Carol
@cvc5280.bsky.social
Chicago born and raised now living a mile high. Married, cat and dog lover, hiker, birder, traveler, true blue defender of democracy. I repost a lot.
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i read this years ago and every time i've repeated it people look at me like i just confessed to the jfk assassination
he believes what now
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
i read this years ago and every time i've repeated it people look at me like i just confessed to the jfk assassination
Excellent
NEW: Tina Peters is staying put in a Colorado prison.
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Colorado's Department of Corrections tells me it does not intend to respond to a DOJ request to move Peters to federal custody.
www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request
The Colorado Department of Corrections is resisting federal pressure to transfer a former Mesa County clerk to federal custody, despite Trump's backing.
www.9news.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Excellent
This is the most hilarious piece of writing I’ve read in a long time. Yes, it’s about Nuzzi and Lizza and the politician(s) but, admit it, you want to know more. Plus, it’s hilarious.
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is the most hilarious piece of writing I’ve read in a long time. Yes, it’s about Nuzzi and Lizza and the politician(s) but, admit it, you want to know more. Plus, it’s hilarious.
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Despite Trump’s talk about reshoring manufacturing, there are now 59,000 fewer manufacturing jobs than there were in April when Trump promised to boost US manufacturing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Despite Trump’s talk about reshoring manufacturing, there are now 59,000 fewer manufacturing jobs than there were in April when Trump promised to boost US manufacturing.
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“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
Last night, the FBI's Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video President Trump did not like.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
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Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
@nv1953.bsky.social Penzeys has an advent calendar!
my aunt got me this cute penzey's DEI themed advent spice calendar. we love an extremely woke brand don't we folks
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@nv1953.bsky.social Penzeys has an advent calendar!
Pete Hegseth's Latest Little Punk-Ass Move
The incompetence will continue until morale improves.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Sinclair is already too big. Plus, the last thing communities need is even more local TV stations spewing lies, conspiracy theories and hyper- partisan, pro trump propaganda.
apnews.com/article/sinc...
apnews.com/article/sinc...
Broadcast giant Sinclair makes bid to buy out EW Scripps for $7 per share
Sinclair has submitted a bid to buy out E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, in a deal that could bring further consolidation across America’s local TV news landscape.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sinclair is already too big. Plus, the last thing communities need is even more local TV stations spewing lies, conspiracy theories and hyper- partisan, pro trump propaganda.
apnews.com/article/sinc...
apnews.com/article/sinc...
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Ghislaine Maxwell is eating bonbons while the warden fans her.
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell is eating bonbons while the warden fans her.
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"'The partisanship, the weaponization will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.' Since Bondi's promises, and Patel’s, many prosecutors have been fired, forced out, or moved to resign in protest."
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"'The partisanship, the weaponization will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.' Since Bondi's promises, and Patel’s, many prosecutors have been fired, forced out, or moved to resign in protest."
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Honestly the best Health Plan the GOP could offer is getting rid of Trump & his cabinet of incompetence.
The decrease in stress & blood pressure alone would do wonders for millions!
The decrease in stress & blood pressure alone would do wonders for millions!
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Honestly the best Health Plan the GOP could offer is getting rid of Trump & his cabinet of incompetence.
The decrease in stress & blood pressure alone would do wonders for millions!
The decrease in stress & blood pressure alone would do wonders for millions!
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
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"There’s one problem: In our constitutional republic, the decision “to use every element of American power” is not supposed to be a decision left simply to the discretion of one man."
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
On Illegal War and Immoral Peace
Why we should be dubious of both the coming actions in Venezuela and the ‘peace’ proposal for Ukraine.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"There’s one problem: In our constitutional republic, the decision “to use every element of American power” is not supposed to be a decision left simply to the discretion of one man."
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
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7 years on, it's upsetting how prescient @adamserwer.bsky.social proclamation was: "The cruelty is the point"
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
7 years on, it's upsetting how prescient @adamserwer.bsky.social proclamation was: "The cruelty is the point"
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Navy pilot, astronaut, Senator, wife almost killed and serious disabled from assassination attempt while she was a Congressperson, none of that matters to these corrupt chickenhawk fuckers
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Navy pilot, astronaut, Senator, wife almost killed and serious disabled from assassination attempt while she was a Congressperson, none of that matters to these corrupt chickenhawk fuckers
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Every regional public university should be blasting this message in every possible medium.
Trying to get us to advertise as: "No AI, small classes, people-first." Or something similar.
Who invests in critical thinking and who invests in an AI chatbot to help you think will be really telling.
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Every regional public university should be blasting this message in every possible medium.
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This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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State Dept. Spokesperson now refuting GOP and Dem senators’ account of their joint briefing from Rubio - and claiming the 28 point plan IS authored by the US.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
State Dept. Spokesperson now refuting GOP and Dem senators’ account of their joint briefing from Rubio - and claiming the 28 point plan IS authored by the US.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
Hard to believe several senators would have fundamentally misunderstood what Rubio told them.
Breathtakingly dysfunctional government.
TIL pecans are native to the U.S.
Throughout history, pecans have been overlooked, poached, cultivated and improved. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. (via @us.theconversation.com)
https://to.pbs.org/4rbKTV7
https://to.pbs.org/4rbKTV7
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple — an expert explains the 8,000-year history
Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington’s estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
TIL pecans are native to the U.S.
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I think everyone involved in this needs to be vaccinated multiple times
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I think everyone involved in this needs to be vaccinated multiple times
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Penstemon moffatii, our Moffat's Beardtongue, blooming in
Bangs Canyon #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 22 🌿
Bangs Canyon #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 22 🌿
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Penstemon moffatii, our Moffat's Beardtongue, blooming in
Bangs Canyon #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 22 🌿
Bangs Canyon #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to May 22 🌿
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Give us more stories about what Trump does and fewer about what Trump says.
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Give us more stories about what Trump does and fewer about what Trump says.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.