Christy Colburn
@colburn9.bsky.social
singer | world traveler | east coast transplant | Director of Development @ UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television | formerly @ Harvard Global Health
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Christy Colburn
@colburn9.bsky.social
· Nov 15
she's trying to sing just enough
so that the air around her moves
and make music like mercy that gives what it is
and has nothing to prove
so that the air around her moves
and make music like mercy that gives what it is
and has nothing to prove
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
Where are the Democrat town halls?! Why aren’t constituents affected by the federal cuts being platformed for the media?? God bless the voters in red states yelling at their reps; blue state voters want to show up too and support our neighbors who’ve dedicated their lives to public service.
March 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Where are the Democrat town halls?! Why aren’t constituents affected by the federal cuts being platformed for the media?? God bless the voters in red states yelling at their reps; blue state voters want to show up too and support our neighbors who’ve dedicated their lives to public service.
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A country should not be run like a Fortune 100. Governments serve people, not profits. You can’t "fire" children, elderly or poor. Markets fail at healthcare, infrastructure, & crisis response. Democracy isn’t a CEO dictatorship. A nation’s success is well-being not board member returns. Civics 101.
February 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A country should not be run like a Fortune 100. Governments serve people, not profits. You can’t "fire" children, elderly or poor. Markets fail at healthcare, infrastructure, & crisis response. Democracy isn’t a CEO dictatorship. A nation’s success is well-being not board member returns. Civics 101.
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JD Vance getting called Putin's Puppet while skiing in Vermont and almost gets drilled by a snowboarder and then another skiier seconds later as he "pizzas" across a blue slope.
March 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
JD Vance getting called Putin's Puppet while skiing in Vermont and almost gets drilled by a snowboarder and then another skiier seconds later as he "pizzas" across a blue slope.
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Imagine being so terrified of Elon Musk and Donald Trump that the only way you are willing to advocate for the HUMANE treatment of federal public servants is to do so *privately*.
February 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Imagine being so terrified of Elon Musk and Donald Trump that the only way you are willing to advocate for the HUMANE treatment of federal public servants is to do so *privately*.
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There are so many reasons university endowments can't make up for the dramatic cuts the Trump administration has planned for science.
Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.
Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.
No, University Endowments Can’t Replace Federal Science Funding
How Endowments Actually Work
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There are so many reasons university endowments can't make up for the dramatic cuts the Trump administration has planned for science.
Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.
Here are a few. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the platform.
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This is a hard but necessary read: ending USAID means children starve to death.
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is a hard but necessary read: ending USAID means children starve to death.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Please check your American arrogance and privilege at the door... and then slam your head in it, Mr. Baker. There is no "admitting" 🇨🇦 as a State. Millions of Canadians would die in a war to prevent the dishonour of being a State. Look up Pyrrhic victory, and then try to be a serious journalist.
Canada as the 51st state? Trump thinks it would be a boon to his legacy. But it would also be a boon to Democrats, who would gain a lot more voters. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.
Bringing Canada into the United States, however farcical the prospect may seem, would alter the political map in a way likely to cost Republicans.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Please check your American arrogance and privilege at the door... and then slam your head in it, Mr. Baker. There is no "admitting" 🇨🇦 as a State. Millions of Canadians would die in a war to prevent the dishonour of being a State. Look up Pyrrhic victory, and then try to be a serious journalist.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:
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This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests
This is "We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests" by MediaTank on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
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Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
January 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump wants to distract you from the fact that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator last week.
Don’t let him.
Don’t let him.
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For the second time in this hearing, RFK says that premiums and deductibles in Medicaid are too high. People on Medicaid don't pay premiums or deductibles. It's mind-boggling that he doesn't know this.
January 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For the second time in this hearing, RFK says that premiums and deductibles in Medicaid are too high. People on Medicaid don't pay premiums or deductibles. It's mind-boggling that he doesn't know this.
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There is something self-defeating about news statements like "Trump falsely / without evidence blames DEI for the aircraft collision," as if there's a scenario where, with the appropriate evidence, authorities could say "ah, DEI did this." You're accidentally replicating the smear. /1
January 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There is something self-defeating about news statements like "Trump falsely / without evidence blames DEI for the aircraft collision," as if there's a scenario where, with the appropriate evidence, authorities could say "ah, DEI did this." You're accidentally replicating the smear. /1
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Remember — Tulsi Gabbard was on a TSA watch list because of suspicious foreign travel, including to Syria and Russia.
Maybe — just maybe, hear me out here — the Director of National Intelligence should NOT be someone who made a TSA watch list for suspicious foreign travel.
Maybe — just maybe, hear me out here — the Director of National Intelligence should NOT be someone who made a TSA watch list for suspicious foreign travel.
January 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Remember — Tulsi Gabbard was on a TSA watch list because of suspicious foreign travel, including to Syria and Russia.
Maybe — just maybe, hear me out here — the Director of National Intelligence should NOT be someone who made a TSA watch list for suspicious foreign travel.
Maybe — just maybe, hear me out here — the Director of National Intelligence should NOT be someone who made a TSA watch list for suspicious foreign travel.
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He is a monster.
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He is a monster.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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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.
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
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.
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.
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We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
January 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
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Remember, it was Dr. Oz who said during Covid that it was acceptable for 2-3% of American children to die.
Trump now wants him in charge of Medicare.
Seniors should be afraid — VERY afraid.
Trump now wants him in charge of Medicare.
Seniors should be afraid — VERY afraid.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Remember, it was Dr. Oz who said during Covid that it was acceptable for 2-3% of American children to die.
Trump now wants him in charge of Medicare.
Seniors should be afraid — VERY afraid.
Trump now wants him in charge of Medicare.
Seniors should be afraid — VERY afraid.
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