🇨🇦 Cara Elrod
@caraelrod.bsky.social
Retired special educator. Canadian Unitarian Universalist. 🇨🇦
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The same people complaining about Carney going to China for a trade deal are the same people who are begging for a new pipeline out to the coast of B.C. to sell oil to *checks notes* China
January 15, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The same people complaining about Carney going to China for a trade deal are the same people who are begging for a new pipeline out to the coast of B.C. to sell oil to *checks notes* China
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The unitarians are out there now.
ICE is so fucked.
ICE is so fucked.
NEW from me: Yesterday, I rode along with an ICE observer patrolling the same neighborhood where Renee Good was killed.
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
In the neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, a pastor keeps patrolling for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — ‘There’s no option for me,’ said the Rev. Ashley Horan during a neighborhood patrol. ‘It is my responsibility to care for my neighbors in this way.’
religionnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The unitarians are out there now.
ICE is so fucked.
ICE is so fucked.
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
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Shooting protesters in Iran is barbaric and tyrannical. Shooting protesters here in the United States is patriotic and brave.
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Shooting protesters in Iran is barbaric and tyrannical. Shooting protesters here in the United States is patriotic and brave.
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A small story:
Some of you know that while I don't have a tattoo, I entertain myself imagining what tattoo I will get; it's my version of the Meyers-Briggs test and just as scientific.
The tattoo must be personal and specifically meaningful now but not so "now" that I flinch later.
Some of you know that while I don't have a tattoo, I entertain myself imagining what tattoo I will get; it's my version of the Meyers-Briggs test and just as scientific.
The tattoo must be personal and specifically meaningful now but not so "now" that I flinch later.
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
A small story:
Some of you know that while I don't have a tattoo, I entertain myself imagining what tattoo I will get; it's my version of the Meyers-Briggs test and just as scientific.
The tattoo must be personal and specifically meaningful now but not so "now" that I flinch later.
Some of you know that while I don't have a tattoo, I entertain myself imagining what tattoo I will get; it's my version of the Meyers-Briggs test and just as scientific.
The tattoo must be personal and specifically meaningful now but not so "now" that I flinch later.
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A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health.
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
Humble Book Bundle: Fierce Women of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Open Road Media
Our latest ebook bundle has over 60 of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books written by women! Every purchase supports Active Minds charity!
www.humblebundle.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A frankly astounding Humble Bundle of about 70 books by women SFF writers, including the Iskryne series by @pennyvixen.bsky.social and me and my first two Karen Memory novels, for $25 for the whole bundle, benefitting youth mental health.
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
www.humblebundle.com/books/fierce...
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After the killing of Minneapolis mother of three Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer, Unitarian Universalists are responding with grief, protest, and mutual aid—showing up for neighbors and living their values in a time of crisis.
Read more: bit.ly/4qcHxjv
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Minneapolis
Read more: bit.ly/4qcHxjv
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Minneapolis
‘We’re Not Going to Take This’: UUs Provide Mutual Aid, Join Protests after ICE Kills Mother of Three in Minneapolis
In the wake of the tragedy, UUs in the Twin Cities are caring for each other and their communities.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
After the killing of Minneapolis mother of three Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer, Unitarian Universalists are responding with grief, protest, and mutual aid—showing up for neighbors and living their values in a time of crisis.
Read more: bit.ly/4qcHxjv
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Minneapolis
Read more: bit.ly/4qcHxjv
#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Minneapolis
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The hardest thing, that I still struggle with, is to keep coming back to the idea that you cannot pick and choose who we save. We save the people we think are “worthy” by saving everyone, even the people we hate, the people we think deserve to suffer. There is no other way.
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
The hardest thing, that I still struggle with, is to keep coming back to the idea that you cannot pick and choose who we save. We save the people we think are “worthy” by saving everyone, even the people we hate, the people we think deserve to suffer. There is no other way.
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Timeline cleanse: the kindest town in North America is at it again.
Gander, N.L., residents drop everything to drive stranded air passengers to hotels
Residents of Gander, N.L., formed an impromptu volunteer shuttle service for about 200 passengers aboard two planes forced to land unexpectedly at the town’s airport on Wednesday night.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Timeline cleanse: the kindest town in North America is at it again.
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What’s the damn-fool thing you’re attempting this year that definitely, definitely won’t work except *what if it did because that would change EVERYTHING*?
Nail it up here for all to see, & that’d be a step towards making it real.
(Also? Someone else reading it might be able to help.)
Nail it up here for all to see, & that’d be a step towards making it real.
(Also? Someone else reading it might be able to help.)
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
What’s the damn-fool thing you’re attempting this year that definitely, definitely won’t work except *what if it did because that would change EVERYTHING*?
Nail it up here for all to see, & that’d be a step towards making it real.
(Also? Someone else reading it might be able to help.)
Nail it up here for all to see, & that’d be a step towards making it real.
(Also? Someone else reading it might be able to help.)
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It is OK to put down your phone
You have seen the horror
You will not be able to do anything about it until you put your phone down
Put your phone down. Close your eyes. Say a prayer to whatever divine power you believe in, even if it’s just yourself
Don’t stop until you feel stillness
Then:
You have seen the horror
You will not be able to do anything about it until you put your phone down
Put your phone down. Close your eyes. Say a prayer to whatever divine power you believe in, even if it’s just yourself
Don’t stop until you feel stillness
Then:
January 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It is OK to put down your phone
You have seen the horror
You will not be able to do anything about it until you put your phone down
Put your phone down. Close your eyes. Say a prayer to whatever divine power you believe in, even if it’s just yourself
Don’t stop until you feel stillness
Then:
You have seen the horror
You will not be able to do anything about it until you put your phone down
Put your phone down. Close your eyes. Say a prayer to whatever divine power you believe in, even if it’s just yourself
Don’t stop until you feel stillness
Then:
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A bajillion dollars spent on consultants and endless obsession over squashing the left to protect party messaging just to produce this.
You can care about the President's reckless and illegal imperialism and his economic incompetence at the same time, but this just trivializes both.
You can care about the President's reckless and illegal imperialism and his economic incompetence at the same time, but this just trivializes both.
The White House is laser focused on threatening a military takeover of Greenland.
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
A bajillion dollars spent on consultants and endless obsession over squashing the left to protect party messaging just to produce this.
You can care about the President's reckless and illegal imperialism and his economic incompetence at the same time, but this just trivializes both.
You can care about the President's reckless and illegal imperialism and his economic incompetence at the same time, but this just trivializes both.
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If you need someone to tell you: you are safe tonight. It’s OK to put down your phone and sleep. The world will still be consuming itself tomorrow. Right now you need rest. Close your eyes and imagine you’re a bird, that you can see the electromagnetic current of the earth.
January 7, 2026 at 5:26 AM
If you need someone to tell you: you are safe tonight. It’s OK to put down your phone and sleep. The world will still be consuming itself tomorrow. Right now you need rest. Close your eyes and imagine you’re a bird, that you can see the electromagnetic current of the earth.
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Legit question. How do I steal 30 to 50 million barrels of feral oil, while a bunch of Venezuelan kids are playing on the beach nearby?
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Legit question. How do I steal 30 to 50 million barrels of feral oil, while a bunch of Venezuelan kids are playing on the beach nearby?
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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I've now taken the paywall off the controversial blog post that started everything off and first got everyone talking about Philippa: www.tom-cox.com/at-home-with...
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I've now taken the paywall off the controversial blog post that started everything off and first got everyone talking about Philippa: www.tom-cox.com/at-home-with...
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Can't wait to hear Mike Johnson explain how he hasn't been watching the news or social media, and he didn't even know about Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Can't wait to hear Mike Johnson explain how he hasn't been watching the news or social media, and he didn't even know about Venezuela.
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Therapy didn't cure me of my confirmation bias, which is exactly what I said would happen.
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Therapy didn't cure me of my confirmation bias, which is exactly what I said would happen.
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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I think one thing about the internet age is that we all watch the world decay and burn together and a stark bifurcation appears: it was never us/them, one country versus another. The good people from every country hold each other and fight together against the powers of evil that hurt us all
I don’t know why but this post has made me feel overwhelmed with sadness and loneliness and now I’m crying like a baby. So strange.
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I think one thing about the internet age is that we all watch the world decay and burn together and a stark bifurcation appears: it was never us/them, one country versus another. The good people from every country hold each other and fight together against the powers of evil that hurt us all
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Hard to watch US TV media discussing how the US might occupy and run a foreign country as if it’s a perfectly normal political development.
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Hard to watch US TV media discussing how the US might occupy and run a foreign country as if it’s a perfectly normal political development.
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Today I wrote about our white supremacist political movement's perverse insistence that "we don't have to apologize for being white anymore."
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
Apologies For Being White
How supremacists convert responsibility into blame to avoid paying natural costs and to make everyone else pay unnatural ones.
www.the-reframe.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Today I wrote about our white supremacist political movement's perverse insistence that "we don't have to apologize for being white anymore."
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
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