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
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Calling the femme Deadpool “Ladypool” implies all men are dead.
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Calling the femme Deadpool “Ladypool” implies all men are dead.
You can’t make income inequality a positive. You cannot. You cannot slogan your way out of it.
“Strong floor, no ceiling” is absolutely the type of slogan that a focus group of swing voters will tell you they find appealing after it has been a whole hour and they just want to go home.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
It’s a slogan for people convinced this country *really* wants a Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign.
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
You can’t make income inequality a positive. You cannot. You cannot slogan your way out of it.
Look at Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Which I think is a good sign they are really losing the cultural battle.
Also that last part is absolutely not true. Every artist hates a bunch of people sometimes including close friends of theirs.
Also that last part is absolutely not true. Every artist hates a bunch of people sometimes including close friends of theirs.
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Look at Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Western (European/USAmerican) powers force the drug trade on poorer countries and then demonize the people who flee the consequences of such.
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Western (European/USAmerican) powers force the drug trade on poorer countries and then demonize the people who flee the consequences of such.
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We love to talk about the Senate Democrats sucking but every single one of them voted against Hesgeth’s confirmation because we already knew he was a bloodthirsty alcoholic who assaults women. These war crimes are not bipartisan. Those fishermen would be alive if Harris won.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We love to talk about the Senate Democrats sucking but every single one of them voted against Hesgeth’s confirmation because we already knew he was a bloodthirsty alcoholic who assaults women. These war crimes are not bipartisan. Those fishermen would be alive if Harris won.
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I like to imagine that Paul McCartney wrote "Wonderful Christmastime" in a fugue state, and then the cover of "Wonderful Christmastime" is a photo that was taken the first time someone played it for him.
December 23, 2024 at 2:00 AM
I like to imagine that Paul McCartney wrote "Wonderful Christmastime" in a fugue state, and then the cover of "Wonderful Christmastime" is a photo that was taken the first time someone played it for him.
You could replace “Santa Baby” with “Sugar Daddy” in the song and not need to change anything else about the song (though the mentions of the chimney would sound a lot more euphemistic)
Every single version of Santa Baby that I've ever heard is DISTURBINGLY horny, but the Kylie Minogue one is OFF THE CHARTS. I love Kylie Minogue, but she deserved prison. Has anyone EVER recorded a version that doesn't sound like they're actively salivating over Santa's cock, or is that not a thing?
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You could replace “Santa Baby” with “Sugar Daddy” in the song and not need to change anything else about the song (though the mentions of the chimney would sound a lot more euphemistic)
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I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
www.mrctv.org/videos/after...
I don’t understand how people live in dry climates like Las Vegas. Just a few days there made me feel like a desiccated husk
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I don’t understand how people live in dry climates like Las Vegas. Just a few days there made me feel like a desiccated husk
It’s sad that it’s become controversial to say “the USA government should not commit extrajudicial violence against people, especially killings” but here we are
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
It’s sad that it’s become controversial to say “the USA government should not commit extrajudicial violence against people, especially killings” but here we are
I have a hard time even imagining it with student loans hanging over my head- my first thought was just “pay student loans off”
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I have a hard time even imagining it with student loans hanging over my head- my first thought was just “pay student loans off”
Bluesky flagged this person’s entire account, so that every post they make is behind a veil of “rude” which, ironically, seems like a pretty rude way to moderate, especially when I already FOLLOW this person.
I ordered a fried green tomato BLT with loaded mashed potatoes and I’m so fucking excited
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Bluesky flagged this person’s entire account, so that every post they make is behind a veil of “rude” which, ironically, seems like a pretty rude way to moderate, especially when I already FOLLOW this person.
How many of these minimum wage jobs are the same jobs that were considered “essential” during the pandemic? Hmmmm.
"What we see on the street is just the tip of the iceberg. There's an entire world of homelessness that has been rendered invisible."
Here's the YouTube link to my PBS News Weekend interview:
Here's the YouTube link to my PBS News Weekend interview:
Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Here’s why
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
How many of these minimum wage jobs are the same jobs that were considered “essential” during the pandemic? Hmmmm.
“Contradictions” is an obsequious way to point out hypocrisy
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“Contradictions” is an obsequious way to point out hypocrisy
Hegseth doesn’t understand that the board game Battleship is not an accurate depiction of how sea warfare should be conducted.
yeah the *House* opening an investigation is imo Hill Rs basically asking Trump to fire Hegseth
There are now bipartisan investigations in both the House and Senate into the administration targeting and killing people in the Caribbean without due process.
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hegseth doesn’t understand that the board game Battleship is not an accurate depiction of how sea warfare should be conducted.
Do you think the Pope has read Transmetropolitan? (Yes, a baseball bat isn’t a chair leg but that’s not the point.)
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Do you think the Pope has read Transmetropolitan? (Yes, a baseball bat isn’t a chair leg but that’s not the point.)
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across all the variations: the Baum novel, the original film, the Wiz, Wicked (the book), Wicked (the musical), the Great and Terrible, Wicked (the film), Tin Man, the common theme that unites them all is “Americans are especially susceptible to propaganda from conmen and shysters”
One of the things about the Wizard of Oz, and the Oz series in general, is that it's arguably the first big fantasy series heavily steeped in Americana.
one of the core myths of American stories and art. i really enjoyed the documentary “Lynch/Oz” which came out a few years ago, about the ways WoO shows ups in Lynch’s works
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
across all the variations: the Baum novel, the original film, the Wiz, Wicked (the book), Wicked (the musical), the Great and Terrible, Wicked (the film), Tin Man, the common theme that unites them all is “Americans are especially susceptible to propaganda from conmen and shysters”
How many of us daydream about having a small business in the city - a store, a cafe, whatever - but put it aside as a pipe dream because the odds it would likely be financially ruinous versus viable/profitable are too high to risk?
This is brilliant and exactly the type of policy that cities like NYC need to combat the vast number of empty storefronts that were proliferating in the city. Seriously, one shouldn’t need a trust fund in order to try to start a small business.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
How many of us daydream about having a small business in the city - a store, a cafe, whatever - but put it aside as a pipe dream because the odds it would likely be financially ruinous versus viable/profitable are too high to risk?
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. (wrong answers only)
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. (wrong answers only)
OTC laxative in convenient pop can format.
fighting for my life against the persistent and insistent intrusive thought
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
OTC laxative in convenient pop can format.
This is brilliant and exactly the type of policy that cities like NYC need to combat the vast number of empty storefronts that were proliferating in the city. Seriously, one shouldn’t need a trust fund in order to try to start a small business.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is brilliant and exactly the type of policy that cities like NYC need to combat the vast number of empty storefronts that were proliferating in the city. Seriously, one shouldn’t need a trust fund in order to try to start a small business.
Bring back valets.
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Bring back valets.
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For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Las Vegas is a weird place.
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Las Vegas is a weird place.