kara
@karakara.bsky.social
sweet as sugar's bitter. aspiring radiation therapy medical physicist, amateur American ethnomusicologist, master of astrophysics, and writer for hire: [email protected] (she/her/hers)
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“Simply be opposed, out loud, to the murder of innocent people. A political leader who can't clear that bar until public opinion polling builds them a trampoline is no leader at all.”
From the sports site.
Everyone now knows what’s happening with Dem leaders. It’s not just bluesky
From the sports site.
Everyone now knows what’s happening with Dem leaders. It’s not just bluesky
January 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
“Simply be opposed, out loud, to the murder of innocent people. A political leader who can't clear that bar until public opinion polling builds them a trampoline is no leader at all.”
From the sports site.
Everyone now knows what’s happening with Dem leaders. It’s not just bluesky
From the sports site.
Everyone now knows what’s happening with Dem leaders. It’s not just bluesky
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'Neighbor, you died a poet’s death, witness and justice your final actions. Neighbor, what did you see when you looked ahead? Not out of that final, brutal window, but when you looked into the future?'
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An Elegy for My Neighbor, Renee Nicole Good
Fellow poet Danez Smith memorializes the Minneapolis mother's call to witness
www.harpersbazaar.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
'Neighbor, you died a poet’s death, witness and justice your final actions. Neighbor, what did you see when you looked ahead? Not out of that final, brutal window, but when you looked into the future?'
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fascism is always a war on the left. It's not all it is, but it's always that.
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The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking
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new all time reaction image just dropped
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
new all time reaction image just dropped
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Make the GOPers you know say out loud that they think it should be legal to publicly execute women if they displease a white man in any way.
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Make the GOPers you know say out loud that they think it should be legal to publicly execute women if they displease a white man in any way.
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Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck they actually did it
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I don't like the death squads
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I don't like the death squads
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
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I've seen refugee aid efforts defeat multi-year occupations by regional / national police forces who deployed 30x the amount of resources. Hell I've been part of that.
It is *very* possible.
ICE's budget has a limit.
Make them use it.
ICE's morale has a limit.
Make them lose it.
It is *very* possible.
ICE's budget has a limit.
Make them use it.
ICE's morale has a limit.
Make them lose it.
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I've seen refugee aid efforts defeat multi-year occupations by regional / national police forces who deployed 30x the amount of resources. Hell I've been part of that.
It is *very* possible.
ICE's budget has a limit.
Make them use it.
ICE's morale has a limit.
Make them lose it.
It is *very* possible.
ICE's budget has a limit.
Make them use it.
ICE's morale has a limit.
Make them lose it.
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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We should go en mass to Apple and Google's various customer support lines and demand an explanation as to why they're still hosting Elon Musk's child pornography app (twitter) on their app stores. Keep that up a minute and see where that one goes. Might be fun.
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
We should go en mass to Apple and Google's various customer support lines and demand an explanation as to why they're still hosting Elon Musk's child pornography app (twitter) on their app stores. Keep that up a minute and see where that one goes. Might be fun.
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This is lebensraum
TRUMP SAYS OWNERSHIP OF GREENLAND PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT - NYT
January 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This is lebensraum
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what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #NewYorkerCartoons
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all of us looking to get fucked (positive) rather than continue getting fucked (negative), as it were
"the vibes are bad and keep getting worse" explains why so many people are clinging to Heated Rivalry like a life raft
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 AM
all of us looking to get fucked (positive) rather than continue getting fucked (negative), as it were
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This feels like 1,000 years ago
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This feels like 1,000 years ago
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With RFK Jr again further reducing access to vaccines, your regular reminder that now would be a good time to restart wearing a high quality mask regularly again for an added layer of protection from airborne diseases.
January 6, 2026 at 6:07 AM
With RFK Jr again further reducing access to vaccines, your regular reminder that now would be a good time to restart wearing a high quality mask regularly again for an added layer of protection from airborne diseases.
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I understand why some people don’t like Bluesky, and why some people still use Twitter/X but ultimately you gotta leave the site that is churning out unprecedented amounts of free, customized CSAM for its users. You gotta stop using Twitter now, guys. Sorry. It’s time.
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I understand why some people don’t like Bluesky, and why some people still use Twitter/X but ultimately you gotta leave the site that is churning out unprecedented amounts of free, customized CSAM for its users. You gotta stop using Twitter now, guys. Sorry. It’s time.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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You gotta admit it's really funny that Trump is cognitively at about the level of a lower beast in one of Aesop's fables.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
You gotta admit it's really funny that Trump is cognitively at about the level of a lower beast in one of Aesop's fables.