooting live music bc I feel bad doing so (even in the year of our dark lord 2025) + I'm usually having too good a time to do so. Last night #kimdeal played the entirety of her extraordinary solo debut at the Fillmore and I managed to capture this killer Breeders encore for you.
March 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm TERRIBLE at shooting live music bc I feel bad doing so (even in the year of our dark lord 2025) + I'm usually having too good a time to do so. Last night #kimdeal played the entirety of her extraordinary solo debut at the Fillmore and I managed to capture this killer Breeders encore for you.
Last night I realized that "wolverine" and "Ben Vereen" rhyme well. I don't know what to do with that knowledge.
March 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last night I realized that "wolverine" and "Ben Vereen" rhyme well. I don't know what to do with that knowledge.
I love this little video.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Opinion | My Brother Has Down Syndrome. This Is How People See Him. (Gift Article)
I’ve always seen my brother as just another kid. Why doesn’t the rest of the world?
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I love this little video.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Someone vandalized their building, so they made a font. revengefont.com
Revenge Font
Someone vandalised our building and we made a font out of it. Download it and donate towards local initiatives that will improve the art in East London.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Someone vandalized their building, so they made a font. revengefont.com