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Matt @mattferrel.bsky.social · Sep 1

stevehofstetter
I'm all for banning athletes born with an unfair competitive advantage over their field.
That's why we should immediately ban rich children from all sports.

Top-notch equipment? Private coaches? Travel leagues?
I'm sorry if this offends you but that's just not natural. That's just not how sports were when I was growing up.
Won't someone think of the children?

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Aug 30

It’s one thing for anti-vax nonsense to ruin our herd immunity by spreading their disinformation. But the escalation to taking away our choice to vaccinate ourselves and our families is infuriating. The development of the COVID vaccine was miraculous, we’ve fallen so far so fast.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’ve really enjoyed getting my Covid and flu shots in the fall and then spending the rest of the year not having Covid or flu. The fact that this very basic freedom has been taken away is unconscionable. I’m looking for ways to fight back, and stocking up on masks again.

Sean Dague @dague.net · Aug 30

It is shameful that NY is in a handful of states where you can't get a COVID vaccine without a prescription, because Anti Vaxxers took over the FDA & CDC.

@governor.ny.gov fix this now!

www.axios.com/2025/08/29/c...

States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced new limits on who is eligible for COVID vaccines on Wednesday.

www.axios.com

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Aug 19

The comments section of this post seems to really hate Democratic politicians who lift on social media. I haven't yet thought about mixing up one of my favorite hobbies with my nascent political career, but I do love any lifting content that isn't conservative-coded.

David Wright @davidwright6.bsky.social · Jul 26

NEW: Democrats are pumping out content of themselves, pumping iron:

"People want to see vigor, they want to see action, that you’re prepared to do the job, doing more than sitting behind a podium regurgitating a litany of nonsensical acronyms"

www.cnn.com/2025/07/26/p...

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Aug 10

I’d love to hear some observations about what you saw along the way!

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 17

The local town moms Facebook page always knows what's going on around town. One time, they helped locate a kid who got lost during the town fireworks show. The kid, who didn't know her mom's name or number, found a random woman who scrolled through the images in the group until she ID'd her mom.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's evident that the policies of the Trump regime are unpopular, and we know they'd be soundly rejected if put to a vote. That's why the only question is: what mechanism will they use to stay in power?
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...

Democratic senators raise concerns about a new Trump citizenship data system

After NPR reported on a Department of Homeland Security tool to check the citizenship of registered voters, three U.S. senators are expressing concern about accuracy, transparency and privacy.

www.npr.org

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is all terrible, and the ICE funding is the kicker. I am terrified.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 3

I can't wrap my head around the mindset of a person who is a victim of gun violence and is still willing to exacerbate the problem.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 3

What other horrors of my childhood are on the table? Smoking indoors? Getting rid of seat belt laws? Lead paint?
We have a president who thinks culture peaked in 1982, and he's determined to bring it all back.

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Not really a Karen but named Karen @kzannarbor.bsky.social · Jul 3

I attended a preliminary “AI Community of Practice” at my work. As people were sharing their use cases, I said “you all know we can’t use this for anything the requires factual accuracy, right?” Why did this seemed like news to everyone?

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just finished the July 1 episode, and it's clear that none of the kids of the @thisdaypod.com hosts have a Minecraft obsession. Otherwise, they'd have the voice of Jack Black singing "tariff chicken" in their head all day.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 2

That's just because they don't live in Jenn Thompson's district.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 2

All of this money to ICE is a catastrophic waste.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Why aren't Democratic Leaders, their party institutions talking about all of this? They should hammer home the point re devastating cuts to healthcare causing millions to lose healthcare and thousands dying.

But, this is also beyond dire. Why the general silence? (1/2)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨Want to know where all the immigration enforcement money is going to? We've got you covered!

- $51.6 billion for border wall ($46.6 billion for wall, $5 billion for CBP checkpoints and facilities).
- $45 billion for ICE detention
- $29.9 billion for ICE enforcement

Grand total: $170.7 billion.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jul 1

I'm over here taking notes. Talking to people is a solid way to run a campaign.

Anil Dash @anildash.com · Jul 1

This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 30

The numbers are in. "If you meet people's needs... they're less likely to turn to violence." The big, bad, shit sandwich of a budget bill plans will supercharge us to a new era of bad old days.

www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...

Murders are down nationwide. Researchers point to a key reason

Homicides are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Analysts say a reinvestment in communities from local government after the pandemic's disruption is a key reason...

www.npr.org

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 26

In broad strokes, it seems like Republicans fielded candidates on the WFP line as a back door to the ballot, but then couldn't quite commit to the bit? This screams dysfunction.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 22

And those of us who remember and study the past are doomed to be doomed.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 15

Considering how many of my would-be-protesting friends were at soccer, baseball, or hockey games with their kids today, I think we could call this a 3.5%.
I wonder if the military parade conscripted participants outnumbered the voluntary attendees.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 13

I heard about the Padilla story on social and verified it and got context by tuning into NPR. Public Broadcasting is vital.

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am all over this platform!!!

My son’s baseball team couldn’t play a regulation game last week because 5 kids were playing a travel game.

I guarantee: 0/5 of those kids are going to the majors.

I personally stink at team sports, but I support adults who love them and want to play!

tara 🎃 @magnolia2010.bsky.social · Jun 4

picked a hell of a day to be busy af at work - missed discussing literally my favorite thing to scream about

BRING BACK REC LEAGUES

BAN TRAVEL SPORTS OUTSIDE OF LOCAL SCHOOL TRIPS

WHEN I SAY REC LEAGUES I MEAN FOR ALL AGES

we need fun things to do together from lil peanuts to grown folks.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · Jun 5

When librarians run for office, we all win.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Jun 4

The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries.

Now she's running for state house.

eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

What does India May want to accomplish in the Iowa House?
May said she first got involved in Iowa politics earlier this year when she attended a town hall held by the state legislators in her area, including Thomson.

In part, May said she went to oppose a bill that would deny state funding to libraries that are members of the American Library Association and Iowa Library Association, and another that would remove an exemption in Iowa's obscenity law that shields libraries and educational institutions. Neither bill ultimately passed.

"I’m a nurse and a librarian, and I went to my first town hall this year to advocate for libraries and realized that there were a lot more pieces of legislation that were harmful on the Iowa level that I didn’t even hear about until it was too late," she said.

Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · May 29

Damn, I love this kind of political ad.

South Carolina, do what you need to do to get Dr. Annie Andrews elected!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"

YouTube video by Annie Andrews

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Carolyn Bennett Glauda @notoriouscbg.bsky.social · May 28

It feels like we're in a vehicle heading for a cliff with a brick on the accelerator pedal.

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