Carol Marie Tuite
@carolmarietuite.bsky.social
Public policy, politics, cats... not necessarily in that order.
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My heart breaks for Brown University. Students should only have to worry about studying for finals right now, not hiding from gunfire.
We’re monitoring a shooting at Brown University, which comes on the second day of final exams. Students, faculty, and staff are living in fear tonight as yet another act of gun violence shakes our communities.
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Multiple victims reported in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island
Police say multiple people have been shot in the area of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My heart breaks for Brown University. Students should only have to worry about studying for finals right now, not hiding from gunfire.
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Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
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People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
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A thread.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
People who advocate for electing the president by popular really are saying that federalism shouldn't matter - largely because they like the way that big cities would control elections. (For now.) This is dumb, especially now, when federalism has been a godsend.
A thread.
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A thread.
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Literally just lectured about this!
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
Oh, I don’t know. Our rivers no longer catch on fire and our air is far less poisonous than it used to be, even in smog bowls like Los Angeles. And I think those are good things.
If there’s no shale gas then there’s no shale gas, but I still think environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Literally just lectured about this!
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
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Members of the military take an oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to obey the orders of the president too.
I guess they never imagined the president could present the threat to the Constitution, but here we are.
I guess they never imagined the president could present the threat to the Constitution, but here we are.
CROW: Donald Trump has made a series of very disturbing comments and suggestions that would violate US law and put our military in terrible positions. We are standing by our troops--
MacCALLUM: Who sign up every day as you did to carry out the orders of the commander in chief
MacCALLUM: Who sign up every day as you did to carry out the orders of the commander in chief
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Members of the military take an oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to obey the orders of the president too.
I guess they never imagined the president could present the threat to the Constitution, but here we are.
I guess they never imagined the president could present the threat to the Constitution, but here we are.
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So, not a peace plan
The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said.
Trump Administration Pushes New Plan for Ending Ukraine War
The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
on.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So, not a peace plan
Thread with great recommendations for page-turning, non-fiction history books...
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thread with great recommendations for page-turning, non-fiction history books...
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"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
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It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
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The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
The Status Interview—Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview—Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Status Interview—Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
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War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
Lying has worked for Trump in the past. Is this a lie too far?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Grocery Prices Are Way Down.
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”SNAP.” The program is called SNAP, and has been called SNAP since 2008.
“Food stamps” is significantly less popular than “SNAP”
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-f...
“Food stamps” is significantly less popular than “SNAP”
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-f...
The Important Difference Between SNAP And Food Stamps
One term is the program’s name, the other is outdated, misleading and loaded with baggage.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
”SNAP.” The program is called SNAP, and has been called SNAP since 2008.
“Food stamps” is significantly less popular than “SNAP”
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-f...
“Food stamps” is significantly less popular than “SNAP”
www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-f...
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In a nearly illiterate editorial, WaPo defends Trump's ballroom project, without revealing the fact that the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, is a principal funder of the project. Shameful conduct all around. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
Here’s a free link to a house editorial that illustrates the collapse of the new Washpost Opinion page.
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
It’s important to read it, because it is so poorly written and reasoned, and it shows how quickly an editorial institution can fall completely apart under spineless leadership.
wapo.st/3J2IdIh
Opinion | In defense of the White House ballroom
Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs
wapo.st
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In a nearly illiterate editorial, WaPo defends Trump's ballroom project, without revealing the fact that the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, is a principal funder of the project. Shameful conduct all around. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:
October 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:
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Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
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White House’s Chicago “Chaos” Video Is Really From a Red State newrepublic.com/post/201581/...
White House’s Chicago “Chaos” Video Is Really From a Red State
The White House has been caught faking unrest in Chicago.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
White House’s Chicago “Chaos” Video Is Really From a Red State newrepublic.com/post/201581/...
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New in PN: Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show
"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."
"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."
Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show
Songs in Spanish? In America?
www.publicnotice.co
October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New in PN: Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show
"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."
"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."
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please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...
Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed
Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...
"You cannot share your life with a dog... or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings."
— Jane Goodall
— Jane Goodall
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"You cannot share your life with a dog... or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings."
— Jane Goodall
— Jane Goodall
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Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
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Well they were both people that said jaw-droppingly racist things in a twinkly way, and were polite to white moderates who found them oddly charming. One was “at least not as bad as the John Birch Society,” the other “at least not as bad as Nick Fuentes.” Buckley used bigger words, though.
September 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well they were both people that said jaw-droppingly racist things in a twinkly way, and were polite to white moderates who found them oddly charming. One was “at least not as bad as the John Birch Society,” the other “at least not as bad as Nick Fuentes.” Buckley used bigger words, though.
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Anyone proposing that an official be allowed to revoke the passport of a citizen for criticizing *this* country would be rightly regarded as batshit insane and deeply hostile to this country's laws and traditions.
Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country?
Fuck. That.
Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country?
Fuck. That.
September 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Anyone proposing that an official be allowed to revoke the passport of a citizen for criticizing *this* country would be rightly regarded as batshit insane and deeply hostile to this country's laws and traditions.
Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country?
Fuck. That.
Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country?
Fuck. That.
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Still trying to understand the Hyundai ICE raid. Supposedly a months-long investigation that... picked up people here on visas, permanent residents, and U.S. citizens?
I also haven't seen anyone charged under 8 USC §1324a for hiring undocumented employees.
🤔
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
I also haven't seen anyone charged under 8 USC §1324a for hiring undocumented employees.
🤔
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
September 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Still trying to understand the Hyundai ICE raid. Supposedly a months-long investigation that... picked up people here on visas, permanent residents, and U.S. citizens?
I also haven't seen anyone charged under 8 USC §1324a for hiring undocumented employees.
🤔
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
I also haven't seen anyone charged under 8 USC §1324a for hiring undocumented employees.
🤔
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...