SECarter
@secarter.bsky.social
Action/nature/sports photographer, former journalism & photojournalism educator. Dog and cat manager. 💙 Blue Dot 💙 Cherokee Nation citizen. Osiyo!
Skeeting since 10/23 🔵 Following Blue Dots & other resistors.
Skeeting since 10/23 🔵 Following Blue Dots & other resistors.
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Hmm. If I was super new on a job, I wouldn’t go pushing the rules to the absolute limit. But, YMMV. Wait till SCOTUS hears about this, though, Roberts will undoubtedly come down on Bove like a ton of bricks.
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hmm. If I was super new on a job, I wouldn’t go pushing the rules to the absolute limit. But, YMMV. Wait till SCOTUS hears about this, though, Roberts will undoubtedly come down on Bove like a ton of bricks.
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something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
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there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
The way Trump talks about the problems he caused by unilaterally imposing tariffs is fairly insane, even by his standards.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
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And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
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Indiana Republicans are under significant pressure to do something they know is wrong: rig the maps and silence voters.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Indiana Republicans are under significant pressure to do something they know is wrong: rig the maps and silence voters.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.
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It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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Cages are not policy and cruelty is not leadership.
A humane immigration system is simple. Respect human rights.
A humane immigration system is simple. Respect human rights.
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Cages are not policy and cruelty is not leadership.
A humane immigration system is simple. Respect human rights.
A humane immigration system is simple. Respect human rights.
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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Good grief! 60 years ago today, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on CBS.
How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became an Unexpected Classic
Executives almost canceled the first 'Peanuts' TV special.
www.history.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Good grief! 60 years ago today, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on CBS.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is Trump.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hypocrisy, thy name is Trump.
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Bondi (paraphrasing): "If Hegseth can order the murder of two clearly helpless sailors in need of rescue in the Carribean, imagine what you can dream up to prosecute American citizens who don't have a clue they are in our cross-hairs."
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Bondi (paraphrasing): "If Hegseth can order the murder of two clearly helpless sailors in need of rescue in the Carribean, imagine what you can dream up to prosecute American citizens who don't have a clue they are in our cross-hairs."
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Rural homelessness: You can't count them if you can't find them. And grants revenue is based on the count. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Rural Oklahoma's homeless population is vastly undercounted due to challenges with the federal Point-In-Time census. Advocates say the count, designed for urban areas, fails to capture homelessness sp...
oklahomawatch.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Rural homelessness: You can't count them if you can't find them. And grants revenue is based on the count. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
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Trump has asserted executive privilege over more than 4,100 documents, along with other evidence from police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot, in a long-running lawsuit that accuses him of stoking violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump asserts executive privilege to thwart Jan. 6 lawsuit
The White House said records sought in Capitol riot litigation are “clearly constitutionally protected.”
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Trump has asserted executive privilege over more than 4,100 documents, along with other evidence from police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot, in a long-running lawsuit that accuses him of stoking violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
So incredibly sad and infuriating.
NEW: The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.
How State Tax Cuts Could Lead to a SNAP Crisis
President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, they may not have the money to continue the programs.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
So incredibly sad and infuriating.
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Tonight Trump is having a 6pm rally because he can’t function in the evening since he’s sun downing. At the rally Trump will tell voters that affordability is a hoax and ignore their eyes. Instead trust him. Tough sell when even the morons of MAGA see prices jumping.
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Tonight Trump is having a 6pm rally because he can’t function in the evening since he’s sun downing. At the rally Trump will tell voters that affordability is a hoax and ignore their eyes. Instead trust him. Tough sell when even the morons of MAGA see prices jumping.
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“When a station can’t reliably deliver a breaking news podcast to listeners because its tech stack is fragile, that’s an infrastructure problem.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...
Public media sees infrastructure as its next act of service
"When a station can’t reliably deliver a breaking news podcast to listeners because its tech stack is fragile, <em>that’s</em> an infrastructure problem."
www.niemanlab.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“When a station can’t reliably deliver a breaking news podcast to listeners because its tech stack is fragile, that’s an infrastructure problem.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/publ...
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NEW: Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country garnishing patients’ paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
NEW: Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
But ProPublica found at least five across the country filing lawsuits and garnishing paychecks to collect unpaid bills.
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When given a choice between the oligarch class (like chip makers who want to sell to China) & the long-term security of the US & national interest as a whole, Trump ALWAYS chooses oligarchs because everything he does as president is for them. If only his supporters could see it.
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When given a choice between the oligarch class (like chip makers who want to sell to China) & the long-term security of the US & national interest as a whole, Trump ALWAYS chooses oligarchs because everything he does as president is for them. If only his supporters could see it.
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The folks on Fox & Friends seemed confused about the affordability crisis. Government checks are bad when Biden sent them but Trump should send out $2000 dividend checks from tariffs but we should also lower tariffs. Trump will fix this with rallies even though he calls it a hoax
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The folks on Fox & Friends seemed confused about the affordability crisis. Government checks are bad when Biden sent them but Trump should send out $2000 dividend checks from tariffs but we should also lower tariffs. Trump will fix this with rallies even though he calls it a hoax
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Wild that the Secretary of Transportation is out here pretending pull-ups are policy while the rest of us are just trying to make sure bridges don’t collapse and planes don’t fall out of the sky.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Wild that the Secretary of Transportation is out here pretending pull-ups are policy while the rest of us are just trying to make sure bridges don’t collapse and planes don’t fall out of the sky.
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Someone’s up and they’re worried that the Supreme Court might give him a graceful exit from the tariff debacle.
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Someone’s up and they’re worried that the Supreme Court might give him a graceful exit from the tariff debacle.
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Trump wont release Epstein files
Trump wont release boat bombing video
Trump wont release 4100 docs from jan6
Trump wont release Detention records from ICE and Border
Trump wont release ballroom donor list
Most transparent admistration ever!!!!!
Trump wont release boat bombing video
Trump wont release 4100 docs from jan6
Trump wont release Detention records from ICE and Border
Trump wont release ballroom donor list
Most transparent admistration ever!!!!!
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump wont release Epstein files
Trump wont release boat bombing video
Trump wont release 4100 docs from jan6
Trump wont release Detention records from ICE and Border
Trump wont release ballroom donor list
Most transparent admistration ever!!!!!
Trump wont release boat bombing video
Trump wont release 4100 docs from jan6
Trump wont release Detention records from ICE and Border
Trump wont release ballroom donor list
Most transparent admistration ever!!!!!
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WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.