Dr. Cara Berg Powers
@clbergpowers.bsky.social
I post about public education, school integration, cultural theory, media literacy, sex ed, parenting, and random thoughts from my ADHD brain. Proud co-editor of uncoveringpossible.com out now from Vernon Press! CFC166871CD4B 24% off
This thread is honestly everything great about the internet. Replies and all.
I have made... a mistake. Each auction lot had 8-12 photos, so I assumed that was the number of pieces in the lot.
It was merely a sample. Each lot contains 100-ish pieces.
I won three lots.
It was merely a sample. Each lot contains 100-ish pieces.
I won three lots.
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This thread is honestly everything great about the internet. Replies and all.
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Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can.
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Free Images and Open Access | National Gallery of Art
Free open access image downloads are now available directly from the object pages located on this website. Close to 60,000 images are available for download, and we will continue to add more images fo...
www.nga.gov
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Regarding the Discourse, lemme just say that if you can't draw, yes you can.
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
Everyone can draw, and folks will almost certainly respond more positively to your stick figures than some generic "A.i." slop.
Also, there are LOADS of resources for free images. Like this! 🧵
www.nga.gov/artworks/fre...
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“At the peak of the adoption boom in the 2000s, one in 100 Guatemalan children was put up for adoption abroad.”
Some parallels here to what’s come to light about Korea’s adoption program. As in Korea, the Guatemalan state has begun to acknowledge historical problems and abuses. The US has not.
Some parallels here to what’s come to light about Korea’s adoption program. As in Korea, the Guatemalan state has begun to acknowledge historical problems and abuses. The US has not.
Torn Asunder | Oscar Lopez
As Guatemala and El Salvador were being torn apart by violent US-backed regimes, tens of thousands of children—many of them war orphans, others forcibly taken from their birth parents—were being adopt...
www.nybooks.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
“At the peak of the adoption boom in the 2000s, one in 100 Guatemalan children was put up for adoption abroad.”
Some parallels here to what’s come to light about Korea’s adoption program. As in Korea, the Guatemalan state has begun to acknowledge historical problems and abuses. The US has not.
Some parallels here to what’s come to light about Korea’s adoption program. As in Korea, the Guatemalan state has begun to acknowledge historical problems and abuses. The US has not.
This is one of the best visual representations I have seen of how Italy is actually a bunch of smashed together societies (as are all nation states because borders are very pretend and also enormously consequential).
We're 10 minutes into this and I already feel like I'm on drugs
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This is one of the best visual representations I have seen of how Italy is actually a bunch of smashed together societies (as are all nation states because borders are very pretend and also enormously consequential).
This Friday is Fridaying hard. I have actually gotten ahead of a lot of tasks this week and am having so much trouble getting the last 5 or 6 little ones across the lines. The ADHD brain fairy is like "you have done enough this week" and also "you need to stress all weekend about not doing enough."
February 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This Friday is Fridaying hard. I have actually gotten ahead of a lot of tasks this week and am having so much trouble getting the last 5 or 6 little ones across the lines. The ADHD brain fairy is like "you have done enough this week" and also "you need to stress all weekend about not doing enough."
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And notice, really REALLY notice, how every single aspect of our society is designed to keep us constantly overwhelmed with awful information.
That doesn't mean close your eyes and pretend it isn't real.
It does mean know the difference between staying aware and repeatedly traumatizing yourself.
That doesn't mean close your eyes and pretend it isn't real.
It does mean know the difference between staying aware and repeatedly traumatizing yourself.
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
And notice, really REALLY notice, how every single aspect of our society is designed to keep us constantly overwhelmed with awful information.
That doesn't mean close your eyes and pretend it isn't real.
It does mean know the difference between staying aware and repeatedly traumatizing yourself.
That doesn't mean close your eyes and pretend it isn't real.
It does mean know the difference between staying aware and repeatedly traumatizing yourself.
One of the dangers in attributing the Epstein horrors only to conspiratorially networked power is the inability to confront the ways it has (and does) happen in our own communities, with comparatively much less power. As Derrick Bell and George Carlin taught us- consider interest convergence. (1/9)
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
One of the dangers in attributing the Epstein horrors only to conspiratorially networked power is the inability to confront the ways it has (and does) happen in our own communities, with comparatively much less power. As Derrick Bell and George Carlin taught us- consider interest convergence. (1/9)
Honestly, the info system is so overwhelmed and broken right now between the enshittification and just complete brain breaking horrors. One good indicator of this is that I can't remember another time in which a famous news anchors' mother being kidnapped and ransomed wouldn't be inescapable news.
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Honestly, the info system is so overwhelmed and broken right now between the enshittification and just complete brain breaking horrors. One good indicator of this is that I can't remember another time in which a famous news anchors' mother being kidnapped and ransomed wouldn't be inescapable news.
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The Guthrie family is pleading to whoever may have their missing mother as the first purported ransom deadline passes. The FBI is offering a $50K reward for info.
Anyone with info should contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Dept at: 520-351-4900 or call 911.
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
Anyone with info should contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Dept at: 520-351-4900 or call 911.
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
Guthrie family pleads for info from possible captor as first purported ransom deadline passes
Nancy Guthrie’s family is pleading to whoever may have their missing mother, saying “We have to know that you have our mom”, as the first purported ransom deadline passes. The FBI is now offering a $5...
www.ms.now
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The Guthrie family is pleading to whoever may have their missing mother as the first purported ransom deadline passes. The FBI is offering a $50K reward for info.
Anyone with info should contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Dept at: 520-351-4900 or call 911.
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
Anyone with info should contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Dept at: 520-351-4900 or call 911.
www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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He's racist, we been knew that. That's what the conniptions over "woke" and "DEI" and immigrants and everything else has always been about.
You wanna be useful? Rebuke this shit with deeds and hire us. Stand with us. Respect us and our leadership.
I don't need pity or condolences. I need a job.
You wanna be useful? Rebuke this shit with deeds and hire us. Stand with us. Respect us and our leadership.
I don't need pity or condolences. I need a job.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
He's racist, we been knew that. That's what the conniptions over "woke" and "DEI" and immigrants and everything else has always been about.
You wanna be useful? Rebuke this shit with deeds and hire us. Stand with us. Respect us and our leadership.
I don't need pity or condolences. I need a job.
You wanna be useful? Rebuke this shit with deeds and hire us. Stand with us. Respect us and our leadership.
I don't need pity or condolences. I need a job.
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20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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I have good coverage with my employer subsidizing plans at 100% for individuals and I only have a spouse and 1 dependent and I pay almost 1500 a month (pre tax out of my check). With a pretty big deductible.
for partners, kids still covered. Changed jobs, had to pay around $175 or so month for a far, far worse plan (employer roulette). Extra for dental and vision. Family of four. ACA and it got a bit more expensive but not much. (No more preexisting clauses.) Last 10 years, costs have skyrocketed.
February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I have good coverage with my employer subsidizing plans at 100% for individuals and I only have a spouse and 1 dependent and I pay almost 1500 a month (pre tax out of my check). With a pretty big deductible.
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Exactly! Don’t worry about why I’m mad, why aren't you?
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Exactly! Don’t worry about why I’m mad, why aren't you?
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I’m damn near 40. This is about to be a whole damn lifetime dealing with this. My nephews are just reaching high school; they’re going to spend their lifetimes dealing with this, after my parents and grandparents spent their whole lives dealing with this, and that fact should make more people angry.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I’m damn near 40. This is about to be a whole damn lifetime dealing with this. My nephews are just reaching high school; they’re going to spend their lifetimes dealing with this, after my parents and grandparents spent their whole lives dealing with this, and that fact should make more people angry.
I have watched this 4 times already
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I have watched this 4 times already
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People are saying that Bluesky is requesting an official Wright Museum handle to cross-post this content…
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
People are saying that Bluesky is requesting an official Wright Museum handle to cross-post this content…
I teach this every semester.
This series was one of the most well done stories on racism in America - that laid plain this dynamic - ever done IMHO
The Problem We All Live With - Part One - This American Life
There’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.
www.thisamericanlife.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I teach this every semester.
Sharing this resource, as I do every so often, from @jfrejnyc.bsky.social on understanding antisemitism. Important resource for separating the stuff from the stuff. www.jfrej.org/news/2017/11...
Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering To Our Movement
JFREJ is the home of the New York Jewish Left, organizing NYC Jews alongside our neighbors against racist violence, and for a more caring and equitable…
www.jfrej.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Sharing this resource, as I do every so often, from @jfrejnyc.bsky.social on understanding antisemitism. Important resource for separating the stuff from the stuff. www.jfrej.org/news/2017/11...
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these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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HELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Donate to Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention, organized by Norma Herrera
My husband, Oliver Hilario Aguillon, has recently been detained by ICE, and our… Norma Herrera needs your support for Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
HELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
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All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.