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Kirsten

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Odd duck. Questioner. Nerd. Researcher. GenX. Durham NC. Mostly post about Carolina Hurricanes hockey #RaiseUp #causechaos

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · Feb 12

Wisdom from Tressie McMillan Cottom and Judith Butler. I am guilty of trying to convince others of how bad things are, but totally agree that focusing on connecting and creating is a better use of my time.
Link to article Tressie is referencing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

tressiemcphd I talked about vicarious
transgressions and racialized emotions before the
election. Sharing on the grid because the latest from
Judith Butler brought it to mind.
Every day I make sure I keep two things in mind
when it comes to politics: one group's apocalypse is
another group's garden of Eden and it can always
get worse.
I bring this up because some of us are spending a lot
of time trying to convince others how bad it all is. I
find it much more humane to myself to remember
that some people are having a great time right now.
It saves me the trouble of proselytizing.
Maybe it's my part-heathen upbringing but I don't
feel compelled to convince revelers that they should
be depressed instead. It always seems better to
focus on the people who share my reality. I just don't
think much trumps the racialized dopamine thrill of
vicarious (safe) oppression except some kind of
trauma that I don't control and can't imagine.
But it's been true before and somehow we got here.I
try to focus on that.
I am also thinking a bit about the difference between
a constituency and an audience. Trump made one
more powerful than the other. And we are still very
confused by the differences.

If we continue to be gripped with outrage
and stilled by stupefaction by each day's
new proclamation, we will fail to discern
what links them. To be gripped by his
statements is precisely the aim of their
utterance. We are in some ways in its
thrall when it captures and paralyzes us.
While there is every reason to be
outraged, we cannot let that outrage flood
us and stop our minds. For this is a
moment to grasp the fascist passions that
fuel this shameless grab for authoritarian
powers.
Those who celebrate his defiance and
sadism are as claimed by his logic as those
who are paralyzed with outrage. Perhaps
it is time to stand apart from these
passions to see how they work, but also to
find passions of our own: the desire for a
freedom equally shared; for an equality
that makes good on democratic promises;
to repair and regenerate the earth's living
processes; to accept and affirm the
complexity of our embodied lives; to
imagine a world in which government
supports health and education for all,
where we all live without fear, knowing
that our interconnected lives are equally
valuable.

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Carolyn O @hmof2.bsky.social · 18h

you gotta hit the subscribe button, people.
It's free, and you don't want to be left out.

Tom Edwards @mrworkrate.com · 19h

The Workrate Hockey newsletter is *finally* out. In it, I go over last night’s game and break down the winning goal, and why that bodes well for the future. workrate-hockey.ghost.io/workrate-hoc...

Workrate Hockey - October 10, 2025

Holy shit it's time for actual hockey

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Carolyn O @hmof2.bsky.social · 21h

The Ping Score last night was 8 - 3, Carolina.

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Kate Brittain @littlebrittain.bsky.social · 1d

Ehlers looks fast on TV… but in person that man is like the wind. It’s amazing!

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Ryan Henkel @ryanhenkel.bsky.social · 1d

1st Star K'Andre Miller

"Honestly, I hated playing here. Now, I'm glad you guys are in my corner."

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

a man with a beard is jumping in the air with his arms in the air and the words `` reaching for god '' .

ALT: a man with a beard is jumping in the air with his arms in the air and the words `` reaching for god '' .

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Erin H. @erinyaps.bsky.social · 1d

Tired: PK stick drop count
Wired: Canes hit post count 🥴🫠

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

This goal post needs to be replaced #raiseup

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Markham needs to kiss that post #raiseup

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Again?!?

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Markham needs to kiss that post #raiseup

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Markham needs to kiss that post #raiseup

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Wade Minter @wademinter.com · 1d

First goal as a Hurricane for K’Andre Miller! #LetsGoCanes

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Laas 🌸 @whatabossislaas.bsky.social · 1d

I just need everyone to get on the same page for how to pronounce K’Andre Miller. It’s Key-Andre, not Kay-Andre. Hence his nickname being “Key” 😩 #RaiseUp

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry my son walked into the room for both goals. I sent him to bed #raiseup

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Yes I had to go back and check

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

I had to double check

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

I did not hallucinate that #raiseup

ESPN graphic saying Pesce had 699 games with the Canes

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Did it say 699 games with the Canes and 1st with the Devils? Did they use AI?

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Was that ESPN graphic for Pesce very wrong?

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Ewwww

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Is the ice extra slippy?

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

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Rod Brind'Amour Gives Update On Absent Netminder

After a <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/latest-news/goaltender-pyotr-kochetkov-potentially-unavailable-for-season-s-start">second straight absence</a>, it's now confirmed th...

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Cory Lavalette @corylav.bsky.social · 1d

*record scratch*

"Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here."

— Brandon Bussi

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Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

That's exactly what I said

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

Torts?

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

That was a pretty goal

Kirsten @rewriteable.bsky.social · 1d

I love the centennial jerseys😍

NHL (Bot) @notnhl.bsky.social · 1d

We've got three NHL debuts for the /DetroitRedWings tonight! 🐙

Let's give a warm welcome to Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Emmitt Finnie! #NHLFaceOff