Tara L. Campbell
@campbelltaral.bsky.social
Fiction & Nonfiction Writer | identity, culture, science, technology
Who wants to get misty-eyed this morning with me?
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It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
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Happy Hanukkah
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December 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Who wants to get misty-eyed this morning with me?
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.
This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵
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Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jennifer Welch: “The Republican Party has done such a good job propagandizing that if you need anything from the government, you’re a lazy piece of shit and a moocher, when really the parasites in this country are the billionaires.”
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If you happen to be looking for an alternative audiobook listening platform, there are many out there, including us at Libro.fm 👋
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you happen to be looking for an alternative audiobook listening platform, there are many out there, including us at Libro.fm 👋
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
We aim to build community in many ways, including by supporting independent bookshops with every purchase you make—versus tearing communities apart.
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Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Book nerds, vote on a tote (design)!
It’s time for The Great Tote Vote! Head to the link and let us know which tote design you prefer: bookshopdotorg.typeform.com/to/J5qqWpDp
tote vote
we tote-ally want to hear from you.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Book nerds, vote on a tote (design)!
This.
Scientists, like all subject matter experts, have knowledge bias and often don't know how to communicate outside their peer circle, but they are not responsible for the mistrust.
Failed education systems, disinformation campaigns, and the people orchestrating both are to blame.
Scientists, like all subject matter experts, have knowledge bias and often don't know how to communicate outside their peer circle, but they are not responsible for the mistrust.
Failed education systems, disinformation campaigns, and the people orchestrating both are to blame.
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This.
Scientists, like all subject matter experts, have knowledge bias and often don't know how to communicate outside their peer circle, but they are not responsible for the mistrust.
Failed education systems, disinformation campaigns, and the people orchestrating both are to blame.
Scientists, like all subject matter experts, have knowledge bias and often don't know how to communicate outside their peer circle, but they are not responsible for the mistrust.
Failed education systems, disinformation campaigns, and the people orchestrating both are to blame.
"I've no idea why though..."
Look, if I were young and didn't have kids, I'd do the same. Would have left the first time the POS took office.
Look, if I were young and didn't have kids, I'd do the same. Would have left the first time the POS took office.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"I've no idea why though..."
Look, if I were young and didn't have kids, I'd do the same. Would have left the first time the POS took office.
Look, if I were young and didn't have kids, I'd do the same. Would have left the first time the POS took office.
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Spotify is running ads to help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. We’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Spotify is running ads to help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. We’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
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Would you be willing to testify in support of Washington's wildlife? The WDFW Commission meeting is 11/13-15 where you have the opportunity to lend your voice for our endangered and at-risk wildlife across the state and Puget Sound.
Take a Stand for Wildlife in Lynwood on Nov. 14-15
Washington's wildlife needs your voice at the Nov. 14-15 Lynwood Commission meeting! The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has long snubbed urban and suburban areas of the state, believing that ...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Would you be willing to testify in support of Washington's wildlife? The WDFW Commission meeting is 11/13-15 where you have the opportunity to lend your voice for our endangered and at-risk wildlife across the state and Puget Sound.
Sit down, Kim Davis.
"The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide."
apnews.com/live/donald-...
"The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide."
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Live updates: Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sit down, Kim Davis.
"The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide."
apnews.com/live/donald-...
"The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide."
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Naive? Incompetent? Cowardly?
I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt. This group failed us.
The December vote will end ACA credits because these assholes demonstrated they will not hold the line when it comes to healthcare affordability.
I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt. This group failed us.
The December vote will end ACA credits because these assholes demonstrated they will not hold the line when it comes to healthcare affordability.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Naive? Incompetent? Cowardly?
I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt. This group failed us.
The December vote will end ACA credits because these assholes demonstrated they will not hold the line when it comes to healthcare affordability.
I'm not giving the benefit of the doubt. This group failed us.
The December vote will end ACA credits because these assholes demonstrated they will not hold the line when it comes to healthcare affordability.
The POS administration can go eff right off a cliff with this one.
This is the behavior of a pathetic group of garbage realizing they've lost the battle.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
This is the behavior of a pathetic group of garbage realizing they've lost the battle.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
Trump admin tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The POS administration can go eff right off a cliff with this one.
This is the behavior of a pathetic group of garbage realizing they've lost the battle.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
This is the behavior of a pathetic group of garbage realizing they've lost the battle.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...
To get universal healthcare on a ballot, 386K registered WA voters must sign an initiative first.
This is a Pledge to Sign and an optional subscribe for alerts on when the campaign launches.
wholewashington.org/pledge/
#Washington #PNW #Cascadia
This is a Pledge to Sign and an optional subscribe for alerts on when the campaign launches.
wholewashington.org/pledge/
#Washington #PNW #Cascadia
Pledge to Sign - Whole Washington
Whole Washington needs your help to get universal healthcare on the ballot. Show your support with this easy online action.
wholewashington.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
To get universal healthcare on a ballot, 386K registered WA voters must sign an initiative first.
This is a Pledge to Sign and an optional subscribe for alerts on when the campaign launches.
wholewashington.org/pledge/
#Washington #PNW #Cascadia
This is a Pledge to Sign and an optional subscribe for alerts on when the campaign launches.
wholewashington.org/pledge/
#Washington #PNW #Cascadia
Remove the trillionaire, invest all the money to an expanded USAID.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Remove the trillionaire, invest all the money to an expanded USAID.
Keep the pressure on these assholes.
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to pay full SNAP benefits for November by tomorrow, rejecting the administration’s plan to only partially fund food stamps for 42 million Americans.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday
The Trump administration recently said it would not pay any SNAP benefits, but then offered partial funding of the food stamp program after a judge's ruling.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Keep the pressure on these assholes.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is HERE!
Whether you’re searching for a cozy romance, a charming children’s book, or the right read for a hard-to-shop-for friend, our gift guide has you covered.
Get 15% off when you use code GIFT25 at checkout, now through 11/18.
Whether you’re searching for a cozy romance, a charming children’s book, or the right read for a hard-to-shop-for friend, our gift guide has you covered.
Get 15% off when you use code GIFT25 at checkout, now through 11/18.
Ah, that's what hope feels like; I'd forgotten. The blue wave at the national level is a relief.
Locally though, the wealthy, white, geriatric town I live in is all too happy to pull up the ladder, burn it, and continue pretending the increasing costs of operating a city is simply mismanagement.
Locally though, the wealthy, white, geriatric town I live in is all too happy to pull up the ladder, burn it, and continue pretending the increasing costs of operating a city is simply mismanagement.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Ah, that's what hope feels like; I'd forgotten. The blue wave at the national level is a relief.
Locally though, the wealthy, white, geriatric town I live in is all too happy to pull up the ladder, burn it, and continue pretending the increasing costs of operating a city is simply mismanagement.
Locally though, the wealthy, white, geriatric town I live in is all too happy to pull up the ladder, burn it, and continue pretending the increasing costs of operating a city is simply mismanagement.
'"We need to better understand and address the underlying social and economic factors that may be driving this trend."'
Stress & Hopelessness.
Systemic, untouchable corruption in government institutions with no end in the foreseeable future.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Stress & Hopelessness.
Systemic, untouchable corruption in government institutions with no end in the foreseeable future.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Alarming surge in memory problems among young adults
Cognitive struggles are climbing across the U.S., especially among young and economically disadvantaged adults. Rates of self-reported cognitive disability nearly doubled in people under 40 between 20...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
'"We need to better understand and address the underlying social and economic factors that may be driving this trend."'
Stress & Hopelessness.
Systemic, untouchable corruption in government institutions with no end in the foreseeable future.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Stress & Hopelessness.
Systemic, untouchable corruption in government institutions with no end in the foreseeable future.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
If the administration fails to follow this judgement, *then* do we riot?
(Note: I'm not inciting riots, but I am asking us to boycott work as a collective whole. Stay home, buy nothing, protest daily, etc. Anything that hoses up the markets.)
(Note: I'm not inciting riots, but I am asking us to boycott work as a collective whole. Stay home, buy nothing, protest daily, etc. Anything that hoses up the markets.)
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the government shutdown.
6abc.com/post/judges-...
6abc.com/post/judges-...
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Trump's administration must continue to fund SNAP, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
6abc.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If the administration fails to follow this judgement, *then* do we riot?
(Note: I'm not inciting riots, but I am asking us to boycott work as a collective whole. Stay home, buy nothing, protest daily, etc. Anything that hoses up the markets.)
(Note: I'm not inciting riots, but I am asking us to boycott work as a collective whole. Stay home, buy nothing, protest daily, etc. Anything that hoses up the markets.)
A step forward.
Now let's talk about regional escrow account(s) on the federal taxes we individuals are forced to pay.
Redirect those funds into Cascadia for universal healthcare, food benefits, housing, and infrastructure.
Release those funds to the federal gov when it stops withholding from us
Now let's talk about regional escrow account(s) on the federal taxes we individuals are forced to pay.
Redirect those funds into Cascadia for universal healthcare, food benefits, housing, and infrastructure.
Release those funds to the federal gov when it stops withholding from us
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A step forward.
Now let's talk about regional escrow account(s) on the federal taxes we individuals are forced to pay.
Redirect those funds into Cascadia for universal healthcare, food benefits, housing, and infrastructure.
Release those funds to the federal gov when it stops withholding from us
Now let's talk about regional escrow account(s) on the federal taxes we individuals are forced to pay.
Redirect those funds into Cascadia for universal healthcare, food benefits, housing, and infrastructure.
Release those funds to the federal gov when it stops withholding from us
Anyone else struggle with overwhelm starting things because experience taught you they require a lot of knowledge and effort, but today people jump in using anything available, launching them to the 75% complete zone?
I get stuck not knowing the details but people are okay FFing past that now.
I get stuck not knowing the details but people are okay FFing past that now.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Anyone else struggle with overwhelm starting things because experience taught you they require a lot of knowledge and effort, but today people jump in using anything available, launching them to the 75% complete zone?
I get stuck not knowing the details but people are okay FFing past that now.
I get stuck not knowing the details but people are okay FFing past that now.
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fiscal disobedience. Escrow our federal tax withholdings until the federal government follows through on funds and support already promised to #WA State. Anything they cut from our state, we redirect from the escrow account.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How can blue states fight back against Trump? With fiscal disobedience | Eric Reinhart
By holding back federal tax revenues, Democratic governors can turn a one-sided assault into a constitutional showdown
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fiscal disobedience. Escrow our federal tax withholdings until the federal government follows through on funds and support already promised to #WA State. Anything they cut from our state, we redirect from the escrow account.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...