Karen Carpenter
@kcdirector.bsky.social
Theater-maker, collaborator, new play incubator. Artist-activist. #Resist✨🪷🧘🏻♀️🌊🏊🏻♀️🌎🕊️💫 🦋 #HonorRoll 🏳️⚧️ally🏳️🌈 🌻 🇺🇦 🚫👑🇺🇸💪🏻💙
Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
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Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
To support my artistic work, buy me a coff.ee/kcdirector ! 🙌🏻🎭🙌🏻
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How did we get here?$ Can anybody answer that?$
All other so called first world countries have universal HC except us. $ Why do you think that is? $🤔$
All other so called first world countries have universal HC except us. $ Why do you think that is? $🤔$
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How did we get here?$ Can anybody answer that?$
All other so called first world countries have universal HC except us. $ Why do you think that is? $🤔$
All other so called first world countries have universal HC except us. $ Why do you think that is? $🤔$
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“The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.” - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, 1967. Democracy depends on the exchange of ideas. Our government must stop silencing dissent.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country.” - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, 1967. Democracy depends on the exchange of ideas. Our government must stop silencing dissent.
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Trump, the most unlawful president, even worse than Nixon, seeks retribution from those who followed the law to investigate him. He calls Biden’s DOJ weaponized, but he is the only one who has ever used the DOJ to prosecute innocent citizens who worked to expose his crimes.🔄
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump, the most unlawful president, even worse than Nixon, seeks retribution from those who followed the law to investigate him. He calls Biden’s DOJ weaponized, but he is the only one who has ever used the DOJ to prosecute innocent citizens who worked to expose his crimes.🔄
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What movie do you have to see each year before you feel like it’s the holidays? Mine? The Grinch
a cartoon of grinch with a very angry face on a blue background
Alt: a cartoon of grinch with a very angry face on a blue background slowly smiling
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What movie do you have to see each year before you feel like it’s the holidays? Mine? The Grinch
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Perfect definition of generative AI from @davidgerard.co.uk:
“it’s genuinely impressive demos with unfixable problems.”
“it’s genuinely impressive demos with unfixable problems.”
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Perfect definition of generative AI from @davidgerard.co.uk:
“it’s genuinely impressive demos with unfixable problems.”
“it’s genuinely impressive demos with unfixable problems.”
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I never want to hear a word about how AI is “progressive” or “democratizing.” It’s a tool for authoritarians & those who would drown truth in irrelevance. Bookmark this and cite it mercilessly.
#Resist
@nitasha.bsky.social @gerritd.bsky.social @cqzakrz.bsky.social
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#Resist
@nitasha.bsky.social @gerritd.bsky.social @cqzakrz.bsky.social
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Tech moguls close to Trump see the midterms as a path to long-term power
As politicians in both parties raise concerns about the impacts of AI, political groups backed by tech investors and Meta plan to intervene in midterms races.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I never want to hear a word about how AI is “progressive” or “democratizing.” It’s a tool for authoritarians & those who would drown truth in irrelevance. Bookmark this and cite it mercilessly.
#Resist
@nitasha.bsky.social @gerritd.bsky.social @cqzakrz.bsky.social
wapo.st/4scVCiD
#Resist
@nitasha.bsky.social @gerritd.bsky.social @cqzakrz.bsky.social
wapo.st/4scVCiD
Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Trump, by aligning the US with Russia, is supporting Putin's attacks on the democracies of Western Europe. The US has turned against its allies. Shameful.
apnews.com/projects/rus...
apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump, by aligning the US with Russia, is supporting Putin's attacks on the democracies of Western Europe. The US has turned against its allies. Shameful.
apnews.com/projects/rus...
apnews.com/projects/rus...
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Trump cancels Christmas, has ICE detain Santa and his elves, in the final 'Late Show' holiday cartoon.
‘Colbert’s Canceled Christmas’: In Final Holiday Cartoon, ICE Detains Santa and Elves
Trump cancels Christmas, has ICE detain Santa and his elves, in the final 'Late Show' holiday cartoon.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trump cancels Christmas, has ICE detain Santa and his elves, in the final 'Late Show' holiday cartoon.
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Devin Nunes, who has a degree in agriculture, is the scion of a dairy-farm operation and ran a deeply unprofitable social-media firm, will now be co-CEO of a nuclear-fusion company.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Devin Nunes, who has a degree in agriculture, is the scion of a dairy-farm operation and ran a deeply unprofitable social-media firm, will now be co-CEO of a nuclear-fusion company.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
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Yes, in one of the Epstein emails he talks about a guy named Tigran/Tigrane who, per Google search, probably ran Noah Models in St Petersburg Russia. Then there's the French modeling exec arrested for rape, etc. who killed himself in jail. www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
Jean-Luc Brunel: Epstein associate found dead in Paris prison cell
Model agent Jean-Luc Brunel was being investigated for rape and supplying girls to Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yes, in one of the Epstein emails he talks about a guy named Tigran/Tigrane who, per Google search, probably ran Noah Models in St Petersburg Russia. Then there's the French modeling exec arrested for rape, etc. who killed himself in jail. www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
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And here's Trump with Felix Sater, a known associate of the alleged head of the Russian mob (Semion Mogilevich), who's believed to force women into sex slavery. Also pictured, guy from former Soviet U busted for "hooker ring." www.nydailynews.com/2010/10/01/d...
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
And here's Trump with Felix Sater, a known associate of the alleged head of the Russian mob (Semion Mogilevich), who's believed to force women into sex slavery. Also pictured, guy from former Soviet U busted for "hooker ring." www.nydailynews.com/2010/10/01/d...
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Scenes from a personalist regime: the President's media company is pivoting, slightly, to nuclear fusion at the same time the President is deregulating nuclear power.
I've been waiting to find out exactly how Trump was going to personally profit from the AI greed frenzy he has unleashed because there was no way he was *not* going to get a piece.
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
www.aljazeera.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Scenes from a personalist regime: the President's media company is pivoting, slightly, to nuclear fusion at the same time the President is deregulating nuclear power.
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There has been far less coverage of Trump's corruption than I would have liked this year; nevertheless he is paying for it in polls.
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There has been far less coverage of Trump's corruption than I would have liked this year; nevertheless he is paying for it in polls.
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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They found a Plan B, but Plan A would have been a lot better. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
They found a Plan B, but Plan A would have been a lot better. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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Recall: Over 600 Americans were eventually fired, suspended or otherwise punished for comments deemed to be celebrating/trivializing Charlie Kirk’s murder or even just criticizing his politics.
You can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
You can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Shouting, Ranting, Insulting: Trump’s Uninhibited Second Term
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Recall: Over 600 Americans were eventually fired, suspended or otherwise punished for comments deemed to be celebrating/trivializing Charlie Kirk’s murder or even just criticizing his politics.
You can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
You can read this without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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I'll be honest - I did NOT get all of these correct.
Yet another indicator of living in a truly FUBAR timeline.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
#krasnov #dementia #fascist #resist #bluecrew
Yet another indicator of living in a truly FUBAR timeline.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
#krasnov #dementia #fascist #resist #bluecrew
Guess the Real Trump ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ Plaque
None
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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NEW: "Don’s Best Friend": Documents and interviews reveal the intense, complicated relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
NEW: "Don’s Best Friend": Documents and interviews reveal the intense, complicated relationship between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
A deep dive w/@julietate.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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For anyone who hasn’t read his “The Case for Reparations”, it’s the single most influential political tract I’ve ever read. It wasn’t what I expected when I picked it up a decade ago.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Case for Reparations
Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America w...
www.theatlantic.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For anyone who hasn’t read his “The Case for Reparations”, it’s the single most influential political tract I’ve ever read. It wasn’t what I expected when I picked it up a decade ago.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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I love this man
His books are awesome. Loved this article when Trump first election.
Donald Trump Is the First White President - The Atlantic share.google/GXR78JggehdL...
His books are awesome. Loved this article when Trump first election.
Donald Trump Is the First White President - The Atlantic share.google/GXR78JggehdL...
The First White President
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
share.google
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I love this man
His books are awesome. Loved this article when Trump first election.
Donald Trump Is the First White President - The Atlantic share.google/GXR78JggehdL...
His books are awesome. Loved this article when Trump first election.
Donald Trump Is the First White President - The Atlantic share.google/GXR78JggehdL...
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Iowa woman on rising ACA premiums:
"It's so frustrating that we're in this position when it could easily be solved... I feel like we're being held hostage because of this... It's not fair. It's just putting too many people at risk."
"It's so frustrating that we're in this position when it could easily be solved... I feel like we're being held hostage because of this... It's not fair. It's just putting too many people at risk."
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Iowa woman on rising ACA premiums:
"It's so frustrating that we're in this position when it could easily be solved... I feel like we're being held hostage because of this... It's not fair. It's just putting too many people at risk."
"It's so frustrating that we're in this position when it could easily be solved... I feel like we're being held hostage because of this... It's not fair. It's just putting too many people at risk."