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Mom ♥️ Oma ♥️♥️ Auntie Born curious. PNW 🌧️ 🌞 🌲 Saltwater Gal 🌊 LGBTQ+ Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Animal lover 🐾 Trueblue. Foodie. No Child Hungry ** #DAYS (no DMs, no bullying, no lists) NO STARTER PACKS

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · Feb 4

Pause scrolling.
Sit for a moment.
Check in with your body.
Shallow breathing?
Shoulders scrunched up?
Slouching?
Teeth clenched?
B R E A T H E.
Move gently.
Release.
If you are safe at this exact moment, allow your mind & body to relax into that safety.
We all need to take breaks to regulate.

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 8m

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
🤗💗💫

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 29m

A $50,000 bribe. FBI investigation mysteriously closed. Still appointed 'Border Czar.'

Who on the Trump-Vance team knew about Tom Homan's corruption before his appointment, and why did they cover it up?

Read my letter with @democrats-judiciary.house.gov @raskin.house.gov and Rep. Swalwell here:

Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team On Homan $50,000 Bribery Scandal: Who Knew About It, When Did They Know It, And Why Was Homan Appointed “Border Czar” Anyway?

Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep.

democrats-judiciary.house.gov

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 31m

Senseless and heartbreaking 💔

Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 2h

How awful. 💔

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 36m

😐

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Wes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 1h

The Senate just voted to invalidate every permit written on public land since 1996. wessiler.substack.com/p/the-senate...

The Senate Just Voted To Break Public Lands

Every permit written on public lands since 1996 may have be rendered invalid

wessiler.substack.com

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 1h

Good to know
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Sista 𓅓 @sista.bsky.social · 3d

Be the light you want to see in the world 🔥

Garden gnome throwing a molotov painting
Artist Jay kell

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mindi @flawdbizkit.bsky.social · 2h

❤️

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 5h

👋 I’m questioning it.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 5h

I’m questioning it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 5h

Hell no!

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act is an alarming escalation ripped straight from the Project 2025 playbook.

He would rather militantly crack down on peaceful, lawful protests than work across the aisle to open the government and protect health insurance for Americans.

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 5h

I read that it’s more about anti-unionizing.

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning, Doug!

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Kathryn Ruud @kathrynruud.bsky.social · 19h

The hand-wringers: "Oh, what CAN we do? What CAN we do?"
Heather Cox Richardson: There are 52,000 candidates on various local ballots. PAY ATTENTION: Who is fighting for democracy? REGISTER, help those candidates in their campaigns, and most of all, VOTE!!

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 19h

Here’s where to go vote.gov #registertovote 🗳️

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 16h

CHILDREN.

Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 17h

🤗

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Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 22h

So appreciative of friends like my buddy who owns a landscaping company called “We Weed” (earning a living at an elementary school as a fully licensed paraprofessional supporting kids with special needs). What a delightful human! Not sure how I earned the honor of her friendship. So grateful!

Photo of milkweed. Text between two friends. Friend A: Is this milkweed and if so, should I be dealing with it? Friend B: It is milkweed and you don’t need to do anything. Birds will take some fluff and it’ll blow around. Friend A: Yay! How inoffensive is that? Friend B: I think it’s the best. If you leave all your flowers up over the winter they become food for birds. Half the shit people do “to garden” is absolutely for show

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 22h

100%

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22h

Democrats should not hold another vote on anything until she is sworn in.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 23h

I haven’t either but got lots of photos from a friend who lived in that area, wildlife, too! What a fun fall roadtrip 😍

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 1d

Yeah, no. The law is clear: federal workers must receive back pay.

AND I have a bill to ensure federal contractors get it as well.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

President Trump doesn't commit to back pay for furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/46DIVEI

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 1d

Oh gosh, seems like a gorgeous time of year for Yellowstone and Grand Teton - so much beautiful foliage 🍁 🍂
I look forward to seeing some if your photos - Enjoy!

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 1d

I’m okay 👌 and trying to not get stuck in thinking 24/7 about our cruel administration. It’s a beautiful day here and heading for the mid-70’s - perfect 💕 Are you heading to Texas?

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Carol @carolknu.bsky.social · 1d

I think you’re right!