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Chris

@christinelsloc.bsky.social
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Familywoman, Rust Belt Resident, Bicycle commuter, #EndHomelessness, Buffalo, Unitarian Universalist, Birdwatcher, other tag words like breadcrumbs so you find me christineslocum.net

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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Reminds me of the time in my 20s I was getting a ride to Buffalo with some Jewish friends and the car broke down on the Thruway. A young dude pulled over, not to help (he knew nothing of cars), but to ask if we‘d all accepted Jesus.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/07/2026
there is a cohort of men who resent the responsibilities and obligations of adulthood — of the fact that you owe things to other people. it is a fundamentally childish impulse that they have reconfigured as the height of masculinity, and i think it informs the parasocial attraction to platner.
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BuffaloResearch.com @buffaloresearch.com · 03/07/2026
The first or oldest known outdoor photograph of #Buffalo is the American Hotel fire ruins, March 1850. 🗃️ www.dailypublic.com/articles/041...
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Looking Backward: American Hotel, 1850
“The raging element was soon beyond the reach of the efforts made to subdue it, and the attention of the firemen was turned to the American, in an endeavor to save this noble structure—but in vain. Th...
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@nuclearanthro.bsky.social Saw this thought of you
Gray cat in a blue star and moon harness sitting on gray rocks of a very similar shade. Behind it, forget me not flowers and a bush
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Internet used to be more fun
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
When you walk to the grocery store, you get to smell the lilacs on the way
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The "collective belief," as he called it, that something is art results from social networks and institutions that recognize and legitimize that thing's status. It's about symbolic production (discourse), not material production (object).
Pierre Bourdieu wering a button-up shirt and tweed sport coat.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵
Someone on Threads writes: "The Met Gala feels like real dystopian shit.

People can’t afford groceries or gas. But we’re going to celebrate this event which is nothing more than wealth porn."
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Clean Air Coalition of WNY @cacwny.org · 17/03/2026
"The $19.4 billion data center... would require 500 megawatts of electricity, according to the proposal, equivalent to 20 percent of the electricity generated daily by the nearby Niagara Falls hydropower plant." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/n...
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In Rural New York, Some See Proposed A.I. Center as a Needless Intrusion
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Moral injury. That's what I've felt with a number of recent Trump actions. Like the strike on the Iranian girls' school. I don't approve of them, but my country has done this in my name. We have to face that.
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I am pleased to announce the launch of a new national committee designed to support Democratic county and local officials during the 2026 election cycle and beyond: Boosting Future Leaders Onward PAC. We will support Democratic candidates across the country — in blue, red, and swing states. 1/2
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BFLO | Boosting Future Leaders Onward | Support Future Leaders — Get Involved
Support emerging Democratic leaders in local government.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 26/01/2026
Show me the most depraved undocumented immigrant, who has committed the most heinous crime, causing harm to me directly. ICE should not shoot that person. EVER. The state should NEVER execute a person, period, and certainly not without due process, certainly not in the street. This is fundamental.
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
There is no such legal or other "absolute immunity" protection for police or other law enforcement. All can be held responsible for their actions if they acted above and beyond their authority. "Self defense" can be argued as a legal defense but it must be justified. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
that authorize his current work status through 2029. I find his detention to be wholly inappropriate. He should be released immediately. 3/3 www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/15/a...
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Lawmakers outraged over ICE detention of UB medical researcher
Rep. Tim Kennedy, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan express outrage over the ICE detention of UB scientist.
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
He was doing nothing wrong while going about his life until he got caught up in what are incredibly troubling and unconstitutional decisions being made by the Department of Homeland Security. According to the team at UB, Dr. Huseynov has proper work papers obtained from the federal government... 2/3
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Mark Poloncarz @markpoloncarz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dr. Shovgi Huseynov should be released immediately. He is a contributing member to our community as a scientific researcher, a husband, and a father. I was able to confirm that he is a well-respected employee of the University at Buffalo. 1/3 www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/15/a...
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Lawmakers outraged over ICE detention of UB medical researcher
Rep. Tim Kennedy, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan express outrage over the ICE detention of UB scientist.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@joanmcguire.bsky.social someone asked for bread recipes in the other place, I provided them mine, but obviously I thought of you 💙💙💙
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/01/2026
yes, "other people exist, they might disagree with you, you should have a strategy for dealing with them" is "standing up for being mealy mouthed." go outside and talk to a real person for once
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We can either have states that prosecute murders of their residents by federal agents, or we can have an unchecked federal goon army free to murder despite the law. We can have an opposition party that votes against arming and funding these goons, or we can have cowed opposition in name only.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
i think standing too close to ICE is what has been getting people killed
Someone on Threads writes: I. Stand. With. ICE.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The nice thing about quitting drinking is that you get to a point where you’re more non drinker than former drinker. You just don’t care to. 6 years ago today I quit drinking. I do not miss it at all and haven’t in a long time.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
South Buffalo vibes are bright Christmas lights on old and sometimes weather-worn houses and I wouldn’t have it any other way
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
One of my favorite stories that a human has ever told me
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
People are messy and imperfect. We keep society going by practicing grace, treating each other kindly, and acting in ways considerate to others. We exist in spaces of compromise. I do worry if AI shows up where people used to be, we will lose practice interacting with each other. We need it
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Clean Air Coalition of WNY @cacwny.org · 02/12/2025
This #GivingTuesday support community organizing and environmental and climate justice in Buffalo and WNY - donate today to help us reach our 20k goal by December 31. We've raised $628 - share this post widely, and let's get to $2000 by the end of the day! secure.givelively.org/donate/clean...
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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
It's a little early but I'm throwing this out there...any Buffalo bicycle folks want to form up with @christinelsloc.bsky.social and myself for Cranksgiving on 11/1 and do the food scavenger hunt to benefit Food Not Bombs? We are a solid 2 person team but could use 2 more! 🚲🍂
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
As a kid growing up Catholic, I usually left church feeling defeated inadequacy- I had internalized the necessity of being a type of perfect I could not be. As an adult who is UU, I most often leave church with a desire and way to become better, but a starting point that my flawed self is worthy.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
JFC. Like 5 Republicans in Congress could stop this, or at least muck up the works. But it really feels like they all want it.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Note this is from last week but I just heard about it. All these stories and videos of ICE acting like rogue thugs are really, really disturbing.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
I did not on-purpose plant a single tomatillo and yet it was the most productive crop in my garden
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bettybarcode (she/her) @bettybarcode.com · 28/09/2025
💯
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Ra Cha Cha #SlavaUkraini @rachacha.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Great org. www.homeny.org
homeny.org
Housing Opportunities Made Equal
Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) is a fair housing organization aimed at promoting the value of diversity and ensuring all people an equal opportunity to live in the housing and communities of ...
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Raise your hand if you got raptured today
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
My daughter, a seventh grader, was assigned an essay about “home” … I may have startled her with my enthusiasm for the topic
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Digging this book so far. @philipchristman.bsky.social
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The apocalypse will be somewhat delayed by the incompetence of the horsemen
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
important to remember that apocalypse is a fantasy that absolves you of your responsibilities
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A$AP Clocky @robingriswold.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Governments dont give you rights. You have them from the start BECAUSE you are you. Government's only job is to protect them. And if they dont, your job and duty is to replace it.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Quitting drinking in January 2020 was a great decision for my life with the consequence that I’ve been clearest eyed to watch, uh, a lot of unpleasantly interesting times for my society and culture.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 17/09/2025
There are simple, effective techniques you can take in your every day life, right now, to protect yourself from the nearly-universal surveillance that so many of us live under. Here's a set of resources from @eff.org that you can start with. ssd.eff.org
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Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting ...
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The algorithm is now showing Russian people trying to learn Uzbek explaining it на русском, oh the internet is a wild place
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Once again, I'm struck by the fact that the one thing all these shooters have in common is, uh, the guns?
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I also had never heard of CK until yesterday and I pay attention to the world
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2025
have to say that i liked this one quite a bit
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Kate Holzemer @katebits.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
We want less gun violence. We've been pretty clear about this.
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I opened up my email this morning to a thank you note from a member of the community who told me the advice I gave them lead to a “life changing” fully furnished apartment. Helluva way to start a Monday.
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Generationalize @generationalize.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
👍 "Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Son and I heard a screech owl last night through his bedroom window. I live in a city; nature is everywhere
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Chris @christinelsloc.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I am sitting near my attic window and the breeze situation is just perfect right now. It's cool, not cold, pouring air in like I was outside, but more comfortable. I'm writing and it's so lovely.
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