Carol Ivanić
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Carol Ivanić
@mayfieldpath.bsky.social
Oakland native. Gramma.
Obsessions: History, baseball, music, books.
Work: neuroscience and trauma recovery.
Living with MCAS
she/her/hers
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#NowReading

Amy Bowers Cordalis, THE WATER REMEMBERS: My Indigenous Family’s Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lyrics:
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In Serbia and Croatia, there are Antifascist Parks, Antifascist Monuments, streets called the Antifascist Struggle. As in much of Europe, anti-fascism is foundational. In Belgrade, Antifasisticke Borba will take you to a Tortilla Casa, a Beauty Express, and the Novak Djokovic Foundation.
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The funkiest.
September 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So much capitulation by educational, media, and business leaders may be something more than craven toadying. I’m wondering if they just have no clue how to fight back. Privilege is a nice cushion; it means more often than not, power is on your side. They haven’t had
September 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#booksky #newyorkreviewofbooks #apocalypsenow

Sometimes there’s comfort in hope; sometimes there’s comfort in someone holding up a mirror that says “I see us. We’re f—ed”.

Cover by Liana Finck. 👌🏽
August 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#musicsky
#musicchallenge
#xrayspex
#PolyStyrene
#womenmusicians
Recent posts from X-Ray Spex fans remind me I missed Poly Styrene’s birthday. Here’s something I wrote for Black History Month this year:

Poly Styrene (Marion Joan Elliott-Said 1957-2011), was a hippie teen poet,

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August 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Couldn’t take it anymore. You know those relationships so toxic they make you physically ill? My love/hate bond with the New York Times is over.
July 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some time after the 2026 midterm elections, when the worst provisions of the Republican bill are scheduled to take effect, a swath of America will be reminded they should have listened to Uncle George.
July 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#booksky #tbr #history #BritishEmpire #Palestine

A gift from a friend. At the very top of the TBR pile.
July 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
With the war machine getting revved up _again_, profs Herman and Chomsky here to remind us that now’s the time for our critical thinking to be super critical.
#booksky #noamchomsky #edwardsherman #manufacturingconsent
June 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Sounds from my parents’ living room. Thank you. 🧡
June 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#booksky
#kidlit
#kidlitart

Current kidlit read. Gorgeous, lyrical, epic.
Dedicated by Nikkolas Smith to "all kin and next of kin, no matter the tone of skin."
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#SomeHistory

Nonfiction

Next history read. Thanks to @box162.bsky.social for introducing me to this book!
May 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#BookChallenge
#SomeHistory

This was assigned in a South Asian History class. One of the few college books I’ve kept on my shelves.

A review with merits and drawbacks: medium.com/@anand.abhis...
May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#SomeHistory

Nonfiction

Texas history packed into 140 pages. Details of the indigenous, African, Tejano, and European settlers who embody the history more vibrantly than the myths. Spotlights on the forests and plantations of East Texas.
May 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#BookChallenge
#SomeHistory

In the TBR pile:
Nonfiction
May 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Found cleaning: Essential Logic badge from 1979

#postpunk
#loralogic
#essentiallogic

www.essential-logic.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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