C. Carlson
@cwalka.bsky.social
Books and dumb jokes. Once stalked by a ninja. CA grown, currently Research Triangle based.
It was such an awful year. I was really pleased to stumble across this quote this week as we start looking at 2026 and whatever that will bring:
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It was such an awful year. I was really pleased to stumble across this quote this week as we start looking at 2026 and whatever that will bring:
@fatedmates.net Good news: One of the Farmer’s Almanac is still publishing: www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/the-...
The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
www.niemanlab.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@fatedmates.net Good news: One of the Farmer’s Almanac is still publishing: www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/the-...
Tonies are the new currency of parents
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tonies are the new currency of parents
Was everyone else’s heart as achey as mine this Thanksgiving?
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Was everyone else’s heart as achey as mine this Thanksgiving?
Friendly reminder to donate to diaper banks in addition to food pantries in the coming weeks when SNAP is unavailable because children are running the government. Diaper banks provide formula as well, which is crazy expensive. Even $5 helps!
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Friendly reminder to donate to diaper banks in addition to food pantries in the coming weeks when SNAP is unavailable because children are running the government. Diaper banks provide formula as well, which is crazy expensive. Even $5 helps!
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Thiiis:
Dear My Phone, My Computer, My Apps, My Electronic Devices, and so forth:
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
Please stop asking me if I want to enable AI. Or use your janky AI tool. Or load my documents or pictures with a bunch of useless, off-putting, earth-killing AI junk. I don't want it. I SAID I don't want it. Stop offering.
September 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thiiis:
Blaming Tylenol for autism is just another symptom of the Trump admin’s hatred of women. Not only is that the *only* OTC pain medicine pregnant women can take in the US, but it puts the “blame” on them for something that is still unnecessarily stigmatized.
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Blaming Tylenol for autism is just another symptom of the Trump admin’s hatred of women. Not only is that the *only* OTC pain medicine pregnant women can take in the US, but it puts the “blame” on them for something that is still unnecessarily stigmatized.
Data centers are a problem!!!! Please consider lowering your (yes, even you!) AI and smart phone usage! We don’t have ANY wiggle room with climate stuff like this!
www.wral.com/news/local/a...
www.wral.com/news/local/a...
AI data centers would need millions of gallons of North Carolina’s water supply a day
A single AI data center could use as much water as a small town, raising questions in North Carolina about growth, climate resilience and resource planning.
www.wral.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Data centers are a problem!!!! Please consider lowering your (yes, even you!) AI and smart phone usage! We don’t have ANY wiggle room with climate stuff like this!
www.wral.com/news/local/a...
www.wral.com/news/local/a...
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Sales are sitting at a fat zero across all platforms.
Things are getting tight but if anyone could spare a couple dollars or if you could share this post, that would be amazing.
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Things are getting tight but if anyone could spare a couple dollars or if you could share this post, that would be amazing.
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Buy Beverly a Coffee
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September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sales are sitting at a fat zero across all platforms.
Things are getting tight but if anyone could spare a couple dollars or if you could share this post, that would be amazing.
ko-fi.com/beverlyannem...
💸💕
Things are getting tight but if anyone could spare a couple dollars or if you could share this post, that would be amazing.
ko-fi.com/beverlyannem...
💸💕
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Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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The #FourthofJuly is a reminder that democracy is a work in progress 🇺🇸
theconversation.com/we-the-peopl...
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‘We the People’ includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
The meaning of the Constitution’s preamble, which begins with the words ‘We the People,’ has evolved over time as voting rights have expanded.
theconversation.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The #FourthofJuly is a reminder that democracy is a work in progress 🇺🇸
theconversation.com/we-the-peopl...
theconversation.com/we-the-peopl...
The country is not the president. It’s not Congress or SCOTUS. It’s the people who care enough to stand up and help their neighbors. Stop just shrugging and say we suck. Go out and be part of your community!
July 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The country is not the president. It’s not Congress or SCOTUS. It’s the people who care enough to stand up and help their neighbors. Stop just shrugging and say we suck. Go out and be part of your community!
I feel like so many problems would be fixed if we all got off the Internet more.
June 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I feel like so many problems would be fixed if we all got off the Internet more.
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Big Tech’s AI boom is spiking power demand – and you could be paying for it.
Utilities are striking secret deals with Big Tech to power data centers, pushing billions in costs onto regular ratepayers.
Harvard research reveals how the public is subsidizing it:
Utilities are striking secret deals with Big Tech to power data centers, pushing billions in costs onto regular ratepayers.
Harvard research reveals how the public is subsidizing it:
How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public will end up paying for data centers’ power.
buff.ly
June 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Big Tech’s AI boom is spiking power demand – and you could be paying for it.
Utilities are striking secret deals with Big Tech to power data centers, pushing billions in costs onto regular ratepayers.
Harvard research reveals how the public is subsidizing it:
Utilities are striking secret deals with Big Tech to power data centers, pushing billions in costs onto regular ratepayers.
Harvard research reveals how the public is subsidizing it:
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Hey Romancelandia, can wet please abandon billionaires? They’ve officially moved over to ick mode.
January 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hey Romancelandia, can wet please abandon billionaires? They’ve officially moved over to ick mode.
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We’re close to losing Sesame Street, a show that was started to provide free educational media to marginalized kids in our country.
That’s not an accident in my opinion and it’s just one more example of how Capitalism robs our society of the sweet and good things we build to care for one another.
That’s not an accident in my opinion and it’s just one more example of how Capitalism robs our society of the sweet and good things we build to care for one another.
HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
Support Us - Sesame Workshop
Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.
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December 15, 2024 at 6:39 PM
We’re close to losing Sesame Street, a show that was started to provide free educational media to marginalized kids in our country.
That’s not an accident in my opinion and it’s just one more example of how Capitalism robs our society of the sweet and good things we build to care for one another.
That’s not an accident in my opinion and it’s just one more example of how Capitalism robs our society of the sweet and good things we build to care for one another.
This generation has had to deal with terrorists, school shootings, a pandemic, political tensions, a cost of living crisis, threats of nuclear war, and climate change.
But, fine, continue to blame our anxiety on us being on our phones all the time.
But, fine, continue to blame our anxiety on us being on our phones all the time.
November 23, 2024 at 2:24 AM
This generation has had to deal with terrorists, school shootings, a pandemic, political tensions, a cost of living crisis, threats of nuclear war, and climate change.
But, fine, continue to blame our anxiety on us being on our phones all the time.
But, fine, continue to blame our anxiety on us being on our phones all the time.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger but it also makes you exhausted and cynical af
November 22, 2024 at 2:47 AM
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger but it also makes you exhausted and cynical af
Jesus Christ, Vivaldi, calm down
October 17, 2023 at 1:10 AM
Jesus Christ, Vivaldi, calm down