Carol Bartold
@cbartoldwrite.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer, choral singer, accountant. I work from both sides of my brain. MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. NYC, former Angeleno
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#amreading Saint Augustine Confessions
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#amreading Saint Augustine Confessions
Don't even want to think about it!
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Don't even want to think about it!
Maybe he has the word "targets" confused with "recruits."
Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
Less Than 14% Of Trump’s ICE Arrests Had Violent Criminal Records, Report Says
Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Maybe he has the word "targets" confused with "recruits."
... and wearing sunglasses to prove its brightness. 💡
How many Trump supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
None.
Trump said he fixed it and they all stand in the dark clapping.
None.
Trump said he fixed it and they all stand in the dark clapping.
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
... and wearing sunglasses to prove its brightness. 💡
Which means they're in panic mode ...
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Which means they're in panic mode ...
My concern is that Trump expects our silence, not that he merely wants it, that he expects fealty from Americans.
Being silent about Trump's lies, grifts, murders, rummaging through the United States Treasury and other crimes against humanity ... is complicity.
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
My concern is that Trump expects our silence, not that he merely wants it, that he expects fealty from Americans.
Oh, I think I can help here - the third branch is the sycophants that support the other two branches. You're welcome!
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Oh, I think I can help here - the third branch is the sycophants that support the other two branches. You're welcome!
White male skater Ilia Malinin is celebrated for his incredible backflip. Black female skater Surya Bonaly was sanctioned for the same move back in 1998.⛸️
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
White male skater Ilia Malinin is celebrated for his incredible backflip. Black female skater Surya Bonaly was sanctioned for the same move back in 1998.⛸️
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This is brilliant, and a timely reminder of why the humanities matter. An interview with historian @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico: A National History, who advised Bad Bunny on his Super Bowl performance.
"I became a historian because I wanted to share the knowledge with people outside of academia. But never in my life did I think that Bad Bunny would help my scholarship reach such broad audiences, using the biggest platform in the world."
Interview w/ @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social , author of
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Interview w/ @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social , author of
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
This is brilliant, and a timely reminder of why the humanities matter. An interview with historian @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social, author of Puerto Rico: A National History, who advised Bad Bunny on his Super Bowl performance.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
Absolutely! The only problem I see here is that Pam Bondi doesn't know the definition of the word "truth."
Powerful
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Absolutely! The only problem I see here is that Pam Bondi doesn't know the definition of the word "truth."
Yes. And ... ?
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Yes. And ... ?
Doesn't this just say it all - Will Lewis' "email ... thanked only Jeff Bezos and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Doesn't this just say it all - Will Lewis' "email ... thanked only Jeff Bezos and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
My home state of Delaware deserves MUCH better than this, Chris Coons.
I’m not sure why Coons is just laughing this off when it is currently the central organizing theme of the Republican Party. We need to address these racist lies aggressively with strong arguments, not just laugh and say “that’s not true.” bsky.app/profile/atru...
"That's just not true, as you well know" -- Sen. Chris Coons is a bit taken aback after CNBC's Joe Kernen pushes the great replacement theory during an interview
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My home state of Delaware deserves MUCH better than this, Chris Coons.
It think of it more as a way to cheat and STEAL another election.
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
It think of it more as a way to cheat and STEAL another election.
For the record, like many Americans I worked while I was in high school, I worked through college and adulthood, even beyond retirement age. If some employer would give me a second look, I'd like to continue working. Grateful to be in good health and able to work!
Ok when are you and your family and all of Washington DC politicians and their families going to sign up? I've been working full fucking time from the age 16 to age 47 when i had the stroke that retired me. I helped pay down enough. Look in the fucking sovereign wealth fund where the $$ is idiot.
Dr Oz defends his comments saying kids should work right out of high school & older Americans should put off retirement to help pay down natl debt: "If we make our people healthier, they'll want to participate in life. You shouldn't work longer bc you have to. You should work longer bc you want to."
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM
For the record, like many Americans I worked while I was in high school, I worked through college and adulthood, even beyond retirement age. If some employer would give me a second look, I'd like to continue working. Grateful to be in good health and able to work!
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Sorry, no error here. Just more willful ugliness.
New on MS NOW:
According to a White House official: "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Just hours ago, Karoline Leavitt defended the racist post. Now it's been taken down.
According to a White House official: "A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down."
Just hours ago, Karoline Leavitt defended the racist post. Now it's been taken down.
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Sorry, no error here. Just more willful ugliness.
... in Jesus name, Amen.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
... in Jesus name, Amen.
During Watergate days my college roommate and I had a WAPO subscription. Each morning we'd jump out of bed as soon as we heard the paper hit the door, eager to read the latest news. How fortunate we were to have a real newspaper!
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
During Watergate days my college roommate and I had a WAPO subscription. Each morning we'd jump out of bed as soon as we heard the paper hit the door, eager to read the latest news. How fortunate we were to have a real newspaper!
Yes, but remember, Trump said that Jesus is very proud of him!
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Yes, but remember, Trump said that Jesus is very proud of him!
GRACE?!?! Are they kidding?
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
GRACE?!?! Are they kidding?
I'm seeing more of a dumbed down media landscape than a "complicated" one, but that's just me.
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I'm seeing more of a dumbed down media landscape than a "complicated" one, but that's just me.
Privileged to hear her speak at UCLA during the LA Times Festival of Books several years ago.
Bell Hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins on September 25, 1952, was an influential American author, feminist theorist, and social activist known for her work on race, gender, and class.
commonslibrary.org/bell-hooks-i...
commonslibrary.org/bell-hooks-i...
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Privileged to hear her speak at UCLA during the LA Times Festival of Books several years ago.
“Your audience has halved in recent years. People are not reading your stuff.” Worth noting that going back to 2024, WAPO management, namely publisher Will Lewis, blames the writers for the paper's decline. A real cheap shot.
peter griffin sitting at a table with a dog holding a newspaper that says daily mail
Alt: peter griffin sitting at a table with a dog holding a newspaper that says daily mail
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Your audience has halved in recent years. People are not reading your stuff.” Worth noting that going back to 2024, WAPO management, namely publisher Will Lewis, blames the writers for the paper's decline. A real cheap shot.
This wonderful man is NOT fooling around!
Pope orders angel's face scrubbed from church fresco after spotting Trump ally
www.rawstory.com
Pope orders angel's face scrubbed from church fresco after spotting Trump ally
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This wonderful man is NOT fooling around!