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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3h

Sure panic buy an advent calendar

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 11h

Why do people allow themselves to be slotted into political sides. Are we not more nuanced that that ?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we even need SNL anymore?

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

Flashback to Reagan campaigning in New Hampshire and people wore Gorilla Suits and signs that said Bedtime for Bonzo

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

Papaw says Happy Halloween

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 2d

They always were the Klan

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 2d

But I’m from New Orleans. We call everyone baby. Baby.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 2d

Yes it was a bag of potatoes. But at that price it should be a bushel

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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 3d

#OPINION The writers, an educator and a parent who works as an advocate within schools, contend that the state takeover removed Black teachers who provided continuity and did not improve academic outcomes for Black students...

✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers

Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

A beautiful read

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

Wow Casper Milquetoast you really have your finger on the pulse

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

The ship is sinking. The ship is sinking. Someone call the captain of the Titanic and see if they need a job.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

I see that today and envisioned the hilarity that will ensue

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

Make blogs great again

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

I gotta say. My friend needed a kidney transplant and found the donor on Nextdoor. It’s a unicorn story for sure

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

You’re nobody till somebody hates you

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

It’s kind of like treating a threat as a joke. Clowns are on the border of entertainment and dark intent. In the current political climate we are ruled by clowns tossing out dumb memes and using a mask as a weapon

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

People fear clowns for a reason

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 8d

A month after graduation in 2019, dozens of Kennedy High seniors learned they had not, in fact, earned a diploma. Adults had failed to track their credits.

The kids lost scholarships, motivation and more. Now in their early 20s, they are still waiting for justice.

thelensnola.org/2025/10/02/k...

Kennedy High grads who were denied diplomas can continue lawsuit, judges rule | The Lens

Appellate judges in New Orleans certify class-action lawsuit lodged by students who endured Kennedy High School’s graduation scandal several years ago.

thelensnola.org

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

I ordered used clothing from Japan. The tariff was 15 cents. UPS charged 14.00 for “handling “

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

Got a new dog. Pretty good so far. Obeys. Good on a leash. Likes to hang out. And he is keeping me safe from the ongoing threat of attack by windshield wipers. Thanks Grandpa

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

Can’t use Bluesky In Mississippi

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 8d

This story is getting a lot of traction with other media orgs, but I want pause to credit to the person who broke it with some ace reporting: @anthonyclark.bsky.social 🫡

Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles

lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles

The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection

lastcampaign.substack.com

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